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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009
 
CLV_09 Computed asthma status (_ASTHMST)
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Current Former Never Total
% % % N
Age Group: 12.4 4.8 82.8 292
      18-24
      25-34 7.7 4.3 88.0 853
      35-44 8.7 4.7 86.6 1,213
      45-54 10.7 2.4 86.9 1,940
      55-64 8.7 3.4 87.9 2,035
      65-74 7.8 2.2 90.0 1,571
      75 + 6.3 2.0 91.8 1,238
      Unk/Ref 6.1 5.3 88.6 87
Sex: 6.6 4.1 89.3 3,474
      Male
      Female 11.5 3.0 85.4 5,755
Race/Ethnicity: 9.2 3.3 87.4 7,473
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 12.0 3.1 84.8 1,150
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       8.2 6.2 85.5 203
      Hispanic 4.3 6.0 89.7 287
      Unk/Ref 7.7 3.2 89.1 116
Income Group: 17.0 4.9 78.1 1,044
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 11.9 2.9 85.2 1,614
      $25-$49,999 9.3 3.6 87.1 2,320
      $50-$74,999 5.2 3.3 91.5 1,272
      >=$75,000 6.0 3.5 90.5 1,650
      Unk/Ref 10.1 3.8 86.1 1,329
Education Level: 15.5 5.4 79.0 913
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 9.4 2.4 88.3 3,536
      Some college/Tech school 8.4 4.3 87.3 2,313
      College graduate 7.0 3.7 89.4 2,451
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 16
Marital Status: 7.4 3.1 89.4 4,860
      Married
      Unmarried 11.5 4.2 84.3 4,338
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 31
Employment Status: 7.4 3.7 88.9 4,477
      Employed
      Not employed 11.6 3.8 84.6 683
      Student/Homemaker 10.5 4.6 84.9 892
      Retired/Unable to work 11.9 2.5 85.6 3,143
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 34
Grand Totals 9.1 3.6 87.3 9,229

SOURCE: 2009 Indiana BRFSS Statewide Survey Data
 
NOTE:      Percents are based on weighted data; unless otherwise specified, totals are unweighted numbers.
                ***Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.
                Excluding the 'Unknown/Refused' responses

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