Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2005 |
M09.09 During the past 30 days, how many days did you take a prescription asthma medication to prevent an asthma attack from occurring? |
Denominator is respondents who have been told they have asthma and still have asthma. |
Categories | 1-14 days |
15-24 days |
25-30 days |
Unk/Ref |
Never |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | % | % | N | |
Age Group: | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 30 |
18-24 | ||||||
25-34 | 21.5 | 0.6 | 37.4 | 0.0 | 40.4 | 66 |
35-44 | 17.3 | 3.5 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 38.3 | 77 |
45-54 | 21.7 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 1.3 | 32.0 | 98 |
55-64 | 16.1 | 5.0 | 48.4 | 1.8 | 28.8 | 89 |
65-74 | 19.1 | 2.2 | 38.8 | 7.5 | 32.4 | 61 |
75 + | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 27 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 5 |
Sex: | 18.1 | 0.8 | 42.6 | 1.7 | 36.9 | 122 |
Male | ||||||
Female | 21.3 | 5.0 | 39.3 | 1.2 | 33.2 | 331 |
Race/Ethnicity: | 19.6 | 3.6 | 42.0 | 1.5 | 33.3 | 391 |
White, Non-Hispanic | ||||||
Black, Non-Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 28 |
Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic   | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 22 |
Hispanic | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 4 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 8 |
Income Group: | 21.1 | 4.4 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 29.7 | 86 |
< $15,000 | ||||||
$15-$24,999 | 16.3 | 5.2 | 43.4 | 2.3 | 32.8 | 80 |
$25-$49,999 | 18.1 | 2.2 | 42.7 | 1.5 | 35.5 | 126 |
$50-$74,999 | 25.3 | 1.0 | 36.9 | 0.0 | 36.7 | 53 |
>=$75,000 | 15.6 | 6.9 | 52.0 | 0.0 | 25.5 | 54 |
Unk/Ref | 25.8 | 2.9 | 22.4 | 4.0 | 44.9 | 54 |
Education Level: | 22.1 | 5.4 | 34.3 | 4.3 | 33.9 | 68 |
< H S Graduate | ||||||
H S Graduate/GED | 22.3 | 2.2 | 39.4 | 0.9 | 35.2 | 169 |
Some college/Tech school | 20.5 | 2.8 | 44.0 | 1.6 | 31.1 | 109 |
College graduate | 14.8 | 5.6 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 36.6 | 105 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 2 |
Marital Status: | 17.9 | 2.0 | 42.5 | 1.0 | 36.6 | 234 |
Married | ||||||
Unmarried | 23.6 | 5.4 | 38.0 | 2.0 | 31.0 | 216 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 3 |
Employment Status: | 21.2 | 1.5 | 38.4 | 0.0 | 39.0 | 215 |
Employed | ||||||
Not employed | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 22 |
Student/Homemaker | 19.3 | 8.6 | 42.5 | 1.5 | 28.2 | 66 |
Retired/Unable to work | 13.9 | 4.6 | 46.2 | 3.8 | 31.5 | 149 |
Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 1 |
Grand Totals | 20.1 | 3.5 | 40.5 | 1.4 | 34.5 | 453 |
SOURCE: 2005 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. |