Asthma Module (Adult)
Risk Factor 1: At Risk for Ever Having Asthma
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Respondent Who Report Ever Being Told They Had Asthma, 2002 |
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Characteristics |
# of |
# Who Are Told Had Asthma |
Percent of Respondents Who Were Told Had Asthma |
% Confidence Interval |
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| Total |
2994 |
303 |
10.3 |
9.1-11.4 |
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Age Group (years) |
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18 24 |
303 |
44 |
13.8 |
9.5-18.1 |
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25 34 |
393 |
46 |
12.5 |
8.8-16.1 |
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35 44 |
617 |
64 |
9.6 |
7.1-12.0 |
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45 54 |
602 |
42 |
7.0 |
4.8-9.2 |
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55 64 |
414 |
44 |
10.5 |
7.3-13.7 |
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65+ |
644 |
60 |
9.2 |
6.7-11.7 |
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| Sex | |||||
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Male |
1264 |
123 |
10.0 |
8.2-11.8 |
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Female |
1730 |
180 |
10.5 |
8.8-12.1 |
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| Race | |||||
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White |
2775 |
278 |
10.2 |
8.9-11.4 |
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Amer. Indian |
87 |
9 |
11.5 |
2.6-20.3 |
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Other |
102 |
13 |
10.9 |
4.1-17.6 |
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| Education | |||||
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Less than H.S. |
297 |
30 |
10.1 |
6.1-14.1 |
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H.S. Grad |
928 |
93 |
9.5 |
7.5-11.6 |
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Some College |
937 |
96 |
10.8 |
8.5-13.2 |
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College Grad |
826 |
84 |
10.4 |
8.1-12.8 |
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Household Income |
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$0 14,999 |
344 |
55 |
15.6 |
11.3-19.8 |
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$15,000 24,999 |
551 |
64 |
11.5 |
8.3-14.7 |
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$25,000 49,999 |
975 |
87 |
9.4 |
7.3-11.5 |
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$50,000 74,999 |
455 |
50 |
11.1 |
8.0-14.3 |
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$75,000+ |
313 |
22 |
7.1 |
4.1-10.0 |
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Marital Status |
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Married |
1734 |
153 |
9.1 |
7.7-10.6 |
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Divorced |
339 |
30 |
9.0 |
5.7-12.3 |
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Widowed |
329 |
41 |
12.2 |
8.4-15.9 |
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Separated |
33 |
2 |
4.3 |
0-10.7 |
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Never Married |
505 |
69 |
13.4 |
9.8-16.8 |
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Member of Unmarried Couple |
45 |
8 |
18.4 |
5.3-31.6 |
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| Employment | |||||
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Employed |
1971 |
183 |
9.7 |
8.2-11.2 |
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Not Employed |
70 |
11 |
15.6 |
5.6-25.6 |
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Student/Homeworker |
332 |
36 |
10.0 |
6.5-13.5 |
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Retired/Unable to Work |
616 |
73 |
11.9 |
9.1-14.8 |
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| Health Plan | |||||
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Health Coverage |
2727 |
268 |
10.0 |
8.7-11.3 |
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Dont Have Coverage |
254 |
34 |
12.9 |
8.3-17.6 |
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| Other variables | |||||
| Disability | |||||
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Yes |
547 |
99 |
18.2 |
14.6-21.8 |
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No |
2349 |
197 |
8.7 |
7.4-9.9 |
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| Current Smoking | |||||
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Yes |
638 |
65 |
10.3 |
7.6-13.1 |
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No |
2350 |
238 |
10.2 |
8.9-11.6 |
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| Diabetes | |||||
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Yes |
213 |
26 |
10.8 |
6.4-15.1 |
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Only during pregnancy |
20 |
2 |
9.2 |
0-23.4 |
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No |
2759 |
275 |
10.2 |
8.9-11.5 |
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| Moderate Physical Activity | |||||
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Yes |
2590 |
258 |
10.2 |
8.9-11.5 |
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No |
314 |
38 |
11.0 |
7.3-14.8 |
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Overweight or Obese |
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Yes |
1767 |
175 |
9.8 |
8.3-11.3 |
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No |
1093 |
114 |
11.0 |
8.8-13.2 |
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| 14+ Days: sad, blue, depressed | |||||
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Yes |
206 |
34 |
15.9 |
10.4-21.6 |
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No |
2717 |
260 |
9.8 |
8.6-11.1 |
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| General Health | |||||
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Excellent, very good, good |
2530 |
230 |
9.5 |
8.2-10.8 |
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Fair, poor |
442 |
72 |
15.4 |
11.7-19.1 |
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Percent of Who Report Ever Being Told They Had Asthma, 1996-2003 |
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Characteristics |
# of Respondents |
# who are told had asthma |
Percent of respondents who were told had asthma |
% Confidence Interval |
| Total |
7416 |
709 |
9.5 |
8.8-10.3 |
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Race |
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White |
7024 |
670 |
9.5 |
8.7-10.3 |
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Amer. Indian |
222 |
25 |
11.9 |
4.2-15.9 |
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Other |
134 |
11 |
6.7 |
2.5-12.6 |
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Table Type |
Percentage with risk factor |
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Definition: |
R1: At Risk for Ever Having Asthma: Respondent Who Report Ever Being Told They Had Asthma |
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Denominator: |
All Respondents |
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Abbreviations: |
# at risk = Number within subpopulation with the risk factor |
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Percent at risk = Percentage of subpopulation with the risk factor |
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% Confidence interval = 95% confidence interval |
| Distribution Table: | Table showing characteristics of all persons with the risk factor |

