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Asthma Module (Adult)

Risk Factor 1: At Risk for Ever Having Asthma

Respondent Who Report Ever Being Told They Had Asthma, 2002

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# Who Are Told Had Asthma

Percent of Respondents Who Were Told Had Asthma

% Confidence Interval

Total

2994

303

10.3

9.1-11.4

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years)

18 – 24

303

44

13.8

9.5-18.1

25 – 34

393

46

12.5

8.8-16.1

35 – 44

617

64

9.6

7.1-12.0

45 – 54

602

42

7.0

4.8-9.2

55 – 64

414

44

10.5

7.3-13.7

65+

644

60

9.2

6.7-11.7

 

 

 

 

 

Sex

Male

1264

123

10.0

8.2-11.8

Female

1730

180

10.5

8.8-12.1

 

 

 

 

 

Race

White

2775

278

10.2

8.9-11.4

Amer. Indian

87

9

11.5

2.6-20.3

Other

102

13

10.9

4.1-17.6

 

 

 

 

 

Education

Less than H.S.

297

30

10.1

6.1-14.1

H.S. Grad

928

93

9.5

7.5-11.6

Some College

937

96

10.8

8.5-13.2

College Grad

826

84

10.4

8.1-12.8

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income

$0 – 14,999

344

55

15.6

11.3-19.8

$15,000 – 24,999

551

64

11.5

8.3-14.7

$25,000 – 49,999

975

87

9.4

7.3-11.5

$50,000 – 74,999

455

50

11.1

8.0-14.3

$75,000+

313

22

7.1

4.1-10.0

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status

Married

1734

153

9.1

7.7-10.6

Divorced

339

30

9.0

5.7-12.3

Widowed

329

41

12.2

8.4-15.9

Separated

33

2

4.3

0-10.7

Never Married

505

69

13.4

9.8-16.8

Member of Unmarried Couple

45

8

18.4

5.3-31.6

 

 

 

 

 

Employment

Employed

1971

183

9.7

8.2-11.2

Not Employed

70

11

15.6

5.6-25.6

Student/Homeworker

332

36

10.0

6.5-13.5

Retired/Unable to Work

616

73

11.9

9.1-14.8

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan

Health Coverage

2727

268

10.0

8.7-11.3

Don’t Have Coverage

254

34

12.9

8.3-17.6

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables
Disability

Yes

547

99

18.2

14.6-21.8

No

2349

197

8.7

7.4-9.9

 

 

 

 

 

Current Smoking

Yes

638

65

10.3

7.6-13.1

No

2350

238

10.2

8.9-11.6

 

 

 

 

 

Diabetes

Yes

213

26

10.8

6.4-15.1

Only during pregnancy

20

2

9.2

0-23.4

No

2759

275

10.2

8.9-11.5

 

 

 

 

 

Moderate Physical Activity

Yes

2590

258

10.2

8.9-11.5

No

314

38

11.0

7.3-14.8

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight or Obese

Yes

1767

175

9.8

8.3-11.3

No

1093

114

11.0

8.8-13.2

 

 

 

 

 

14+ Days: sad, blue, depressed

Yes

206

34

15.9

10.4-21.6

No

2717

260

9.8

8.6-11.1

 

 

 

 

 

General Health

Excellent, very good, good

2530

230

9.5

8.2-10.8

Fair, poor

442

72

15.4

11.7-19.1


Percent of Who Report Ever Being Told They Had Asthma, 1996-2003

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

 

Race

White

7024

670

9.5

8.7-10.3

Amer. Indian

222

25

11.9

4.2-15.9

Other

134

11

6.7

2.5-12.6


Table Type

Percentage with risk factor

Definition:

R1: At Risk for Ever Having Asthma: Respondent Who Report Ever Being Told They Had Asthma

Denominator:

All Respondents

 Abbreviations:

# at risk = Number within subpopulation with the risk factor

 

Percent at risk = Percentage of subpopulation with the risk factor

 

% Confidence interval = 95% confidence interval

Distribution Table: Table showing characteristics of all persons with the risk factor

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