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ADULT ASTHMA MODULE

R1: At Risk For Asthma

Respondents Ever Told Had Asthma, 2005

Population Subgroups

Number of Respondents

Number at Risk

Percent of Respondents at Risk

% Confidence Interval Lower Limit

% Confidence Interval Upper Limit

Totals

3999

404

11.1

9.9

12.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years)

18-24

212

38

18.4

12.6

24.2

25-34

498

70

13.8

10.6

17.0

35-44

719

62

8.9

6.6

11.2

45-54

870

71

8.1

6.1

10.1

55-64

648

53

8.3

6.0

10.6

65+

1014

108

10.0

8.0

12.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sex

Female

2374

255

11.8

10.1

13.4

Male

1625

149

10.5

8.5

12.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Race

White

3798

372

11.0

9.7

12.3

American Indian

114

23

16.2

8.7

23.8

Other

60

3

3.6

0.0

8.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education

Less than H.S.

353

49

16.2

9.9

22.5

H.S. Grad

1162

107

10.5

8.1

12.8

Some College

1246

130

11.2

9.0

13.4

College Grad

1231

118

10.4

8.3

12.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income

0-14,999

344

59

15.0

10.4

19.6

15,000-24,999

633

70

14.9

10.9

18.8

25,000-49,999

1245

120

11.0

8.6

13.4

50,000-74,999

660

56

8.7

6.3

11.1

75,000+

585

50

9.6

6.5

12.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status

Divorced

395

48

12.2

8.6

15.9

Married

2421

214

9.6

8.3

10.9

Never Married

540

59

14.0

9.6

18.4

Separated

38

8

20.9

6.4

35.5

Unmarried Couple

65

10

18.3

7.0

29.7

Widowed

528

64

12.9

9.7

16.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employment

Employed

2591

253

11.0

9.4

12.6

Retired/Disabled

918

96

10.4

8.2

12.7

Student/Homemaker

385

46

13.6

9.1

18.1

Unemployed

92

8

8.0

1.9

14.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan

Don't Have Coverage

417

44

14.9

9.4

20.4

Health Coverage

3574

359

10.6

9.4

11.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diabetes

No

3661

360

11.1

9.8

12.5

Yes

310

40

11.1

7.4

14.8

Yes, but only during pregnancy

27

4

13.4

0.0

27.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Activity

Insufficient PA

1504

141

10.6

8.5

12.7

Meet PA

1720

175

11.5

9.5

13.4

No PA

473

54

11.0

7.7

14.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Health

Excellent, Very Good, Good

3431

300

10.1

8.7

11.4

Fair, Poor

558

102

18.8

14.9

22.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight/Obese

No

1313

127

10.9

8.7

13.0

Yes

2521

263

11.4

9.7

13.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Provider

No

759

73

11.1

8.3

13.9

Yes, more than one

396

45

12.4

8.2

16.6

Yes, only one

2831

284

11.0

9.4

12.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Smokers

No

3221

318

10.4

9.1

11.6

Yes

763

83

14.1

10.4

17.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disability

No

3265

283

10.1

8.7

11.5

Yes

681

114

17.2

13.7

20.8


Percent Of Respondents Who Were Ever Told Had Asthma, 1996-2004

Characteristics

# of

respondents

# who are
told had asthma

Percent of
respondents who
were told had asthma

%
Confidence
Interval

Total

10455

1032

9.9

9.2-10.6

 

Race

White

9922

976

9.9

9.2-10.6

Amer. Indian

314

40

12.9

8.5-17.4

Other

168

12

5.5

1.9-9.0


Table Type

Percentage with risk factor

Definition:

R1: At Risk For Ever Told Had Asthma: Respondents Who Were Ever Told 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

 



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