Table 2.
Estimated proportion of individuals with poor health-related quality of life among select population groups, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and Asthma Call-back Survey, 38 states and District of Columbia, 2006–2009
| Population (Survey, sample size) | Poor self-rated health |
Impaired physical health |
Impaired mental health |
Limited activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| %a (95 % CI) | % (95 % CI) | % (95 % CI) | % (95 % CI) | |
| Adults (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, N = 1,082,135) |
16.2 (16.0–16.3) | 10.7 (10.6–10.8) | 10.2 (10.1–10.3) | 4.0 (3.9–4.1) |
| No asthmab | 14.8 (14.7–15.0) | 9.5 (9.4–9.7) | 9.2 (9.1–9.3) | 3.3 (3.3–3.4) |
| Former asthmac | 15.7 (15.0–16.4) | 11.1 (10.5–11.7) | 12.3 (11.7–13.0) | 4.4 (4.0–4.7) |
| Current asthmad | 29.6 (29.0–30.2) | 22.2 (21.6–22.7) | 18.9 (18.3–19.5) | 10.5 (10.1–10.9) |
| Ever-employed adults with current asthmae (Asthma Call-back Survey, N = 38,306) |
26.9 (25.9–27.9) | 20.6 (19.7–21.4) | 18.2 (17.3–19.1) | 10.2 (9.5–10.9) |
| Non-work-related asthmaf | 21.6 (20.4–22.8) | 15.8 (14.8–16.8) | 14.3 (13.1–15.4) | 6.6 (5.9–7.2) |
| Possible work-related asthmag | 31.3 (29.6–33.0) | 24.5 (23.0–26.0) | 21.9 (20.3–23.5) | 13.3 (11.9–14.6) |
| HCP-diagnosed work-related asthmah | 40.2 (36.9–43.6) | 32.4 (29.2–35.6) | 26.2 (23.0–29.4) | 19.2 (16.5–21.9) |
CI confidence interval, HCP health-care professional
Results presented as weighted average annual estimate
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System participants who answered “No” to the question “Were you ever told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?”
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System participants who answered “Yes” to the question “Were you ever told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?” and “No” to the question “Do you still have asthma?”
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System participants who answered “Yes” to the questions “Were you ever told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?” and “Do you still have asthma?”
Asthma Call-back Survey participants who described current employment status as “employed full-time” or “employed part-time” or responded “yes” to the question “Have you ever been employed outside the home?”
“No” to all of the following five questions: “Were you ever told by a doctor or other health professional that your asthma was related to any job you ever had?”, “Was your asthma caused by chemicals, smoke, fumes, or dust in your current job?”, “Was your asthma caused by chemicals, smoke, fumes, or dust in any previous job you ever had?”, “Is your asthma made worse by chemicals, smoke, fumes, or dust in your current job?”, and “Was your asthma made worse by chemicals, smoke, fumes, or dust in any previous job you ever had?”
“No” response to the question “Were you ever told by a doctor or other health professional that your asthma was related to any job you ever had?” and “Yes” responses to any of the following four questions: “Was your asthma caused by chemicals, smoke, fumes, or dust in your current job?”, “Was your asthma caused by chemicals, smoke, fumes, or dust in any previous job you ever had?”, “Is your asthma made worse by chemicals, smoke, fumes, or dust in your current job?”, and “Was your asthma made worse by chemicals, smoke, fumes, or dust in any previous job you ever had?”
“Yes” to the question “Were you ever told by a doctor or other health professional that your asthma was related to any job you ever had?”