Table 2.

Characteristics of adults with current asthma who were ever-employed, Asthma Call-back Survey, 38 states and District of Columbia, 2006–2009 (N = 25 680).

Characteristics	na	Weighted N (in thousands)b	%c	(95% CI)
Age (year)
18–44	8070	6579	55.4	(54.0–56.8)
45–64	15 224	4772	40.2	(38.9–41.5)
65+	2284	524	4.4	(4.0–4.8)
Sex
Male	7113	4752	39.9	(38.4–41.5)
Female	18 567	7151	60.1	(58.5–61.6)
Race/Ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	20 863	8874	74.9	(73.5–76.3)
Black, non-Hispanic	1482	1050	8.9	(8.0–9.7)
Hispanic	1202	1112	9.4	(8.3–10.5)
Other, non-Hispanic	1963	811	6.8	(6.0–7.7)
Education level
≤High school	8402	3870	32.5	(31.1–33.9)
>High school	17 262	8027	67.5	(66.1–68.9)
Household income
<$15 000	3965	1470	13.5	(12.5–14.5)
$15 000–$24 999	3775	1549	14.2	(13.1–15.4)
$25 000–$ 999	2377	979	9.0	(8.2–9.8)
$35 000–$ 999	3386	1457	13.4	(12.3–14.4)
≥$50 000	10 258	5439	49.9	(48.4–51.4)
Health insurance
Yes	22 891	10248	86.2	(85.0–87.4)
No	2721	1636	13.8	(12.6–15.0)
Smoking status
Current	5501	2525	21.3	(20.0–22.5)
Former	7517	2930	24.7	(23.4–25.9)
Never	12 563	6424	54.1	(52.6–55.6)
Current employment status
Employed	17 874	8754	73.5	(72.3–74.8)
Employed for wages	15 177	7676	64.5	(63.1–65.9)
Self-employed	2697	1078	9.1	(8.3–9.8)
Not Employed	7806	3148	26.5	(25.2–27.7)
Out of work more than 1 year	997	569	4.8	(4.1–5.5)
Out of work less than 1 year	1092	746	6.3	(5.4–7.2)
Unable to work	5717	1833	15.4	(14.6–16.2)
WRA status
WRA	2773	1147	9.7	(8.9–10.4)
Possible WRA	10 560	4719	39.8	(38.3–41.2)
Non-WRA	12 256	6003	50.6	(49.1–52.1)
Total	25 680	11902

^aUnweighted sample size. The numbers may not add to total because of missing values.

^bWeighted to the state population using the survey sample weights for each Asthma Call-back Survey participant.

^cResults presented as weighted average annual estimate.

CI = confidence interval

WRA = Work-related asthma