Description
ASTHMAEV identifies persons of any age who have been diagnosed with asthma. Respondents were asked if they have ever been told "by a doctor or other health professional that (PERSON) had asthma?"
Other Asthma-Related Variables
Individuals who had been diagnosed with asthma were asked a series of follow-up questions about their age at diagnosis, recent asthma attacks or episodes, and medications used to treat or prevent asthma attacks. The frequency and timing of these questions change over time; IPUMS MEPS offers some as annual person-level priority condition variables and others at the person-round-level, depending on availability. The following variables are related to ASTHMAEV:
- ASTHMARD: Person diagnosed with asthma, round record
- ASTHMAAGE: Age person diagnosed with asthma
- ASTHMASTIL: Does person still have asthma?
- ASTHMASTILRD: Still have asthma, round record
- ASTHATTACK: Has person had an asthma attack in the last 12 months?
- ASTHATTACKRD: Asthma attack in last 12 months, round record
- ASTHEPISDE: When was person's last asthma episode?
- ASTHEPISDERD: Last asthma episode, round record
- ASTHSTERRD: Take inhaled steroids for asthma, round record
- ASTHPINQUICK: Used quick relief prescription inhaler in last 3 months
- ASTHPINQUICKRD: Used quick relief prescription inhaler in last 3 months, round record
- ASTHCANGT3: Used more than 3 cans prescription quick relief inhaler in last 3 months
- ASTHCANGT3RD: Used more than 3 cans prescription quick relief inhaler in last 3 months, round record
- ASTHMEDRD: Take medication for asthma, round record
- ASTHPREV: Ever used preventative daily asthma medication
- ASTHPREVRD: Ever used preventative daily asthma medication, round record
- ASTHPRENOW: Now using preventative daily asthma medication
- ASTHPRENOWRD: Now using preventative daily asthma medication, round record
- ASTHPEAKHM: Have peak flow meter at home
- ASTHPEAKHMRD: Have peak flow meter at home, round record
- ASTHPEAKUS: Ever used peak flow meter
- ASTHPEAKUSRD: Ever used peak flow meter, round record
- ASTHPEAKLS: Last used peak flow meter
- ASTHPEAKLSRD: Last used peak flow meter, round record
Beginning with Panel 12, ASTHMAEV was included as a Priority Condition in the Priority Conditions Enumeration (PE) section. The PE section was asked in its entirety in Round 1 for all current or institutionalized persons, and in Rounds 2 and 4 for only new reporting unit members. In Rounds 3 and 5, the specific condition questions (except joint pain and chronic bronchitis) were asked only if the person had not reported the condition in a previous round; the joint pain and chronic bronchitis questions were asked in Rounds 3 and 5 for all current or institutionalized persons aged 18 or older, regardless of Round 1, Round 2, and Round 4 responses. The conditions included in the PE section are:
- High blood pressure, including multiple diagnoses
- Heart disease (including coronary heart disease, angina, myocardial infarction, and other unspecified heart disease)
- Stroke
- Emphysema
- Chronic Bronchitis
- High cholesterol, including the age of diagnosis
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Joint pain
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD/ADD)
These conditions were selected because of their relatively high prevalence, and because generally accepted standards for appropriate clinical care have been developed.
Beginning with Panel 12, condition data were collected at the person-by-round level (indicating if the person was ever diagnosed with the condition) and at the condition level. If the person reported having been diagnosed with a condition, the person-by-round variable was set to '1' (Yes) and a condition record for that medical condition was created.
Codes and Frequencies
Universe
- 2007-2023: All respondents
Availability
- 2007-2023
Weights
- 2007-2023 : PERWEIGHT
