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Prevalence of Asthma (percent adults)
Measures the percentage of adults with Asthma. Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and night-time or early morning coughing. Asthma can be controlled by taking medicine and avoiding the triggers that can cause an attack.
Measurement Period: 2008-2010
Value: 13.94
County
13.94
State
National
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Historical Data
| Measurement Period | Value |
| 2008-2010 | 13.94 |
| 2007-2009 | 12.7 |
| 2006-2008 | 11.9 |
| 2005-2007 | 10.9 |
| 2004-2006 | 12.1 |
| 2003-2005 | 13.5 |
Peer Counties
Peers included in this indicator:
Butler, KY;
Carroll, KY;
Edmonson, KY;
Estill, KY;
Grayson, KY;
Johnson, KY;
Lee, KY;
Lincoln, KY;
Marion, KY;
Montgomery, KY;
Morgan, KY;
Rockcastle, KY;
Rowan, KY;
Wayne, KY;
- Peer counties are those counties similar in population composition and selected demographics.
Of the peer counties, only the ones that have data for the same indicator/time frame have been included.
This county has 32 peer counties
Peer counties (counties and county-like geographic areas) in stratum number 44
were stratified on the basis of the following factors: Frontier Status, Population Size, Poverty, Age
All Peer Counties for Montgomery
Macon, AL;
Lincoln, AR;
Bradford, FL;
Lafayette, FL;
Dodge, GA;
Tattnall, GA;
Butler, KY;
Carroll, KY;
Edmonson, KY;
Estill, KY;
Grayson, KY;
Johnson, KY;
Lee, KY;
Lincoln, KY;
Marion, KY;
Montgomery, KY;
Morgan, KY;
Rockcastle, KY;
Rowan, KY;
Wayne, KY;
Allen, LA;
West Feliciana, LA;
Calhoun, SC;
McCormick, SC;
Clay, SD;
Bledsoe, TN;
Fentress, TN;
Lake, TN;
Morgan, TN;
Wayne, TN;
Brunswick, VA;
Buckingham, VA;
Lincoln, WV;
Source
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The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, www.kentuckyhealthfacts.org. Data Source: (BRFSS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Kentucky Department for Public Health. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data as analyzed at the county level by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Control Program and College of Public Health.)