Percentage of Children with Current Asthma

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit		 Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 112 8.0 0.8 6.4 9.7
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SEX . . . . .
Male 70 8.8 1.1 6.6 11.0
Female 42 7.2 1.2 4.8 9.6
AGE GROUP . . . . .
0-4 years 21 5.6 1.3 3.1 8.2
5-9 years 23 8.1 1.9 4.5 11.8
10-14 years 36 8.7 1.5 5.7 11.6
15-17 years 32 10.5 2.2 6.3 14.7
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 7 5.4 2.4 0.8 10.1
Non-Hispanic 105 8.4 0.9 6.7 10.2
PREFERRED RACE . . . . .
White 103 8.4 0.9 6.6 10.1
Black or African American 2 3.3 2.7 0.0 8.6
Other 7 7.8 3.3 1.4 14.2
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 9 10.4 3.6 3.3 17.4
$15,000 - $24,999 16 8.7 2.4 4.0 13.4
$25,000 - $34,999 16 7.0 1.8 3.4 10.6
$35,000 - $49,999 17 7.4 2.0 3.4 11.4
$50,000+ 47 8.1 1.3 5.6 10.6
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 3 2.8 1.7 0.0 6.2
Rural 20 13.3 3.1 7.2 19.5
Densely-settled Rural 17 8.8 2.2 4.5 13.2
Semi-urban 15 5.4 1.5 2.4 8.5
Urban 57 7.9 1.2 5.6 10.2

Numerator: Respondents reporting the randomly selected child has been diagnosed
with asthma and still has asthma.
Denominator: All respondents reporting children under the age of 18
living in the household, excluding unknowns and refusals.
Weighted to represent children in population.
 
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