Percentage of Children with Current Asthma

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit		 Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 113 7.3 0.8 5.8 8.8
  . . . . .
SEX . . . . .
Male 61 8.5 1.2 6.1 10.8
Female 52 6.1 1.0 4.3 8.0
AGE GROUP . . . . .
0-4 years 14 4.9 1.4 2.1 7.6
5-9 years 30 7.4 1.5 4.4 10.4
10-14 years 41 9.4 1.6 6.2 12.5
15-17 years 25 8.7 1.9 5.0 12.3
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 6 3.1 1.4 0.3 5.9
Non-Hispanic 107 7.9 0.9 6.2 9.6
RACE . . . . .
White 98 7.4 0.8 5.8 9.1
Black or African American 6 13.0 5.6 2.0 24.0
Other 9 4.9 1.7 1.5 8.3
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 6 9.4 4.4 0.8 17.9
$15,000 - $24,999 21 12.4 3.0 6.5 18.4
$25,000 - $34,999 11 5.1 1.7 1.8 8.4
$35,000 - $49,999 17 6.2 1.8 2.8 9.7
$50,000+ 50 6.4 1.0 4.5 8.3
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 5 7.2 3.5 0.2 14.1
Rural 8 4.9 2.0 1.1 8.7
Densely-settled Rural 18 7.1 1.9 3.3 10.8
Semi-urban 28 10.1 2.2 5.8 14.4
Urban 54 7.0 1.0 4.9 9.0

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.