Table 3.
Self-reported symptoms and illnesses, responses to subjective questions, and other exposure information from six cross-sectional studies conducted by ATSDR 1991–1994 [n (%)].
| California (n = 655) |
Kentucky (n = 720) |
Massachusetts (n = 912) |
Nebraska (n = 597) |
North Carolina (n = 258) |
Texas (n = 774) |
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| Characteristic | Target (n = 453) | Comp (n = 202) | Target (n = 357) | Comp (n = 363) | Target (n = 605) | Comp (n = 307) | Target (n = 297) | Comp (n = 300) | Target (n = 164) | Comp (n = 94) | Target (n = 414) | Comp (n = 360) |
| Symptoms/Illnesses | ||||||||||||
| Eczema or skin rashesa | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 103 (23) | 29 (14) | 36 (10) | 43 (12) | 86 (14) | 43 (14) | 49 (16) | 38 (13) | 35 (21) | 19 (20) | 114 (28) | 44 (12) |
| No | 350 (77) | 173 (86) | 321 (90) | 320 (88) | 519 (86) | 264 (86) | 248 (84) | 262 (87) | 129 (79) | 75 (80) | 300 (72) | 316 (88) |
| Asthma or bronchitisa | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 23 (5) | 6 (3) | 11 (3) | 11 (3) | 12 (2) | 6 (2) | 10 (3) | 7 (2) | 23 (14) | 4 (4) | 12 (3) | 5 (1) |
| No | 430 (95) | 196 (97) | 346 (97) | 352 (97) | 593 (98) | 301 (98) | 287 (97) | 293 (98) | 141 (86) | 90 (96) | 402 (97) | 355 (99) |
| Allergyc | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 220 (49) | 71 (35) | 104 (29) | 104 (29) | 204 (34) | 81 (26) | 119 (40) | 100 (33) | 86 (52) | 43 (46) | 164 (40) | 83 (23) |
| No | 233 (51) | 131 (65) | 253 (71) | 259 (71) | 401 (66) | 226 (74) | 178 (60) | 200 (67) | 78 (48) | 51 (54) | 250 (60) | 277 (77) |
| Cancer/immune systemc | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 61 (13) | 22 (11) | 36 (10) | 43 (12) | 86 (14) | 43 (14) | 49 (16) | 38 (13) | 41 (25) | 22 (23) | 35 (8) | 14 (4) |
| No | 392 (87) | 180 (89) | 321 (90) | 320 (88) | 519 (86) | 264 (86) | 248 (84) | 262 (87) | 123 (75) | 72 (77) | 379 (92) | 346 (96) |
| Other Information | ||||||||||||
| Overall health | ||||||||||||
| Excellent | 100 (22) | 61 (30) | 114 (32) | 110 (30) | 260 (43) | 142 (46) | 107 (36) | 106 (35) | 15 (9) | 12 (13) | 109 (26) | 116 (32) |
| Good | 230 (51) | 104 (51) | 190 (53) | 210 (58) | 300 (50) | 141 (46) | 166 (56) | 173 (58) | 92 (56) | 63 (67) | 244 (59) | 181 (50) |
| Fair | 101 (22) | 31 (15) | 45 (13) | 39 (11) | 40 (7) | 21 (7) | 23 (8) | 20 (7) | 47 (29) | 16 (17) | 58 (14) | 61 (17) |
| Poor | 22 (5) | 6 (3) | 7 (2) | 4 (1) | 4 (< 1) | 3 (1) | 1 (< 1) | 1 (< 1) | 10 (6) | 3 (3) | 2 (< 1) | 2 (1) |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (< 1) | 0 (0) | 1 (< 1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (< 1) | 0 (0) |
| Heat homed | ||||||||||||
| Yes | NA | NA | 110 (31) | 120 (33) | NA | NA | 116 (39) | 64 (21) | 95 (58) | 51 (54) | NA | NA |
| No | 247 (69) | 243 (67) | 181 (61) | 236 (79) | 69 (42) | 43 (46) | ||||||
| Occupational exposuree | ||||||||||||
| Yes | NA | NA | 184 (52) | 210 (58) | NA | NA | 136 (46) | 116 (39) | 117 (71) | 57 (61) | NA | NA |
| No | 173 (48) | 153 (42) | 161 (54) | 184 (61) | 47 (29) | 37 (39) | ||||||
| Currently smoke | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 102 (23) | 40 (20) | 89 (25) | 100 (28) | 101 (17) | 61 (20) | 41 (14) | 47 (16) | 54 (33) | 27 (29) | 80 (19) | 37 (10) |
| No | 309 (68) | 134 (66) | 242 (68) | 232 (64) | 453 (75) | 220 (72) | 249 (84) | 245 (82) | 110 (67) | 67 (71) | 330 (80) | 321 (89) |
| Missing | 42 (9) | 28 (14) | 26 (7) | 31 (8) | 51 (8) | 26 (8) | 7 (2) | 8 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (1) | 2 (1) |
| Someone smoke in house | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 134 (30) | 54 (27) | 100 (28) | 117 (32) | 130 (21) | 69 (22) | 62 (21) | 77 (26) | 56 (34) | 24 (26) | 117 (28) | 88 (24) |
| No | 277 (61) | 120 (59) | 230 (64) | 215 (59) | 424 (70) | 213 (69) | 228 (77) | 215 (72) | 108 (66) | 70 (74) | 295 (71) | 269 (75) |
| Missing | 42 (9) | 28 (14) | 27 (8) | 31 (9) | 51 (8) | 25 (8) | 7 (2) | 8 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 3 (1) |
Abbreviations: Comp, comparison group; NA, not applicable.
a
Onset since moving to current home.
b
Includes allergy, hay fever, watery and burning eyes, irritated nose, severe headaches; onset since moving to current home.
c
Includes all cancer types, lupus, osteoarthritis, multiple sclerosis, etc.
d
Use of coal stove, fireplace, kerosene or gas heater, or wood stove to heat house.
e
Occupational exposures to solvents, cleaning agents, dust, insulating materials, paints, gasoline, or kerosene.