TABLE 1.

Five-Item Questionnaire Used in the UAB Asthma Case-Detection Procedure

1. Has your child ever had wheezing or a whistling sound in the chest?	Yes □	No □
1a. If yes, has this been in the past 12 months?	Yes □	No □
2. Has your child ever had breathing problems (coughing, wheezing, whistling in the chest, shortness of breath, chest tightness) when he/she first woke up in the morning?	Yes □	No □
2a. If yes, has this been in the past 12 months?	Yes □	No □
3. Has your child ever had breathing problems (coughing, wheezing, whistling in the chest, shortness of breath, chest tightness) that woke him/her up at night?	Yes □	No □
3a. If yes, has this been in the past 12 months?	Yes □	No □
4. Has a doctor ever said your child has asthma?	Yes □	No □
4a. If yes, has this been in the past 12 months?	Yes □	No □
5. Has your child ever taken asthma medicine (pills, inhaler, or puffers) prescribed by a doctor?	Yes □	No □
5a. If yes, has this been in the past 12 months?	Yes □	No □

Probable asthma, yes to questions 4 and 5a; possible asthma, yes to ≥1 question; negative for asthma, no to all questions.