Table 1.
Child and caregiver characteristics (n = 150).
| Characteristic | Percent |
|---|---|
| Child characteristics | |
| Age [mean (range)] | 4.4 (2–6) |
| Male sex | 58.0 |
| Race | |
| Black | 91.2 |
| White | 4.7 |
| Other | 4.1 |
| Asthma severity | |
| Mild intermittent | 37 |
| Mild persistent | 17 |
| Moderate persistent | 21 |
| Severe persistent | 25 |
| Atopic | 69 |
| Asthma medication use (last 2 weeks) | |
| Albuterol | 53 |
| ICS | 34 |
| Other (cromolyn, leukotriene modifier, theophylline, oral corticosteroids) | 19 |
| Caregiver characteristics | |
| Primary caregiver | |
| Birth mother | 87.1 |
| Grandmother | 4.8 |
| Birth father | 2.7 |
| Other | 5.4 |
| Education | |
| Not high school graduate | 38.5 |
| High school graduate | 42.6 |
| At least some college | 19.1 |
| Household income (annual) | |
| < $25,000 | 41.6 |
| $25,000–$50,000 | 10.8 |
| > $50,000 | 2.0 |
| Not reported | 20.8 |