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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Asthma. 2010 Feb;47(1):66–75. doi: 10.3109/02770900903362676

Table 2.

Comparisons between New York City (NYC) and Puerto Rican Asthma Project Community District Weighted Averages

All NYC Community Districts (59) Non Puerto Rican Asthma Project Community Districts (42) Puerto Rican Asthma Project Commuity Districts (17) Puerto Rican Asthma Project Bronx Only Community Districts (12)
NYC Community District Exposures
  % Tree Canopy 12.93 12.8 13.34 11.81
  Asthma Hospitalization Rate per 1000 children 8.91 6.69 15.76 15.83
  Housing Code Violations per 1000 rental units 50.96 36.38 96.03 102.85
  Poverty Rate 17.94 15.38 25.83 28.58
  Felony Crime Rate per 1000 people 27.26 26.55 29.48 29.35