TABLE 1.
Demographics of the Study Population
| Characteristic | Total Community Initiative Enrollees, n (%) | Community Initiative Enrollees With Asthma, n (%) | Total Medicaid Community Initiative Children Matched to Claims, n (%) | Medicaid Community Initiative Children Matched to Claims With Asthma, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 32 680 | 10 467 | 11 471 | 4354 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 16 570 (51) | 5796 (55) | 5923 (52) | 2400 (55) |
| Female | 15 888 (49) | 4598 (44) | 5548 (48) | 1954 (45) |
| Unknown | 222 (1) | 73 (1) | — | — |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 10 038 (31) | 4085 (39) | 5641 (49) | 2376 (55) |
| Black | 5492 (17) | 2054 (20) | 2858 (25) | 1076 (25) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 13 190 (40) | 3085 (29) | 1784 (16) | 492 (11) |
| Mixed: other: unknown | 3960 (12) | 1243 (12) | 1188 (10) | 410 (9) |
| Age, y | ||||
| 0.5–4 | 11 756 (36) | 3383 (32) | 4026 (35) | 1394 (32) |
| 5–9 | 8985 (27) | 3300 (32) | 3162 (28) | 1337 (31) |
| 10–14 | 8576 (26) | 2785 (27) | 3133 (27) | 1207 (28) |
| 15–18 | 3373 (10) | 1009 (10) | 1150 (10) | 416 (10) |
| Asthma severity | ||||
| Intermittent | — | 5367 (51) | — | 2158 (50) |
| Mild, persistent | — | 2731 (26) | — | 1226 (28) |
| Moderate, persistent | — | 1639 (16) | — | 896 (21) |
| Severe, persistent | — | 135 (1) | — | 74 (2) |
| Missing | — | 595 (6) | — | — |
— indicates not applicable.