TABLE 5.

Child and Caregiver Demographic Characteristics (N = 296)

	Percent (N)
Child age, y
Mean (SD) (range)	11.1 (2.4) (8–16)
Child gender
Male	53.7 (159)
Female	46.3 (137)
Child race
White	61.5 (182)
Black	30.1 (89)
Native American/American Indian	10.1 (30)
Other	6.1 (18)
Asthma severity
Mild persistent	28 (83)
Moderate/severe persistent	72 (213)
No. years living with asthma
Mean (SD) (range)	6 (3.9) (9–16)
Child's caregiver marital status
Never	16.2 (48)
Married	57.8 (171)
Separated	9.5 (28)
Divorced	12.5 (37)
Widowed	3.0 (9)
Caregiver age, y
Mean (SD) (range)	42 (8.4) (27–81)
Caregiver gender
Male	14.2 (42)
Female	85.8 (253)
Caregiver education, y
Mean (SD) (range)	12.8 (2.5) (2–20)
Insurance type
None	1.0 (3)
Private	26.4 (78)
Medicaid	51.7 (153)
State Children's Health Insurance Program	17.6 (52)
Other	2.7 (8)
Device use
Metered dose inhaler	91.2 (270)
Diskus	35.5 (105)
Turbuhaler	15.2 (45)
Peak flow	22.6 (67)