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Published in final edited form as: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Mar;165(3):256–261. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.287

TABLE 2.

Young Adult Education, Vocation and Economic Outcomes by Childhood Illness Category (weighted percentages)

	Healthy %	Asthma %	Non-Asthma Chronic Illness %
Graduated high school/GED^*	89.9	89.3	81.3
Ever had a job^*	97.3	97.8	93.2
Current job^*	71.1	68.8	60.4
Live with parents	40.4	37.0	42.1
Currently receive SNAP support^*	4.1	4.6	11.3
Currently receive SSI or disability insurance^*	4.7	4.8	14.6

p<0.05 for overall group comparisons between healthy, asthma, chronic illness-no asthma groups using chi square test. Comparison between individual groups not shown (i.e. between asthma and healthy groups). (GED = Graduate Equivalency Diploma; SNAP=Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SSI=Supplemental Security Income)