Table 1.

Asthma As a Disease of the Poor

	< 2 Years (n = 11060)		2-6.99 Years (n = 10698)		7-13.99 Years (n = 9016)		14-19.99 Years (n = 8716)
Social level	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Total	661	6	1457	13.6	1520	16.9	1209	13.8
I + II = III	28	4	89	6.1	350	23.0	227	18.7
IV*	226	34	378	25.9	446	29.4	433	35.8
V*	407	62	990	68.0	724	47.6	549	45.5

Proyecto Venezuela, División de Investigación sobre la Familia, 1981-1987.

*P < 0.05.