TABLE 3—
Association Between Neighborhood-Level Characteristics and Individual-Level Asthma Prevalence: New York City Community Health Survey 2004
| Neighborhood-Level Characteristic | Neighborhood-Level Range, % | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
| Incarceration history | 2.1–12.8 | 1.06 (1.03, 1.10) |
| Female | 48.3–58.3 | 1.05 (1.01, 1.10) |
| Minoritya | 17.8–98.6 | 1.01 (1.00, 1.01) |
| < 200% federal poverty lineb | 11.8–73.1 | 1.01 (1.00, 1.01) |
| College graduate | 11.4–81.3 | 0.99 (0.99, 1.00) |
| US-born | 33.9–84.4 | 1.00 (1.00, 1.01) |
| Current smokers | 11.2–32.7 | 1.01 (0.99, 1.04) |
| Exposed to secondhand smoke in home | 3.1–18.1 | 1.02 (0.99, 1.06) |
| Current drug use | 2.5–19.8 | 1.01 (0.99, 1.03) |
| Rodent exposure | 9.9–69.1 | 1.01 (1.01, 1.02) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio. Values shown are weighted estimates of the 2004 adult New York City population. All neighborhood variables are centered on citywide mean in logistic regression models. Unadjusted odds ratios represent odds of asthma diagnosis at the individual level per 1% increase in neighborhood characteristic.
a
Black, Hispanic, or other race.
b
As determined by the US Department of Health and Human Services.