Table 3. Percentage of children with asthma by sociodemographic characteristics.
| Asthma % (CI)a | P valueb | Asthma Hospitalization %(CI)a | P valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 17.7 (16.3, 19.1) | 6.8 (6.0, 7.7) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 15.1 (13.4, 16.8) | <0.0001 | 5.4 (4.3, 6.5) | 0.001 |
| Male | 20.1 (18.1, 22.1) | 8.2 (6.9, 9.5) | ||
| Racial-ethnic group | ||||
| Hispanic | 17.2 (14.6, 19.8) | <0.0001 | 6.6 (4.2, 7.2) | <0.0001 |
| non-Hispanic black | 30.0 (26.5, 33.5) | 14.3 (12.0, 16.6) | ||
| non-Hispanic white | 14.3 (12.5, 16.1) | 5.3 (4.3, 6.4) | ||
| other, non-Hispanic | 18.4 (15.6, 21.1) | 6.0 (4.0, 8.1) | ||
| Income to Poverty Ratio | ||||
| <1.0 | 24.8 (21.9, 27.7) | <0.0001 | 10.2 (7.9, 12.5) | <0.0001 |
| >1.0 to 1.85 | 18.1 (15.0, 21.2) | 6.7 (5.3, 8.0) | ||
| >185% to 3.0 | 16.4 (13.8, 19.1) | 6.3 (4.9, 7.8) | ||
| > 3.0 | 12.3 (10.2, 14.3) | 4.5 (3.2, 5.8) | ||
| Urbanicity | ||||
| Urban | 17.6 (16.1, 19.1) | 0.66 | 7.1 (6.2, 7.9) | 0.34 |
| Rural | 18.3 (15.4, 21.3) | 5.7 (3.3, 8.2) | ||
| Maternal Smoking at 24m | ||||
| Smokes inside the house | 22.5 (17.9, 27.1) | 0.0003 | 10.2 (6.6, 13.7) | 0.003 |
| Smokes but not inside the house | 23.5 (19.0, 28.1) | 9.6 (6.5, 12.7) | ||
| Nonsmoker | 16.4 (15.0, 17.9) | 6.1 (5.2, 7.0) |
a Percentages and 95% CI are weighted.
b Rao-Scott likelihood ratio χ2 of difference between groups in high risk percentage.