Table 1.

Treated Prevalence of Asthma and Asthma Controller Use among Insured Children, by Race–Ethnicity

	Non-Hispanic White (n = 853)	Non-Hispanic Black (n = 646)	Hispanic (n = 665)
Percent with reported treatment for asthma
All insured children	6.3 (0.3)	8.5*** (0.4)	5.8 (0.4)
Privately insured children	6.1 (0.3)	7.4* (0.7)	6.0 (0.7)
Publicly insured children	7.0 (0.6)	9.6*** (0.6)	5.7* (0.4)
Among insured children with reported treatment for asthma, percent using
Controllers
All insured children	67.9 (2.1)	44.1*** (2.9)	49.8*** (3.2)
Privately insured children	70.3 (2.5)	41.4*** (4.8)	51.0*** (6.0)
Publicly insured children	59.6 (3.9)	45.9*** (3.3)	48.9** (3.5)

Note. Authors’ calculations using linked data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2005–2008), the 2000 Decennial Census, and the National Health Interview Survey (2004–2007). Results are not shown for non-Hispanic “Other” children. Standard errors are in parentheses.

Estimate is significantly different from non-Hispanic white at ***p < .01 or better, **p < .05, *p < 0.10.