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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Asthma. 2010 Aug;47(6):667–673. doi: 10.3109/02770900903518827

Table 2.

Summary statistics and source of variables used in analysis.

Range
Data source
Variable N Mean SD Min Max Student baseline or session 1 Caregiver baseline
Continuous and/or scaled
 SESa 88 11904 2321 7333 15593 x
 Religiosityb (scale of 1–5) 88 3.2 1.2 1 5 x
 Depression (teen)c (scale of 0–7) 90 2.9 2.0 0 7 x
 Depression (caregiver)d (scale of 0–24) 68 5.1 6.5 0 24 x
 Perceived emotional support (teen)e (scale of 1–5) 89 3.9 0.7 2.25 5 x
 Perceived social support (caregiver)f (scale of 1–5) 67 4.2 0.9 1.8 5 x
 Rebelliousnessg (scale of 1–5) 88 2.2 0.7 1 4.7 x
 ASRIh (scale of 1–4 corresponding to 4 phases) 87 2.4 1.1 1 4 x
N Yes
No
n (%) n (%)

Dichotomous, composite, and/or single-item
 Exposed to ETSi 90 55 (61.1) 35 (38.9) x
 Moderate persistent or severe persistent asthmaj 89 29 (32.6) 60 (67.4) x
 Caregiver has high school diploma 67 27 (40.3) 40 (59.7) x
 Teen’s BMI >85th percentilek 90 14 (15.6) 76 (84.4) x
 Teen reports smoking in last 30 days 89 4 (4.5) 85 (95.5) x
 Teen reports continuity of carel 85 33 (38.8) 52 (61.2) x
 Reports gap in health care coverage in last year 90 13 (14.4) 77 (85.6) x
a

Socioeconomic status (median household income per person).

b

“When under stress, I tend to pray, meditate or work on my spiritual life.”

c

Lucas et al., 2001 (45);

d

Kroenke et al., 2001 (46);

e

La Greca et al., 2002 (47);

f

Bartlett et al., 2004 (48);

g

Tyc et al., 2005 (26);

h

Zimmerman et al., 1999 (24).

i

Environmental tobacco smoke.

j

Based on symptom frequency and EPRII (15).

k

Body mass index calculated using student report of height and weight.

l

A positive response to either of the following: “Some people hardly ever see the same doc when they get medical care for their asthma symptoms. Is this true for you?” or “For some people the breathing problems they have had in the past are ignored when they see a new doctor. Is this true for you?” McCusker, 1984 (49).