TABLE 1.
Data Available for Characteristics of Individual Patients From the 27 Included Census Tracts That Had an Asthma-Related Emergency Department Visit or Hospital Admission Between January 31, 2010 and January 30, 2012 (n = 474)
| N (or Median) | %a (or IQR) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 6.2 | 3.6–10.0 |
| Male gender | 277 | 58.4 |
| Race | ||
| Black/African American | 249 | 52.5 |
| White | 168 | 35.4 |
| Other | 47 | 9.9 |
| Unknown or missing | 10 | 2.1 |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 20 | 4.2 |
| Insurance | ||
| Public | 269 | 56.8 |
| Private | 191 | 40.3 |
| Unknown or missing | 14 | 3.0 |
a
Percentages may not add to exactly 100 due to rounding.