Table 3.

Number of asthma and acute bronchitis hospitalization events & economic value attributable to dampness and mold exposure (2014).

	Asthma		Acute bronchitis
	Number millions	Value mill $	Number millions	Value mill $
Medical costs in hospital
Days	0.26		0.07
Direct charges		768.00		263.00
Added charges		21.40		4.50
Total charges		789.40		267.50
Medical costs recovery (at home)
Days	1.34		0.49
Costs		90.30		19.20
Patient sick days: adult worker
In hospital	0.14		0.04
In recovery	0.72		0.26
Total adult worker	0.87	78.74	0.30	29.26
Patient sick days: adult nonworker
In hospital	0.08		0.03
In recovery	0.42		0.15
Total adult nonworker	0.50	31.83	0.18	12.57
Patient sick days: children
In hospital	0.04		0.01
In recovery	0.20		0.07
Total	0.24	7.70	0.09	3.04
Missed schooldays∗	0.08		0.03
Family & friends: adult worker
In hospital	0.06		0.01
In recovery	0.06		0.01
Total adult worker	0.12	11.73	0.03	2.49
Family & friends: nonworker
In hospital	0.03		0.01
In recovery	0.04		0.01
Total adult nonworker	0.07	4.70	0.02	1.21
Family & friends child care:
Workers	0.15	14.80	0.06	5.55
Nonworkers	0.09	5.98	0.03	2.24
Total	0.24		0.09
Total direct medical expenses		879.7		286.7
Total COI wage related costs		155.48		56.36
Total COI economic costs		1035.18		343.06

^∗Missed schooldays are a portion of children sick days.