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Published in final edited form as: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Feb;162(2):104–110. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2007.21

Table 3.

All Asthma Medication Claims and Bronchodilator Claims per Child per Year, by Age Group and Cost-Sharing Level

Cost-Sharing Category	Mean (SD) No. of Claims per Child per Year
Cost-Sharing Category	All Asthma Medication Claims	Bronchodilator Claims
All children
Zero	7.3 (6.0)	2.9 (3.0)
Low (<20%)	7.5 (6.0)	3.0 (3.2)
High (≥20%)	6.9 (5.6)	2.7 (2.9)
Children aged 2 to <5 y
Zero	6.6 (5.3)	2.5 (2.4)
Low (<20%)	6.8 (5.5)	2.6 (2.5)
High (≥20%)	6.2 (4.5)	2.4 (2.2)
Children aged 5 to <10 y
Zero	7.1 (5.7)	2.7 (2.7)
Low (<20%)	7.3 (5.8)	2.7 (2.9)
High (≥20%)	6.9 (5.9)	2.6 (2.9)
Children aged 10 to 14 y
Zero	7.9 (6.7)	3.5 (3.6)
Low (<20%)	8.2 (6.6)	3.7 (3.8)
High (≥20%)	7.4 (6.1)	3.2 (3.4)