Table 2.

Reasons that impact caregivers decision the most in deciding when to take their child to the emergency room listed in order of most related to a prior reason(s) within cluster [e.g. reasons 1 & 8 formed the 1st stage of cluster 1 (most related)]

Cluster 1: Urgency (% caregivers indicated reason)	Cluster 2: Prefer the ER (% caregivers indicated reason)	Cluster 3: Access (% caregivers indicated reason)
(78.7%) No improvement after albuterol treatment at home (36.0%) I was scared (14.7%) I ran out of medicine	(7.3%) I like ER doctors better (12.0%) ER doctors know more about my child’s asthma than the regular doctor 7. (7.3%) I always use the ER 2. (25.3%) I trust doctors in the ER for asthma care	3. (6.0%) It works better with my work schedule 5. (0.7%) I have no insurance so I go to the ER 4. (24.0%) I could not get an appointment the same day at the doctor’s office

# of reasons listed in Cluster 1		# of reasons listed in Cluster 2		# of reasons listed in Cluster 3
None	8.7%	None	63.3%	None	70.7%
One	58.0%	One	24.7%	One	28.0%
Two	28.7%	Two	8.7%	Two	1.3%
Three	4.7%	Three	3.3%	Three	0.0%
		Four	0.0%