Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of parents and children with asthma attending elementary schools in Bronx, NY (n=23 participants; parent-child dyads).
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
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| PARENTS | |
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| Mean age, years (SD) | 35.3 (6.0) |
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| Female gender | 21 (91.3) |
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| Educational level | |
| Less than high school | 2 (8.7) |
| Graduated high school or got GED | 7 (30.4) |
| 1–3 years of college | 10 (43.5) |
| 4-year college degree or more | 4 (17.4) |
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| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 19 (82.6) |
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 4 (17.4) |
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| Race | |
| African-American | 4 (17.4) |
| White | 2 (8.7) |
| More than one race | 1 (4.3) |
| Unknown | 16 (69.6) |
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| Parent country of birth | |
| USA | 12 (52.2) |
| Other (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Jamaica) | 11 (47.8) |
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| Parent is employed | 13 (56.5) |
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| Single-parent household | 8 (34.8) |
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| Other family member(s) have asthma | 17 (73.9) |
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| CHILDREN | |
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| Mean age, years (SD) | 9.3 (0.8) |
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| Female gender | 12 (52.2) |
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| Child prescribed preventive/controller asthma medication | 14 (60.9) |
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| Child’s Asthma Severity Levela | |
| Intermittent | 6 (66.7) |
| Mild Persistent | 2 (22.2) |
| Moderate Persistent | 1 (11.1) |
| Severe Persistent | 0 |
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| Child’s Asthma Control Levelb | |
| Well Controlled | 1 (7.1) |
| Not Well Controlled | 12 (85.7) |
| Very Poorly Controlled | 1 (7.1) |
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| Child’s Medical Insurance | |
| Public (Medicaid) | 17 (73.9) |
| Private | 6 (26.1) |
Percentages may not equal to 100% due to rounding
a
Asthma severity was assigned for 9 children who were not prescribed controller asthma medications. Percentages were calculated based on ntotal =9
b
Asthma control level for 14 children who have been prescribed preventive/controller asthma therapy. Percentages were calculated based on ntotal=14