Table 3.
Unadjusted Percentages of Air Quality Awareness and Associations With Asthma, Emphysema/COPD, and Heart Disease Status
| Air quality awareness | Selected respiratory and heart disease status | PR (95% CI)b | |||
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| Yes | No | ||||
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| na | Weighted % (95% CI)b | na | Weighted % (95% CI)b | ||
| Aware of air quality alerts | |||||
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| Asthma | 497 | 51.9 (47.9, 55.9) | 6,347 | 49.0 (47.9, 50.0) | 1.06 (0.98, 1.15) |
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| Emphysema/COPD | 223 | 60.2 (54.5, 66.0) | 6,621 | 48.9 (47.9, 50.0) | 1.23 (1.12, 1.36) |
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| Heart disease | 302 | 57.9 (52.9, 62.9) | 6,542 | 48.9 (47.8, 49.9) | 1.18 (1.08, 1.29) |
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| Any of the above | 905 | 55.0 (52.0, 58.0) | 5,939 | 48.4 (47.3, 49.5) | 1.14 (1.07, 1.20) |
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| Discussed with a health professional strategies to reduce air pollution exposure | |||||
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| Asthma | 105 | 11.8 (9.3, 14.3) | 259 | 2.3 (2.0, 2.6) | 5.15 (3.98, 6.65) |
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| Emphysema/COPD | 34 | 11.4 (7.6, 15.3) | 330 | 2.8 (2.4, 3.1) | 4.15 (2.89, 5.95) |
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| Heart disease | 24 | 5.4 (2.8, 8.0) | 340 | 2.9 (2.5, 3.2) | 1.89 (1.15, 3.10) |
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| Any of the above | 132 | 9.1 (7.4, 10.8) | 232 | 2.2 (1.8, 2.5) | 4.16 (3.25, 5.32) |
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| Avoided busy roads to reduce air pollution exposure | |||||
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| Asthma | |||||
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| Always/usually | 287 | 30.5 (26.9, 34.0) | 3,300 | 27.1 (26.1, 28.0) | 1.12 (1.00, 1.27) |
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| Sometimes/rarely | 238 | 27.6 (24.0, 31.2) | 3,448 | 30.2 (29.2, 31.2) | 0.91 (0.80, 1.04) |
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| Never | 338 | 41.9 (37.9, 45.9) | 4,988 | 42.7 (41.6, 43.7) | 0.98 (0.89, 1.08) |
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| Emphysema/COPD | |||||
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| Always/usually | 103 | 29.0 (23.8, 34.3) | 3,484 | 27.3 (26.4, 28.2) | 1.06 (0.88, 1.28) |
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| Sometimes/rarely | 62 | 17.8 (13.3, 22.4) | 3,624 | 30.3 (29.4, 31.3) | 0.59 (0.45, 0.76) |
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| Never | 194 | 53.2 (47.4, 59.0) | 5,132 | 42.4 (41.3, 43.4) | 1.25 (1.12, 1.40) |
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| Heart disease | |||||
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| Always/usually | 137 | 25.9 (21.6, 30.2) | 3,450 | 27.4 (26.4, 28.3) | 0.95 (0.80, 1.12) |
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| Sometimes/rarely | 112 | 23.1 (18.8, 27.4) | 3,574 | 30.3 (29.3, 31.3) | 0.76 (0.63, 0.92) |
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| Never | 254 | 51.0 (46.0, 56.0) | 5,072 | 42.3 (41.3, 43.4) | 1.21 (1.09, 1.33) |
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| Any of the above | |||||
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| Always/usually | 466 | 29.1 (26.4, 31.7) | 3,121 | 27.1 (26.1, 28.1) | 1.07 (0.97, 1.18) |
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| Sometimes/rarely | 375 | 25.4 (22.8, 28.1) | 3,311 | 30.6 (29.6, 31.7) | 0.83 (0.74, 0.93) |
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| Never | 685 | 45.5 (42.6, 48.5) | 4,641 | 42.3 (41.2, 43.3) | 1.08 (1.00, 1.16) |
a
Unweighted number of respondents.
b
Unadjusted.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PR, prevalence ratio.