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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Poverty. 2016 Jul 3;23(1):41–55. doi: 10.1080/10796126.2016.1198753

Table 2.

Health Conditions

2006–2007 2008–2009
Count Percent Count Percent
Asthma 29 27.88% 29 21.01%
Repeated, persistent respiratory infections such as colds, bronchitis, or croup 18 17.31% 23 16.67%
Repeated, persistent ear infections 14 13.46% 9 6.52%
Bad allergies requiring doctor visits and frequent medications 8 7.69% 10 7.25%
Blood diseases, such as sickle cell anemia or hemophilia 1 0.96% 5 3.62%
Bowel diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease or chronic constipation 2 1.92% 3 2.17%
Other chronic or recurrent lung disease 1 0.96% 2 1.45%
Repeated, persistent urinary infections 2 1.92% 1 0.72%
Congenital heart disease 1 0.96% 1 0.72%
Nerve or muscle problems such as muscular dystrophy 0 0.00% 1 0.72%
Birth defects, such as spina bifida or cleft lip 2 1.92% 0 0.00%