Table 3.
Mean PM2.5, rescue events, and controller puffs by season, as well as the model estimates for the impact of PM2.5 on rescue events, varying by season
Season | Mean PM2.5 | Mean rescue events | Mean controller puffs | Log(PM2.5) interaction |
Spring | 7.32 | 0.56 | 1.32 | 0.0876** |
(3.10) | (1.56) | (1.58) | (0.0409) | |
Summer | 8.60 | 0.21 | 0.40 | 0.324*** |
(4.38) | (1.30) | (1.65) | (0.117) | |
Fall | 9.52 | 0.35 | 1.23 | −0.157* |
(5.31) | (2.25) | (1.63) | (0.0872) | |
Winter | 9.96 | 0.57 | 0.41 | 0.0767* |
(6.31) | (1.60) | (1.57) | (0.0446) |
SDs/errors are given in parentheses. Model coefficients were estimated using Poisson fixed-effects models with log-log specifications. Estimates are based on 226,182 person-day observations. Time controls include day of week, year, and climate region-by-month fixed effects. Controls, measured as 4-d moving averages, include copollutants, 10° temperature and humidity bins, air pressure, wind speed, and days enrolled in program. Robust SEs, clustered by ID, are shown in parentheses. ***P < 0.01, **P < 0.05, *P < 0.1.