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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2016 Feb 5;171:283–9.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.01.004

Table III.

Unadjusted and adjusted percentages of children aged 2–17 hears with asthma with an asthma action/management plan (AAP), 2013

Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics Unadjusted percentages (SE) of children with an AAP Unadjusted percentages (SE) of children with an AAP Unadjusted percentages (SE) of children without an AAP Adjusted percentages (SE) of children without an AAP
Age, y
  2–4 (Ref) 48.2 (6.3) 46.7 (5.8) 51.8 (6.3) 53.3 (5.8)
  5–11 49.0 (3.1) 49.4 (2.9) 51.0 (3.1) 50.6 (2.9)
  12–17 53.4 (3.0) 53.3 (2.9) 46.6 (3.0) 46.7 (2.9)
Sex
  Male (Ref) 51.2 (2.7) 49.8 (2.5) 48.8 (2.7) 50.2 (2.5)
  Female 50.1 (3.3) 52.0 (2.9) 49.9 (3.3) 48.0 (2.9)
Race/ethnicity
  Non-Hispanic white (Ref) 47.4 (3.4) 46.1 (3.4) 52.6 (3.4) 53.9 (3.4)
  Non-Hispanic black 58.4 (3.7)* 60.4 (3.5) 41.6 (3.7)* 39.6 (3.5)
  Non-Hispanic other/multiple race 43.3 (6.0) 44.4 (5.6) 56.7 (6.0) 55.6 (5.6)
  Puerto Rican 49.9 (10.1) 50.7 (9.0) 50.1 (10.1) 49.3 (9.0)
  Mexican American 54.2 (5.1) 54.9 (4.6) 45.8 (5.1) 45.1 (4.6)
  Other Hispanic 53.4 (6.9) 53.0 (6.7) 46.6 (6.9) 47.0 (6.7)
Insurancea
  Any private insurance (Ref) 56.2 (3.1) 58.0 (3.3) 43.8 (3.1) 42.0 (3.3)
  Public insurance only 46.3 (2.9)* 44.5 (3.1) 53.7 (2.9)* 55.5 (3.1)
  Uninsured 43.1 (7.8) 42.0 (7.0)* 56.9 (7.8) 58.0 (7.0)*
Poverty status (ratio family income to FPL)
  ≥400% (Ref) 57.2 (4.3) 52.4 (4.6) 42.8 (4.3) 47.6 (4.6)
  200%-<400% 49.5 (4.1) 47.3 (3.8) 50.5 (4.1) 52.7 (3.8)
  100%-<200% 53.7 (4.4) 55.2 (4.0) 46.3 (4.4) 44.8 (4.0)
  <100% 45.6 (3.8)* 49.5 (4.1) 54.4 (3.8)* 50.5 (4.1)
Urban-rural status
  Large central-metro (Ref) 53.9 (3.5) 52.7 (3.5) 46.1 (3.5) 47.3 (3.5)
  Large fringe-metro 52.3 (4.4) 51.4 (4.1) 47.7 (4.4) 48.6 (4.1)
  Medium and small metro 51.9 (3.8) 52.8 (3.7) 48.1 (3.8) 47.2 (3.7)
  Micropolitan and non-core 39.9 (5.0)* 41.6 (4.4) 60.1 (5.0)* 58.4 (4.4)
Asthma attack in last year
  No 46.7 (3.0) 47.7 (3.1) 53.3 (3.0) 52.3 (3.1)
  Yes 53.3 (3.0) 53.0 (2.7) 46.3 (2.9) 47.0 (2.7)
ED/Urgent care visit for asthma in last 12 months
  No 48.8 (2.4) 50.1 (2.3) 51.2 (2.4) 49.9 (2.3)
  Yes 58.5 (4.4) 53.4 (4.7) 41.5 (4.4) 46.6 (4.7)
Asthma hospitalizations in last year
  No 50.4 (2.2) 50.8 (2.0) 49.6 (2.2) 49.2 (2.0)
  Yes 58.5 (8.9) 49.1 (8.7) 41.5 (8.9) 50.9 (8.7)
School days missed for asthma
  0 (Ref) 48.1 (3.0) 50.5 (2.8) 51.9 (3.0) 49.5 (2.8)
  1–2 45.7 (4.1) 46.9 (4.0) 54.3 (4.1) 53.1 (4.0)
  3–6 56.2 (4.9) 51.3 (4.7) 43.8 (4.9) 48.7 (4.7)
  7+ 67.6 (5.3) 61.3 (5.9) 32.4 (5.3) 38.7 (5.9)
Preventive asthma medication use frequency
  Never (Ref) 39.3 (3.1) 39.8 (2.9) 60.7 (3.1) 60.2 (2.9)
  Sometimes 56.5 (3.7) 56.4 (3.7) 43.5 (3.7) 43.6 (3.7)
  Every day or almost every day 63.2 (3.7) 62.5 (3.5) 36.8 (3.7) 37.5 (3.5)
*

P < .05 for comparison to reference group.

P < .01 for comparison with the reference group.

a

Other insurance (n = 22) and missing insurance status (n = 6) both with and without asthma management plans not shown.