Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of the 60 American Indian Mothers and their Children

Characteristic	Frequency	Percent	Mean	SD
Maternal age (years)			32.38	5.87
Child age (years)			7.17	2.29
Child age at diagnosis (years)			1.73	1.48
Child gender
Male	40	66.67
Female	20	33.33
Marital status
Single	14	23.33
Married	27	45
Living with partner	5	8.33
Separated	5	8.33
Divorced	7	11.67
Living apart	2	3.33
Employment status
Yes	38	63.33
No	22	36.67
SSI Disability
Yes	4	6.67
No	53	88.33
Household income
≥ $75K/year	9	15
$50–74.999K/year	4	6.67
$25–49.999K/year	14	23.33
$10–24.999K/year	18	30
< $10K/year	11	18.33
No income	2	3.33
Don’t know	2	3.33
Child ETS exposurea
Yes	24	40
No	36	60
Child asthma control
Adequately controlled	18	30
Inadequately controlled	42	70

^aETS = Environmental Tobacco Smoke; Yes = at least one smoker in the home