Table 1

Baseline demographic characteristics of asthmatic children in three public housing developments in Boston


Franklin Hill
West Broadway
Washington Beech
Total

Number of children
41
27
10
78
Age (%)




     < 6
27%
30%
40%
29%
     6–9
32%
26%
20%
28%
     10–12
22%
30%
20%
24%
     >= 13
20%
15%
20%
18%
Race/Ethnicity (%) *




     Hispanic
61%
67%
70%
64%
     African-American
41%
22%
30%
33%
     Caucasian
0%
11%
0%
4%

* Race/ethnicity was asked in an open-ended question, so respondents could indicate both Hispanic status and race. So, the total can be greater than 100%.

Levy et al. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2004 3:13   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-3-13