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Baseline demographic characteristics of asthmatic children in three public housing developments in Boston |
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| Franklin Hill |
West Broadway |
Washington Beech |
Total |
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| Number of children |
41 |
27 |
10 |
78 |
| Age (%) |
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| < 6 |
27% |
30% |
40% |
29% |
| 6–9 |
32% |
26% |
20% |
28% |
| 10–12 |
22% |
30% |
20% |
24% |
| >= 13 |
20% |
15% |
20% |
18% |
| Race/Ethnicity (%) * |
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| Hispanic |
61% |
67% |
70% |
64% |
| African-American |
41% |
22% |
30% |
33% |
| Caucasian |
0% |
11% |
0% |
4% |
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* 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 |
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