From: Using the ecology model to describe the impact of asthma on patterns of health care
 | Children ages 6 through 17 years | Adults 18 through 45 years | ||||
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 | Asthma % | No priority one conditions % | P value* | Asthma % | No priority one conditions % | P value* |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<HS | Â | Â | Â | 18.9 | 17.3 | Â |
HS | NA | NA | NA | 49.3 | 52.4 | N |
>HS | Â | Â | Â | 32.8 | 30.3 | S |
Rural | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Non-MSA | 18.1 | 19.3 | NS | 17.1 | 16.2 | NS |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | NS |
Male | 6 | 94 | Â | 2 | 98 | Â |
Female | 4 | 96 | 0.09 | 5 | 95 | Â |
Race | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Black | 7.9 | 92.3 | Â | 3.6 | 96.4 | NS |
White | 4.4 | 95.6 | <0.001 | 2.6 | 97.4 | Â |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hispanic | 3.6 | 96.4 | Â | 1.5 | 98.6 | <0.001 |
Non-Hisp | 5.2 | 94.8 | 0.05 | 3.0 | 97.0 | Â |
Income level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Poor/Near | 30.6 | 22.13 | NS | 20.1 | 13.5 | Â |
Low | 18.2 | 15.9 | Â | 8.1 | 13.6 | 0.03 |
Middle | 26.1 | 31.9 | Â | 32.7 | 32.8 | Â |
High | 25.1 | 30.1 | Â | 39.2 | 40.1 | Â |
USC | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 95.7 | 88.2 | <0.01 | 81.7 | 67.2 | <0.001 |
Perceived Health Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Excellent | 22.2 | 55.4 | Â | 11.1 | 40.2 | <0.01 |
Good/very | 62.3 | 53.0 | Â | 70.2 | 56.2 | Â |
Poor/Fair | 15.5 | 1.6 | <0.01 | 18.7 | 3.6 | Â |
Insurance | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Private | 65.0 | 73.4 | Â | 75.7 | 76.6 | Â |
Public | 28.5 | 17.3 | 0.01 | 11.5 | 5.7 | 0.01 |
No | 6.5 | 9.3 | Â | 12.8 | 17.7 | Â |