Measure D2: Percentage of Children Reported to Have Ever Been Diagnosed with Asthma and Having an Asthma Attack in the Past 12 Months, by Race/Ethnicity and Family Income

† ''Other” includes non-Hispanic respondents whose single or primary race is neither White, Black, African-American, or Asian.
** Estimate is considered unreliable (relative standard error is greater than 40 percent).

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• In 2003-2006, 5.4 percent of all children had an asthma attack in the past 12 months.
• Approximately 9 percent of Black or African-American non-Hispanic children living in families with incomes below the poverty level had an asthma attack in the past 12 months.
• Approximately 6 percent of White non-Hispanic children and 5 percent of Hispanic children living in families with incomes below the poverty level had an asthma attack in the last 12 months.
• About 7 percent of children living in families with incomes below the poverty level had an asthma attack in the previous 12 months. About 5 percent of children living in families with incomes at the poverty level and higher had an asthma attack in the previous 12 months.

† ''Other” includes non-Hispanic respondents whose single or primary race is neither White, Black, African-American, or Asian.
** Estimate is considered unreliable (relative standard error is greater than 40 percent).

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• In 2003-2006, 8.8 percent of all children were reported to currently have asthma. 
• Fifteen percent of Black non-Hispanic children living in families with incomes below the poverty level were reported to currently have asthma.
• Approximately 10 percent of White non-Hispanic children and 8 percent of Hispanic children living in families with incomes below the poverty level were reported to currently have asthma.
• Eleven percent of children living in families with incomes below the poverty level were reported to currently have asthma. About 8 percent of children living in families with incomes at the poverty level and higher were reported to currently have asthma.

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