Table 1 Descriptive values for foreign and US born members of the study population
Foreign Born | Born in the USA | P value | Total (n = 204) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Site | 0.084 | |||
South Cove | 80.0% (n = 52) | 68.3% (n = 95) | 72.1% (n = 147) | |
New England Medical Ctr. | 20.0% (n = 13) | 31.7% (n = 44) | 27.9% (n = 57) | |
Language of Respondent | 0.191 | |||
Chinese | 49.2% (n = 32) | 59.0% (n = 82) | 55.9% (n = 114) | |
English | 50.8% (n = 33) | 41.0% (n = 57) | 44.1% (n = 90) | |
Race of Child | ||||
Asian | 100.0% (n = 65) | 100.0% (n = 139) | 100.0% (n = 204) | |
Age of Respondent | 0.374 | |||
Answered by parent/guardian | 41.5% (n = 27) | 48.2% (n = 67) | 46.1% (n = 94) | |
Answered by child > 11 | 58.5% (n = 38) | 51.8% (n = 72) | 53.9% (n = 110) | |
Sex of Child | 0.130 | |||
Male | 52.3% (n = 34) | 41.0% (n = 57) | 44.6% (n = 91) | |
Female | 47.7% (n = 31) | 59.0% (n = 82) | 55.4% (n = 113) | |
Child with Diagnosed Asthma | < 0.001 | |||
No | 90.8% (n = 59) | 66.9% (n = 91) | 74.6% (n = 150) | |
Yes | 9.2% (n = 6) | 33.1% (n = 45) | 25.4% (n = 51) | |
Child with possible undiag. Asthma | 0.476 | |||
No | 93.8% (n = 61) | 96.3% (n = 130) | 95.5% (n = 191) | |
Yes | 6.2% (n = 4) | 3.7% (n = 5) | 4.5% (n = 9) | |
Child with diag. Allergies | 0.183 | |||
No | 79.7% (n = 51) | 70.8% (n = 97) | 73.6% (n = 148) | |
Yes | 20.3% (n = 13) | 29.2% (n = 40) | 26.4% (n = 53) | |
Child with family members who have asthma | 0.007 | |||
No | 96.8% (n = 61) | 83.2% (n = 114) | 87.5% (n = 175) | |
Yes | 3.2% (n = 2) | 16.8% (n = 23) | 12.5% (n = 25) | |
Home smoking | 0.697 | |||
No | 55.4% (n = 36) | 58.3% (n = 81) | 57.4% (n = 117) | |
Yes | 44.6% (n = 29) | 41.7% (n = 58) | 42.6% (n = 87) | |
Mother smoked during pregnancy | 0.328 | |||
No | 100.0% (n = 64) | 96.4% (n = 134) | 97.5% (n = 198) | |
Yes | 0.0% (n = 0) | 3.6% (n = 5) | 2.5% (n = 5) | |
Pests seen in or around the home | 0.292 | |||
No | 64.6% (n = 42) | 56.8% (n = 79) | 59.3% (n = 121) | |
Yes | 35.4% (n = 23) | 43.2% (n = 60) | 40.7% (n = 83) | |
Home near heavy motor traffic | 0.283 | |||
No | 56.9% (n = 37) | 64.7% (n = 90) | 62.3% (n = 127) | |
Yes | 43.1% (n = 28) | 35.3% (n = 49) | 37.7% (n = 77) | |
Family SES | 0.060 | |||
Low SES | 91.9% (n = 57) | 81.5% (n = 106) | 84.9% (n = 163) | |
High SES | 8.1% (n = 5) | 18.5% (n = 24) | 15.1% (n = 29) |