Research Article
A Citizen-Science Study Documents Environmental Exposures and Asthma Prevalence in Two Communities
Table 1
Characteristics of survey respondents and their residences.
| | | Number | Percentage |
| Demographics | Gender () | | | Female | 89 | 58 | Male | 64 | 42 | Renter/owner () | | | Rent | 113 | 76 | Own | 36 | 24 | Age () | Median: 47 | Range: 21–88 |
| Residence characteristics | Location of residence () | | | Wet area | 52 | 34 | Buffer zone | 101 | 66 | Type of residence () | | | Individual house | 81 | 53 | Basement | 24 | 30 | No basement | 55 | 68 | Unknown basement status | 2 | 2 | Apartment/condo | 54 | 35 | Duplex | 5 | 3 | Townhouse | 13 | 8 | Duration at residence (years) () | Median: 2.5 | Range: <1–84 | Number of people in residence () | Median: 2 | Range: 1–12 |
| Environmental characteristics in residence | Observed mold () | | | Yes | 53 | 35 | No | 97 | 65 | Leaks () | | | Yes | 71 | 46 | No | 82 | 54 | Flooding () | | | Yes, while the participant lived in the residence | 19 | 12 | Yes, before the participant lived in the residence | 4 | 3 | No | 130 | 85 | Mice () | | | Reported mice | 15 | 10 | No reported mice | 138 | 90 | Cockroaches () | | | Yes | 51 | 33 | No | 102 | 67 | Pets () | | | Yes | 49 | 32 | No | 104 | 68 | Smoking inside residence () | | | Yes | 59 | 39 | No | 94 | 61 | Air conditioning use on most days during the summer () | | | Yes | 98 | 64 | No | 54 | 36 | ERMI values () | Mean: 11.12 Median: 10.9 | Range: −1.85–32.02 |
| Reported health characteristics | Self-reported current asthma () | | | Yes | 22 | 14 | No | 130 | 86 |
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