Asthma Risk Associated with Indoor Mold Contamination in Hispanic Communities in Eastern Coachella Valley, California

Table 2

Mean percentage of children or adults that were assessed as positive for asthma/respiratory illness (%A/RI) in Mecca and Coachella City and the percentage of type of homes (%TH) sampled in Mecca (total ) or Coachella City (total ) that were occupied by a child or adult.

	Mecca				Coachella City
	Children		Adults		Children		Adults
	% A/RI (% TH)		% A/RI (% TH)		% A/RI (% TH)		% A/RI (% TH)
Apartment	18.3	(54)	13.1	(31)	19.0	(21)	8.8	(26)
Modern home	17.9	(12)	5.4	(27)	17.7	(46)	12.7	(47)
Trailer	6.1	(21)	14.5	(22)	13.4	(29)	9.0	(25)
Mixed-use	32.3	(13)	12.1	(20)	40.0	(4)	42.9	(2)
Overall mean %	17.5		11.1		17.5		11.3