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Table 1: Estimated Populations at Risk from Short-Term Particle Pollution (24-Hour PM2.5)

Chronic Diseases
  Report
Year
Adult
Asthma
Pediatric
Asthma
Chronic
Bronchitis
Emphy-
sema
CV Disease Diabetes
Grade A (0.0) 2004 1,098,109 427,013 677,090 238,588 4,417,584 (1)
  2005 1,265,970 486,791 721,673 275,701 6,069,486 1,214,415
Grade B (0.3-0.9) 2004 2,091,803 777,232 1,234,260 429,795 7,998,682 (1)
  2005 2,177,008 850,022 1,165,895 421,841 9,554,840 1,899,681
Grade C (1.0-2.0) 2004 2,494,275 941,891 1,500,267 514,544 9,635,256 (1)
  2005 2,241,512 849,957 1,181,534 419,786 9,612,249 1,905,198
Grade D (2.1-3.2) 2004 1,341,788 496,552 783,391 263,649 4,966,969 (1)
  2005 1,711,703 622,929 873,476 312,009 7,131,044 1,413,876
Grade F (3.3+) 2004 4,468,378 1,766,912 2,649,823 888,281 16,729,853 (1)
  2005 4,606,903 1,679,638 2,254,726 801,992 18,325,151 3,627,483
National Population
in Counties with
PM2.5 Monitors
2004 11,731,287 4,497,507 6,985,770 2,383,863 44,661,067 (1)
  2005 13,606,631 5,060,978 7,032,822 2,540,957 50,692,770 11,444,651

 

  Age Groups Number of High PM2.5 Days
  Report
Year
Under 18 Over 65 Total
Population
Number
of
Counties
Orange Red Purple Maroon
Grade A (0.0) 2004 (2) 2,602,983 20,387,885 177 0 0 0 0
  2005 5,720,170 3,216,121 23,463,883 185 0 0 0 0
Grade B (0.3-0.9) 2004 (2) 4,618,540 37,207,266 185 224 28 0 0
  2005 9,988,540 4,646,290 39,108,293 194 254 18 0 0
Grade C (1.0-2.0) 2004 (2) 5,426,388 45,286,047 136 503 40 0 0
  2005 9,987,706 4,518,985 39,637,741 120 448 28 0 0
Grade D (2.1-3.2) 2004 (2) 2,718,105 23,768,590 51 337 34 1 0
  2005 7,319,930 3,358,629 29,187,894 59 381 49 1 0
Grade F (3.3+) 2004 (2) 9,356,704 81,757,891 106 2,724 446 7 0
  2005 19,737,219 8,878,003 76,509,309 94 2,494 327 4 0
National Population
in Counties with
PM2.5 Monitors
2004 (2) 25,234,335 212,631,740 726 3,788 548 8 0
  2005 59,470,893 28,046,929 235,287,598 735 3,577 422 5 0

(1) 2005 is the first year people with diabetes are incorporated as a high risk group.
(2) 2005 is the first year those 18 and under are incorporated as a sensitive group. In previous versions, 14 and under was used.

Table 1a: Estimated Populations at Risk from Year-Round Particle Pollution (Annual PM2.5)

  Chronic Diseases Age Groups  
  Report Year Adult
Asthma
Pediatric Asthma Chronic Bronchitis Emphysema CV Disease Diabetes Under 18 Over 65 Total Population Number of Counties
Pass 2004 6,221,496 2,374,312 3,719,521 1,268,996 23,779,701 (1) (2) 13,359,480 112,896,625 396
  2005 6,841,000 2,594,982 3,615,962 1,306,929 29,641,691 5,887,389 30,493,216 14,392,539 120,845,855 435
Fail 2004 3,564,838 1,430,102 2,147,177 720,826 13,569,611 (1) (2) 7,597,861 66,207,360 120
  2005 3,466,484 1,282,823 1,717,548 610,587 13,957,208 2,763,144 15,074,296 6,737,881 58,311,751 82
National Population in Counties with PM2.5 Monitors 2004 9,786,334 3,804,414 5,866,698 1,989,822 37,349,312 (1) (2) 20,957,341 179,103,985 516
  2005 10,307,484 3,877,805 5,333,510 1,917,516 43,598,899 8,650,533 45,567,512 21,130,420 179,157,606 517

(1) 2005 is the first year people with diabetes are incorporated as a high risk group.
(2) 2005 is the first year those 18 and under are incorporated as a sensitive group. In previous versions, 14 and under was used.

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