American Lung Association: SOTA05 Tables

American Lung Association State of the Air 2005--Protect the Air You Breathe

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American Lung Association State of the Air 2005

Table 2b: People at Risk In 25 Most Ozone-Polluted Cities

2005 Rank1	Metropolitan Statistical Areas	Total Population2	Under 183	65 and Over3	Pediatric Asthma4,10	Adult Asthma5,10	Chronic Bronchitis6,10	Emphy- sema7,10
1	Los Angeles- Long Beach- Riverside,CA	17,262,730	4,773,688	1,726,890	406,241	1,047,189	487,063	163,371
2	Bakersfield,CA	713,087	216,213	65,323	18,400	41,841	19,203	6,268
3	Fresno- Madera,CA	850,325	259,249	82,665	22,062	49,895	22,966	7,676
4	Visalia- Porterville,CA	390,791	126,408	36,887	10,757	22,353	10,274	3,433
5	Merced,CA	231,574	75,202	20,841	6,400	13,191	6,022	1,959
6	Houston- Baytown- Huntsville,TX	5,176,061	1,484,751	405,985	126,352	251,995	142,254	44,429
7	Sacramento- Arden-Arcade- Truckee,CA-NV	2,115,019	540,577	243,989	46,003	132,171	62,814	22,447
8	Dallas-Fort Worth,TX	5,784,645	1,630,788	468,325	138,780	283,503	159,336	49,587
9	New York- Newark- Bridgeport,NY-NJ-CT-PA	21,766,731	5,275,035	2,759,958	448,905	1,247,221	664,658	245,683
10	Philadelphia- Camden- Vineland,PA- NJ-DE-MD	5,922,253	1,461,009	776,459	124,332	355,348	181,142	68,328
11	Washington- Baltimore- Northern Virginia,DC- MD-VA-WV	7,910,633	1,975,905	800,559	168,150	466,322	235,122	80,473
12	Charlotte- Gastonia- Salisbury,NC-SC	2,025,541	522,707	215,243	44,482	102,533	59,347	20,485
13	Hanford- Corcoran,CA	138,564	38,461	10,142	3,273	8,350	3,709	1,052
13	Cleveland- Akron- Elyria,OH	2,944,276	721,823	416,349	61,427	158,085	91,507	35,833
15	Knoxville- Sevierville-La Follette,TN	804,915	176,364	111,682	15,009	49,898	25,674	9,815
15	Modesto,CA	492,233	145,649	49,022	12,395	29,206	13,535	4,575
17	Pittsburgh- New Castle,PA	2,503,738	538,346	435,205	45,813	164,460	82,962	35,011
18	Youngstown- Warren-East Liverpool,OH-PA	704,863	162,304	117,435	13,812	39,813	22,859	9,566
19	Columbus- Marion- Chillicothe,OH	1,900,497	476,433	197,869	40,544	100,495	55,993	19,057
20	Detroit- Warren- Flint,MI	5,415,338	1,392,569	627,690	118,508	368,210	161,747	58,570
20	Buffalo- Niagara- Cattaraugus,NY	1,242,797	284,048	192,978	24,172	73,136	39,772	16,022
22	Sheboygan,WI	113,376	27,312	15,661	2,324	6,415	3,519	1,356
23	Chicago- Naperville- Michigan City,IL-IN-WI	9,549,014	2,523,955	1,030,638	214,789	532,303	278,102	96,917
24	El Centro,CA	149,232	44,809	15,407	3,813	8,802	4,064	1,380
25	Lancaster,PA	482,775	124,674	68,520	10,610	29,877	14,702	5,768

(1) Cities are ranked by using the highest weighted average for any county within that metropolitan area.
(2) Total Population represents the at-risk populations for all counties within the respective MSAs.
(3) Those 18 & Under and 65 & Over are vulnerable to ozone and are therefore included. They should not be used as population denominators for disease estimates.
(4) Pediatric Asthma estimates are for those under 18 years of age and represent the estimated number of people who had asthma in 2003 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
(5) Adult Asthma estimates are for those 18 years and older and represent the estimated number of people who had asthma during 2003 based on state rates (BRFSS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
(6) Chronic Bronchitis estimates are for adults 18 and over who had been diagnosed within 2003 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
(7) Emphysema estimates are for adults 18 and over who have been diagnosed within their lifetime based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
(8) Adding across rows does not produce valid estimates, i.e. summing pediatric and adult asthma and/or emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

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