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	Compare by Region: The colored gauge gives a visual representation of how your community is doing in comparison to other communities. The three-colored dial represents the distribution of values from the reporting regions (e.g. counties in the state) ordered from those doing the best to those doing the worst (sometimes lower values are better and in other cases higher values are better). From that distribution, the green represents the top 50th percentile, the yellow represents the 25th to 50th percentile, and the red represents the "worst" quartile.
	Compare by Average: This gauge shows how the San Francisco County value compares with the median or mean value for all counties in the state (or all US counties). The gauge is blue and white when being higher (or lower) is not necessarily good or bad and is multi-colored when being higher (or lower) is good or bad.
	Compare by Time Period: This gauge shows whether the San Francisco County value is increasing or decreasing over time. A green arrow means the value is improving and a red arrow means the value is getting worse. The = (equal) sign means that there is not a significant increase or decrease since the last measurement.
	Target: This gauge shows whether or not the San Francisco County value meets a specific target. The San Francisco County value is represented by the left bar and the target value by the right bar.
	Target: This gauge shows whether or not a specific target is met. A green check means the target is met and a red "X" means the target is not met.

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14.5

16.7

Red > 16.7
Green <= 14.5
In-between = Yellow
Unit: percent
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Asthma Prevalence

Value:	10.6 percent
Measurement Period:	2007
Location:	County : San Francisco
Categories:	Health / Respiratory Diseases Health / Environmental & Occupational Health

What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of adults, teens, and children who have ever been diagnosed with asthma.

Why this is important: Asthma is a condition wherein a person’s air passages become inflamed, and the narrowing of the respiratory passages makes it difficult to breathe. Symptoms can include tightness in the chest, coughing, and wheezing. These symptoms are often brought on by exposure to inhaled allergens (like dust, pollen, cigarette smoke, pollution, and animal dander) or by exertion and stress. There is no cure for asthma, but for most people, the symptoms can be managed through a combination of long-term medication prevention strategies and short-term quick relievers. In some cases, however, asthma symptoms are severe enough to warrant hospitalization, and can result in death. Nationwide, 15.7 million noninstitutionalized adults and 6.5 million children had been diagnosed with asthma in 2005.

Technical note: The distribution is based on data from 44 California counties and county groups.

Source: California Health Interview Survey

URL of Source: http://www.chis.ucla.edu

URL of Data: http://askchis.org/main/DQ3/output.asp?_rn=0.6424524

Asthma Prevalence by Age

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*Value is statistically unstable

Asthma Prevalence by Race/Ethnicity

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Asthma Prevalence by Gender

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