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Arkansas
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High Ozone Days Particle Pollution Groups At Risk  
1,265,542 319,451 161,036 29,645 71,432 40,790 17,813 324,532 74,385
County Total Pop Under 18 65 & Over Pediatric Asthma Adult Asthma Chronic Bronchitis Emphysema CV Disease Diabetes
Arkansas 19,884 4,818 3,154 447 1,153 681 326 5,739 1,313
Ashley 22,843 5,684 3,266 527 1,308 763 351 6,271 1,436
Crittenden 52,083 15,725 5,185 1,459 2,746 1,547 640 11,899 2,738
Faulkner 100,685 24,164 9,732 2,242 5,670 3,098 1,187 22,769 5,231
Garland 95,164 20,081 19,722 1,864 5,716 3,444 1,775 30,490 6,925
Jackson 17,426 3,860 2,574 358 1,027 594 270 4,852 1,110
Mississippi 47,517 13,793 5,897 1,280 2,561 1,475 656 11,870 2,722
Montgomery 9,272 1,955 1,809 181 560 337 171 2,946 671
Newton 8,411 1,779 1,417 165 510 304 147 2,581 591
Phillips 23,331 7,359 3,323 683 1,218 717 340 6,011 1,374
Polk 20,363 4,911 3,673 456 1,176 701 348 6,051 1,378
Pope 57,671 13,665 7,741 1,268 3,306 1,882 824 14,993 3,430
Pulaski 367,319 94,363 43,639 8,757 20,744 11,872 5,142 93,955 21,595
Sebastian 120,322 31,507 15,300 2,924 6,735 3,869 1,709 30,998 7,109
Union 44,170 10,724 6,946 995 2,551 1,500 712 12,580 2,876
Washington 186,521 48,171 17,558 4,470 10,273 5,626 2,165 41,440 9,525
White 72,560 16,892 10,100 1,568 4,177 2,382 1,052 19,085 4,362
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American Lung Association State of the Air: 2008 NOTES

1. Total Population is based on 2006 US Census and represents the at-risk populations in counties with ozone or PM 2.5 pollution monitors; it does not represent the entire state's sensitive populations.
2. Those 18 years of age & under and 65 years of age & over are vulnerable to ozone and PM 2.5. They should not be used as population denominators for disease estimates.
3. Pediatric asthma estimates are for those under 18 years of age and represent the estimated number of people who had asthma in 2006 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
4. Adult asthma estimates are for those 18 years and older and represent the estimated number of people who had asthma during 2006 based on state rates (BRFSS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
5. Chronic bronchitis estimates are for adults 18 years of age and over who had been diagnosed within 2006 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
6. Emphysema estimates are for adults 18 years of age and over who have been diagnosed within their lifetime based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
7. CV disease estimates are for adults 18 years of age and over who had been diagnosed within 2006 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census). CV disease includes coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, angina pectoris and heart attack.
8. Diabetes estimates are for adults 18 years of age and over who have been diagnosed within their lifetime based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
9. Adding across rows does not produce valid estimates. For example, because of differences in the surveys used to gather the information, adding pediatric and adult asthma does not produce an accurate estimate of total population with asthma. Adding emphysema and chronic bronchitis will double count people with both diseases.
10. Changes to the county grades and monitoring from those found in the 2007 report are noted on the last page of each state's section in the full report, available from the menu on the left.

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