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High Ozone Days Particle Pollution Groups At Risk  
4,150,698 1,030,248 406,379 95,607 245,349 130,729 52,185 984,206 226,721
County Total Pop Under 18 65 & Over Pediatric Asthma Adult Asthma Chronic Bronchitis Emphysema CV Disease Diabetes
Adams 414,338 117,689 32,342 10,922 23,541 11,934 4,389 85,595 19,730
Arapahoe 537,197 136,826 52,650 12,697 31,360 17,027 6,912 129,492 29,864
Archuleta 12,386 2,557 1,715 237 762 438 198 3,555 817
Boulder 282,304 61,248 23,975 5,684 17,406 9,177 3,493 67,148 15,526
Delta 30,401 6,552 5,896 608 1,839 1,092 552 9,540 2,171
Denver 566,974 138,741 61,003 12,875 33,783 17,738 7,148 134,329 30,832
Douglas 263,621 73,874 13,170 6,856 15,059 7,583 2,554 51,700 12,021
El Paso 576,884 150,019 53,001 13,922 33,621 17,746 6,956 132,146 30,457
Elbert 23,181 5,565 1,725 516 1,371 764 300 5,689 1,323
Gunnison 14,331 2,525 1,057 234 940 466 161 3,228 746
Jefferson 526,994 123,016 58,665 11,416 31,378 17,769 7,601 139,524 32,190
La Plata 47,936 9,362 4,977 869 3,023 1,636 659 12,388 2,858
Larimer 276,253 60,375 28,906 5,603 16,992 9,010 3,605 67,936 15,632
Mesa 134,189 30,268 20,427 2,809 8,105 4,537 2,079 37,211 8,499
Montezuma 25,217 6,160 3,823 572 1,477 852 399 7,087 1,621
Pueblo 152,912 36,987 22,622 3,432 9,049 5,042 2,300 41,232 9,416
Routt 21,580 4,223 1,328 392 1,364 724 261 5,130 1,195
San Miguel 7,143 1,210 297 112 469 240 79 1,614 378
Weld 236,857 63,051 18,800 5,851 13,810 6,955 2,538 49,661 11,443
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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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