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High Ozone Days Particle Pollution Groups At Risk  
1,538,975 399,003 169,068 37,027 94,022 48,445 20,195 374,479 86,070
County Total Pop Under 18 65 & Over Pediatric Asthma Adult Asthma Chronic Bronchitis Emphysema CV Disease Diabetes
Douglas 112,123 21,544 9,942 1,999 7,612 3,523 1,246 24,708 5,674
Johnson 516,731 133,065 52,274 12,348 31,693 16,295 6,658 124,415 28,662
Leavenworth 73,628 18,269 7,343 1,695 4,582 2,331 939 17,639 4,063
Linn 9,962 2,236 1,748 208 624 350 171 2,998 684
Sedgwick 470,895 129,862 53,294 12,051 28,074 14,574 6,183 113,884 26,149
Shawnee 172,693 42,219 23,747 3,918 10,652 5,746 2,597 46,707 10,705
Sumner 24,441 6,190 3,639 574 1,480 826 390 6,901 1,581
Trego 2,993 620 690 58 188 114 62 1,043 237
Wyandotte 155,509 44,998 16,391 4,176 9,118 4,686 1,950 36,184 8,315
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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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