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High Ozone Days Particle Pollution Groups At Risk  
3,535,850 876,893 385,668 81,376 207,011 113,374 47,160 875,188 201,347
County Total Pop Under 18 65 & Over Pediatric Asthma Adult Asthma Chronic Bronchitis Emphysema CV Disease Diabetes
Anoka 327,005 86,536 26,516 8,031 18,862 10,022 3,844 73,663 17,032
Becker 32,230 7,490 5,226 695 1,897 1,105 525 9,280 2,119
Carlton 34,116 7,511 4,954 697 2,053 1,163 526 9,458 2,164
Cass 29,036 6,334 5,309 588 1,732 1,029 509 8,865 2,020
Crow Wing 61,009 13,591 10,528 1,261 3,635 2,105 1,010 17,787 4,052
Dakota 388,001 104,523 31,506 9,700 22,218 11,870 4,583 87,588 20,257
Goodhue 45,807 10,556 6,910 980 2,710 1,569 729 12,975 2,970
Hennepin 1,122,093 268,737 122,599 24,939 66,409 36,534 15,220 282,279 64,984
Lake 10,966 2,020 2,236 187 679 415 212 3,649 831
Lyon 24,640 5,854 3,605 543 1,451 814 368 6,620 1,512
Mille Lacs 26,169 6,052 4,046 562 1,552 872 400 7,158 1,632
Olmsted 137,521 35,045 15,904 3,252 7,968 4,373 1,850 34,105 7,831
Ramsey 493,215 124,008 62,437 11,508 28,585 16,026 7,026 127,809 29,320
Scott 124,092 35,616 7,683 3,305 7,011 3,492 1,200 24,081 5,569
St Louis 196,067 39,095 30,781 3,628 12,068 6,985 3,244 57,772 13,222
Stearns 144,096 33,136 16,838 3,075 8,664 4,607 1,890 35,277 8,084
Washington 225,000 59,140 18,958 5,488 12,975 7,019 2,755 52,304 12,100
Wright 114,787 31,649 9,632 2,937 6,541 3,373 1,269 24,518 5,648
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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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