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High Ozone Days Particle Pollution Groups At Risk  
3,100,218 725,431 383,927 67,320 232,389 102,799 44,466 812,965 186,707
County Total Pop Under 18 65 & Over Pediatric Asthma Adult Asthma Chronic Bronchitis Emphysema CV Disease Diabetes
Clackamas 374,230 86,281 44,175 8,007 28,313 12,665 5,484 100,214 23,085
Columbia 49,163 11,428 5,595 1,061 3,710 1,644 701 12,879 2,967
Deschutes 149,140 32,474 19,850 3,014 11,395 5,067 2,226 40,464 9,281
Douglas 105,117 21,924 20,245 2,035 8,029 3,827 1,930 33,395 7,609
Jackson 197,071 42,964 32,365 3,987 14,960 6,928 3,301 58,256 13,314
Josephine 81,688 16,766 16,602 1,556 6,252 3,014 1,551 26,650 6,066
Klamath 66,438 15,684 10,210 1,455 4,939 2,279 1,073 19,011 4,351
Lane 337,870 69,407 47,140 6,441 26,191 11,694 5,190 93,986 21,543
Linn 111,489 26,547 16,584 2,464 8,258 3,751 1,730 30,890 7,065
Marion 311,304 82,103 36,835 7,619 22,368 9,728 4,131 76,063 17,438
Multnomah 681,454 155,062 71,760 14,390 51,746 22,385 9,159 171,060 39,412
Umatilla 72,928 19,634 8,967 1,822 5,207 2,313 1,013 18,432 4,229
Union 24,345 5,401 3,743 501 1,844 847 396 7,032 1,610
Wasco 23,712 5,501 4,066 510 1,766 834 409 7,149 1,633
Washington 514,269 134,255 45,790 12,459 37,409 15,823 6,173 117,484 27,103
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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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