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High Ozone Days Particle Pollution Groups At Risk  
2,272,955 709,891 195,964 65,878 130,525 62,815 23,799 458,500 105,291
County Total Pop Under 18 65 & Over Pediatric Asthma Adult Asthma Chronic Bronchitis Emphysema CV Disease Diabetes
Box Elder 47,197 15,006 5,106 1,393 2,659 1,347 563 10,434 2,390
Cache 98,662 31,775 7,617 2,949 5,633 2,582 912 18,098 4,149
Davis 276,259 89,036 21,364 8,263 15,646 7,533 2,798 54,346 12,513
Salt Lake 978,701 290,056 82,647 26,917 57,387 28,043 10,674 205,228 47,248
San Juan 14,265 4,828 1,438 448 779 397 165 3,068 704
Tooele 53,552 17,453 3,720 1,620 3,039 1,404 489 9,765 2,246
Utah 464,760 162,860 30,491 15,113 25,529 11,464 3,855 78,138 17,935
Washington 126,312 35,217 21,824 3,268 7,453 3,857 1,838 32,449 7,333
Weber 213,247 63,660 21,757 5,908 12,400 6,188 2,503 46,973 10,774
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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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