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High Ozone Days Particle Pollution Groups At Risk  
5,537,576 1,324,718 621,750 122,934 372,100 180,067 75,372 1,395,370 320,936
County Total Pop Under 18 65 & Over Pediatric Asthma Adult Asthma Chronic Bronchitis Emphysema CV Disease Diabetes
Benton 159,463 42,333 17,309 3,929 10,346 5,027 2,113 39,050 8,985
Chelan 71,034 17,842 10,683 1,656 4,679 2,360 1,101 19,573 4,474
Clallam 70,400 13,384 15,531 1,242 4,986 2,645 1,387 23,688 5,378
Clark 412,938 107,476 41,845 9,974 27,000 12,900 5,249 98,248 22,619
Grant 82,612 25,095 9,299 2,329 5,072 2,425 1,025 18,908 4,331
Grays Harbor 71,587 16,011 10,652 1,486 4,892 2,451 1,124 20,108 4,601
King 1,826,732 399,499 193,994 37,074 126,193 60,893 24,976 466,008 107,410
Klickitat 20,335 4,769 3,114 443 1,370 706 334 5,913 1,355
Lewis 73,585 17,248 11,575 1,601 4,953 2,505 1,178 20,887 4,772
Mason 55,951 11,663 9,383 1,082 3,891 1,967 932 16,484 3,762
Okanogan 40,040 9,715 6,263 902 2,667 1,375 656 11,573 2,649
Pierce 766,878 193,328 79,374 17,941 50,688 24,199 9,860 184,468 42,452
Skagit 115,700 27,370 16,782 2,540 7,775 3,862 1,756 31,513 7,207
Snohomish 669,887 168,931 62,608 15,677 44,330 21,170 8,449 159,348 36,777
Spokane 446,706 105,570 55,990 9,797 30,088 14,675 6,338 115,948 26,601
Thurston 234,670 52,196 28,155 4,844 16,110 7,867 3,353 61,646 14,172
Whatcom 185,953 40,649 23,093 3,772 12,818 6,159 2,605 48,039 11,016
Yakima 233,105 71,639 26,100 6,648 14,242 6,881 2,937 53,968 12,375
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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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