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Report Card: Rhode Island

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County	Grade	Wgt. Avg.	Orange Days	Red Days	Purple Days
Kent	C	1.3	4	0	0
Providence	D	2.7	8	0	0
Washington	D	2.7	8	0	0

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County	Grade	Wgt. Avg.	Orange Days	Red Days	Purple Days	Grade (Annual)	Design Value
Kent	A	0.0	0	0	0	Pass	6.6
Providence	B	0.7	2	0	0	Pass	9.6
Washington	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC

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Kent	Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH	Boston-Worcester-Manchester-MA-RI-NH.html	kent-44003.html	44003	1.3	C	4	0	0	A	0.0	0	0	0		Pass	6.6	166158	34254	26069	3998	14303	5924	2784	125	46692	11080	16716	13.3	14.2	12	16.5	20.7	19	12.5	8.2	7	8.8	5.3	4	1.3	0.8	0.8	0.5	0.7	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.0	9	0	8.3	0	0	0	7.7	7.3	6.6
Providence	Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH	Boston-Worcester-Manchester-MA-RI-NH.html	providence-44007.html	44007	2.7	D	8	0	0	B	0.7	2	0	0		Pass	9.6	626667	137625	84389	16064	53513	20914	9140	473	158421	37096	105124	7.3	7.7	6.7	11.8	18.3	18.7	12.5	5.8	5	7.8	6.8	5.5	2.7	1.8	2.8	2.5	3.7	2.3	2.7	1	0.7	0.7	11.3	11.6	12.6	12.4	12	12	11.4	10.5	9.6
Washington	Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH	Boston-Worcester-Manchester-MA-RI-NH.html	washington-44009.html	44009	2.7	D	8	0	0	DNC	0	0	0	0		Dnc	0	126979	25491	19017	2975	11021	4533	2091	96	35464	8385	10676	0	9.5	9.3	14.8	17	18.7	13.5	10.3	10.5	11.7	8.7	4.5	2.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

County	Total Pop	Under 18	65 & Over	Pediatric Asthma	Adult Asthma	Chronic Bronchitis	Emphysema	CV Disease	Diabetes	Poverty Estimate
Kent	166,158	34,254	26,069	3,998	14,303	5,924	2,784	46,692	11,080	16,716
Providence	626,667	137,625	84,389	16,064	53,513	20,914	9,140	158,421	37,096	105,124
Washington	126,979	25,491	19,017	2,975	11,021	4,533	2,091	35,464	8,385	10,676
TOTAL:

American Lung Association in Rhode Island

Notes:

(1) INC indicates incomplete monitoring data for all three years. Therefore, those counties are excluded from the grade analysis.
(2) DNC indicates that there is no monitor collecting data in the county.

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