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Test your knowledge of Asthma in Connecticut
January 2002

1. How many Connecticut children have asthma?

a) One in five
b) One in ten
c) One in twenty
d) One in thirty

2. The prevalence rate for adult women in Connecticut is?

a) Higher than men
b) Lower than men
c) The same
d) Unknown

3. Hospitalization rates for children ages 0-14 years in Connecticut's five largest cities (Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Waterbury and Stamford) in 1995 were?

a) Over twice the rate for Connecticut overall
b) Equal to the average Connecticut rate
c) Lower than the average Connecticut rate
d) Unknown

4. Are black children in Connecticut more or less likely than white children to suffer from asthma?

a) Five times more likely
b) Three times more likely
c) Equally likely
d) Less likely

5. Occupational asthma accounts for what percentage of all occupational respiratory diseases and disorders reported in Connecticut?

a) 15%
b) 25%
c) 50%
d) 33%

Data from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, Asthma in Connecticut, May 2001.

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