Asthma - current asthma, high school
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Current asthma, high school by county, 2013, 2015, 2017
Why Is This Important?
The Youth Risk Behavior survey uses a two-stage, stratified random sampling method to identify the sample. The sampling frame includes all students currently enrolled in grades 6-12 in a public school in the state of Hawaii. Two samples are taken: one for middle school (grades 6-8) and one for high school (grades 9-12). Results are weighted by sex, grade, and race/ethnicity to ensure accurate representation of the population
Definition
Percent of high school students who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had asthma and still have asthma now, based on a series of questions.
Data Source
Citation: Hawaii State Departments of Education and Health, Hawaii Health Data Warehouse, Hawaii School Health Survey: Youth Risk Behavior Survey. [Chart Title, appropriate years(s)]. Published [update date]. Accessed [query date]. [URL]How the Measure is Calculated
| Numerator: | Number of high school students who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had asthma and still have asthma now. |
| Denominator: | Number of high school students for whom asthma status can be determined based on their responses to a series of questions (excludes unknowns and refusals). |