TABLE 1

Demographic information for the surveyed population

Patients673
Age
 12–18 years (young)95 (14.1%)
 18–40 years (adult)217 (32.2%)
 >40 years (old adult)361 (53.6%)
Sex
 Male213 (31.6%)
 Female460 (68.4%)
Race
 White270 (40.1%)
 Native8 (1.2%)
 Hispanic/mestizo375 (55.7%)
 Black9 (1.3%)
 Other2 (0.3%)
Educational level
 No education/elementary132 (19.6%)
 High school288 (42.8%)
 University/postgraduate252 (37.4%)
Time with asthma
 0–5 years201 (29.9%)
 >5 years446 (66.3%)