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NEW GILLIBRAND REPORT: OVER 370,000 NEW YORK CHILDREN SUFFERFROM ASTHMA
8 Percent of Children Statewide, 14 Percent of Low-Income Children Suffer from Asthma More Than 40,000 New York Children Hospitalized Overnight for Asthma from 2005 to 2007
Accordi
ng to a new report from U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s office
, more than 370,000children in New York suffer from asthma
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affecting 8 percent of children statewide and 14percent of low-income children. Between 2005 and 2007, over 40,000 New York children werehospitalized overnight for asthma attacks.
County Statistics for New York City
:In New York City, over 180,000 children suffer from asthma. Nearly 28,000 were hospitalizedovernight for their asthma between 2005 and 2007.
COUNTY EST.CHILDREN WITHASTHMAOVERNIGHTHOSPITALIZATIONS2005 - 2007
Bronx 37,643 9,815Kings 62,239 8,251New York 26,906 3,673Queens 47,687 5,401Richmond 11,049 708
County Statistics for Western New York
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In Western New York, over 20,000 children suffer from asthma. Nearly 2,000 were hospitalizedovernight for their asthma between 2005 and 2007.
COUNTY EST. CHILDREN WITHASTHMAOVERNIGHTHOSPITALIZATIONS2005 - 2007
Allegany 726 49Cattaraugus 1,320 113Chautauqua 2,089 97Erie 14,474 1,492Niagara 3,388 203Wyoming 601 19
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