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Effectiveness of Care
n In 2009, among Asian Californians, there was large variation among subgroups in the percentage of
people with current asthma who took prescription medication to control asthma (Figure 2.43).
Asians who did not speak English at home but reported speaking English very well or well were less
likely to take medication to control asthma compared with Asians who reported speaking English not
well or not at all. Other differences were not statistically significant due in part to large standard
errors for many subpopulations.
n In 2009, among Hispanic Californians, there also was large variation among subgroups in the
percentage of people with current asthma who took prescription medication to control asthma.
Central Americans were less likely to take medication to control asthma compared with Californians
as a whole. Hispanics who did not speak English at home but reported speaking English very well or
well were more likely to take asthma medication compared with Hispanics who did speak English at
home. Again, other differences were not statistically significant due in part to large standard errors
for many subpopulations.
Chapter 2 Respiratory Diseases
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