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Changes in the prevalence of asthma among Canadian children

by Rochelle Garner and Dafna Kohen

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Findings

Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions in childhood, and its prevalence is increasing in many countries, including Canada. This article picks up where previous examinations of childhood asthma have left off. Based on data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), changes in prevalence rates among children aged 0 through 11 are examined from 1994/1995 through 2000/2001, by asthma severity, and by child and family socio-demographic factors. [Full text]

The data

The data for this article are from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), a longitudinal survey that has been conducted biennially since 1994/1995. The target population was children who were aged 0 to 11 in 1994/1995. Beginning in 1996/1997, an additional cohort (primarily newborns and one-year-olds) was recruited to each cycle to maintain a representative sample of children aged 0 through 11. [Full text]

Authors

Rochelle Garner (613-951-3977; Rochelle.Garner@statcan.ca) and Dafna Kohen (613-951-3346; Dafna.Kohen@statcan.ca) are with the Health Information and Research Division at Statistics Canada.