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Asthma deaths among children and young people increased 118 percent between 1980 and 1993, and asthma is now the leading cause of hospital admissions for children.

African Americans are two to three times more likely than whites to be hospitalized for or die from asthma.  Asthma is 26 percent more prevalent among African American children than among white children.

Children exposed to tobacco smoke at home have 16 million more days of restricted activity, 10 million more days of bed confinement, and 7 million more schools days lost each year than other children.