| Ever had wheezing? | Wheezing in the last 12 months? | Ever had short wind? (asthma) |
Ethnic background | | | |
Indigenous (at least one parent indigenous) | 19.9 (17.8–21.9) | 11.5 (9.8–13.2) | 16.2 (14.2–18.1) |
Caucasian parents | 30.3 (21.3–39.4) | 23.2 (14.9–31.6) | 12.4 (5.8–18.9) |
South Pacific Islander parents and others | 10.4 (3.1–17.8) | 7.5 (1.2–13.8) | 10.4 (3.0–17.8) |
p-Value | 0.244 | 0.426 | 0.611 |
Age yrs | | | |
0–4 | 23.0 (19.4–26.6) | 19.1 (15.8–22.5) | 16.0 (12.9–19.1) |
5–9 | 20.0 (16.4–26.5) | 10.3 (7.6–12.9) | 14.4 (11.3–17.5) |
10–14 | 18.3 (14.5–22.1) | 8.6 (5.9–11.4) | 15.8 (12.3–19.5) |
15–17 | 20.1 (14.7–25.6) | 8.9 (5.0–12.8) | 18.3 (13.0–23.5) |
p-Value | 0.501 | 0.003 | 0.133 |
Sex | | | |
Male | 23.3 (20.5–26.1) | 15.2 (12.9–17.6) | 17.7 (15.2–20.3) |
Female | 17.6 (14.9–20.3) | 9.8 (7.7–11.9) | 13.8 (11.3–16.2) |
p-Value | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.025 |
Carer's level of education | | | |
Not completed high school (no further training) | 14.8 (11.4–18.2) | 6.4 (4.0–8.7) | 12.9 (9.7–16.1) |
Not completed high school (further training) | 20.8 (15.2–26.3) | 13.0 (8.5–17.6) | 18.7 (13.4–23.9) |
Completed high school or further tertiary training | 26.2 (23.0–29.4) | 18.0 (15.2–20.9) | 18.1 (15.2–20.9) |
p-Value | 0.013 | 0.004 | 0.283 |
Household employment status | | | |
Mostly unemployed | 16.4 (13.0–19.8) | 7.5 (5.1–9.9) | 12.7 (9.6–15.7) |
Even numbers/excess one adult employed | 17.1 (14.1–20.0) | 10.7 (8.3–13.1) | 15.0 (12.2–17.7) |
Mostly employed | 28.3 (24.5–32.1) | 19.2 (15.9–22.6) | 19.6 (16.2–22.9) |
p-Value | 0.008 | 0.003 | 0.344 |