Table 5

Regression results for effect of ozone by type of respiratory illness

 1
Any Respiratory Illness
2
Pneumonia
3
Bronchitis/Asthma
4
Other Respiratory Illnesses
A. OLS
    Eight-hour ozone0.113**0.032*0.038**0.043**
 [0.023][0.014][0.014][0.011]
    Percent effect1.160.861.151.59
B. IV
    Eight-hour ozone0.454**0.277**0.1450.032
 [0.162][0.101][0.103][0.080]
    Percent effect4.667.414.391.19
  • See notes to Table 3. Dependent variable is the number of hospital admissions per day, zip code, and age category, by type of respiratory illness.