| PreK/Elementary (n= 104) | Middle (n= 61) | High (n= 53) | Chi Square (df= 2) |
Asthma Knowledge Items | M rank | M rank | M rank | Χ2 | p |
1. Asthma is a common disease among children in the United States. | 112.35 | 109.81 | 103.55 | 1.104 | 0.576 |
2. Asthma is an emotional or psychological illness. | 105.75 | 108.32 | 118.23 | 1.609 | 0.447 |
3. The way that parents raise their children can cause asthma. | 108.78 | 117.10 | 102.17 | 1.742 | 0.419 |
4. Asthma episodes may cause breathing problems, but these episodes are rarely dangerous. | 113.19 | 104.54 | 107.96 | 0.952 | 0.621 |
5. Asthma episodes usually occur without warning. | 108.47 | 112.60 | 107.95 | 0.243 | 0.885 |
6. Many different things can bring on an asthma attack. | 101.80 | 121.70 | 110.56 | 5.769 | 0.04* |
7. Asthma cannot be cured, but it can be controlled. | 105.55 | 114.31 | 111.72 | 1.180 | 0.554 |
8. There are different types of medicine to control asthma. | 103.59 | 117.13 | 112.31 | 2.830 | 0.243 |
9. People with asthma have no way to monitor how well their lungs are functioning. | 110.24 | 117.56 | 98.77 | 3.034 | 0.219 |
10. Both children and adults can have asthma. | 107.71 | 111.42 | 110.81 | 0.217 | 0.897 |
11. People can outgrow asthma. | 119.04 | 100.25 | 101.43 | 5.113 | 0.078 |
12. Tobacco smoke can make an asthma episode worse. | 109.64 | 106.93 | 112.18 | 0.256 | 0.880 |
13. People with asthma should not exercise. | 104.13 | 118.93 | 109.18 | 2.979 | 0.226 |
Average Mean Rank | 108.48 | 112.35 | 108.22 | | |