Table 1

Admissions for a common “marker” condition: asthma^7-150

	Age 0–4 y				Age 5–15 y			All child ages
	All causes				Asthma		All causes			Asthma			Asthma
Year	n				n	%	n			n	%		%
1989–90	274063		32676	11.9		102352		18780	18.3		13.7
1990–91	270805		32343	11.9		101963		16721	16.4		13.2
1991–92	278764		32177	11.5		105963		18503	17.5		13.2
1992–93	281536		31917	11.3		109315		16174	14.8		12.3
1993–94	297927		32475	10.9		118382		17456	14.7		12.0

↵7-150 From HES admissions data, excluding admissions below age 29 days.