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**Disease estimates are based on federal figures for the U.S., which were divided by urban populations to get localized figures."; airquality.appNavStyle = 0; airquality.appNav = "
\"13.\"11.\"22.\"10.\"9.\"8.\"Duluth-Superior,\"Fargo-Moorhead,\"Lincoln,\"5.\"Laredo,\"Honolulu,\"15.\"Flagstaff,\"Colorado\"Spokane,\"Bellingham,\"Salinas,\"6.\"7.\"2.\"20.\"1.\"3.\"4.\"Eugene-Springfield,\"Medford-Ashland,\"San\"Santa\"San\"Greeley,\"Souix\"12.\"Brownsville-Harlingen-San\"16.\"18.\"Elkhart-Goshen,\"25.\"24.\"17.\"23.\"14.\"Portland-Salem,\"19.\"21."; airquality.appLayout = 1; airquality.copyMargin = 9; airquality[i++] = new Array("","","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "The American Lung Association’s 2003 report on air quality ranks the worst urban areas by how many days* they reported high ozone, the key ingredient in smog. Its best cities are those with no high ozone days in the period studied. Click on the map above for the "best" and "worst" urban areas for estimates** on people with asthma, bronchitis or emphysema."; airquality[i++] = new Array("","1. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "1. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.
Total pop.: 16,373,645Pediatric asthma: 258,237
Adult asthma: 831,760Chronic bronchitis: 528,572
Emphysema: 162,952
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","2. Fresno, Calif.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "2. Fresno, Calif.
Total pop.: 922,516Pediatric asthma: 16,197
Adult asthma: 44,810Chronic bronchitis: 28,598
Emphysema: 9,037
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","3. Bakersfield, Calif.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "3. Bakersfield, Calif.
Total pop.: 661,645Pediatric asthma: 11,689
Adult asthma: 31,988Chronic bronchitis: 20,330
Emphysema: 6,250
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","4. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, Calif.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "4. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, Calif.
Total pop.: 368,021Pediatric asthma: 6,871
Adult asthma: 17,349Chronic bronchitis: 11,078
Emphysema: 3,503
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","5. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "5. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas
Total pop.: 4,669,571Pediatric asthma: 74,988
Adult asthma: 202,727Chronic bronchitis: 147,772
Emphysema: 41,960
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","6. Sacramento-Yolo, Calif.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "6. Sacramento-Yolo, Calif.
Total pop.: 1,796,857Pediatric asthma: 26,911
Adult asthma: 93,425Chronic bronchitis: 60,425
Emphysema: 19,841
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","7. Merced, Calif.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "7. Merced, Calif.
Total pop.: 210,554Pediatric asthma: 4,019
Adult asthma: 9,808Chronic bronchitis: 6,248
Emphysema: 1,959
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","8. Atlanta","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "8. Atlanta
Total pop.: 4,112,198Pediatric asthma: 60,592
Adult asthma: 217,423Chronic bronchitis: 133,668
Emphysema: 37,034
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","9. Knoxville, Tenn.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "9. Knoxville, Tenn.
Total pop.: 687,249Pediatric asthma: 8,586
Adult asthma: 36,394Chronic bronchitis: 24,986
Emphysema: 8,687
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","10. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "10. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C.
Total pop.: 1,499,293Pediatric asthma: 21,069
Adult asthma: 70,937Chronic bronchitis: 50,198
Emphysema: 15,683
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","11. Washington-Baltimore, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.V.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "11. Washington-Baltimore, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.V.
Total pop.: 7,608,070Pediatric asthma: 106,339
Adult asthma: 400,151Chronic bronchitis: 260,093
Emphysema: 81,465
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","12. Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "12. Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
Total pop.: 5,221,801Pediatric asthma: 80,909
Adult asthma: 229,901Chronic bronchitis: 167,011
Emphysema: 47,398
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","13. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "13. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.
Total pop.: 6,188,463Pediatric asthma: 86,667
Adult asthma: 327,894Chronic bronchitis: 216,561
Emphysema: 75,836
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","14. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, Conn.-N.J.-N.Y","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "14. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, Conn.-N.J.-N.Y.
Total pop.: 21,199,865Pediatric asthma: 290,182
Adult asthma: 1,135,343Chronic bronchitis: 741,521
Emphysema: 251,794
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","15. Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "15. Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz.
Total pop.: 3,251,876Pediatric asthma: 48,282
Adult asthma: 198,810Chronic bronchitis: 109,068
Emphysema: 35,970
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","16. Baton Rouge, La.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "16. Baton Rouge, La.
Total pop.: 602,894Pediatric asthma: 9,084
Adult asthma: 23,189Chronic bronchitis: 19,796
Emphysema: 5,984
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","17. Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, N.C.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "17. Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, N.C.
Total pop.: 1,251,509Pediatric asthma: 16,629
Adult asthma: 59,872Chronic bronchitis: 43,535
Emphysema: 14,854
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","18. Memphis, Tenn.-Ark.-Miss.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "18. Memphis, Tenn.-Ark.-Miss.
Total pop.: 1,135,614Pediatric asthma: 17,792
Adult asthma: 53,690Chronic bronchitis: 37,117
Emphysema: 11,628
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","19. Birmingham, Ala.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "19. Birmingham, Ala.
Total pop.: 921,106Pediatric asthma: 12,787
Adult asthma: 43,852Chronic bronchitis: 32,162
Emphysema: 10,980
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","20. San Diego, Calif.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "20. San Diego, Calif.
Total pop.: 2,813,833Pediatric asthma: 40,018
Adult asthma: 148,788Chronic bronchitis: 94,794
Emphysema: 30,028
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","21. Nashville, Tenn.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "21. Nashville, Tenn.
Total pop.: 1,231,311Pediatric asthma: 16,897
Adult asthma: 61,695Chronic bronchitis: 42,005
Emphysema: 12,913
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","22. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "22. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.
Total pop.: 1,187,941Pediatric asthma: 15,907
Adult asthma: 56,696Chronic bronchitis: 39,287
Emphysema: 11,336
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","23. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Penn.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "23. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Penn.
Total pop.: 637,958Pediatric asthma: 8,294
Adult asthma: 35,728Chronic bronchitis: 23,342
Emphysema: 8,776
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","24. Macon, Ga.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "24. Macon, Ga.
Total pop.: 322,549Pediatric asthma: 4,840
Adult asthma: 16,920Chronic bronchitis: 10,825
Emphysema: 3,531
"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","25. Louisville, Ky.-Ind.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "25. Louisville, Ky.-Ind.
Total pop.: 1,025,598Pediatric asthma: 14,055
Adult asthma: 62,944Chronic bronchitis: 36,009
Emphysema: 12,283
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Population: : 166,814"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, Texas","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, Texas
Population: 335,227"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Colorado Springs, Colo.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Colorado Springs, Colo.
Population: 516,929"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Duluth, Minn.; Superior, Wis.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Duluth, Minn.; Superior, Wis.
Population: 243,815"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Elkhart-Goshen, Ind.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Elkhart-Goshen, Ind.
Population: 182,791"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Eugene-Springfield, Ore.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Eugene-Springfield, Ore.
Population: 322,959"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Fargo, ND; Moorhead, Minn.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Fargo, ND; Moorhead, Minn.
Population: 174,367"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Flagstaff, Ariz.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Flagstaff, Ariz.
Population: 122,366"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Greeley, Colo.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Greeley, Colo.
Population: 180,936"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Honolulu, Hawaii","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Honolulu, Hawaii
Population: 876,156"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Laredo, Texas","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Laredo, Texas
Population: 193,117"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Lincoln, Neb.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Lincoln, Neb.
Population: 250,291"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Medford-Ashland, Ore.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Medford-Ashland, Ore.
Population: 181,269"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Portland-Salem, Ore.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Portland-Salem, Ore.
Population: 2,205,223"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Salinas, Calif.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Salinas, Calif.
Population: 401,762"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","San Francisco, Calif.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "San Francisco, Calif.
Population: 1,731,183"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, Calif","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, Calif.
Population: 246,681"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Santa Cruz-Watsonville, Calif.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Santa Cruz-Watsonville, Calif.
Population: 255,602"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Souix Falls, S.D.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Souix Falls, S.D.
Population: 172,412"; airquality[i++] = new Array("","Spokane, Wash.","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); airquality[i-1].body = "Spokane, Wash.
Population: 417,939"; // END editorial data