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Population Attributable Fraction of Gas Stoves and Childhood Asthma in the US

1 pointsby sahinover 2 years ago

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legitsterover 2 years ago
&gt; In Illinois, for example, approximately 79.1% of households with children cook with gas, whereas in Florida, the figure is only 9.1%. States with a higher percentage of children living in households with gas stoves have higher proportions of current childhood asthma attributable to gas stove usage.<p>Wait, holdup. Gas is <i>8x</i> more common in Illinois? If there was an actual link wouldn&#x27;t we expect to see much more than the minor difference in Asthma rates?<p>It seems more likely there is something else going on. Like for one thing, the correlation between places with cold, dry winters and the use of gas fixtures.
sahinover 2 years ago
American Gas Association&#x27;s Statement on the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Report<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aga.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;news-releases&#x2F;aga-statement-on-the-international-journal-of-environmental-research-and-public-health-report&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aga.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;news-releases&#x2F;aga-statement-on-the-...</a>