2006 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

Print
Related Pages

Previous Table

Table 4-2
Standard Errors* for Current Asthma Prevalence Percents
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2006
Age (years)
All ages Children Adults 15 – 34
Total Age <18 Age 18+ 0 – 4 5 – 14 15 – 34 15 – 19 20 – 24 25 – 34 35 – 64 65 +
Total: 0.20 0.38 0.23 0.53 0.58 0.37 0.80 0.73 0.46 0.29 0.41
Male 0.27 0.57 0.28 0.86 0.87 0.47 0.97 0.90 0.65 0.38 0.74
Female 0.28 0.46 0.32 0.65 0.69 0.55 1.23 1.16 0.62 0.44 0.57
White Non-Hispanic: 0.26 0.51 0.29 0.74 0.79 0.52 1.04 1.05 0.65 0.36 0.46
Male 0.35 0.81 0.37 1.22 1.25 0.61 1.18 1.11 0.86 0.49 0.87
Female 0.36 0.59 0.41 0.97 0.90 0.78 1.77 1.74 0.85 0.54 0.63
Black Non-Hispanic: 0.47 0.91 0.50 1.60 1.46 0.84 1.81 1.32 1.12 0.72 1.19
Male 0.61 1.32 0.60 2.37 1.93 1.14 2.36 1.75 1.63 0.99 1.88
Female 0.65 1.27 0.71 1.98 1.94 1.17 2.79 1.86 1.61 0.96 1.70
Other Races Non-Hispanic: 0.71 1.19 0.82 1.55 1.67 1.28 2.40 3.39 1.57 1.22 1.83
Male 1.04 1.89 1.29 1.92 2.67 1.88 3.50 6.71 0.87 1.82 2.63
Female 0.89 1.48 1.05 1.95 2.22 1.75 3.27 1.84 2.85 1.71 2.80
Hispanic: 0.48 0.78 0.49 0.89 1.18 0.76 1.66 1.17 1.05 0.61 1.32
Male 0.67 1.20 0.63 1.50 1.78 1.19 2.47 1.54 1.75 0.53 1.12
Female 0.55 0.78 0.68 0.75 1.17 0.86 1.91 1.65 1.01 1.10 2.16
Puerto Rican: 2.14 4.57 1.77 6.36 5.66 2.82 5.97 6.73 3.86 2.25 4.55
Male 2.87 6.17 1.87 9.23 8.09 2.92 5.54 4.51 4.84 2.74 2.49
Female 2.31 4.52 2.54 3.36 5.15 4.51 10.90 9.93 5.63 3.16 7.46
Mexican/Mexican-American: 0.54 0.77 0.59 0.61 1.33 0.91 1.85 1.39 1.42 0.65 1.81
Male 0.86 1.27 0.88 1.00 2.08 1.51 2.56 2.10 2.42 0.57 1.81
Female 0.54 0.77 0.73 0.77 1.35 0.82 1.93 1.50 1.11 1.31 2.92
Region:
Northeast 0.52 1.08 0.63 1.91 1.63 0.93 1.62 2.23 1.01 0.79 1.00
Midwest 0.46 0.93 0.46 1.08 1.39 0.95 1.94 1.46 1.22 0.68 0.73
South 0.32 0.49 0.36 0.85 0.85 0.54 1.17 1.17 0.72 0.46 0.67
West 0.35 0.70 0.42 0.49 1.04 0.62 1.91 1.16 0.76 0.50 1.03
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:
0 – 0.99 0.58 0.98 0.67 1.51 1.38 1.01 2.14 1.56 1.22 1.12 1.77
1.00 – 2.49 0.35 0.68 0.40 0.87 1.07 0.63 1.26 1.41 0.90 0.62 0.76
2.50 – 4.49 0.40 0.82 0.44 1.02 1.13 0.67 1.40 1.41 0.94 0.60 0.81
4.50 and above 0.33 0.74 0.37 1.03 1.13 0.72 1.40 2.07 0.97 0.43 0.93


Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 3/18/2008

* See the “Methods” Section of the documentation found at
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/NHIS/default.htm for information regarding standard errors.

Previous Table

View Page In: PDF [46K]