2022: Percentage of Persons Who Had Asthma Attack by Age (NHIS)

Technical Information

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Asthma Attacks by Age, U.S. 2022

Percentage of Persons Who Had Asthma Attack¹ Among Those with Current Asthma² by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2022

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC

¹ Having had one or more asthma attacks, which is defined by persons who answered "yes" to the question: "During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?" among people with current asthma.

² Persons who answered "yes" to the questions: "Have you EVER been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?" and "Do you still have asthma?"

All relative standard errors are <30% unless otherwise indicated.

*Relative standard error of the estimate is 30%–50%; the estimate is unreliable.
**Suppressed if relative standard error of the estimate exceeds 50% or if standard error is missing or 0.

Numbers within selected characteristics may not sum to total due to rounding.

³ As a subset of Hispanic.

⁴ Missing responses imputed. See NHIS "Imputed Income Technical Document."

Notes: Sex determined by "male" or "female" response to question: "Are you male or female?" Additional information on methods and variable description available at: https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/nhis/default.htm.

Compiled 12/26/2023