2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 5-1
Asthma Attack Population Estimates among those with Current Asthma — in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2011
Age (years)
15-34
Characteristic† All ages
Total
Children
Age <18
Adults
Age 18+
 0 – 4  5 – 14  15 – 34  15 – 19  20 – 24  25 – 34  35 – 64  65+
Total: 12,708 3,923 8,785 884 2,475 3,218 847 692 1,680 4,918 1,214
    Male 4,940 2,143 2,796 498 1,361 1,231 380 243 608 1,454 397
    Female 7,769 1,780 5,989 386 1,114 1,987 467 449 1,071 3,465 817
White Non-Hispanic: 8,045 1,897 6,148 418 1,169 1,987 470 395 1,122 3,501 970
    Male 3,049 1,003 2,046 239 618 792 210* 159* 423 1,071 329
    Female 4,997 894 4,103 179 551 1,195 260 236 699 2,430 641
Black Non-Hispanic: 2,140 882 1,258 194 584 622 200 165* 258 634 106
    Male 900 518 382 121 326 233 84 ** 74* 185 35*
    Female 1,240 364 876 72* 258 389 115* 90* 184 449 71
Other Non-Hispanic: 859 342 517 82 212 203 48* 63* 92* 295 67
    Male 277 179 99 43* 119 60* ** ** ** 30* 26*
    Female 582 163 418 39* 93 143 ** 55* 57* 266 41*
Hispanic: 1,664 803 861 190 509 406 129 69* 208 487 71
    Male 714 444 270 95* 297 146 68* ** 76* 168 **
    Female 950 358 592 95 212 260 61* 68* 132 319 64
    Puerto Rican:a 296 156 140 46* 93* 47* 20* ** 27* 93 17*
        Male 96 54 42* ** 28* ** ** ** ** 30* **
        Female 200 102* 99 ** 66* 19* ** ** 16* 62 17*
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a 845 445 400 74 305 201 75* 30* 96 236 29*
        Male 430 261 169 36* 199 86 35* ** 51* 109* **
        Female 415 184 231 38* 106 115 40* 30* 45* 127 29*
Region:
    Northeast 2,331 722 1,609 175 424 692 218 123* 351 799 242
    Midwest 2,754 891 1,863 177 604 642 136 97* 409 1,125 206
    South 4,554 1,481 3,074 354 937 1,013 293 219 501 1,802 448
    West 3,069 830 2,239 178 510 870 200 252 418 1,192 318
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
    0.0-0.99 2,989 1,159 1,830 393 626 837 231 231 376 910 224
    1.00-2.49 3,764 1,306 2,459 204 942 910 199 252 460 1,261 447
    2.50-4.49 2,892 826 2,066 224 461 711 226 120* 365 1,193 303
    4.50 and above 3,063 632 2,430 63* 445 760 191* ** 479 1,554 241

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC (Compiled 4/23/2013)

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

* Relative standard error of the estimate is 30%-50%; the estimate is unreliable.

** Relative standard error of the estimate exceeds 50%.

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

a As a subset of Hispanic.

b Missing responses imputed.

 

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