2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 1-2
Standard Errors† for Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates: rounded
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2007
				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:	860,600	360,200	694,500	147,400	290,800	517,000	236,900	261,000	342,100	448,200	225,200
Male	539,600	267,900	446,500	111,600	200,800	340,400	183,100	193,700	204,600	290,200	124,600
Female	568,700	240,200	469,500	91,100	186,500	332,000	162,700	161,500	226,700	321,800	167,500

White Non-Hispanic:	735,300	272,400	633,200	96,400	217,300	447,200	197,500	224,600	321,600	413,700	216,100
Male	462,300	202,200	416,800	72,000	145,500	283,500	141,900	165,800	171,700	270,000	117,800
Female	489,400	200,000	420,700	65,200	157,200	294,500	148,800	134,000	214,400	294,000	160,600

Black Non-Hispanic:	282,900	157,800	189,700	78,200	109,100	151,200	93,100	73,800	80,300	112,800	45,500
Male	172,000	113,700	110,500	57,500	76,000	106,900	69,700	50,400	63,000	61,900	23,200
Female	185,300	99,800	131,100	48,600	74,900	94,500	57,700	49,200	50,300	88,300	37,200

Other Non-Hispanic:	165,800	80,800	138,200	36,800	62,100	102,100	70,700	62,900	63,500	83,900	21,300
Male	120,100	68,900	98,100	29,700	55,400	83,100	62,000	27,100	54,100	53,200	18,200
Female	104,400	46,500	89,400	21,700	34,700	59,700	30,800	56,800	26,800	63,000	14,100

Hispanic:	248,800	148,400	167,000	60,000	126,100	141,500	63,500	86,800	81,700	107,200	37,600
Male	168,800	112,500	114,600	42,300	97,500	107,300	50,200	66,700	67,500	62,500	21,200
Female	143,200	80,800	108,500	37,500	65,300	77,100	37,300	46,500	45,100	88,000	35,000

Puerto Rican:^a	92,800	32,700	83,800	23,200	24,100	62,300	17,800	46,900	32,600	53,300	11,900
Male	62,200	23,500	56,000	16,100	18,800	48,400	14,400	39,800	23,600	29,700	12,900
Female	72,900	22,800	66,300	16,700	14,800	40,200	10,500	24,800	28,100	41,300	11,200

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	192,100	125,900	117,200	52,000	107,200	112,300	54,200	71,600	62,800	75,400	18,600
Male	126,100	87,300	84,500	35,300	75,200	87,800	41,900	52,100	51,500	35,400	5,600
Female	110,800	74,800	75,200	32,900	60,400	56,900	33,300	37,000	33,400	69,200	17,700

Region:
Northeast	373,900	169,800	268,800	58,800	137,800	229,100	107,500	115,600	113,300	184,700	72,900
Midwest	466,900	208,300	391,600	69,600	168,000	318,700	133,900	144,700	256,500	212,400	107,200
South	458,800	182,100	387,800	97,600	139,800	270,800	131,400	143,400	161,000	248,700	141,400
West	415,300	156,200	326,700	62,300	133,400	199,800	96,700	115,100	111,800	245,100	118,000

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-.99	335,700	163,900	255,000	81,000	135,800	202,300	98,200	117,400	78,600	135,400	70,800
1.00-2.49	491,900	259,500	373,700	90,300	222,400	293,700	154,400	149,400	186,500	200,800	125,400
2.50-4.49	424,700	168,800	355,700	64,800	138,500	242,100	116,100	113,100	182,400	231,200	127,200
4.50 and above	443,300	160,300	377,800	45,900	117,000	241,200	119,500	134,600	154,800	302,300	85,800

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, Compiled 9/19/2008

^† See the Methods section of the documentation found at http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/NHIS/default.htm for information regarding standard errors.

^a As a subset of Hispanic.

^b Missing responses imputed.

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