2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 3-1
Current Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands
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:	22,879	6,703	16,177	1,395	3,774	6,816	2,218	1,632	2,965	8,189	2,705
Male	9,485	3,660	5,825	836	2,107	2,932	1,113	713	1,106	2,716	894
Female	13,394	3,043	10,351	559	1,667	3,884	1,105	920	1,859	5,473	1,811

White Non-Hispanic:	15,012	3,142	11,870	498	1,783	4,517	1,316	1,129	2,072	6,044	2,170
Male	6,018	1,595	4,423	262	977	1,915	624	541	750	2,139	725
Female	8,994	1,547	7,447	236	805	2,602	693	588	1,322	3,904	1,445

Black Non-Hispanic:	3,785	1,754	2,031	463	919	1,111	492	235	385	1,045	246
Male	1,592	987	605	298	491	456	253	70*	133*	296	51*
Female	2,193	767	1,426	165	428	655	239	165	251	750	195

Other Non-Hispanic:	996	384	612	100*	218	323	113*	73*	137*	278	77
Male	502	220	282	52*	141	176*	59*	**	88*	86*	47*
Female	494	164	330	47*	78*	147	54*	**	49*	192	30*

Hispanic:	3,086	1,422	1,664	334	854	864	297	196*	371	822	212
Male	1,373	858	515	224	497	385	177	**	135	195	71
Female	1,713	565	1,149	110	357	479	120	123*	236	626	141

Puerto Rican:^a	621	205	416	82	109	158	36*	52*	69*	226	46
Male	209	126	83*	47	70	32*	**	**	**	**	**
Female	413	79	333	35*	39*	126	18*	**	60*	188	25*

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	1,680	896	784	198	521	518	202	**	199	400	42*
Male	696	478	218	132	246	243	126	**	66*	67*	**
Female	983	418	565	66*	276	275	76*	65*	133	333	34*

Region:
Northeast	4,275	1,344	2,932	309	722	1,201	407	342	452	1,615	429
Midwest	5,857	1,611	4,245	244	974	1,979	736	461	782*	1,939	721
South	7,915	2,450	5,464	637	1,383	2,273	623	531	1,119	2,735	887
West	4,833	1,298	3,535	205	696	1,363	453	298	612	1,900	668

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-.99	4,245	1,532	2,712	459	786	1,325	486	462	377	1,243	432
1.00-2.49	7,174	2,331	4,843	502	1,402	2,139	641	482	1,016	2,127	1,004
2.50-4.49	5,598	1,492	4,105	268	826	1,767	566	334	866	1,935	803
4.50 and above	5,863	1,347	4,516	166	760	1,585	525	354	706	2,885	466

Notes:

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

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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