2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 1-1
Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands by Age,
United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2009
				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:	39,930	10,196	29,734	1,668	6,534	12,471	3,124	3,732	5,615	14,972	4,284
Male	18,521	6,210	12,311	1,062	4,019	6,002	1,692	1,798	2,512	5,792	1,646
Female	21,409	3,986	17,423	607	2,515	6,469	1,433	1,934	3,103	9,180	2,638

White Non-Hispanic:	26,091	5,056	21,035	675	3,143	8,192	1,925	2,529	3,738	10,689	3,392
Male	11,711	3,076	8,636	445	1,951	3,861	989	1,247	1,625	4,143	1,311
Female	14,379	1,980	12,399	231	1,192	4,331	936	1,282	2,113	6,546	2,080

Black Non-Hispanic:	5,974	2,300	3,675	479	1,435	1,875	604	500	772	1,882	304
Male	2,860	1,327	1,533	232	881	908	334	170	404	743	95
Female	3,114	973	2,141	246	553	967	269	329	368	1,139	208

Other Non-Hispanic:	2,589	789	1,800	118	553	842	195*	278	369	819	258
Male	1,339	541	798	94	356	463	133*	142*	188	326	99*
Female	1,250	248	1,002	24*	197	378	62*	135*	181	493	159

Hispanic:	5,276	2,051	3,225	396	1,404	1,563	401	426	736	1,582	331
Male	2,610	1,266	1,344	290	830	769	235	239	295	580	140
Female	2,666	785	1,881	106	573	794	165	187	441	1,002	191

Puerto Rican:^a	1,086	373	713	82*	235	245	78	45*	122	465	59
Male	478	264	214	63*	164	86	46	**	33*	150*	**
Female	608	109	499	**	71*	159	**	38*	89	315	45*

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	2,711	1,153	1,557	222	795	830	223	262	345	708	156
Male	1,376	708	668	165	468	408	138	145	126*	256	79*
Female	1,335	445	889	57	327	422	86	117*	219	452	77

Region:
Northeast	7,223	1,906	5,318	248	1,191	2,207	697	555	955	2,844	734
Midwest	9,789	2,608	7,181	511	1,562	3,342	836	943	1,564	3,431	943
South	13,841	3,696	10,146	663	2,448	4,137	949	1,323	1,865	5,147	1,446
West	9,076	1,986	7,090	246	1,334	2,784	643	911	1,231	3,550	1,161

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-.99	7,321	2,723	4,598	695	1,745	2,332	611	839	882	2,111	439
1.00-2.49	11,623	3,005	8,617	434	1,918	4,158	1,052	1,367	1,740	3,541	1,571
2.50-4.49	10,545	2,291	8,254	270	1,455	3,247	772	877	1,598	4,336	1,237
4.50 and above	10,442	2,177	8,265	270	1,415	2,734	690	649	1,395	4,984	1,038

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 1/3/2012

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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