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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