2010 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, 2010
				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:	39,191	10,133	29,057	1,714	6,281	12,496	3,419	3,620	5,457	14,386	4,314
Male	17,696	5,827	11,869	1,044	3,669	6,185	1,792	1,700	2,694	5,246	1,553
Female	21,495	4,307	17,188	670	2,612	6,311	1,627	1,920	2,763	9,140	2,761

White Non-Hispanic:	24,862	4,936	19,926	702	2,976	7,534	1,932	2,249	3,353	10,163	3,487
Male	11,160	2,874	8,286	444	1,797	3,731	957	1,099	1,674	3,894	1,294
Female	13,702	2,062	11,639	258	1,179	3,804	974	1,150	1,679	6,269	2,192

Black Non-Hispanic:	6,323	2,206	4,118	412	1,382	2,129	655	653	821	1,973	428
Male	2,787	1,240	1,547	267	755	1,036	349	325	362	602	127
Female	3,536	965	2,571	145	627	1,093	307	327	459	1,371	301

Other Non-Hispanic:	2,617	893	1,725	206	543	891	223	247	421	853	125
Male	1,136	430	705	86*	291	420	107*	100*	213	285	54*
Female	1,482	462	1,020	119*	252	471	116	147*	208	568	71

Hispanic:	5,389	2,099	3,289	394	1,381	1,942	609	472	862	1,398	275
Male	2,614	1,283	1,331	246	826	999	379	176	444	465	77*
Female	2,775	817	1,958	148	554	943	230	296	417	932	197

Puerto Rican:^a	1,221	436	785	90*	302	468	124*	120*	224	311	50*
Male	630	254	377	61*	177	282	**	49*	146*	93*	**
Female	591	182	408	28*	126	185	36*	71*	78	219	33*

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	2,929	1,243	1,686	218	848	949	293	193	464	759	155
Male	1,435	774	661	141	512	461	186	43*	232	266	55*
Female	1,494	469	1,024	77	336	488	106	150	232	492	100

Region:
Northeast	6,721	1,612	5,110	239	1,099	1,986	405	670	911	2,520	876
Midwest	8,973	2,431	6,542	412	1,515	2,863	776	814	1,273	3,361	821
South	13,922	3,957	9,965	712	2,439	4,299	1,318	1,255	1,726	4,914	1,558
West	9,575	2,134	7,441	351	1,227	3,348	920	882	1,547	3,591	1,059

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-.99	7,344	2,727	4,617	582	1,761	2,448	759	866	823	2,072	481
1.00-2.49	11,433	3,312	8,121	658	1,904	3,910	1,115	1,257	1,538	3,234	1,727
2.50-4.49	10,221	2,341	7,880	293	1,539	3,300	851	741	1,708	3,861	1,227
4.50 and above	10,193	1,753	8,440	181	1,077	2,837	695	755	1,387	5,219	879

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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