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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