2010 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, 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:	25,710	6,976	18,734	1,285	4,376	7,164	2,035	2,056	3,072	9,758	3,128
Male	10,409	3,991	6,418	804	2,513	3,061	958	819	1,284	3,012	1,019
Female	15,301	2,986	12,316	480	1,864	4,103	1,077	1,238	1,788	6,746	2,109

White Non-Hispanic:	15,899	3,347	12,552	487	2,026	4,094	1,101	1,219	1,774	6,793	2,499
Male	6,222	1,905	4,317	293	1,183	1,665	493	460	713	2,251	829
Female	9,678	1,442	8,236	194	842	2,428	608	759	1,061	4,542	1,670

Black Non-Hispanic:	4,495	1,654	2,841	373	1,049	1,337	395	455	488	1,422	314
Male	1,853	953	901	259	576	596	172	241	183*	330	92
Female	2,642	701	1,941	114	473	741	223	214	304	1,092	223

Other Non-Hispanic:	1,707	590	1,117	152*	349	509	148	120*	241	591	106
Male	669	279	391	72*	173	208	80*	**	106	171	45*
Female	1,038	312	726	79*	176	302	68*	99*	135	420	61*

Hispanic:	3,609	1,385	2,224	273	953	1,223	391	262	570	952	209
Male	1,665	854	810	180	580	591	213	96*	282	260	54*
Female	1,944	531	1,414	93	372	632	178	166	288	692	155

Puerto Rican:^a	901	317	584	76*	214	343	100*	80*	163*	228	41*
Male	462	188	275	48*	128	223*	**	**	**	53*	**
Female	439	130	309	28*	85	120	23*	**	58	175	31*

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	1,966	793	1,173	134	573	601	172	123	305	539	120
Male	908	497	410	95	345	265	96	**	143*	163	**
Female	1,059	296	762	38*	228	336	77*	97*	162	377	79

Region:
Northeast	4,583	1,096	3,487	168	739	1,261	251	447	563	1,760	655
Midwest	6,152	1,789	4,363	353	1,099	1,715	494	482	738	2,369	616
South	8,989	2,647	6,342	501	1,694	2,367	716	710	941	3,290	1,137
West	5,985	1,444	4,541	263	844	1,820	574	417	830	2,339	719

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-.99	5,267	1,997	3,270	462	1,257	1,543	499	517	526	1,620	385
1.00-2.49	7,654	2,254	5,400	481	1,339	2,197	646	698	853	2,327	1,309
2.50-4.49	6,599	1,605	4,995	212	1,104	1,853	472	371	1,010	2,607	823
4.50 and above	6,190	1,121	5,069	130	676	1,570	418	470	683	3,203	610

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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