2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 1-1
Table Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2011
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: 39,504 10,463 29,041 1,753 6,389 13,057 3,698 3,452 5,907 14,195 4,111
    Male 18,103 5,821 12,282 923 3,697 6,624 1,900 1,928 2,795 5,456 1,403
    Female 21,402 4,642 16,759 830 2,692 6,433 1,798 1,524 3,112 8,738 2,708
White Non-Hispanic: 24,845 4,993 19,852 711 2,942 7,972 2,094 2,101 3,777 10,029 3,190
    Male 11,262 2,806 8,455 386 1,760 4,047 1,084 1,162 1,800 3,922 1,147
    Female 13,583 2,186 11,397 326 1,182 3,926 1,010 938 1,977 6,107 2,043
Black Non-Hispanic: 6,123 2,119 4,003 408 1,303 2,228 722 574 932 1,732 452
    Male 2,832 1,203 1,629 218 737 1,134 379 316 438 625 118
    Female 3,291 917 2,374 190 566 1,094 343 258 493 1,108 333
Other Non-Hispanic: 2,755 900 1,855 172 568 906 274 262 371 893 215
    Male 1,243 517 726 90 346 424 137 161 126 306 78
    Female 1,511 383 1,129 82* 222 483 137 101 245 587 137
Hispanic: 5,782 2,452 3,330 461 1,576 1,951 607 516 828 1,540 254
    Male 2,766 1,295 1,471 229 855 1,019 299 289 431 603 60*
    Female 3,016 1,156 1,860 232 721 931 308 227 397 937 195
    Puerto Rican:a 1,055 455 600 114 260 316 104 34* 178 298 67*
        Male 449 190 260 41* 107 193 53* ** 115* 89* **
        Female 605 265 340 73* 153 123 51* ** 63 209 47*
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a 3,156 1,455 1,701 235 992 1,081 355 319 406 746 102
        Male 1,657 796 861 125 553 596 167 177 251 371 **
        Female 1,499 659 840 110 439 485 188 142* 155 375 90
Region:
    Northeast 6,862 1,888 4,974 354 1,072 2,393 722 505 1,166 2,259 784
    Midwest 8,530 2,190 6,340 323 1,369 2,990 840 793 1,357 2,968 880
    South 14,544 4,088 10,456 750 2,447 4,433 1,286 1,180 1,967 5,452 1,461
    West 9,568 2,298 7,271 327 1,500 3,241 850 974 1,417 3,515 985
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
    0-0.99 7,980 2,897 5,082 794 1,641 2,971 894 1,056 1,021 2,053 520
    1.00-2.49 11,755 3,472 8,283 479 2,273 3,869 1,023 1,094 1,751 3,654 1,481
    2.50-4.49 9,596 2,315 7,280 331 1,403 3,239 887 746 1,606 3,441 1,182
    4.50 and above 10,174 1,778 8,395 149 1,071 2,978 894 556 1,528 5,047 929

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC (Compiled 1/5/2013)

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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