2011 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, 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: 25,943 7,074 18,869 1,452 4,355 7,206 2,029 1,793 3,384 9,920 3,009
    Male 10,799 3,876 6,923 734 2,533 3,133 1,018 797 1,317 3,406 993
    Female 15,144 3,198 11,946 718 1,822 4,073 1,011 995 2,067 6,515 2,016
White Non-Hispanic: 16,207 3,157 13,050 563 1,894 4,372 1,146 989 2,238 7,060 2,318
    Male 6,623 1,720 4,903 289 1,104 1,943 598 417 928 2,501 786
    Female 9,584 1,437 8,148 274 790 2,430 547 572 1,310 4,558 1,532
Black Non-Hispanic: 4,261 1,664 2,597 369 1,036 1,337 449 370 517 1,199 320
    Male 1,848 981 867 199 623 582 237 191* 154* 350 94
    Female 2,413 683 1,730 170 413 755 213 179 363 849 225
Other Non-Hispanic: 1,836 574 1,263 143 340 526 135 188 203 652 176
    Male 776 307 469 72* 200 230 53* 109* 68* 206 68
    Female 1,061 266 794 72* 139 296 82* 79* 135 446 107
Hispanic: 3,638 1,679 1,959 376 1,086 971 300 246 426 1,009 196
    Male 1,552 867 685 174 606 378 131 80 168 349 44*
    Female 2,086 812 1,274 202 479 593 169 166 258 660 151
    Puerto Rican:a 767 374 393 114 205 178 72* ** 97* 207 63*
        Male 283 153 130 41* 88 74* 29* ** ** 61* **
        Female 484 220 263 73* 117* 104 43* ** 53 146 44*
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a 1,875 929 946 160 661 482 146 157 180 497 75
        Male 893 504 389 75 387 214 64 51* 99 209 **
        Female 982 425 557 85 274 268 82* 106* 80 288 67
Region:
    Northeast 4,951 1,356 3,595 317 746 1,600 503 347 750 1,675 613
    Midwest 5,814 1,557 4,257 287 1,013 1,654 486 363 804 2,183 677
    South 9,070 2,636 6,434 595 1,613 2,224 644 556 1,024 3,634 1,004
    West 6,109 1,525 4,584 253 984 1,728 396 527 805 2,429 714
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
    0-0.99 5,666 2,119 3,547 683 1,161 1,807 537 630 640 1,620 395
    1.00-2.49 7,708 2,384 5,324 361 1,637 1,999 496 532 971 2,605 1,106
    2.50-4.49 6,155 1,493 4,662 302 892 1,732 510 347 876 2,344 884
    4.50 and above 6,413 1,077 5,336 107 665 1,668 487 283* 897 3,351 623

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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