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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