2012 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, 2012
				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:	25,553	6,834	18,719	1,080	4,344	7,500	2,322	1,906	3,271	9,704	2,925
Male	10,518	3,748	6,770	638	2,422	3,114	1,051	760	1,303	3,270	1,074
Female	15,035	3,085	11,950	442	1,922	4,386	1,271	1,146	1,969	6,434	1,851

White Non-Hispanic:	15,700	3,079	12,621	377	1,960	4,358	1,184	1,135	2,039	6,812	2,193
Male	6,175	1,604	4,571	197	1,062	1,737	539	425	774	2,358	819
Female	9,525	1,475	8,050	179	898	2,621	645	710	1,265	4,454	1,373

Black Non-Hispanic:	4,404	1,609	2,795	288	1,042	1,408	469	380	560	1,385	280
Male	1,820	878	942	162	565	586	197	174*	215	398	110
Female	2,584	730	1,853	126	478	822	272	205	345	987	170

Other Non-Hispanic:	1,753	594	1,159	123*	334	591	245	158	188	528	177
Male	824	313	511	62*	178	304	117*	74*	113*	196	85*
Female	929	282	647	**	156	287	128*	84*	75*	332	93

Hispanic:	3,697	1,552	2,145	292	1,008	1,143	424	234	485	979	274
Male	1,699	953	745	216	618	487	198	87*	201	318	60*
Female	1,998	599	1,399	76	390	656	226	147	283	661	214

Puerto Rican:^a	906	230	677	49*	116	323	158	**	124*	319	99
Male	364	147	217	45*	78*	118*	72*	**	**	95*	28*
Female	542	82	459	**	37*	205	86*	**	86*	224	71*

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	1,777	908	869	138	627	546	223	88	236	416	49*
Male	892	578	314	104*	386	254	118*	**	103	132	16*
Female	885	329	555	35*	240	293	104*	55	133	284	33*

Region:
Northeast	5,127	1,175	3,953	209	733	1,607	483	390	734	2,033	544
Midwest	5,809	1,451	4,358	270	836	1,723	521	531	671	2,295	685
South	9,102	2,822	6,280	420	1,909	2,390	811	545	1,033	3,365	1,019
West	5,515	1,386	4,129	182	866	1,781	507	440	833	2,011	676

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-0.99	6,156	2,159	3,998	467	1,322	2,008	702	591	715	1,998	362
1.00-2.49	7,273	2,064	5,209	293	1,385	2,232	605	669	958	2,303	1,060
2.50-4.49	6,264	1,578	4,686	202	1,013	1,792	536	404	851	2,387	870
4.50 and above	5,860	1,034	4,826	118	624	1,468	479	242	747	3,017	634

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 3/5/2014

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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