2014 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 5-1
Asthma Attack Population Estimates among those with Current Asthma — in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2014
				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:	10,726	3,019	7,707	480	2,090	2,755	605	768	1,382	4,235	1,166
Male	4,141	1,867	2,274	243	1,367	1,047	305	266	475	1,190	295
Female	6,585	1,152	5,433	237	723	1,708	300	502	907	3,046	871

White Non-Hispanic:	6,545	1,381	5,164	125	1,040	1,765	311	422	1,032	2,782	833
Male	2,386	830	1,556	75*	665	592	110	116*	366*	840	214
Female	4,158	551	3,608	50*	375	1,173	200	307	666	1,942	619

Black Non-Hispanic:	1,747	689	1,059	190	410	423	111*	172*	140	615	109
Male	723	474	249	90*	314	208	86*	**	47*	103*	**
Female	1,024	214	810	100*	96	214	25*	96*	93	512	101

Other Non-Hispanic:	832	266	566	43*	180	154	64*	**	48*	334	120
Male	292	151	141	**	108*	45*	32*	**	**	91*	36*
Female	540	116	424	33*	72*	109*	32*	**	41*	243	84*

Hispanic:	1,602	683	919	121	459	414	120	131	163	504	105
Male	740	412	328	67*	279	202	77*	69*	56*	156*	36*
Female	863	271	592	55*	180	212	43*	62*	107	348	68

Puerto Rican:^a	365	156	209	**	108*	79	**	**	54*	134	**
Male	123	56	66*	**	40*	62*	**	**	39*	**	**
Female	242	100*	143	**	68*	17*	**	**	**	119	**

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	844	380	464	63*	236	266	97	102*	66*	230	49*
Male	415	235	180*	40*	142	120	64*	**	**	**	19*
Female	429	145	285	23*	94*	146	33*	56*	56*	136	30*

Region:
Northeast	1,949	581	1,368	114*	400	421	74	189*	158	827	187
Midwest	2,556	700	1,855	139	482	639	118*	183	338	1,082	214
South	4,046	1,186	2,860	128	824	1,168	299	242	627	1,460	466
West	2,176	553	1,623	99	384	527	114	154*	259	866	300

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0.0-0.99	2,701	833	1,868	204	545	773	147	302	324	995	183
1.00-2.49	2,864	856	2,009	144	569	721	199	174*	348	1,033	397
2.50-4.49	2,800	739	2,061	76*	557	744	117	179*	448	1,057	366
4.50 and above	2,361	592	1,770	56*	418	518	142*	114*	262	1,150	221

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 01/21/2016

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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