2014 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 6-1
Asthma Attack Prevalence Percents among those with Current Asthma
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:	44.7	48.0	43.6	56.5	49.3	39.7	31.6	40.6	44.1	47.7	37.8
Male	43.0	49.6	38.7	46.8	53.9	36.7	30.9	34.6	43.5	41.2	34.8
Female	45.9	45.7	46.0	71.8	42.3	41.8	32.4	44.8	44.5	50.9	39.0

White Non-Hispanic:	44.1	47.5	43.3	44.9	50.2	42.0	33.8	36.3	48.7	46.3	36.7
Male	41.3	48.7	38.2	39.9*	55.3	35.4	22.1	25.4	51.0	40.2	33.8
Female	46.0	45.7	46.0	55.4	43.0	46.3	47.8	43.3	47.4	49.6	37.8

Black Non-Hispanic:	46.5	51.7	43.6	62.5	51.9	37.0	25.1	59.8	34.0	49.9	37.6
Male	47.6	55.8	37.1	50.8	59.8	39.3	41.9	49.5*	27.1*	40.6	**
Female	45.7	44.4	46.1	78.8	36.3	35.0	10.5*	71.4	38.9	52.3	39.5

Other Non-Hispanic:	47.7	50.2	46.6	68.6	48.4	40.2	49.7	42.2*	30.9	51.4	43.8
Male	39.4	47.1	33.5	**	48.0	30.3*	48.9*	**	**	39.1	35.5*
Female	53.9	54.9	53.6	100.0	49.1	46.5	50.5	53.7*	39.3	58.3	48.8

Hispanic:	43.9	45.1	43.1	59.8	45.6	34.3	28.3	39.0	36.4	51.1	41.9
Male	46.5	46.2	46.8	54.6	48.0	40.3	35.2	54.0	36.2	50.0	47.4*
Female	41.9	43.5	41.2	67.7	42.3	30.0	20.9*	29.8*	36.5	51.6	39.5

Puerto Rican:^a	44.7	42.7	46.3	52.1*	45.6	38.6	20.8*	**	53.2	55.9	**
Male	37.4	31.3	44.9	**	36.9	47.9	**	61.1*	62.0	**	**
Female	49.6	53.8	47.0	70.0*	52.7	**	**	**	38.9*	61.4	**

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	43.2	44.3	42.4	62.2	42.5	35.2	32.5	40.4	32.8	50.7	56.4
Male	50.3	47.3	54.8	57.5	46.2	46.1	47.8	62.8	**	61.4	54.9*
Female	38.1	40.2	37.1	72.3	37.9	29.5	20.1*	31.3*	37.8*	45.3	57.4*

Region:
Northeast	44.4	49.1	42.7	77.0	47.5	35.5	25.6	47.1	31.9	51.5	31.0
Midwest	45.6	50.3	44.1	57.6	52.4	39.8	34.7	36.4	44.3	51.2	29.6
South	45.8	47.6	45.2	46.9	48.4	43.4	36.7	36.0	52.2	47.2	43.6
West	42.1	45.1	41.1	53.1	49.4	36.2	24.4	49.1	38.5	42.0	43.4

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0.0-0.99	52.2	48.0	54.4	70.1	47.5	46.4	26.3	56.4	56.7	58.1	51.8
1.00-2.49	42.6	46.3	41.2	52.3	44.3	34.8	34.6	30.6	37.6	51.3	36.6
2.50-4.49	44.9	47.9	43.9	43.0	54.2	41.3	29.2	37.6	48.4	45.7	39.9
4.50 and above	40.4	50.9	37.8	52.8*	53.5	37.0	37.5	36.5*	37.0	40.6	30.2

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%.

^a As a subset of Hispanic.

^b Missing responses imputed.

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