2016 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 1-1
Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2016
				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:	43,344	9,352	33,992	1,017	6,098	13,529	3,815	3,932	6,505	16,734	5,242
Male	19,781	5,396	14,385	604	3,520	6,722	2,154	1,922	3,092	6,640	1,848
Female	23,563	3,956	19,607	413	2,577	6,806	1,662	2,010	3,413	10,094	3,394

White Non-Hispanic:	26,674	4,303	22,371	333	2,640	7,967	2,200	2,237	3,957	11,158	4,150
Male	11,878	2,407	9,471	184	1,495	3,947	1,219	1,196	1,799	4,477	1,507
Female	14,796	1,897	12,900	149*	1,145	4,020	981	1,041	2,158	6,681	2,643

Black Non-Hispanic:	6,600	2,031	4,569	273	1,393	1,858	596	539	836	2,379	584
Male	2,975	1,042	1,932	134*	732	957	292	289*	421	932	175
Female	3,625	988	2,637	139*	662	902	304	250	415	1,446	409

Other Non-Hispanic:	3,553	946	2,608	131	607	1,321	343	349	695	1,176	252
Male	1,833	569	1,265	77*	345	749	246	130*	420*	523	92*
Female	1,720	377	1,343	54*	262	572	97	219*	275	653	160

Hispanic:	6,516	2,072	4,444	280	1,457	2,383	677	808	1,016	2,022	257
Male	3,095	1,378	1,717	209	948	1,071	396	307	451	709	75*
Female	3,421	694	2,727	71*	509	1,312	280	501*	565	1,313	182

Puerto Rican:^a	1,120	325	795	**	219	362	127*	76*	213*	460	**
Male	496	230	266	**	188	133*	**	**	**	146*	**
Female	624	95*	529	**	30*	229*	76*	**	137*	314	**

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	3,583	1,258	2,325	145	916	1,419	427	428	628	932	109
Male	1,835	798	1,037	107*	532	709	300	190*	279*	386	**
Female	1,748	460	1,288	37*	384	711	127*	238*	349	546	66*

Region:
Northeast	8,346	1,785	6,561	204*	1,101	2,814	754	667	1,393	3,325	901
Midwest	9,486	1,879	7,607	166*	1,205	3,205	881	991	1,333	3,551	1,358
South	14,582	3,570	11,013	441	2,338	4,136	1,170	1,136	1,830	5,834	1,833
West	10,929	2,118	8,811	206	1,453	4,097	1,011	1,138	1,948	4,023	1,149

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-0.99	7,505	2,063	5,442	376	1,349	2,821	851	1,162	808	2,388	571
1.00-2.49	11,979	3,204	8,775	302	2,156	4,040	1,095	1,010	1,934	3,874	1,607
2.50-4.49	10,441	2,045	8,397	207	1,272	3,685	996	952	1,736	3,875	1,403
4.50 and above	13,418	2,041	11,378	133*	1,320	3,706	872	808	2,027	6,597	1,662

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics,
CDC Compiled 03/29/2018
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.
^aAs a subset of Hispanic.
^bMissing responses imputed. Asthma and Community Health Branch National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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