2017 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 6-1
Asthma Attack Prevalence Percent among those with Current Asthma by Age,
United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2017
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: 45.6 51.6 43.6 58.7 51.2 39.6 39.6 41.6 38.8 47.9 40.6
Male 42.2 49.3 38.3 60.8 51.1 32.1 27.8 37.7 32.5 41.3 42.9
Female 47.8 54.7 46.3 50.7 51.3 45.4 52.5 45.1 42.2 50.9 39.5
White Non-Hispanic: 45.5 54.0 43.5 67.7 52.0 41.6 42.3 47.6 38.1 47.8 38.0
Male 43.4 50.9 40.5 66.0 53.0 33.0 31.9 42.4 27.9 45.8 39.3
Female 46.8 58.5 45.1 77.1 50.8 47.9 51.9 52.1 44.1 48.8 37.3
Black Non-Hispanic: 41.6 49.5 38.0 32.1* 54.6 33.5 29.8* 23.4* 41.3 40.9 40.8
Male 32.8 41.2 25.1 30.2* 48.9 24.8* ** ** ** 24.7 **
Female 46.7 60.1 43.0 ** 60.5 39.8 54.4* ** 43.7 46.4 43.6
Other Non-Hispanic: 52.3 54.1 51.4 82.7 48.3 56.8 49.8 78.3 55.4 48.8 51.4
Male 45.3 56.1 34.9 85.7 52.4 33.2* ** ** ** 24.3* 52.3
Female 56.6 51.4 58.2 ** 42.4* 67.9 69.6 67.8 66.1 56.8 50.8
Hispanic: 46.7 47.3 46.4 56.7 47.5 32.1 31.9 ** 35.3 56.5 59.5
Male 44.6 49.9 39.7 62.9 48.6 34.5* 28.8* ** 44.9* 39.5 88.6
Female 48.5 43.8 50.6 39.9* 46.3 29.6 37.8* ** 27.6* 64.4 45.4
Puerto Rican:a 47.9 33.9 53.4 64.2* ** 39.1* ** ** 40.2* 60.5 64.4
Male 54.5 51.3* 55.6 ** ** 49.2* ** ** 63.1* 47.9* **
Female 43.6 ** 51.9 ** ** 28.7* ** ** 25.7* 68.7 45.3*
Mexican/Mexican-American:a 45.4 48.0 43.5 55.5* 49.0 25.9 30.3* ** 28.5* 62.4 40.9*
Male 41.1 49.5 31.0* 58.4* 50.5 21.9* ** ** ** 58.8 **
Female 49.1 45.6 50.5 ** 46.9 31.5* 45.0* ** 30.0* 63.5 37.7*
Region:
Northeast 45.0 52.7 42.2 66.8 48.8 36.1 40.2 61.6 24.1 49.7 35.4
Midwest 42.7 44.7 42.0 53.1 45.9 38.6 37.3 35.1 40.8 44.3 41.1
South 45.4 52.7 43.0 46.4 53.5 36.1 42.4 32.7 34.0 48.5 43.1
West 49.4 56.7 47.3 73.2 55.2 48.7 38.0 46.6 54.6 49.0 39.8
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
0.0-0.99 49.6 52.9 48.3 54.5 51.6 39.8 36.7 39.2 44.4 55.3 49.7
1.00-2.49 45.7 49.9 43.9 52.2 51.5 39.4 34.7 35.5 45.2 50.2 39.1
2.50-4.49 42.8 50.3 40.4 57.3 47.8 39.6 44.7 46.3 35.4 44.5 35.9
4.50 and above 45.0 54.2 43.1 87.8 54.1 39.8 47.4 50.1* 34.4 44.8 41.8

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 03/18/2019
All relative standard errors are <30% unless otherwise indicated.
*Relative standard error of the estimate is 30%-50%; the estimate is unreliable.
**Suppressed if relative standard error of the estimate exceeds 50% or if standard error is missing or 0.
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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