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Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2019

Table 5-1
Asthma Attack Population Estimates among those with Current Asthma — in thousands by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2019
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: 10,329 2,260 8,069 244 1,684 2,800 468 809 1,523 4,265 1,330
   Male 3,973 1,367 2,606 132 1,054 991 247 312 432 1,436 357
   Female 6,356 893 5,463 112* 631 1,809 221 497 1,091 2,829 973
White Non-Hispanic: 6,184 957 5,226 78* 699 1,447 275 393 778 2,970 985
   Male 2,030 516 1,514 40* 379 425 120* 138* 167* 905 277
   Female 4,154 441 3,712 37* 320 1,022 155 255 612 2,066 707
Black Non-Hispanic: 1,856 591 1,264 79* 413 709 99* 242* 368 483 171
   Male 767 356 411 ** 261 267* 59* ** 119* 164 38*
   Female 1,089 235 853 ** 152 441 40* 153* 248 319 133
Other Non-Hispanic: 691 204 487 ** 170 196 ** 56* 124* 233 74*
    Male 333 136 197 ** 113* 78* ** ** ** 105* **
    Female 358 68* 290 ** 58* 118* ** ** 90* 127 51*
Hispanic: 1,599 508 1,091 69* 402 449 79* 118* 253 578 100
    Male 843 359 485 41* 301 221 59* ** 111* 261 **
    Female 755 149 607 ** 101* 228 ** 67* 142* 317 82*
Mexican/Mexican-American:a 736 223 513 ** 195 207 ** 62* 114* 273 **
    Male 366 146 220 ** 126* 88* ** ** ** 130* **
    Female 370 77* 292 ** 69* 119* ** ** 92* 143 **
Other Hispanic:a 842 272 570 49* 195 242 48* 56* 138* 299 56*
    Male 465 201 265 ** 163* 133* ** ** 89* 131* **
    Female 377 71* 305 ** 32* 109* ** ** 50* 169 47*
Region:
    Northeast 1,922 385 1,537 ** 285 514 65* 212* 237 861 221
    Midwest 2,016 477 1,539 ** 341 562 106 161* 294 833 215
    South 4,009 951 3,059 109 706 1,101 160 333 607 1,562 530
    West 2,382 448 1,934 ** 353 624 137 102* 385 1,009 363
Ratio of Family Income to Poverty Threshold:b
    0-0.99 2,386 671 1,715 ** 559 605 64* 251 290 917 236
    1.00-2.49 3,329 725 2,604 77* 533 1,010 143 247* 620 1,292 414
    2.50-4.49 2,453 493 1,960 54* 337 724 161 179* 384 1,040 298
    4.50 and above 2,160 371 1,789 46* 255 462 100 132* 230 1,015 382

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 12/7/2020

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.
†Numbers within selected characteristics may not sum to total due to rounding.
a As a subset of Hispanic.
b Missing responses imputed.

Asthma and Community Health Branch
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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