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Asthma Attack1 Population Estimates Among Those With Current Asthma2 — in Thousands3 by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2021

Table 5-1
Asthma Attack1 Population Estimates Among Those With Current Asthma2–in Thousands3 by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2021
Characteristic4 All Ages
Total		 Children
Age <18		 Adults
Age 18+		 0–4 5–14 15–19 20–24 25–34 35–64 65+
Total: 9,818 1,811 8,007 233 1,250 547 686 1,365 4,515 1,214
   Male 3,513 1,035 2,479 107* 839 169* 198* 507 1,356 332
   Female 6,305 776 5,529 127* 411 378 488 858 3,159 882
White Non–Hispanic: 6,108 833 5,275 86* 577 314 350 825 3,024 923
   Male 2,077 469 1,608 53* 371 73* 93* 304 977 202
   Female 4,030 364 3,667 33* 206 241 257 521 2,048 721
Black Non–Hispanic: 1,439 399 1,039 ** 292 113* 77* 189 641 80
   Male 560 241 319 ** 203* ** ** 63* 151 **
   Female 878 159* 720 ** 89* ** 48* 126* 490 55*
Other Non–Hispanic: 902 196 706 ** 144 ** 166* 106 303 131*
    Male 315 96* 219 ** 81* ** ** ** 75* 82*
    Female 587 100* 486 ** 63* ** 117* 92* 228 49*
Hispanic: 1,371 383 988 ** 237 115* 93* 245 547 80*
    Male 561 229 331 ** 184* ** ** 125* 155 **
    Female 810 154 656 ** 53* 97* ** 119 393 57*
Mexican/Mexican–American:5 620 230 390 ** 181* 56* ** 127* 212 **
    Male 329 159* 171* ** 141* ** ** ** 61* **
    Female 291 72* 219 ** 41* ** ** 57* 151 **
Other Hispanic:5 701 140* 561 ** 55* ** ** 117 299 64*
    Male 215 64* 151 ** ** ** ** 55* 84* **
    Female 486 76* 411 ** ** ** ** 63* 215 52*
Region:
    Northeast 1,490 196 1,294 47* 93* 77* ** 166 786 184
    Midwest 2,189 469 1,719 86* 321 129* 79* 337 1,000 237
    South 3,687 768 2,919 94* 574 194* 351 431 1,608 432
    West 2,453 378 2,075 ** 261 146 126* 431 1,122 361
Ratio of Family Income to Poverty Threshold:6
    0–0.99 1,659 528 1,130 ** 391 125* 154* 227 591 113
    1.00–2.49 2,959 608 2,351 84* 424 171* 293* 331 1,243 407
    2.50–4.49 2,191 347 1,844 ** 231 88* 154* 393 1,041 240
    4.50 and above 3,010 328 2,682 47* 203 163* ** 415 1,640 454

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 3/27/2023

1Having had one or more asthma attacks, which is defined by persons who answered “yes” to the question: “During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?” among people with current asthma.
2Persons who answered “yes” to the questions: “Have you EVER been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?” and “Do you still have asthma?”
3Multiply numbers by a thousand.
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.
4Numbers within selected characteristics may not sum to total due to rounding.
5As a subset of Hispanic.
6Missing responses imputed. See NHIS “Imputed Income Technical Document”: https://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Dataset_Documentation/NHIS/2020/NHIS2020-imputation-techdoc-508.pdf [PDF – 427 KB].
Notes: Sex determined by “male” or “female” response to question: “Are you male or female?” Additional information on methods and variable description available at: https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/nhis/default.htm.

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

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