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Table 4-1
Current Asthma Prevalence Percents
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2001
       
Age
All ages Children Adults  
15 - 19
 
Total Age <18 Age 18+ 0 - 4  5 - 14  15 - 19 15 - 17 18 - 19 20 - 34 35 - 64 65 + 
                       
Total: 7.4
 8.7
 6.9
 5.7
 9.9
 9.6
 9.6
 9.5
 7.4
 6.7
 6.0
Male 6.4
 9.9
 5.0
 6.8
 11.6
 9.4
 9.6
 9.1
 5.6
 4.4
 5.0
Female 8.3
 7.5
 8.6
 4.7
 8.2
 9.8
 9.7
 9.9
 9.1
 8.9
 6.7
                       
White Non-Hispanic:  7.5
 8.6
 7.1
 4.8
 10.0
 9.8
 9.7
 10.1
 8.1
 6.9
 5.9
Male 6.4
 9.7
 5.3
 6.1
 11.4
 10.0
 9.7
 10.5
 6.1
 4.7
 4.6
Female 8.5
 7.4
 8.9
 3.4
 8.6
 9.7
 9.6
 9.8
 10.1
 9.0
 6.8
                       
Black Non-Hispanic:  8.6
 11.4
 7.3
 10.7
 11.9
 10.1
 10.4
 9.5
 7.9
 6.7
 7.2
Male 7.4
 12.5
 4.7
 11.7
 13.7
 8.0
 9.2
 6.4*
 5.6
 3.8
 5.7
Female 9.6
 10.2
 9.3
 9.7
 10.0
 12.2
 11.7
 13.1*
 9.7
 9.0
 8.2
                       
Other races Non-Hispanic:  6.2
 8.1
 5.5
 5.1*
 8.6
 9.9*
 **
 8.1*
 6.4
 4.5
 **
Male 7.5
 12.8
 5.5
 7.2*
 14.8
 **
 **
 **
 8.7*
 2.6*
 **
Female 4.9
 3.3*
 5.6
 **
 3.1*
 8.5*
 **
 **
 4.0*
 6.6
 **
                       
Hispanic: 5.9
 7.1
 5.2
 5.3
 7.9
 7.7
 8.2
 7.0*
 4.2
 5.7
 6.0
Male 5.1
 7.8
 3.5
 5.2
 9.5
 7.3*
 7.1
 **
 2.5
 3.0
 8.9
Female 6.7
 6.5
 6.8
 5.5
 6.2
 8.1
 9.4
 6.2*
 5.9
 8.3
 3.8
                       
Puerto Rican:ª 15.9
 18.1
 14.7
 9.1*
 23.3
 18.0*
 16.2*
 **
 14.3
 14.2
 15.7*
Male 14.4
 20.4
 10.9
 **
 28.1
 14.5*
 **
 **
 **
 10.4*
 **
Female 17.3
 15.6
 18.1
 **
 17.3
 21.3*
 24.0*
 **
 21.8
 17.5
 10.4*
                       
Mexican/Mexican-American:ª 3.9
 5.1
 3.1
 4.6
 5.3
 4.4
 5.7
 **
 2.4
 3.7
 3.8*
Male 3.6
 6.1
 2.0
 4.2
 7.0
 4.6*
 7.4*
 **
 2.0
 2.0*
 **
Female 4.1
 4.1
 4.2
 5.1*
 3.7
 4.2*
 **
 **
 2.8
 5.5
 3.5*
                       
Residence - MSA Size:                      
5,000,000 or more 6.9
 7.6
 6.6
 6.7
 7.5
 10.3
 9.6
 11.4*
 6.2
 6.6
 6.5
2,500,000 - 4,999,999 7.0
 8.3
 6.5
 5.6
 9.2
 9.0
 10.1
 7.4*
 7.6
 5.8
 7.0
1,000,000 - 2,499,999 7.3
 9.0
 6.7
 5.6
 10.1
 12.0
 11.1
 13.4
 7.0
 6.9
 3.8
500,000 - 999,999 7.5
 9.1
 6.9
 4.8
 10.5
 8.8
 11.5
 4.2*
 7.4
 7.3
 5.4
250,000 - 499,999 7.8
 9.4
 7.2
 6.4
 10.2
 8.2
 11.9
 **
 7.9
 7.2
 6.8
Under 250,000 7.2
 8.0
 7.0
 4.1
 11.4
 8.4*
 3.7*
 15.1*
 7.8
 5.9
 6.7
Non-MSA 7.6
 8.8
 7.2
 6.4
 10.1
 8.7
 8.1
 9.4
 7.9
 6.7
 7.2

                     
Ratio of Family Income to                      
Poverty Threshold:                      
0 - .99 10.7
 11.0
 10.5
 9.3
 11.1
 12.5
 14.3
 11.0
 10.0
 10.8
 10.4
1.00 - 2.49 8.0
 8.9
 7.6
 7.5
 9.6
 8.1
 8.7
 7.3*
 7.5
 7.8
 7.4
2.50 - 4.49 7.1
 7.7
 6.8
 4.0
 9.3
 7.7
 7.7
 7.8*
 7.1
 6.7
 6.2
4.50 and above 6.6
 8.8
 6.0
 3.3
 10.8
 10.9
 10.8
 11.1*
 5.9
 6.1
 4.0
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 7/09/2004

ªa subset of Hispanic 

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%.


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