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Table 1-1
Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2007
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: 34,008 9,605 24,402 1,636 5,637 11,186 3,473 2,953 4,759 12,037 3,511
    Male 15,933 5,550 10,383 1,004 3,329 5,566 1,980 1,516 2,069 4,824 1,210
    Female 18,075 4,055 14,020 632 2,308 5,620 1,493 1,437 2,690 7,213 2,301
White Non-Hispanic: 22,605 4,739 17,866 602 2,733 7,439 2,163 1,969 3,307 8,975 2,857
    Male 10,377 2,630 7,747 341 1,612 3,611 1,203 1,055 1,353 3,822 991
    Female 12,228 2,109 10,120 261 1,121 3,828 960 913 1,954 5,152 1,866
Black Non-Hispanic: 4,916 2,234 2,683 507 1,263 1,457 610 344 503 1,376 314
    Male 2,180 1,251 929 327 678 660 326 140* 195* 427 87
    Female 2,737 983 1,754 180 585 796 285 204 308 948 227
Other Non-Hispanic: 1,862 696 1,166 124* 435 715 261 172* 282 494 94
    Male 1,017 447 570 77* 280 407 182* ** 182* 199 54*
    Female 845 248 596 47* 154 308 79* 128* 101 295 41*
Hispanic: 4,624 1,937 2,687 403 1,207 1,576 439 470 667 1,193 246
    Male 2,358 1,221 1,137 258 760 887 270 277 340 375 79
    Female 2,266 715 1,550 144 447 689 169 192 327 818 167
    Puerto Rican:a 893 247 646 94 124 324 51* 141* 132 298 53
        Male 396 148 248 57 73 161* ** 89* ** 79* **
        Female 497 99 398 36* 50 163 24* 52* 87* 220 27*
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a 2,598 1,267 1,331 251 787 925 293 276 356 581 55*
        Male 1,302 748 555 156 457 545 181 169* 195 135 **
        Female 1,295 520 776 94* 330 379 112* 107* 161 446 47*
Region:
    Northeast 6,376 1,916 4,460 344 1,026 2,006 671 602 733 2,455 545
    Midwest 8,347 2,206 6,141 285 1,409 3,078 984 826 1,267 2,654 921
    South 11,527 3,396 8,131 712 2,026 3,680 1,031 924 1,726 3,894 1,214
    West 7,758 2,088 5,670 296 1,176 2,422 787 601 1,033 3,033 832
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
    0-.99 5,781 2,114 3,667 536 1,174 1,999 719 719 561 1,566 506
    1.00-2.49 10,268 3,252 7,016 611 2,072 3,432 1,006 941 1,485 2,879 1,275
    2.50-4.49 8,390 2,227 6,163 302 1,268 2,763 858 595 1,310 2,957 1,100
    4.50 and above 9,569 2,012 7,557 187 1,123 2,993 890 698 1,404 4,635 631

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC,   Compiled 9/19/2008

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.

a As a subset of Hispanic.

b Missing responses imputed.

 

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