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Table 3-1
Current Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2009
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: 24,567 7,111 17,456 1,332 4,515 6,363 1,839 1,758 2,765 9,450 2,906
    Male 10,325 4,268 6,058 856 2,758 2,553 873 724 956 3,098 1,061
    Female 14,241 2,843 11,398 476 1,758 3,810 966 1,035 1,809 6,352 1,845
White Non-Hispanic: 15,957 3,473 12,484 505 2,149 4,305 1,153 1,199 1,954 6,668 2,331
    Male 6,499 2,135 4,364 359 1,341 1,721 529 535 657 2,197 881
    Female 9,458 1,338 8,120 146* 808 2,584 624 663 1,297 4,471 1,449
Black Non-Hispanic: 4,069 1,788 2,281 413 1,109 1,008 397 262 350 1,313 226
    Male 1,710 972 739 182 668 368 199 58 110 433 59
    Female 2,358 816 1,542 231 441 641 197 203 240 880 167
Other Non-Hispanic: 1,544 574 969 105 405 380 103 133* 144 510 144*
    Male 688 392 296 90* 262 167 44* ** 75* 134 **
    Female 856 182 673 14* 143 213 59* 85* 69 376 109*
Hispanic: 2,997 1,276 1,721 310 852 669 187 165 318 960 206
    Male 1,428 769 659 225 486 297 101 83* 114* 334 86*
    Female 1,569 507 1,062 85 366 372 86 82 204 626 120
    Puerto Rican:a 756 243 513 79* 135 140 47* 24* 68* 356 47*
        Male 291 158 132* 61* 85 34* 18* ** ** 100* **
        Female 465 85 381 ** 50* 105* ** ** 59* 256 35*
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a 1,583 757 826 169 513 366 126 98 142 427 107*
        Male 764 461 302 133* 289 143 78* 43* ** 138 61*
        Female 819 295 524 36* 225 223 48* 55* 120 289 46*
Region:
    Northeast 4,864 1,386 3,477 224 864 1,300 444 316 540 1,907 569
    Midwest 6,385 1,934 4,450 410 1,104 2,016 603 485 928 2,249 605
    South 8,027 2,529 5,498 522 1,659 1,879 505 582 793 3,018 949
    West 5,291 1,261 4,030 176 887 1,168 289 376 503 2,277 783
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
    0-.99 5,093 2,097 2,996 593 1,316 1,307 318 430 559 1,550 326
    1.00-2.49 7,233 2,054 5,179 312 1,293 2,208 653 656 899 2,383 1,038
    2.50-4.49 6,102 1,507 4,595 226 958 1,424 436 356 632 2,603 890
    4.50 and above 6,139 1,453 4,686 201 948 1,424 432 316* 675 2,914 653

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC    Compiled 1/3/2012

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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