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Table 3-1
Current Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2012
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: 25,553 6,834 18,719 1,080 4,344 7,500 2,322 1,906 3,271 9,704 2,925
    Male 10,518 3,748 6,770 638 2,422 3,114 1,051 760 1,303 3,270 1,074
    Female 15,035 3,085 11,950 442 1,922 4,386 1,271 1,146 1,969 6,434 1,851
White Non-Hispanic: 15,700 3,079 12,621 377 1,960 4,358 1,184 1,135 2,039 6,812 2,193
    Male 6,175 1,604 4,571 197 1,062 1,737 539 425 774 2,358 819
    Female 9,525 1,475 8,050 179 898 2,621 645 710 1,265 4,454 1,373
Black Non-Hispanic: 4,404 1,609 2,795 288 1,042 1,408 469 380 560 1,385 280
    Male 1,820 878 942 162 565 586 197 174* 215 398 110
    Female 2,584 730 1,853 126 478 822 272 205 345 987 170
Other Non-Hispanic: 1,753 594 1,159 123* 334 591 245 158 188 528 177
    Male 824 313 511 62* 178 304 117* 74* 113* 196 85*
    Female 929 282 647 ** 156 287 128* 84* 75* 332 93
Hispanic: 3,697 1,552 2,145 292 1,008 1,143 424 234 485 979 274
    Male 1,699 953 745 216 618 487 198 87* 201 318 60*
    Female 1,998 599 1,399 76 390 656 226 147 283 661 214
    Puerto Rican:a 906 230 677 49* 116 323 158 ** 124* 319 99
        Male 364 147 217 45* 78* 118* 72* ** ** 95* 28*
        Female 542 82 459 ** 37* 205 86* ** 86* 224 71*
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a 1,777 908 869 138 627 546 223 88 236 416 49*
        Male 892 578 314 104* 386 254 118* ** 103 132 16*
        Female 885 329 555 35* 240 293 104* 55 133 284 33*
Region:
    Northeast 5,127 1,175 3,953 209 733 1,607 483 390 734 2,033 544
    Midwest 5,809 1,451 4,358 270 836 1,723 521 531 671 2,295 685
    South 9,102 2,822 6,280 420 1,909 2,390 811 545 1,033 3,365 1,019
    West 5,515 1,386 4,129 182 866 1,781 507 440 833 2,011 676
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
    0-0.99 6,156 2,159 3,998 467 1,322 2,008 702 591 715 1,998 362
    1.00-2.49 7,273 2,064 5,209 293 1,385 2,232 605 669 958 2,303 1,060
    2.50-4.49 6,264 1,578 4,686 202 1,013 1,792 536 404 851 2,387 870
    4.50 and above 5,860 1,034 4,826 118 624 1,468 479 242 747 3,017 634

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 3/5/2014

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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