Table 4-1
Current Asthma Prevalence Percents
by Age, United States:  National Health Interview Survey, 2003
 
        Age
All ages Children Adults     15 - 34    
Total Age <18 Age 18+ 0 - 4 5 - 14 15 - 34 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 64 65 + 
                       
Total: 7.0
 8.5
 6.4
 5.9
 9.5
 7.2
 9.3
 6.9
 6.3
 6.4
 5.8
Male 5.9
 9.5
 4.6
 6.6
 10.8
 6.0
 9.1
 5.2
 4.7
 4.3
 4.2
Female 8.0
 7.5
 8.1
 5.2
 8.1
 8.4
 9.5
 8.5
 7.8
 8.4
 7.0
                       
White Non-Hispanic:  6.9
 7.6
 6.7
 4.5
 8.6
 7.6
 9.2
 7.4
 6.9
 6.8
 5.8
Male 5.7
 8.5
 4.8
 5.3
 10.0
 6.0
 8.5
 5.4
 5.0
 4.5
 4.2
Female 8.2
 6.6
 8.6
 3.7
 7.1
 9.3
 9.9
 9.3
 8.9
 8.9
 7.0
                       
Black Non-Hispanic:  9.2
 13.6
 7.2
 13.1
 14.3
 8.8
 11.5
 9.0
 7.0
 7.0
 5.5
Male 8.7
 14.9
 5.4
 12.5
 16.6
 8.5
 12.4
 9.3*
 5.1*
 4.4
 3.1*
Female 9.7
 12.3
 8.6
 13.7
 11.9
 9.0
 10.5
 8.8
 8.4
 9.1
 7.0
                       
Other races Non-Hispanic:  5.3
 8.8
 3.9
 5.8*
 9.9
 5.1
 8.7*
 5.4*
 3.4*
 2.8
 8.2*
Male 6.2
 12.2
 3.7
 11.1*
 12.8
 5.4
 8.3*
 **
 4.1*
 2.4*
 9*
Female 4.4
 5.4*
 4.1
 **
 6.8*
 4.7*
 9.2*
 **
 2.9*
 3.2*
 7.6*
                       
Hispanic: 5.5
 7.4
 4.6
 4.8
 8.3
 5.2
 7.7
 4.0
 4.6
 4.6
 5.1
Male 4.7
 7.7
 3.2
 4.9
 8.1
 4.6
 8.7
 1.9*
 4*
 3.0
 2.7*
Female 6.4
 7.0
 6.1
 4.7*
 8.4
 5.9
 6.6
 6.2
 5.4
 6.2
 6.9
                       
Puerto Rican:ª 14.0
 20.6
 11.0
 11.8*
 23.5
 13.4
 21.5*
 **
 11.6
 10.9
 11*
Male 9.2
 16.8
 5.4
 **
 20.6
 9*
 **
 **
 9.9*
 5.2*
 **
Female 18.7
 24.8
 16.2
 **
 26.3
 18.2
 34.4*
 **
 13.3*
 15.7
 18.8*
                       
Mexican/Mexican-American:ª 4.0
 4.9
 3.5
 3.0
 5.8
 3.8
 4.7*
 3.5*
 3.5
 3.4
 4.2*
Male 3.6
 5.4
 2.6
 3.5*
 5.7
 3.2*
 5.6*
 2.3*
 **
 2.6
 **
Female 4.5
 4.4
 4.5
 **
 5.8
 4.4
 3.7*
 4.7*
 4.5
 4.3
 4.8*
                       
Region:                      
Northeast 7.7
 10.0
 7.0
 6.0
 11.7
 8.0
 10.2
 9.1
 6.1
 7.0
 6.0
Midwest 7.6
 9.9
 6.9
 8.1
 10.5
 8.2
 10.9
 7.8
 6.9
 6.6
 6.4
South 6.4
 8.2
 5.7
 5.9
 9.1
 6.4
 8.8
 5.4
 5.7
 5.9
 4.8
West 6.5
 6.4
 6.5
 3.5
 7.2
 6.8
 7.3
 6.4
 6.7
 6.4
 6.8












Ratio of Family Income to                      
Poverty Threshold:                      
0 - .99 9.9
 10.9
 9.4
 10.2
 10.7
 8.5
 11.4
 7.4
 7.2
 11.3
 9.2
1.00 - 2.49 7.9
 8.6
 7.6
 6.8
 9.0
 8.1
 9.9
 7.7
 7.4
 7.8
 7.0
2.50 - 4.49 6.7
 8.1
 6.2
 4.5
 9.3
 7.8
 9.4
 6.8
 7.3
 5.7
 5.4
4.50 and above 6.1
 7.4
 5.8
 4.0
 8.6
 6.3
 7.2
 6.7*
 5.8
 5.9
 4.0
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
     
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC  compiled 3/9/2005
         
ªAs a 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%.  

     
Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention