2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 3-1
Current Asthma Population Estimates, in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2005
	Total	Age <18	Age 18+	0 – 4	5 – 14	15 – 34	15 – 19	20 – 24	25 – 34	35 – 64	65 +
				Age
	All ages	Children	Adults			15 – 34

Total:^†	22,227	6,531	15,697	1,371	3,956	6,017	2,072	1,462	2,484	8,213	2,670
Male	9,092	3,745	5,348	847	2,327	2,318	862	544	912	2,696	905
Female	13,135	2,786	10,349	524	1,629	3,699	1,210	918	1,571	5,517	1,766

White Non-Hispanic:	15,199	3,489	11,710	537	2,123	4,036	1,354	940	1,742	6,334	2,169
Male	6,146	1,986	4,160	347	1,270	1,605	558	360	687	2,174	749
Female	9,053	1,503	7,550	190	853	2,431	796	580	1,055	4,160	1,420

Black Non-Hispanic:	3,506	1,442	2,065	419	811	956	412	258	286	1,048	273
Male	1,454	859	595	277	469	371	191	81*	98	280	58*
Female	2,052	583	1,470	142	342	585	220	177	188	768	215

Other Races Non-Hispanic:	899	363	536	88*	250	288	**	75*	147	204	69*
Male	351	184	167*	54*	108	86*	22*	**	30*	75*	**
Female	548	179	369	34*	142	202	**	**	118	129	40*

Hispanic:	2,622	1,237	1,386	327	772	737	239	189	308	627	160
Male	1,141	715	427	169	480	256	90	69*	97	167	69
Female	1,481	522	959	157	292	481	150	120	211	460	91

Puerto Rican:^‡	692	269	423	64	184	173	36*	43*	94	223	48*
Male	299	167	133	31*	122	69*	**	**	**	61*	**
Female	393	102	290	33*	62*	104	**	37*	56	162	31*

Mexican/Mexican-American:^‡	1,400	736	664	194	469	417	123	132	163	252	68*
Male	606	387	219	95*	273	139	33*	63*	43*	66*	33*
Female	794	349	445	99*	196	278	90*	69*	119	186	35*

Region:
Northeast	4,571	1,302	3,270	250	795	1,140	418	317	406	1,857	529
Midwest	5,520	1,508	4,012	305	828	1,759	676	374	708	1,948	680
South	7,565	2,459	5,106	612	1,500	1,969	599	516	853	2,565	919
West	4,571	1,262	3,309	204	833	1,149	379	255	516	1,842	541

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^§
0 – 0.99	3,968	1,409	2,559	435	743	1,167	529	379	259	1,300	322
1.00 – 2.49	6,790	1,974	4,815	492	1,156	1,909	609	516	784	2,074	1,158
2.50 – 4.49	5,788	1,826	3,962	281	1,168	1,627	496	313	818	2,015	696
4.50 and above	5,682	1,322	4,360	162	888	1,314	438	254	622	2,823	493

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 5/22/2007

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 add to totals because of rounding.

‡As a subset of Hispanic.

^§Missing responses imputed.

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