2008 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, 2008
				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:	23,333	6,953	16,380	1,276	4,378	6,588	2,190	1,887	2,511	8,427	2,664
Male	10,429	4,293	6,136	866	2,686	2,878	1,121	815	942	3,027	972
Female	12,904	2,660	10,244	410	1,692	3,710	1,069	1,072	1,569	5,400	1,692

White Non-Hispanic:	15,181	3,638	11,542	571	2,199	4,374	1,587	1,225	1,562	5,933	2,105
Male	6,635	2,350	4,285	405	1,474	1,872	761	539	572	2,141	743
Female	8,546	1,288	7,258	165	725	2,502	825	686	990	3,792	1,362

Black Non-Hispanic:	3,805	1,698	2,107	303	1,105	952	342	317	293	1,171	274
Male	1,776	1,026	750	226	630	432	202	148*	82*	397	91
Female	2,029	672	1,357	77*	476	520	140	168	212	774	182

Other Non-Hispanic:	1,653	562	1,091	130*	375	477	102*	145*	230	560	112
Male	777	348	429	98*	198*	236	83*	**	91*	184	61*
Female	876	214*	662	31*	177*	240*	**	**	139*	376	51*

Hispanic:	2,694	1,055	1,639	273	698	786	160	200	425	764	174
Male	1,241	569	672	136	385	338	76*	65*	198*	305	77*
Female	1,453	486	967	136*	314	448	85*	135*	228	459	97

Puerto Rican:^a	573	235	338	40*	187	126	**	**	77*	179	41*
Male	284	166	118*	18*	144*	**	**	**	**	63*	**
Female	288	68*	220	**	43*	97	**	**	62*	116	**

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	1,463	638	825	193	403	422	78*	145*	200	388	56*
Male	576	285	292	85*	176	140*	**	**	58*	166	**
Female	886	354	533	108*	227	282	50*	90*	142	222	47*

Region:
Northeast	4,157	1,197	2,960	177	685	1,263	531	171*	560	1,567	466
Midwest	6,181	1,843	4,338	335	1,187	1,765	595	588	581	2,286	610
South	7,461	2,637	4,824	537	1,662	1,880	716	542	621	2,469	913
West	5,533	1,276	4,257	227	843	1,681	347	585	748	2,106	676

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-.99	4,298	1,565	2,734	414	951	1,212	326	484	401	1,418	303
1.00-2.49	6,889	2,338	4,551	327	1,621	1,865	640	526	699	1,984	1,092
2.50-4.49	6,216	1,636	4,580	302	959	1,901	666	498	737	2,309	744
4.50 and above	5,930	1,414	4,515	234	847	1,610	558	378*	673	2,716	524

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, Compiled 8/30/2010

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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