2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 1-1
Table Lifetime 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: 39,982 10,322 29,660 1,406 6,534 12,583 3,827 3,360 5,396 15,108 4,352
    Male 18,256 5,988 12,268 836 3,794 6,049 1,968 1,607 2,474 5,927 1,651
    Female 21,726 4,333 17,392 570 2,740 6,534 1,860 1,753 2,922 9,181 2,701
White Non-Hispanic: 25,340 4,881 20,459 489 3,133 7,510 1,975 2,066 3,469 10,908 3,300
    Male 11,112 2,723 8,388 264 1,763 3,431 964 958 1,509 4,371 1,283
    Female 14,229 2,158 12,071 225 1,370 4,079 1,011 1,108 1,960 6,537 2,017
Black Non-Hispanic: 6,163 2,178 3,985 350 1,411 1,985 697 523 765 2,028 389
    Male 2,758 1,252 1,506 211 803 911 330 227 354 696 137
    Female 3,405 925 2,479 138 608 1,075 367 296 411 1,332 252
Other Non-Hispanic: 2,642 919 1,723 170* 509 1,040 406 301 333 670 253
    Male 1,383 536 847 83* 310 598 228 177 193 271 121
    Female 1,260 384 876 87* 200 442 179 124* 140 399 132
Hispanic: 5,837 2,344 3,493 397 1,480 2,048 749 470 829 1,502 410
    Male 3,004 1,477 1,527 277 918 1,110 446 245 419 589 110
    Female 2,833 867 1,966 120 562 938 303 225 410 914 299
    Puerto Rican:a 1,250 341 909 53* 202 457 217 66* 173 423 115
        Male 562 222 340 48* 130 206 117* ** 65* 146 32*
        Female 689 119 569 ** 73 251 99* 43* 108* 277 83
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a 2,930 1,392 1,539 224 918 1,012 365 254 393 669 107
        Male 1,616 922 694 161 580 581 241 149* 191 245 48*
        Female 1,314 470 845 64 337 431 124 105 202 423 59
Region:
    Northeast 7,469 1,782 5,686 265 1,112 2,539 807 673 1,059 2,832 721
    Midwest 9,202 2,122 7,080 330 1,269 2,987 811 912 1,264 3,555 1,061
    South 14,229 4,158 10,071 505 2,805 3,947 1,342 957 1,647 5,413 1,559
    West 9,082 2,260 6,822 305 1,348 3,110 867 818 1,425 3,309 1,010
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
    0-0.99 8,504 2,997 5,507 602 1,872 2,855 955 926 974 2,652 523
    1.00-2.49 11,064 3,141 7,923 392 2,015 3,832 1,105 1,219 1,508 3,370 1,454
    2.50-4.49 10,267 2,349 7,918 261 1,520 3,243 971 728 1,544 3,944 1,300
    4.50 and above 10,147 1,835 8,313 151 1,126 2,653 796 487 1,370 5,141 1,075

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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