2013 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 5-1
Asthma Attack Population Estimates among those with Current Asthma — in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2013
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: 11,294 3,524 7,770 549 2,422 2,697 728 645 1,324 4,636 990
    Male 4,407 1,988 2,419 327 1,408 1,003 347 189 467 1,352 317
    Female 6,886 1,535 5,351 223 1,014 1,693 381 456 856 3,284 672
White Non-Hispanic: 7,232 1,772 5,459 215 1,253 1,645 429 340 876 3,386 733
    Male 2,634 964 1,670 144 704 538 178 75* 285 1,024 225
    Female 4,598 808 3,789 71* 549 1,107 251 265* 591 2,362 508
Black Non-Hispanic: 1,836 721 1,116 162 467 457 139 150* 168 614 136
    Male 847 426 421 115* 254 205 88* 86* ** 213 59*
    Female 990 295 695 47* 213 251 51* 64* 137 401 77
Other Non-Hispanic: 731 295 436 50* 170 195 75* 44* 76 260 55*
    Male 301 189 112 26* 112 91 52* ** 32* 63* **
    Female 429 105 324 25* 58* 104 ** 38* 44* 196 46*
Hispanic: 1,495 736 759 122 532 400 85 111* 204 377 65
    Male 625 410 216 42* 339 169 29* ** 118* 51 25*
    Female 870 327 543 80* 193 230 56* 89* 85* 325 41*
    Puerto Rican:a 338 165 173 46* 103 73* ** ** 43* 95 21*
        Male 125 75 50* ** 59* ** ** ** ** ** **
        Female 213 89 123 ** 45* 31* ** ** ** 83 **
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a 659 365 294 32* 298 144 36* ** 84* 178 **
        Male 300 214 86* 18* 177 85* 18* ** 62* ** **
        Female 359 152 207 ** 121 59* ** ** 22* 158 **
Region:
    Northeast 2,358 666 1,692 109 439 454 137 ** 209 1,111 246
    Midwest 2,216 582 1,634 105* 331 679 218 113* 348 972 129
    South 4,121 1,576 2,545 254 1,145 853 241 175 437 1,458 411
    West 2,598 700 1,898 81* 507 711 132 249 331 1,096 203
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
    0.0-0.99 2,973 1,154 1,819 255 770 672 183 222 267 1,063 214
    1.00-2.49 3,124 1,019 2,105 137 705 751 255 144 352 1,166 366
    2.50-4.49 2,479 710 1,770 112* 506 644 112 169* 364 974 242
    4.50 and above 2,717 642 2,075 45* 441 630 179 110* 341 1,434 168

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 9/30/2014

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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