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Current Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2018

Table 3-1
Current Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2018
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: 24,753 5,530 19,223 744 3,552 6,841 2,204 1,741 2,895 9,588 4,029
   Male 9,786 3,122 6,665 524 2,056 2,699 869 766 1,064 3,315 1,192
   Female 14,967 2,408 12,559 220 1,496 4,142 1,335 976 1,831 6,272 2,837
White Non-Hispanic: 14,664 2,077 12,586 228 1,288 3,907 1,067 969 1,872 6,370 2,869
   Male 5,667 1,171 4,496 184 749 1,533 398 375 760 2,310 891
   Female 8,997 906 8,091 45* 540 2,374 669 594 1,112 4,060 1,978
Black Non-Hispanic: 4,087 1,383 2,704 196 948 1,075 415 285* 375 1,368 500
   Male 1,750 827 923 145* 587 466 211* ** 112* 414 138
   Female 2,337 557 1,780 51* 360 610 203 143* 264 954 362
Other Non-Hispanic: 2,188 577 1,612 88* 294 786 362 124* 301 773 247
    Male 928 344 584 56* 199 347 130* 110* 107* 237 90*
    Female 1,260 233 1,027 ** 96* 440 233* ** 194* 536 157
Hispanic: 3,814 1,493 2,322 231 1,022 1,072 360 364 347 1,077 412
    Male 1,441 780 661 139* 521 354 131* 138* 85* 354 73*
    Female 2,373 713 1,661 93* 500 718 230 226* 262 723 339
 Puerto Rican:a 800 253 547 ** 142* 274 ** 108* 73* 275 80*
    Male 349 148* 201* ** 80* ** ** ** ** 138* **
    Female 451 105* 346 ** ** 156* ** ** 36* 137 75*
Mexican/Mexican-American:a 1,945 836 1,109 94* 607 642 196 229* 216 448 154
    Male 703 418 286 94* 275 195* 60* 105* ** 118* **
    Female 1,241 418 823 ** 332* 447 137* 124* 187 330 131
Region:
    Northeast 4,946 1,035 3,911 191 627 1,407 525 220* 661 1,942 778
    Midwest 5,055 1,038 4,017 124* 659 1,393 467 407 519 2,024 855
    South 8,830 2,294 6,536 277 1,553 2,303 727 656 919 3,230 1,468
    West 5,923 1,163 4,760 152* 714 1,738 485 458 795 2,391 927
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
    0-0.99 4,433 1,347 3,085 278 863 1,237 441 379 417 1,518 536
    1.00-2.49 7,070 1,913 5,157 131 1,345 2,000 691 553 756 2,311 1,283
    2.50-4.49 6,028 1,203 4,825 194 772 1,752 500 432 820 2,137 1,172
    4.50 and above 7,223 1,067 6,156 141* 571 1,851 571 377* 903 3,621 1,038

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 12/2/2019
All relative standard errors are <30% unless otherwise indicated.
*Relative standard error of the estimate is 30%-50%; the estimate is unreliable.
**Suppressed if relative standard error of the estimate exceeds 50% or if standard error is missing or 0.
†Numbers within selected characteristics may not sum to total due to rounding.
aAs a subset of Hispanic.
bMissing responses imputed.

Asthma and Community Health Branch
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Page last reviewed: December 17, 2019
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