2020 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
Table 5-2
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| 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: | 422,400 | 180,000 | 363,900 | 59,200 | 150,700 | 240,800 | 102,000 | 158,700 | 161,700 | 263,700 | 110,500 |
| Male | 257,700 | 118,200 | 230,000 | 17,700 | 106,600 | 170,600 | 52,400 | 123,900 | 105,400 | 147,900 | 63,500 |
| Female | 319,700 | 134,700 | 280,300 | 56,500 | 103,300 | 177,300 | 85,100 | 96,200 | 125,600 | 206,300 | 91,700 |
| White Non–Hispanic: | 304,800 | 112,700 | 282,000 | 52,800 | 85,400 | 153,500 | 65,900 | 82,800 | 115,000 | 211,400 | 84,600 |
| Male | 173,100 | 70,600 | 160,300 | 6,800 | 61,500 | 91,200 | 42,200 | 47,000 | 64,200 | 126,500 | 45,100 |
| Female | 240,800 | 89,700 | 217,200 | 52,300 | 61,600 | 127,700 | 50,600 | 65,100 | 98,900 | 160,200 | 71,400 |
| Black Non–Hispanic: | 191,600 | 76,100 | 165,300 | 6,800 | 72,500 | 130,800 | 35,000 | 82,300 | 97,300 | 89,400 | 41,200 |
| Male | 142,600 | 69,300 | 116,700 | 6,800 | 68,900 | 103,900 | 0 | 74,300 | 72,600 | 43,100 | 28,400 |
| Female | 113,500 | 27,200 | 108,600 | 0 | 22,300 | 76,600 | 35,000 | 37,000 | 58,500 | 71,900 | 30,400 |
| Other Non–Hispanic: | 106,800 | 52,600 | 85,500 | 1,000 | 49,300 | 41,400 | 19,900 | 15,300 | 33,300 | 66,200 | 38,400 |
| Male | 64,500 | 40,400 | 50,500 | 1000 | 35,900 | 33,300 | 19,900 | 15,300 | 22,300 | 36,800 | 12,000 |
| Female | 84,500 | 34,100 | 70,700 | 0 | 34,100 | 24,700 | 0 | 0 | 24,700 | 55,600 | 36,600 |
| Hispanic: | 188,300 | 104,500 | 150,800 | 27,000 | 82,400 | 123,000 | 63,500 | 85,400 | 65,800 | 94,100 | 43,300 |
| Male | 103,600 | 49,800 | 90,900 | 15,000 | 42,800 | 76,200 | 23,900 | 58,100 | 38,800 | 42,900 | 32,800 |
| Female | 158,600 | 93,500 | 124,700 | 22,500 | 71,000 | 97,800 | 58,900 | 62,600 | 53,600 | 86,600 | 26,600 |
| Mexican/Mexican–American:4 | 137,600 | 82,600 | 105,400 | 18,600 | 54,000 | 95,000 | 61,700 | 63,600 | 37,500 | 68,300 | 17,500 |
| Male | 61,200 | 37,300 | 47,900 | 10,100 | 29,300 | 42,500 | 23,900 | 12,300 | 25,600 | 26,900 | 5,400 |
| Female | 121,300 | 74,900 | 94,600 | 15,600 | 46,200 | 85,000 | 56,900 | 62,400 | 27,400 | 64,700 | 16,800 |
| Other Hispanic:4 | 127,200 | 65,300 | 110,900 | 19,600 | 62,300 | 79,900 | 15,300 | 57,000 | 55,100 | 63,000 | 40,200 |
| Male | 85,600 | 33,000 | 79,100 | 11,100 | 31,100 | 63,900 | 0 | 56,800 | 29,200 | 33,800 | 32,400 |
| Female | 97,800 | 56,400 | 79,800 | 16,200 | 54,000 | 48,800 | 15,300 | 4,500 | 46,200 | 54,400 | 20,700 |
| Region: | |||||||||||
| Northeast | 177,500 | 72,300 | 160,200 | 6,300 | 66,000 | 94,100 | 37,200 | 67,100 | 48,900 | 128,700 | 42,600 |
| Midwest | 144,900 | 62,100 | 134,200 | 18,600 | 51,100 | 78,300 | 33,100 | 54,900 | 52,700 | 96,800 | 42,800 |
| South | 294,600 | 128,800 | 249,200 | 51,200 | 103,000 | 176,300 | 72,500 | 125,700 | 113,400 | 173,900 | 69,600 |
| West | 197,800 | 82,000 | 163,300 | 22,400 | 71,600 | 109,200 | 51,600 | 43,300 | 90,100 | 115,600 | 61,000 |
| Ratio of Family Income to Poverty Threshold:5 | |||||||||||
| 0–0.99 | 192,500 | 82,900 | 173,100 | 19,600 | 77,900 | 126,600 | 43,400 | 70,700 | 94,100 | 103,600 | 53,300 |
| 1.00–2.49 | 257,600 | 113,900 | 217,700 | 34,800 | 84,700 | 160,200 | 74,700 | 114,600 | 88,800 | 152,100 | 63,000 |
| 2.50–4.49 | 206,900 | 82,700 | 176,900 | 32,900 | 70,300 | 112,100 | 47,100 | 54,600 | 76,000 | 128,900 | 56,200 |
| 4.50 and above | 197,800 | 77,500 | 178,800 | 29,300 | 67,800 | 105,100 | 30,900 | 56,600 | 81,700 | 131,300 | 56,200 |
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 3/13/2022
1Standard Error which measures the variability in the estimates.
2Having had one or more asthma attacks, which is defined by persons who answered “yes” to the question: “During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?” among people with current asthma.
3Persons who answered “yes” to the questions: “Have you EVER been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?” and “Do you still have asthma?”
4As a subset of Hispanic.
5Missing responses imputed.
Notes: Sex determined by “male” or “female” response to question: “Are you male or female?” Additional information on methods and variable description available at: https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/nhis/default.htm.
Asthma and Community Health Branch
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention