2021 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 | 15–19 | 20–24 | 25–34 | 35–64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total: | 392,000 | 154,600 | 363,000 | 54,500 | 130,900 | 97,500 | 128,000 | 134,700 | 244,700 | 110,900 |
| Male | 218,400 | 123,100 | 181,500 | 35,800 | 114,700 | 55,200 | 61,900 | 90,600 | 128,600 | 58,100 |
| Female | 297,600 | 93,700 | 282,600 | 41,300 | 66,800 | 81,400 | 109,600 | 100,900 | 195,200 | 89,100 |
| White Non–Hispanic: | 310,300 | 104,700 | 286,400 | 29,100 | 88,600 | 76,100 | 84,300 | 106,400 | 197,400 | 94,900 |
| Male | 164,400 | 82,400 | 140,900 | 24,100 | 73,400 | 35,800 | 42,000 | 70,700 | 106,500 | 38,200 |
| Female | 243,200 | 63,100 | 232,400 | 16,400 | 48,300 | 67,600 | 73,100 | 81,300 | 158,000 | 82,900 |
| Black Non–Hispanic: | 144,900 | 89,600 | 115,700 | 27,700 | 75,800 | 50,200 | 30,200 | 53,200 | 86,000 | 23,000 |
| Male | 98,200 | 70,100 | 68,400 | 17,600 | 66,800 | 40,000 | 20,900 | 31,000 | 40,300 | 13,900 |
| Female | 106,200 | 51,900 | 91,700 | 21,400 | 36,600 | 30,300 | 22,600 | 43,300 | 77,000 | 18,200 |
| Other Non–Hispanic: | 109,500 | 45,500 | 99,000 | 25,200 | 38,800 | 5,400 | 59,300 | 29,800 | 51,800 | 42,100 |
| Male | 62,200 | 31,200 | 55,800 | 8,900 | 29,800 | 5,400 | 27,000 | 8,800 | 27,800 | 16,600 |
| Female | 89,500 | 34,200 | 82,700 | 23,500 | 24,900 | 0 | 52,800 | 29,100 | 44,000 | 18,300 |
| Hispanic: | 140,700 | 74,300 | 118,000 | 27,700 | 59,000 | 38,200 | 43,600 | 55,100 | 86,600 | 29,000 |
| Male | 92,000 | 58,400 | 69,400 | 17,700 | 54,600 | 11,700 | 27,900 | 43,000 | 45,100 | 16,600 |
| Female | 106,600 | 43,200 | 92,800 | 21,300 | 19,400 | 36,500 | 33,500 | 34,700 | 69,600 | 23,800 |
| Mexican/Mexican–American:4 | 96,700 | 59,400 | 77,300 | 0 | 53,800 | 22,600 | 27,900 | 42,600 | 57,400 | 12,200 |
| Male | 73,600 | 50,700 | 55,100 | 0 | 49,500 | 11,700 | 27,900 | 36,000 | 28,900 | 11,400 |
| Female | 57,700 | 24,900 | 47,800 | 0 | 17,600 | 19,500 | 0 | 22,900 | 42,500 | 4,300 |
| Other Hispanic:4 | 101,000 | 44,400 | 86,000 | 26,900 | 24,500 | 30,300 | 33,500 | 34,300 | 62,400 | 26,300 |
| Male | 52,600 | 28,300 | 42,000 | 16,500 | 23,000 | 0 | 0 | 24,400 | 33,200 | 12,000 |
| Female | 86,000 | 34,900 | 75,000 | 21,300 | 8,500 | 30,300 | 33,500 | 24,200 | 53,000 | 23,400 |
| Region: | ||||||||||
| Northeast | 175,300 | 49,600 | 169,200 | 23,400 | 32,300 | 34,300 | 78,400 | 41,500 | 114,300 | 52,200 |
| Midwest | 173,700 | 80,100 | 159,400 | 32,400 | 63,600 | 51,900 | 33,000 | 69,800 | 113,000 | 42,000 |
| South | 243,600 | 107,900 | 219,800 | 36,600 | 95,300 | 62,900 | 84,000 | 77,700 | 146,300 | 61,700 |
| West | 182,900 | 58,100 | 171,300 | 6,400 | 54,500 | 41,000 | 45,800 | 74,300 | 112,500 | 63,300 |
| Ratio of Family Income to Poverty Threshold:5 | ||||||||||
| 0–0.99 | 163,900 | 105,200 | 124,500 | 30,300 | 91,600 | 49,300 | 55,000 | 57,300 | 77,800 | 27,400 |
| 1.00–2.49 | 218,300 | 91,000 | 194,100 | 36,100 | 75,300 | 64,700 | 89,200 | 65,700 | 126,400 | 61,500 |
| 2.50–4.49 | 181,900 | 62,000 | 168,300 | 23,900 | 52,300 | 37,700 | 54,000 | 73,000 | 116,500 | 51,900 |
| 4.50 and above | 212,600 | 55,900 | 201,600 | 22,200 | 43,400 | 55,300 | 44,200 | 79,100 | 149,000 | 67,100 |
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 3/27/2023
1Standard error 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. See NHIS “Imputed Income Technical Document”: https://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Dataset_Documentation/NHIS/2020/NHIS2020-imputation-techdoc-508.pdf [PDF – 427 KB].
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