2022: Percentage of Persons with Current Asthma by Age (NHIS)

Technical Information

For information regarding the NHIS background, questionnaire, and methods, please see NHIS Technical Information.

2022 NHIS Data

Percentage of Persons With Current Asthma¹ by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2022

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC

¹ Persons 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?"

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.

² As a subset of Hispanic.

³ Missing responses imputed. See NHIS "Imputed Income Technical Document."

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.

Compiled 12/26/2023