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NHIS 2022 Data
Standard Errors1 for Percentage of Persons Who Had Asthma Attack2 Among Those with Current Asthma3 by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2022
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
1 Standard error measures the variability in the estimates.
2 Having 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.
3 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?"
4 As a subset of Hispanic.
5 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 12/27/2023