2023: Percentage of Persons with Current Asthma by Age (NHIS)

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National Health Interview Survey data on Percentage of Persons With Current Asthma by Age in the United States, 2023

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Percentage of Persons With Current Asthma1 by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2023

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".

Compiled 12/05/2024

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