2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 1-1
Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates, in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2005
				Age
	All ages	Children	Adults			15 – 34
	Total	Age <18	Age 18+	0 – 4	5 – 14	15 – 34	15 – 19	20 – 24	25 – 34	35 – 64	65 +

Total:^†	32,621	9,287	23,334	1,741	5,536	10,121	3,516	2,549	4,056	11,767	3,456
Male	14,628	5,481	9,148	1,098	3,335	4,592	1,732	1,095	1,765	4,407	1,196
Female	17,992	3,806	14,186	643	2,201	5,529	1,783	1,454	2,291	7,359	2,260

White Non-Hispanic:	22,420	5,042	17,378	727	2,980	6,828	2,281	1,657	2,890	9,065	2,819
Male	9,984	2,993	6,991	475	1,863	3,104	1,061	727	1,316	3,555	987
Female	12,435	2,049	10,386	252	1,117	3,724	1,220	930	1,574	5,510	1,832

Black Non-Hispanic:	4,812	1,919	2,893	475	1,126	1,416	568	429	419	1,442	352
Male	2,177	1,174	1,004	329	644	656	322	169	165	464	85
Female	2,634	745	1,889	146	482	761	246	260	254	978	267

Other Races Non-Hispanic:	1,512	546	966	115	332	620	231*	188*	200	353	92*
Male	672	297	376	72*	165	282	**	66*	65*	112*	42*
Female	840	250	590	43*	167	338	81*	121*	135	242	50*

Hispanic:	3,877	1,780	2,097	425	1,097	1,257	435	275	547	906	192
Male	1,794	1,017	777	223	663	550	198	133	219	276	82
Female	2,083	763	1,320	202	435	706	237	142	327	630	110

Puerto Rican:^‡	917	374	543	95	222	277	72*	53*	153	275	48*
Male	433	229	205	55*	136	129	48*	**	66*	96*	17*
Female	484	145	339	40*	86	149	24*	38*	86	179	31*

Mexican/Mexican-American:^‡	2,086	1,058	1,028	257	654	685	233	169	283	408	81
Male	961	555	406	122	377	300	101	90	110	123	39*
Female	1,125	502	622	135	278	385	132	79*	174	286	41*

Region:
Northeast	6,199	1,734	4,465	297	1,014	1,850	705	540	604	2,398	642
Midwest	7,917	2,124	5,793	427	1,138	2,751	1,011	621	1,118	2,735	866
South	11,447	3,463	7,984	739	2,100	3,562	1,095	972	1,495	3,792	1,254
West	7,057	1,966	5,091	279	1,284	1,958	704	416	839	2,842	694

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^§
0 – 0.99	5,301	1,894	3,406	517	1,045	1,798	756	674	368	1,539	402
1.00 – 2.49	9,732	2,965	6,767	609	1,776	3,082	1,030	849	1,202	2,840	1,426
2.50 – 4.49	8,601	2,518	6,083	400	1,499	2,750	913	602	1,236	2,990	961
4.50 and above	8,987	1,910	7,077	216	1,216	2,490	816	424	1,250	4,398	667

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 5/22/2007

All relative standard errors are <30% unless otherwise indicated.

* Relative standard error of the estimate is 30%-50%; the estimate is unreliable.

** Relative standard error of the estimate exceeds 50%.

^† Numbers within selected characteristics may not add to totals because of rounding.

ª As a subset of Hispanic.

^§ Numbers do not add to total because of missing data.

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