2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
| 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: | 11.2 | 12.7 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 17.0 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.9 |
| Male | 10.3 | 14.6 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 16.1 | 11.4 | 16.4 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
| Female | 12.1 | 10.6 | 12.6 | 6.5 | 11.2 | 13.9 | 17.6 | 14.3 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 11.3 |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 6.2 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 17.5 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 9.8 |
| Male | 10.3 | 13.3 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 8.0 |
| Female | 12.2 | 9.6 | 12.9 | 4.4 | 9.5 | 14.8 | 18.9 | 14.4 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 11.2 |
| Black Non-Hispanic: | 13.5 | 17.3 | 11.8 | 15.6 | 18.4 | 13.2 | 18.9 | 15.1 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 12.1 |
| Male | 13.1 | 20.8 | 9.2 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 13.0 | 22.3 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.6 |
| Female | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 9.9 | 16.0 | 13.4 | 15.8 | 18.1 | 9.4 | 13.9 | 15.0 |
| Other Races Non-Hispanic: | 10.7 | 13.7 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 19.3 | 18.1 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 8.2 |
| Male | 9.6 | 15.1 | 7.5 | 14.0* | 14.8 | 11.8 | 22.5* | 12.5* | 5.5* | 4.4* | 9.4* |
| Female | 11.7 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 7.8* | 14.1 | 16.0 | 15.2* | 23.8* | 12.7 | 9.2 | 7.4* |
| Hispanic: | 9.2 | 12.4 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 8.5 | 12.4 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 8.7 |
| Male | 8.3 | 13.8 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 16.6 | 7.0 | 10.6 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 8.7 |
| Female | 10.1 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 14.6 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 8.7 |
| Puerto Rican: | 22.3 | 27.4 | 19.8 | 21.0 | 32.0 | 22.7 | 24.5 | 19.8* | 23.2 | 20.0 | 12.9 |
| Male | 22.9 | 32.9 | 17.1 | 24.6 | 38.5 | 22.3 | 29.3* | ** | 21.5* | 15.7 | 13.8* |
| Female | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 17.4 | 25.2 | 23.1 | 18.5* | 23.6* | 24.7 | 23.5 | 12.5* |
| Mexican/Mexican-American: | 7.7 | 10.6 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 7.7 |
| Male | 6.9 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 13.6 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 8.6* |
| Female | 8.5 | 10.3 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 11.8 | 6.7* | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.1 |
| Region: | |||||||||||
| Northeast | 11.8 | 13.5 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 20.7 | 16.9 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 8.6 |
| Midwest | 11.1 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 13.7 | 19.7 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 10.4 |
| South | 10.9 | 13.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 14.7 | 11.8 | 14.4 | 12.8 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| West | 11.5 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 6.5 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 15.3 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 10.7 |
| Ratio of Family Income to | |||||||||||
| Poverty Threshold: | |||||||||||
| 0 – 0.99 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 19.3 | 14.0 | 7.4 | 15.0 | 11.1 |
| 1.00 – 2.49 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 9.6 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 10.4 |
| 2.50 – 4.49 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 10.2 | 7.9 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 16.3 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| 4.50 and above | 10.0 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 17.1 | 11.6 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 9.0 |
Notes:
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics,
CDC compiled 5/22/2007
* See the “Methods” section of the documents found at http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/nhis/default.htm for information regarding standard errors.
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