2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 5-1
Asthma Attack Population Estimates among those with Current Asthma — in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2011
				Age (years)
						15-34
Characteristic†	All ages Total	Children Age <18	Adults Age 18+	0 – 4	5 – 14	15 – 34	15 – 19	20 – 24	25 – 34	35 – 64	65+
Total:	12,708	3,923	8,785	884	2,475	3,218	847	692	1,680	4,918	1,214
Male	4,940	2,143	2,796	498	1,361	1,231	380	243	608	1,454	397
Female	7,769	1,780	5,989	386	1,114	1,987	467	449	1,071	3,465	817

White Non-Hispanic:	8,045	1,897	6,148	418	1,169	1,987	470	395	1,122	3,501	970
Male	3,049	1,003	2,046	239	618	792	210*	159*	423	1,071	329
Female	4,997	894	4,103	179	551	1,195	260	236	699	2,430	641

Black Non-Hispanic:	2,140	882	1,258	194	584	622	200	165*	258	634	106
Male	900	518	382	121	326	233	84	**	74*	185	35*
Female	1,240	364	876	72*	258	389	115*	90*	184	449	71

Other Non-Hispanic:	859	342	517	82	212	203	48*	63*	92*	295	67
Male	277	179	99	43*	119	60*	**	**	**	30*	26*
Female	582	163	418	39*	93	143	**	55*	57*	266	41*

Hispanic:	1,664	803	861	190	509	406	129	69*	208	487	71
Male	714	444	270	95*	297	146	68*	**	76*	168	**
Female	950	358	592	95	212	260	61*	68*	132	319	64

Puerto Rican:^a	296	156	140	46*	93*	47*	20*	**	27*	93	17*
Male	96	54	42*	**	28*	**	**	**	**	30*	**
Female	200	102*	99	**	66*	19*	**	**	16*	62	17*

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	845	445	400	74	305	201	75*	30*	96	236	29*
Male	430	261	169	36*	199	86	35*	**	51*	109*	**
Female	415	184	231	38*	106	115	40*	30*	45*	127	29*

Region:
Northeast	2,331	722	1,609	175	424	692	218	123*	351	799	242
Midwest	2,754	891	1,863	177	604	642	136	97*	409	1,125	206
South	4,554	1,481	3,074	354	937	1,013	293	219	501	1,802	448
West	3,069	830	2,239	178	510	870	200	252	418	1,192	318

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0.0-0.99	2,989	1,159	1,830	393	626	837	231	231	376	910	224
1.00-2.49	3,764	1,306	2,459	204	942	910	199	252	460	1,261	447
2.50-4.49	2,892	826	2,066	224	461	711	226	120*	365	1,193	303
4.50 and above	3,063	632	2,430	63*	445	760	191*	**	479	1,554	241

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC (Compiled 4/23/2013)

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 sum to total due to rounding.

^a As a subset of Hispanic.

^b Missing responses imputed.

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