2006 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 1-2
Standard Errors* for Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2006
Age (years)
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: 884,100 389,700 683,600 121,900 323,600 408,500 209,800 212,900 260,300 434,800 205,600
Male 520,100 279,400 395,500 101,200 237,600 271,200 130,800 139,900 186,500 258,200 150,700
Female 600,100 240,800 500,200 76,800 195,700 291,200 156,300 161,800 170,700 325,400 160,100
 
White Non-Hispanic: 742,500 300,200 601,100 99,800 258,700 344,600 161,800 185,500 214,100 385,800 186,100
Male 439,300 225,600 348,800 83,200 190,700 223,300 100,100 120,800 147,900 238,100 146,400
Female 512,400 186,400 438,700 67,900 160,900 257,300 128,900 143,500 146,700 279,000 146,200
 
Black Non-Hispanic: 265,400 143,200 197,500 52,200 117,000 129,000 68,800 66,000 73,100 131,300 49,000
Male 150,500 92,700 106,600 39,700 82,100 84,900 41,400 47,700 47,900 78,600 29,900
Female 185,700 94,400 149,900 33,500 71,100 91,600 58,000 44,100 52,200 97,400 43,400
 
Other Races Non-Hispanic: 153,100 74,900 128,000 24,100 46,900 103,400 58,600 67,300 53,400 91,100 31,300
Male 100,300 51,600 88,100 20,100 37,500 62,300 36,700 43,300 26,700 63,500 17,600
Female 110,900 54,200 92,700 10,100 32,700 81,500 45,100 51,500 46,300 65,800 27,600
 
Hispanic: 279,100 148,000 189,700 51,300 120,000 149,000 71,700 56,600 112,100 104,600 39,600
Male 177,600 115,400 122,800 42,100 92,200 110,500 54,500 42,500 86,200 62,200 15,100
Female 155,200 72,900 125,700 23,800 60,500 77,900 38,000 35,600 54,600 84,900 36,500
 
Puerto Rican: 124,700 71,000 84,600 28,400 56,900 61,700 25,200 34,100 32,000 52,000 28,000
Male 75,500 53,100 57,300 28,100 40,500 36,500 10,000 28,100 21,100 42,700 3,400
Female 69,600 33,000 49,600 3,500 24,700 38,400 23,200 20,700 19,300 27,500 27,700
 
Mexican/Mexican-American: 214,000 106,900 143,300 31,400 90,600 117,100 50,400 42,000 101,100 69,100 23,000
Male 142,400 85,800 93,700 24,600 73,400 90,500 38,900 31,100 79,400 35,200 11,500
Female 109,800 56,200 91,400 18,300 50,300 54,200 22,000 24,700 42,900 60,500 18,900
 
Region:
Northeast 418,700 183,800 340,200 80,300 137,800 190,000 103,500 107,800 89,400 211,500 84,000
Midwest 449,800 219,400 312,500 49,300 188,200 219,600 120,400 101,400 145,200 219,900 88,200
South 544,200 218,900 429,500 70,200 186,300 250,200 107,600 136,100 173,700 255,800 130,300
West 328,900 149,000 261,300 32,400 125,200 141,300 84,900 70,200 92,200 172,100 101,100
 
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:
0 - 0.99 345,600 187,600 253,900 88,600 151,300 198,400 117,000 120,100 84,300 151,500 76,500
1.00 - 2.49 436,800 199,700 345,100 63,900 163,900 232,800 124,400 116,300 140,300 218,000 138,900
2.50 - 4.49 430,100 195,700 336,600 65,100 151,400 229,800 106,000 109,700 144,000 246,500 112,700
4.50 and above 424,000 154,500 369,600 41,500 130,500 218,300 90,200 122,100 158,700 252,500 101,400
 

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 3/18/2008

* See the "Methods" Section of the documentation found at http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/NHIS/default.htm for information regarding standard errors.

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