2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 3-1
Current Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2007
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: 22,879 6,703 16,177 1,395 3,774 6,816 2,218 1,632 2,965 8,189 2,705
    Male 9,485 3,660 5,825 836 2,107 2,932 1,113 713 1,106 2,716 894
    Female 13,394 3,043 10,351 559 1,667 3,884 1,105 920 1,859 5,473 1,811
White Non-Hispanic: 15,012 3,142 11,870 498 1,783 4,517 1,316 1,129 2,072 6,044 2,170
    Male 6,018 1,595 4,423 262 977 1,915 624 541 750 2,139 725
    Female 8,994 1,547 7,447 236 805 2,602 693 588 1,322 3,904 1,445
Black Non-Hispanic: 3,785 1,754 2,031 463 919 1,111 492 235 385 1,045 246
    Male 1,592 987 605 298 491 456 253 70* 133* 296 51*
    Female 2,193 767 1,426 165 428 655 239 165 251 750 195
Other Non-Hispanic: 996 384 612 100* 218 323 113* 73* 137* 278 77
    Male 502 220 282 52* 141 176* 59* ** 88* 86* 47*
    Female 494 164 330 47* 78* 147 54* ** 49* 192 30*
Hispanic: 3,086 1,422 1,664 334 854 864 297 196* 371 822 212
    Male 1,373 858 515 224 497 385 177 ** 135 195 71
    Female 1,713 565 1,149 110 357 479 120 123* 236 626 141
    Puerto Rican:a 621 205 416 82 109 158 36* 52* 69* 226 46
        Male 209 126 83* 47 70 32* ** ** ** ** **
        Female 413 79 333 35* 39* 126 18* ** 60* 188 25*
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a 1,680 896 784 198 521 518 202 ** 199 400 42*
        Male 696 478 218 132 246 243 126 ** 66* 67* **
        Female 983 418 565 66* 276 275 76* 65* 133 333 34*
Region:
    Northeast 4,275 1,344 2,932 309 722 1,201 407 342 452 1,615 429
    Midwest 5,857 1,611 4,245 244 974 1,979 736 461 782* 1,939 721
    South 7,915 2,450 5,464 637 1,383 2,273 623 531 1,119 2,735 887
    West 4,833 1,298 3,535 205 696 1,363 453 298 612 1,900 668
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
    0-.99 4,245 1,532 2,712 459 786 1,325 486 462 377 1,243 432
    1.00-2.49 7,174 2,331 4,843 502 1,402 2,139 641 482 1,016 2,127 1,004
    2.50-4.49 5,598 1,492 4,105 268 826 1,767 566 334 866 1,935 803
    4.50 and above 5,863 1,347 4,516 166 760 1,585 525 354 706 2,885 466

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC,   Compiled 9/19/2008

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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