2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 6-1
Asthma Attack Prevalence Percents among those with Current Asthma
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: 49.1 55.5 46.7 60.9 56.8 44.7 41.7 38.8 49.7 49.7 40.7
    Male 45.9 55.3 40.6 67.8 53.7 39.4 37.3 30.7 46.2 42.9 40.5
    Female 51.4 55.7 50.3 53.7 61.1 48.9 46.2 45.1 52.0 53.3 40.8
White Non-Hispanic: 49.8 60.1 47.3 74.3 61.7 45.5 41.1 39.9 50.2 49.8 42.1
    Male 46.2 58.3 42.0 82.6 56.0 40.8 35.2 38.1 45.6 43.2 42.2
    Female 52.3 62.2 50.5 65.5 69.7 49.3 47.5 41.3 53.5 53.5 42.0
Black Non-Hispanic: 50.3 53.0 48.5 52.4 56.4 46.5 44.4 44.6 49.8 52.9 33.6
    Male 48.8 52.8 44.2 60.8 52.4 40.1 35.7 39.1* 48.0* 52.9 38.2*
    Female 51.4 53.3 50.6 42.5 62.4 51.5 54.1 50.4 50.6 52.9 31.7
Other Non-Hispanic: 46.8 59.7 41.0 57.2 62.5 38.6 35.7* 33.2* 45.5 45.3 38.6
    Male 35.9 58.2 21.1 59.5 59.4 26.1* ** ** 52.5* 14.4* 39.5*
    Female 54.8 61.3 52.7 54.9* 66.8 48.3 ** 70.2 42.0 59.5 38.0
Hispanic: 45.9 47.8 44.3 50.6 46.9 42.1 43.0 29.2 48.8 48.3 37.8
    Male 46.2 51.2 39.8 54.9 49.0 39.3 52.0 ** 45.2 48.2 **
    Female 45.7 44.1 46.7 46.9 44.2 43.9 36.0 40.8 51.1 48.3 44.4
    Puerto Rican:a 39.0 41.8 36.4 40.2* 45.6 26.6* 27.9* ** 28.1* 44.7 30.9*
        Male 33.9 35.4 32.1* ** 31.4* 38.6* 57.6 ** ** 49.6* **
        Female 42.1 46.2 38.5 49.5* 56.4 18.2* ** ** 29.9* 42.6 47.6*
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a 45.3 47.9 42.6 46.0 46.2 42.5 51.5 20.0* 53.6 47.4 38.6*
        Male 48.6 51.8 44.4 47.7 51.4 41.7 54.7* ** 51.4 52.2 **
        Female 42.3 43.3 41.4 44.5* 38.8 43.0 49.1* 28.1* 56.4 44.0 43.0*
Region:
    Northeast 47.1 53.2 44.8 55.2 56.8 43.3 43.4 35.5 46.7 47.7 39.5
    Midwest 47.6 57.2 44.0 61.7 59.6 38.8 27.9 26.7 50.9 51.9 30.9
    South 50.4 56.2 48.1 59.6 58.1 45.7 45.4 40.0 49.0 49.9 45.2
    West 50.3 54.4 48.9 70.2 51.8 50.5 50.5 47.8 52.2 49.1 44.7
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
    0.0-0.99 52.9 54.7 51.8 57.5 53.9 46.5 43.0 37.0 58.7 56.1 57.2
    1.00-2.49 49.1 54.8 46.5 56.4 57.6 45.5 40.0 47.3 47.4 49.0 40.6
    2.50-4.49 47.1 55.3 44.5 74.3 51.6 41.1 44.3 34.6 41.7 51.0 34.8
    4.50 and above 47.8 58.7 45.6 59.5 66.9 45.7 39.1 31.7* 53.6 46.4 38.8

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%.

a As a subset of Hispanic.

b Missing responses imputed.

 

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