2012 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, 2012
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: 12,944 3,771 9,172 657 2,446 3,362 969 801 1,591 5,375 1,105
    Male 5,233 2,252 2,981 416 1,487 1,305 457 329 519 1,705 321
    Female 7,711 1,519 6,191 241 959 2,057 513 472 1,072 3,670 784
White Non-Hispanic: 7,962 1,795 6,166 243 1,135 2,090 580 475 1,035 3,726 767
    Male 2,970 977 1,993 117 660 771 274 175* 321 1,217 206
    Female 4,991 818 4,174 126 475 1,319 305 300 714 2,510 562
Black Non-Hispanic: 2,266 902 1,365 195 611 602 111 199* 293 757 101
    Male 941 527 414 109 365 249 53* 107* 90* 185 32*
    Female 1,326 375 951 86 246 353 58* 92* 203 572 69
Other Non-Hispanic: 791 287 505 61* 176 197 104* 39* 54* 266 92
    Male 397 191 205 51* 99 99* 51* ** ** 90* 57*
    Female 394 95 299 ** 76* 97* ** ** 22* 175 35*
Hispanic: 1,924 788 1,136 158 524 473 175 88* 210 625 144
    Male 925 556 369 139 362 185 79* 29* 77* 212 **
    Female 999 232 767 20* 161 287 96 58* 133 413 118
    Puerto Rican:a 453 108 345 ** 56 127 58* ** 48* 203 36*
        Male 152 73 79* ** 33* ** ** ** ** 66* **
        Female 301 36* 266 ** 23* 112* 48* ** 43* 138 28*
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a 865 453 413 69* 312 217 104 ** 98 251 17*
        Male 485 342 142 63* 236 112 67* ** 36* 70* **
        Female 381 110 270 ** 76 105 37* ** 62* 181 13*
Region:
    Northeast 2,455 722 1,732 131 448 691 221 162* 307 993 192
    Midwest 2,810 752 2,058 176 435 721 202 245 274 1,283 194
    South 4,748 1,527 3,222 278 1,045 974 287 203 484 2,015 436
    West 2,930 770 2,160 71* 516 975 258 191* 527 1,084 283
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
    0.0-0.99 3,293 1,145 2,148 258 721 966 292 252 422 1,207 141
    1.00-2.49 3,605 1,212 2,393 194 823 918 228 241* 449 1,256 415
    2.50-4.49 3,161 775 2,386 131 505 827 222* 212* 393 1,347 351
    4.50 and above 2,884 640 2,245 73 397 650 227 97* 327 1,566 199

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 3/5/2014

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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