2016 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 1-1
Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2016
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: 43,344 9,352 33,992 1,017 6,098 13,529 3,815 3,932 6,505 16,734 5,242
Male 19,781 5,396 14,385 604 3,520 6,722 2,154 1,922 3,092 6,640 1,848
Female 23,563 3,956 19,607 413 2,577 6,806 1,662 2,010 3,413 10,094 3,394
White Non-Hispanic: 26,674 4,303 22,371 333 2,640 7,967 2,200 2,237 3,957 11,158 4,150
Male 11,878 2,407 9,471 184 1,495 3,947 1,219 1,196 1,799 4,477 1,507
Female 14,796 1,897 12,900 149* 1,145 4,020 981 1,041 2,158 6,681 2,643
Black Non-Hispanic: 6,600 2,031 4,569 273 1,393 1,858 596 539 836 2,379 584
Male 2,975 1,042 1,932 134* 732 957 292 289* 421 932 175
Female 3,625 988 2,637 139* 662 902 304 250 415 1,446 409
Other Non-Hispanic: 3,553 946 2,608 131 607 1,321 343 349 695 1,176 252
Male 1,833 569 1,265 77* 345 749 246 130* 420* 523 92*
Female 1,720 377 1,343 54* 262 572 97 219* 275 653 160
Hispanic: 6,516 2,072 4,444 280 1,457 2,383 677 808 1,016 2,022 257
Male 3,095 1,378 1,717 209 948 1,071 396 307 451 709 75*
Female 3,421 694 2,727 71* 509 1,312 280 501* 565 1,313 182
Puerto Rican:a 1,120 325 795 ** 219 362 127* 76* 213* 460 **
Male 496 230 266 ** 188 133* ** ** ** 146* **
Female 624 95* 529 ** 30* 229* 76* ** 137* 314 **
Mexican/Mexican-American:a 3,583 1,258 2,325 145 916 1,419 427 428 628 932 109
Male 1,835 798 1,037 107* 532 709 300 190* 279* 386 **
Female 1,748 460 1,288 37* 384 711 127* 238* 349 546 66*
Region:
Northeast 8,346 1,785 6,561 204* 1,101 2,814 754 667 1,393 3,325 901
Midwest 9,486 1,879 7,607 166* 1,205 3,205 881 991 1,333 3,551 1,358
South 14,582 3,570 11,013 441 2,338 4,136 1,170 1,136 1,830 5,834 1,833
West 10,929 2,118 8,811 206 1,453 4,097 1,011 1,138 1,948 4,023 1,149
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
0-0.99 7,505 2,063 5,442 376 1,349 2,821 851 1,162 808 2,388 571
1.00-2.49 11,979 3,204 8,775 302 2,156 4,040 1,095 1,010 1,934 3,874 1,607
2.50-4.49 10,441 2,045 8,397 207 1,272 3,685 996 952 1,736 3,875 1,403
4.50 and above 13,418 2,041 11,378 133* 1,320 3,706 872 808 2,027 6,597 1,662

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics,
CDC Compiled 03/29/2018
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.
aAs a subset of Hispanic.
bMissing responses imputed. Asthma and Community Health Branch National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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