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Table 1-1
Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2017
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: 42,652 9,562 33,090 1,101 6,140 12,809 3,907 3,179 6,563 16,259 5,502
Male 19,697 5,661 14,036 839 3,471 6,642 2,304 1,586 3,230 6,147 2,120
Female 22,955 3,902 19,054 263 2,669 6,167 1,604 1,594 3,333 10,112 3,382
White Non-Hispanic: 26,478 4,627 21,851 467 2,922 7,839 2,073 2,052 4,189 10,537 4,237
Male 11,899 2,747 9,152 393 1,631 3,922 1,157 942 2,104 3,941 1,731
Female 14,579 1,880 12,698 74* 1,292 3,918 916 1,109 2,085 6,596 2,506
Black Non-Hispanic: 5,915 1,676 4,239 213 1,111 1,729 591 476 788 2,237 498
Male 2,649 962 1,687 141* 602 863 377 280 298 850 100
Female 3,266 714 2,552 72* 509 866 215 195 490 1,387 398
Other Non-Hispanic: 3,325 988 2,338 123* 648 839 308 207 423 1,223 394
Male 1,562 647 915 115* 429 410 136 90* 233 409 149*
Female 1,763 341 1,422 ** 219 428 171 117* 189 814 245
Hispanic: 6,935 2,272 4,663 298 1,459 2,402 935 444 1,163 2,262 373
Male 3,587 1,305 2,282 189* 809 1,446 634 273 595 948 139*
Female 3,347 966 2,381 109* 649 956 301 171* 568 1,314 234
Puerto Rican:a 1,117 358 759 75* 197* 289 113 ** 178 450 77*
Male 506 167* 340 ** ** 166* 91* ** ** 199* **
Female 610 191* 419 52* 118* 124* 21* ** 115* 252 52*
Mexican/Mexican-American:a 3,782 1,205 2,578 103* 813 1,448 617 283 627 1,177 163
Male 2,004 717 1,287 98* 453 930 406 175 375* 467 30*
Female 1,779 488 1,291 ** 361 518 211* 108* 251 710 133
Region:
Northeast 7,839 2,002 5,837 232 1,274 2,710 795 675 1,240 2,762 860
Midwest 9,604 2,088 7,516 226 1,291 3,181 917 709 1,555 3,715 1,191
South 14,600 3,472 11,128 389 2,275 4,279 1,357 986 1,935 5,586 2,071
West 10,610 2,000 8,610 255 1,300 3,480 839 808 1,833 4,195 1,380
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
0-0.99 7,418 2,071 5,347 388 1,247 2,716 1,038 865 813 2,490 577
1.00-2.49 11,338 3,017 8,321 336 1,957 3,720 1,200 936 1,584 3,598 1,727
2.50-4.49 10,471 2,314 8,157 229 1,447 3,368 823 671 1,874 3,934 1,492
4.50 and above 13,425 2,160 11,265 148* 1,489 3,845 846 707 2,293 6,237 1,705

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 03/18/2019
All relative standard errors are <30% unless otherwise indicated.
*Relative standard error of the estimate is 30%-50%; the estimate is unreliable.
**Suppressed if relative standard error of the estimate exceeds 50% or if standard error is missing or 0.
†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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Page last reviewed: April 12, 2019
Content source: National Center for Environmental Health