2017 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, 2017
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+
				Age (years)
						15-34
Total:	25,191	6,182	19,009	869	4,010	6,830	2,020	1,498	3,311	10,036	3,447
Male	10,035	3,569	6,466	681	2,165	2,944	1,052	702	1,189	3,104	1,141
Female	15,156	2,613	12,544	187	1,845	3,886	968	796	2,122	6,932	2,306

White Non-Hispanic:	15,718	2,918	12,800	370	1,841	4,171	1,195	989	1,986	6,685	2,651
Male	6,188	1,717	4,472	313	1,017	1,760	571	457	732	2,179	919
Female	9,529	1,201	8,329	57*	824	2,410	624	532	1,254	4,506	1,732

Black Non-Hispanic:	3,910	1,231	2,679	179	895	1,049	246	295	508	1,468	319
Male	1,438	692	746	121*	457	435	158*	152*	125*	378	46*
Female	2,472	539	1,933	58*	438	614	88*	143*	383	1,090	272

Other Non-Hispanic:	1,871	617	1,254	78*	403	421	205	77*	139*	701	268
Male	720	355	365	70*	236	135	81*	**	**	172*	107*
Female	1,151	261	890	**	167	287	125*	52*	110*	529	161

Hispanic:	3,692	1,416	2,276	242	871	1,189	373	137*	679	1,182	209
Male	1,688	805	883	177*	455	613	242	68*	303*	375	69*
Female	2,004	612	1,392	65*	416	575	131	69*	375	808	140

Puerto Rican:^a	695	195*	499	56*	93*	221	51*	**	156*	269	56*
Male	278	74*	205*	**	**	112*	37*	**	**	106*	**
Female	416	122*	295	**	**	109*	**	**	95*	163*	36*

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	1,822	753	1,069	96*	481	606	239	81*	286	555	83
Male	856	471	385	91*	274	352	170*	48*	134*	134*	**
Female	966	282	685	**	208	254	69*	**	151*	421	79

Region:
Northeast	4,924	1,301	3,623	204*	827	1,279	431	227*	620	2,002	612
Midwest	5,844	1,464	4,380	186	858	1,821	626	321	875	2,281	698
South	8,912	2,205	6,707	283	1,521	2,178	625	516	1,038	3,547	1,383
West	5,511	1,212	4,299	196*	803	1,552	338	435	779	2,206	753

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-0.99	5,020	1,472	3,548	349	865	1,448	562	451	435	1,878	479
1.00-2.49	6,769	1,983	4,786	232	1,285	1,963	675	444	844	2,239	1,051
2.50-4.49	6,061	1,447	4,614	179	958	1,714	376	348	990	2,342	867
4.50 and above	7,342	1,281	6,062	108*	902	1,705	407	256*	1,042	3,577	1,050

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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.
^a As a subset of Hispanic.
^b Missing responses imputed.

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National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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