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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, 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: 11,462 3,184 8,278 510 2,051 2,705 798 623 1,283 4,801 1,395
Male 4,231 1,758 2,473 415 1,104 944 293 265* 387 1,280 489
Female 7,231 1,427 5,805 95 947 1,761 506 359 897 3,521 907
White Non-Hispanic: 7,135 1,574 5,561 251 957 1,732 504 471 757 3,191 1,004
Male 2,683 874 1,809 207* 539 580 182 193* 204 996 361
Female 4,452 700 3,752 44* 419 1,152 321 277 553 2,195 643
Black Non-Hispanic: 1,624 607 1,017 57* 486 352 73* ** 210 600 129
Male 469 283 187* 37* 221 ** ** ** ** 94 **
Female 1,155 324 831 ** 265 244 48* ** 167* 506 119
Other Non-Hispanic: 978 334 644 64* 194 240 102* 61* 77* 342 138
Male 326 199 127 ** 124* 45* ** ** ** 42* 56*
Female 652 134* 517 ** 71* 195 87* 35* 73* 300 82*
Hispanic: 1,725 670 1,056 137* 413 382 119 ** 240* 668 124
Male 752 402 350 111* 221 211* 70* ** ** 148* 61*
Female 973 268 705 ** 193 171 50* ** 104* 520 64*
Puerto Rican:a 333 66* 267 ** ** 87* ** ** ** 163 **
Male 152* ** 114* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Female 181 ** 153 ** ** 31* ** ** ** 112* 16*
Mexican/Mexican-American:a 827 361 465 ** 236 157 72* ** 81* 346* 34*
Male 352 233 119* ** 138 77* 41* ** ** 79* **
Female 475 128* 346* ** 97* 80* 31* ** 45* 268* 30*
Region:
Northeast 2,214 686 1,528 136* 404 462 173 ** 149 995 217
Midwest 2,490 652 1,837 99* 394 701 232 113* 357 1,009 287
South 4,040 1,162 2,878 131* 813 786 265 168* 352 1,718 592
West 2,719 685 2,035 143* 440 756 128 203* 425 1,080 300
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
0.0-0.99 2,490 778 1,712 191* 446 576 206 177 193 1,039 238
1.00-2.49 3,087 989 2,098 121* 662 773 234 158* 381 1,122 410
2.50-4.49 2,590 728 1,862 103* 458 679 168 161* 351 1,039 311
4.50 and above 3,295 688 2,606 95* 485 677 191* ** 359 1,601 436

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 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: May 18, 2018
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