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Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2018

Table 5-1
Asthma Attack Population Estimates among those with Current Asthma — in thousands by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2018
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: 11,222 2,966 8,257 519 1,829 2,697 974 631 1,092 4,545 1,633
   Male 4,192 1,802 2,390 381 1,171 836 320 158* 357 1,349 455
   Female 7,031 1,164 5,866 138 657 1,861 653 474 734 3,196 1,178
White Non-Hispanic: 6,689 1,233 5,456 176 758 1,526 436 420 670 3,124 1,105
   Male 2,373 741 1,631 149 469 510 164 114* 233 909 336
   Female 4,317 492 3,825 ** 289 1,016 272 307 437 2,215 769
Black Non-Hispanic: 1,818 767 1,051 160* 473 352 180 ** 110* 636 198
   Male 756 539 217 124* 350 116* 96* ** ** 142* **
   Female 1,062 228 833 36* 124* 236 83* ** 91* 493 173
Other Non-Hispanic: 1,122 294 827 ** 159 446 192* 30* 223* 363 116*
    Male 466 165 302 ** 119* 146* 32* ** 97* 131* **
    Female 656 130* 526 ** ** 299* 160* ** 126* 231 60*
Hispanic: 1,594 671 922 145* 438 373 166* 119* 88* 423 214
    Male 597 357 240 95* 234 63* ** ** ** 166* 39*
    Female 997 314 683 ** 205 310 138* ** 81* 257 175
 Puerto Rican:a 420 160 260 ** 113* 65* ** ** ** 183* **
    Male 184* 76* 108* ** 64* ** ** ** ** 108* **
    Female 235 84* 151 ** ** 56* ** ** ** 75* **
Mexican/Mexican-American:a 747 323 424 79* 183* 209* 79* ** ** 181 94*
    Male 281 191 90* 79* 92* ** ** ** ** 56* **
    Female 465 131* 334 ** 91* 173* 60* ** ** 125* 76*
Region:
    Northeast 1,977 563 1,414 128* 321 479 247* 51* 181 771 277
    Midwest 2,349 579 1,770 83* 364 583 181 151* 251 1,003 316
    South 4,130 1,124 3,006 199 697 986 350 319 317 1,608 641
    West 2,766 700 2,066 109* 447 649 196 110* 343 1,163 398
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
    0-0.99 2,216 731 1,485 236 401 519 186* 171* 162 751 308
    1.00-2.49 3,533 1,008 2,524 91* 682 887 364 307 216 1,394 478
    2.50-4.49 2,340 577 1,763 109* 385 637 141* 99* 397 812 396
    4.50 and above 3,134 650 2,484 82* 360 653 282 ** 316 1,587 450

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 12/2/2019
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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