2018 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
Table 6-2
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| 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: | 1.23 | 2.70 | 1.38 | 6.17 | 3.48 | 2.48 | 4.40 | 5.21 | 3.47 | 1.93 | 2.67 |
| Male | 1.89 | 3.38 | 2.25 | 6.92 | 4.12 | 3.64 | 6.29 | 6.01 | 5.63 | 3.19 | 4.51 |
| Female | 1.60 | 4.26 | 1.73 | 11.82 | 5.66 | 3.45 | 6.01 | 7.00 | 4.60 | 2.45 | 3.05 |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 1.50 | 3.45 | 1.66 | 8.32 | 4.53 | 3.17 | 5.85 | 7.28 | 4.22 | 2.23 | 3.06 |
| Male | 2.35 | 4.60 | 2.69 | 8.96 | 5.99 | 4.56 | 7.83 | 10.44 | 6.56 | 3.69 | 5.03 |
| Female | 2.01 | 5.48 | 2.13 | 19.61 | 7.05 | 4.36 | 8.13 | 9.25 | 5.45 | 2.97 | 3.77 |
| Black Non-Hispanic: | 3.28 | 5.51 | 4.03 | 8.57 | 7.25 | 5.94 | 9.91 | 11.91 | 8.13 | 5.77 | 6.78 |
| Male | 5.31 | 6.81 | 5.82 | 9.17 | 8.82 | 8.91 | 15.87 | 0.00 | 12.41 | 9.07 | 9.14 |
| Female | 4.11 | 8.45 | 4.93 | 17.10 | 10.86 | 7.55 | 12.05 | 18.69 | 10.53 | 7.21 | 7.87 |
| Other Non-Hispanic: | 4.12 | 7.13 | 4.99 | 18.79 | 9.16 | 8.26 | 13.29 | 11.97 | 10.64 | 6.55 | 11.26 |
| Male | 6.18 | 9.05 | 8.28 | 16.31 | 10.66 | 10.71 | 12.00 | 9.72 | 7.16 | 10.27 | 20.83 |
| Female | 5.95 | 11.56 | 6.77 | 21.92 | 16.86 | 10.97 | 15.96 | 0.00 | 16.13 | 8.39 | 12.16 |
| Hispanic: | 3.44 | 5.41 | 4.21 | 12.92 | 6.73 | 6.30 | 10.94 | 11.86 | 7.77 | 6.38 | 8.17 |
| Male | 5.56 | 6.81 | 8.23 | 14.66 | 7.53 | 7.79 | 15.79 | 12.37 | 8.96 | 12.20 | 22.15 |
| Female | 4.15 | 8.64 | 4.92 | 21.63 | 10.89 | 7.97 | 10.55 | 16.55 | 9.87 | 7.07 | 8.25 |
| Puerto Rican:a | 7.34 | 14.43 | 8.36 | 16.86 | 10.16 | 9.61 | 23.68 | 13.19 | 14.55 | 10.52 | 19.39 |
| Male | 13.69 | 19.90 | 17.54 | 34.51 | 13.12 | 5.98 | 14.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.42 | 0.00 |
| Female | 8.47 | 11.27 | 8.97 | 0.00 | 16.00 | 14.64 | 19.73 | 16.39 | 23.53 | 13.22 | 20.21 |
| Mexican/Mexican-American:a | 4.81 | 7.24 | 6.05 | 11.16 | 8.22 | 7.64 | 11.60 | 16.24 | 8.62 | 9.85 | 9.86 |
| Male | 7.55 | 8.53 | 10.90 | 11.16 | 9.03 | 11.27 | 25.01 | 12.02 | 0.00 | 21.30 | 17.46 |
| Female | 6.02 | 10.86 | 7.25 | 12.33 | 9.63 | 12.19 | 22.01 | 10.24 | 11.10 | 10.74 | |
| Region: | |||||||||||
| Northeast | 2.78 | 6.46 | 3.12 | 13.13 | 8.53 | 5.66 | 10.45 | 10.62 | 6.42 | 3.95 | 6.01 |
| Midwest | 2.47 | 5.33 | 2.71 | 13.86 | 6.59 | 5.78 | 9.76 | 11.04 | 7.13 | 3.54 | 4.92 |
| South | 2.29 | 4.46 | 2.49 | 9.85 | 5.71 | 4.34 | 7.55 | 9.66 | 5.99 | 3.52 | 4.39 |
| West | 2.20 | 5.11 | 2.75 | 13.38 | 5.91 | 4.40 | 6.76 | 6.92 | 7.30 | 4.11 | 6.29 |
| Ratio of Family Income to Poverty Threshold:b |
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| 0-0.99 | 3.05 | 6.20 | 3.26 | 8.09 | 7.99 | 6.07 | 10.86 | 10.72 | 8.43 | 4.32 | 6.38 |
| 1.00-2.49 | 2.28 | 4.36 | 2.63 | 11.60 | 5.61 | 4.28 | 7.68 | 9.26 | 5.83 | 3.85 | 4.67 |
| 2.50-4.49 | 2.58 | 4.96 | 2.95 | 13.61 | 6.35 | 5.88 | 10.87 | 8.29 | 8.17 | 4.07 | 5.10 |
| 4.50 and above | 2.29 | 4.96 | 2.50 | 15.08 | 6.40 | 4.85 | 8.49 | 10.07 | 6.23 | 3.16 | 5.27 |
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 12/2/2019
†See the Methods section of the documentation found at https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/NHIS/default.htm for information regarding standard errors.
aAs a subset of Hispanic.
bMissing responses imputed.
Asthma and Community Health Branch
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Page last reviewed: December 17, 2019
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