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Current Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2019

Table 3-1
Current Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2019
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: 25,131 5,104 20,027 518 3,725 7,197 1,529 2,093 3,575 9,594 4,069
   Male 10,487 3,123 7,364 299 2,345 2,946 827 811 1,308 3,651 1,236
   Female 14,644 1,981 12,662 219 1,380 4,251 703 1,282 2,267 5,943 2,834
White Non-Hispanic: 14,896 2,160 12,736 173 1,585 3,838 821 1,006 2,010 6,371 2,909
   Male 5,747 1,211 4,535 86* 898 1,508 422 366 720 2,361 883
   Female 9,150 949 8,200 87* 687 2,329 399 641 1,289 4,010 2,026
Black Non-Hispanic: 4,320 1,254 3,067 165* 877 1,538 319 522 697 1,321 413
   Male 1,970 834 1,137 97* 601 681 202 242* 237 492 100*
   Female 2,350 420 1,930 ** 276 858 118* 280* 460 829 313
Other Non-Hispanic: 1,798 436 1,362 ** 306 549 126* 158* 265 672 223
    Male 879 273 606 ** 210 236 23* 74* 139* 308 84*
    Female 919 163 756 ** 96 313 103* 85* 125* 364 139
Hispanic: 4,117 1,254 2,863 132 958 1,272 262 406 603 1,230 524
    Male 1,892 805 1,086 76* 637 520 179 130* 211 490 169
    Female 2,225 449 1,776 56* 321 752 83 276 392 740 356
Mexican/Mexican-American:a 2,032 589 1,443 29* 457 731 170 238 324 566 249
    Male 890 342 549 ** 263 294 125* 91* 79* 239 74*
    Female 1,142 247 895 ** 194 437 45* 147 245 327 175
Other Hispanic:a 2,050 650 1,401 103* 485 540 93* 168* 279 657 265
    Male 986 448 538 55* 358 226 55* ** 132* 252 95*
    Female 1,065 202 863 ** 127 314 38* 130* 147* 405 170
Region:
    Northeast 4,683 870 3,813 108* 599 1,252 269 430 553 1,956 765
    Midwest 5,166 1,133 4,033 87* 884 1,278 258 455 566 2,111 805
    South 9,370 1,997 7,373 241 1,452 2,917 582 822 1,513 3,296 1,445
    West 5,917 1,105 4,813 82* 791 1,750 420 386 943 2,237 1,054
Ratio of Family Income to Poverty Threshold:b
    0-0.99 4,814 1,341 3,473 191* 988 1,254 223 500 531 1,723 655
    1.00-2.49 7,837 1,687 6,151 174 1,250 2,375 524 579 1,273 2,661 1,366
    2.50-4.49 6,346 1,223 5,123 66* 912 1,975 388 539 1,048 2,335 1,046
    4.50 and above 6,138 854 5,285 87* 575 1,592 395 474 722 2,880 1,003

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 12/7/2020

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.

Asthma and Community Health Branch
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Page last reviewed: December 29, 2020
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