2020 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
Table 3-2
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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: | 741,000 | 303,800 | 621,800 | 84,500 | 244,300 | 401,600 | 192,900 | 251,400 | 244,000 | 381,300 | 201,200 |
| Male | 403,800 | 190,000 | 342,800 | 36,800 | 152,700 | 250,400 | 111,100 | 168,200 | 152,000 | 215,200 | 105,100 |
| Female | 539,600 | 225,200 | 463,700 | 77,400 | 179,400 | 303,400 | 146,300 | 184,300 | 189,600 | 291,100 | 167,500 |
| White Non–Hispanic: | 506,900 | 178,500 | 461,900 | 75,800 | 129,600 | 265,000 | 122,300 | 149,600 | 178,900 | 288,900 | 169,200 |
| Male | 273,300 | 115,700 | 246,400 | 21,700 | 87,300 | 160,400 | 77,300 | 93,200 | 107,600 | 161,100 | 84,800 |
| Female | 385,500 | 135,100 | 347,500 | 73,200 | 97,800 | 205,800 | 91,000 | 111,600 | 141,100 | 219,900 | 137,700 |
| Black Non–Hispanic: | 321,400 | 137,000 | 254,500 | 21,900 | 117,000 | 197,800 | 103,400 | 112,200 | 123,500 | 144,800 | 69,000 |
| Male | 198,700 | 96,400 | 160,900 | 21,100 | 87,200 | 134,800 | 48,900 | 91,000 | 84,100 | 88,200 | 40,900 |
| Female | 207,000 | 91,500 | 172,000 | 5,800 | 74,200 | 133,400 | 79,600 | 68,500 | 88,200 | 104,400 | 50,800 |
| Other Non–Hispanic: | 202,400 | 74,700 | 169,600 | 16,300 | 68,200 | 97,600 | 32,100 | 66,600 | 62,200 | 113,000 | 70,100 |
| Male | 127,800 | 64,500 | 103,000 | 11,200 | 58,300 | 61,500 | 32,100 | 28,900 | 44,600 | 77,000 | 23,100 |
| Female | 140,300 | 37,800 | 132,000 | 11,900 | 36,100 | 72,400 | 0 | 60,000 | 41,100 | 84,400 | 67,300 |
| Hispanic: | 337,900 | 159,300 | 259,500 | 29,000 | 123,800 | 225,100 | 104,800 | 133,000 | 111,000 | 138,700 | 67,800 |
| Male | 176,100 | 90,600 | 135,100 | 18,200 | 72,600 | 117,900 | 53,400 | 77,000 | 58,500 | 72,700 | 46,200 |
| Female | 252,500 | 128,500 | 203,800 | 22,500 | 97,300 | 171,000 | 86,600 | 107,300 | 85,600 | 123,000 | 47,200 |
| Mexican/Mexican–American:3 | 265,600 | 121,800 | 201,700 | 18,600 | 86,000 | 185,700 | 96,800 | 113,600 | 76,300 | 96,900 | 39,700 |
| Male | 122,900 | 68,700 | 90,200 | 10,100 | 52,700 | 77,800 | 45,100 | 43,700 | 38,600 | 44,100 | 14,400 |
| Female | 197,400 | 103,200 | 160,500 | 15,600 | 66,500 | 152,300 | 82,800 | 102,300 | 64,100 | 84,600 | 35,000 |
| Other Hispanic:3 | 190,200 | 96,500 | 155,800 | 22,200 | 79,700 | 111,200 | 41,000 | 72,300 | 72,600 | 99,700 | 54,000 |
| Male | 124,900 | 60,300 | 106,600 | 15,100 | 50,900 | 88,700 | 28,600 | 63,500 | 46,200 | 58,500 | 44,000 |
| Female | 135,200 | 69,100 | 114,300 | 16,200 | 61,900 | 70,400 | 26,000 | 36,600 | 55,900 | 85,500 | 28,300 |
| Region: | |||||||||||
| Northeast | 296,300 | 104,700 | 261,200 | 32,500 | 85,300 | 140,400 | 50,300 | 104,700 | 88,000 | 178,300 | 85,200 |
| Midwest | 315,100 | 136,400 | 277,600 | 18,600 | 109,700 | 168,100 | 90,300 | 122,000 | 94,300 | 158,800 | 77,800 |
| South | 475,000 | 207,500 | 384,700 | 70,000 | 171,400 | 282,100 | 135,300 | 166,600 | 161,700 | 225,900 | 130,800 |
| West | 369,300 | 140,300 | 305,400 | 29,200 | 104,900 | 183,800 | 90,700 | 97,900 | 129,500 | 193,400 | 101,100 |
| Ratio of Family Income to Poverty Threshold:4 | |||||||||||
| 0–0.99 | 296,500 | 139,400 | 250,600 | 19,600 | 116,000 | 202,900 | 91,200 | 118,000 | 123,400 | 141,100 | 81,800 |
| 1.00–2.49 | 414,000 | 173,700 | 346,500 | 41,300 | 130,800 | 245,100 | 132,200 | 156,200 | 134,800 | 208,700 | 124,700 |
| 2.50–4.49 | 335,000 | 136,300 | 281,300 | 64,700 | 111,700 | 182,200 | 80,100 | 97,300 | 119,500 | 187,700 | 97,000 |
| 4.50 and above | 348,900 | 125,800 | 312,400 | 33,000 | 99,800 | 202,800 | 85,400 | 124,600 | 129,400 | 203,200 | 97,600 |
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 3/8/2022
1Standard Error which measures the variability in the estimates.
2Persons who answered “yes” to the questions: “Have you EVER been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?” and “Do you still have asthma?”
3As a subset of Hispanic.
4Missing responses imputed.
Notes: Sex determined by “male” or “female” response to question: “Are you male or female?” Additional information on methods and variable description available at: https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/nhis/default.htm.
Asthma and Community Health Branch
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Page last reviewed: May 3, 2022
Content source: National Center for Environmental Health