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Asthma Attack1 Population Estimates Among Those With Current Asthma2 — in Thousands3 by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2020

Table 5-1
Asthma Attack1 Population Estimates Among Those With Current Asthma2–in Thousands3 by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2020
Characteristic4 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: 10,342 1,804 8,539 209 1,219 2,824 533 772 1,519 4,752 1,339
   Male 3,592 860 2,732 39* 646 1,077 226 357* 494 1,430 399
   Female 6,751 944 5,807 170* 572 1,747 307 415 1,025 3,322 940
White Non–Hispanic: 6,363 865 5,498 141* 495 1,615 309 380 926 3,189 923
   Male 2,054 393 1,661 ** 271 516 133* 147* 236 980 277
   Female 4,309 472 3,838 132* 223 1,098 176 232 690 2,209 647
Black Non–Hispanic: 1,482 255* 1,226 ** 221* 509 ** 187* 263* 595 151
   Male 569 174* 395* ** 167* 210* ** ** ** 148 **
   Female 913 82* 831 ** 54* 299 ** 87* 153* 446 113
Other Non–Hispanic: 781 210 571 ** 171 150 44* ** 84* 354 104*
    Male 362 133* 229 ** 95* 110* 44* ** ** 133 **
    Female 418 76* 342 ** 76* ** ** ** ** 221 81*
Hispanic: 1,717 474 1,243 59* 332 550 ** 184* 245 615 161
    Male 606 160* 446 ** 113* 241* 49* ** 104* 169 **
    Female 1,111 314* 797 ** 219* 309* ** ** 141* 445 99
Mexican/Mexican–American:5 818 276* 541 ** 162* 312* ** ** 100* 266 45*
    Male 266 96* 170 ** 60* 116* 49* ** 52* 73* **
    Female 552 181* 371 ** 102* 197* ** ** ** 194* 38*
Other Hispanic:5 884 197* 687 ** 170* 238* ** ** 145* 333 116*
    Male 340 ** 276 ** ** ** ** ** ** 97* **
    Female 544 133* 410 ** 117* 112* ** ** 93* 236 62*
Region:
    Northeast 1,747 340 1,407 ** 222* 456 128 ** 199 846 217
    Midwest 1,906 268 1,638 ** 194 481 72* 180* 229 955 253
    South 4,125 780 3,345 157* 496 1,100 179* 352* 569 1,872 501
    West 2,564 415 2,149 ** 307 788 155* 111* 522 1,079 368
Ratio of Family Income to Poverty Threshold:6
    0–0.99 1,751 334 1,418 ** 280 485 ** ** 288* 752 206
    1.00–2.49 3,265 581 2,684 87* 314 1,036 214* 403 420 1,432 395
    2.50–4.49 2,418 441 1,976 ** 299 654 151* ** 422 1,082 335
    4.50 and above 2,909 448 2,461 ** 326 648 91* 169* 388 1,486 402

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 3/13/2022

1Having had one or more asthma attacks, which is defined by persons who answered “yes” to the question: “During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?” among people with current asthma.
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?”
3Multiply numbers by a thousand.
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.
4Numbers within selected characteristics may not sum to total due to rounding.
5As a subset of Hispanic.
6Missing 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

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