2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 1-2
Standard Errors† for Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates: rounded
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2009
				Age (years)
						15-34
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:	917,300	339,700	783,200	150,600	272,200	477,800	196,700	288,400	274,600	484,300	252,100
Male	602,300	286,600	487,800	108,200	235,200	352,900	147,100	192,800	205,200	313,300	166,500
Female	608,600	209,100	539,400	95,200	160,200	323,400	130,200	203,700	204,100	355,700	168,700

White Non-Hispanic:	777,400	255,100	686,700	104,500	201,800	425,200	167,000	254,300	239,700	417,500	231,100
Male	499,800	210,900	412,000	74,400	178,500	291,000	120,800	173,600	165,600	263,200	147,700
Female	504,200	149,200	468,300	65,600	106,900	285,900	110,800	171,200	179,800	306,700	159,500

Black Non-Hispanic:	302,700	171,400	219,500	83,000	115,700	145,200	74,800	80,700	94,400	158,700	39,100
Male	198,700	130,000	140,700	55,800	103,100	96,000	59,500	36,400	71,500	109,000	22,800
Female	197,900	100,600	152,000	60,800	64,000	104,300	48,300	72,200	60,500	102,700	32,300

Other Non-Hispanic:	221,800	97,500	170,700	28,200	74,200	109,500	62,100	77,500	47,100	132,200	53,700
Male	131,700	74,800	98,700	27,000	57,400	83,700	48,900	55,700	40,500	71,400	31,500
Female	139,800	47,900	122,200	9,000	45,700	65,200	21,100	48,500	37,100	98,400	46,400

Hispanic:	271,300	147,000	197,500	63,500	120,800	134,500	45,400	70,000	91,300	143,100	45,500
Male	181,300	116,000	130,800	59,500	92,000	100,800	34,400	55,000	65,000	81,700	36,800
Female	178,000	90,700	143,300	24,600	79,500	82,100	32,200	47,200	55,900	110,000	28,300

Puerto Rican:^a	124,700	61,800	102,500	29,200	48,000	43,400	22,400	15,900	28,700	94,600	16,600
Male	76,000	52,600	57,400	26,800	39,700	19,500	13,600	5,000	12,900	50,800	9,500
Female	86,000	25,800	80,900	11,700	21,500	39,900	17,100	15,100	25,900	71,700	13,400

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	196,600	110,700	127,500	48,300	92,300	96,800	32,600	52,000	62,400	79,000	36,100
Male	125,400	82,600	81,700	46,300	66,800	69,900	26,800	36,800	38,100	48,100	28,600
Female	125,600	73,700	95,100	15,900	64,900	61,600	20,200	40,900	39,200	66,600	22,000

Region:
Northeast	340,400	139,300	293,500	53,300	117,100	167,100	96,500	101,000	88,900	229,500	88,300
Midwest	451,300	202,700	342,400	100,200	142,900	257,600	113,600	141,700	142,800	226,500	126,000
South	594,400	186,600	524,800	86,900	154,700	303,200	108,300	184,500	185,200	296,300	158,700
West	410,600	140,800	367,600	47,400	125,400	205,500	68,800	137,300	113,800	208,700	121,200

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-.99	311,700	188,400	231,900	101,200	158,800	171,400	88,900	117,100	90,400	157,900	54,300
1.00-2.49	495,400	192,500	425,700	66,000	150,000	287,700	119,400	165,100	166,800	260,200	146,800
2.50-4.49	432,700	167,400	376,100	60,400	132,700	214,300	101,200	125,500	155,800	264,700	156,400
4.50 and above	397,800	163,200	341,300	62,000	133,100	247,000	86,900	136,100	142,800	260,300	122,900

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 1/3/2012

^† See the Methods section of the documentation found at http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/NHIS/default.htm for information regarding standard errors.

^a As a subset of Hispanic.

^b Missing responses imputed.

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