2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 3-1
Current Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands
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:	24,567	7,111	17,456	1,332	4,515	6,363	1,839	1,758	2,765	9,450	2,906
Male	10,325	4,268	6,058	856	2,758	2,553	873	724	956	3,098	1,061
Female	14,241	2,843	11,398	476	1,758	3,810	966	1,035	1,809	6,352	1,845

White Non-Hispanic:	15,957	3,473	12,484	505	2,149	4,305	1,153	1,199	1,954	6,668	2,331
Male	6,499	2,135	4,364	359	1,341	1,721	529	535	657	2,197	881
Female	9,458	1,338	8,120	146*	808	2,584	624	663	1,297	4,471	1,449

Black Non-Hispanic:	4,069	1,788	2,281	413	1,109	1,008	397	262	350	1,313	226
Male	1,710	972	739	182	668	368	199	58	110	433	59
Female	2,358	816	1,542	231	441	641	197	203	240	880	167

Other Non-Hispanic:	1,544	574	969	105	405	380	103	133*	144	510	144*
Male	688	392	296	90*	262	167	44*	**	75*	134	**
Female	856	182	673	14*	143	213	59*	85*	69	376	109*

Hispanic:	2,997	1,276	1,721	310	852	669	187	165	318	960	206
Male	1,428	769	659	225	486	297	101	83*	114*	334	86*
Female	1,569	507	1,062	85	366	372	86	82	204	626	120

Puerto Rican:^a	756	243	513	79*	135	140	47*	24*	68*	356	47*
Male	291	158	132*	61*	85	34*	18*	**	**	100*	**
Female	465	85	381	**	50*	105*	**	**	59*	256	35*

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	1,583	757	826	169	513	366	126	98	142	427	107*
Male	764	461	302	133*	289	143	78*	43*	**	138	61*
Female	819	295	524	36*	225	223	48*	55*	120	289	46*

Region:
Northeast	4,864	1,386	3,477	224	864	1,300	444	316	540	1,907	569
Midwest	6,385	1,934	4,450	410	1,104	2,016	603	485	928	2,249	605
South	8,027	2,529	5,498	522	1,659	1,879	505	582	793	3,018	949
West	5,291	1,261	4,030	176	887	1,168	289	376	503	2,277	783

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-.99	5,093	2,097	2,996	593	1,316	1,307	318	430	559	1,550	326
1.00-2.49	7,233	2,054	5,179	312	1,293	2,208	653	656	899	2,383	1,038
2.50-4.49	6,102	1,507	4,595	226	958	1,424	436	356	632	2,603	890
4.50 and above	6,139	1,453	4,686	201	948	1,424	432	316*	675	2,914	653

Notes:

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

All relative standard errors are <30% unless otherwise indicated.

^* Relative standard error of the estimate is 30%-50%; the estimate is unreliable.

^** Relative standard error of the estimate exceeds 50%.

^† Numbers within selected characteristics may not sum to total due to rounding.

^a As a subset of Hispanic.

^b Missing responses imputed.

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