2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 5-1
Asthma Attack Population Estimates among those with Current Asthma — in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2012
				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:	12,944	3,771	9,172	657	2,446	3,362	969	801	1,591	5,375	1,105
Male	5,233	2,252	2,981	416	1,487	1,305	457	329	519	1,705	321
Female	7,711	1,519	6,191	241	959	2,057	513	472	1,072	3,670	784

White Non-Hispanic:	7,962	1,795	6,166	243	1,135	2,090	580	475	1,035	3,726	767
Male	2,970	977	1,993	117	660	771	274	175*	321	1,217	206
Female	4,991	818	4,174	126	475	1,319	305	300	714	2,510	562

Black Non-Hispanic:	2,266	902	1,365	195	611	602	111	199*	293	757	101
Male	941	527	414	109	365	249	53*	107*	90*	185	32*
Female	1,326	375	951	86	246	353	58*	92*	203	572	69

Other Non-Hispanic:	791	287	505	61*	176	197	104*	39*	54*	266	92
Male	397	191	205	51*	99	99*	51*	**	**	90*	57*
Female	394	95	299	**	76*	97*	**	**	22*	175	35*

Hispanic:	1,924	788	1,136	158	524	473	175	88*	210	625	144
Male	925	556	369	139	362	185	79*	29*	77*	212	**
Female	999	232	767	20*	161	287	96	58*	133	413	118

Puerto Rican:^a	453	108	345	**	56	127	58*	**	48*	203	36*
Male	152	73	79*	**	33*	**	**	**	**	66*	**
Female	301	36*	266	**	23*	112*	48*	**	43*	138	28*

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	865	453	413	69*	312	217	104	**	98	251	17*
Male	485	342	142	63*	236	112	67*	**	36*	70*	**
Female	381	110	270	**	76	105	37*	**	62*	181	13*

Region:
Northeast	2,455	722	1,732	131	448	691	221	162*	307	993	192
Midwest	2,810	752	2,058	176	435	721	202	245	274	1,283	194
South	4,748	1,527	3,222	278	1,045	974	287	203	484	2,015	436
West	2,930	770	2,160	71*	516	975	258	191*	527	1,084	283

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0.0-0.99	3,293	1,145	2,148	258	721	966	292	252	422	1,207	141
1.00-2.49	3,605	1,212	2,393	194	823	918	228	241*	449	1,256	415
2.50-4.49	3,161	775	2,386	131	505	827	222*	212*	393	1,347	351
4.50 and above	2,884	640	2,245	73	397	650	227	97*	327	1,566	199

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 3/5/2014

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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