2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 6-1
Asthma Attack Prevalence Percents among those with Current Asthma
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:	50.7	55.2	49.0	60.8	56.3	44.9	41.8	42.0	48.6	55.4	37.8
Male	49.8	60.1	44.1	65.2	61.4	41.9	43.4	43.3	39.9	52.2	30.0
Female	51.3	49.3	51.8	54.5	49.9	46.9	40.5	41.2	54.4	57.1	42.3

White Non-Hispanic:	50.7	58.3	48.9	64.5	57.9	47.9	48.9	41.9	50.8	54.8	35.0
Male	48.2	60.9	43.7	59.4	62.1	44.4	50.9	41.3	41.5	51.7	25.2
Female	52.4	55.4	51.9	70.1	53.0	50.3	47.3	42.2	56.4	56.4	40.9

Black Non-Hispanic:	51.5	56.1	48.8	67.5	58.6	42.8	23.6	52.4	52.3	54.7	36.0
Male	51.7	60.0	43.9	67.3	64.7	42.5	26.7*	61.2	41.9	46.6	29.0*
Female	51.3	51.3	51.3	67.9	51.5	43.0	21.3*	45.0	58.8	57.9	40.5

Other Non-Hispanic:	45.2	48.3	43.6	49.7*	52.6	33.4	42.6*	24.9*	28.5*	50.4	51.7
Male	48.1	61.2	40.1	81.4	56.0	32.7	43.2*	**	27.8*	46.2	67.1
Female	42.5	33.9	46.2	**	48.7	34.1	42.0*	**	29.6*	52.9	37.7*

Hispanic:	52.1	50.9	53.0	54.2	51.9	41.5	41.6	37.5	43.3	63.9	52.7
Male	54.5	58.3	49.5	64.3	58.6	38.1	39.9	33.7*	38.2*	66.6	44.1*
Female	50.1	39.0	54.8	25.6*	41.3	44.0	43.2	39.8*	46.9	62.5	55.0

Puerto Rican:^a	50.0	47.2	51.0	61.6*	48.5	39.4	37.0*	**	39.0*	63.7	36.6*
Male	41.8	49.5	36.6*	66.7*	41.8*	**	**	**	**	69.1	**
Female	55.6	43.1*	57.8	**	62.8	54.4	56.4	62.4*	49.4*	61.5	39.4*

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	48.7	49.9	47.5	50.1	49.8	39.7	46.7	16.3*	41.7	60.2	33.7*
Male	54.3	59.2	45.4	61.0	61.0	44.0	56.8	**	35.3*	52.9	**
Female	43.0	33.5	48.7	**	31.7	36.0	35.4*	**	46.7	63.6	37.9*

Region:
Northeast	47.9	61.7	43.8	62.7	61.1	43.1	46.2	41.5*	41.8	48.8	35.3
Midwest	48.4	51.9	47.2	65.4	52.1	41.9	38.9	46.2	40.8	55.9	28.3
South	52.2	54.1	51.4	66.3	54.8	40.8	35.4	37.3	46.8	60.0	42.7
West	53.2	55.6	52.4	39.3*	59.6	54.8	51.0	43.3	63.2	53.9	42.0

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0.0-0.99	53.5	53.0	53.8	55.4	54.5	48.1	41.6	42.6	59.0	60.5	38.9
1.00-2.49	49.6	58.7	46.0	66.4	59.4	41.1	37.6	36.0	46.9	54.6	39.2
2.50-4.49	50.5	49.3	50.9	64.9	49.8	46.3	41.9	52.3	46.2	56.4	40.4
4.50 and above	49.2	61.9	46.5	61.5	63.7	44.3	47.3	39.8*	43.7	51.9	31.3

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%.

^a As a subset of Hispanic.

^b Missing responses imputed.

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