2013 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, 2013
				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:	49.9	57.9	47.0	66.5	59.7	44.1	41.3	40.7	47.9	52.0	36.5
Male	46.8	57.2	40.7	62.9	60.8	38.1	37.3	30.5	43.3	44.2	35.6
Female	52.2	58.9	50.5	72.7	58.2	48.7	45.9	47.2	50.9	56.1	37.0

White Non-Hispanic:	50.4	61.2	47.7	63.1	65.2	45.0	47.1	37.0	48.1	52.5	36.9
Male	46.5	60.5	41.1	61.6	66.4	37.6	41.1	23.1*	42.4	44.5	35.4
Female	52.9	62.2	51.3	66.2	63.8	49.8	52.6	44.5	51.4	57.0	37.7

Black Non-Hispanic:	49.5	53.6	47.1	65.4	53.9	44.7	38.6	50.4	46.1	50.5	38.0
Male	50.7	54.1	47.8	71.7	53.9	39.6	34.1	56.7	28.8*	54.4	46.7
Female	48.4	53.0	46.7	53.9	53.8	50.1	50.0	43.9*	53.6	48.6	33.2

Other Non-Hispanic:	52.3	54.8	50.7	69.0	50.5	45.8	45.1	37.0*	54.4	62.5	37.8
Male	45.6	53.5	36.5	57.0*	50.6	40.5	59.5	**	52.4*	46.5	**
Female	58.3	57.3	58.6	88.0	50.3	51.7	28.8*	83.5	55.9	70.4	40.9

Hispanic:	47.4	56.3	41.0	74.4	57.2	39.5	26.2	44.6	46.5	45.2	29.7
Male	43.8	55.1	31.6	52.3	60.1	36.9	18.9*	31.6*	50.1	22.6	25.2*
Female	50.3	57.9	46.6	95.7	52.6	41.8	32.7*	49.6	42.4	53.8	33.2*

Puerto Rican:^a	49.2	59.9	42.1	83.4	60.9	35.9*	**	63.5*	39.6*	50.8	29.2*
Male	40.2	58.9	27.1*	**	58.1	36.2*	76.1	**	34.9*	**	**
Female	56.7	60.8	54.1	100.0	65.0	35.5*	**	84.6	100.0	65.9	**

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	40.9	53.0	31.9	54.4	54.7	29.3	21.7*	**	45.4	41.4	**
Male	41.6	53.1	27.0	44.4*	58.1	37.1	18.3*	**	74.0	**	**
Female	40.4	52.8	34.5	78.6	50.4	22.5*	**	**	21.4*	48.0	**

Region:
Northeast	52.3	62.2	49.2	73.6	65.4	43.1	40.0	45.5*	44.1	55.7	38.4
Midwest	43.3	47.8	41.8	66.6	48.1	38.9	41.6	25.6	44.6	48.6	24.1
South	52.7	62.5	48.1	65.7	63.4	47.1	45.2	40.6	51.7	51.5	41.8
West	50.3	55.0	48.8	61.1	56.9	47.3	36.6	52.3	49.6	52.4	37.1

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0.0-0.99	56.0	59.4	54.0	65.2	59.4	45.4	35.6	50.4	50.9	61.3	51.9
1.00-2.49	50.1	55.2	48.0	62.7	57.1	43.5	46.5	31.9	48.7	57.1	36.2
2.50-4.49	47.6	55.4	45.1	75.7	56.2	46.0	39.6	38.8	53.3	49.1	31.4
4.50 and above	46.4	63.4	42.8	66.7	70.8	41.8	43.0	42.8*	40.9	45.5	32.7

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 9/30/2014

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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