2014 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, 2014
				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:	24,009	6,292	17,717	849	4,244	6,936	1,912	1,890	3,133	8,897	3,084
Male	9,659	3,770	5,889	519	2,536	2,851	989	769	1,094	2,906	846
Female	14,350	2,522	11,828	330	1,708	4,084	923	1,121	2,039	5,991	2,237

White Non-Hispanic:	14,852	2,910	11,942	278	2,073	4,203	918	1,164	2,121	6,028	2,270
Male	5,803	1,705	4,098	189	1,202	1,671	499	455	717	2,108	633
Female	9,049	1,205	7,844	89*	871	2,532	419	709	1,404	3,920	1,637

Black Non-Hispanic:	3,760	1,332	2,428	305	790	1,142	443	287	412	1,234	290
Male	1,520	849	671	177	526	530	206	152	172	253	34*
Female	2,240	483	1,757	128	264	612	238	135	240	981	256

Other Non-Hispanic:	1,746	533	1,213	63*	375	384	128	102*	154	650	274
Male	744	323	421	31*	227	149	65*	33*	51*	234	103*
Female	1,002	211	792	33*	147	234	63*	**	104	416	172

Hispanic:	3,651	1,516	2,135	203	1,006	1,207	423	337	446	985	250
Male	1,592	892	700	122	581	501	219	128	154	311	77
Female	2,059	624	1,435	81*	425	706	204	209	293	674	173

Puerto Rican:^a	817	365	452	69*	237	204	60	**	101	240	68*
Male	328	180	148*	**	107*	129	47*	**	62*	46*	**
Female	489	185	304	**	129	75*	**	**	39*	193	49*

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	1,952	857	1,095	102	556	754	299	253	202	454	87
Male	825	497	328	70*	307	260	134	73*	53*	152*	35*
Female	1,127	360	768	32*	249	494	165	180*	149	301	52

Region:
Northeast	4,385	1,182	3,204	148	844	1,186	288	402	496	1,604	603
Midwest	5,603	1,394	4,209	241	922	1,607	341	502	764	2,112	721
South	8,838	2,492	6,346	273	1,701	2,687	815	673	1,199	3,106	1,070
West	5,183	1,224	3,958	187	777	1,456	468	313	674	2,074	689

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-0.99	5,180	1,736	3,444	291	1,148	1,666	558	535	572	1,721	354
1.00-2.49	6,746	1,851	4,895	274	1,287	2,069	576	568	925	2,031	1,085
2.50-4.49	6,237	1,542	4,695	177	1,027	1,801	399	475	927	2,316	915
4.50 and above	5,846	1,163	4,682	106*	781	1,399	378	311	709	2,830	730

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 01/21/2016

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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