2015 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, 2015
				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:	24,633	6,188	18,445	935	4,033	6,679	2,107	1,655	2,916	9,907	3,079
Male	9,998	3,705	6,293	578	2,428	2,758	1,074	672	1,012	3,207	1,027
Female	14,634	2,483	12,151	358	1,605	3,921	1,033	983	1,905	6,700	2,051

White Non-Hispanic:	15,244	2,810	12,435	371	1,750	3,792	1,134	978	1,679	6,946	2,386
Male	6,007	1,700	4,307	264	1,071	1,462	582	312	569	2,381	828
Female	9,238	1,110	8,128	106*	679	2,329	553	666	1,110	4,565	1,559

Black Non-Hispanic:	3,931	1,336	2,595	217	911	1,103	385	314	404	1,401	299
Male	1,576	808	768	123	536	525	224	200*	100*	349	44*
Female	2,354	528	1,826	94*	375	578	160	114*	304	1,052	255

Other Non-Hispanic:	1,793	605	1,188	128*	389	534	174	67*	293	564	177
Male	819	387	431	76*	247	244	92*	42*	110*	164	87*
Female	974	218	757	**	142	290	83*	25*	183	400	90*

Hispanic:	3,665	1,438	2,227	220	983	1,250	414	296	540	996	216
Male	1,597	810	787	114	574	527	176	118	232	313	69*
Female	2,068	628	1,441	106*	409	723	237	178	307	683	148

Puerto Rican:^a	715	198	516	43*	117	227	67*	70*	91*	268	59*
Male	264	93	171	**	51*	78*	**	**	**	85*	**
Female	451	105	346	**	66	149	23*	62*	63*	183	29*

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	2,126	899	1,226	118	646	750	254	171	325	530	82
Male	1,018	554	465	69*	412	344	98*	89*	158*	171	23*
Female	1,107	346	761	49*	234	406	156*	83*	168	360	58

Region:
Northeast	4,260	1,113	3,147	224	744	905	269	168	469	1,855	533
Midwest	5,647	1,230	4,417	112*	789	1,841	548	493	800	2,350	555
South	8,975	2,528	6,447	423	1,663	2,325	747	546	1,032	3,436	1,128
West	5,751	1,317	4,433	176	838	1,608	543	449	616	2,267	862

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-0.99	5,086	1,633	3,453	270	1,128	1,434	551	394	488	1,853	401
1.00-2.49	7,664	2,105	5,559	318	1,409	2,285	553	661	1,072	2,620	1,031
2.50-4.49	4,989	1,217	3,772	168	747	1,433	414	344	675	1,839	802
4.50 and above	6,894	1,233	5,661	178	749	1,527	590	256*	682	3,595	845

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 01/21/2017

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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