2015 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, 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:	11,533	2,941	8,592	567	1,860	3,094	788	854	1,453	4,800	1,212
Male	4,188	1,699	2,490	354	1,137	1,078	381	267	430	1,302	318
Female	7,345	1,243	6,102	213	723	2,017	407	586	1,023	3,498	894

White Non-Hispanic:	7,085	1,330	5,755	249	788	1,780	400	621	760	3,381	888
Male	2,436	738	1,699	196	455	574	186*	185*	204	983	229
Female	4,649	592	4,056	53*	333	1,206	214	435	556	2,398	659

Black Non-Hispanic:	1,730	584	1,146	107*	418	407	132*	98*	177	648	151
Male	631	359	272	58*	265	149*	**	**	**	130	28*
Female	1,100	225	875	**	153	257	59*	73*	125*	517	124

Other Non-Hispanic:	917	322	595	63*	219	268	62*	**	182*	279	88*
Male	434	223*	211*	41*	153*	122*	**	**	**	80*	**
Female	483	99	383	**	66*	146*	**	**	120*	199	49*

Hispanic:	1,800	705	1,095	147	434	640	194	111*	335	493	85
Male	686	379	308	59	264	232	81*	**	113*	109	23*
Female	1,113	326	787	88*	170	408	113*	74*	221	384	62

Puerto Rican:^a	351	85	266	**	47*	138	26*	**	80*	119	**
Male	91	38*	52*	**	28*	**	**	**	**	**	**
Female	260	47*	213	**	**	101*	**	**	53*	101*	**

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	1,018	404	614	79*	263	375	124*	54*	196	269	31*
Male	432	241	191	40*	169	147*	57*	**	55*	67*	**
Female	585	163	423	39*	94	228	**	**	141*	203	21*

Region:
Northeast	1,840	535	1,305	149*	307	360	111*	55*	194	816	208
Midwest	2,526	528	1,998	76*	325	812	173	259	380*	1,087	225
South	4,370	1,274	3,096	232	861	1,196	314	330	553	1,605	475
West	2,797	603	2,193	109	366	726	190	211	325	1,292	303

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0.0-0.99	2,568	850	1,718	176	565	700	233	198	269	925	202
1.00-2.49	3,666	1,043	2,623	208	645	1,129	234	373	522	1,238	446
2.50-4.49	2,294	495	1,800	84*	316	646	115*	169*	362	972	275
4.50 and above	3,005	554	2,451	98*	333	619	206	**	300	1,666	289

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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