2015 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 5-2
Standard Errors† for Asthma Attack Population Estimates among those with Current Asthma: rounded 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:	428,800	193,900	387,800	83,500	142,000	238,500	106,300	127,600	165,200	262,400	102,300
Male	275,900	146,200	229,900	64,700	112,500	149,300	78,900	74,300	94,000	152,800	55,900
Female	328,700	112,200	309,900	47,700	82,700	185,700	70,300	103,600	135,800	205,300	91,100

White Non-Hispanic:	342,800	139,300	325,200	61,900	93,200	186,300	77,100	116,900	108,300	226,700	95,300
Male	213,500	96,000	187,700	56,000	72,100	113,900	56,200	68,100	59,100	141,100	47,500
Female	263,700	86,100	253,600	19,700	62,700	141,700	52,000	95,000	91,800	170,300	83,300

Black Non-Hispanic:	136,400	70,900	111,900	34,700	57,800	66,200	46,100	35,900	47,900	86,900	30,500
Male	88,900	56,300	69,200	21,400	48,500	52,000	40,000	15,200	29,600	32,600	13,100
Female	114,500	44,000	102,000	27,500	33,900	54,400	22,900	32,500	37,300	81,100	27,500

Other Non-Hispanic:	123,300	75,200	94,300	23,900	58,900	74,600	26,600	15,500	67,600	56,600	32,700
Male	96,800	67,700	68,000	18,000	53,300	56,000	22,900	15,100	48,800	35,200	26,100
Female	72,900	28,500	66,100	16,300	22,200	49,200	13,600	3,400	46,700	43,400	19,800

Hispanic:	135,500	69,700	110,000	33,900	57,500	92,500	50,600	33,200	69,700	66,200	19,400
Male	83,200	51,500	64,000	16,700	45,100	59,400	30,700	21,000	45,300	30,400	9,600
Female	103,300	48,800	86,400	29,500	34,300	67,400	39,300	25,700	52,500	57,400	17,000

Puerto Rican:^a	59,900	23,800	51,800	12,500	16,800	40,100	12,300	18,800	29,600	31,900	13,600
Male	26,700	14,100	22,700	2,800	12,700	21,500	5,500	1,600	20,800	10,400	3,800
Female	54,300	19,200	47,500	12,100	11,000	33,800	11,000	18,700	21,100	30,700	13,100

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	101,500	55,300	86,100	24,000	46,500	71,500	45,200	24,400	53,100	49,100	10,100
Male	65,200	42,100	49,300	14,400	36,700	44,200	28,800	20,800	25,800	25,400	7,800
Female	74,500	35,100	66,200	19,200	26,400	53,000	34,700	12,700	45,900	42,600	6,400

Region:
Northeast	144,500	81,400	123,100	49,200	46,800	63,400	39,500	22,300	52,100	91,000	36,800
Midwest	241,400	92,900	221,100	29,200	75,400	146,800	43,200	76,300	112,900	116,200	46,700
South	252,100	128,900	220,800	53,300	95,000	140,200	72,500	80,100	89,200	159,500	73,800
West	201,400	75,900	192,500	29,200	57,100	107,700	51,100	59,500	62,200	146,300	38,400

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0.0-0.99	180,500	103,700	142,600	47,900	76,700	97,300	66,400	49,800	48,800	98,100	35,100
1.00-2.49	240,100	118,900	207,400	51,000	89,900	136,600	58,900	87,700	93,500	126,900	65,800
2.50-4.49	199,700	73,400	185,900	32,200	56,900	125,700	38,900	60,700	105,200	125,800	44,700
4.50 and above	219,000	74,600	208,500	32,500	58,200	115,200	54,100	57,400	71,200	166,400	61,000

Notes:

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

^† See the Methods section of the documentation found at http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/NHIS/default.htm for information regarding standard errors.

^a As a subset of Hispanic.

^b Missing responses imputed.

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