2015 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, 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:	46.9	47.5	46.6	60.6	46.1	46.3	37.4	51.6	49.8	48.5	39.4
Male	41.9	45.8	39.6	61.2	46.8	39.1	35.4	39.7	42.5	40.6	30.9
Female	50.3	50.0	50.3	59.6	45.0	51.4	39.4	59.7	53.7	52.4	43.7

White Non-Hispanic:	46.6	47.3	46.4	67.2	45.0	46.9	35.3	63.4	45.2	48.8	37.3
Male	40.6	43.4	39.4	74.2	42.4	39.3	31.9	59.4	35.8	41.3	27.6
Female	50.5	53.4	50.1	49.8*	49.1	51.8	38.8	65.3	50.1	52.8	42.4

Black Non-Hispanic:	44.0	43.7	44.2	49.4	45.9	36.9	34.4	31.1*	43.7	46.2	50.6
Male	40.0	44.5	35.3	47.4	49.5	28.5*	32.9*	**	50.9*	37.3	62.5
Female	46.7	42.6	47.9	52.0*	40.8	44.5	36.6*	64.0	41.3	49.1	48.5

Other Non-Hispanic:	51.2	53.3	50.1	49.5*	56.4	50.1	35.5*	35.8*	62.1	49.4	49.4
Male	53.1	57.6	49.0	53.2	62.0	49.9	43.9*	**	56.1*	48.8	44.6*
Female	49.5	45.6	50.7	**	46.7	50.3	**	**	65.7	49.7	54.0*

Hispanic:	49.1	49.0	49.2	67.0	44.2	51.2	46.9	37.6	62.0	49.5	39.3
Male	43.0	46.8	39.1	51.5	46.0	44.0	45.9	31.7*	48.8	34.8	33.2*
Female	53.8	51.9	54.7	83.7	41.6	56.4	47.6	41.5	71.9	56.3	42.1

Puerto Rican:^a	49.1	43.0	51.5	46.2*	40.4*	60.6	38.7*	45.7*	88.3	44.4	45.6*
Male	34.4	41.1*	30.7*	**	53.9*	46.9*	**	**	100.0	**	**
Female	57.7	44.6*	61.7	71.8	**	67.9	77.5	48.6*	83.2	55.3	72.5

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	47.9	44.9	50.1	67.5	40.6	50.0	49.1	31.7*	60.4	50.8	38.4*
Male	42.4	43.5	41.1	58.2	41.0	42.6	58.5	38.4*	35.0*	39.1*	**
Female	52.9	47.0	55.5	80.5	40.0	56.3	43.1*	**	84.3	56.3	36.2*

Region:
Northeast	43.2	48.1	41.5	66.6	41.3	39.8	41.5*	32.6*	41.4	44.0	39.0
Midwest	44.7	42.9	45.2	67.9	41.2	44.1	31.6	52.5	47.6	46.2	40.6
South	48.8	50.4	48.1	54.9	51.8	51.5	42.0	60.4	53.6	46.9	42.3
West	48.7	45.8	49.6	62.0	43.7	45.1	35.0	47.0	52.7	57.2	35.2

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0.0-0.99	50.6	52.1	49.9	65.2	50.1	48.8	42.3	50.2	55.1	50.1	50.4
1.00-2.49	47.9	49.5	47.3	65.3	45.8	49.4	42.3	56.5	48.8	47.4	43.2
2.50-4.49	46.0	40.6	47.8	50.2	42.3	45.1	27.9	49.1	53.6	52.9	34.5
4.50 and above	43.6	44.9	43.3	55.2	44.5	40.5	35.0	44.2*	44.0	46.3	34.2

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%.

^a As a subset of Hispanic.

^b Missing responses imputed.

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