2017 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, 2017
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: 25,191 6,182 19,009 869 4,010 6,830 2,020 1,498 3,311 10,036 3,447
Male 10,035 3,569 6,466 681 2,165 2,944 1,052 702 1,189 3,104 1,141
Female 15,156 2,613 12,544 187 1,845 3,886 968 796 2,122 6,932 2,306
White Non-Hispanic: 15,718 2,918 12,800 370 1,841 4,171 1,195 989 1,986 6,685 2,651
Male 6,188 1,717 4,472 313 1,017 1,760 571 457 732 2,179 919
Female 9,529 1,201 8,329 57* 824 2,410 624 532 1,254 4,506 1,732
Black Non-Hispanic: 3,910 1,231 2,679 179 895 1,049 246 295 508 1,468 319
Male 1,438 692 746 121* 457 435 158* 152* 125* 378 46*
Female 2,472 539 1,933 58* 438 614 88* 143* 383 1,090 272
Other Non-Hispanic: 1,871 617 1,254 78* 403 421 205 77* 139* 701 268
Male 720 355 365 70* 236 135 81* ** ** 172* 107*
Female 1,151 261 890 ** 167 287 125* 52* 110* 529 161
Hispanic: 3,692 1,416 2,276 242 871 1,189 373 137* 679 1,182 209
Male 1,688 805 883 177* 455 613 242 68* 303* 375 69*
Female 2,004 612 1,392 65* 416 575 131 69* 375 808 140
Puerto Rican:a 695 195* 499 56* 93* 221 51* ** 156* 269 56*
Male 278 74* 205* ** ** 112* 37* ** ** 106* **
Female 416 122* 295 ** ** 109* ** ** 95* 163* 36*
Mexican/Mexican-American:a 1,822 753 1,069 96* 481 606 239 81* 286 555 83
Male 856 471 385 91* 274 352 170* 48* 134* 134* **
Female 966 282 685 ** 208 254 69* ** 151* 421 79
Region:
Northeast 4,924 1,301 3,623 204* 827 1,279 431 227* 620 2,002 612
Midwest 5,844 1,464 4,380 186 858 1,821 626 321 875 2,281 698
South 8,912 2,205 6,707 283 1,521 2,178 625 516 1,038 3,547 1,383
West 5,511 1,212 4,299 196* 803 1,552 338 435 779 2,206 753
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
0-0.99 5,020 1,472 3,548 349 865 1,448 562 451 435 1,878 479
1.00-2.49 6,769 1,983 4,786 232 1,285 1,963 675 444 844 2,239 1,051
2.50-4.49 6,061 1,447 4,614 179 958 1,714 376 348 990 2,342 867
4.50 and above 7,342 1,281 6,062 108* 902 1,705 407 256* 1,042 3,577 1,050

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Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 03/18/2019
All relative standard errors are <30% unless otherwise indicated.
* Relative standard error of the estimate is 30%-50%; the estimate is unreliable.
** Suppressed if relative standard error of the estimate exceeds 50% or if standard error is missing or 0.
† Numbers within selected characteristics may not sum to total due to rounding.
a As a subset of Hispanic.
b Missing responses imputed.

Asthma and Community Health Branch
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention