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Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates — in thousands by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2018

Table 6-1
Asthma Attack Prevalence Percents among those with Current Asthma by Age,
United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2018
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: 45.4 53.8 43.0 69.8 51.6 39.5 44.3 36.3 37.7 47.5 40.5
   Male 43.0 57.9 36.0 72.7 57.0 31.0 37.2 20.6 33.6 40.9 38.2
   Female 47.0 48.5 46.7 62.8 44.2 44.9 49.0 48.5 40.1 51.0 41.5
White Non-Hispanic: 45.7 59.6 43.4 77.1 59.2 39.1 40.9 43.4 35.8 49.2 38.5
   Male 42.0 63.3 36.5 81.0 62.6 33.3 41.2 30.3* 30.7 39.7 37.7
   Female 48.0 54.8 47.3 61.4* 54.4 42.8 40.7 51.7 39.3 54.6 38.9
Black Non-Hispanic: 44.6 55.6 38.9 81.2 49.9 32.8 43.7 ** 29.4 46.7 39.6
   Male 43.3 65.5 23.5 85.2 59.5 25.1* 46.4* ** ** 34.4 **
   Female 45.5 41.0 47.0 70.0 34.3* 38.6 41.0 43.2* 34.4* 52.0 47.8
Other Non-Hispanic: 51.3 51.1 51.3 43.5* 54.0 56.7 53.0 24.7* 74.3 46.9 47.0
    Male 50.2 47.9 51.6 ** 59.9 42.2 24.9* ** 90.7 55.5 62.4*
    Female 52.0 55.8 51.2 78.7 41.8* 68.1 68.6 ** 65.2 43.1 38.2*
Hispanic: 41.8 45.1 39.7 62.8 42.9 34.9 46.5 32.7* 25.4* 39.3 51.9
    Male 41.5 46.0 36.3 68.5 44.9 18.0* ** ** ** 46.9 52.8*
    Female 42.0 44.1 41.1 54.1* 40.9 43.2 60.0 40.6* 30.7* 35.5 51.7
 Puerto Rican:a 52.4 63.2 47.5 82.6 79.9 23.7* ** ** ** 66.6 42.4*
    Male 52.8 51.3* 53.9* ** 80.0 ** ** ** ** 78.7 **
    Female 52.1 79.8 43.7 ** 79.7 36.2* 74.0 ** 47.8* 54.5 45.0*
Mexican/Mexican-American:a 38.5 38.8 38.2 84.9 30.1 32.7 41.2 39.8* 17.7* 40.4 61.2
    Male 40.2 46.1 31.6* 84.9 33.4 ** ** ** ** 47.5* 82.3
    Female 37.5 31.5* 40.5 ** 27.4* 38.8 43.7 60.9* 20.5* 37.9 57.5
Region:
    Northeast 40.0 54.4 36.2 67.0 51.1 34.1 47.0 23.2* 27.4 39.7 35.7
    Midwest 46.6 56.3 44.1 67.1 56.1 41.8 38.8 37.1* 48.3 49.6 37.0
    South 46.9 49.0 46.2 71.9 44.9 42.8 48.1 48.7 34.5 50.1 43.7
    West 46.8 60.5 43.5 71.5 62.6 37.5 41.1 24.0 43.1 48.7 42.9
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:b
    0-0.99 50.1 54.3 48.3 85.0 46.6 41.9 42.0 45.0 38.9 49.8 57.5
    1.00-2.49 50.1 52.8 49.1 69.3 50.7 44.4 52.9 55.5 28.6 60.8 37.3
    2.50-4.49 38.9 48.3 36.5 56.3 50.1 36.4 28.2* 22.9* 48.4 38.0 33.8
    4.50 and above 43.4 61.1 40.4 58.3 63.5 35.3 49.3 ** 35.0 43.8 43.4

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 12/2/2019
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.
aAs a subset of Hispanic.
bMissing responses imputed.

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

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