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2012 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, 2012
 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:25,5536,83418,7191,0804,3447,5002,3221,9063,2719,7042,925
    Male10,5183,7486,7706382,4223,1141,0517601,3033,2701,074
    Female15,0353,08511,9504421,9224,3861,2711,1461,9696,4341,851
            
White Non-Hispanic:15,7003,07912,6213771,9604,3581,1841,1352,0396,8122,193
    Male6,1751,6044,5711971,0621,7375394257742,358819
    Female9,5251,4758,0501798982,6216457101,2654,4541,373
            
Black Non-Hispanic:4,4041,6092,7952881,0421,4084693805601,385280
    Male1,820878942162565586197174*215398110
    Female2,5847301,853126478822272205345987170
            
Other Non-Hispanic:1,7535941,159123*334591245158188528177
    Male82431351162*178304117*74*113*19685*
    Female929282647**156287128*84*75*33293
            
Hispanic:3,6971,5522,1452921,0081,143424234485979274
    Male1,69995374521661848719887*20131860*
    Female1,9985991,39976390656226147283661214
            
    Puerto Rican:a90623067749*116323158**124*31999
        Male36414721745*78*118*72*****95*28*
        Female54282459**37*20586***86*22471*
            
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a1,7779088691386275462238823641649*
        Male892578314104*386254118***10313216*
        Female88532955535*240293104*5513328433*
            
Region:           
    Northeast5,1271,1753,9532097331,6074833907342,033544
    Midwest5,8091,4514,3582708361,7235215316712,295685
    South9,1022,8226,2804201,9092,3908115451,0333,3651,019
    West5,5151,3864,1291828661,7815074408332,011676
            
Ratio of Family Income to           
Poverty Threshold:b           
    0-0.996,1562,1593,9984671,3222,0087025917151,998362
    1.00-2.497,2732,0645,2092931,3852,2326056699582,3031,060
    2.50-4.496,2641,5784,6862021,0131,7925364048512,387870
    4.50 and above5,8601,0344,8261186241,4684792427473,017634

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 3/5/2014

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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