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 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: 39,930 10,196 29,734 1,668 6,534 12,471 3,124 3,732 5,615 14,972 4,284

 Male 18,521 6,210 12,311 1,062 4,019 6,002 1,692 1,798 2,512 5,792 1,646

 Female 21,409 3,986 17,423 607 2,515 6,469 1,433 1,934 3,103 9,180 2,638

 

White Non-Hispanic: 26,091 5,056 21,035 675 3,143 8,192 1,925 2,529 3,738 10,689 3,392

 Male 11,711 3,076 8,636 445 1,951 3,861 989 1,247 1,625 4,143 1,311

 Female 14,379 1,980 12,399 231 1,192 4,331 936 1,282 2,113 6,546 2,080

 

Black Non-Hispanic: 5,974 2,300 3,675 479 1,435 1,875 604 500 772 1,882 304

 Male 2,860 1,327 1,533 232 881 908 334 170 404 743 95

 Female 3,114 973 2,141 246 553 967 269 329 368 1,139 208

 

Other Non-Hispanic: 2,589 789 1,800 118 553 842 195* 278 369 819 258

 Male 1,339 541 798 94 356 463 133* 142* 188 326 99*

 Female 1,250 248 1,002 24* 197 378 62* 135* 181 493 159

 

Hispanic: 5,276 2,051 3,225 396 1,404 1,563 401 426 736 1,582 331

 Male 2,610 1,266 1,344 290 830 769 235 239 295 580 140

 Female 2,666 785 1,881 106 573 794 165 187 441 1,002 191

Table 1-1

Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates -- in thousands

by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2009

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 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+

 

 Puerto Rican:a 1,086 373 713 82* 235 245 78 45* 122 465 59

 Male 478 264 214 63* 164 86 46 ** 33* 150* **

 Female 608 109 499 ** 71* 159 ** 38* 89 315 45*

 

 Mexican/MexicanAmerican:a 2,711 1,153 1,557 222 795 830 223 262 345 708 156

 Male 1,376 708 668 165 468 408 138 145 126* 256 79*

 Female 1,335 445 889 57 327 422 86 117* 219 452 77

 

Region: 

 Northeast 7,223 1,906 5,318 248 1,191 2,207 697 555 955 2,844 734

 Midwest 9,789 2,608 7,181 511 1,562 3,342 836 943 1,564 3,431 943

 South 13,841 3,696 10,146 663 2,448 4,137 949 1,323 1,865 5,147 1,446

 West 9,076 1,986 7,090 246 1,334 2,784 643 911 1,231 3,550 1,161

 

Ratio of Family Income

to 

Poverty Threshold:b

 0-.99 7,321 2,723 4,598 695 1,745 2,332 611 839 882 2,111 439

 1.00-2.49 11,623 3,005 8,617 434 1,918 4,158 1,052 1,367 1,740 3,541 1,571

 2.50-4.49 10,545 2,291 8,254 270 1,455 3,247 772 877 1,598 4,336 1,237

 4.50 and above 10,442 2,177 8,265 270 1,415 2,734 690 649 1,395 4,984 1,038

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 1/3/2012

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%.

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a As a subset of Hispanic.

b Missing responses imputed.

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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: 13.3 13.8 13.1 7.9 16.2 15.2 15.2 17.8 13.9 12.5 11.3

 Male 12.6 16.4 11.2 9.8 19.4 14.6 16.1 17.3 12.5 9.9 10.0

 Female 13.9 11.0 14.8 5.9 12.8 15.8 14.2 18.2 15.3 15.0 12.3

 

White Non-Hispanic: 13.3 12.4 13.6 6.2 13.9 16.6 15.8 19.4 15.6 12.9 11.2

 Male 12.2 14.7 11.5 8.0 16.8 15.6 16.1 18.7 13.6 10.2 10.0

 Female 14.4 9.9 15.5 4.3 10.8 17.7 15.5 20.1 17.5 15.5 12.2

 

Black Non-Hispanic: 16.3 21.8 14.0 15.7 25.7 16.6 19.4 18.1 14.3 13.8 9.5

 Male 16.9 25.0 13.2 15.1 31.9 17.2 19.3 14.7 16.8 12.2 7.7

 Female 15.7 18.6 14.7 16.3 19.6 16.2 19.4 20.5 12.3 15.1 10.7

 

Other Non-Hispanic: 12.6 13.2 12.3 6.9 16.6 14.2 13.4 18.3 12.5 10.5 14.0

 Male 13.1 17.4 11.3 10.3 20.2 16.5 18.8* 20.3* 13.4 8.4 12.2

 Female 12.0 8.7 13.2 2.9* 12.5 12.2 8.3* 16.7* 11.7 12.6 15.3

 

Hispanic: 11.0 12.4 10.3 7.3 16.0 10.0 10.6 11.6 9.1 10.2 12.8

 Male 10.6 15.0 8.4 10.4 18.3 9.4 12.3 12.8 6.7 7.4 12.0

 Female 11.5 9.7 12.4 4.0 13.6 10.7 8.8 10.3 11.9 13.2 13.4

Table 2-1

Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Percents by Age,

United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2009

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 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+

 

 Puerto Rican:a 23.9 24.1 23.8 16.4* 30.4 17.0 18.8 11.9* 18.8 31.3 16.8

 Male 23.2 35.0 16.4 23.1* 46.1 14.0 25.6* ** 9.2* 23.2 **

 Female 24.4 13.7 29.5 ** 17.0* 19.2 13.6* 12.6* 30.8 37.6 24.3

 

 Mexican/MexicanAmerican:a 8.7 10.1 7.9 6.0 12.8 8.0 9.2 10.5 6.3 7.5 11.5

 Male 8.3 11.8 6.3 8.9 13.8 7.3 11.0 11.0 4.2 5.1 11.7*

 Female 9.1 8.2 9.7 3.1 11.6 8.7 7.3 10.0* 8.8 10.2 11.3

 

Region: 

 Northeast 13.8 15.3 13.4 7.3 17.6 16.8 18.5 18.7 14.9 12.9 10.7

 Midwest 13.4 14.6 13.0 10.0 16.6 16.6 15.8 18.3 16.2 11.9 10.1

 South 12.9 14.3 12.5 9.0 16.9 14.0 13.5 17.3 12.6 12.2 10.6

 West 13.2 11.2 13.8 4.8 13.8 14.4 14.4 17.5 12.8 13.3 14.5

 

Ratio of Family Income

to 

Poverty Threshold:b

 0-.99 16.6 17.4 16.2 13.3 20.4 15.9 15.9 16.8 15.1 17.2 13.1

 1.00-2.49 13.5 12.8 13.8 6.4 15.2 16.3 15.7 18.4 15.3 13.0 11.5

 2.50-4.49 12.9 12.2 13.1 5.4 14.4 14.2 14.0 17.0 13.2 13.1 11.6

 4.50 and above 11.7 13.5 11.3 6.7 15.7 14.4 15.3 19.3 12.5 10.5 10.2

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 1/3/2012

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%.

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b Missing responses imputed.

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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: 24,567 7,111 17,456 1,332 4,515 6,363 1,839 1,758 2,765 9,450 2,906

 Male 10,325 4,268 6,058 856 2,758 2,553 873 724 956 3,098 1,061

 Female 14,241 2,843 11,398 476 1,758 3,810 966 1,035 1,809 6,352 1,845

 

White Non-Hispanic: 15,957 3,473 12,484 505 2,149 4,305 1,153 1,199 1,954 6,668 2,331

 Male 6,499 2,135 4,364 359 1,341 1,721 529 535 657 2,197 881

 Female 9,458 1,338 8,120 146* 808 2,584 624 663 1,297 4,471 1,449

 

Black Non-Hispanic: 4,069 1,788 2,281 413 1,109 1,008 397 262 350 1,313 226

 Male 1,710 972 739 182 668 368 199 58 110 433 59

 Female 2,358 816 1,542 231 441 641 197 203 240 880 167

 

Other Non-Hispanic: 1,544 574 969 105 405 380 103 133* 144 510 144*

 Male 688 392 296 90* 262 167 44* ** 75* 134 **

 Female 856 182 673 14* 143 213 59* 85* 69 376 109*

 

Hispanic: 2,997 1,276 1,721 310 852 669 187 165 318 960 206

 Male 1,428 769 659 225 486 297 101 83* 114* 334 86*

 Female 1,569 507 1,062 85 366 372 86 82 204 626 120

Table 3-1

Current Asthma Population Estimates -- in thousands

by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2009

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 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+

 

 Puerto Rican:a 756 243 513 79* 135 140 47* 24* 68* 356 47*

 Male 291 158 132* 61* 85 34* 18* ** ** 100* **

 Female 465 85 381 ** 50* 105* ** ** 59* 256 35*

 

 Mexican/MexicanAmerican:a 1,583 757 826 169 513 366 126 98 142 427 107*

 Male 764 461 302 133* 289 143 78* 43* ** 138 61*

 Female 819 295 524 36* 225 223 48* 55* 120 289 46*

 

Region: 

 Northeast 4,864 1,386 3,477 224 864 1,300 444 316 540 1,907 569

 Midwest 6,385 1,934 4,450 410 1,104 2,016 603 485 928 2,249 605

 South 8,027 2,529 5,498 522 1,659 1,879 505 582 793 3,018 949

 West 5,291 1,261 4,030 176 887 1,168 289 376 503 2,277 783

 

Ratio of Family Income

to 

Poverty Threshold:b

 0-.99 5,093 2,097 2,996 593 1,316 1,307 318 430 559 1,550 326

 1.00-2.49 7,233 2,054 5,179 312 1,293 2,208 653 656 899 2,383 1,038

 2.50-4.49 6,102 1,507 4,595 226 958 1,424 436 356 632 2,603 890

 4.50 and above 6,139 1,453 4,686 201 948 1,424 432 316* 675 2,914 653

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 1/3/2012

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%.

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b Missing responses imputed.

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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: 8.2 9.6 7.7 6.3 11.2 7.8 9.0 8.4 6.8 7.9 7.7

 Male 7.0 11.3 5.5 7.9 13.4 6.2 8.3 7.0 4.7 5.3 6.5

 Female 9.3 7.9 9.7 4.6 9.0 9.3 9.6 9.8 8.9 10.4 8.6

 

White Non-Hispanic: 8.1 8.5 8.1 4.6 9.5 8.8 9.5 9.2 8.1 8.0 7.7

 Male 6.8 10.2 5.8 6.5 11.6 7.0 8.6 8.1 5.5 5.4 6.7

 Female 9.5 6.7 10.1 2.7* 7.3 10.6 10.4 10.4 10.8 10.6 8.5

 

Black Non-Hispanic: 11.1 17.0 8.7 13.5 20.0 9.0 12.8 9.5 6.5 9.6 7.1

 Male 10.1 18.4 6.4 11.8 24.4 7.0 11.5 5.1 4.6 7.1 4.8

 Female 11.9 15.6 10.6 15.3 15.6 10.7 14.4 12.7 8.0 11.6 8.5

 

Other Non-Hispanic: 7.5 9.6 6.6 6.1 12.2 6.4 7.1 8.9* 4.9 6.5 7.8*

 Male 6.8 12.6 4.2 9.9* 14.9 6.0 6.2* 7.0* 5.3* 3.4 4.4*

 Female 8.2 6.4 8.9 1.8* 9.1 6.9 7.9* 10.5* 4.4 9.6 10.5*

 

Hispanic: 6.3 7.7 5.5 5.7 9.7 4.3 4.9 4.5 3.9 6.2 7.9

 Male 5.8 9.1 4.1 8.1 10.7 3.6 5.3 4.4* 2.6* 4.3 7.3*

 Female 6.8 6.3 7.0 3.2 8.7 5.0 4.6 4.5 5.5 8.3 8.4

Table 4-1

Current Asthma Prevalence Percents by Age,

United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2009

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 Puerto Rican:a 16.7 15.7 17.2 15.8* 17.4 9.7 11.3* 6.4* 10.6* 24.2 13.2*

 Male 14.1 21.0 10.1* 22.0* 23.8 5.5* 10.0* ** ** 15.4* **

 Female 18.8 10.7 22.6 ** 12.0* 12.8 12.3* ** 20.6 31.1 19.0*

 

 Mexican/MexicanAmerican:a 5.1 6.6 4.2 4.6 8.2 3.5 5.2 3.9 2.6 4.5 7.9

 Male 4.6 7.7 2.9 7.1* 8.5 2.6 6.2* 3.2* ** 2.8 9.1*

 Female 5.6 5.4 5.7 2.0* 8.0 4.6 4.1* 4.7* 4.8 6.5 6.7*

 

Region: 

 Northeast 9.3 11.1 8.7 6.6 12.8 9.9 11.8 10.6 8.4 8.6 8.3

 Midwest 8.8 10.9 8.1 8.0 11.8 10.1 11.4 9.5 9.7 7.8 6.5

 South 7.5 9.8 6.8 7.1 11.5 6.4 7.2 7.6 5.4 7.2 7.0

 West 7.7 7.1 7.9 3.4 9.2 6.1 6.5 7.2 5.2 8.5 9.8

 

Ratio of Family Income

to 

Poverty Threshold:b

 0-.99 11.6 13.5 10.6 11.4 15.4 8.9 8.3 8.6 9.5 12.7 9.8

 1.00-2.49 8.4 8.7 8.3 4.6 10.2 8.7 9.7 8.8 7.9 8.7 7.6

 2.50-4.49 7.5 8.0 7.3 4.5 9.5 6.3 7.9 6.9 5.2 7.9 8.3

 4.50 and above 6.9 9.1 6.4 5.0 10.5 7.5 9.6 9.4 6.1 6.2 6.4

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC 1/3/2012

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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