2001 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 1-1
Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates, in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2001
				Age
	All ages	Children	Adults			15 - 19
	Total	Age <18	Age 18+	0 - 4	5 - 14	15 - 19	15 - 17	18 - 19	20 - 34	35 - 64	65 +

Total:	31,354	9,185	22,169	1,553	5,766	3,083	1,866	1,217	6,998	11,089	2,866
Male	14,557	5,398	9,158	972	3,391	1,694	1,035	659	3,109	4,255	1,136
Female	16,797	3,786	13,011	580	2,375	1,389	831	558	3,889	6,834	1,730

White Non-Hispanic:	22,608	5,642	16,966	813	3,612	2,039	1,217	822	5,065	8,734	2,345
Male	10,470	3,356	7,114	551	2,121	1,163	684	479	2,224	3,506	905
Female	12,137	2,286	9,851	262	1,490	876	534	342	2,841	5,229	1,439

Black Non-Hispanic:	4,224	1,700	2,524	374	1,010	509	316	193	925	1,137	269
Male	1,854	944	910	193	588	226	163	63*	391	350	105
Female	2,369	756	1,613	180	423	283	153	130	534	787	163

Other races Non-Hispanic:	1,290	484	806	84*	302	187	98*	89*	308	333	76*
Male	734	324	410	71*	187	126*	**	59*	215	99	**
Female	556	159	396	**	115*	61*	**	**	93	234	**

Hispanic:	3,233	1,359	1,874	282	842	348	235	113*	700	884	177
Male	1,498	774	724	156	495	179	122	**	279	300	89
Female	1,735	585	1,149	126	347	168	112	56*	421	584	88

Puerto Rican:ª	835	323	512	57*	196	101	70*	**	199	228	54*
Male	396	193	203	31*	130	45*	33*	**	71*	91	**
Female	439	130	309	27*	66	56*	38*	**	127	137	26*

Mexican/Mexican-American:ª	1,417	694	724	168	423	140	103	37*	288	337	61
Male	687	420	267	94	255	77	72	**	126	114	**
Female	731	274	457	74*	168	63*	31*	**	162	223	40

Residence - MSA Size:
5,000,000 or more	2,863	899	1,964	171	560	271	168	103*	630	980	251
2,500,000 - 4,999,999	3,800	1,190	2,610	256	659	428	276	153	888	1,302	267
1,000,000 - 2,499,999	7,747	2,269	5,477	380	1,431	823	459	364	1,712	2,826	575
500,000 - 999,999	3,800	1,096	2,704	146	676	341	274	67*	880	1,411	345
250,000 - 499,999	3,658	1,143	2,515	203	709	308	230	78*	769	1,276	392
Under 250,000	2,996	712	2,284	113	504	268	94*	174*	786	1,001	324
Non-MSA	6,490	1,876	4,614	284	1,227	643	365	278	1,332	2,293	711

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:
0 - .99	3,990	1,473	2,517	390	784	575	299	276	911	1,036	294
1.00 - 2.49	7,033	2,299	4,735	485	1,425	656	388	268	1,579	1,977	911
2.50 - 4.49	7,179	1,925	5,253	230	1,336	575	359	216	1,846	2,703	489
4.50 and above	6,835	1,732	5,103	177	1,110	607	444	162*	1,355	3,261	325

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 7/09/2004

ªa subset of Hispanic

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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