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2006 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 4-2
Standard Errors* for Current Asthma Prevalence Percents
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2006
       

Age (years)
All ages Children Adults    

15 – 34
    
Total Age <18 Age 18+ 0 – 4 5 – 14 15 – 34 15 – 19 20 – 24 25 – 34 35 – 64 65 + 
                       
Total: 0.20 0.38 0.23 0.53 0.58 0.37 0.80 0.73 0.46 0.29 0.41
Male 0.27 0.57 0.28 0.86 0.87 0.47 0.97 0.90 0.65 0.38 0.74
Female 0.28 0.46 0.32 0.65 0.69 0.55 1.23 1.16 0.62 0.44 0.57
                       
White Non-Hispanic:  0.26 0.51 0.29 0.74 0.79 0.52 1.04 1.05 0.65 0.36 0.46
Male 0.35 0.81 0.37 1.22 1.25 0.61 1.18 1.11 0.86 0.49 0.87
Female 0.36 0.59 0.41 0.97 0.90 0.78 1.77 1.74 0.85 0.54 0.63
                       
Black Non-Hispanic:  0.47 0.91 0.50 1.60 1.46 0.84 1.81 1.32 1.12 0.72 1.19
Male 0.61 1.32 0.60 2.37 1.93 1.14 2.36 1.75 1.63 0.99 1.88
Female 0.65 1.27 0.71 1.98 1.94 1.17 2.79 1.86 1.61 0.96 1.70
                       
Other Races Non-Hispanic:  0.71 1.19 0.82 1.55 1.67 1.28 2.40 3.39 1.57 1.22 1.83
Male 1.04 1.89 1.29 1.92 2.67 1.88 3.50 6.71 0.87 1.82 2.63
Female 0.89 1.48 1.05 1.95 2.22 1.75 3.27 1.84 2.85 1.71 2.80
                       
Hispanic: 0.48 0.78 0.49 0.89 1.18 0.76 1.66 1.17 1.05 0.61 1.32
Male 0.67 1.20 0.63 1.50 1.78 1.19 2.47 1.54 1.75 0.53 1.12
Female 0.55 0.78 0.68 0.75 1.17 0.86 1.91 1.65 1.01 1.10 2.16
                       
Puerto Rican: 2.14 4.57 1.77 6.36 5.66 2.82 5.97 6.73 3.86 2.25 4.55
Male 2.87 6.17 1.87 9.23 8.09 2.92 5.54 4.51 4.84 2.74 2.49
Female 2.31 4.52 2.54 3.36 5.15 4.51 10.90 9.93 5.63 3.16 7.46
                       
Mexican/Mexican-American: 0.54 0.77 0.59 0.61 1.33 0.91 1.85 1.39 1.42 0.65 1.81
Male 0.86 1.27 0.88 1.00 2.08 1.51 2.56 2.10 2.42 0.57 1.81
Female 0.54 0.77 0.73 0.77 1.35 0.82 1.93 1.50 1.11 1.31 2.92
                       
Region:                      
Northeast 0.52 1.08 0.63 1.91 1.63 0.93 1.62 2.23 1.01 0.79 1.00
Midwest 0.46 0.93 0.46 1.08 1.39 0.95 1.94 1.46 1.22 0.68 0.73
South 0.32 0.49 0.36 0.85 0.85 0.54 1.17 1.17 0.72 0.46 0.67
West 0.35 0.70 0.42 0.49 1.04 0.62 1.91 1.16 0.76 0.50 1.03
                       
Ratio of Family Income to                      
Poverty Threshold:                      
0 – 0.99 0.58 0.98 0.67 1.51 1.38 1.01 2.14 1.56 1.22 1.12 1.77
1.00 – 2.49 0.35 0.68 0.40 0.87 1.07 0.63 1.26 1.41 0.90 0.62 0.76
2.50 – 4.49 0.40 0.82 0.44 1.02 1.13 0.67 1.40 1.41 0.94 0.60 0.81
4.50 and above 0.33 0.74 0.37 1.03 1.13 0.72 1.40 2.07 0.97 0.43 0.93
   
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC   compiled 3/18/2008

* See the "Methods" Section of the documentation found at http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/NHIS/default.htm for information regarding standard errors.
 

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