2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 3-2
Standard Errors† for Current Asthma Population Estimates: rounded
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2007
				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:	676,900	292,100	561,200	133,300	220,500	422,700	192,200	186,000	303,300	355,100	183,400
Male	396,300	197,200	339,100	99,200	143,100	245,200	130,000	125,800	165,700	215,600	104,800
Female	474,800	225,600	392,400	87,100	167,300	289,000	150,200	124,700	198,000	259,700	143,800

White Non-Hispanic:	591,000	225,500	517,300	88,300	175,100	390,000	160,600	159,400	289,800	327,200	175,500
Male	348,800	141,900	316,600	61,500	99,400	222,800	107,200	114,800	148,900	200,600	98,800
Female	419,700	183,700	360,800	63,900	142,400	258,000	129,000	106,000	185,100	238,800	136,100

Black Non-Hispanic:	241,900	141,500	164,300	76,400	87,800	128,800	81,000	57,700	69,500	93,200	41,800
Male	137,600	95,000	89,900	55,500	60,700	85,200	55,600	28,100	52,500	51,500	19,000
Female	163,400	98,400	113,500	47,500	66,700	88,200	54,600	45,600	46,400	70,100	34,400

Other Non-Hispanic:	118,500	61,400	92,900	32,100	45,500	68,900	38,300	35,500	50,500	50,900	19,800
Male	80,000	44,400	60,100	23,700	35,600	54,200	28,400	25,500	41,000	28,500	17,000
Female	80,100	44,100	61,100	21,700	30,100	41,200	24,900	24,800	20,300	42,600	12,500

Hispanic:	195,600	122,000	128,400	51,000	101,400	98,600	52,700	69,100	52,600	89,700	36,100
Male	136,300	94,900	81,400	39,400	79,900	69,600	40,100	38,800	36,500	45,700	20,600
Female	126,400	75,200	97,300	30,900	62,600	61,900	33,800	38,700	38,500	75,600	33,400

Puerto Rican:^a	71,100	29,800	64,200	20,600	21,600	37,300	14,100	24,900	21,300	44,200	10,500
Male	34,600	19,800	29,500	12,100	18,500	15,200	11,200	4,600	9,200	22,900	12,100
Female	66,100	21,000	60,400	16,600	12,400	36,000	8,500	24,500	22,500	38,700	11,100

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	153,600	97,600	90,900	43,600	79,600	86,000	48,100	63,300	38,300	63,800	15,200
Male	100,700	67,500	56,800	33,700	52,000	59,800	37,000	36,600	23,100	24,000	5,600
Female	101,000	70,000	73,100	25,500	59,100	52,000	30,700	29,900	31,800	60,400	14,100

Region:
Northeast	279,600	124,300	226,900	56,800	104,100	181,800	82,900	84,400	91,600	155,500	56,400
Midwest	392,800	172,200	340,200	61,700	127,700	293,700	130,200	101,900	242,500	178,100	97,500
South	366,500	152,900	300,400	91,700	114,400	197,700	85,600	97,400	129,000	196,800	102,100
West	302,200	129,700	239,800	48,400	91,700	142,500	76,000	87,100	90,600	177,400	102,500

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-.99	271,300	139,800	199,300	76,000	101,200	142,200	80,300	77,100	59,600	122,900	66,000
1.00-2.49	392,300	217,100	287,000	85,500	172,400	229,600	131,200	96,400	164,700	167,000	101,800
2.50-4.49	328,500	137,600	289,200	63,300	110,800	205,200	100,600	84,800	155,500	183,200	101,500
4.50 and above	301,600	130,800	271,100	43,400	96,300	171,000	91,500	93,100	103,600	219,200	74,200

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, Compiled 9/19/2008

^† See the Methods section of the documentation found at http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/NHIS/default.htm for information regarding standard errors.

^a As a subset of Hispanic.

^b Missing responses imputed.

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