2008 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 1-2
Standard Errors† for Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates: rounded
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2008
				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:	930,900	392,000	780,900	136,700	337,500	481,700	260,400	276,300	286,500	501,600	217,000
Male	600,500	301,000	514,000	119,300	248,400	369,200	221,300	219,800	200,100	294,800	148,700
Female	574,000	219,600	509,800	74,700	194,500	301,800	152,900	194,100	181,600	363,500	168,400

White Non-Hispanic:	728,900	283,500	651,100	102,200	236,800	407,800	225,100	228,800	236,800	415,000	191,700
Male	496,400	227,600	451,900	90,200	186,100	312,000	192,000	183,200	159,000	258,100	136,100
Female	441,200	152,400	409,100	48,100	127,000	242,000	131,500	150,100	164,500	298,400	149,400

Black Non-Hispanic:	297,300	170,000	214,000	54,300	145,200	155,100	75,800	84,400	88,900	151,700	49,800
Male	198,100	126,100	134,100	52,200	106,200	120,300	63,000	72,700	65,100	87,700	31,100
Female	197,300	109,300	159,000	27,800	98,500	87,900	41,500	50,100	57,100	120,400	43,100

Other Non-Hispanic:	220,100	119,900	159,800	46,400	102,700	120,200	53,600	77,400	77,700	107,000	55,500
Male	147,100	97,900	99,200	43,500	79,200	85,900	45,900	48,100	54,000	60,700	35,800
Female	152,300	70,000	124,800	15,400	65,400	79,700	27,800	60,600	43,500	86,900	39,900

Hispanic:	260,300	129,100	201,000	67,300	102,900	170,700	83,100	99,800	91,300	110,000	60,600
Male	163,600	88,800	133,600	44,700	70,600	123,800	62,800	48,100	84,700	61,800	39,500
Female	189,300	86,400	156,900	49,500	64,400	119,300	49,300	90,200	49,800	97,000	36,500

Puerto Rican:^a	111,500	64,300	78,500	19,700	56,600	46,800	21,300	31,300	27,800	59,500	22,400
Male	73,900	53,200	53,700	8,800	49,500	36,000	12,900	27,300	17,000	35,400	21,300
Female	72,400	33,300	56,800	13,900	28,000	30,000	16,800	15,300	21,900	47,400	9,100

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	193,600	94,200	149,100	58,700	67,200	145,600	72,300	92,100	58,700	76,200	29,400
Male	115,800	59,400	96,500	34,600	39,500	95,400	58,600	38,200	50,300	40,900	12,800
Female	152,200	75,900	125,700	47,600	51,600	105,600	40,700	85,000	40,100	67,900	26,700

Region:
Northeast	300,800	167,500	267,500	42,300	140,400	183,600	115,400	68,900	137,800	191,400	72,200
Midwest	471,200	207,500	400,500	88,600	165,200	231,300	121,100	154,700	129,400	231,600	114,000
South	551,200	232,600	447,600	81,500	209,500	237,100	133,000	131,900	141,200	308,900	128,100
West	499,100	168,000	418,500	49,000	151,400	297,100	146,200	174,100	162,600	254,300	111,900

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-.99	360,200	186,000	265,800	89,500	156,300	192,100	81,400	135,900	90,900	171,900	61,700
1.00-2.49	501,600	252,900	379,500	69,200	209,800	269,900	173,200	141,300	140,700	229,300	138,900
2.50-4.49	461,900	170,800	410,000	71,300	139,200	296,900	174,700	149,100	171,000	255,700	154,500
4.50 and above	465,700	162,000	431,000	64,600	133,500	274,700	145,300	147,500	169,900	309,900	130,100

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, Compiled 8/30/2010

^† 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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