2008 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, 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:	684,400	323,500	546,900	133,600	269,100	348,600	192,800	202,300	215,900	383,900	171,700
Male	433,100	264,600	341,800	117,000	207,600	241,600	153,800	137,300	141,100	220,900	108,700
Female	454,900	184,000	396,600	71,700	154,400	236,600	130,500	145,500	148,100	284,300	132,900

White Non-Hispanic:	532,000	240,300	453,700	100,700	190,000	289,500	176,800	156,400	167,600	329,600	152,600
Male	354,100	206,700	303,500	89,600	161,800	200,300	138,500	110,000	102,900	195,700	97,700
Female	358,600	122,100	330,600	44,300	93,800	196,600	115,700	111,700	123,900	242,700	122,500

Black Non-Hispanic:	226,900	139,800	152,400	52,900	111,900	112,700	56,900	67,800	53,400	123,200	42,900
Male	161,600	107,300	96,200	50,700	84,400	82,400	43,100	55,700	28,700	67,400	25,000
Female	157,200	89,900	126,000	27,800	77,400	76,500	40,800	38,700	46,400	101,600	36,600

Other Non-Hispanic:	178,300	103,600	129,100	46,300	87,900	98,500	41,800	67,600	61,500	80,900	31,100
Male	116,500	80,700	72,100	43,400	59,800	61,500	39,000	32,100	34,400	45,100	23,700
Female	134,400	66,000	108,700	15,400	64,200	75,400	14,800	59,500	43,800	70,900	20,200

Hispanic:	185,300	110,300	142,000	61,600	89,400	107,600	36,900	53,700	81,300	76,600	45,400
Male	130,100	72,300	105,900	36,500	60,200	85,400	22,700	32,100	74,200	55,800	36,200
Female	133,700	81,400	101,100	49,000	60,300	71,800	28,100	45,600	43,800	58,000	26,800

Puerto Rican:^a	85,400	54,100	58,500	19,500	50,400	28,200	9,300	17,800	22,600	41,800	19,900
Male	64,400	48,500	39,400	8,300	47,300	15,100	4,300	10,000	10,500	29,900	18,900
Female	50,900	24,100	39,200	13,900	18,500	25,600	8,300	14,800	20,000	26,100	6,200

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	122,000	84,900	88,700	55,500	61,700	69,600	27,700	47,900	43,800	50,700	20,800
Male	74,500	48,300	56,400	29,700	31,200	45,000	14,800	30,500	25,500	39,400	7,400
Female	109,500	72,100	79,700	46,800	52,300	60,500	23,400	39,900	38,300	40,200	19,400

Region:
Northeast	246,800	140,600	194,500	44,400	115,600	143,000	91,500	53,500	109,800	143,300	55,500
Midwest	379,100	184,400	306,000	85,000	142,200	204,900	102,700	131,800	93,400	205,000	87,300
South	371,000	182,500	279,300	78,400	157,600	149,300	107,000	88,900	95,600	209,600	102,200
West	356,400	133,500	299,600	50,000	118,100	191,400	79,600	113,200	129,200	203,400	91,800

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0-.99	272,400	147,800	208,200	84,700	119,100	134,100	62,100	89,500	75,300	140,900	51,600
1.00-2.49	386,600	200,500	283,700	60,400	161,300	207,600	147,900	92,600	102,300	187,800	123,400
2.50-4.49	351,500	138,600	306,600	70,500	111,200	201,500	120,400	102,600	129,200	211,000	122,100
4.50 and above	338,100	146,000	296,400	60,800	115,900	191,900	100,600	118,900	118,400	209,700	100,000

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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