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2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 1-1
Table Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates -- in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2012
 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:39,98210,32229,6601,4066,53412,5833,8273,3605,39615,1084,352
    Male18,2565,98812,2688363,7946,0491,9681,6072,4745,9271,651
    Female21,7264,33317,3925702,7406,5341,8601,7532,9229,1812,701
            
White Non-Hispanic:25,3404,88120,4594893,1337,5101,9752,0663,46910,9083,300
    Male11,1122,7238,3882641,7633,4319649581,5094,3711,283
    Female14,2292,15812,0712251,3704,0791,0111,1081,9606,5372,017
            
Black Non-Hispanic:6,1632,1783,9853501,4111,9856975237652,028389
    Male2,7581,2521,506211803911330227354696137
    Female3,4059252,4791386081,0753672964111,332252
            
Other Non-Hispanic:2,6429191,723170*5091,040406301333670253
    Male1,38353684783*310598228177193271121
    Female1,26038487687*200442179124*140399132
            
Hispanic:5,8372,3443,4933971,4802,0487494708291,502410
    Male3,0041,4771,5272779181,110446245419589110
    Female2,8338671,966120562938303225410914299
            
    Puerto Rican:a1,25034190953*20245721766*173423115
        Male56222234048*130206117***65*14632*
        Female689119569**7325199*43*108*27783
            
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a2,9301,3921,5392249181,012365254393669107
        Male1,616922694161580581241149*19124548*
        Female1,3144708456433743112410520242359
            
Region:           
    Northeast7,4691,7825,6862651,1122,5398076731,0592,832721
    Midwest9,2022,1227,0803301,2692,9878119121,2643,5551,061
    South14,2294,15810,0715052,8053,9471,3429571,6475,4131,559
    West9,0822,2606,8223051,3483,1108678181,4253,3091,010
            
Ratio of Family Income to           
Poverty Threshold:b           
    0-0.998,5042,9975,5076021,8722,8559559269742,652523
    1.00-2.4911,0643,1417,9233922,0153,8321,1051,2191,5083,3701,454
    2.50-4.4910,2672,3497,9182611,5203,2439717281,5443,9441,300
    4.50 and above10,1471,8358,3131511,1262,6537964871,3705,1411,075

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 3/5/2014

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%.

† Numbers within selected characteristics may not sum to total due to rounding.

a As a subset of Hispanic.

b Missing responses imputed.

 

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