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2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 5-1
Asthma Attack Population Estimates among those with Current Asthma -- 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:12,9443,7719,1726572,4463,3629698011,5915,3751,105
    Male5,2332,2522,9814161,4871,3054573295191,705321
    Female7,7111,5196,1912419592,0575134721,0723,670784
            
White Non-Hispanic:7,9621,7956,1662431,1352,0905804751,0353,726767
    Male2,9709771,993117660771274175*3211,217206
    Female4,9918184,1741264751,3193053007142,510562
            
Black Non-Hispanic:2,2669021,365195611602111199*293757101
    Male94152741410936524953*107*90*18532*
    Female1,3263759518624635358*92*20357269
            
Other Non-Hispanic:79128750561*176197104*39*54*26692
    Male39719120551*9999*51*****90*57*
    Female39495299**76*97*****22*17535*
            
Hispanic:1,9247881,13615852447317588*210625144
    Male92555636913936218579*29*77*212**
    Female99923276720*1612879658*133413118
            
    Puerto Rican:a453108345**5612758***48*20336*
        Male1527379***33*********66***
        Female30136*266**23*112*48***43*13828*
            
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a86545341369*312217104**9825117*
        Male48534214263*23611267***36*70***
        Female381110270**7610537***62*18113*
            
Region:           
    Northeast2,4557221,732131448691221162*307993192
    Midwest2,8107522,0581764357212022452741,283194
    South4,7481,5273,2222781,0459742872034842,015436
    West2,9307702,16071*516975258191*5271,084283
            
Ratio of Family Income to           
Poverty Threshold:b           
    0.0-0.993,2931,1452,1482587219662922524221,207141
    1.00-2.493,6051,2122,393194823918228241*4491,256415
    2.50-4.493,1617752,386131505827222*212*3931,347351
    4.50 and above2,8846402,2457339765022797*3271,566199

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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