2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 5-2
Standard Errors^† for Asthma Attack Population Estimates among those with Current Asthma:
rounded 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:	404,700	177,900	339,900	71,700	144,300	210,700	110,100	121,300	133,600	247,800	96,700
Male	263,600	135,000	212,800	62,100	116,600	132,900	76,800	84,800	81,700	157,500	52,000
Female	314,900	115,500	280,800	41,600	89,000	158,900	77,800	81,900	111,500	191,100	83,400

White Non-Hispanic:	343,500	132,800	306,200	37,100	110,500	171,400	89,700	94,500	110,000	218,800	83,300
Male	222,800	94,600	195,100	27,900	80,000	112,100	63,800	64,700	66,100	143,400	42,300
Female	269,600	94,000	245,700	32,800	68,100	133,000	65,300	68,100	96,200	165,900	73,600

Black Non-Hispanic:	153,100	87,000	112,400	34,500	78,700	85,900	26,200	62,100	60,700	75,400	25,000
Male	91,300	65,000	62,100	30,700	61,400	52,400	19,000	52,200	29,900	37,200	14,600
Female	109,900	52,100	90,600	21,700	43,000	59,500	17,600	33,700	43,800	63,900	19,500

Other Non-Hispanic:	81,400	51,400	65,800	26,000	35,300	46,800	38,300	17,700	20,100	47,700	24,300
Male	56,700	45,000	41,000	25,000	26,400	32,200	24,900	11,100	17,200	28,000	20,100
Female	55,800	24,800	49,800	7,100	23,100	33,600	29,100	13,100	10,500	33,700	13,600

Hispanic:	137,400	76,100	107,700	39,300	61,800	67,200	38,000	28,500	44,600	77,200	33,200
Male	92,500	67,300	57,200	38,400	52,400	38,800	26,800	14,000	29,000	46,300	15,900
Female	93,300	38,600	89,600	8,700	33,000	51,000	27,500	24,900	34,200	59,100	29,900

Puerto Rican:^a	67,800	25,100	60,800	18,100	15,000	36,100	23,700	17,000	22,200	45,100	13,900
Male	35,900	20,600	29,500	18,100	12,800	9,100	7,200	0	5,600	29,300	5,800
Female	55,500	13,700	51,300	0	10,200	35,000	22,600	17,000	21,400	30,100	12,700

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	86,900	58,600	65,200	24,900	48,600	45,200	29,100	7,300	27,200	52,200	7,400
Male	65,600	54,800	34,800	24,300	45,100	29,900	25,700	5,800	17,500	23,200	4,200
Female	52,200	24,800	52,400	5,200	21,300	27,700	13,500	4,500	22,900	45,100	6,100

Region:
Northeast	197,200	89,500	164,600	35,300	78,500	110,800	60,900	62,100	69,800	114,600	36,800
Midwest	208,100	70,200	187,300	33,800	49,200	104,400	50,300	69,800	52,500	138,400	43,900
South	212,600	117,200	168,500	46,400	86,300	101,100	55,400	48,400	67,200	139,600	63,800
West	191,200	70,300	157,900	24,200	69,100	104,200	53,000	60,200	75,600	98,300	44,700

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0.0-0.99	190,000	95,700	158,000	43,600	74,600	109,500	61,900	51,400	70,200	126,900	29,200
1.00-2.49	202,100	94,600	169,200	39,100	82,900	113,500	46,800	78,400	70,700	118,100	60,500
2.50-4.49	183,300	84,400	166,400	35,600	63,100	118,800	67,200	69,000	68,500	124,200	58,800
4.50 and above	188,200	80,500	159,400	20,300	62,200	85,100	54,900	44,500	56,100	139,300	43,400

Notes:

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

^† 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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