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2013 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, 2013
				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:	11,294	3,524	7,770	549	2,422	2,697	728	645	1,324	4,636	990
Male	4,407	1,988	2,419	327	1,408	1,003	347	189	467	1,352	317
Female	6,886	1,535	5,351	223	1,014	1,693	381	456	856	3,284	672

White Non-Hispanic:	7,232	1,772	5,459	215	1,253	1,645	429	340	876	3,386	733
Male	2,634	964	1,670	144	704	538	178	75*	285	1,024	225
Female	4,598	808	3,789	71*	549	1,107	251	265*	591	2,362	508

Black Non-Hispanic:	1,836	721	1,116	162	467	457	139	150*	168	614	136
Male	847	426	421	115*	254	205	88*	86*	**	213	59*
Female	990	295	695	47*	213	251	51*	64*	137	401	77

Other Non-Hispanic:	731	295	436	50*	170	195	75*	44*	76	260	55*
Male	301	189	112	26*	112	91	52*	**	32*	63*	**
Female	429	105	324	25*	58*	104	**	38*	44*	196	46*

Hispanic:	1,495	736	759	122	532	400	85	111*	204	377	65
Male	625	410	216	42*	339	169	29*	**	118*	51	25*
Female	870	327	543	80*	193	230	56*	89*	85*	325	41*

Puerto Rican:^a	338	165	173	46*	103	73*	**	**	43*	95	21*
Male	125	75	50*	**	59*	**	**	**	**	**	**
Female	213	89	123	**	45*	31*	**	**	**	83	**

Mexican/Mexican-American:^a	659	365	294	32*	298	144	36*	**	84*	178	**
Male	300	214	86*	18*	177	85*	18*	**	62*	**	**
Female	359	152	207	**	121	59*	**	**	22*	158	**

Region:
Northeast	2,358	666	1,692	109	439	454	137	**	209	1,111	246
Midwest	2,216	582	1,634	105*	331	679	218	113*	348	972	129
South	4,121	1,576	2,545	254	1,145	853	241	175	437	1,458	411
West	2,598	700	1,898	81*	507	711	132	249	331	1,096	203

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^b
0.0-0.99	2,973	1,154	1,819	255	770	672	183	222	267	1,063	214
1.00-2.49	3,124	1,019	2,105	137	705	751	255	144	352	1,166	366
2.50-4.49	2,479	710	1,770	112*	506	644	112	169*	364	974	242
4.50 and above	2,717	642	2,075	45*	441	630	179	110*	341	1,434	168

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 9/30/2014

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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