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2014 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 6-1
Asthma Attack Prevalence Percents among those with Current Asthma by Age,
United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2014
  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: 44.7 48.0 43.6 56.5 49.3 39.7 31.6 40.6 44.1 47.7 37.8
    Male 43.0 49.6 38.7 46.8 53.9 36.7 30.9 34.6 43.5 41.2 34.8
    Female 45.9 45.7 46.0 71.8 42.3 41.8 32.4 44.8 44.5 50.9 39.0
                       
White Non-Hispanic: 44.1 47.5 43.3 44.9 50.2 42.0 33.8 36.3 48.7 46.3 36.7
    Male 41.3 48.7 38.2 39.9* 55.3 35.4 22.1 25.4 51.0 40.2 33.8
    Female 46.0 45.7 46.0 55.4 43.0 46.3 47.8 43.3 47.4 49.6 37.8
                       
Black Non-Hispanic: 46.5 51.7 43.6 62.5 51.9 37.0 25.1 59.8 34.0 49.9 37.6
    Male 47.6 55.8 37.1 50.8 59.8 39.3 41.9 49.5* 27.1* 40.6 **
    Female 45.7 44.4 46.1 78.8 36.3 35.0 10.5* 71.4 38.9 52.3 39.5
                       
Other Non-Hispanic: 47.7 50.2 46.6 68.6 48.4 40.2 49.7 42.2* 30.9 51.4 43.8
    Male 39.4 47.1 33.5 ** 48.0 30.3* 48.9* ** ** 39.1 35.5*
    Female 53.9 54.9 53.6 100.0 49.1 46.5 50.5 53.7* 39.3 58.3 48.8
                       
Hispanic: 43.9 45.1 43.1 59.8 45.6 34.3 28.3 39.0 36.4 51.1 41.9
    Male 46.5 46.2 46.8 54.6 48.0 40.3 35.2 54.0 36.2 50.0 47.4*
    Female 41.9 43.5 41.2 67.7 42.3 30.0 20.9* 29.8* 36.5 51.6 39.5
                       
    Puerto Rican:a 44.7 42.7 46.3 52.1* 45.6 38.6 20.8* ** 53.2 55.9 **
        Male 37.4 31.3 44.9 ** 36.9 47.9 ** 61.1* 62.0 ** **
        Female 49.6 53.8 47.0 70.0* 52.7 ** ** ** 38.9* 61.4 **
                       
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a 43.2 44.3 42.4 62.2 42.5 35.2 32.5 40.4 32.8 50.7 56.4
        Male 50.3 47.3 54.8 57.5 46.2 46.1 47.8 62.8 ** 61.4 54.9*
        Female 38.1 40.2 37.1 72.3 37.9 29.5 20.1* 31.3* 37.8* 45.3 57.4*
                       
Region:                      
    Northeast 44.4 49.1 42.7 77.0 47.5 35.5 25.6 47.1 31.9 51.5 31.0
    Midwest 45.6 50.3 44.1 57.6 52.4 39.8 34.7 36.4 44.3 51.2 29.6
    South 45.8 47.6 45.2 46.9 48.4 43.4 36.7 36.0 52.2 47.2 43.6
    West 42.1 45.1 41.1 53.1 49.4 36.2 24.4 49.1 38.5 42.0 43.4
                       
Ratio of Family Income to                      
Poverty Threshold:b                      
    0.0-0.99 52.2 48.0 54.4 70.1 47.5 46.4 26.3 56.4 56.7 58.1 51.8
    1.00-2.49 42.6 46.3 41.2 52.3 44.3 34.8 34.6 30.6 37.6 51.3 36.6
    2.50-4.49 44.9 47.9 43.9 43.0 54.2 41.3 29.2 37.6 48.4 45.7 39.9
    4.50 and above 40.4 50.9 37.8 52.8* 53.5 37.0 37.5 36.5* 37.0 40.6 30.2

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 01/21/2016

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%.

a As a subset of Hispanic.

b Missing responses imputed.

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