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2015 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, 2015
  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: 46.9 47.5 46.6 60.6 46.1 46.3 37.4 51.6 49.8 48.5 39.4
    Male 41.9 45.8 39.6 61.2 46.8 39.1 35.4 39.7 42.5 40.6 30.9
    Female 50.3 50.0 50.3 59.6 45.0 51.4 39.4 59.7 53.7 52.4 43.7
                       
White Non-Hispanic: 46.6 47.3 46.4 67.2 45.0 46.9 35.3 63.4 45.2 48.8 37.3
    Male 40.6 43.4 39.4 74.2 42.4 39.3 31.9 59.4 35.8 41.3 27.6
    Female 50.5 53.4 50.1 49.8* 49.1 51.8 38.8 65.3 50.1 52.8 42.4
                       
Black Non-Hispanic: 44.0 43.7 44.2 49.4 45.9 36.9 34.4 31.1* 43.7 46.2 50.6
    Male 40.0 44.5 35.3 47.4 49.5 28.5* 32.9* ** 50.9* 37.3 62.5
    Female 46.7 42.6 47.9 52.0* 40.8 44.5 36.6* 64.0 41.3 49.1 48.5
                       
Other Non-Hispanic: 51.2 53.3 50.1 49.5* 56.4 50.1 35.5* 35.8* 62.1 49.4 49.4
    Male 53.1 57.6 49.0 53.2 62.0 49.9 43.9* ** 56.1* 48.8 44.6*
    Female 49.5 45.6 50.7 ** 46.7 50.3 ** ** 65.7 49.7 54.0*
                       
Hispanic: 49.1 49.0 49.2 67.0 44.2 51.2 46.9 37.6 62.0 49.5 39.3
    Male 43.0 46.8 39.1 51.5 46.0 44.0 45.9 31.7* 48.8 34.8 33.2*
    Female 53.8 51.9 54.7 83.7 41.6 56.4 47.6 41.5 71.9 56.3 42.1
                       
    Puerto Rican:a 49.1 43.0 51.5 46.2* 40.4* 60.6 38.7* 45.7* 88.3 44.4 45.6*
        Male 34.4 41.1* 30.7* ** 53.9* 46.9* ** ** 100.0 ** **
        Female 57.7 44.6* 61.7 71.8 ** 67.9 77.5 48.6* 83.2 55.3 72.5
                       
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a 47.9 44.9 50.1 67.5 40.6 50.0 49.1 31.7* 60.4 50.8 38.4*
        Male 42.4 43.5 41.1 58.2 41.0 42.6 58.5 38.4* 35.0* 39.1* **
        Female 52.9 47.0 55.5 80.5 40.0 56.3 43.1* ** 84.3 56.3 36.2*
                       
Region:                      
    Northeast 43.2 48.1 41.5 66.6 41.3 39.8 41.5* 32.6* 41.4 44.0 39.0
    Midwest 44.7 42.9 45.2 67.9 41.2 44.1 31.6 52.5 47.6 46.2 40.6
    South 48.8 50.4 48.1 54.9 51.8 51.5 42.0 60.4 53.6 46.9 42.3
    West 48.7 45.8 49.6 62.0 43.7 45.1 35.0 47.0 52.7 57.2 35.2
                       
Ratio of Family Income to                      
Poverty Threshold:b                      
    0.0-0.99 50.6 52.1 49.9 65.2 50.1 48.8 42.3 50.2 55.1 50.1 50.4
    1.00-2.49 47.9 49.5 47.3 65.3 45.8 49.4 42.3 56.5 48.8 47.4 43.2
    2.50-4.49 46.0 40.6 47.8 50.2 42.3 45.1 27.9 49.1 53.6 52.9 34.5
    4.50 and above 43.6 44.9 43.3 55.2 44.5 40.5 35.0 44.2* 44.0 46.3 34.2

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 01/21/2017

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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