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2003 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 1-1
Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates, in thousands
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2003

				Age
	All ages	Children	Adults			15 - 34
	Total	Age <18	Age 18+	0 - 4	5 - 14	15 - 34	15 - 19	20 - 24	25 - 34	35 - 64	65 +
Total:	29,768	9,071	20,697	1,491	5,692	9,264	2,990	2,312	3,962	10,551	2,771
Male	13,504	5,251	8,253	814	3,342	4,448	1,654	1,072	1,721	3,957	943
Female	16,264	3,820	12,444	676	2,350	4,816	1,336	1,240	2,240	6,593	1,828
White Non-Hispanic:	20,661	5,109	15,552	658	3,348	6,343	1,907	1,650	2,787	8,025	2,287
Male	9,168	3,025	6,142	378	2,038	2,922	975	773	1,174	3,026	803
Female	11,494	2,084	9,410	280	1,310	3,421	931	877	1,613	4,999	1,484
Black Non-Hispanic:	4,491	1,948	2,543	463	1,120	1,379	508	343	528	1,302	226
Male	1,998	1,030	968	216	626	665	287	163	215	440	51*
Female	2,493	918	1,575	248	494	714	221	180	313	862	175
Other races Non-Hispanic:	1,137	439	697	70*	286	323	116	83*	123	362	96
Male	619	273	346	49*	179	175	63*	**	64*	182	**
Female	517	166	351	**	108*	147	54*	**	59*	179	62*
Hispanic:	3,479	1,575	1,904	299	937	1,219	458	237	523	863	162
Male	1,719	922	797	171	499	685	329	88	268	310	54*
Female	1,760	653	1,107	128	438	534	130	149	255	553	107
Puerto Rican:ª	788	325	463	41*	218	238	81*	35*	121	252	40*
Male	295	141	154	**	90	118	35*	**	70	70	**
Female	494	184	310	**	127	119	47*	**	51	182	40*
Mexican/Mexican-American:ª	1,749	823	926	165	493	622	217	155	250	391	78*
Male	873	503	370	100	275	311	158	55*	99*	142	44*
Female	876	320	556	65*	218	310	59*	100*	151	249	34*
Region:
Northeast	6,124	1,802	4,322	213	1,252	1,791	575	527	689	2,258	610
Midwest	7,738	2,325	5,414	454	1,341	2,632	899	727	1,006	2,644	667
South	9,808	3,167	6,640	602	1,939	2,865	939	592	1,334	3,491	911
West	6,097	1,777	4,320	222	1,159	1,976	577	466	933	2,157	583
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:
0 - .99	3,746	1,418	2,328	376	762	1,185	504	378	302	1,138	285
1.00 - 2.49	6,712	2,224	4,488	470	1,356	2,181	593	623	965	1,875	830
2.50 - 4.49	6,566	1,991	4,575	252	1,287	2,401	681	523	1,197	2,140	486
4.50 and above	6,125	1,426	4,699	131	949	1,642	443	274	925	3,112	291

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 3/9/2005

ªa subset of Hispanic 

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%.

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• Page last updated: April 27, 2009
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