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2004 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, 2004

							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:†				30,189	8,890	21,300	1,454	5,449	8,929	3,011	2,184	3,734	10,989	3,368
Male				14,320	5,524	8,796	874	3,503	4,310	1,741	979	1,590	4,370	1,263
Female				15,870	3,366	12,503	581	1,946	4,619	1,270	1,205	2,144	6,619	2,104
White Non-Hispanic:				20,983	5,191	15,792	760	3,124	6,095	1,988	1,500	2,607	8,263	2,741
Male				9,666	3,224	6,441	429	2,059	2,854	1,083	671	1,100	3,290	1,034
Female				11,317	1,966	9,351	330	1,065	3,241	904	829	1,507	4,973	1,707
Black Non-Hispanic:				4,658	1,945	2,713	369	1,198	1,411	552	377	482	1,381	299
Male				2,363	1,252	1,111	227	778	707	354	157	197	550	102
Female				2,295	693	1,602	142	421	704	198	221	285	831	198
Other races Non-Hispanic:				1,113	331	781	33*	225	298	107*	41*	150	432	124*
Male				521	172	348	**	107	172	79*	**	79*	159	62*
Female				592	159	433	**	119	126	**	27*	71*	273	62*
Hispanic:				3,436	1,423	2,013	293	902	1,126	364	265	496	913	203
Male				1,771	875	896	196	560	578	225	137*	215	371	66
Female				1,665	548	1,117	97	342	548	139	128	281	542	137
Puerto Rican:ª				758	296	462	71*	179	240	82*	**	102	224	44*
Male				368	187	181	65*	103	104*	**	**	**	76*	**
Female				390	109	281	**	76*	137	36*	26*	74	148	24*
Mexican/Mexican-American:ª				1,848	851	997	158	537	622	218	151	253	439	91
Male				1,010	525	485	99	346	327	126	68*	132	214	24*
Female				838	326	512	59	191	296	92	82*	121	225	67*
Region:
Northeast				5,786	1,681	4,105	235	1,089	1,639	515	342	782	2,264	559
Midwest				7,407	2,270	5,138	339	1,293	2,429	910	609	911	2,531	816
South				10,309	3,282	7,028	599	2,000	2,808	983	625	1,200	3,695	1,208
West				6,687	1,657	5,030	282	1,068	2,053	603	608	842	2,499	785
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:§
0 - .99				3,554	1,294	2,260	315	789	1,065	367	366	332	1,051	334
1.00 - 2.49				7,273	2,498	4,774	406	1,635	2,309	622	648	1,040	2,046	877
2.50 - 4.49				6,485	1,855	4,630	237	1,112	1,964	706	422	836	2,311	861
4.50 and above				6,583	1,430	5,153	182	841	1,853	540	303	1,009	3,381	327

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC   compiled 1/19/2006

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 add to totals because of rounding.

ª As a subset of Hispanic.

^§Numbers do not add to total because of missing data.

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