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2004 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 1-2
Standard Errors* for Lifetime Asthma Population Estimates
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:				622,000	280,500	492,300	102,000	216,600	300,500	180,300	163,600	187,700	327,400	178,500
Male				410,600	223,600	331,900	77,400	181,600	222,500	136,500	119,300	129,700	202,600	107,500
Female				416,500	166,400	362,600	65,800	125,600	213,800	109,100	119,600	141,200	259,400	126,900
White Non-Hispanic:				509,900	216,100	435,300	78,900	167,000	260,600	154,500	139,900	167,100	284,900	159,300
Male				328,900	176,600	278,800	54,700	140,600	183,300	107,400	99,400	110,000	174,100	95,600
Female				372,800	135,400	334,300	54,200	94,500	192,100	95,300	106,500	125,700	235,500	122,300
Black Non-Hispanic:				240,500	138,100	172,700	53,000	104,000	131,200	77,900	61,600	67,600	112,200	42,400
Male				160,400	107,700	112,100	43,300	81,900	95,100	66,300	44,200	43,400	67,600	28,500
Female				142,700	72,700	111,800	32,200	60,800	78,900	37,500	42,100	46,200	77,300	30,400
Other races Non-Hispanic:				115,500	55,000	91,200	14,700	45,000	56,700	35,700	15,900	37,200	62,900	39,000
Male				78,700	35,000	59,400	11,400	28,500	41,000	31,300	9,000	24,900	37,300	27,800
Female				72,600	41,900	60,100	9,400	34,800	35,600	18,200	13,000	27,700	47,700	21,500
Hispanic:				163,800	89,000	126,300	37,600	72,200	101,700	57,200	57,700	61,600	81,700	36,200
Male				120,400	70,700	91,300	33,700	57,800	79,300	50,800	45,700	46,500	52,000	16,300
Female				101,500	57,500	86,800	22,300	44,800	53,900	30,400	35,600	40,300	58,000	31,500
Puerto Rican:				82,500	44,600	66,000	24,600	36,000	52,300	35,100	30,200	25,100	40,700	16,000
Male				65,900	37,300	49,200	24,300	30,500	44,300	31,700	27,600	13,900	23,000	11,600
Female				50,800	27,400	41,600	3,700	23,500	27,500	15,100	12,300	20,900	30,600	11,000
Mexican/Mexican-American:				115,000	69,100	85,400	23,500	56,500	69,000	38,800	41,800	41,900	51,300	25,500
Male				82,800	53,500	59,800	20,800	46,500	53,600	30,200	28,200	34,700	39,400	8,900
Female				67,400	43,000	60,600	17,100	31,500	39,300	26,100	31,300	27,800	31,100	23,300
Region:
Northeast				247,000	119,700	214,100	42,300	97,300	126,800	65,200	77,600	82,200	148,700	78,100
Midwest				295,400	146,600	223,200	48,100	112,200	159,300	100,500	85,300	96,500	134,000	83,100
South				380,500	177,200	286,300	65,300	133,300	151,600	96,900	84,800	101,500	197,100	113,000
West				304,000	105,800	254,400	45,100	81,500	163,300	94,000	79,200	95,800	168,600	78,200
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:
0 - .99				195,500	110,100	142,400	47,900	87,600	107,900	60,500	60,400	46,200	89,400	44,700
1.00 - 2.49				272,500	139,300	207,600	53,300	114,400	152,700	76,500	92,000	103,800	127,900	81,800
2.50 - 4.49				275,900	124,300	223,900	41,700	95,500	156,800	97,400	78,700	83,300	151,500	91,000
4.50 and above				270,300	101,300	236,800	33,800	73,600	152,200	77,200	66,600	100,200	181,000	51,500

Notes:

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

* See the "Methods" Section of the documentation found at http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/NHIS/default.htm for information regarding standard errors.

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