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2002 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, 2002

				Age
	All ages	Children	Adults			15 - 19
	Total	Age <18	Age 18+	0 - 4	5 - 14	15 - 19	15 - 17	18 - 19	20 - 34	35 - 64	65 +
Total:	30,821	8,894	21,927	1,452	5,594	3,085	1,848	1,236	6,823	11,231	2,637
Male	14,340	5,190	9,151	856	3,318	1,612	1,015	597	3,169	4,480	906
Female	16,481	3,704	12,776	596	2,276	1,472	833	639	3,654	6,751	1,732
White Non-Hispanic:	21,850	5,329	16,521	646	3,445	2,154	1,238	916	4,792	8,611	2,203
Male	10,082	3,037	7,044	383	1,977	1,135	677	458	2,376	3,438	773
Female	11,768	2,292	9,477	262	1,468	1,019	561	458	2,416	5,173	1,430
Black Non-Hispanic:	4,703	1,871	2,832	432	1,122	491	317	174	986	1,437	236
Male	2,094	1,110	984	238	709	251	162	89*	329	498	68
Female	2,610	762	1,848	193	413	240	155	85*	656	939	168
Other races Non-Hispanic:	1,342	421	921	93*	256	91*	72*	**	422	438	42*
Male	736	282	454	70*	163	54*	49*	**	184	242	**
Female	606	139	467	**	93	37*	**	**	238	196	**
Hispanic:	2,925	1,273	1,652	281	770	348	221	127	623	746	157
Male	1,429	761	668	165	468	172	128	45*	279	302	43*
Female	1,496	512	984	116	302	176	94	82	344	444	114
Puerto Rican:ª	711	272	439	48*	162	99	61	37*	157	199	46*
Male	352	166	186	28*	104	54	34*	**	66*	93*	**
Female	358	105	253	20*	58*	45*	27*	**	91	106	40*
Mexican/Mexican-American:ª	1,425	643	782	143	399	183	101	82	289	361	50
Male	699	376	324	86	222	88	68	**	151	142	**
Female	726	267	458	56*	178	95	33	62	137	219	41
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:
0 - .99	3,721	1,326	2,395	330	819	400	177	223	855	1,103	214
1.00 - 2.49	6,974	2,218	4,756	445	1,366	694	406	288	1,662	1,973	833
2.50 - 4.49	6,788	1,988	4,799	204	1,343	721	441	280	1,707	2,455	357
4.50 and above	6,823	1,485	5,338	166	885	580	435	145*	1,463	3,443	288

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 7/06/2004

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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