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2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 3-1
Current 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:	20,026	6,063	13,963	1,181	3,743	1,900	1,139	761	3,861	7,408	1,933
Male	8,461	3,521	4,940	697	2,298	816	526	290	1,486	2,521	644
Female	11,565	2,542	9,022	484	1,445	1,084	613	470	2,376	4,887	1,290
White Non-Hispanic:	14,246	3,663	10,582	532	2,357	1,322	775	547	2,747	5,651	1,637
Male	5,948	2,123	3,826	327	1,443	568	353	214	1,151	1,884	576
Female	8,298	1,541	6,757	206	914	754	421	333	1,596	3,767	1,061
Black Non-Hispanic:	3,248	1,342	1,906	373	765	327	204	123*	587	1,032	164
Male	1,318	779	539	192	498	142	89	**	150	308	28*
Female	1,929	563	1,367	181	267	184	114	70*	437	724	136
Other races Non-Hispanic:	806	264	542	65*	147	60*	51*	**	220	276	**
Male	396	158	238	42*	88*	**	**	**	67*	149	**
Female	410	106	304	**	60*	**	**	**	154	127	**
Hispanic:	1,727	794	933	210	475	191	109	82	307	449	95
Male	799	462	337	136	270	77	55*	**	118	180	**
Female	928	332	595	73	204	114	55	59	189	269	78
Puerto Rican:ª	478	207	271	40*	113	71	54*	**	96	129	29*
Male	250	129	121*	28*	75*	35	26*	**	**	73*	**
Female	228	78*	150	12*	39*	36*	27*	**	59*	56	27*
Mexican/Mexican-American:ª	831	371	460	102	235	94	34*	60	150	213	38
Male	350	207	143	70	117	31*	21*	**	64	62	**
Female	481	164	318	**	118	63	13*	50*	85	150	32*
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:
0 - .99	2,630	1,009	1,621	298	569	275	143	132	535	779	174
1.00 - 2.49	4,586	1,484	3,101	326	905	393	253	140*	972	1,382	607
2.50 - 4.49	4,195	1,257	2,938	152	878	415	227	188	870	1,635	245
4.50 and above	4,250	961	3,288	130	589	338	242	96*	835	2,154	204

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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