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2004 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, 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:†				20,545	6,187	14,358	1,120	3,701	5,616	1,920	1,359	2,337	7,679	2,429
Male				8,937	3,790	5,148	672	2,406	2,341	1,022	485	834	2,673	846
Female				11,608	2,397	9,210	448	1,295	3,275	898	874	1,503	5,007	1,583
White Non-Hispanic:				14,475	3,611	10,864	618	2,050	3,902	1,276	963	1,663	5,862	2,044
Male				6,024	2,132	3,892	334	1,326	1,559	628	341	591	2,081	724
Female				8,451	1,480	6,972	284	724	2,342	648	622	1,072	3,780	1,320
Black Non-Hispanic:				3,301	1,421	1,880	265	909	974	388	258	328	943	209
Male				1,569	932	637	164	613	444	241	93*	110	278	70*
Female				1,731	488	1,243	102	295	530	147	166	218	665	139
Other races Non-Hispanic:				645	193	451	25*	139	126	**	**	80*	308	47*
Male				246	113	133	**	77*	54*	**	**	39*	89*	**
Female				399	81*	318	**	62*	72*	**	**	41*	218	42*
Hispanic:				2,124	961	1,163	212	603	614	227	121*	266	567	128
Male				1,098	613	485	153	389	284	139*	51*	94*	224	47
Female				1,026	348	677	58	214	330	89	70*	172	343	81
Puerto Rican:ª				506	231	275	66*	136	127*	**	23*	41*	147	30*
Male				257	153	104*	62*	84*	**	**	**	**	55*	**
Female				249	78	171	**	52*	82	28*	**	35*	92	**
Mexican/Mexican-American:ª				1,129	525	604	104	323	364	127	73*	164	287	51
Male				611	350	261	74	226	158	73	**	61*	136	18*
Female				518	175	343	29*	98	206	54*	**	103	151	34*
Region:
Northeast				3,903	1,154	2,749	189	729	1,016	330	235*	451	1,569	400
Midwest				5,206	1,663	3,544	293	888	1,612	638	384	590	1,758	655
South				6,902	2,253	4,649	450	1,373	1,651	555	324	773	2,557	870
West				4,534	1,117	3,417	187	711	1,337	398	416	523	1,795	504
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:§
0 - .99				2,651	909	1,742	223	579	795	227	319	249	818	236
1.00 - 2.49				4,904	1,668	3,236	346	1,006	1,392	366	390	636	1,512	648
2.50 - 4.49				4,202	1,265	2,937	173	766	1,133	409	202	522	1,495	636
4.50 and above				4,362	1,000	3,361	129	550	1,165	397	212	557	2,326	191

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 may not add to total because of missing data.

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• Page last updated: April 27, 2009
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