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2003 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, 2003

				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:	19,836	6,213	13,623	1,177	3,859	5,687	1,876	1,360	2,450	7,140	1,972
Male	8,213	3,548	4,665	670	2,256	2,369	960	499	911	2,317	600
Female	11,623	2,665	8,958	508	1,603	3,318	917	861	1,540	4,823	1,372
White Non-Hispanic:	13,748	3,394	10,354	532	2,144	3,824	1,208	922	1,694	5,603	1,644
Male	5,459	1,957	3,502	322	1,283	1,502	568	335	599	1,842	509
Female	8,289	1,437	6,852	210	861	2,322	640	587	1,095	3,761	1,135
Black Non-Hispanic:	3,213	1,505	1,708	392	890	918	346	240	333	860	153
Male	1,405	835	570	195	523	412	201	102*	108*	241	34*
Female	1,808	670	1,138	196	367	506	144	138	224	619	120
Other races Non-Hispanic:	676	322	354	56*	212	210	78*	56*	76*	128	70*
Male	389	224	165	49*	142	111	41*	**	43*	54*	**
Female	287	98*	189	**	71*	99	37*	**	33*	74*	37*
Hispanic:	2,199	991	1,207	197	613	735	245	143	347	549	104
Male	960	532	428	103	309	345	150	35*	160*	180	23*
Female	1,239	460	779	94*	304	390	95	108	187	370	81
Puerto Rican:ª	555	256	299	41*	165	170	66*	**	78	147	33*
Male	180	110	70	**	73	60*	**	**	33*	31*	**
Female	374	146	228	**	92*	110	45*	**	44*	115	33*
Mexican/Mexican-American:ª	1,046	458	588	87	300	369	101*	90*	178	247	43*
Male	479	253	225	49	152	163*	64*	29*	**	96	**
Female	568	204	363	**	148	206	37*	61*	108	151	25*
Region:
Northeast	4,136	1,281	2,855	196	870	1,092	384	318	389	1,530	448
Midwest	5,288	1,693	3,595	382	985	1,613	562	403	648	1,789	518
South	6,647	2,225	4,422	454	1,344	1,835	626	373	836	2,419	595
West	3,765	1,014	2,751	146	660	1,147	304	266	578	1,402	411
Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:
0 - .99	2,700	1,010	1,691	297	552	806	305	249	253	825	220
1.00 - 2.49	4,660	1,513	3,147	353	890	1,446	399	397	650	1,373	598
2.50 - 4.49	4,083	1,296	2,788	196	816	1,398	425	264	708	1,349	324
4.50 and above	3,915	924	2,991	122	606	934	267	155*	512	2,065	187

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 3/9/2005

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 reviewed: April 24, 2009
• Page last updated: April 27, 2009
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