Table 8_3_1.1 People with current asthma who are now taking preventive medicine daily or almost daily (either oral or inhaler), United States, 2005
Population group |
Total population (in thousands)d |
Current asthma |
Taking preventive medicatione |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
296,185 |
6.9 |
0.2 |
32.2 |
1.2 |
Age |
0–17 |
72,983 |
8.0 |
0.4 |
30.6 |
2.3 |
18–44 |
110,381 |
5.9 |
0.3 |
23.1 |
1.9 |
45–64 |
73,925 |
7.4 |
0.4 |
40.7 |
2.5 |
65 and over |
36,175 |
7.0 |
0.5 |
41.0 |
3.6 |
Gender |
Male |
145,116 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
30.3 |
1.8 |
Female |
151,069 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
33.6 |
1.6 |
Race |
White, single race |
237,761 |
6.8 |
0.2 |
34.0 |
1.4 |
Black, single race |
36,870 |
8.5 |
0.5 |
27.4 |
2.4 |
Asian, single race |
12,659 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
1,078 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
2,332 |
12.5 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
5,484 |
9.1 |
1.3 |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
252,609 |
7.2 |
0.2 |
33.6 |
1.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
196,514 |
7.1 |
0.3 |
36.0 |
1.5 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
35,880 |
8.5 |
0.5 |
27.7 |
2.4 |
Hispanic |
43,576 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
21.1 |
2.4 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
37,915 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
27.1 |
2.4 |
Near poor/low |
54,033 |
7.3 |
0.5 |
29.3 |
2.7 |
Middle |
92,693 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
30.1 |
2.4 |
High |
111,543 |
5.9 |
0.3 |
38.5 |
2.2 |
Education,b age 18 and over |
Less than high school |
43,650 |
7.7 |
0.5 |
28.4 |
2.6 |
High school graduate |
70,735 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
33.0 |
2.9 |
At least some college |
107,388 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
34.5 |
2.1 |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
146,245 |
5.9 |
0.3 |
30.3 |
1.8 |
Not employed |
40,542 |
8.8 |
0.5 |
33.1 |
2.6 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
182,442 |
6.7 |
0.3 |
32.8 |
1.6 |
Public only |
38,963 |
11.0 |
0.6 |
30.1 |
2.3 |
Uninsured |
35,883 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
16.9 |
3.9 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
9,835 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
21,553 |
6.5 |
0.6 |
45.2 |
4.7 |
Medicare and other public |
4,323 |
12.0 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
247,418 |
6.9 |
0.2 |
32.7 |
1.3 |
Large central metro |
89,436 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
26.6 |
2.0 |
Large fringe metro |
73,350 |
6.2 |
0.4 |
37.8 |
2.8 |
Medium metro |
59,108 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
34.7 |
2.5 |
Small metro |
25,524 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
36.5 |
4.2 |
Nonmetropolitan |
48,767 |
7.3 |
0.5 |
29.5 |
2.2 |
Micropolitan |
31,968 |
6.9 |
0.6 |
30.9 |
2.8 |
Noncore |
16,799 |
8.1 |
0.9 |
27.2 |
3.1 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
257,411 |
7.4 |
0.2 |
32.8 |
1.2 |
Other |
34,902 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
22.4 |
4.5 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
264,033 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
30.2 |
1.3 |
Fair/poor |
31,671 |
15.2 |
0.7 |
38.9 |
2.6 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
29,155 |
13.4 |
0.8 |
35.0 |
2.6 |
Complex activities |
17,728 |
16.3 |
1.0 |
35.1 |
3.3 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
185,120 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
31.7 |
1.7 |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
b Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
d Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.
e Denominator is people with asthma who currently have active asthma, excluding missing values.
* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
|