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2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 4-1
Current Asthma Prevalence Percents
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2005
							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:				7.6	8.9	7.2	6.8	9.8	7.5	10.0	7.2	6.4	7.1	7.6
Male				6.4	10.0	5.1	8.2	11.3	5.8	8.2	5.4	4.7	4.8	6.1
Female				8.8	7.8	9.2	5.3	8.3	9.3	11.9	9.1	8.0	9.4	8.8

White Non-Hispanic:				7.6	8.0	7.6	4.6	8.8	8.1	10.4	7.3	7.2	7.5	7.6
Male				6.3	8.8	5.6	5.8	10.2	6.5	8.5	5.6	5.8	5.3	6.1
Female				8.9	7.0	9.4	3.4	7.3	9.7	12.4	9.0	8.6	9.7	8.7

Black Non-Hispanic:				9.9	13.0	8.4	13.8	13.3	8.9	13.7	9.1	5.9	8.2	9.4
Male				8.8	15.2	5.4	17.6	15.1	7.3	13.2	5.8*	4.5	4.9	5.2*
Female				10.8	10.7	10.8	9.7	11.4	10.3	14.2	12.3	7.0	10.9	12.0

Other Races Non-Hispanic:				6.4	9.1	5.3	8.3	10.9	6.4	**	7.3*	6.6	3.9	6.1*
Male				5.0	9.4	3.3*	10.6*	9.6	3.6*	3.3*	**	2.5*	2.9*	6.3*
Female				7.7	8.9	7.2	6.1*	12.0	9.7	**	**	11.1	4.9	5.9*

Hispanic:				6.2	8.6	5.0	7.3	9.9	5.0	6.8	5.3	4.0	4.9	7.2
Male				5.3	9.7	3.0	7.4	12.0	3.3	4.8	3.8*	2.4	2.6	7.3
Female				7.2	7.4	7.1	7.1	7.7	7.0	9.2	6.9	6.0	7.2	7.1

Puerto Rican:^†				16.9	19.9	15.4	14.4	26.5	14.2	12.4*	16.0*	14.3	16.2	12.9
Male				15.9	24.4	11.1	14.3*	34.6	11.9*	**	**	**	9.9*	**
Female				17.7	15.3	18.7	14.5*	18.2	16.2	**	22.7*	16.0	21.3	12.5*

Mexican/Mexican-American:^†				5.2	7.4	3.9	6.1	8.7	4.2	5.1	5.4	3.2	3.3	6.6
Male				4.4	7.7	2.5	6.0*	9.8	2.7	2.6*	4.9*	1.6*	1.7	7.2*
Female				6.0	7.1	5.4	6.3	7.5	6.0	8.0*	5.8*	5.1	5.0	6.1*

Region:
Northeast				8.7	10.1	8.2	7.6	11.0	9.0	12.2	9.9	6.8	8.4	7.1
Midwest				7.7	8.5	7.5	6.3	8.4	8.8	13.2	7.1	7.3	6.9	8.1
South				7.2	9.2	6.5	7.9	10.5	6.5	7.9	6.8	5.7	6.3	7.2
West				7.5	7.9	7.3	4.7	9.3	6.7	8.2	6.2	6.2	7.6	8.4

Ratio of Family Income to
Poverty Threshold:^‡
0 - 0.99				10.2	10.6	9.9	10.1	10.4	8.5	13.5	7.9	5.2	12.7	8.9
1.00 - 2.49				8.2	8.6	8.1	7.7	9.1	7.8	9.5	7.3	7.1	8.2	8.4
2.50 - 4.49				7.3	9.3	6.6	5.6	10.6	7.6	8.9	6.7	7.3	6.4	6.8
4.50 and above				6.4	7.7	6.0	3.6	9.4	6.5	9.2	6.9	5.3	5.9	6.7

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 5/22/2007

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%.

† As a subset of Hispanic.

‡ Missing responses imputed.

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