2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
All ages | Children | Adults | ||||||||||||
Total | Age <18 | Age 18+ | 0 – 4 | 5 – 14 | 15 – 34 | 15 – 19 | 20 – 24 | 25 – 34 | 35 – 64 | 65 + | ||||
Total: | 604,900 | 286,900 | 520,800 | 122,300 | 204,100 | 344,800 | 229,900 | 190,100 | 197,900 | 340,000 | 166,600 | |||
Male | 400,400 | 222,100 | 342,300 | 107,200 | 168,400 | 239,900 | 155,600 | 127,200 | 139,200 | 218,800 | 101,600 | |||
Female | 421,200 | 188,000 | 375,000 | 70,100 | 127,700 | 243,900 | 163,300 | 139,300 | 138,800 | 257,900 | 130,500 | |||
White Non-Hispanic: | 522,000 | 221,300 | 455,900 | 74,800 | 161,600 | 283,100 | 183,800 | 154,700 | 175,700 | 314,000 | 155,700 | |||
Male | 342,100 | 172,000 | 295,400 | 63,400 | 126,900 | 199,600 | 120,500 | 104,500 | 127,800 | 198,300 | 93,800 | |||
Female | 364,900 | 146,200 | 326,300 | 45,100 | 98,900 | 202,200 | 134,600 | 111,200 | 127,100 | 229,100 | 120,900 | |||
Black Non-Hispanic: | 215,700 | 124,700 | 149,900 | 69,100 | 92,500 | 110,800 | 77,200 | 70,500 | 50,600 | 103,100 | 47,100 | |||
Male | 137,700 | 96,100 | 92,300 | 64,900 | 74,300 | 79,700 | 55,300 | 43,600 | 34,400 | 60,100 | 22,200 | |||
Female | 151,900 | 79,600 | 123,000 | 35,100 | 63,400 | 81,900 | 51,500 | 56,600 | 37,600 | 80,200 | 41,600 | |||
Other Races Non-Hispanic: | 150,900 | 69,800 | 133,800 | 31,100 | 53,500 | 110,900 | 85,100 | 57,400 | 42,800 | 58,700 | 27,900 | |||
Male | 101,400 | 49,500 | 97,000 | 24,800 | 36,400 | 83,400 | 75,300 | 28,300 | 22,000 | 38,800 | 18,400 | |||
Female | 102,000 | 50,700 | 87,000 | 18,700 | 42,300 | 63,200 | 38,400 | 46,300 | 33,100 | 46,700 | 21,000 | |||
Hispanic: | 175,500 | 114,600 | 128,100 | 55,800 | 83,100 | 99,500 | 52,500 | 47,300 | 59,000 | 80,200 | 31,600 | |||
Male | 119,300 | 83,700 | 79,300 | 40,300 | 64,900 | 59,100 | 32,500 | 32,300 | 40,700 | 44,100 | 21,400 | |||
Female | 130,400 | 74,100 | 96,400 | 40,300 | 47,500 | 75,300 | 45,700 | 35,600 | 41,200 | 67,500 | 24,000 | |||
Puerto Rican: | 88,100 | 52,500 | 62,700 | 22,300 | 37,800 | 47,500 | 23,300 | 18,000 | 34,500 | 50,500 | 17,600 | |||
Male | 66,200 | 44,500 | 38,800 | 18,800 | 32,200 | 33,800 | 19,200 | 9,300 | 25,200 | 30,400 | 8,000 | |||
Female | 56,600 | 25,300 | 49,900 | 13,800 | 18,700 | 28,700 | 10,700 | 15,400 | 20,900 | 39,600 | 15,100 | |||
Mexican/Mexican-American: | 135,500 | 96,400 | 90,500 | 47,300 | 73,100 | 79,600 | 35,500 | 40,100 | 41,800 | 45,600 | 21,700 | |||
Male | 90,500 | 63,000 | 62,400 | 31,900 | 53,100 | 48,700 | 21,100 | 26,200 | 28,800 | 27,200 | 16,600 | |||
Female | 97,600 | 68,000 | 62,700 | 35,900 | 43,100 | 60,700 | 35,100 | 30,400 | 30,800 | 38,500 | 13,500 | |||
Region: | ||||||||||||||
Northeast | 249,300 | 114,000 | 218,300 | 48,900 | 83,300 | 127,300 | 97,300 | 89,100 | 79,900 | 135,500 | 68,000 | |||
Midwest | 294,700 | 145,100 | 242,200 | 59,300 | 110,900 | 179,400 | 131,300 | 97,200 | 94,600 | 148,900 | 78,200 | |||
South | 386,500 | 185,000 | 331,900 | 82,600 | 125,800 | 219,000 | 124,300 | 117,500 | 130,700 | 200,700 | 101,800 | |||
West | 260,800 | 120,000 | 231,600 | 47,200 | 84,000 | 148,100 | 103,400 | 68,100 | 76,100 | 185,300 | 80,500 | |||
Ratio of Family Income to | ||||||||||||||
Poverty Threshold: | ||||||||||||||
0 – 0.99 | 247,100 | 123,300 | 192,000 | 65,300 | 94,900 | 156,400 | 110,600 | 93,600 | 48,600 | 108,100 | 51,400 | |||
1.00 – 2.49 | 308,100 | 168,000 | 253,500 | 76,400 | 123,400 | 195,300 | 143,200 | 98,900 | 106,100 | 165,600 | 100,600 | |||
2.50 – 4.49 | 338,500 | 163,300 | 273,600 | 62,500 | 116,400 | 207,500 | 117,200 | 106,800 | 134,700 | 185,900 | 86,800 | |||
4.50 and above | 352,600 | 124,100 | 318,100 | 37,200 | 103,900 | 179,900 | 102,100 | 93,200 | 118,800 | 224,000 | 84,400 | |||
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 1/19/2006
* See the “Methods” Section of the documentation found at http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/NHIS/default.htm for information regarding standard errors.
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