2006 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: | 694,300 | 309,500 | 554,500 | 110,000 | 260,900 | 327,900 | 178,300 | 157,500 | 196,100 | 366,200 | 156,500 | |||
Male | 410,900 | 226,900 | 307,700 | 90,200 | 192,000 | 204,800 | 107,000 | 91,700 | 134,400 | 220,600 | 118,100 | |||
Female | 484,800 | 177,600 | 415,500 | 66,200 | 147,600 | 238,400 | 134,600 | 125,900 | 133,400 | 285,500 | 122,900 | |||
White Non-Hispanic: | 584,000 | 240,700 | 500,000 | 87,200 | 208,900 | 283,500 | 143,100 | 143,700 | 166,900 | 324,500 | 141,100 | |||
Male | 351,500 | 187,100 | 278,400 | 72,800 | 159,900 | 162,400 | 79,100 | 72,600 | 106,600 | 202,900 | 112,000 | |||
Female | 414,800 | 134,700 | 371,000 | 56,100 | 113,400 | 215,000 | 122,200 | 119,000 | 113,100 | 246,600 | 111,700 | |||
Black Non-Hispanic: | 198,900 | 114,600 | 139,800 | 50,200 | 99,600 | 103,100 | 58,200 | 37,800 | 60,300 | 102,100 | 40,000 | |||
Male | 112,200 | 80,700 | 72,000 | 37,700 | 70,900 | 62,000 | 37,300 | 21,300 | 40,600 | 60,900 | 24,400 | |||
Female | 143,400 | 76,300 | 111,400 | 31,500 | 62,200 | 75,900 | 45,500 | 31,100 | 47,100 | 75,200 | 34,000 | |||
Other Races Non-Hispanic: | 123,700 | 50,300 | 105,900 | 19,100 | 38,100 | 65,700 | 29,400 | 41,600 | 40,100 | 83,100 | 25,800 | |||
Male | 87,200 | 40,600 | 76,900 | 13,700 | 27,900 | 47,300 | 22,900 | 40,100 | 10,300 | 58,000 | 17,400 | |||
Female | 77,800 | 29,300 | 71,000 | 10,100 | 26,100 | 44,100 | 18,500 | 11,300 | 38,700 | 59,800 | 21,300 | |||
Hispanic: | 229,600 | 126,600 | 147,200 | 42,500 | 100,000 | 120,500 | 64,000 | 43,200 | 86,600 | 85,200 | 31,500 | |||
Male | 156,900 | 99,200 | 92,700 | 36,300 | 79,700 | 98,700 | 50,200 | 28,600 | 76,700 | 36,900 | 11,300 | |||
Female | 126,000 | 57,700 | 99,700 | 17,400 | 45,300 | 60,500 | 33,100 | 29,400 | 36,000 | 78,400 | 29,400 | |||
Puerto Rican: | 103,200 | 70,800 | 54,200 | 28,600 | 53,100 | 40,500 | 21,200 | 21,300 | 24,200 | 31,100 | 20,300 | |||
Male | 59,500 | 51,000 | 25,400 | 28,100 | 37,700 | 18,900 | 10,000 | 6,400 | 14,800 | 18,700 | 3,400 | |||
Female | 58,400 | 29,700 | 42,400 | 5,100 | 20,600 | 32,400 | 18,700 | 20,400 | 17,000 | 23,900 | 20,000 | |||
Mexican/Mexican-American: | 169,500 | 84,200 | 115,700 | 19,900 | 75,500 | 98,600 | 44,900 | 36,000 | 80,700 | 56,300 | 20,900 | |||
Male | 133,500 | 69,900 | 85,800 | 14,900 | 64,300 | 86,200 | 33,000 | 27,600 | 74,600 | 24,800 | 9,400 | |||
Female | 80,200 | 40,000 | 65,700 | 13,300 | 35,800 | 39,100 | 21,500 | 18,600 | 26,500 | 53,400 | 18,600 | |||
Region: | ||||||||||||||
Northeast | 333,700 | 155,200 | 279,300 | 69,800 | 122,100 | 148,400 | 66,800 | 83,100 | 73,500 | 178,200 | 68,700 | |||
Midwest | 391,600 | 186,900 | 275,100 | 53,300 | 155,100 | 191,600 | 100,800 | 79,100 | 119,100 | 204,500 | 58,000 | |||
South | 400,300 | 147,900 | 334,100 | 61,900 | 137,500 | 185,900 | 93,600 | 95,200 | 122,600 | 208,200 | 102,300 | |||
West | 240,000 | 122,000 | 203,900 | 23,800 | 100,800 | 119,200 | 91,600 | 50,800 | 61,700 | 128,500 | 77,100 | |||
Ratio of Family Income to | ||||||||||||||
Poverty Threshold: | ||||||||||||||
0 – 0.99 | 298,400 | 165,900 | 212,800 | 80,700 | 123,500 | 162,400 | 104,600 | 81,700 | 73,000 | 145,600 | 70,800 | |||
1.00 – 2.49 | 322,500 | 165,900 | 258,600 | 56,000 | 139,300 | 159,900 | 83,700 | 94,500 | 108,000 | 174,900 | 115,000 | |||
2.50 – 4.49 | 350,600 | 169,700 | 287,900 | 52,000 | 134,100 | 158,700 | 87,000 | 68,800 | 113,200 | 214,900 | 84,900 | |||
4.50 and above | 302,500 | 126,300 | 270,600 | 41,000 | 106,200 | 151,500 | 75,300 | 86,100 | 110,600 | 200,700 | 75,500 | |||
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 3/18/2008
* 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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