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2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 2-1
Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Percents
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2007
 Age (years)
 15-34 

Characteristic
All ages
Total
Children
Age <18
Adults
Age 18+

 0 - 4

 5 - 14

 15 - 34

 15 - 19

 20 - 24

 25 - 34

 35 - 64

 65+
Total:11.513.110.98.014.013.716.914.111.910.29.7
    Male11.014.79.69.516.213.618.914.610.38.37.9
    Female11.911.312.26.311.813.914.713.713.511.911.1
            
White Non-Hispanic:11.511.211.65.411.715.117.215.014.010.79.8
    Male10.812.110.46.013.414.618.616.111.69.37.9
    Female12.210.212.74.89.915.615.613.916.412.111.2
            
Black Non-Hispanic:13.219.710.416.020.612.818.712.39.510.210.3
    Male12.621.98.020.322.112.420.511.1*7.8*7.17.4
    Female13.717.512.311.619.213.317.113.311.012.712.2
            
Other Non-Hispanic:10.715.19.18.417.313.323.213.8*9.47.46.6
    Male11.918.79.29.9*22.115.030.8**11.86.28.6*
    Female9.511.19.06.8*12.311.514.8*19.2*6.88.55.1*
            
Hispanic:10.212.69.08.414.710.212.212.58.28.410.1
    Male10.215.67.410.518.110.714.713.97.75.18.0
    Female10.39.510.76.111.19.59.510.98.911.811.5
            
    Puerto Rican:a20.317.821.423.416.423.113.9*37.520.019.516.8
        Male18.322.316.630.221.521.2**42.0*13.4*10.6*19.6*
        Female22.113.726.117.3*12.225.315.5*31.7*26.827.714.9*
            
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a9.012.07.37.314.18.712.010.56.57.24.5*
        Male8.714.05.79.215.99.614.712.26.43.1**
        Female9.49.99.05.4*12.17.79.28.6*6.612.06.4*
            
Region:           
    Northeast12.615.611.710.515.515.720.117.312.211.78.1
    Midwest11.712.711.46.214.415.419.716.612.79.510.5
    South10.612.59.99.113.512.414.012.111.79.09.3
    West11.812.511.56.113.412.716.012.411.211.711.0
            
Ratio of Family Income to           
Poverty Threshold:b           
    0-.9914.415.713.711.417.413.817.014.310.714.714.1
    1.00-2.4912.013.111.58.415.113.616.813.811.911.19.4
    2.50-4.4910.411.710.06.611.812.715.212.011.79.010.6
    4.50 and above10.612.310.24.712.715.018.717.112.69.57.3

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC,   Compiled 9/19/2008

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%.

a As a subset of Hispanic.

b Missing responses imputed.

 

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