2008 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
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: | 684,400 | 323,500 | 546,900 | 133,600 | 269,100 | 348,600 | 192,800 | 202,300 | 215,900 | 383,900 | 171,700 |
Male | 433,100 | 264,600 | 341,800 | 117,000 | 207,600 | 241,600 | 153,800 | 137,300 | 141,100 | 220,900 | 108,700 |
Female | 454,900 | 184,000 | 396,600 | 71,700 | 154,400 | 236,600 | 130,500 | 145,500 | 148,100 | 284,300 | 132,900 |
White Non-Hispanic: | 532,000 | 240,300 | 453,700 | 100,700 | 190,000 | 289,500 | 176,800 | 156,400 | 167,600 | 329,600 | 152,600 |
Male | 354,100 | 206,700 | 303,500 | 89,600 | 161,800 | 200,300 | 138,500 | 110,000 | 102,900 | 195,700 | 97,700 |
Female | 358,600 | 122,100 | 330,600 | 44,300 | 93,800 | 196,600 | 115,700 | 111,700 | 123,900 | 242,700 | 122,500 |
Black Non-Hispanic: | 226,900 | 139,800 | 152,400 | 52,900 | 111,900 | 112,700 | 56,900 | 67,800 | 53,400 | 123,200 | 42,900 |
Male | 161,600 | 107,300 | 96,200 | 50,700 | 84,400 | 82,400 | 43,100 | 55,700 | 28,700 | 67,400 | 25,000 |
Female | 157,200 | 89,900 | 126,000 | 27,800 | 77,400 | 76,500 | 40,800 | 38,700 | 46,400 | 101,600 | 36,600 |
Other Non-Hispanic: | 178,300 | 103,600 | 129,100 | 46,300 | 87,900 | 98,500 | 41,800 | 67,600 | 61,500 | 80,900 | 31,100 |
Male | 116,500 | 80,700 | 72,100 | 43,400 | 59,800 | 61,500 | 39,000 | 32,100 | 34,400 | 45,100 | 23,700 |
Female | 134,400 | 66,000 | 108,700 | 15,400 | 64,200 | 75,400 | 14,800 | 59,500 | 43,800 | 70,900 | 20,200 |
Hispanic: | 185,300 | 110,300 | 142,000 | 61,600 | 89,400 | 107,600 | 36,900 | 53,700 | 81,300 | 76,600 | 45,400 |
Male | 130,100 | 72,300 | 105,900 | 36,500 | 60,200 | 85,400 | 22,700 | 32,100 | 74,200 | 55,800 | 36,200 |
Female | 133,700 | 81,400 | 101,100 | 49,000 | 60,300 | 71,800 | 28,100 | 45,600 | 43,800 | 58,000 | 26,800 |
Puerto Rican:a | 85,400 | 54,100 | 58,500 | 19,500 | 50,400 | 28,200 | 9,300 | 17,800 | 22,600 | 41,800 | 19,900 |
Male | 64,400 | 48,500 | 39,400 | 8,300 | 47,300 | 15,100 | 4,300 | 10,000 | 10,500 | 29,900 | 18,900 |
Female | 50,900 | 24,100 | 39,200 | 13,900 | 18,500 | 25,600 | 8,300 | 14,800 | 20,000 | 26,100 | 6,200 |
Mexican/Mexican-American:a | 122,000 | 84,900 | 88,700 | 55,500 | 61,700 | 69,600 | 27,700 | 47,900 | 43,800 | 50,700 | 20,800 |
Male | 74,500 | 48,300 | 56,400 | 29,700 | 31,200 | 45,000 | 14,800 | 30,500 | 25,500 | 39,400 | 7,400 |
Female | 109,500 | 72,100 | 79,700 | 46,800 | 52,300 | 60,500 | 23,400 | 39,900 | 38,300 | 40,200 | 19,400 |
Region: | |||||||||||
Northeast | 246,800 | 140,600 | 194,500 | 44,400 | 115,600 | 143,000 | 91,500 | 53,500 | 109,800 | 143,300 | 55,500 |
Midwest | 379,100 | 184,400 | 306,000 | 85,000 | 142,200 | 204,900 | 102,700 | 131,800 | 93,400 | 205,000 | 87,300 |
South | 371,000 | 182,500 | 279,300 | 78,400 | 157,600 | 149,300 | 107,000 | 88,900 | 95,600 | 209,600 | 102,200 |
West | 356,400 | 133,500 | 299,600 | 50,000 | 118,100 | 191,400 | 79,600 | 113,200 | 129,200 | 203,400 | 91,800 |
Ratio of Family Income to | |||||||||||
Poverty Threshold:b | |||||||||||
0-.99 | 272,400 | 147,800 | 208,200 | 84,700 | 119,100 | 134,100 | 62,100 | 89,500 | 75,300 | 140,900 | 51,600 |
1.00-2.49 | 386,600 | 200,500 | 283,700 | 60,400 | 161,300 | 207,600 | 147,900 | 92,600 | 102,300 | 187,800 | 123,400 |
2.50-4.49 | 351,500 | 138,600 | 306,600 | 70,500 | 111,200 | 201,500 | 120,400 | 102,600 | 129,200 | 211,000 | 122,100 |
4.50 and above | 338,100 | 146,000 | 296,400 | 60,800 | 115,900 | 191,900 | 100,600 | 118,900 | 118,400 | 209,700 | 100,000 |
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, Compiled 8/30/2010
† See the Methods section of the documentation found at http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/NHIS/default.htm for information regarding standard errors.
a As a subset of Hispanic.
b Missing responses imputed.
- Page last reviewed: February 10, 2010
- Page last updated: September 20, 2010
- Content source: