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2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 6-1
Asthma Attack Prevalence Percents among those with Current Asthma by Age,
United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2011
 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:49.155.546.760.956.844.741.738.849.749.740.7
    Male45.955.340.667.853.739.437.330.746.242.940.5
    Female51.455.750.353.761.148.946.245.152.053.340.8
            
White Non-Hispanic:49.860.147.374.361.745.541.139.950.249.842.1
    Male46.258.342.082.656.040.835.238.145.643.242.2
    Female52.362.250.565.569.749.347.541.353.553.542.0
            
Black Non-Hispanic:50.353.048.552.456.446.544.444.649.852.933.6
    Male48.852.844.260.852.440.135.739.1*48.0*52.938.2*
    Female51.453.350.642.562.451.554.150.450.652.931.7
            
Other Non-Hispanic:46.859.741.057.262.538.635.7*33.2*45.545.338.6
    Male35.958.221.159.559.426.1*****52.5*14.4*39.5*
    Female54.861.352.754.9*66.848.3**70.242.059.538.0
            
Hispanic:45.947.844.350.646.942.143.029.248.848.337.8
    Male46.251.239.854.949.039.352.0**45.248.2**
    Female45.744.146.746.944.243.936.040.851.148.344.4
            
    Puerto Rican:a39.041.836.440.2*45.626.6*27.9***28.1*44.730.9*
        Male33.935.432.1***31.4*38.6*57.6****49.6***
        Female42.146.238.549.5*56.418.2*****29.9*42.647.6*
            
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a45.347.942.646.046.242.551.520.0*53.647.438.6*
        Male48.651.844.447.751.441.754.7***51.452.2**
        Female42.343.341.444.5*38.843.049.1*28.1*56.444.043.0*
            
Region:           
    Northeast47.153.244.855.256.843.343.435.546.747.739.5
    Midwest47.657.244.061.759.638.827.926.750.951.930.9
    South50.456.248.159.658.145.745.440.049.049.945.2
    West50.354.448.970.251.850.550.547.852.249.144.7
            
Ratio of Family Income to           
Poverty Threshold:b           
    0.0-0.9952.954.751.857.553.946.543.037.058.756.157.2
    1.00-2.4949.154.846.556.457.645.540.047.347.449.040.6
    2.50-4.4947.155.344.574.351.641.144.334.641.751.034.8
    4.50 and above47.858.745.659.566.945.739.131.7*53.646.438.8

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 4/23/2013

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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