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2012 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, 2012
 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:50.755.249.060.856.344.941.842.048.655.437.8
    Male49.860.144.165.261.441.943.443.339.952.230.0
    Female51.349.351.854.549.946.940.541.254.457.142.3
            
White Non-Hispanic:50.758.348.964.557.947.948.941.950.854.835.0
    Male48.260.943.759.462.144.450.941.341.551.725.2
    Female52.455.451.970.153.050.347.342.256.456.440.9
            
Black Non-Hispanic:51.556.148.867.558.642.823.652.452.354.736.0
    Male51.760.043.967.364.742.526.7*61.241.946.629.0*
    Female51.351.351.367.951.543.021.3*45.058.857.940.5
            
Other Non-Hispanic:45.248.343.649.7*52.633.442.6*24.9*28.5*50.451.7
    Male48.161.240.181.456.032.743.2***27.8*46.267.1
    Female42.533.946.2**48.734.142.0***29.6*52.937.7*
            
Hispanic:52.150.953.054.251.941.541.637.543.363.952.7
    Male54.558.349.564.358.638.139.933.7*38.2*66.644.1*
    Female50.139.054.825.6*41.344.043.239.8*46.962.555.0
            
    Puerto Rican:a50.047.251.061.6*48.539.437.0***39.0*63.736.6*
        Male41.849.536.6*66.7*41.8*********69.1**
        Female55.643.1*57.8**62.854.456.462.4*49.4*61.539.4*
            
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a48.749.947.550.149.839.746.716.3*41.760.233.7*
        Male54.359.245.461.061.044.056.8**35.3*52.9**
        Female43.033.548.7**31.736.035.4***46.763.637.9*
            
Region:           
    Northeast47.961.743.862.761.143.146.241.5*41.848.835.3
    Midwest48.451.947.265.452.141.938.946.240.855.928.3
    South52.254.151.466.354.840.835.437.346.860.042.7
    West53.255.652.439.3*59.654.851.043.363.253.942.0
            
Ratio of Family Income to           
Poverty Threshold:b           
    0.0-0.9953.553.053.855.454.548.141.642.659.060.538.9
    1.00-2.4949.658.746.066.459.441.137.636.046.954.639.2
    2.50-4.4950.549.350.964.949.846.341.952.346.256.440.4
    4.50 and above49.261.946.561.563.744.347.339.8*43.751.931.3

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 3/5/2014

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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