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2013 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, 2013
 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:12.012.711.85.914.313.816.214.112.411.610.3
    Male11.314.410.37.516.013.818.213.111.89.48.4
    Female12.710.813.34.212.613.713.915.012.913.811.8
            
White Non-Hispanic:12.011.312.24.413.014.214.814.014.012.39.8
    Male10.912.510.56.114.013.717.312.212.810.17.9
    Female13.110.013.82.611.914.712.315.715.214.511.3
            
Black Non-Hispanic:14.818.213.611.919.915.420.916.012.213.014.0
    Male15.121.712.414.722.417.725.920.311.010.213.3
    Female14.614.814.59.117.413.414.912.513.215.414.5
            
Other Non-Hispanic:11.314.210.26.515.613.118.817.78.49.69.5
    Male11.416.39.27.918.613.217.317.28.78.66.3*
    Female11.311.711.24.7*12.513.020.518.38.210.512.0
            
Hispanic:10.411.99.75.413.611.715.711.89.68.412.1
    Male10.213.88.46.216.011.916.39.510.86.110.5
    Female10.710.011.04.711.111.515.014.18.310.713.3
            
    Puerto Rican:a22.929.920.121.231.323.434.3**21.219.820.4
        Male22.835.218.318.8*41.225.729.3***34.015.116.5*
        Female22.925.321.923.1*23.020.9*38.8*****24.024.4
            
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a8.39.57.73.511.39.713.510.87.16.48.8
        Male8.511.27.05.4*12.810.514.211.38.04.48.0*
        Female8.27.98.4**9.78.912.710.46.18.49.4
            
Region:           
    Northeast13.013.712.86.915.414.716.316.612.912.910.9
    Midwest11.611.311.74.311.715.718.214.715.011.27.6
    South11.313.710.67.016.311.315.610.79.610.710.4
    West12.811.613.24.713.114.914.717.313.812.612.6
            
Ratio of Family Income to           
Poverty Threshold:b           
    0-0.9915.915.915.99.418.715.918.316.513.716.814.3
    1.00-2.4911.612.711.25.414.012.516.111.111.211.410.7
    2.50-4.4911.011.111.04.913.012.712.814.911.610.510.2
    4.50 and above11.311.111.33.111.715.017.715.513.711.18.6

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 9/30/2014

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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