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2013 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, 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:49.957.947.066.559.744.141.340.747.952.036.5
    Male46.857.240.762.960.838.137.330.543.344.235.6
    Female52.258.950.572.758.248.745.947.250.956.137.0
            
White Non-Hispanic:50.461.247.763.165.245.047.137.048.152.536.9
    Male46.560.541.161.666.437.641.123.1*42.444.535.4
    Female52.962.251.366.263.849.852.644.551.457.037.7
            
Black Non-Hispanic:49.553.647.165.453.944.738.650.446.150.538.0
    Male50.754.147.871.753.939.634.156.728.8*54.446.7
    Female48.453.046.753.953.850.150.043.9*53.648.633.2
            
Other Non-Hispanic:52.354.850.769.050.545.845.137.0*54.462.537.8
    Male45.653.536.557.0*50.640.559.5**52.4*46.5**
    Female58.357.358.688.050.351.728.8*83.555.970.440.9
            
Hispanic:47.456.341.074.457.239.526.244.646.545.229.7
    Male43.855.131.652.360.136.918.9*31.6*50.122.625.2*
    Female50.357.946.695.752.641.832.7*49.642.453.833.2*
            
    Puerto Rican:a49.259.942.183.460.935.9***63.5*39.6*50.829.2*
        Male40.258.927.1***58.136.2*76.1**34.9*****
        Female56.760.854.1100.065.035.5***84.6100.065.9**
            
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a40.953.031.954.454.729.321.7***45.441.4**
        Male41.653.127.044.4*58.137.118.3***74.0****
        Female40.452.834.578.650.422.5*****21.4*48.0**
            
Region:           
    Northeast52.362.249.273.665.443.140.045.5*44.155.738.4
    Midwest43.347.841.866.648.138.941.625.644.648.624.1
    South52.762.548.165.763.447.145.240.651.751.541.8
    West50.355.048.861.156.947.336.652.349.652.437.1
            
Ratio of Family Income to           
Poverty Threshold:b           
    0.0-0.9956.059.454.065.259.445.435.650.450.961.351.9
    1.00-2.4950.155.248.062.757.143.546.531.948.757.136.2
    2.50-4.4947.655.445.175.756.246.039.638.853.349.131.4
    4.50 and above46.463.442.866.770.841.843.042.8*40.945.532.7

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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