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2014 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

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Table 4-2
Standard Errors† for Current Asthma Prevalence Percents
by Age, United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2014
  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: 0.18 0.34 0.20 0.45 0.52 0.38 0.66 0.85 0.49 0.27 0.41
    Male 0.24 0.51 0.26 0.68 0.71 0.48 0.90 1.01 0.66 0.35 0.44
    Female 0.25 0.47 0.29 0.57 0.68 0.52 1.14 1.27 0.69 0.38 0.62
                       
White Non-Hispanic: 0.23 0.51 0.25 0.57 0.74 0.54 0.89 1.15 0.72 0.36 0.47
    Male 0.29 0.67 0.31 0.87 0.99 0.71 1.33 1.58 0.98 0.45 0.49
    Female 0.34 0.70 0.38 0.71 1.01 0.76 1.35 1.67 1.06 0.49 0.73
                       
Black Non-Hispanic: 0.51 1.04 0.54 1.83 1.37 0.98 2.27 1.68 1.18 0.75 1.11
    Male 0.74 1.67 0.70 2.82 2.14 1.46 2.79 2.79 1.92 0.79 0.66
    Female 0.69 1.26 0.78 2.57 1.59 1.26 3.48 2.30 1.42 1.18 1.74
                       
Other Non-Hispanic: 0.53 0.84 0.62 0.99 1.30 0.81 1.66 2.21 0.97 0.92 2.19
    Male 0.74 1.37 0.79 1.42 2.11 0.88 2.49 1.64 1.20 1.27 2.87
    Female 0.72 1.06 0.91 1.36 1.53 1.38 2.24 4.11 1.51 1.32 2.84
                       
Hispanic: 0.32 0.58 0.41 0.83 0.88 0.59 1.33 1.52 0.61 0.56 1.11
    Male 0.45 0.88 0.53 1.13 1.28 0.71 1.61 1.61 0.72 0.79 1.48
    Female 0.46 0.76 0.63 1.07 1.09 0.96 2.09 2.54 1.13 0.75 1.67
                       
    Puerto Rican:a 1.45 3.01 1.65 7.46 4.81 2.12 3.39 5.72 3.37 2.11 4.56
        Male 2.36 4.62 2.61 10.27 7.69 3.41 7.36 5.50 4.78 3.17 5.72
        Female 2.25 4.25 2.79 11.05 5.76 3.19 2.65 11.59 5.07 3.75 8.24
                       
    Mexican/Mexican-American:a 0.38 0.63 0.51 0.75 0.86 0.81 1.84 2.08 0.75 0.69 1.05
        Male 0.51 0.95 0.65 1.18 1.29 0.86 1.88 2.13 0.85 1.09 1.52
        Female 0.55 0.87 0.79 0.74 1.16 1.27 3.02 3.28 1.24 0.80 1.45
                       
Region:                      
    Northeast 0.44 1.15 0.50 1.22 1.92 1.00 1.24 2.43 1.53 0.52 0.99
    Midwest 0.37 0.65 0.44 1.24 0.88 0.80 1.20 1.80 1.03 0.59 0.88
    South 0.31 0.62 0.33 0.62 0.90 0.64 1.12 1.41 0.84 0.46 0.63
    West 0.34 0.43 0.40 0.75 0.73 0.68 1.62 1.37 0.72 0.56 0.87
                       
Ratio of Family Income to                      
Poverty Threshold:b                      
    0-0.99 0.42 0.71 0.52 0.95 1.05 0.72 1.57 1.40 1.00 0.78 1.23
    1.00-2.49 0.31 0.56 0.36 0.91 0.79 0.57 1.28 1.22 0.80 0.53 0.63
    2.50-4.49 0.41 0.77 0.41 0.83 1.25 0.86 1.39 1.91 1.15 0.47 0.77
    4.50 and above 0.31 0.64 0.34 0.84 0.89 0.79 1.51 2.32 0.90 0.41 0.72

Notes:

Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 01/21/2016

All relative standard errors are <30% unless otherwise indicated.

† 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.

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