TABLE 1—
Characteristics of US Children and Adolescents and Adults With Current Asthma by Birthplace: National Health Interview Survey, 2001–2009
| Children and Adolescents (aged < 18 y; n = 9187) |
Adults (Aged ≥ 18 y; n = 18 363) |
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| Variable | US-Born, % | Non–US-Born, % | US-born, % | Non–US-Born, % |
| Age, y | ||||
| ≤ 5 | 25.3 | 15.7 | … | … |
| 6–11 | 36.3 | 28.7 | … | … |
| 12–17 | 38.4 | 55.7 | … | … |
| 18–34 | … | … | 32.3 | 26.3 |
| 35–64 | … | … | 52.4 | 53.3 |
| ≥ 65 | … | … | 15.4 | 20.4 |
| Male gender | 58.9 | 56.0 | 35.3 | 37.8 |
| Poverty levela | ||||
| Poor | 23.7 | 29.8 | 16.6 | 22.6 |
| Near poor | 22.8 | 21.8 | 19.6 | 23.6 |
| Not poor | 53.5 | 48.4 | 63.8 | 53.9 |
| Home ownership | ||||
| Own | 62.2 | 52.8 | 67.3 | 54.5 |
| Rent | 28.3 | 38.6 | 27.4 | 35.0 |
| Rental assistance | 9.5 | 8.6 | 5.3 | 10.5 |
| Health insurance | 94.0 | 81.8 | 86.3 | 82.6 |
| Region of residence | ||||
| Northeast | 20.3 | 26.7 | 19.1 | 28.9 |
| Midwest | 25.3 | 11.3 | 26.8 | 12.5 |
| South | 36.0 | 42.3 | 33.5 | 25.5 |
| West | 18.4 | 19.7 | 20.7 | 33.1 |
| Low birth weightb | 12.6 | 20.0 | ||
| Education | ||||
| Some high school | … | … | 16.7 | 33.2 |
| ≥ high school diploma | … | … | 83.3 | 66.8 |
| Body mass indexc | ||||
| Normal or underweight | NA | NA | 33.1 | 33.9 |
| Overweight | NA | NA | 30.5 | 32.7 |
| Obese | NA | NA | 36.4 | 33.5 |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Current | NA | NA | 25.2 | 14.7 |
| Former | NA | NA | 24.4 | 20.8 |
| Never | NA | NA | 50.5 | 64.4 |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| 0 | NA | NA | 34.3 | 39.6 |
| 1–2 | NA | NA | 42.1 | 39.3 |
| ≥ 3 | NA | NA | 23.6 | 21.1 |
| Usual place of medical cared | … | … | 90.9 | 87.4 |
| Residence in the United States, y | ||||
| < 10 | … | NA | … | 17.2 |
| ≥ 10 | … | NA | … | 82.9 |
Note. NA = data fully or partially not available for all categories or survey years; US-born = born in the 50 US states or Washington, DC. Ellipses indicate not applicable.
Ratio of income to US Census Bureau federal poverty level16 defined as poor (≤ 0.99), near poor (1.00–1.99), or not poor (≥ 2.00).
Defined as ≤ 2500 g.
Defined as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared (≤ 24.9 = normal or underweight, 25.0–29.9 = overweight, ≥ 30.0 = obese).
Data for children and adolescents not included in the analysis.