Table 1.

Demographic and health-related characteristics of children with asthma, National Health Interview Survey 2001 – 2010

	Race/Ethnicity (%)
	Total	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black	Puerto Rican	Other Hispanic	Asian	AI/AN
Total, unweighted	10153	4636	2647	542	1964	276	88
Age *
0 – 5	25.0	21.0	30.0	32.6	29.5	29.6	22.1
6 – 11	36.1	35.5	36.2	35.3	37.5	39.2	39.8
12 – 17	39.0	43.6	33.8	32.1	33.0	31.2	38.1
Gender *
Male	58.5	58.4	57.8	61.1	59.2	60.6	50.9
Female	41.5	41.6	42.2	38.9	40.8	39.4	49.1
Country of Birth *
US-Born	97.5	98.9	98.8	90.3	94.7	82.4	99.0
Non-US-born	2.5	1.2	1.2	9.7	5.3	17.6	1.0
Low Birth Weight *
Yes	12.8	10.2	19.2	15.4	12.0	13.0	9.9
No	87.2	89.8	80.8	84.6	88.0	87.1	90.2
Federal Poverty Level Ratio *
Poor	24.5	14.2	41.0	46.5	32.8	10.1	32.3
Near Poor	23.0	20.2	25.2	24.7	30.8	14.1	33.6
Not Poor	52.6	65.6	33.8	28.8	36.5	75.8	34.0
Housing Status *
Own Home	61.6	76.6	37.2	30.9	50.7	74.6	44.8
Rent	29.0	20.1	40.3	42.9	41.3	22.6	43.0
Rent Assistance	9.5	3.3	22.5	26.3	8.0	2.8	12.2
Region of Residence *
Northeast	20.1	20.3	17.5	66.9	10.9	21.7	9.7
Midwest	25.0	31.0	23.3	7.1	10.7	20.2	18.6
South	36.6	32.2	51.7	21.8	36.2	13.4	41.7
West	18.3	16.6	7.6	4.1	42.2	44.7	30.1

Note: AI/AN= American Indian/Alaskan Natives;

^*P value < 0.05