Table 1.
Characteristics of children aged 4-17, with weighted prevalence by racial/ethnic group, National Health Interview Survey, 2006-2015a
| Characteristics | Crude No. (N = 88 049) | Non- Hispanic White, % (n = 40 968) | Non- Hispanic Black, % (n = 14 668) | Hispanic, % (n = 25 643) | American Indian/ Alaska Native, % (n = 758) | Chinese, % (n = 1062) | Filipino, % (n = 1171) | Asian Indian, % (n = 1102) | Other Asian,b % (n = 1929) | Multiple Races,c % (n = 748) | P Valued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 88 049 | 56.8 | 14.9 | 22.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | |
| US-borne | <.001 | ||||||||||
| Yes | 88 000 | 98.3 | 96.7 | 88.5 | 99.7 | 73.4 | 79.7 | 75.5 | 75.6 | 98.0 | |
| No | |||||||||||
| Sex | .57 | ||||||||||
| Male | 45 410 | 51.2 | 50.8 | 51.0 | 51.9 | 47.3 | 50.4 | 49.7 | 51.5 | 47.2 | |
| Female | |||||||||||
| Age group, y | <.001 | ||||||||||
| 4-8 | 29 654 | 34.4 | 35.2 | 38.8 | 32.1 | 37.0 | 31.8 | 46.0 | 35.7 | 42.6 | |
| 9-13 | 30 087 | 35.8 | 35.7 | 34.6 | 40.4 | 34.1 | 38.9 | 32.9 | 37.1 | 34.5 | |
| 14-17 | 28 308 | 29.8 | 29.2 | 26.6 | 27.5 | 28.9 | 29.4 | 21.1 | 27.1 | 22.8 | |
| Geographic region | <.001 | ||||||||||
| Northeast | 14 212 | 18.1 | 16.1 | 12.7 | 3.9 | 25.1 | 15.0 | 26.0 | 16.8 | 14.3 | |
| Midwest | 17 629 | 30.0 | 20.4 | 10.1 | 18.9 | 15.3 | 10.4 | 20.7 | 17.9 | 27.2 | |
| South | 31 976 | 33.7 | 55.4 | 35.3 | 30.1 | 18.3 | 19.8 | 29.4 | 25.0 | 23.1 | |
| West | 24 232 | 18.2 | 8.1 | 41.9 | 47.1 | 41.3 | 54.7 | 23.9 | 40.3 | 35.4 | |
| Poverty status | <.001 | ||||||||||
| <100% FPL | 17 774 | 11.1 | 35.4 | 33.4 | 35.6 | 11.8 | 7.1 | 10.2 | 17.9 | 14.8 | |
| 100%-249% FPL | 29 025 | 27.4 | 36.2 | 42.1 | 36.6 | 21.2 | 28.8 | 18.4 | 34.7 | 30.9 | |
| ≥250% FPL | 41 250 | 61.4 | 28.4 | 24.5 | 27.9 | 67.1 | 64.0 | 71.4 | 47.4 | 54.3 | |
| Highest education level in household | <.001 | ||||||||||
| <High school | 10 137 | 3.6 | 11.6 | 28.2 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 9.0 | 3.7 | |
| High school/general educational development | 18 398 | 16.9 | 25.4 | 25.9 | 29.6 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 16.8 | 14.4 | |
| >High school | 59 278 | 79.4 | 63.0 | 45.9 | 63.7 | 82.6 | 88.6 | 91.2 | 74.3 | 81.8 | |
| No health insurancee | 7786 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 14.7 | 17.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 9.2 | 4.6 | <.001 |
| No usual place for health caree | 4792 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 4.5 | <.001 |
| Respiratory allergye | 10 496 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 13.4 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 17.0 | <.001 |
| Food/digestive allergye | 4500 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 7.9 | <.001 |
| Eczema/skin allergye | 9736 | 10.8 | 14.9 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 16.8 | <.001 |
| Current asthma | 9452 | 9.2 | 16.4 | 9.5 | 14.6 | 5.5 | 10.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 13.8 | <.001 |
| ≥1 Asthma attack/episode in past 12 monthsf | 4898 | 54.9 | 51.3 | 50.9 | 49.6g | 67.0h | 52.6 | 59.8 | 49.1 | 62.2 | .17 |
| ≥1 Asthma ED visit in past 12 monthsf | 1573 | 14.5 | 29.0 | 23.1 | 26.5 | 15.0 | 12.9 | 10.1 | 20.3 | 22.8 | <.001 |
Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; FPL, federal poverty level.
aData source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.7 The standard error (SE) of weighted prevalence ranged from 0.4% to 9.4%.
bOther Asian includes Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, and other Asian subgroups.
cMultiple race indicates self-identifying with >1 race and not selecting a primary race.
dRao-Scott χ2 test to compare the weighted prevalence of characteristics by race/ethnicity. P < .05 indicates significant associations between race/ethnicity and the corresponding covariate.
eThe proportions of missing data for the following variables were: nativity, 0.06%; education, 0.03%; health insurance status, 0.04%; usual place for care, 0.02%; respiratory allergy, 0.02%; food/digestive allergy, 0.01%; eczema/skin allergy, 0.01%.
fAmong children with current asthma. Weighted prevalence that took into account the survey design was summarized according to racial/ethnic groups and compared by using the Rao-Scott χ2 test. Percentages may not total to 100.0 because of rounding.
gFor American Indian/Alaska Native children, the SE was >9%.
hFor Chinese children, the SE was >8% but <9%.