VERTICAL CHART: Adults Aged 18 and Older with Asthma,* by Sex and Race/Ethnicity, 2004

(Rate per 1,000 Population)

Total: Female 82.7, Male 49.8; Non-Hispanic White: Female 86.9, Male 52.7; Non-Hispanic Black: Female 92.7, Male 59.5; Hispanic: Female 52.0, Male 35.3; Asian: Female 41.9, Male 18.5; Non-Hispanic Other Races**: Female 88.2, Male 32.8

*Reported that a health professional has ever told them they have asthma and report they still have asthma.

**Includes American Indian/Alaska Native and persons of more than one race.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey. Analysis conducted by the Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center.