Office of Minority Health

• National data for this population is limited.
• While all of the causes of asthma remain unclear, children exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke exposure are at increased risk for acute lower respiratory tract infections, such as bronchitis. Children living below or near the poverty level are more likely to have high levels of blood cotinine, a breakdown product of nicotine, than children living in higher income families.¹
• In 2014, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were 30 percent more likely to have asthma, as compared to non-Hispanic whites.

Diagnosed

Source: CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-2a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm

Source: CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-2a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm

*Source: CDC, 2017. Selected Health Conditions Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults: United States, 2014. Figure 4
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db277.pdf  [333KB]
Source: CDC 2017. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2014. Table A-2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm

* Source: CDC, 2017. Selected Health Conditions Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults: United States, 2014. Figure 4
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db277.pdf  [333KB]
Source: CDC 2017. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2014. Table A-2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm

*Source:  CDC 2008. Health characteristics of the Asian adult population: United States, 2004-2006, Table 4.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad394.pdf [PDF | 475KB]

Death Rate

• National data is not available at this time.

Treatment

• The most recent National Surveillance for Asthma does not include data for Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders.

Children:

Source: CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table C-1a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm

Children:

¹ Source: CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table C-1a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm

* NOTE: This is the most recent national data which is available at this time.