Table L1
Child Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by State or Territory: BRFSS 2008
State
Sample Size
Prevalence (Percent)
Standard Error
95% CI * (Percent)
Prevalence (Number)
95% CI * (Number)
Total **
78,185
13.3
0.23
(12.8 - 13.7)
7,600,135
(7,339,948 - 7,860,321)
AZ
1,549
12.0
1.63
(9.2 - 15.6)
201,454
(147,478 - 255,431)
CA
4,046
11.5
0.62
(10.3 - 12.8)
1,116,129
(995,850 - 1,236,408)
CT
1,656
16.5
1.27
(14.2 - 19.1)
132,510
(111,657 - 153,364)
DC
912
18.4
1.77
(15.2 - 22.1)
20,897
(16,693 - 25,102)
GA
1,717
16.1
1.25
(13.8 - 18.7)
400,784
(336,614 - 464,954)
HI
2,052
18.6
1.09
(16.6 - 20.8)
54,456
(48,081 - 60,830)
ID
1,633
8.7
0.90
(7.1 - 10.7)
33,190
(26,417 - 39,964)
IL
1,578
12.0
1.01
(10.1 - 14.1)
382,780
(318,675 - 446,884)
IN
1,430
12.9
1.16
(10.8 - 15.4)
205,460
(168,998 - 241,923)
IA
1,725
9.1
0.76
(7.7 - 10.7)
60,427
(50,535 - 70,319)
KS
2,448
12.2
0.75
(10.8 - 13.7)
83,877
(73,659 - 94,096)
KY
2,204
13.8
0.94
(12.1 - 15.8)
137,093
(118,722 - 155,463)
ME
1,678
13.9
0.94
(12.1 - 15.8)
38,384
(33,296 - 43,472)
MD
2,904
14.1
0.85
(12.6 - 15.9)
191,255
(168,241 - 214,269)
MA
1,901
13.8
1.13
(11.7 - 16.1)
194,931
(163,196 - 226,666)
MI
2,537
15.5
0.94
(13.7 - 17.4)
374,386
(327,772 - 420,999)
MS
1,916
14.1
1.05
(12.2 - 16.3)
91,736
(77,909 - 105,564)
MO
1,352
14.4
1.32
(12.0 - 17.1)
199,884
(163,222 - 236,547)
MT
1,710
10.2
0.91
(8.5 - 12.1)
21,995
(18,106 - 25,884)
NE
4,576
7.9
0.65
(6.7 - 9.3)
35,244
(29,548 - 40,941)
NV
1,408
11.2
1.23
(9.0 - 13.8)
72,291
(56,599 - 87,982)
NH
1,851
11.9
0.89
(10.3 - 13.8)
34,995
(29,837 - 40,154)
NJ
3,498
12.9
0.76
(11.5 - 14.5)
265,999
(234,481 - 297,517)
NM
1,884
11.1
0.88
(9.5 - 13.0)
56,911
(48,096 - 65,725)
NY
2,080
16.1
1.08
(14.1 - 18.3)
717,957
(618,804 - 817,110)
ND
1,318
7.4
0.79
(6.0 - 9.1)
10,678
(8,440 - 12,917)
OH
3,301
13.6
0.80
(12.1 - 15.2)
369,345
(326,140 - 412,551)
OK
2,272
13.7
0.85
(12.1 - 15.5)
122,389
(107,299 - 137,480)
OR
1,196
9.7
0.99
(8.0 - 11.9)
82,249
(65,605 - 98,894)
PA
3,232
13.7
0.98
(11.9 - 15.8)
379,119
(324,509 - 433,729)
RI
1,298
16.9
1.22
(14.7 - 19.5)
39,039
(33,350 - 44,727)
TX
3,289
14.1
0.91
(12.4 - 16.0)
917,340
(798,066 - 1,036,615)
UT
2,285
9.8
0.83
(8.3 - 11.6)
77,512
(64,451 - 90,573)
VT
1,780
14.4
0.97
(12.6 - 16.4)
18,852
(16,323 - 21,381)
VA
1,365
14.4
1.37
(12.0 - 17.3)
259,531
(210,666 - 308,397)
WV
978
14.7
1.32
(12.3 - 17.5)
56,547
(46,404 - 66,689)
WI
1,395
10.2
1.16
(8.1 - 12.7)
132,348
(102,354 - 162,342)
WY
2,231
8.3
0.65
(7.1 - 9.7)
10,158
(8,595 - 11,722)
Territories
PR
1,130
28.9
1.58
(25.9 - 32.1)
300,080
(266,073 - 334,086)
Notes:
* CI denotes confidence interval.
** Total includes data from 37 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the territory, Puerto Rico.
If values for the standard error and the 95% confidence interval are not provided, the normal approximation to the binomial distribution does not apply due to small sample size.
When the sample size is less than 50, estimates are not precise and should be interpreted with caution.
