Table C5
Child Current Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by Race/Ethnicity and State or Territory: BRFSS 2008
State
Race/Ethnicity
Sample Size
Prevalence (Percent)
Standard Error
95% CI* (Percent)
Prevalence (Number)
95% CI* (Number)
Total **
White NH ***
53,160
8.1
0.20
(7.7 - 8.5)
2,563,450
(2,435,254 - 2,691,647)
Total **
Black NH
6,112
16.0
0.86
(14.4 - 17.7)
1,014,035
(897,932 - 1,130,137)
Total **
Other NH
3,951
8.1
0.80
(6.6 - 9.8)
248,275
(198,331 - 298,220)
Total **
Multirace NH
2,608
12.5
1.22
(10.3 - 15.1)
205,888
(164,603 - 247,173)
Total **
Hispanic
9,835
7.7
0.47
(6.8 - 8.7)
990,206
(868,382 - 1,112,030)
AZ
White NH
687
6.5
1.75
(3.8 - 10.9)
55,697
(25,840 - 85,553)
AZ
Black NH
26
0.0
0
AZ
Other NH
138
10.7
4.24
(4.8 - 22.2)
12,017
(3,065 - 20,969)
AZ
Multirace NH
22
11.3
3,208
AZ
Hispanic
625
10.0
2.74
(5.8 - 16.8)
60,036
(26,716 - 93,357)
CA
White NH
1,544
8.7
0.86
(7.1 - 10.5)
254,292
(203,507 - 305,078)
CA
Black NH
133
9.0
2.44
(5.2 - 15.0)
34,076
(15,782 - 52,369)
CA
Other NH
284
6.8
1.69
(4.2 - 11.0)
43,935
(21,997 - 65,873)
CA
Multirace NH
122
10.9
3.37
(5.8 - 19.4)
30,293
(10,945 - 49,641)
CA
Hispanic
1,568
5.8
0.75
(4.5 - 7.5)
280,468
(207,694 - 353,243)
CT
White NH
1,094
8.7
1.13
(6.8 - 11.2)
50,296
(37,214 - 63,377)
CT
Black NH
130
20.7
6.78
(10.4 - 37.0)
10,614
(2,656 - 18,572)
CT
Other NH
104
7.1
3.14
(2.9 - 16.3)
2,938
(317 - 5,559)
CT
Multirace NH
21
21.8
2,261
CT
Hispanic
257
21.7
4.02
(14.8 - 30.6)
22,111
(12,899 - 31,323)
DC
White NH
308
4.8
1.27
(2.8 - 8.0)
831
(393 - 1,268)
DC
Black NH
408
14.4
2.05
(10.8 - 18.9)
9,617
(6,792 - 12,441)
DC
Other NH
50
20.6
6.43
(10.7 - 35.9)
1,244
(396 - 2,091)
DC
Multirace NH
15
31.4
664
DC
Hispanic
93
3.8
558
GA
White NH
1,023
8.5
1.10
(6.5 - 10.9)
101,740
(75,140 - 128,340)
GA
Black NH
453
18.6
2.59
(14.0 - 24.2)
161,414
(111,689 - 211,139)
GA
Other NH
70
9.1
3.74
(4.0 - 19.6)
13,166
(2,210 - 24,123)
GA
Multirace NH
28
14.8
8,355
GA
Hispanic
81
7.8
3.66
(3.0 - 18.7)
12,394
(540 - 24,248)
HI
White NH
321
5.5
1.42
(3.3 - 9.0)
2,113
(1,020 - 3,206)
HI
Black NH
18
10.1
417
HI
Other NH
462
9.9
1.92
(6.7 - 14.3)
6,698
(4,013 - 9,382)
HI
Multirace NH
961
13.8
1.37
(11.3 - 16.7)
19,084
(15,222 - 22,947)
HI
Hispanic
229
21.7
3.44
(15.7 - 29.2)
7,709
(5,048 - 10,371)
ID
White NH
1,341
6.0
0.83
(4.6 - 7.8)
18,427
(13,385 - 23,469)
ID
Black NH
10
40.8
1,425
ID
Other NH
42
13.6
10.36
(2.7 - 47.0)
1,203
(0 - 3,236)
ID
Multirace NH
36
2.0
151
ID
Hispanic
165
8.2
2.43
(4.6 - 14.4)
3,811
(1,532 - 6,090)
IL
White NH
1,063
7.9
0.95
(6.2 - 9.9)
133,026
(100,836 - 165,216)
IL
Black NH
179
13.6
3.28
(8.4 - 21.4)
74,382
(36,920 - 111,845)
IL
Other NH
63
3.4
5,801
IL
Multirace NH
37
12.4
15,324
IL
Hispanic
195
6.4
2.03
(3.4 - 11.7)
39,148
(13,951 - 64,344)
IN
White NH
1,042
8.3
1.06
(6.5 - 10.7)
100,301
(74,753 - 125,850)
IN
Black NH
192
8.5
2.44
(4.8 - 14.7)
10,472
(4,729 - 16,216)
IN
Other NH
25
16.0
4,661
IN
Multirace NH
42
14.7
6.21
(6.1 - 31.3)
8,762
(1,047 - 16,476)
IN
Hispanic
91
7.2
5.09
(1.7 - 25.7)
10,289
(0 - 25,405)
IA
White NH
1,496
6.5
0.70
(5.3 - 8.0)
37,826
(29,838 - 45,813)
IA
Black NH
35
20.1
8.27
(8.4 - 40.8)
2,860
(290 - 5,430)
IA
Other NH
25
0.0
0
IA
Multirace NH
42
6.2
853
IA
Hispanic
81
5.8
1,811
KS
White NH
1,890
8.7
0.72
(7.4 - 10.2)
45,361
(37,952 - 52,771)
KS
Black NH
105
14.6
4.05
(8.3 - 24.4)
4,908
(2,064 - 7,752)
KS
Other NH
88
5.8
2.37
(2.5 - 12.6)
1,497
(276 - 2,717)
KS
Multirace NH
59
14.4
5.98
(6.1 - 30.3)
2,322
(243 - 4,400)
KS
Hispanic
263
7.9
1.85
(5.0 - 12.4)
6,704
(3,538 - 9,870)
KY
White NH
1,960
8.7
0.85
(7.1 - 10.5)
73,801
(59,422 - 88,180)
KY
Black NH
80
17.5
4.75
(10.0 - 28.8)
10,426
(4,629 - 16,223)
KY
Other NH
33
8.2
1,737
KY
Multirace NH
37
22.7
9.43
(9.3 - 45.7)
4,163
(163 - 8,162)
KY
Hispanic
58
9.7
4.44
(3.8 - 22.5)
2,406
(189 - 4,622)
ME
White NH
1,527
9.7
0.82
(8.2 - 11.4)
24,441
(20,415 - 28,467)
ME
Black NH
18
1.7
62
ME
Other NH
36
3.8
203
ME
Multirace NH
35
7.6
450
ME
Hispanic
27
10.0
473
MD
White NH
1,881
7.3
0.72
(6.0 - 8.8)
47,405
(38,129 - 56,682)
MD
Black NH
559
13.5
1.76
(10.4 - 17.4)
56,449
(41,231 - 71,668)
MD
Other NH
137
8.3
2.71
(4.3 - 15.4)
7,578
(2,593 - 12,564)
MD
Multirace NH
76
12.7
4.34
(6.3 - 23.8)
5,685
(1,676 - 9,694)
MD
Hispanic
171
8.6
2.39
(4.9 - 14.6)
10,043
(4,401 - 15,685)
MA
White NH
1,189
8.2
1.02
(6.4 - 10.5)
77,638
(58,703 - 96,572)
MA
Black NH
131
17.3
6.05
(8.3 - 32.4)
14,198
(2,983 - 25,413)
MA
Other NH
119
15.1
6.11
(6.5 - 31.2)
16,100
(1,661 - 30,539)
MA
Multirace NH
30
5.1
1,219
MA
Hispanic
340
12.9
2.68
(8.5 - 19.2)
26,836
(15,372 - 38,300)
MI
White NH
1,811
8.3
0.70
(7.0 - 9.8)
134,431
(112,215 - 156,647)
MI
Black NH
397
18.2
3.45
(12.4 - 25.9)
61,987
(36,017 - 87,956)
MI
Other NH
59
4.9
4,328
MI
Multirace NH
68
20.3
5.26
(11.9 - 32.6)
26,304
(12,041 - 40,567)
MI
Hispanic
97
15.1
4.80
(7.9 - 27.0)
26,359
(8,457 - 44,261)
MS
White NH
1,088
7.0
0.97
(5.3 - 9.1)
22,282
(16,113 - 28,451)
MS
Black NH
686
13.8
1.70
(10.8 - 17.4)
37,669
(28,061 - 47,276)
MS
Other NH
30
5.0
795
MS
Multirace NH
12
3.9
167
MS
Hispanic
41
20.0
8.85
(7.8 - 42.5)
3,479
(6 - 6,952)
MO
White NH
1,065
8.3
1.17
(6.3 - 10.9)
90,662
(65,114 - 116,210)
MO
Black NH
148
22.6
5.39
(13.7 - 34.8)
34,587
(16,175 - 52,999)
MO
Other NH
34
16.8
8.38
(5.9 - 39.6)
6,150
(0 - 12,834)
MO
Multirace NH
30
5.4
1,733
MO
Hispanic
58
9.3
4.16
(3.8 - 21.2)
6,762
(870 - 12,655)
MT
White NH
1,318
6.7
0.89
(5.1 - 8.6)
11,882
(8,739 - 15,025)
MT
Black NH
3
0.0
0
MT
Other NH
238
8.4
2.36
(4.8 - 14.4)
1,716
(738 - 2,694)
MT
Multirace NH
39
6.2
278
MT
Hispanic
67
4.6
344
NE
White NH
3,843
5.5
0.58
(4.5 - 6.8)
19,469
(15,497 - 23,441)
NE
Black NH
56
23.8
7.78
(11.9 - 42.0)
4,903
(1,430 - 8,377)
NE
Other NH
99
3.7
409
NE
Multirace NH
76
14.7
5.91
(6.4 - 30.3)
1,119
(176 - 2,062)
NE
Hispanic
417
2.6
0.76
(1.5 - 4.6)
1,229
(549 - 1,909)
NV
White NH
799
6.8
1.22
(4.7 - 9.6)
20,491
(13,180 - 27,801)
NV
Black NH
33
15.3
7.81
(5.2 - 37.0)
4,328
(0 - 8,999)
NV
Other NH
71
9.1
4.34
(3.4 - 21.9)
3,021
(80 - 5,962)
NV
Multirace NH
81
9.9
3.67
(4.6 - 19.7)
4,007
(1,243 - 6,772)
NV
Hispanic
366
6.6
2.17
(3.4 - 12.4)
14,554
(4,865 - 24,243)
NH
White NH
1,641
8.4
0.81
(6.9 - 10.1)
21,502
(17,379 - 25,626)
NH
Black NH
10
22.6
492
NH
Other NH
79
2.6
328
NH
Multirace NH
24
31.8
13.12
(12.5 - 60.4)
1,166
(0 - 2,346)
NH
Hispanic
46
7.7
668
NJ
White NH
1,980
6.8
0.68
(5.5 - 8.2)
69,469
(55,579 - 83,359)
NJ
Black NH
418
15.1
2.53
(10.8 - 20.7)
44,540
(28,628 - 60,452)
NJ
Other NH
249
4.9
1.53
(2.6 - 9.0)
8,570
(3,244 - 13,897)
NJ
Multirace NH
51
8.0
2,730
NJ
Hispanic
633
9.7
1.44
(7.2 - 12.9)
44,913
(31,375 - 58,451)
NM
White NH
618
6.1
0.97
(4.5 - 8.3)
10,772
(7,447 - 14,097)
NM
Black NH
14
10.5
420
NM
Other NH
290
7.2
2.43
(3.7 - 13.7)
4,022
(1,273 - 6,770)
NM
Multirace NH
21
0.0
0
NM
Hispanic
908
8.7
1.16
(6.7 - 11.3)
22,824
(16,728 - 28,919)
NY
White NH
1,374
8.9
0.90
(7.3 - 10.8)
190,020
(151,365 - 228,675)
NY
Black NH
203
16.4
3.18
(11.1 - 23.6)
126,264
(74,237 - 178,291)
NY
Other NH
90
15.9
4.91
(8.5 - 28.0)
47,637
(15,565 - 79,709)
NY
Multirace NH
45
6.9
11,365
NY
Hispanic
274
9.5
2.03
(6.2 - 14.3)
92,848
(52,426 - 133,271)
ND
White NH
1,146
4.8
0.70
(3.6 - 6.4)
5,887
(4,194 - 7,579)
ND
Black NH
10
30.9
416
ND
Other NH
73
8.2
3.37
(3.6 - 17.7)
828
(147 - 1,509)
ND
Multirace NH
25
14.0
452
ND
Hispanic
29
2.6
83
OH
White NH
2,645
8.0
0.71
(6.7 - 9.5)
173,830
(143,093 - 204,567)
OH
Black NH
297
17.0
2.98
(12.0 - 23.7)
44,109
(28,157 - 60,060)
OH
Other NH
139
12.8
3.62
(7.2 - 21.7)
12,318
(5,168 - 19,468)
OH
Multirace NH
50
14.2
7.36
(4.8 - 35.1)
7,333
(0 - 15,478)
OH
Hispanic
96
12.6
4.18
(6.4 - 23.2)
12,067
(3,782 - 20,352)
OK
White NH
1,390
9.2
0.92
(7.5 - 11.1)
49,507
(39,508 - 59,506)
OK
Black NH
168
19.9
3.71
(13.6 - 28.2)
13,668
(8,238 - 19,098)
OK
Other NH
241
10.8
2.51
(6.8 - 16.8)
10,779
(5,617 - 15,941)
OK
Multirace NH
165
11.8
3.00
(7.1 - 19.1)
8,086
(3,912 - 12,261)
OK
Hispanic
257
6.4
1.54
(3.9 - 10.1)
6,491
(3,363 - 9,618)
OR
White NH
916
5.4
0.90
(3.9 - 7.4)
33,762
(22,501 - 45,023)
OR
Black NH
11
8.8
717
OR
Other NH
27
12.3
2,148
OR
Multirace NH
52
6.2
2,123
OR
Hispanic
138
5.8
2.33
(2.6 - 12.4)
7,491
(1,398 - 13,583)
PA
White NH
2,440
7.7
0.73
(6.4 - 9.3)
153,302
(124,654 - 181,951)
PA
Black NH
385
17.4
3.44
(11.7 - 25.2)
49,537
(28,979 - 70,095)
PA
Other NH
75
5.8
6,032
PA
Multirace NH
77
18.5
8.40
(7.1 - 40.4)
16,644
(0 - 33,897)
PA
Hispanic
151
16.3
4.66
(9.1 - 27.6)
41,092
(15,553 - 66,630)
RI
White NH
908
12.3
1.28
(10.0 - 15.0)
20,151
(15,888 - 24,414)
RI
Black NH
60
11.7
4.02
(5.8 - 22.1)
1,269
(391 - 2,146)
RI
Other NH
65
14.6
5.27
(7.0 - 28.2)
1,458
(334 - 2,581)
RI
Multirace NH
19
22.9
953
RI
Hispanic
202
11.6
2.66
(7.3 - 17.9)
4,125
(2,177 - 6,073)
TX
White NH
1,527
9.7
1.10
(7.7 - 12.1)
234,332
(179,964 - 288,701)
TX
Black NH
265
17.4
3.39
(11.7 - 25.0)
137,494
(79,257 - 195,731)
TX
Other NH
122
1.3
3,729
TX
Multirace NH
33
13.6
10,996
TX
Hispanic
1,237
7.4
1.12
(5.4 - 9.9)
202,990
(140,585 - 265,395)
UT
White NH
1,902
6.7
0.80
(5.3 - 8.5)
44,527
(33,970 - 55,084)
UT
Black NH
15
6.9
435
UT
Other NH
78
14.0
4.97
(6.8 - 26.8)
3,836
(930 - 6,741)
UT
Multirace NH
30
9.4
873
UT
Hispanic
216
3.1
1.17
(1.5 - 6.5)
2,311
(607 - 4,015)
VT
White NH
1,614
9.9
0.86
(8.3 - 11.7)
11,840
(9,793 - 13,888)
VT
Black NH
18
25.7
350
VT
Other NH
33
3.4
78
VT
Multirace NH
30
11.1
189
VT
Hispanic
37
9.8
262
VA
White NH
947
9.3
1.35
(7.0 - 12.3)
115,570
(81,947 - 149,192)
VA
Black NH
201
14.7
3.37
(9.2 - 22.6)
33,125
(17,451 - 48,799)
VA
Other NH
79
7.5
3.73
(2.8 - 18.9)
9,783
(0 - 19,634)
VA
Multirace NH
13
20.3
3,497
VA
Hispanic
71
6.7
7,031
WV
White NH
874
11.0
1.22
(8.8 - 13.6)
37,790
(29,380 - 46,201)
WV
Black NH
24
12.3
1,155
WV
Other NH
10
9.3
447
WV
Multirace NH
27
15.5
1,420
WV
Hispanic
22
22.1
2,294
WI
White NH
1,047
5.8
0.84
(4.4 - 7.7)
62,909
(45,106 - 80,712)
WI
Black NH
202
27.7
7.83
(15.1 - 45.2)
25,218
(7,779 - 42,656)
WI
Other NH
45
1.6
682
WI
Multirace NH
35
6.3
1,465
WI
Hispanic
40
13.2
8.84
(3.2 - 40.8)
4,698
(0 - 11,466)
WY
White NH
1,901
5.7
0.58
(4.7 - 6.9)
5,868
(4,706 - 7,031)
WY
Black NH
11
3.0
30
WY
Other NH
49
12.2
4.89
(5.3 - 25.4)
403
(70 - 736)
WY
Multirace NH
42
9.1
191
WY
Hispanic
188
4.5
1.47
(2.4 - 8.5)
493
(176 - 811)
Territories
PR
White NH
9
4.4
412
PR
Black NH
0
0
PR
Other NH
5
0.0
0
PR
Multirace NH
1
0.0
0
PR
Hispanic
1,103
14.0
1.27
(11.7 - 16.7)
142,667
(116,631 - 168,704)
Notes:
* CI denotes confidence interval.
** Total includes data from 37 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the territory, Puerto Rico.
*** NH denotes Not Hispanic or Latino.
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.
