Table L2.2
Child Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Rate (Number)
by Sex and State or Territory: BRFSS 2008
State
Male Sample Size
Male Prevalence
Male 95% CI *
Female Sample Size
Female Prevalence
Female 95% CI *
Total **
39,629
4,489,603
(4,284,156 - 4,695,051)
36,651
3,058,808
(2,889,823 - 3,227,794)
AZ
770
137,271
(89,729 - 184,814)
739
63,001
(34,795 - 91,207)
CA
1,927
667,102
(573,977 - 760,227)
1,784
449,027
(368,663 - 529,392)
CT
860
74,647
(59,000 - 90,293)
768
57,066
(42,414 - 71,719)
DC
475
12,932
(9,677 - 16,186)
420
7,939
(5,107 - 10,772)
GA
874
231,310
(179,318 - 283,302)
783
160,952
(121,595 - 200,309)
HI
1,064
33,504
(28,607 - 38,402)
962
20,851
(16,424 - 25,278)
ID
810
21,160
(15,553 - 26,767)
788
11,828
(7,869 - 15,787)
IL
755
208,335
(160,283 - 256,387)
789
173,888
(129,120 - 218,655)
IN
718
128,780
(97,272 - 160,289)
686
74,993
(55,134 - 94,851)
IA
891
30,837
(23,926 - 37,748)
796
29,589
(22,211 - 36,968)
KS
1,219
50,036
(41,979 - 58,093)
1,198
33,730
(27,014 - 40,446)
KY
1,096
73,776
(59,547 - 88,005)
1,078
63,247
(50,607 - 75,887)
ME
834
22,567
(18,551 - 26,583)
816
15,775
(12,385 - 19,164)
MD
1,468
113,683
(95,950 - 131,416)
1,375
76,706
(61,050 - 92,362)
MA
976
121,989
(97,058 - 146,920)
842
70,002
(49,117 - 90,888)
MI
1,291
222,917
(182,956 - 262,878)
1,170
151,335
(125,214 - 177,457)
MS
968
57,612
(46,648 - 68,577)
923
33,400
(24,596 - 42,205)
MO
674
120,276
(90,659 - 149,893)
664
79,608
(55,841 - 103,375)
MT
885
12,791
(9,817 - 15,766)
787
9,024
(6,411 - 11,638)
NE
2,282
20,770
(16,173 - 25,366)
2,221
14,176
(10,670 - 17,682)
NV
746
40,997
(30,161 - 51,833)
627
31,294
(19,426 - 43,161)
NH
941
21,444
(17,180 - 25,708)
867
13,189
(10,095 - 16,283)
NJ
1,775
164,557
(139,206 - 189,909)
1,580
98,000
(78,309 - 117,691)
NM
988
35,065
(27,744 - 42,385)
868
21,745
(16,498 - 26,993)
NY
1,029
390,671
(319,604 - 461,738)
993
316,728
(245,554 - 387,902)
ND
648
7,123
(5,162 - 9,084)
641
3,555
(2,412 - 4,698)
OH
1,684
200,798
(167,885 - 233,711)
1,562
166,304
(136,418 - 196,190)
OK
1,205
73,128
(61,312 - 84,945)
1,033
48,799
(38,769 - 58,828)
OR
617
39,123
(28,156 - 50,090)
545
42,409
(29,536 - 55,283)
PA
1,628
233,542
(187,020 - 280,064)
1,537
142,102
(111,351 - 172,852)
RI
684
23,446
(19,190 - 27,702)
589
15,513
(11,462 - 19,564)
TX
1,643
570,493
(472,918 - 668,068)
1,560
339,538
(266,157 - 412,920)
UT
1,261
44,127
(34,701 - 53,553)
989
33,091
(23,752 - 42,430)
VT
914
11,699
(9,680 - 13,718)
841
7,123
(5,462 - 8,784)
VA
678
147,972
(110,988 - 184,956)
653
109,591
(74,841 - 144,341)
WV
472
34,603
(26,197 - 43,009)
484
21,488
(15,346 - 27,630)
WI
711
81,614
(57,059 - 106,170)
658
48,966
(30,928 - 67,005)
WY
1,168
6,905
(5,608 - 8,202)
1,035
3,234
(2,319 - 4,149)
Territories
PR
578
176,954
(149,335 - 204,572)
538
123,126
(99,845 - 146,407)
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
