Table L3
Child Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by Age and State or Territory: BRFSS 2008
State
Age Group
Sample Size
Prevalence (Percent)
Standard Error
95% CI * (Percent)
Prevalence (Number)
95% CI * (Number)
Total **
0-4
17,669
8.0
0.41
(7.2 - 8.8)
1,199,376
(1,073,592 - 1,325,159)
Total **
5-9
17,656
14.9
0.49
(14.0 - 15.9)
2,247,507
(2,092,323 - 2,402,691)
Total **
10-14
20,252
16.2
0.48
(15.2 - 17.1)
2,170,520
(2,035,097 - 2,305,943)
Total **
15-17
16,131
16.5
0.53
(15.5 - 17.6)
1,660,304
(1,547,200 - 1,773,408)
AZ
0-4
352
7.1
2.42
(3.6 - 13.5)
34,893
(11,304 - 58,483)
AZ
5-9
347
15.2
3.98
(8.9 - 24.7)
56,759
(24,650 - 88,869)
AZ
10-14
381
17.2
4.11
(10.5 - 26.8)
72,099
(35,889 - 108,309)
AZ
15-17
302
10.4
2.47
(6.4 - 16.3)
26,882
(14,458 - 39,307)
CA
0-4
937
5.5
0.90
(4.0 - 7.6)
115,724
(78,216 - 153,232)
CA
5-9
935
13.2
1.33
(10.8 - 16.0)
343,199
(271,712 - 414,687)
CA
10-14
1,012
14.9
1.34
(12.5 - 17.7)
393,750
(320,361 - 467,139)
CA
15-17
742
15.4
1.69
(12.4 - 19.0)
257,672
(198,483 - 316,862)
CT
0-4
387
8.1
2.40
(4.5 - 14.2)
15,534
(5,997 - 25,072)
CT
5-9
371
20.0
2.72
(15.1 - 25.8)
42,540
(29,826 - 55,255)
CT
10-14
466
18.7
2.30
(14.7 - 23.7)
38,137
(28,195 - 48,078)
CT
15-17
294
21.3
3.28
(15.6 - 28.5)
31,309
(20,548 - 42,071)
DC
0-4
289
13.5
3.73
(7.7 - 22.6)
3,587
(1,431 - 5,743)
DC
5-9
205
21.6
3.90
(14.9 - 30.2)
6,604
(3,945 - 9,262)
DC
10-14
180
20.2
3.50
(14.2 - 27.9)
6,108
(3,845 - 8,372)
DC
15-17
170
20.8
3.60
(14.6 - 28.7)
3,845
(2,440 - 5,250)
GA
0-4
364
12.8
2.72
(8.4 - 19.2)
91,644
(50,256 - 133,033)
GA
5-9
398
14.5
2.13
(10.8 - 19.2)
82,392
(56,967 - 107,816)
GA
10-14
397
20.0
2.83
(15.1 - 26.2)
111,645
(77,063 - 146,227)
GA
15-17
329
20.5
2.89
(15.4 - 26.8)
84,839
(58,511 - 111,168)
HI
0-4
477
11.2
1.87
(8.0 - 15.4)
9,241
(6,066 - 12,416)
HI
5-9
490
22.8
2.41
(18.4 - 27.8)
17,995
(13,845 - 22,145)
HI
10-14
526
20.3
2.15
(16.4 - 24.9)
12,836
(9,945 - 15,728)
HI
15-17
411
21.2
2.49
(16.7 - 26.5)
10,643
(7,978 - 13,307)
ID
0-4
388
4.6
1.33
(2.6 - 8.1)
4,968
(2,092 - 7,843)
ID
5-9
383
10.5
1.86
(7.4 - 14.8)
9,851
(6,289 - 13,414)
ID
10-14
412
10.6
2.13
(7.1 - 15.5)
9,159
(5,332 - 12,985)
ID
15-17
314
12.7
2.44
(8.6 - 18.3)
8,672
(5,197 - 12,146)
IL
0-4
340
4.2
1.24
(2.3 - 7.4)
37,201
(15,170 - 59,231)
IL
5-9
343
14.8
2.19
(11.0 - 19.6)
111,322
(76,866 - 145,777)
IL
10-14
396
15.6
2.37
(11.5 - 20.8)
124,244
(84,425 - 164,063)
IL
15-17
380
16.0
2.49
(11.7 - 21.5)
89,676
(60,192 - 119,159)
IN
0-4
331
7.7
2.28
(4.3 - 13.5)
33,155
(13,032 - 53,277)
IN
5-9
321
15.0
2.40
(10.9 - 20.3)
65,129
(43,566 - 86,693)
IN
10-14
394
15.4
2.35
(11.3 - 20.6)
53,661
(36,570 - 70,752)
IN
15-17
257
16.0
2.76
(11.3 - 22.1)
43,660
(28,046 - 59,273)
IA
0-4
414
3.9
1.10
(2.3 - 6.8)
6,275
(2,790 - 9,759)
IA
5-9
393
10.9
1.70
(8.0 - 14.7)
19,122
(13,062 - 25,181)
IA
10-14
449
11.7
1.68
(8.8 - 15.4)
19,313
(13,694 - 24,933)
IA
15-17
328
11.4
1.89
(8.2 - 15.6)
14,063
(9,340 - 18,786)
KS
0-4
569
7.7
1.30
(5.5 - 10.7)
14,898
(9,820 - 19,976)
KS
5-9
564
10.0
1.35
(7.7 - 13.0)
18,809
(13,650 - 23,968)
KS
10-14
655
15.4
1.56
(12.6 - 18.7)
24,310
(19,200 - 29,419)
KS
15-17
541
19.0
2.12
(15.2 - 23.5)
23,285
(17,629 - 28,941)
KY
0-4
481
10.5
1.94
(7.3 - 15.0)
28,827
(17,929 - 39,725)
KY
5-9
480
15.6
2.13
(11.8 - 20.2)
42,009
(30,104 - 53,914)
KY
10-14
606
18.0
1.84
(14.7 - 21.9)
41,488
(32,867 - 50,108)
KY
15-17
500
12.1
1.73
(9.1 - 15.9)
20,472
(14,550 - 26,394)
ME
0-4
378
4.2
1.09
(2.5 - 6.9)
2,944
(1,434 - 4,454)
ME
5-9
361
15.2
2.14
(11.5 - 19.9)
10,895
(7,688 - 14,102)
ME
10-14
450
19.0
2.12
(15.2 - 23.5)
11,605
(8,872 - 14,338)
ME
15-17
356
20.9
2.37
(16.7 - 25.9)
11,643
(8,878 - 14,409)
MD
0-4
675
6.2
1.17
(4.3 - 9.0)
22,949
(14,352 - 31,546)
MD
5-9
702
16.8
1.94
(13.3 - 20.9)
55,332
(41,612 - 69,052)
MD
10-14
733
18.3
1.83
(15.0 - 22.1)
59,486
(46,934 - 72,039)
MD
15-17
559
16.9
2.15
(13.1 - 21.5)
42,448
(30,978 - 53,917)
MA
0-4
428
10.1
2.18
(6.6 - 15.3)
38,744
(21,519 - 55,970)
MA
5-9
373
13.4
2.37
(9.4 - 18.8)
51,067
(32,277 - 69,858)
MA
10-14
486
15.8
2.20
(11.9 - 20.6)
44,300
(31,498 - 57,102)
MA
15-17
384
18.6
2.78
(13.7 - 24.6)
48,861
(33,393 - 64,329)
MI
0-4
485
10.2
2.15
(6.7 - 15.3)
64,838
(36,182 - 93,494)
MI
5-9
559
16.7
1.97
(13.2 - 21.0)
108,850
(81,426 - 136,274)
MI
10-14
725
18.3
1.71
(15.2 - 21.9)
103,588
(83,261 - 123,916)
MI
15-17
589
20.0
1.92
(16.5 - 24.1)
89,377
(71,186 - 107,567)
MS
0-4
406
13.3
2.34
(9.3 - 18.6)
22,254
(13,993 - 30,515)
MS
5-9
433
14.1
1.94
(10.8 - 18.4)
26,234
(18,829 - 33,639)
MS
10-14
514
14.6
1.92
(11.2 - 18.7)
21,413
(15,556 - 27,270)
MS
15-17
433
16.3
2.65
(11.8 - 22.2)
18,356
(11,892 - 24,820)
MO
0-4
298
10.4
2.57
(6.3 - 16.6)
36,824
(17,989 - 55,660)
MO
5-9
305
14.7
2.59
(10.3 - 20.5)
56,902
(36,054 - 77,750)
MO
10-14
359
18.1
2.71
(13.4 - 24.0)
60,537
(41,552 - 79,522)
MO
15-17
304
17.7
3.42
(11.9 - 25.4)
43,517
(24,760 - 62,275)
MT
0-4
406
4.0
1.36
(2.1 - 7.7)
2,276
(740 - 3,811)
MT
5-9
368
11.2
1.97
(7.9 - 15.7)
6,163
(3,944 - 8,383)
MT
10-14
445
13.5
2.08
(9.9 - 18.1)
6,996
(4,747 - 9,245)
MT
15-17
366
14.1
2.14
(10.4 - 18.8)
5,838
(4,020 - 7,656)
NE
0-4
1,012
3.5
1.09
(1.9 - 6.4)
4,501
(1,741 - 7,262)
NE
5-9
1,049
8.7
1.43
(6.3 - 12.0)
10,255
(6,859 - 13,651)
NE
10-14
1,234
10.6
1.42
(8.1 - 13.7)
10,823
(7,845 - 13,801)
NE
15-17
1,003
11.6
1.59
(8.8 - 15.1)
8,924
(6,499 - 11,350)
NV
0-4
321
8.4
2.63
(4.5 - 15.2)
15,990
(5,729 - 26,251)
NV
5-9
341
11.7
2.44
(7.7 - 17.4)
19,117
(11,067 - 27,167)
NV
10-14
347
11.9
2.10
(8.3 - 16.7)
16,540
(10,666 - 22,413)
NV
15-17
267
17.4
3.36
(11.8 - 25.0)
17,944
(10,640 - 25,248)
NH
0-4
442
6.2
1.32
(4.0 - 9.3)
4,449
(2,536 - 6,361)
NH
5-9
385
10.1
1.78
(7.1 - 14.1)
7,545
(4,832 - 10,259)
NH
10-14
479
16.8
2.02
(13.2 - 21.2)
12,543
(9,378 - 15,708)
NH
15-17
417
16.2
2.13
(12.5 - 20.8)
8,916
(6,469 - 11,363)
NJ
0-4
757
5.1
0.89
(3.6 - 7.2)
23,390
(15,334 - 31,445)
NJ
5-9
692
13.9
1.62
(11.0 - 17.4)
77,556
(58,704 - 96,408)
NJ
10-14
781
17.3
1.94
(13.9 - 21.5)
76,299
(58,142 - 94,457)
NJ
15-17
680
17.2
2.02
(13.6 - 21.5)
64,123
(47,968 - 80,278)
NM
0-4
394
3.6
0.90
(2.2 - 5.9)
5,049
(2,585 - 7,513)
NM
5-9
445
10.3
1.84
(7.2 - 14.5)
13,160
(8,302 - 18,018)
NM
10-14
493
17.5
2.21
(13.6 - 22.3)
21,432
(15,804 - 27,060)
NM
15-17
406
16.5
2.30
(12.5 - 21.6)
15,140
(10,777 - 19,502)
NY
0-4
480
9.7
1.67
(6.9 - 13.5)
117,726
(76,553 - 158,900)
NY
5-9
426
23.7
2.68
(18.9 - 29.4)
282,772
(210,032 - 355,511)
NY
10-14
559
16.5
2.07
(12.8 - 21.0)
158,138
(116,007 - 200,268)
NY
15-17
412
14.7
2.21
(10.9 - 19.6)
119,407
(82,338 - 156,476)
ND
0-4
323
3.8
1.12
(2.1 - 6.7)
1,493
(623 - 2,363)
ND
5-9
269
9.3
1.82
(6.3 - 13.5)
3,476
(2,106 - 4,847)
ND
10-14
331
8.9
1.92
(5.8 - 13.4)
2,658
(1,479 - 3,837)
ND
15-17
292
9.6
1.88
(6.5 - 14.0)
2,658
(1,599 - 3,717)
OH
0-4
723
8.6
1.38
(6.2 - 11.7)
60,877
(40,822 - 80,931)
OH
5-9
746
14.9
1.76
(11.7 - 18.6)
107,541
(80,882 - 134,201)
OH
10-14
872
16.1
1.62
(13.1 - 19.5)
108,523
(85,702 - 131,343)
OH
15-17
746
16.2
1.90
(12.8 - 20.3)
78,158
(58,856 - 97,460)
OK
0-4
542
8.8
1.43
(6.3 - 12.0)
20,842
(13,947 - 27,737)
OK
5-9
559
15.3
1.83
(12.0 - 19.2)
35,444
(26,513 - 44,375)
OK
10-14
578
17.1
1.86
(13.8 - 21.1)
38,410
(29,581 - 47,239)
OK
15-17
441
16.1
1.96
(12.6 - 20.3)
24,319
(18,156 - 30,482)
OR
0-4
263
3.1
1.17
(1.5 - 6.4)
7,136
(1,795 - 12,477)
OR
5-9
258
12.4
2.48
(8.3 - 18.1)
28,842
(16,727 - 40,956)
OR
10-14
334
12.9
2.00
(9.5 - 17.3)
25,094
(17,157 - 33,031)
OR
15-17
264
13.1
2.39
(9.1 - 18.6)
18,996
(11,930 - 26,062)
PA
0-4
678
9.2
1.91
(6.1 - 13.7)
61,678
(35,200 - 88,156)
PA
5-9
773
14.1
2.05
(10.5 - 18.6)
102,530
(70,731 - 134,330)
PA
10-14
830
13.1
1.77
(10.0 - 17.0)
86,081
(61,991 - 110,171)
PA
15-17
672
21.6
2.54
(17.0 - 27.0)
114,013
(84,540 - 143,487)
RI
0-4
289
11.3
2.39
(7.4 - 16.9)
6,896
(3,854 - 9,938)
RI
5-9
307
19.3
2.58
(14.7 - 24.9)
11,812
(8,423 - 15,200)
RI
10-14
339
21.2
2.55
(16.7 - 26.7)
10,868
(8,054 - 13,683)
RI
15-17
256
18.3
2.73
(13.5 - 24.3)
7,809
(5,315 - 10,304)
TX
0-4
760
10.7
1.87
(7.6 - 15.0)
208,067
(131,920 - 284,214)
TX
5-9
761
15.0
1.80
(11.8 - 18.9)
266,975
(200,113 - 333,837)
TX
10-14
866
16.9
1.80
(13.6 - 20.7)
216,484
(167,239 - 265,729)
TX
15-17
606
16.5
2.09
(12.8 - 21.0)
175,541
(128,939 - 222,144)
UT
0-4
559
5.4
1.25
(3.4 - 8.4)
12,535
(6,724 - 18,347)
UT
5-9
573
10.7
1.89
(7.5 - 15.0)
22,377
(14,172 - 30,581)
UT
10-14
568
11.9
1.68
(8.9 - 15.6)
22,023
(15,609 - 28,437)
UT
15-17
433
13.7
2.19
(9.9 - 18.5)
16,649
(11,092 - 22,205)
VT
0-4
359
7.9
1.76
(5.1 - 12.2)
2,600
(1,418 - 3,783)
VT
5-9
405
16.7
2.17
(12.9 - 21.4)
5,599
(4,040 - 7,158)
VT
10-14
504
15.7
1.79
(12.5 - 19.5)
5,073
(3,870 - 6,275)
VT
15-17
420
18.0
2.19
(14.1 - 22.7)
4,894
(3,619 - 6,168)
VA
0-4
307
8.2
1.95
(5.1 - 12.9)
40,127
(20,796 - 59,459)
VA
5-9
288
12.8
2.69
(8.4 - 19.1)
62,104
(34,982 - 89,226)
VA
10-14
362
23.2
3.77
(16.6 - 31.3)
87,274
(54,721 - 119,826)
VA
15-17
285
17.8
3.16
(12.4 - 24.8)
57,514
(36,466 - 78,562)
WV
0-4
221
6.3
1.88
(3.4 - 11.1)
6,586
(2,592 - 10,580)
WV
5-9
247
17.9
2.89
(13.0 - 24.3)
18,475
(12,040 - 24,910)
WV
10-14
257
21.6
2.85
(16.5 - 27.7)
18,498
(13,267 - 23,730)
WV
15-17
187
16.5
3.42
(10.8 - 24.3)
11,308
(6,250 - 16,366)
WI
0-4
305
3.4
1.27
(1.7 - 7.0)
11,333
(3,027 - 19,639)
WI
5-9
300
11.3
2.85
(6.8 - 18.2)
38,358
(18,186 - 58,530)
WI
10-14
358
11.7
2.14
(8.1 - 16.6)
35,475
(22,397 - 48,553)
WI
15-17
315
15.1
3.13
(9.9 - 22.3)
36,526
(20,199 - 52,852)
WY
0-4
529
3.9
1.00
(2.3 - 6.4)
1,323
(642 - 2,005)
WY
5-9
501
7.4
1.23
(5.3 - 10.2)
2,394
(1,596 - 3,192)
WY
10-14
574
13.8
1.73
(10.7 - 17.5)
3,609
(2,655 - 4,562)
WY
15-17
470
10.6
1.52
(8.0 - 14.0)
2,406
(1,714 - 3,097)
Territories
PR
0-4
187
19.5
3.20
(13.9 - 26.5)
51,367
(33,127 - 69,607)
PR
5-9
236
35.9
3.46
(29.5 - 43.0)
105,553
(81,172 - 129,934)
PR
10-14
348
33.5
2.85
(28.2 - 39.3)
81,132
(65,082 - 97,181)
PR
15-17
273
29.0
3.19
(23.1 - 35.6)
51,421
(38,299 - 64,543)
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.
