Table C2.2
Child Current 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 **
39,407
2,921,029
(2,752,178 - 3,089,880)
36,499
2,105,521
(1,964,472 - 2,246,570)
AZ
767
89,805
(51,066 - 128,543)
736
45,257
(19,884 - 70,630)
CA
1,899
387,130
(315,980 - 458,280)
1,759
256,992
(194,245 - 319,739)
CT
854
45,617
(33,188 - 58,047)
765
41,935
(28,708 - 55,162)
DC
468
8,130
(5,422 - 10,838)
419
5,825
(3,315 - 8,334)
GA
868
165,082
(118,966 - 211,197)
782
126,133
(89,373 - 162,892)
HI
1,053
23,066
(18,851 - 27,280)
957
13,572
(10,015 - 17,128)
ID
809
15,767
(10,744 - 20,789)
787
9,048
(5,374 - 12,722)
IL
753
154,009
(109,853 - 198,164)
786
113,672
(77,351 - 149,994)
IN
716
75,787
(49,222 - 102,352)
679
57,011
(39,686 - 74,336)
IA
890
21,501
(15,572 - 27,431)
796
21,848
(15,497 - 28,198)
KS
1,215
34,655
(27,966 - 41,344)
1,196
26,619
(20,718 - 32,521)
KY
1,090
50,159
(37,706 - 62,612)
1,077
42,493
(31,675 - 53,311)
ME
827
14,300
(11,163 - 17,437)
815
11,286
(8,511 - 14,062)
MD
1,462
72,890
(58,732 - 87,047)
1,370
54,283
(40,567 - 68,000)
MA
971
83,958
(62,564 - 105,352)
837
51,055
(31,972 - 70,138)
MI
1,283
148,429
(113,480 - 183,378)
1,163
106,154
(83,965 - 128,342)
MS
963
42,192
(32,687 - 51,697)
919
23,296
(15,796 - 30,796)
MO
674
85,660
(59,125 - 112,195)
664
54,618
(35,437 - 73,799)
MT
881
7,799
(5,358 - 10,240)
785
6,502
(4,173 - 8,830)
NE
2,272
16,156
(11,838 - 20,473)
2,214
10,731
(7,493 - 13,969)
NV
741
24,548
(16,157 - 32,940)
621
22,161
(11,508 - 32,814)
NH
938
15,246
(11,513 - 18,980)
865
9,463
(6,747 - 12,178)
NJ
1,762
102,769
(83,339 - 122,199)
1,570
68,311
(51,618 - 85,003)
NM
985
23,351
(17,244 - 29,457)
865
14,958
(10,594 - 19,323)
NY
1,025
239,209
(185,976 - 292,442)
988
227,928
(165,913 - 289,944)
ND
647
5,092
(3,295 - 6,889)
639
2,574
(1,592 - 3,557)
OH
1,677
134,908
(107,180 - 162,636)
1,555
117,253
(92,244 - 142,262)
OK
1,196
53,053
(42,526 - 63,579)
1,029
35,310
(26,916 - 43,703)
OR
613
21,743
(13,165 - 30,322)
542
24,693
(14,360 - 35,025)
PA
1,619
162,167
(122,808 - 201,526)
1,528
105,004
(77,933 - 132,075)
RI
677
17,415
(13,629 - 21,201)
588
10,720
(7,267 - 14,173)
TX
1,633
367,263
(285,213 - 449,313)
1,554
220,819
(161,119 - 280,518)
UT
1,254
28,018
(20,678 - 35,359)
987
23,863
(15,405 - 32,320)
VT
907
8,344
(6,574 - 10,115)
836
4,460
(3,220 - 5,700)
VA
675
87,366
(57,754 - 116,977)
652
82,304
(55,141 - 109,467)
WV
470
25,894
(18,399 - 33,389)
484
17,570
(11,981 - 23,159)
WI
711
57,943
(36,940 - 78,945)
657
37,171
(21,959 - 52,383)
WY
1,162
4,610
(3,581 - 5,639)
1,033
2,629
(1,780 - 3,479)
Territories
PR
578
87,404
(65,928 - 108,881)
537
55,675
(39,896 - 71,455)
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.
