Table C3
Child Current 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
17,613
5.7
0.35
(5.1 - 6.5)
859,562
(754,397 - 964,728)
Total **
5-9
17,590
10.6
0.42
(9.8 - 11.4)
1,584,392
(1,452,873 - 1,715,911)
Total **
10-14
20,171
10.4
0.40
(9.6 - 11.2)
1,390,691
(1,281,684 - 1,499,698)
Total **
15-17
16,038
10.1
0.43
(9.3 - 11.0)
1,013,943
(925,399 - 1,102,486)
AZ
0-4
350
3.8
1.41
(1.9 - 7.8)
18,895
(5,474 - 32,315)
AZ
5-9
346
11.3
3.86
(5.7 - 21.3)
42,233
(11,675 - 72,792)
AZ
10-14
380
11.0
3.40
(5.9 - 19.6)
45,945
(16,835 - 75,055)
AZ
15-17
301
7.5
2.23
(4.1 - 13.2)
19,411
(8,064 - 30,759)
CA
0-4
934
3.1
0.64
(2.1 - 4.6)
64,647
(38,387 - 90,907)
CA
5-9
931
7.8
1.06
(6.0 - 10.2)
202,834
(147,524 - 258,145)
CA
10-14
1,006
8.5
1.06
(6.6 - 10.8)
222,171
(165,920 - 278,422)
CA
15-17
738
9.2
1.37
(6.8 - 12.2)
153,044
(106,277 - 199,812)
CT
0-4
387
6.2
2.29
(3.0 - 12.5)
11,935
(2,925 - 20,945)
CT
5-9
370
13.5
2.39
(9.4 - 18.9)
28,734
(17,980 - 39,489)
CT
10-14
465
12.3
1.96
(8.9 - 16.7)
24,935
(16,671 - 33,198)
CT
15-17
290
13.2
2.69
(8.8 - 19.4)
19,057
(10,885 - 27,229)
DC
0-4
286
11.4
3.71
(5.9 - 20.9)
2,984
(891 - 5,076)
DC
5-9
205
17.3
3.70
(11.2 - 25.8)
5,300
(2,839 - 7,762)
DC
10-14
179
10.4
2.48
(6.5 - 16.4)
3,135
(1,629 - 4,641)
DC
15-17
167
11.0
2.64
(6.8 - 17.3)
1,978
(1,023 - 2,932)
GA
0-4
363
11.0
2.57
(6.9 - 17.1)
77,736
(39,310 - 116,163)
GA
5-9
396
10.5
1.89
(7.3 - 14.8)
59,331
(37,147 - 81,515)
GA
10-14
395
15.4
2.66
(10.8 - 21.3)
85,294
(53,539 - 117,049)
GA
15-17
327
12.0
2.39
(8.0 - 17.5)
49,433
(28,800 - 70,065)
HI
0-4
474
8.1
1.49
(5.6 - 11.5)
6,596
(4,153 - 9,038)
HI
5-9
486
17.1
2.24
(13.2 - 22.0)
13,439
(9,679 - 17,199)
HI
10-14
524
13.0
1.79
(9.8 - 16.9)
8,140
(5,820 - 10,459)
HI
15-17
406
12.2
1.91
(8.9 - 16.5)
6,070
(4,135 - 8,004)
ID
0-4
387
3.9
1.28
(2.1 - 7.4)
4,240
(1,501 - 6,978)
ID
5-9
383
7.3
1.59
(4.7 - 11.1)
6,817
(3,803 - 9,832)
ID
10-14
412
8.5
2.04
(5.2 - 13.4)
7,337
(3,711 - 10,964)
ID
15-17
313
8.9
2.17
(5.5 - 14.2)
6,082
(3,039 - 9,125)
IL
0-4
339
3.5
1.19
(1.8 - 6.7)
30,916
(9,929 - 51,904)
IL
5-9
342
10.6
1.92
(7.4 - 15.0)
79,449
(49,831 - 109,068)
IL
10-14
396
10.8
2.03
(7.4 - 15.5)
86,420
(53,036 - 119,804)
IL
15-17
380
10.4
2.19
(6.8 - 15.5)
58,048
(32,726 - 83,370)
IN
0-4
329
6.2
2.19
(3.1 - 12.2)
26,804
(7,615 - 45,993)
IN
5-9
318
11.6
2.18
(8.0 - 16.6)
49,960
(30,755 - 69,166)
IN
10-14
394
9.4
1.83
(6.4 - 13.6)
32,743
(19,819 - 45,666)
IN
15-17
255
7.3
1.89
(4.3 - 12.0)
19,799
(9,457 - 30,141)
IA
0-4
414
2.2
0.78
(1.1 - 4.4)
3,511
(1,066 - 5,956)
IA
5-9
392
8.8
1.57
(6.2 - 12.4)
15,368
(9,791 - 20,945)
IA
10-14
449
7.7
1.36
(5.4 - 10.8)
12,636
(8,139 - 17,133)
IA
15-17
328
8.7
1.71
(5.9 - 12.7)
10,795
(6,545 - 15,044)
KS
0-4
569
5.9
1.14
(4.1 - 8.6)
11,460
(7,021 - 15,899)
KS
5-9
563
8.3
1.21
(6.2 - 11.0)
15,497
(10,928 - 20,065)
KS
10-14
653
10.7
1.33
(8.3 - 13.6)
16,846
(12,565 - 21,126)
KS
15-17
540
12.4
1.75
(9.4 - 16.3)
15,176
(10,718 - 19,635)
KY
0-4
479
8.0
1.75
(5.2 - 12.2)
21,725
(12,000 - 31,449)
KY
5-9
477
10.6
1.90
(7.4 - 14.9)
28,469
(18,047 - 38,890)
KY
10-14
604
11.1
1.49
(8.5 - 14.3)
25,513
(18,656 - 32,370)
KY
15-17
500
8.2
1.46
(5.7 - 11.6)
13,820
(8,851 - 18,789)
ME
0-4
377
1.8
0.65
(0.9 - 3.6)
1,240
(348 - 2,131)
ME
5-9
359
9.9
1.73
(7.0 - 13.9)
7,101
(4,598 - 9,604)
ME
10-14
449
13.8
1.77
(10.7 - 17.7)
8,426
(6,219 - 10,633)
ME
15-17
353
13.9
2.02
(10.4 - 18.3)
7,642
(5,365 - 9,918)
MD
0-4
674
5.4
1.11
(3.6 - 8.1)
19,895
(11,712 - 28,078)
MD
5-9
700
11.8
1.70
(8.9 - 15.6)
38,975
(27,268 - 50,682)
MD
10-14
727
10.7
1.45
(8.2 - 13.9)
34,415
(24,904 - 43,925)
MD
15-17
558
11.6
1.86
(8.5 - 15.8)
29,198
(19,549 - 38,848)
MA
0-4
426
7.3
1.92
(4.3 - 12.1)
27,812
(12,950 - 42,674)
MA
5-9
371
12.5
2.37
(8.6 - 18.0)
47,359
(28,765 - 65,953)
MA
10-14
484
10.5
1.91
(7.3 - 14.9)
29,308
(18,447 - 40,169)
MA
15-17
383
9.7
2.14
(6.2 - 14.7)
25,364
(13,904 - 36,824)
MI
0-4
481
6.9
1.91
(3.9 - 11.7)
43,439
(18,563 - 68,315)
MI
5-9
556
13.3
1.83
(10.1 - 17.3)
86,058
(61,051 - 111,065)
MI
10-14
718
11.8
1.47
(9.2 - 15.0)
66,375
(49,333 - 83,417)
MI
15-17
585
12.3
1.55
(9.6 - 15.7)
54,592
(40,499 - 68,685)
MS
0-4
402
11.0
2.15
(7.4 - 16.0)
18,261
(10,820 - 25,701)
MS
5-9
433
10.9
1.79
(7.8 - 14.9)
20,153
(13,376 - 26,930)
MS
10-14
513
9.5
1.65
(6.7 - 13.2)
13,885
(8,948 - 18,823)
MS
15-17
431
10.3
2.02
(7.0 - 15.0)
11,564
(6,898 - 16,229)
MO
0-4
298
8.0
2.17
(4.7 - 13.4)
28,387
(12,782 - 43,993)
MO
5-9
305
11.2
2.39
(7.3 - 16.8)
43,353
(24,309 - 62,396)
MO
10-14
359
11.2
2.07
(7.8 - 15.9)
37,502
(23,560 - 51,443)
MO
15-17
304
12.4
3.29
(7.2 - 20.4)
30,489
(13,025 - 47,953)
MT
0-4
406
3.2
1.31
(1.4 - 7.0)
1,791
(308 - 3,275)
MT
5-9
367
6.6
1.55
(4.1 - 10.3)
3,605
(1,894 - 5,317)
MT
10-14
443
9.1
1.86
(6.0 - 13.5)
4,685
(2,718 - 6,652)
MT
15-17
363
9.8
1.87
(6.7 - 14.1)
4,012
(2,460 - 5,564)
NE
0-4
1,008
2.9
1.06
(1.4 - 5.9)
3,611
(942 - 6,279)
NE
5-9
1,047
7.5
1.38
(5.2 - 10.7)
8,770
(5,496 - 12,045)
NE
10-14
1,227
7.7
1.28
(5.5 - 10.6)
7,868
(5,223 - 10,512)
NE
15-17
1,001
8.4
1.42
(6.0 - 11.6)
6,395
(4,232 - 8,558)
NV
0-4
319
6.7
2.50
(3.2 - 13.6)
12,755
(3,110 - 22,400)
NV
5-9
337
6.9
1.87
(4.0 - 11.6)
11,310
(5,250 - 17,369)
NV
10-14
346
8.3
1.85
(5.3 - 12.7)
11,557
(6,406 - 16,708)
NV
15-17
266
10.2
2.57
(6.1 - 16.4)
10,473
(5,097 - 15,850)
NH
0-4
442
5.5
1.27
(3.5 - 8.6)
3,986
(2,145 - 5,828)
NH
5-9
384
6.7
1.50
(4.2 - 10.3)
4,979
(2,718 - 7,239)
NH
10-14
478
12.6
1.84
(9.4 - 16.7)
9,370
(6,533 - 12,207)
NH
15-17
414
9.5
1.73
(6.6 - 13.5)
5,194
(3,273 - 7,116)
NJ
0-4
756
4.1
0.77
(2.8 - 5.9)
18,648
(11,736 - 25,559)
NJ
5-9
688
9.7
1.43
(7.2 - 12.9)
53,594
(37,280 - 69,909)
NJ
10-14
778
11.3
1.63
(8.5 - 14.9)
49,845
(35,047 - 64,643)
NJ
15-17
673
8.8
1.31
(6.5 - 11.7)
32,539
(22,737 - 42,342)
NM
0-4
392
2.1
0.64
(1.1 - 3.8)
2,879
(1,131 - 4,627)
NM
5-9
445
8.5
1.76
(5.6 - 12.6)
10,844
(6,234 - 15,453)
NM
10-14
491
11.4
1.81
(8.3 - 15.4)
13,900
(9,400 - 18,400)
NM
15-17
404
10.6
1.86
(7.4 - 14.8)
9,611
(6,189 - 13,033)
NY
0-4
479
6.4
1.42
(4.1 - 9.8)
77,136
(42,657 - 111,616)
NY
5-9
425
15.7
2.26
(11.7 - 20.6)
186,311
(128,743 - 243,880)
NY
10-14
556
11.6
1.87
(8.4 - 15.8)
110,893
(73,743 - 148,042)
NY
15-17
409
8.7
1.64
(6.0 - 12.5)
69,713
(43,227 - 96,198)
ND
0-4
323
2.7
0.97
(1.4 - 5.4)
1,074
(321 - 1,828)
ND
5-9
269
7.2
1.68
(4.5 - 11.3)
2,689
(1,419 - 3,959)
ND
10-14
330
6.7
1.81
(3.9 - 11.2)
1,995
(893 - 3,097)
ND
15-17
291
6.5
1.63
(3.9 - 10.5)
1,785
(881 - 2,689)
OH
0-4
720
6.2
1.15
(4.3 - 8.9)
44,186
(27,821 - 60,552)
OH
5-9
744
10.2
1.49
(7.6 - 13.5)
73,237
(51,318 - 95,156)
OH
10-14
867
10.1
1.34
(7.8 - 13.1)
68,063
(49,755 - 86,372)
OH
15-17
746
12.1
1.77
(9.0 - 16.0)
58,495
(40,673 - 76,318)
OK
0-4
540
6.5
1.28
(4.4 - 9.5)
15,351
(9,265 - 21,437)
OK
5-9
558
11.3
1.62
(8.5 - 14.9)
26,212
(18,489 - 33,934)
OK
10-14
575
13.2
1.71
(10.2 - 17.0)
29,484
(21,532 - 37,435)
OK
15-17
438
10.6
1.58
(7.9 - 14.1)
15,904
(11,097 - 20,711)
OR
0-4
263
2.2
1.04
(0.8 - 5.5)
4,975
(245 - 9,705)
OR
5-9
257
7.8
2.08
(4.6 - 13.0)
18,124
(8,254 - 27,994)
OR
10-14
333
6.1
1.41
(3.8 - 9.5)
11,815
(6,361 - 17,268)
OR
15-17
246
7.6
2.00
(4.5 - 12.6)
10,416
(4,895 - 15,936)
PA
0-4
674
7.8
1.85
(4.8 - 12.2)
51,760
(26,368 - 77,152)
PA
5-9
769
9.9
1.64
(7.1 - 13.6)
71,827
(47,419 - 96,234)
PA
10-14
827
9.7
1.52
(7.1 - 13.1)
63,615
(43,380 - 83,851)
PA
15-17
670
14.0
2.27
(10.1 - 19.1)
73,629
(48,203 - 99,054)
RI
0-4
288
10.1
2.34
(6.3 - 15.7)
6,124
(3,173 - 9,075)
RI
5-9
306
13.3
2.20
(9.6 - 18.3)
8,143
(5,355 - 10,932)
RI
10-14
337
14.2
2.17
(10.4 - 19.0)
7,224
(4,916 - 9,533)
RI
15-17
253
13.2
2.44
(9.1 - 18.7)
5,531
(3,396 - 7,667)
TX
0-4
760
7.4
1.55
(4.9 - 11.1)
144,055
(82,273 - 205,838)
TX
5-9
757
10.8
1.66
(7.9 - 14.5)
190,375
(129,514 - 251,236)
TX
10-14
862
10.1
1.48
(7.6 - 13.4)
128,832
(90,256 - 167,409)
TX
15-17
603
10.0
1.65
(7.2 - 13.7)
106,354
(70,839 - 141,870)
UT
0-4
556
3.2
0.78
(2.0 - 5.1)
7,317
(3,798 - 10,835)
UT
5-9
572
8.1
1.80
(5.2 - 12.4)
16,895
(9,183 - 24,607)
UT
10-14
565
7.6
1.43
(5.3 - 10.9)
14,159
(8,797 - 19,522)
UT
15-17
432
9.6
1.95
(6.4 - 14.2)
11,705
(6,833 - 16,577)
VT
0-4
358
6.1
1.48
(3.8 - 9.7)
1,996
(1,023 - 2,969)
VT
5-9
400
11.9
1.88
(8.7 - 16.1)
3,948
(2,650 - 5,246)
VT
10-14
501
9.3
1.42
(6.9 - 12.5)
2,989
(2,063 - 3,915)
VT
15-17
419
12.7
1.91
(9.4 - 16.9)
3,429
(2,356 - 4,503)
VA
0-4
306
5.2
1.60
(2.8 - 9.4)
25,451
(9,770 - 41,132)
VA
5-9
286
10.9
2.56
(6.8 - 17.0)
52,909
(27,390 - 78,427)
VA
10-14
362
14.0
2.93
(9.2 - 20.8)
52,935
(29,813 - 76,058)
VA
15-17
284
8.8
2.07
(5.5 - 13.8)
28,400
(15,218 - 41,583)
WV
0-4
221
5.0
1.67
(2.6 - 9.5)
5,266
(1,758 - 8,774)
WV
5-9
246
14.9
2.71
(10.3 - 21.0)
15,265
(9,384 - 21,146)
WV
10-14
257
16.2
2.55
(11.8 - 21.8)
13,835
(9,268 - 18,401)
WV
15-17
186
11.5
3.12
(6.7 - 19.2)
7,875
(3,382 - 12,369)
WI
0-4
305
3.0
1.22
(1.3 - 6.5)
9,737
(1,765 - 17,708)
WI
5-9
300
9.8
2.79
(5.6 - 16.8)
33,262
(13,606 - 52,918)
WI
10-14
358
7.9
1.68
(5.2 - 11.9)
23,978
(13,916 - 34,040)
WI
15-17
314
7.9
2.03
(4.8 - 13.0)
19,248
(9,287 - 29,210)
WY
0-4
528
2.9
0.89
(1.6 - 5.3)
982
(380 - 1,584)
WY
5-9
500
5.1
1.07
(3.4 - 7.7)
1,661
(972 - 2,351)
WY
10-14
571
10.0
1.42
(7.6 - 13.2)
2,623
(1,868 - 3,377)
WY
15-17
467
7.4
1.29
(5.3 - 10.4)
1,670
(1,092 - 2,248)
Territories
PR
0-4
187
14.1
2.87
(9.3 - 20.7)
37,095
(21,145 - 53,045)
PR
5-9
235
15.0
2.59
(10.6 - 20.8)
43,843
(27,954 - 59,732)
PR
10-14
348
15.4
2.25
(11.5 - 20.3)
37,193
(25,695 - 48,692)
PR
15-17
273
12.1
2.41
(8.1 - 17.6)
21,405
(12,437 - 30,373)
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.
