Table L2.1
Child Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
by Sex and State or Territory: BRFSS 2008
State
Male Sample Size
Male Prevalence
Male Standard Error
Male 95% CI *
Female Sample Size
Female Prevalence
Female Standard Error
Female 95% CI *
Total **
39,629
16.0
0.35
(15.3 - 16.6)
36,651
11.0
0.30
(10.4 - 11.5)
AZ
770
16.1
2.73
(11.4 - 22.2)
739
7.9
1.76
(5.0 - 12.1)
CA
1,927
15.0
1.02
(13.1 - 17.1)
1,784
9.5
0.84
(8.0 - 11.3)
CT
860
18.4
1.81
(15.1 - 22.2)
768
14.8
1.80
(11.6 - 18.7)
DC
475
23.4
2.64
(18.6 - 28.9)
420
14.2
2.40
(10.1 - 19.6)
GA
874
18.9
1.95
(15.4 - 23.1)
783
13.2
1.56
(10.5 - 16.6)
HI
1,064
22.4
1.58
(19.5 - 25.7)
962
14.9
1.52
(12.1 - 18.1)
ID
810
11.1
1.43
(8.5 - 14.2)
788
6.5
1.08
(4.7 - 9.0)
IL
755
12.7
1.45
(10.1 - 15.8)
789
11.4
1.44
(8.9 - 14.6)
IN
718
16.2
1.90
(12.8 - 20.3)
686
9.7
1.29
(7.4 - 12.5)
IA
891
9.4
1.06
(7.6 - 11.7)
796
9.1
1.13
(7.1 - 11.6)
KS
1,219
14.5
1.14
(12.4 - 16.9)
1,198
10.0
0.98
(8.2 - 12.1)
KY
1,096
14.7
1.39
(12.2 - 17.6)
1,078
13.3
1.31
(10.9 - 16.0)
ME
834
16.3
1.42
(13.6 - 19.2)
816
11.7
1.25
(9.5 - 14.4)
MD
1,468
16.9
1.29
(14.6 - 19.6)
1,375
11.6
1.15
(9.5 - 14.0)
MA
976
17.9
1.75
(14.7 - 21.6)
842
10.1
1.49
(7.6 - 13.5)
MI
1,291
18.8
1.55
(15.9 - 22.0)
1,170
12.8
1.10
(10.8 - 15.1)
MS
968
17.9
1.62
(15.0 - 21.3)
923
10.4
1.34
(8.0 - 13.3)
MO
674
16.8
1.99
(13.3 - 21.1)
664
11.9
1.74
(8.9 - 15.8)
MT
885
12.1
1.38
(9.6 - 15.1)
787
8.5
1.23
(6.4 - 11.2)
NE
2,282
9.3
1.02
(7.5 - 11.5)
2,221
6.6
0.82
(5.1 - 8.4)
NV
746
13.0
1.71
(10.0 - 16.7)
627
9.8
1.84
(6.8 - 14.1)
NH
941
14.7
1.42
(12.1 - 17.7)
867
9.3
1.10
(7.4 - 11.7)
NJ
1,775
16.4
1.21
(14.1 - 18.9)
1,580
9.7
0.97
(8.0 - 11.8)
NM
988
13.9
1.42
(11.3 - 16.9)
868
8.6
1.06
(6.8 - 10.9)
NY
1,029
17.6
1.53
(14.8 - 20.8)
993
14.6
1.55
(11.8 - 17.9)
ND
648
10.0
1.36
(7.6 - 13.0)
641
5.1
0.83
(3.7 - 7.0)
OH
1,684
14.7
1.17
(12.5 - 17.1)
1,562
12.6
1.11
(10.6 - 14.9)
OK
1,205
16.3
1.27
(13.9 - 18.9)
1,033
11.2
1.14
(9.2 - 13.6)
OR
617
9.5
1.33
(7.2 - 12.4)
545
10.2
1.52
(7.6 - 13.6)
PA
1,628
16.9
1.57
(14.0 - 20.2)
1,537
10.6
1.13
(8.5 - 13.0)
RI
684
20.3
1.76
(17.1 - 24.0)
589
13.8
1.73
(10.8 - 17.6)
TX
1,643
17.8
1.43
(15.2 - 20.8)
1,560
10.7
1.13
(8.6 - 13.1)
UT
1,261
11.1
1.17
(9.0 - 13.6)
989
8.6
1.19
(6.5 - 11.2)
VT
914
17.8
1.47
(15.1 - 20.9)
841
11.1
1.27
(8.9 - 13.9)
VA
678
16.9
2.04
(13.3 - 21.3)
653
12.4
1.92
(9.1 - 16.7)
WV
472
17.6
2.03
(13.9 - 21.9)
484
11.8
1.66
(8.9 - 15.5)
WI
711
12.8
1.84
(9.6 - 16.8)
658
7.7
1.42
(5.4 - 11.0)
WY
1,168
11.3
1.05
(9.4 - 13.5)
1,035
5.4
0.77
(4.1 - 7.2)
Territories
PR
578
34.0
2.32
(29.6 - 38.7)
538
24.2
2.14
(20.2 - 28.6)
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.
