Table L5
Child Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by Race/Ethnicity and State or Territory: BRFSS 2008
State
Race/Ethnicity
Sample Size
Prevalence (Percent)
Standard Error
95% CI* (Percent)
Prevalence (Number)
95% CI* (Number)
Total **
White NH ***
53,371
12.0
0.24
(11.5 - 12.5)
3,808,104
(3,655,668 - 3,960,540)
Total **
Black NH
6,155
21.1
0.94
(19.4 - 23.0)
1,347,093
(1,216,374 - 1,477,812)
Total **
Other NH
3,972
11.2
0.87
(9.6 - 13.0)
345,007
(289,990 - 400,025)
Total **
Multirace NH
2,632
18.1
1.44
(15.5 - 21.1)
301,748
(251,121 - 352,375)
Total **
Hispanic
9,896
13.5
0.60
(12.4 - 14.7)
1,747,998
(1,587,024 - 1,908,972)
AZ
White NH
691
9.4
1.97
(6.2 - 14.1)
81,273
(47,528 - 115,018)
AZ
Black NH
26
1.5
639
AZ
Other NH
138
12.6
4.46
(6.1 - 24.2)
14,171
(5,006 - 23,336)
AZ
Multirace NH
23
15.7
4,573
AZ
Hispanic
627
15.9
3.37
(10.4 - 23.7)
95,427
(53,078 - 137,777)
CA
White NH
1,559
12.4
0.98
(10.6 - 14.4)
365,299
(306,091 - 424,507)
CA
Black NH
134
15.2
3.46
(9.6 - 23.3)
57,976
(31,023 - 84,929)
CA
Other NH
287
11.1
2.01
(7.7 - 15.7)
71,981
(45,358 - 98,603)
CA
Multirace NH
122
17.0
4.18
(10.3 - 26.8)
47,489
(22,560 - 72,418)
CA
Hispanic
1,595
11.7
0.99
(9.9 - 13.8)
570,686
(472,164 - 669,208)
CT
White NH
1,099
13.5
1.35
(11.1 - 16.4)
78,404
(62,328 - 94,480)
CT
Black NH
131
30.1
7.15
(18.2 - 45.6)
15,464
(6,424 - 24,504)
CT
Other NH
104
12.0
3.84
(6.2 - 21.7)
4,921
(1,659 - 8,182)
CT
Multirace NH
22
38.8
13.52
(17.2 - 65.9)
4,115
(460 - 7,769)
CT
Hispanic
258
28.0
4.22
(20.5 - 36.9)
28,524
(18,520 - 38,528)
DC
White NH
309
9.2
1.79
(6.2 - 13.4)
1,610
(980 - 2,240)
DC
Black NH
413
20.8
2.32
(16.6 - 25.7)
14,035
(10,766 - 17,305)
DC
Other NH
50
21.2
6.45
(11.2 - 36.4)
1,280
(430 - 2,131)
DC
Multirace NH
15
31.4
664
DC
Hispanic
95
15.1
4.84
(7.8 - 27.1)
2,240
(696 - 3,783)
GA
White NH
1,026
12.4
1.26
(10.2 - 15.1)
149,970
(119,132 - 180,809)
GA
Black NH
457
23.4
2.74
(18.4 - 29.2)
204,824
(150,696 - 258,952)
GA
Other NH
70
10.8
3.91
(5.2 - 21.2)
15,587
(4,103 - 27,072)
GA
Multirace NH
28
14.8
8,355
GA
Hispanic
81
13.3
4.96
(6.2 - 26.3)
21,160
(4,564 - 37,756)
HI
White NH
323
11.2
2.45
(7.2 - 17.0)
4,387
(2,379 - 6,395)
HI
Black NH
18
12.7
522
HI
Other NH
466
15.5
2.16
(11.8 - 20.3)
10,616
(7,518 - 13,713)
HI
Multirace NH
970
20.3
1.60
(17.3 - 23.6)
28,355
(23,706 - 33,003)
HI
Hispanic
232
26.4
3.68
(19.9 - 34.2)
9,472
(6,529 - 12,414)
ID
White NH
1,343
8.0
0.92
(6.4 - 10.0)
24,542
(18,935 - 30,148)
ID
Black NH
10
43.4
1,515
ID
Other NH
42
18.3
10.73
(5.2 - 47.8)
1,620
(0 - 3,810)
ID
Multirace NH
36
5.8
430
ID
Hispanic
165
11.0
2.73
(6.7 - 17.6)
5,084
(2,494 - 7,674)
IL
White NH
1,067
11.8
1.14
(9.7 - 14.2)
199,714
(160,586 - 238,842)
IL
Black NH
179
17.8
3.55
(11.9 - 25.8)
97,300
(56,283 - 138,318)
IL
Other NH
63
5.8
9,906
IL
Multirace NH
37
12.4
15,324
IL
Hispanic
196
9.7
2.38
(5.9 - 15.5)
59,978
(30,037 - 89,920)
IN
White NH
1,048
12.9
1.27
(10.6 - 15.6)
155,609
(124,803 - 186,415)
IN
Black NH
194
12.2
2.94
(7.5 - 19.2)
15,239
(8,327 - 22,151)
IN
Other NH
25
16.0
4,661
IN
Multirace NH
42
20.6
6.94
(10.2 - 37.4)
12,296
(3,550 - 21,042)
IN
Hispanic
91
12.3
5.48
(4.9 - 27.5)
17,655
(883 - 34,428)
IA
White NH
1,498
9.1
0.81
(7.6 - 10.8)
52,657
(43,422 - 61,893)
IA
Black NH
35
26.2
8.86
(12.6 - 46.6)
3,719
(887 - 6,552)
IA
Other NH
25
5.1
516
IA
Multirace NH
42
7.9
1,086
IA
Hispanic
81
7.9
3.30
(3.4 - 17.2)
2,447
(374 - 4,521)
KS
White NH
1,894
11.7
0.82
(10.2 - 13.4)
60,901
(52,390 - 69,413)
KS
Black NH
105
23.3
5.04
(14.9 - 34.5)
7,817
(4,060 - 11,574)
KS
Other NH
88
10.3
4.05
(4.7 - 21.3)
2,680
(495 - 4,865)
KS
Multirace NH
60
17.5
6.16
(8.4 - 32.8)
2,847
(665 - 5,029)
KS
Hispanic
263
10.5
2.09
(7.0 - 15.3)
8,870
(5,246 - 12,495)
KY
White NH
1,964
13.1
0.98
(11.3 - 15.2)
111,876
(95,249 - 128,504)
KY
Black NH
80
19.5
4.92
(11.6 - 31.0)
11,620
(5,593 - 17,647)
KY
Other NH
33
10.9
2,313
KY
Multirace NH
39
32.2
9.68
(16.6 - 53.1)
6,498
(1,613 - 11,383)
KY
Hispanic
59
18.3
5.78
(9.5 - 32.3)
4,667
(1,631 - 7,702)
ME
White NH
1,534
14.4
1.00
(12.6 - 16.5)
36,595
(31,596 - 41,594)
ME
Black NH
18
1.7
62
ME
Other NH
36
3.8
203
ME
Multirace NH
35
9.8
577
ME
Hispanic
27
20.0
8.86
(7.8 - 42.6)
947
(69 - 1,826)
MD
White NH
1,887
11.6
0.88
(10.0 - 13.4)
75,859
(64,239 - 87,479)
MD
Black NH
564
18.3
1.98
(14.7 - 22.5)
77,126
(59,538 - 94,714)
MD
Other NH
137
14.1
3.54
(8.5 - 22.5)
12,818
(6,144 - 19,492)
MD
Multirace NH
76
18.7
5.50
(10.2 - 31.8)
8,375
(3,039 - 13,711)
MD
Hispanic
171
13.2
2.91
(8.5 - 20.0)
15,526
(8,546 - 22,505)
MA
White NH
1,198
12.1
1.24
(9.8 - 14.7)
114,677
(91,456 - 137,897)
MA
Black NH
131
21.1
6.08
(11.6 - 35.4)
17,377
(5,827 - 28,927)
MA
Other NH
121
15.4
6.08
(6.8 - 31.2)
16,449
(2,002 - 30,896)
MA
Multirace NH
30
10.5
2,486
MA
Hispanic
341
20.4
3.08
(15.0 - 27.1)
42,377
(29,094 - 55,660)
MI
White NH
1,818
13.2
0.88
(11.6 - 15.0)
214,250
(185,792 - 242,709)
MI
Black NH
403
23.0
3.49
(16.9 - 30.6)
78,989
(52,193 - 105,786)
MI
Other NH
59
9.1
3.73
(4.0 - 19.5)
8,116
(1,410 - 14,821)
MI
Multirace NH
70
26.7
5.96
(16.7 - 39.8)
34,928
(17,921 - 51,935)
MI
Hispanic
97
20.9
5.33
(12.3 - 33.2)
36,452
(15,961 - 56,942)
MS
White NH
1,092
10.1
1.09
(8.2 - 12.5)
32,493
(25,478 - 39,508)
MS
Black NH
689
19.0
1.97
(15.4 - 23.2)
52,242
(40,782 - 63,703)
MS
Other NH
30
5.0
795
MS
Multirace NH
13
8.7
397
MS
Hispanic
41
21.3
8.87
(8.7 - 43.3)
3,708
(208 - 7,207)
MO
White NH
1,065
12.6
1.39
(10.1 - 15.5)
136,528
(105,881 - 167,176)
MO
Black NH
148
26.6
5.58
(17.1 - 38.8)
40,680
(21,179 - 60,181)
MO
Other NH
34
22.7
8.96
(9.8 - 44.4)
8,298
(929 - 15,668)
MO
Multirace NH
30
22.6
9.58
(9.1 - 46.1)
7,233
(1,108 - 13,358)
MO
Hispanic
58
9.3
4.16
(3.8 - 21.2)
6,762
(870 - 12,655)
MT
White NH
1,325
10.1
1.02
(8.3 - 12.3)
18,127
(14,507 - 21,746)
MT
Black NH
3
0.0
0
MT
Other NH
239
11.5
2.58
(7.3 - 17.6)
2,354
(1,277 - 3,431)
MT
Multirace NH
39
10.4
468
MT
Hispanic
67
11.4
5.61
(4.2 - 27.6)
847
(0 - 1,728)
NE
White NH
3,857
7.4
0.63
(6.3 - 8.7)
26,115
(21,761 - 30,469)
NE
Black NH
58
24.5
7.62
(12.7 - 42.1)
5,227
(1,706 - 8,749)
NE
Other NH
99
3.7
409
NE
Multirace NH
77
19.6
6.89
(9.4 - 36.5)
1,570
(369 - 2,770)
NE
Hispanic
418
4.0
0.93
(2.5 - 6.2)
1,867
(1,046 - 2,689)
NV
White NH
805
10.6
1.49
(8.0 - 13.9)
32,244
(23,215 - 41,274)
NV
Black NH
33
17.6
7.97
(6.8 - 38.6)
4,998
(225 - 9,770)
NV
Other NH
72
10.2
4.39
(4.2 - 22.5)
3,399
(424 - 6,373)
NV
Multirace NH
81
14.0
4.47
(7.3 - 25.2)
5,675
(2,379 - 8,971)
NV
Hispanic
369
11.3
2.56
(7.1 - 17.3)
24,789
(13,096 - 36,482)
NH
White NH
1,647
11.8
0.92
(10.1 - 13.7)
30,341
(25,618 - 35,064)
NH
Black NH
10
38.6
841
NH
Other NH
79
5.5
675
NH
Multirace NH
24
31.8
13.12
(12.5 - 60.4)
1,166
(0 - 2,346)
NH
Hispanic
46
14.8
5.13
(7.2 - 27.8)
1,279
(403 - 2,154)
NJ
White NH
1,999
11.0
0.88
(9.4 - 12.9)
113,849
(95,610 - 132,087)
NJ
Black NH
418
19.8
2.80
(14.9 - 25.9)
58,547
(40,425 - 76,669)
NJ
Other NH
249
6.1
1.69
(3.5 - 10.4)
10,608
(4,728 - 16,489)
NJ
Multirace NH
51
17.1
6.49
(7.7 - 33.6)
5,792
(1,117 - 10,466)
NJ
Hispanic
634
15.8
1.86
(12.4 - 19.7)
73,081
(54,893 - 91,270)
NM
White NH
620
10.2
1.32
(7.9 - 13.1)
18,049
(13,477 - 22,621)
NM
Black NH
14
10.5
420
NM
Other NH
292
10.8
2.68
(6.5 - 17.3)
6,052
(2,968 - 9,135)
NM
Multirace NH
21
13.8
734
NM
Hispanic
912
11.8
1.31
(9.4 - 14.6)
30,865
(23,957 - 37,774)
NY
White NH
1,380
13.0
1.05
(11.1 - 15.2)
278,438
(232,857 - 324,018)
NY
Black NH
204
25.2
3.72
(18.6 - 33.2)
194,117
(129,556 - 258,679)
NY
Other NH
90
17.4
4.97
(9.6 - 29.3)
51,904
(19,229 - 84,579)
NY
Multirace NH
45
8.4
13,782
NY
Hispanic
276
17.6
2.67
(13.0 - 23.5)
172,548
(116,892 - 228,204)
ND
White NH
1,146
6.9
0.79
(5.5 - 8.6)
8,452
(6,548 - 10,355)
ND
Black NH
10
30.9
416
ND
Other NH
73
12.1
3.91
(6.3 - 22.1)
1,222
(431 - 2,014)
ND
Multirace NH
25
15.7
505
ND
Hispanic
29
2.6
83
OH
White NH
2,651
12.3
0.86
(10.7 - 14.1)
266,905
(229,322 - 304,489)
OH
Black NH
301
19.9
3.08
(14.6 - 26.7)
52,162
(35,472 - 68,852)
OH
Other NH
140
16.9
4.11
(10.2 - 26.5)
16,462
(8,050 - 24,875)
OH
Multirace NH
50
22.2
8.59
(9.7 - 43.1)
11,481
(1,481 - 21,482)
OH
Hispanic
97
19.1
4.82
(11.4 - 30.4)
18,427
(8,679 - 28,175)
OK
White NH
1,398
12.7
1.05
(10.8 - 14.9)
68,827
(57,218 - 80,437)
OK
Black NH
168
27.0
4.16
(19.6 - 35.8)
18,485
(12,162 - 24,807)
OK
Other NH
243
15.3
2.78
(10.6 - 21.5)
15,229
(9,418 - 21,040)
OK
Multirace NH
167
15.4
3.28
(10.0 - 23.0)
10,628
(6,017 - 15,239)
OK
Hispanic
258
8.4
1.78
(5.5 - 12.6)
8,613
(4,945 - 12,280)
OR
White NH
921
9.5
1.13
(7.5 - 11.9)
59,821
(45,578 - 74,064)
OR
Black NH
11
8.8
717
OR
Other NH
27
13.8
2,408
OR
Multirace NH
52
8.4
2,875
OR
Hispanic
139
11.9
2.97
(7.2 - 19.1)
15,516
(7,572 - 23,460)
PA
White NH
2,451
10.8
0.84
(9.2 - 12.5)
214,127
(181,294 - 246,959)
PA
Black NH
390
25.2
4.07
(18.1 - 34.0)
71,884
(46,381 - 97,388)
PA
Other NH
75
7.5
4.99
(2.0 - 24.9)
7,827
(0 - 18,513)
PA
Multirace NH
77
23.0
8.46
(10.5 - 43.2)
20,702
(2,805 - 38,599)
PA
Hispanic
152
25.1
5.40
(16.1 - 37.1)
63,429
(31,655 - 95,204)
RI
White NH
912
15.7
1.40
(13.1 - 18.6)
25,825
(21,122 - 30,527)
RI
Black NH
61
17.7
4.81
(10.1 - 29.1)
1,951
(870 - 3,033)
RI
Other NH
67
19.3
5.69
(10.5 - 32.9)
1,992
(697 - 3,287)
RI
Multirace NH
19
35.8
14.79
(13.6 - 66.3)
1,487
(0 - 3,101)
RI
Hispanic
202
21.0
3.34
(15.2 - 28.3)
7,463
(4,902 - 10,024)
TX
White NH
1,533
13.9
1.23
(11.6 - 16.5)
337,626
(276,208 - 399,045)
TX
Black NH
266
20.4
3.50
(14.4 - 28.1)
161,914
(101,067 - 222,762)
TX
Other NH
123
5.3
1.85
(2.6 - 10.3)
15,613
(4,986 - 26,240)
TX
Multirace NH
35
30.2
10.61
(13.9 - 53.7)
26,552
(5,072 - 48,033)
TX
Hispanic
1,241
13.5
1.47
(10.9 - 16.6)
373,146
(288,681 - 457,611)
UT
White NH
1,907
9.6
0.93
(7.9 - 11.6)
63,793
(51,431 - 76,154)
UT
Black NH
15
6.9
435
UT
Other NH
79
21.7
5.66
(12.6 - 34.7)
5,987
(2,485 - 9,489)
UT
Multirace NH
32
19.2
7.89
(8.0 - 39.1)
1,839
(273 - 3,405)
UT
Hispanic
217
6.8
1.75
(4.1 - 11.2)
5,062
(2,487 - 7,637)
VT
White NH
1,624
14.4
1.01
(12.6 - 16.6)
17,420
(14,957 - 19,884)
VT
Black NH
18
25.7
350
VT
Other NH
33
10.8
248
VT
Multirace NH
30
14.1
240
VT
Hispanic
38
16.4
6.62
(7.1 - 33.6)
448
(69 - 827)
VA
White NH
948
14.7
1.75
(11.6 - 18.5)
183,179
(138,474 - 227,884)
VA
Black NH
202
19.7
3.62
(13.5 - 27.7)
44,472
(27,567 - 61,378)
VA
Other NH
80
10.5
4.00
(4.8 - 21.3)
13,836
(3,137 - 24,535)
VA
Multirace NH
13
31.6
5,441
VA
Hispanic
71
9.9
5.01
(3.6 - 24.8)
10,515
(0 - 21,577)
WV
White NH
876
14.3
1.35
(11.8 - 17.1)
49,282
(39,937 - 58,628)
WV
Black NH
24
21.6
10.65
(7.5 - 48.6)
2,028
(0 - 4,325)
WV
Other NH
10
9.3
447
WV
Multirace NH
27
15.5
1,420
WV
Hispanic
23
24.0
12.35
(7.7 - 54.3)
2,556
(0 - 5,674)
WI
White NH
1,048
8.4
1.05
(6.5 - 10.7)
90,828
(68,566 - 113,089)
WI
Black NH
203
33.8
8.06
(20.1 - 50.8)
30,770
(11,478 - 50,063)
WI
Other NH
45
2.3
981
WI
Multirace NH
35
13.4
3,106
WI
Hispanic
40
13.2
8.84
(3.2 - 40.8)
4,698
(0 - 11,466)
WY
White NH
1,908
8.0
0.68
(6.7 - 9.4)
8,212
(6,840 - 9,584)
WY
Black NH
11
20.9
209
WY
Other NH
49
12.8
4.93
(5.8 - 25.8)
423
(88 - 759)
WY
Multirace NH
42
12.3
4.80
(5.5 - 25.1)
258
(56 - 460)
WY
Hispanic
189
7.2
1.89
(4.2 - 11.9)
784
(370 - 1,197)
Territories
PR
White NH
9
9.0
853
PR
Black NH
0
0
PR
Other NH
5
29.5
1,131
PR
Multirace NH
1
0.0
0
PR
Hispanic
1,104
29.3
1.61
(26.3 - 32.5)
298,095
(264,123 - 332,067)
Notes:
* CI denotes confidence interval.
** Total includes data from 37 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the territory, Puerto Rico.
*** NH denotes Not Hispanic or Latino.
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.
