Table C4
Child Current Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by Race and State or Territory: BRFSS 2008
State
Race
Sample Size
Prevalence (Percent)
Standard Error
95% CI* (Percent)
Prevalence (Number)
95% CI* (Number)
Total **
White
58,693
7.8
0.20
(7.4 - 8.2)
3,097,794
(2,942,839 - 3,252,748)
Total **
Black
6,454
15.7
0.82
(14.2 - 17.4)
1,077,069
(957,501 - 1,196,637)
Total **
Other
7,332
8.7
0.65
(7.5 - 10.1)
600,864
(509,543 - 692,185)
Total **
Multiracial
3,136
11.6
1.06
(9.7 - 13.9)
232,861
(189,748 - 275,973)
AZ
White
979
6.6
1.55
(4.2 - 10.4)
72,605
(38,905 - 106,305)
AZ
Black
32
0.0
0
AZ
Other
442
12.1
3.45
(6.8 - 20.6)
51,806
(21,706 - 81,907)
AZ
Multiracial
33
9.8
3,498
CA
White
2,852
6.8
0.57
(5.7 - 8.0)
470,748
(391,670 - 549,826)
CA
Black
185
7.3
1.90
(4.4 - 12.0)
40,378
(19,637 - 61,120)
CA
Other
457
8.2
1.79
(5.3 - 12.5)
97,412
(53,950 - 140,875)
CA
Multiracial
148
9.6
2.84
(5.3 - 16.8)
32,478
(12,898 - 52,058)
CT
White
1,230
9.7
1.12
(7.7 - 12.1)
61,468
(47,072 - 75,865)
CT
Black
144
21.1
6.28
(11.3 - 35.9)
12,114
(3,851 - 20,376)
CT
Other
200
13.4
3.39
(8.0 - 21.5)
9,833
(4,611 - 15,055)
CT
Multiracial
24
19.9
2,261
DC
White
338
5.2
1.31
(3.1 - 8.4)
1,126
(558 - 1,694)
DC
Black
420
14.2
2.01
(10.7 - 18.6)
9,774
(6,934 - 12,613)
DC
Other
95
9.9
3.18
(5.2 - 18.1)
1,349
(477 - 2,221)
DC
Multiracial
17
28.2
664
GA
White
1,060
8.5
1.10
(6.5 - 10.9)
107,037
(79,025 - 135,049)
GA
Black
466
18.5
2.55
(14.0 - 24.0)
165,309
(115,377 - 215,241)
GA
Other
102
7.7
2.94
(3.6 - 15.8)
16,368
(3,788 - 28,948)
GA
Multiracial
31
13.1
8,355
HI
White
354
5.5
1.31
(3.5 - 8.7)
2,457
(1,310 - 3,604)
HI
Black
18
10.1
417
HI
Other
480
10.3
1.94
(7.1 - 14.8)
7,224
(4,410 - 10,037)
HI
Multiracial
1,146
15.8
1.34
(13.3 - 18.6)
26,286
(21,729 - 30,842)
ID
White
1,452
6.4
0.82
(5.0 - 8.2)
21,486
(16,045 - 26,926)
ID
Black
11
37.8
1,425
ID
Other
86
7.5
4.56
(2.2 - 22.7)
1,701
(0 - 3,848)
ID
Multiracial
40
1.8
151
IL
White
1,181
7.4
0.89
(5.8 - 9.3)
151,144
(114,789 - 187,498)
IL
Black
188
14.0
3.21
(8.8 - 21.5)
79,878
(41,507 - 118,250)
IL
Other
125
5.5
2.27
(2.4 - 12.0)
21,335
(3,670 - 38,999)
IL
Multiracial
44
11.0
15,324
IN
White
1,111
8.3
1.12
(6.3 - 10.8)
108,863
(79,352 - 138,374)
IN
Black
194
8.4
2.42
(4.7 - 14.5)
10,472
(4,729 - 16,216)
IN
Other
42
8.7
4,916
IN
Multiracial
44
14.4
6.07
(6.0 - 30.6)
8,762
(1,047 - 16,476)
IA
White
1,534
6.4
0.68
(5.1 - 7.8)
37,826
(29,838 - 45,813)
IA
Black
38
18.5
7.67
(7.7 - 38.1)
2,860
(290 - 5,430)
IA
Other
58
7.1
1,482
IA
Multiracial
48
5.4
853
KS
White
1,980
8.9
0.71
(7.6 - 10.4)
48,341
(40,670 - 56,012)
KS
Black
110
13.9
3.85
(7.9 - 23.2)
4,908
(2,064 - 7,752)
KS
Other
233
6.5
1.72
(3.8 - 10.8)
4,895
(2,280 - 7,510)
KS
Multiracial
84
11.7
4.38
(5.4 - 23.3)
2,759
(590 - 4,928)
KY
White
2,004
8.7
0.84
(7.2 - 10.5)
75,331
(60,895 - 89,767)
KY
Black
81
17.2
4.67
(9.8 - 28.3)
10,426
(4,629 - 16,223)
KY
Other
42
6.9
1,737
KY
Multiracial
41
20.6
8.69
(8.4 - 42.4)
4,163
(163 - 8,162)
ME
White
1,549
9.7
0.81
(8.2 - 11.4)
24,914
(20,864 - 28,964)
ME
Black
19
1.7
62
ME
Other
39
3.5
203
ME
Multiracial
36
7.3
450
MD
White
1,975
7.5
0.72
(6.2 - 9.1)
53,998
(43,734 - 64,262)
MD
Black
577
13.5
1.73
(10.4 - 17.3)
58,306
(42,826 - 73,785)
MD
Other
192
7.1
2.09
(4.0 - 12.5)
9,039
(3,729 - 14,350)
MD
Multiracial
82
12.3
4.14
(6.2 - 23.0)
5,819
(1,802 - 9,836)
MA
White
1,318
8.7
1.04
(6.9 - 10.9)
89,805
(68,703 - 110,907)
MA
Black
145
17.1
5.71
(8.6 - 31.2)
15,010
(3,756 - 26,264)
MA
Other
307
13.1
3.42
(7.7 - 21.4)
27,741
(12,304 - 43,177)
MA
Multiracial
37
5.0
1,408
MI
White
1,881
9.0
0.79
(7.5 - 10.6)
155,812
(128,213 - 183,410)
MI
Black
401
18.6
3.45
(12.8 - 26.3)
65,098
(38,424 - 91,771)
MI
Other
68
5.3
5,409
MI
Multiracial
80
17.0
4.43
(10.0 - 27.5)
27,090
(12,744 - 41,436)
MS
White
1,121
7.2
0.96
(5.5 - 9.3)
23,625
(17,313 - 29,937)
MS
Black
705
14.2
1.73
(11.1 - 17.9)
40,083
(29,941 - 50,226)
MS
Other
44
6.3
1,448
MS
Multiracial
12
3.9
167
MO
White
1,098
8.4
1.15
(6.4 - 11.0)
95,289
(69,285 - 121,293)
MO
Black
152
21.8
5.23
(13.3 - 33.7)
35,090
(16,664 - 53,516)
MO
Other
53
14.1
5.96
(5.9 - 30.1)
8,166
(813 - 15,518)
MO
Multiracial
33
4.8
1,733
MT
White
1,358
6.5
0.87
(5.0 - 8.5)
11,919
(8,776 - 15,062)
MT
Black
3
0.0
0
MT
Other
263
8.4
2.25
(4.9 - 14.0)
1,976
(896 - 3,056)
MT
Multiracial
42
5.9
278
NE
White
3,981
5.5
0.56
(4.5 - 6.7)
19,945
(15,956 - 23,934)
NE
Black
56
23.8
7.78
(11.9 - 42.0)
4,903
(1,430 - 8,377)
NE
Other
338
2.5
0.81
(1.3 - 4.7)
1,028
(395 - 1,662)
NE
Multiracial
117
9.7
3.73
(4.5 - 19.9)
1,232
(279 - 2,186)
NV
White
980
6.6
1.23
(4.6 - 9.5)
27,286
(17,172 - 37,401)
NV
Black
36
15.7
7.61
(5.7 - 36.5)
4,585
(0 - 9,284)
NV
Other
238
7.9
2.76
(3.9 - 15.3)
10,060
(2,864 - 17,256)
NV
Multiracial
88
8.6
3.16
(4.1 - 17.1)
4,007
(1,243 - 6,772)
NH
White
1,680
8.4
0.79
(6.9 - 10.1)
22,170
(18,012 - 26,329)
NH
Black
12
20.1
492
NH
Other
91
3.2
479
NH
Multiracial
24
31.8
13.12
(12.5 - 60.4)
1,166
(0 - 2,346)
NJ
White
2,240
7.3
0.69
(6.1 - 8.8)
88,954
(72,251 - 105,656)
NJ
Black
456
15.0
2.39
(10.9 - 20.3)
48,471
(32,106 - 64,835)
NJ
Other
529
7.1
1.30
(5.0 - 10.1)
27,497
(17,467 - 37,527)
NJ
Multiracial
86
7.3
2.98
(3.2 - 15.8)
4,293
(801 - 7,786)
NM
White
1,316
7.2
0.81
(5.8 - 9.0)
27,089
(21,132 - 33,047)
NM
Black
26
11.3
799
NM
Other
460
8.0
1.77
(5.1 - 12.2)
8,605
(4,716 - 12,493)
NM
Multiracial
38
13.5
9.65
(3.0 - 44.1)
1,363
(0 - 3,497)
NY
White
1,533
8.4
0.83
(6.9 - 10.1)
225,916
(181,526 - 270,305)
NY
Black
235
16.9
2.99
(11.8 - 23.6)
148,734
(92,414 - 205,055)
NY
Other
156
14.5
3.53
(8.9 - 22.9)
77,244
(37,088 - 117,401)
NY
Multiracial
56
7.4
15,532
ND
White
1,170
4.7
0.69
(3.5 - 6.2)
5,887
(4,194 - 7,579)
ND
Black
10
30.9
416
ND
Other
78
7.9
3.25
(3.5 - 17.1)
828
(147 - 1,509)
ND
Multiracial
27
13.2
452
OH
White
2,693
8.1
0.70
(6.8 - 9.6)
177,826
(146,920 - 208,733)
OH
Black
303
17.8
3.04
(12.6 - 24.6)
47,377
(30,608 - 64,147)
OH
Other
187
13.0
3.04
(8.1 - 20.2)
19,503
(10,227 - 28,778)
OH
Multiracial
53
13.6
7.06
(4.6 - 33.8)
7,333
(0 - 15,478)
OK
White
1,488
9.1
0.88
(7.6 - 11.0)
52,615
(42,451 - 62,779)
OK
Black
173
19.9
3.65
(13.7 - 28.0)
13,961
(8,502 - 19,421)
OK
Other
372
7.8
1.68
(5.1 - 11.8)
12,195
(6,844 - 17,546)
OK
Multiracial
191
12.6
2.91
(7.9 - 19.5)
9,663
(5,100 - 14,226)
OR
White
1,020
5.5
0.87
(4.0 - 7.4)
39,885
(27,233 - 52,536)
OR
Black
11
8.8
717
OR
Other
57
8.7
3,516
OR
Multiracial
57
5.4
2,123
PA
White
2,527
7.9
0.79
(6.5 - 9.6)
166,193
(133,092 - 199,295)
PA
Black
408
17.4
3.31
(11.8 - 24.8)
54,783
(32,815 - 76,752)
PA
Other
106
14.2
5.31
(6.6 - 28.0)
23,537
(4,421 - 42,652)
PA
Multiracial
88
19.6
7.32
(8.9 - 37.7)
22,093
(3,382 - 40,805)
RI
White
1,000
12.4
1.23
(10.2 - 15.0)
22,495
(17,976 - 27,013)
RI
Black
71
10.3
3.54
(5.1 - 19.6)
1,269
(391 - 2,146)
RI
Other
154
12.1
3.04
(7.3 - 19.4)
3,037
(1,436 - 4,638)
RI
Multiracial
22
20.7
953
TX
White
2,073
8.8
0.93
(7.2 - 10.8)
315,769
(248,710 - 382,828)
TX
Black
280
16.9
3.29
(11.4 - 24.3)
138,117
(79,867 - 196,366)
TX
Other
749
7.0
1.37
(4.8 - 10.2)
119,382
(72,131 - 166,634)
TX
Multiracial
49
9.6
11,963
UT
White
1,985
6.6
0.77
(5.2 - 8.3)
45,649
(35,024 - 56,274)
UT
Black
16
6.4
435
UT
Other
193
6.9
2.22
(3.7 - 12.8)
4,741
(1,661 - 7,821)
UT
Multiracial
46
7.9
1,127
VT
White
1,645
9.8
0.85
(8.3 - 11.6)
12,034
(9,971 - 14,097)
VT
Black
19
29.2
12.17
(11.5 - 56.7)
419
(11 - 827)
VT
Other
38
2.9
78
VT
Multiracial
33
14.7
273
VA
White
984
9.5
1.35
(7.2 - 12.5)
123,600
(88,665 - 158,534)
VA
Black
210
14.5
3.30
(9.1 - 22.2)
33,453
(17,767 - 49,140)
VA
Other
108
5.8
2.79
(2.2 - 14.3)
10,216
(328 - 20,104)
VA
Multiracial
14
19.5
3,497
WV
White
891
10.9
1.20
(8.7 - 13.5)
38,237
(29,789 - 46,686)
WV
Black
25
11.9
1,155
WV
Other
13
33.0
2,294
WV
Multiracial
29
14.2
1,420
WI
White
1,075
5.9
0.86
(4.5 - 7.9)
66,226
(47,379 - 85,072)
WI
Black
205
27.2
7.70
(14.9 - 44.5)
25,342
(7,902 - 42,781)
WI
Other
54
4.3
2,047
WI
Multiracial
39
5.5
1,483
WY
White
2,037
5.6
0.55
(4.6 - 6.8)
6,225
(5,038 - 7,412)
WY
Black
13
2.6
30
WY
Other
83
10.3
3.58
(5.1 - 19.7)
540
(156 - 925)
WY
Multiracial
57
12.1
6.22
(4.2 - 30.2)
387
(0 - 811)
Territories
PR
White
740
14.0
1.58
(11.2 - 17.4)
97,706
(74,896 - 120,517)
PR
Black
48
11.5
5.66
(4.2 - 27.9)
5,172
(0 - 10,475)
PR
Other
323
14.3
2.19
(10.6 - 19.2)
40,201
(27,572 - 52,830)
PR
Multiracial
5
0.0
0
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.
