Table C2.1
Child Current 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 **
39,407
10.4
0.30
(9.9 - 11.0)
36,499
7.6
0.25
(7.1 - 8.1)
AZ
767
10.5
2.26
(6.8 - 15.9)
736
5.7
1.59
(3.2 - 9.7)
CA
1,899
8.8
0.81
(7.4 - 10.5)
1,759
5.5
0.67
(4.3 - 7.0)
CT
854
11.3
1.49
(8.7 - 14.6)
765
10.9
1.66
(8.0 - 14.6)
DC
468
14.9
2.34
(10.9 - 20.1)
419
10.4
2.17
(6.9 - 15.5)
GA
868
13.6
1.79
(10.5 - 17.5)
782
10.4
1.46
(7.8 - 13.6)
HI
1,053
15.6
1.39
(13.0 - 18.5)
957
9.7
1.26
(7.5 - 12.5)
ID
809
8.2
1.29
(6.0 - 11.2)
787
5.0
1.01
(3.3 - 7.4)
IL
753
9.4
1.33
(7.1 - 12.4)
786
7.5
1.19
(5.5 - 10.2)
IN
716
9.6
1.64
(6.8 - 13.3)
679
7.4
1.14
(5.5 - 10.0)
IA
890
6.6
0.91
(5.0 - 8.6)
796
6.7
0.98
(5.0 - 8.9)
KS
1,215
10.1
0.97
(8.3 - 12.1)
1,196
7.9
0.87
(6.3 - 9.8)
KY
1,090
10.0
1.23
(7.9 - 12.7)
1,077
8.9
1.13
(6.9 - 11.4)
ME
827
10.4
1.14
(8.3 - 12.8)
815
8.4
1.04
(6.6 - 10.7)
MD
1,462
10.9
1.05
(9.0 - 13.2)
1,370
8.2
1.02
(6.4 - 10.5)
MA
971
12.4
1.54
(9.6 - 15.7)
837
7.4
1.37
(5.1 - 10.6)
MI
1,283
12.5
1.40
(10.0 - 15.5)
1,163
9.0
0.94
(7.3 - 11.0)
MS
963
13.2
1.44
(10.6 - 16.3)
919
7.3
1.16
(5.3 - 9.9)
MO
674
12.0
1.81
(8.9 - 16.0)
664
8.2
1.43
(5.8 - 11.5)
MT
881
7.4
1.15
(5.4 - 10.0)
785
6.1
1.10
(4.3 - 8.7)
NE
2,272
7.3
0.97
(5.6 - 9.4)
2,214
5.0
0.76
(3.7 - 6.7)
NV
741
7.8
1.34
(5.5 - 10.9)
621
7.0
1.67
(4.4 - 11.1)
NH
938
10.5
1.26
(8.3 - 13.3)
865
6.7
0.97
(5.0 - 8.8)
NJ
1,762
10.3
0.96
(8.5 - 12.3)
1,570
6.8
0.83
(5.3 - 8.6)
NM
985
9.3
1.20
(7.2 - 11.9)
865
5.9
0.88
(4.4 - 7.9)
NY
1,025
10.8
1.19
(8.7 - 13.4)
988
10.5
1.38
(8.1 - 13.6)
ND
647
7.2
1.25
(5.1 - 10.0)
639
3.7
0.72
(2.5 - 5.4)
OH
1,677
9.9
1.01
(8.1 - 12.1)
1,555
8.9
0.95
(7.2 - 10.9)
OK
1,196
11.9
1.15
(9.8 - 14.3)
1,029
8.1
0.97
(6.4 - 10.3)
OR
613
5.3
1.05
(3.6 - 7.8)
542
6.0
1.24
(3.9 - 8.9)
PA
1,619
11.8
1.37
(9.3 - 14.7)
1,528
7.8
1.01
(6.1 - 10.0)
RI
677
15.3
1.61
(12.4 - 18.7)
588
9.6
1.50
(7.0 - 12.9)
TX
1,633
11.6
1.25
(9.3 - 14.2)
1,554
6.9
0.93
(5.3 - 9.0)
UT
1,254
7.1
0.93
(5.5 - 9.2)
987
6.2
1.09
(4.4 - 8.7)
VT
907
12.8
1.32
(10.4 - 15.6)
836
7.0
0.98
(5.3 - 9.2)
VA
675
10.0
1.68
(7.2 - 13.8)
652
9.3
1.54
(6.7 - 12.8)
WV
470
13.2
1.85
(10.0 - 17.3)
484
9.7
1.52
(7.1 - 13.1)
WI
711
9.1
1.60
(6.4 - 12.7)
657
5.9
1.21
(3.9 - 8.7)
WY
1,162
7.5
0.85
(6.0 - 9.4)
1,033
4.4
0.72
(3.2 - 6.1)
Territories
PR
578
16.8
1.95
(13.3 - 21.0)
537
11.0
1.53
(8.3 - 14.3)
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.v
When the sample size is less than 50, estimates are not precise and should be interpreted with caution.
