Table L4
Child Lifetime 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
58,953
12.1
0.24
(11.6 - 12.6)
4,813,440
(4,620,616 - 5,006,265)
Total **
Black
6,501
21.0
0.90
(19.3 - 22.8)
1,441,815
(1,306,791 - 1,576,839)
Total **
Other
7,369
13.2
0.76
(11.8 - 14.8)
911,208
(800,718 - 1,021,699)
Total **
Multiracial
3,166
17.7
1.31
(15.3 - 20.4)
357,470
(301,616 - 413,325)
AZ
White
984
10.3
1.82
(7.2 - 14.4)
112,645
(72,692 - 152,598)
AZ
Black
32
1.4
639
AZ
Other
443
17.4
4.12
(10.7 - 27.0)
74,746
(37,712 - 111,781)
AZ
Multiracial
34
14.0
5,089
CA
White
2,883
11.7
0.74
(10.4 - 13.3)
821,527
(717,752 - 925,303)
CA
Black
186
14.4
2.87
(9.6 - 21.0)
79,445
(47,042 - 111,848)
CA
Other
460
13.1
2.01
(9.7 - 17.6)
155,737
(105,696 - 205,777)
CA
Multiracial
149
16.0
3.63
(10.1 - 24.4)
54,673
(28,518 - 80,828)
CT
White
1,236
14.6
1.33
(12.2 - 17.4)
92,866
(75,520 - 110,212)
CT
Black
145
30.1
6.60
(18.9 - 44.3)
17,298
(7,977 - 26,618)
CT
Other
201
19.9
3.85
(13.4 - 28.5)
14,636
(8,555 - 20,717)
CT
Multiracial
25
35.6
12.63
(15.8 - 61.9)
4,115
(460 - 7,769)
DC
White
339
10.5
2.33
(6.7 - 16.0)
2,301
(1,242 - 3,360)
DC
Black
425
20.4
2.26
(16.3 - 25.2)
14,193
(10,911 - 17,474)
DC
Other
97
19.1
4.97
(11.2 - 30.8)
2,672
(1,164 - 4,179)
DC
Multiracial
17
28.2
664
GA
White
1,063
12.4
1.25
(10.1 - 15.1)
157,155
(124,890 - 189,419)
GA
Black
470
23.2
2.69
(18.4 - 28.9)
209,066
(154,753 - 263,380)
GA
Other
102
11.5
3.84
(5.8 - 21.4)
24,317
(7,361 - 41,273)
GA
Multiracial
31
13.1
8,355
HI
White
356
11.1
2.21
(7.4 - 16.2)
4,962
(2,907 - 7,018)
HI
Black
18
12.7
522
HI
Other
484
16.0
2.16
(12.2 - 20.7)
11,336
(8,107 - 14,566)
HI
Multiracial
1,158
22.0
1.52
(19.2 - 25.1)
36,989
(31,661 - 42,317)
ID
White
1,455
8.4
0.90
(6.8 - 10.3)
28,166
(22,180 - 34,151)
ID
Black
11
40.2
1,515
ID
Other
86
12.4
5.19
(5.3 - 26.6)
2,825
(304 - 5,346)
ID
Multiracial
40
5.0
430
IL
White
1,185
11.2
1.07
(9.2 - 13.5)
229,995
(185,849 - 274,141)
IL
Black
188
18.0
3.46
(12.2 - 25.8)
102,796
(60,961 - 144,631)
IL
Other
126
8.7
2.72
(4.7 - 15.7)
34,108
(12,668 - 55,547)
IL
Multiracial
44
11.0
15,324
IN
White
1,117
12.7
1.30
(10.4 - 15.5)
167,898
(133,453 - 202,342)
IN
Black
196
12.1
2.92
(7.5 - 19.1)
15,239
(8,327 - 22,151)
IN
Other
43
14.6
6.23
(6.1 - 31.3)
8,555
(904 - 16,207)
IN
Multiracial
44
20.2
6.78
(10.0 - 36.6)
12,296
(3,550 - 21,042)
IA
White
1,537
8.9
0.79
(7.5 - 10.6)
53,294
(43,990 - 62,598)
IA
Black
38
24.0
8.24
(11.5 - 43.4)
3,719
(887 - 6,552)
IA
Other
58
9.5
4.28
(3.8 - 21.8)
1,998
(172 - 3,824)
IA
Multiracial
48
6.9
1,086
KS
White
1,985
11.9
0.81
(10.4 - 13.5)
64,822
(56,028 - 73,617)
KS
Black
110
22.1
4.81
(14.1 - 32.9)
7,817
(4,060 - 11,574)
KS
Other
233
9.5
2.21
(5.9 - 14.8)
7,191
(3,749 - 10,633)
KS
Multiracial
85
14.3
4.54
(7.5 - 25.6)
3,396
(1,118 - 5,675)
KY
White
2,010
13.2
0.97
(11.5 - 15.3)
115,204
(98,438 - 131,970)
KY
Black
81
19.2
4.84
(11.4 - 30.4)
11,620
(5,593 - 17,647)
KY
Other
42
10.6
2,665
KY
Multiracial
43
29.9
9.05
(15.5 - 49.8)
6,609
(1,719 - 11,499)
ME
White
1,556
14.6
1.00
(12.7 - 16.6)
37,542
(32,481 - 42,603)
ME
Black
19
1.7
62
ME
Other
39
3.5
203
ME
Multiracial
36
9.3
577
MD
White
1,981
11.6
0.86
(10.0 - 13.4)
83,046
(70,634 - 95,459)
MD
Black
583
18.5
1.96
(15.0 - 22.7)
81,012
(62,956 - 99,068)
MD
Other
192
13.6
2.82
(8.9 - 20.1)
17,173
(9,855 - 24,492)
MD
Multiracial
82
18.0
5.25
(9.9 - 30.6)
8,508
(3,166 - 13,851)
MA
White
1,329
13.1
1.24
(10.8 - 15.7)
136,429
(110,900 - 161,959)
MA
Black
145
21.4
5.75
(12.2 - 34.8)
18,785
(7,140 - 30,431)
MA
Other
310
15.7
3.45
(10.1 - 23.7)
33,372
(17,626 - 49,118)
MA
Multiracial
37
9.6
2,675
MI
White
1,891
14.0
0.96
(12.2 - 16.0)
244,946
(210,872 - 279,020)
MI
Black
408
23.4
3.48
(17.2 - 30.8)
82,100
(54,622 - 109,578)
MI
Other
68
9.0
3.40
(4.2 - 18.2)
9,197
(2,167 - 16,226)
MI
Multiracial
82
22.8
5.11
(14.3 - 34.2)
36,492
(19,351 - 53,633)
MS
White
1,125
10.5
1.09
(8.6 - 12.9)
34,914
(27,676 - 42,152)
MS
Black
709
19.2
1.97
(15.7 - 23.4)
54,657
(42,755 - 66,559)
MS
Other
44
6.3
1,448
MS
Multiracial
13
8.7
397
MO
White
1,098
12.5
1.36
(10.1 - 15.4)
141,155
(110,140 - 172,171)
MO
Black
152
25.6
5.42
(16.5 - 37.6)
41,183
(21,668 - 60,698)
MO
Other
53
17.8
6.36
(8.4 - 33.6)
10,313
(2,339 - 18,288)
MO
Multiracial
33
20.2
8.59
(8.2 - 41.9)
7,233
(1,108 - 13,358)
MT
White
1,365
10.1
1.01
(8.3 - 12.3)
18,562
(14,877 - 22,247)
MT
Black
3
0.0
0
MT
Other
264
11.5
2.46
(7.5 - 17.3)
2,718
(1,532 - 3,905)
MT
Multiracial
42
9.9
468
NE
White
3,999
7.3
0.61
(6.2 - 8.6)
26,818
(22,439 - 31,197)
NE
Black
58
24.5
7.62
(12.7 - 42.1)
5,227
(1,706 - 8,749)
NE
Other
339
3.5
0.93
(2.1 - 5.9)
1,440
(721 - 2,158)
NE
Multiracial
118
12.9
4.49
(6.3 - 24.5)
1,683
(474 - 2,891)
NV
White
988
11.4
1.53
(8.8 - 14.8)
47,280
(34,523 - 60,038)
NV
Black
36
18.0
7.78
(7.2 - 38.1)
5,255
(456 - 10,054)
NV
Other
240
10.0
2.97
(5.5 - 17.5)
12,803
(4,972 - 20,633)
NV
Multiracial
89
12.6
3.87
(6.7 - 22.3)
5,932
(2,598 - 9,266)
NH
White
1,686
11.7
0.91
(10.0 - 13.6)
31,085
(26,333 - 35,837)
NH
Black
12
34.4
841
NH
Other
91
9.1
3.11
(4.5 - 17.3)
1,362
(435 - 2,288)
NH
Multiracial
24
31.8
13.12
(12.5 - 60.4)
1,166
(0 - 2,346)
NJ
White
2,260
11.5
0.87
(9.9 - 13.4)
141,245
(119,997 - 162,493)
NJ
Black
456
20.2
2.67
(15.5 - 25.9)
65,054
(46,228 - 83,879)
NJ
Other
530
11.7
1.77
(8.7 - 15.7)
45,256
(31,087 - 59,426)
NJ
Multiracial
86
15.7
4.70
(8.5 - 27.2)
9,185
(3,375 - 14,995)
NM
White
1,321
11.0
0.99
(9.2 - 13.1)
41,339
(34,010 - 48,669)
NM
Black
26
12.7
897
NM
Other
462
11.0
1.97
(7.7 - 15.5)
11,919
(7,572 - 16,266)
NM
Multiracial
38
21.8
10.87
(7.4 - 49.3)
2,202
(0 - 4,782)
NY
White
1,541
13.3
1.05
(11.4 - 15.5)
362,169
(304,685 - 419,653)
NY
Black
236
24.9
3.44
(18.7 - 32.2)
219,554
(151,334 - 287,774)
NY
Other
156
19.0
3.95
(12.4 - 28.0)
101,185
(54,789 - 147,581)
NY
Multiracial
56
12.5
4.42
(6.1 - 24.0)
26,252
(7,425 - 45,079)
ND
White
1,170
6.7
0.77
(5.4 - 8.4)
8,452
(6,548 - 10,355)
ND
Black
10
30.9
416
ND
Other
78
11.7
3.77
(6.1 - 21.3)
1,222
(431 - 2,014)
ND
Multiracial
27
14.8
505
OH
White
2,699
12.4
0.85
(10.8 - 14.2)
274,265
(236,435 - 312,095)
OH
Black
307
20.8
3.13
(15.3 - 27.6)
55,774
(38,288 - 73,259)
OH
Other
189
17.2
3.46
(11.5 - 25.1)
26,092
(15,199 - 36,985)
OH
Multiracial
53
22.8
8.30
(10.5 - 42.7)
12,310
(2,180 - 22,441)
OK
White
1,496
12.6
1.01
(10.8 - 14.7)
73,131
(61,321 - 84,942)
OK
Black
173
26.8
4.09
(19.5 - 35.5)
18,778
(12,430 - 25,125)
OK
Other
375
11.1
1.90
(7.9 - 15.5)
17,571
(11,433 - 23,709)
OK
Multiracial
193
15.8
3.13
(10.6 - 23.0)
12,204
(7,240 - 17,168)
OR
White
1,026
10.0
1.10
(8.1 - 12.4)
73,556
(57,507 - 89,605)
OR
Black
11
8.8
717
OR
Other
57
10.4
4.44
(4.4 - 22.8)
4,189
(537 - 7,842)
OR
Multiracial
57
7.3
2,875
PA
White
2,538
11.0
0.90
(9.4 - 12.9)
234,021
(195,948 - 272,094)
PA
Black
413
26.0
3.96
(19.1 - 34.5)
82,376
(54,737 - 110,016)
PA
Other
106
16.3
5.35
(8.3 - 29.6)
27,103
(7,669 - 46,537)
PA
Multiracial
89
29.9
8.28
(16.4 - 48.0)
33,929
(10,189 - 57,670)
RI
White
1,004
16.1
1.36
(13.6 - 19.0)
29,369
(24,341 - 34,397)
RI
Black
72
15.6
4.25
(8.9 - 25.8)
1,951
(870 - 3,033)
RI
Other
156
22.4
3.87
(15.7 - 30.8)
5,708
(3,529 - 7,887)
RI
Multiracial
22
32.3
13.73
(12.2 - 62.0)
1,487
(0 - 3,101)
TX
White
2,083
13.7
1.10
(11.7 - 16.0)
494,125
(412,560 - 575,690)
TX
Black
281
20.0
3.40
(14.2 - 27.5)
164,068
(103,169 - 224,967)
TX
Other
752
12.4
1.75
(9.3 - 16.2)
211,062
(148,681 - 273,444)
TX
Multiracial
51
22.5
7.69
(10.9 - 40.8)
29,478
(7,618 - 51,338)
UT
White
1,991
9.4
0.89
(7.8 - 11.3)
65,171
(52,749 - 77,594)
UT
Black
16
6.4
435
UT
Other
195
13.4
2.84
(8.8 - 20.0)
9,249
(5,169 - 13,329)
UT
Multiracial
48
14.4
5.61
(6.5 - 29.1)
2,093
(450 - 3,736)
VT
White
1,655
14.3
1.00
(12.5 - 16.4)
17,656
(15,180 - 20,133)
VT
Black
19
29.2
12.17
(11.5 - 56.7)
419
(11 - 827)
VT
Other
39
10.7
288
VT
Multiracial
33
17.4
7.77
(6.8 - 37.8)
324
(8 - 641)
VA
White
986
14.9
1.72
(11.8 - 18.5)
193,460
(147,905 - 239,015)
VA
Black
212
19.6
3.55
(13.5 - 27.5)
45,234
(28,299 - 62,168)
VA
Other
109
8.0
3.00
(3.8 - 16.2)
14,269
(3,536 - 25,001)
VA
Multiracial
14
30.4
5,441
WV
White
894
14.2
1.33
(11.8 - 17.0)
49,991
(40,604 - 59,378)
WV
Black
25
20.8
10.31
(7.2 - 47.3)
2,028
(0 - 4,325)
WV
Other
13
33.0
2,294
WV
Multiracial
29
14.2
1,420
WI
White
1,076
8.5
1.05
(6.6 - 10.8)
94,144
(71,069 - 117,219)
WI
Black
206
33.2
7.94
(19.7 - 50.0)
30,894
(11,601 - 50,188)
WI
Other
54
4.9
2,345
WI
Multiracial
39
11.6
3,124
WY
White
2,045
7.9
0.65
(6.7 - 9.2)
8,732
(7,323 - 10,140)
WY
Black
13
19.9
228
WY
Other
83
12.2
3.76
(6.5 - 21.6)
640
(234 - 1,045)
WY
Multiracial
57
15.1
6.34
(6.3 - 31.9)
481
(44 - 919)
Territories
PR
White
741
28.8
1.97
(25.1 - 32.8)
201,805
(171,733 - 231,877)
PR
Black
48
19.8
6.46
(10.0 - 35.4)
8,892
(2,717 - 15,067)
PR
Other
323
31.5
2.99
(26.0 - 37.6)
88,404
(69,565 - 107,242)
PR
Multiracial
5
8.1
397
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.
