Table C1
Adult Self-Reported Current Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by State or Territory: BRFSS 2001

State Sample
Size
Prevalence
(percent)
Standard
Error
95% CI*
(percent)
||
||
||
Prevalence
(number)
95% CI*
(number)
U.S. Total** 204,359 7.2 0.09 (7.0 - 7.4) || 15,139,312 (14,745,597 - 15,533,026)
AL 2,788 6.3 0.50 (5.4 - 7.3) || 211,835 (178,974 - 244,695)
AK 2,866 7.3 0.76 (5.8 - 8.8) || 32,179 (25,675 - 38,684)
AZ 3,249 8.3 0.76 (6.8 - 9.8) || 316,659 (258,968 - 374,350)
AR 2,922 7.0 0.56 (5.9 - 8.1) || 139,615 (117,330 - 161,901)
CA 4,162 7.2 0.44 (6.3 - 8.0) || 1,751,211 (1,540,638 - 1,961,785)
CO 2,019 8.0 0.66 (6.7 - 9.3) || 259,324 (217,134 - 301,514)
CT 7,719 7.9 0.36 (7.1 - 8.6) || 204,445 (185,893 - 222,996)
DE 3,505 7.5 0.62 (6.3 - 8.8) || 45,025 (37,606 - 52,443)
DC 1,881 7.4 0.70 (6.0 - 8.8) || 33,283 (27,010 - 39,557)
FL 4,666 5.8 0.38 (5.0 - 6.5) || 722,627 (630,597 - 814,658)
GA 4,516 7.2 0.53 (6.2 - 8.3) || 442,374 (377,798 - 506,949)
HI 4,483 7.3 0.57 (6.2 - 8.4) || 67,148 (56,725 - 77,571)
ID 4,821 8.0 0.45 (7.1 - 8.8) || 73,682 (65,585 - 81,779)
IL 4,001 7.9 0.49 (6.9 - 8.8) || 729,934 (640,661 - 819,207)
IN 3,985 7.5 0.45 (6.7 - 8.4) || 343,028 (302,480 - 383,576)
IA 3,623 6.7 0.49 (5.8 - 7.7) || 147,200 (126,218 - 168,181)
KS 4,583 8.1 0.49 (7.1 - 9.1) || 161,251 (141,704 - 180,799)
KY 7,503 8.3 0.44 (7.5 - 9.2) || 253,886 (227,588 - 280,184)
LA 4,994 5.3 0.35 (4.6 - 6.0) || 170,990 (148,727 - 193,254)
ME 2,413 9.4 0.68 (8.1 - 10.7) || 90,243 (77,214 - 103,273)
MD 4,450 7.1 0.59 (5.9 - 8.2) || 282,677 (234,704 - 330,650)
MA 8,589 9.5 0.40 (8.7 - 10.3) || 462,332 (422,921 - 501,743)
MI 3,814 9.0 0.58 (7.9 - 10.2) || 665,636 (580,573 - 750,698)
MN 3,942 6.6 0.42 (5.8 - 7.4) || 238,842 (208,565 - 269,119)
MS 3,034 5.5 0.48 (4.6 - 6.5) || 113,916 (94,474 - 133,359)
MO 4,167 8.2 0.58 (7.0 - 9.3) || 343,826 (295,393 - 392,260)
MT 3,329 8.0 0.66 (6.7 - 9.3) || 53,044 (44,417 - 61,671)
NE 3,693 5.8 0.50 (4.8 - 6.7) || 72,885 (60,413 - 85,357)
NV 2,566 8.3 0.75 (6.8 - 9.7) || 126,692 (104,119 - 149,266)
NH 4,051 8.4 0.51 (7.4 - 9.4) || 79,092 (69,668 - 88,516)
NJ 5,998 6.2 0.38 (5.5 - 7.0) || 402,339 (354,513 - 450,166)
NM 3,605 6.9 0.51 (5.9 - 7.9) || 90,543 (77,464 - 103,622)
NY 3,884 7.3 0.49 (6.4 - 8.3) || 1,059,051 (918,532 - 1,199,570)
NC 6,191 6.4 0.50 (5.4 - 7.4) || 397,774 (336,462 - 459,086)
ND 2,505 6.8 0.55 (5.8 - 7.9) || 32,143 (27,058 - 37,228)
OH 3,424 7.3 0.49 (6.3 - 8.2) || 615,294 (533,251 - 697,336)
OK 4,538 6.9 0.45 (6.1 - 7.8) || 178,660 (155,913 - 201,408)
OR 2,524 8.1 0.57 (7.0 - 9.2) || 209,380 (180,285 - 238,475)
PA 3,652 7.3 0.51 (6.4 - 8.3) || 691,529 (597,624 - 785,434)
RI 4,099 9.4 0.56 (8.3 - 10.5) || 75,642 (66,681 - 84,603)
SC 3,192 6.5 0.52 (5.5 - 7.6) || 195,558 (164,422 - 226,695)
SD 5,101 5.3 0.37 (4.6 - 6.0) || 28,954 (25,025 - 32,884)
TN 2,919 6.9 0.53 (5.8 - 7.9) || 297,975 (252,591 - 343,360)
TX 5,904 6.1 0.34 (5.4 - 6.8) || 932,057 (829,904 - 1,034,210)
UT 3,646 7.0 0.56 (5.9 - 8.1) || 103,383 (87,156 - 119,610)
VT 4,285 8.8 0.50 (7.8 - 9.8) || 40,448 (35,878 - 45,019)
VA 2,924 6.4 0.50 (5.5 - 7.4) || 348,225 (295,359 - 401,091)
WA 4,177 7.7 0.45 (6.8 - 8.5) || 337,123 (298,051 - 376,195)
WV 3,086 9.3 0.58 (8.2 - 10.4) || 128,863 (112,974 - 144,752)
WI 3,336 7.8 0.57 (6.7 - 8.9) || 310,235 (265,499 - 354,971)
WY 3,035 8.3 0.58 (7.1 - 9.4) || 29,251 (25,214 - 33,289)
Territories              
GU 870 3.5 0.69 (2.2 - 4.9) || 3,314 (2,036 - 4,593)
PR 4,234 9.5 0.65 (8.3 - 10.8) || 264,400 (228,684 - 300,116)
VI 2,260 4.9 0.62 (3.7 - 6.1) || 3,600 (2,698 - 4,502)


Notes:
* CI denotes confidence interval.
** U.S. Total includes the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the three territories.

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.


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