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Table L4
Adult Self-Reported Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by Race and State or Territory: BRFSS 2002
State Race Sample
Size		 Prevalence
(percent)		 Standard
Error		 95% CI*
(percent)		 Prevalence
(number)		 95% CI*
(number)
U.S. Total** White 199,256 11.7 0.13 (11.4 – 11.9) 19,414,820 (18,986,315 – 19,843,325)
U.S. Total** Black 18,277 13.5 0.43 (12.6 – 14.3) 2,956,729 (2,757,195 – 3,156,262)
U.S. Total** Other 16,327 9.7 0.44 (8.8 – 10.5) 1,845,631 (1,674,110 – 2,017,153)
U.S. Total** Multi 4,337 18.8 1.36 (16.2 – 21.5) 668,675 (562,713 – 774,638)
AL White 2,284 11.0 0.74 (9.5 – 12.4) 268,142 (231,968 – 304,316)
AL Black 670 10.8 1.38 (8.1 – 13.5) 77,255 (57,221 – 97,290)
AL Other 98 11.5 3.44 (4.7 – 18.3) 16,890 (6,573 – 27,208)
AL Multi 24 24.0 9.65 (4.1 – 44.0) 6,449 (522 – 12,377)
AK White 1,835 12.0 1.22 (9.7 – 14.4) 37,774 (30,007 – 45,540)
AK Black 48 16.6 6.80 (2.9 – 30.2) 1,374 (123 – 2,625)
AK Other 678 7.5 1.77 (4.0 – 10.9) 7,561 (3,908 – 11,215)
AK Multi 102 30.8 6.80 (17.3 – 44.3) 4,838 (2,201 – 7,475)
AZ White 2,686 14.4 1.08 (12.3 – 16.5) 457,557 (388,064 – 527,049)
AZ Black 51 17.5 8.38 (0.7 – 34.4) 20,875 (0 – 43,278)
AZ Other 398 9.8 2.11 (5.7 – 14.0) 51,220 (28,825 – 73,616)
AZ Multi 47 13.6 5.60 (2.3 – 24.9) 11,059 (2,070 – 20,049)
AR White 3,278 11.9 0.69 (10.5 – 13.2) 200,705 (177,301 – 224,108)
AR Black 402 11.7 1.94 (7.9 – 15.6) 24,205 (15,867 – 32,543)
AR Other 103 15.2 4.03 (7.2 – 23.3) 9,685 (4,196 – 15,174)
AR Multi 93 17.0 4.06 (8.9 – 25.0) 8,569 (4,212 – 12,925)
CA White 3,526 12.4 0.67 (11.1 – 13.7) 2,454,539 (2,188,046 – 2,721,033)
CA Black 222 20.0 3.05 (14.0 – 26.0) 320,600 (215,081 – 426,119)
CA Other 356 7.5 1.55 (4.4 – 10.5) 231,964 (134,505 – 329,423)
CA Multi 96 27.2 5.34 (16.6 – 37.8) 193,308 (105,388 – 281,229)
CO White 3,510 11.8 0.62 (10.6 – 13.1) 336,786 (301,744 – 371,829)
CO Black 95 11.9 3.85 (4.3 – 19.6) 9,226 (2,943 – 15,510)
CO Other 321 12.8 2.24 (8.4 – 17.2) 39,721 (25,072 – 54,370)
CO Multi 87 16.6 4.21 (8.3 – 25.0) 12,141 (5,607 – 18,675)
CT White 4,904 13.1 0.62 (11.9 – 14.3) 284,854 (257,671 – 312,038)
CT Black 253 15.1 2.68 (9.8 – 20.4) 24,621 (15,423 – 33,819)
CT Other 318 12.9 2.15 (8.7 – 17.1) 27,979 (18,416 – 37,543)
CT Multi 0 0
DE White 3,267 11.6 0.79 (10.0 – 13.1) 54,924 (47,376 – 62,471)
DE Black 521 13.1 2.17 (8.8 – 17.3) 10,658 (6,962 – 14,354)
DE Other 163 8.0 2.81 (2.5 – 13.6) 2,893 (848 – 4,938)
DE Multi 44 19.9 7.94 (3.9 – 35.9) 1,377 (232 – 2,522)
DC White 1,183 14.0 1.54 (11.0 – 17.1) 21,727 (16,624 – 26,830)
DC Black 1,024 13.8 1.29 (11.3 – 16.4) 35,287 (28,580 – 41,995)
DC Other 123 16.6 4.22 (8.2 – 24.9) 4,934 (2,191 – 7,677)
DC Multi 21 46.8 16.83 (11.7 – 81.9) 2,488 (0 – 5,400)
FL White 4,883 10.3 0.50 (9.3 – 11.3) 962,200 (868,434 – 1,055,966)
FL Black 635 11.1 1.69 (7.8 – 14.4) 184,975 (125,590 – 244,361)
FL Other 509 10.3 1.62 (7.1 – 13.5) 158,688 (107,020 – 210,356)
FL Multi 21 16.2 9,552
GA White 3,447 10.8 0.62 (9.5 – 12.0) 434,534 (385,458 – 483,611)
GA Black 1,323 12.2 1.27 (9.8 – 14.7) 212,964 (167,898 – 258,030)
GA Other 191 14.3 3.63 (7.1 – 21.4) 45,983 (20,603 – 71,362)
GA Multi 54 21.5 8.01 (5.4 – 37.5) 18,271 (3,119 – 33,423)
HI White 2,121 12.2 1.00 (10.2 – 14.1) 33,553 (27,900 – 39,206)
HI Black 81 12.8 4.24 (4.4 – 21.2) 1,983 (596 – 3,370)
HI Other 2,624 11.8 0.81 (10.2 – 13.4) 54,048 (46,465 – 61,630)
HI Multi 1,141 19.5 1.55 (16.5 – 22.5) 35,165 (29,148 – 41,182)
ID White 4,689 12.0 0.58 (10.9 – 13.2) 105,526 (95,326 – 115,726)
ID Black 12 3.0 97
ID Other 200 10.0 2.50 (5.1 – 15.0) 4,957 (2,403 – 7,511)
ID Multi 86 8.6 3.08 (2.4 – 14.7) 1,512 (414 – 2,609)
IL White 4,360 10.4 0.52 (9.4 – 11.4) 754,377 (680,378 – 828,375)
IL Black 590 13.7 1.66 (10.5 – 17.0) 177,069 (133,462 – 220,676)
IL Other 235 8.1 1.86 (4.5 – 11.8) 47,630 (25,669 – 69,591)
IL Multi 42 12.6 4.96 (2.6 – 22.6) 13,240 (2,514 – 23,966)
IN White 5,176 11.1 0.50 (10.1 – 12.1) 444,579 (404,739 – 484,420)
IN Black 286 14.0 2.48 (9.1 – 18.9) 35,991 (22,653 – 49,328)
IN Other 194 9.7 2.51 (4.8 – 14.7) 18,853 (8,761 – 28,944)
IN Multi 89 18.1 4.78 (8.6 – 27.6) 13,746 (5,839 – 21,653)
IA White 3,509 8.9 0.59 (7.8 – 10.1) 187,044 (162,598 – 211,490)
IA Black 37 22.9 7.99 (6.7 – 39.1) 5,596 (1,064 – 10,128)
IA Other 71 8.1 3.40 (1.3 – 14.9) 4,221 (648 – 7,794)
IA Multi 18 7.6 800
KS White 4,010 11.3 0.57 (10.2 – 12.5) 194,207 (174,659 – 213,756)
KS Black 150 12.3 3.10 (6.2 – 18.4) 8,053 (3,793 – 12,313)
KS Other 238 8.6 2.10 (4.5 – 12.8) 9,969 (4,967 – 14,971)
KS Multi 59 14.5 5.59 (3.3 – 25.7) 3,626 (575 – 6,678)
KY White 6,680 12.4 0.63 (11.2 – 13.7) 349,060 (313,416 – 384,703)
KY Black 227 16.7 3.87 (9.1 – 24.4) 24,075 (11,942 – 36,208)
KY Other 63 25.6 10.61 (4.3 – 46.8) 15,037 (0 – 30,379)
KY Multi 48 10.5 5.44 (0.0 – 21.4) 3,487 (0 – 7,130)
LA White 3,459 10.3 0.58 (9.2 – 11.5) 217,771 (193,064 – 242,478)
LA Black 1,272 11.1 1.14 (8.9 – 13.4) 102,969 (81,084 – 124,855)
LA Other 171 8.0 2.61 (2.9 – 13.2) 11,439 (3,791 – 19,087)
LA Multi 65 15.2 5.27 (4.7 – 25.8) 6,030 (1,511 – 10,548)
ME White 2,349 13.5 0.79 (11.9 – 15.0) 128,297 (113,428 – 143,165)
ME Black 9 23.0 757
ME Other 50 13.5 5.10 (3.2 – 23.7) 3,142 (623 – 5,661)
ME Multi 18 34.7 14.01 (5.2 – 64.3) 2,215 (0 – 4,717)
MD White 3,337 12.2 0.69 (10.9 – 13.6) 314,226 (278,205 – 350,246)
MD Black 768 13.0 1.54 (10.0 – 16.0) 138,208 (104,548 – 171,867)
MD Other 205 14.8 3.35 (8.2 – 21.4) 47,097 (24,082 – 70,111)
MD Multi 37 9.2 3,276
MA White 6,260 12.9 0.54 (11.8 – 13.9) 540,075 (494,131 – 586,019)
MA Black 348 10.8 2.37 (6.1 – 15.4) 19,021 (10,315 – 27,727)
MA Other 664 13.2 1.59 (10.1 – 16.3) 55,947 (42,022 – 69,872)
MA Multi 52 16.1 5.81 (4.4 – 27.7) 4,928 (1,151 – 8,705)
MI White 5,071 13.0 0.60 (11.8 – 14.2) 774,945 (702,693 – 847,197)
MI Black 491 12.7 1.73 (9.3 – 16.1) 108,385 (77,981 – 138,789)
MI Other 180 10.0 2.49 (5.1 – 14.9) 33,941 (17,047 – 50,836)
MI Multi 119 9.1 3.66 (1.9 – 16.4) 15,877 (2,620 – 29,134)
MN White 4,198 11.2 0.58 (10.1 – 12.4) 383,676 (344,294 – 423,059)
MN Black 92 19.8 4.84 (10.2 – 29.4) 16,087 (7,373 – 24,802)
MN Other 138 5.1 1.78 (1.6 – 8.6) 7,435 (2,256 – 12,613)
MN Multi 34 21.1 10.94 (0.0 – 43.4) 6,048 (0 – 13,692)
MS White 2,747 10.4 0.67 (9.1 – 11.7) 138,717 (120,660 – 156,775)
MS Black 1,192 10.8 1.41 (8.0 – 13.5) 72,993 (53,019 – 92,968)
MS Other 83 12.3 5.28 (1.8 – 22.8) 6,020 (425 – 11,615)
MS Multi 33 19.4 8.07 (3.0 – 35.9) 4,173 (539 – 7,807)
MO White 4,206 11.8 0.68 (10.5 – 13.1) 423,943 (375,126 – 472,759)
MO Black 246 16.1 3.31 (9.6 – 22.6) 55,156 (31,411 – 78,900)
MO Other 166 11.9 3.79 (4.4 – 19.4) 21,606 (6,918 – 36,294)
MO Multi 73 32.5 7.24 (18.1 – 46.9) 20,776 (9,384 – 32,167)
MT White 3,545 14.0 0.94 (12.1 – 15.8) 86,964 (75,050 – 98,878)
MT Black 9 20.8 527
MT Other 399 19.1 3.67 (11.8 – 26.3) 7,869 (4,438 – 11,300)
MT Multi 44 15.2 5.67 (3.8 – 26.6) 870 (222 – 1,519)
NE White 4,029 10.1 0.58 (9.0 – 11.3) 115,838 (102,597 – 129,078)
NE Black 105 24.4 5.42 (13.7 – 35.1) 7,399 (3,533 – 11,265)
NE Other 177 10.4 3.32 (3.9 – 17.0) 7,743 (2,541 – 12,946)
NE Multi 25 36.2 10.66 (14.2 – 58.2) 2,670 (636 – 4,704)
NV White 2,476 12.7 1.01 (10.8 – 14.7) 148,293 (124,492 – 172,095)
NV Black 80 18.9 5.60 (7.7 – 30.0) 11,387 (3,904 – 18,871)
NV Other 296 6.4 1.68 (3.1 – 9.7) 14,334 (6,890 – 21,779)
NV Multi 256 19.0 3.51 (12.1 – 25.9) 25,473 (15,301 – 35,645)
NH White 4,794 13.9 0.58 (12.8 – 15.1) 126,540 (115,997 – 137,083)
NH Black 23 17.1 781
NH Other 147 11.9 3.26 (5.4 – 18.3) 3,575 (1,502 – 5,649)
NH Multi 25 13.5 707
NJ White 4,711 11.2 0.98 (9.3 – 13.1) 510,172 (419,904 – 600,440)
NJ Black 516 17.1 3.12 (11.0 – 23.3) 130,324 (81,317 – 179,331)
NJ Other 771 9.1 2.77 (3.7 – 14.6) 81,168 (29,395 – 132,942)
NJ Multi 42 27.2 11.37 (4.2 – 50.1) 14,337 (690 – 27,983)
NM White 3,611 11.6 0.63 (10.4 – 12.8) 113,268 (100,959 – 125,576)
NM Black 68 22.1 6.08 (10.0 – 34.3) 4,719 (1,766 – 7,672)
NM Other 829 11.4 1.46 (8.5 – 14.2) 32,619 (23,849 – 41,388)
NM Multi 91 14.4 3.72 (7.0 – 21.8) 3,691 (1,711 – 5,671)
NY White 3,398 11.0 0.61 (9.8 – 12.2) 1,089,551 (969,958 – 1,209,143)
NY Black 467 13.8 2.02 (9.8 – 17.7) 256,261 (176,752 – 335,769)
NY Other 453 10.7 1.55 (7.6 – 13.7) 226,474 (159,218 – 293,730)
NY Multi 65 17.9 5.45 (7.0 – 28.8) 42,501 (14,193 – 70,810)
NC White 5,068 11.2 0.73 (9.8 – 12.6) 506,576 (438,608 – 574,544)
NC Black 1,036 12.4 1.51 (9.4 – 15.4) 133,597 (100,006 – 167,188)
NC Other 516 6.0 1.32 (3.4 – 8.5) 31,978 (18,085 – 45,870)
NC Multi 73 8.1 4.40 (0.0 – 16.9) 6,381 (0 – 12,889)
ND White 2,827 10.2 0.64 (9.0 – 11.5) 45,660 (39,982 – 51,338)
ND Black 12 4.8 111
ND Other 125 10.3 3.43 (3.5 – 17.0) 2,469 (733 – 4,206)
ND Multi 18 17.1 472
OH White 3,576 9.8 0.58 (8.7 – 11.0) 726,257 (641,487 – 811,026)
OH Black 345 14.0 2.36 (9.4 – 18.7) 100,083 (65,282 – 134,885)
OH Other 133 12.2 3.29 (5.7 – 18.7) 40,209 (17,787 – 62,631)
OH Multi 0 0
OK White 5,354 11.6 0.54 (10.6 – 12.7) 228,693 (207,020 – 250,366)
OK Black 410 13.5 2.48 (8.7 – 18.4) 20,970 (12,656 – 29,285)
OK Other 815 7.8 1.15 (5.5 – 10.0) 30,197 (21,244 – 39,149)
OK Multi 157 15.7 3.48 (8.8 – 22.5) 9,009 (4,689 – 13,328)
OR White 2,737 14.5 0.78 (13.0 – 16.1) 334,559 (298,870 – 370,249)
OR Black 31 6.5 1,528
OR Other 210 9.5 2.04 (5.4 – 13.5) 21,371 (12,071 – 30,671)
OR Multi 60 19.2 5.19 (8.8 – 29.5) 9,289 (3,856 – 14,723)
PA White 12,212 11.1 0.39 (10.3 – 11.9) 892,613 (830,086 – 955,141)
PA Black 683 17.0 2.03 (13.0 – 21.0) 131,593 (97,220 – 165,967)
PA Other 368 8.2 1.66 (4.9 – 11.4) 32,193 (19,298 – 45,087)
PA Multi 117 12.7 3.81 (5.1 – 20.2) 11,595 (4,317 – 18,872)
RI White 3,334 12.2 0.65 (10.9 – 13.5) 85,614 (76,494 – 94,734)
RI Black 133 18.8 4.08 (10.8 – 26.9) 4,923 (2,575 – 7,270)
RI Other 303 15.3 2.63 (10.1 – 20.5) 11,096 (7,154 – 15,039)
RI Multi 28 7.4 460
SC White 3,305 10.1 0.70 (8.8 – 11.5) 214,185 (184,434 – 243,936)
SC Black 988 9.0 1.37 (6.3 – 11.7) 69,223 (47,780 – 90,666)
SC Other 97 14.8 5.40 (4.0 – 25.5) 16,969 (3,362 – 30,577)
SC Multi 68 3.8 1,844
SD White 4,492 8.4 0.49 (7.4 – 9.3) 42,594 (37,596 – 47,592)
SD Black 12 11.9 192
SD Other 224 11.5 3.62 (4.4 – 18.7) 4,329 (1,434 – 7,225)
SD Multi 41 11.1 547
TN White 2,685 12.9 0.74 (11.4 – 14.3) 456,150 (403,180 – 509,120)
TN Black 403 10.7 1.80 (7.1 – 14.2) 64,879 (42,345 – 87,413)
TN Other 67 5.3 7,059
TN Multi 41 4.6 3,070
TX White 4,475 12.2 0.58 (11.0 – 13.3) 1,313,348 (1,188,711 – 1,437,984)
TX Black 563 11.6 1.48 (8.7 – 14.5) 165,878 (123,149 – 208,607)
TX Other 852 8.5 1.19 (6.2 – 10.8) 229,425 (163,935 – 294,916)
TX Multi 111 17.5 3.95 (9.7 – 25.3) 51,196 (26,759 – 75,634)
UT White 3,858 12.4 0.73 (11.0 – 13.8) 180,991 (159,538 – 202,443)
UT Black 12 19.9 1,128
UT Other 142 9.2 3.49 (2.3 – 16.1) 6,560 (1,392 – 11,729)
UT Multi 37 15.8 9.86 (0.0 – 35.8) 2,153 (0 – 5,106)
VT White 4,048 12.5 0.60 (11.4 – 13.7) 55,938 (50,561 – 61,315)
VT Black 16 16.0 318
VT Other 86 24.4 5.47 (13.6 – 35.3) 2,400 (1,159 – 3,642)
VT Multi 41 12.8 5.20 (2.2 – 23.3) 588 (85 – 1,091)
VA White 3,321 11.9 0.74 (10.5 – 13.4) 492,599 (432,081 – 553,118)
VA Black 742 13.6 1.68 (10.3 – 16.9) 106,685 (79,092 – 134,278)
VA Other 165 7.2 2.10 (3.1 – 11.4) 27,112 (11,902 – 42,323)
VA Multi 107 18.8 7.24 (4.4 – 33.1) 23,597 (2,334 – 44,860)
WA White 4,267 13.8 0.65 (12.5 – 15.1) 531,370 (481,250 – 581,491)
WA Black 116 15.3 4.80 (5.8 – 24.8) 18,416 (5,732 – 31,100)
WA Other 281 15.9 2.51 (11.0 – 20.9) 46,808 (31,257 – 62,359)
WA Multi 172 22.7 4.00 (14.8 – 30.6) 40,623 (24,847 – 56,399)
WV White 3,089 12.4 0.67 (11.1 – 13.7) 160,155 (142,819 – 177,490)
WV Black 70 15.9 5.75 (4.4 – 27.4) 4,311 (919 – 7,703)
WV Other 47 14.6 5.41 (3.8 – 25.5) 3,154 (637 – 5,670)
WV Multi 111 21.6 4.27 (13.1 – 30.0) 9,742 (5,456 – 14,028)
WI White 3,749 11.3 0.63 (10.1 – 12.6) 415,389 (369,092 – 461,686)
WI Black 381 22.6 3.96 (14.8 – 30.3) 32,865 (19,222 – 46,508)
WI Other 153 11.2 2.90 (5.5 – 17.0) 18,251 (8,624 – 27,878)
WI Multi 49 7.5 3,705
WY White 3,320 11.1 0.63 (9.9 – 12.3) 37,767 (33,510 – 42,023)
WY Black 11 13.2 147
WY Other 131 8.2 3.22 (1.9 – 14.6) 1,408 (264 – 2,552)
WY Multi 55 20.6 6.00 (8.6 – 32.6) 1,206 (420 – 1,992)
Territories
GU White 115 15.6 4.02 (7.7 – 23.6) 1,836 (826 – 2,847)
GU Black 15 6.4 91
GU Other 670 11.6 1.43 (8.8 – 14.4) 9,255 (6,987 – 11,523)
GU Multi 15 29.7 416
PR White 2,536 19.0 0.94 (17.2 – 20.9) 317,280 (285,111 – 349,449)
PR Black 589 19.2 2.12 (15.0 – 23.3) 84,801 (64,562 – 105,039)
PR Other 921 21.4 1.80 (17.8 – 24.9) 130,668 (106,316 – 155,020)
PR Multi 49 28.1 8.32 (11.4 – 44.8) 10,131 (2,968 – 17,294)
VI White 422 10.7 1.88 (7.0 – 14.4) 1,283 (817 – 1,748)
VI Black 1,537 8.7 0.91 (6.9 – 10.5) 4,325 (3,410 – 5,239)
VI Other 221 9.3 2.75 (3.9 – 14.7) 762 (295 – 1,229)
VI Multi 51 20.8 7.07 (6.6 – 35.0) 374 (84 – 664)

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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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