Table K1
Child Current Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by State: BRFSS 2003

State Sample
Size
Prevalence
(percent)
Standard
Error
95% CI*
(percent)
||
||
||
Prevalence
(number)
95% CI*
(number)
22 State Total 40,277 8.1 0.17 (7.8 - 8.4) || 2,376,748 (2,278,743 - 2,474,754)
DE 1,464 13.0 0.96 (11.1 - 14.9) || 25,669 (21,820 - 29,518)
GA 2,777 8.8 0.58 (7.6 - 9.9) || 189,591 (164,084 - 215,098)
HI 1,559 8.6 0.67 (7.3 - 9.9) || 25,397 (21,461 - 29,332)
ID 1,909 6.2 0.47 (5.2 - 7.1) || 22,037 (18,652 - 25,423)
IN 1,902 8.7 0.54 (7.7 - 9.8) || 133,825 (117,355 - 150,294)
IA 1,641 5.3 0.49 (4.4 - 6.3) || 36,054 (29,453 - 42,656)
MD 1,618 9.8 0.72 (8.4 - 11.2) || 125,175 (106,330 - 144,019)
MI 1,200 10.0 0.80 (8.4 - 11.5) || 244,863 (204,785 - 284,941)
MN 1,379 6.4 0.52 (5.4 - 7.4) || 77,041 (64,751 - 89,331)
NH 1,783 7.6 0.51 (6.6 - 8.6) || 21,851 (18,971 - 24,732)
NJ 3,813 8.4 0.40 (7.6 - 9.1) || 164,828 (149,182 - 180,473)
NM 1,931 7.5 0.49 (6.6 - 8.5) || 35,585 (30,976 - 40,194)
OH 1,273 6.6 0.64 (5.4 - 7.9) || 175,677 (142,189 - 209,165)
OK 2,573 10.0 0.51 (9.0 - 11.0) || 86,868 (78,032 - 95,705)
PA 1,244 8.2 0.66 (6.9 - 9.5) || 221,305 (185,182 - 257,429)
RI 1,333 9.3 0.69 (7.9 - 10.6) || 21,367 (18,204 - 24,531)
SC 1,974 7.8 0.51 (6.8 - 8.8) || 74,372 (64,691 - 84,053)
SD 1,785 4.7 0.42 (3.9 - 5.5) || 8,984 (7,373 - 10,594)
TX 2,303 7.4 0.45 (6.6 - 8.3) || 429,870 (378,155 - 481,585)
VT 1,442 7.1 0.54 (6.1 - 8.2) || 9,499 (8,070 - 10,928)
VA 1,887 9.3 0.76 (7.8 - 10.8) || 155,962 (130,367 - 181,557)
WI 1,487 7.0 0.64 (5.8 - 8.3) || 90,929 (74,534 - 107,324)


Notes:
* CI denotes confidence interval.


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