2006 Adult Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables and Maps

Previous Table | Next Table

Table L6
Adult Self-Reported Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) Education and State or Territory: BRFSS 2006
State Education Sample
Size
Prevalence
(percent)
Standard
Error
95% CI*
(percent)
Prevalence
(number)
95% CI*
(number)
U.S. Total** HS Nongrad 35,249 14.5 0.45 (13.6 – 15.4) 3,854,786 (3,608,672 – 4,100,901)
U.S. Total** HS Grad 105,220 12.3 0.25 (11.8 – 12.8) 8,007,521 (7,660,069 – 8,354,973)
U.S. Total** Some Coll 91,633 13.8 0.27 (13.2 – 14.3) 8,047,618 (7,714,540 – 8,380,696)
U.S. Total** Coll Grad 113,828 11.8 0.20 (11.4 – 12.2) 8,554,909 (8,264,686 – 8,845,131)
AL HS Nongrad 514 18.0 2.75 (12.6 – 23.4) 95,557 (63,692 – 127,421)
AL HS Grad 1,069 13.0 1.52 (10.0 – 16.0) 149,233 (113,127 – 185,339)
AL Some Coll 839 13.3 1.50 (10.3 – 16.2) 117,678 (90,065 – 145,291)
AL Coll Grad 862 11.9 1.39 (9.2 – 14.7) 106,583 (80,714 – 132,451)
AK HS Nongrad 169 19.6 4.11 (11.5 – 27.7) 6,583 (3,912 – 9,255)
AK HS Grad 647 11.9 1.58 (8.8 – 15.0) 17,439 (12,799 – 22,078)
AK Some Coll 628 17.8 2.25 (13.4 – 22.2) 25,706 (18,728 – 32,683)
AK Coll Grad 661 12.4 1.62 (9.2 – 15.6) 18,429 (13,544 – 23,314)
AZ HS Nongrad 582 14.8 3.12 (8.6 – 20.9) 76,241 (42,480 – 110,002)
AZ HS Grad 1,300 14.1 2.23 (9.7 – 18.5) 151,373 (100,326 – 202,419)
AZ Some Coll 1,440 14.3 1.64 (11.1 – 17.5) 179,462 (137,779 – 221,146)
AZ Coll Grad 1,446 15.7 1.78 (12.2 – 19.1) 231,727 (176,518 – 286,936)
AR HS Nongrad 694 13.6 1.63 (10.4 – 16.8) 36,246 (27,308 – 45,184)
AR HS Grad 2,000 11.6 0.90 (9.8 – 13.3) 87,612 (73,724 – 101,501)
AR Some Coll 1,369 12.2 1.08 (10.0 – 14.3) 63,940 (52,200 – 75,679)
AR Coll Grad 1,512 10.9 0.93 (9.0 – 12.7) 60,054 (49,508 – 70,600)
CA HS Nongrad 698 9.8 1.40 (7.1 – 12.6) 520,956 (370,122 – 671,791)
CA HS Grad 1,208 12.1 1.16 (9.9 – 14.4) 725,512 (584,110 – 866,915)
CA Some Coll 1,514 14.4 1.19 (12.0 – 16.7) 925,146 (764,817 – 1,085,475)
CA Coll Grad 2,210 14.0 0.87 (12.3 – 15.7) 1,215,729 (1,061,982 – 1,369,476)
CO HS Nongrad 412 10.9 1.90 (7.1 – 14.6) 32,695 (20,862 – 44,529)
CO HS Grad 1,402 11.2 1.10 (9.1 – 13.4) 97,575 (77,836 – 117,315)
CO Some Coll 1,654 13.7 1.14 (11.5 – 15.9) 131,664 (108,529 – 154,799)
CO Coll Grad 2,613 11.8 0.73 (10.4 – 13.2) 160,792 (140,380 – 181,204)
CT HS Nongrad 674 12.6 1.64 (9.4 – 15.8) 23,044 (16,995 – 29,093)
CT HS Grad 2,174 13.3 1.00 (11.3 – 15.2) 92,602 (78,151 – 107,054)
CT Some Coll 1,928 14.7 1.12 (12.5 – 16.9) 92,604 (77,782 – 107,426)
CT Coll Grad 3,673 13.9 0.76 (12.4 – 15.4) 163,061 (144,445 – 181,677)
DE HS Nongrad 269 18.3 3.45 (11.5 – 25.0) 7,790 (4,901 – 10,678)
DE HS Grad 1,318 15.4 1.74 (12.0 – 18.8) 30,408 (22,978 – 37,838)
DE Some Coll 1,025 14.8 1.52 (11.8 – 17.8) 24,719 (19,429 – 30,008)
DE Coll Grad 1,381 13.0 1.32 (10.4 – 15.6) 31,529 (24,817 – 38,241)
DC HS Nongrad 267 16.9 3.31 (10.4 – 23.4) 5,903 (3,382 – 8,424)
DC HS Grad 694 16.9 2.02 (12.9 – 20.9) 16,315 (12,067 – 20,564)
DC Some Coll 677 13.3 1.69 (10.0 – 16.6) 11,165 (8,220 – 14,110)
DC Coll Grad 2,356 15.6 0.98 (13.7 – 17.5) 34,502 (29,922 – 39,082)
FL HS Nongrad 1,295 16.3 1.88 (12.6 – 20.0) 285,005 (213,428 – 356,583)
FL HS Grad 3,266 10.6 0.80 (9.0 – 12.1) 413,735 (349,990 – 477,479)
FL Some Coll 2,961 12.0 0.87 (10.3 – 13.7) 463,545 (394,270 – 532,819)
FL Coll Grad 3,151 10.3 0.69 (8.9 – 11.6) 438,007 (378,601 – 497,414)
GA HS Nongrad 838 20.3 2.16 (16.1 – 24.6) 138,046 (105,743 – 170,348)
GA HS Grad 2,219 14.3 1.22 (12.0 – 16.7) 273,347 (223,997 – 322,697)
GA Some Coll 2,024 13.1 1.11 (10.9 – 15.2) 237,966 (196,136 – 279,797)
GA Coll Grad 2,593 10.0 0.86 (8.3 – 11.7) 226,401 (186,199 – 266,602)
HI HS Nongrad 407 14.6 2.69 (9.3 – 19.9) 8,323 (5,029 – 11,616)
HI HS Grad 1,772 16.0 1.34 (13.4 – 18.7) 46,637 (38,331 – 54,943)
HI Some Coll 1,848 17.4 1.31 (14.9 – 20.0) 49,119 (41,130 – 57,109)
HI Coll Grad 2,510 14.8 0.96 (12.9 – 16.6) 50,675 (43,840 – 57,511)
ID HS Nongrad 445 14.2 2.33 (9.7 – 18.8) 14,554 (9,570 – 19,539)
ID HS Grad 1,597 13.1 1.19 (10.8 – 15.4) 40,835 (33,093 – 48,578)
ID Some Coll 1,722 13.9 1.09 (11.7 – 16.0) 46,462 (38,881 – 54,043)
ID Coll Grad 1,547 12.0 1.13 (9.8 – 14.2) 35,397 (28,498 – 42,297)
IL HS Nongrad 388 18.2 2.64 (13.0 – 23.4) 159,823 (109,528 – 210,117)
IL HS Grad 1,450 10.9 1.11 (8.7 – 13.1) 291,712 (230,828 – 352,596)
IL Some Coll 1,416 14.2 1.34 (11.5 – 16.8) 384,148 (307,032 – 461,265)
IL Coll Grad 1,906 12.3 0.93 (10.5 – 14.1) 402,802 (340,222 – 465,382)
IN HS Nongrad 663 12.6 1.54 (9.6 – 15.6) 66,828 (50,238 – 83,418)
IN HS Grad 2,450 13.4 0.93 (11.5 – 15.2) 233,456 (199,463 – 267,448)
IN Some Coll 1,613 14.7 1.14 (12.5 – 16.9) 171,536 (143,731 – 199,341)
IN Coll Grad 1,784 10.1 0.81 (8.5 – 11.7) 124,455 (104,224 – 144,687)
IA HS Nongrad 384 14.5 2.83 (8.9 – 20.0) 25,426 (14,605 – 36,248)
IA HS Grad 1,914 8.0 0.70 (6.6 – 9.4) 62,290 (51,502 – 73,079)
IA Some Coll 1,437 10.7 1.03 (8.7 – 12.8) 68,539 (55,068 – 82,010)
IA Coll Grad 1,674 9.2 0.88 (7.5 – 10.9) 62,836 (50,576 – 75,096)
KS HS Nongrad 650 13.8 1.96 (10.0 – 17.7) 23,910 (16,715 – 31,104)
KS HS Grad 2,481 12.4 1.02 (10.4 – 14.4) 76,539 (63,295 – 89,782)
KS Some Coll 2,368 13.7 0.87 (11.9 – 15.4) 81,155 (70,496 – 91,813)
KS Coll Grad 2,775 10.3 0.68 (8.9 – 11.6) 69,310 (59,955 – 78,666)
KY HS Nongrad 1,234 14.9 1.36 (12.2 – 17.6) 70,893 (57,775 – 84,011)
KY HS Grad 2,244 12.8 1.06 (10.8 – 14.9) 145,243 (120,686 – 169,799)
KY Some Coll 1,444 11.5 1.19 (9.2 – 13.9) 93,548 (74,131 – 112,964)
KY Coll Grad 1,219 8.4 1.17 (6.1 – 10.7) 65,034 (46,640 – 83,427)
LA HS Nongrad 948 12.7 1.32 (10.1 – 15.3) 61,346 (48,338 – 74,353)
LA HS Grad 2,275 10.5 0.85 (8.8 – 12.1) 115,627 (96,437 – 134,817)
LA Some Coll 1,713 12.3 1.08 (10.2 – 14.4) 100,645 (82,121 – 119,168)
LA Coll Grad 2,111 9.0 0.73 (7.5 – 10.4) 85,720 (71,514 – 99,927)
ME HS Nongrad 260 20.9 3.17 (14.7 – 27.2) 15,572 (10,406 – 20,738)
ME HS Grad 1,290 13.7 1.21 (11.3 – 16.1) 46,146 (37,613 – 54,679)
ME Some Coll 1,035 15.2 1.41 (12.5 – 18.0) 42,203 (33,948 – 50,458)
ME Coll Grad 1,428 12.2 0.97 (10.3 – 14.1) 43,635 (36,665 – 50,604)
MD HS Nongrad 586 17.6 2.54 (12.6 – 22.6) 50,030 (34,465 – 65,595)
MD HS Grad 2,366 14.5 1.52 (11.5 – 17.5) 153,372 (118,357 – 188,387)
MD Some Coll 2,153 15.2 1.26 (12.7 – 17.7) 160,003 (131,630 – 188,376)
MD Coll Grad 3,750 11.1 0.68 (9.8 – 12.5) 202,029 (176,689 – 227,368)
MA HS Nongrad 1,401 20.0 1.90 (16.3 – 23.7) 71,847 (57,029 – 86,665)
MA HS Grad 3,469 14.5 1.06 (12.4 – 16.6) 187,826 (159,017 – 216,634)
MA Some Coll 2,812 15.6 1.20 (13.2 – 18.0) 180,818 (150,983 – 210,654)
MA Coll Grad 4,977 13.1 0.68 (11.7 – 14.4) 279,064 (249,427 – 308,700)
MI HS Nongrad 398 20.1 2.95 (14.3 – 25.9) 120,066 (80,667 – 159,465)
MI HS Grad 1,839 13.8 1.03 (11.7 – 15.8) 341,546 (288,602 – 394,491)
MI Some Coll 1,655 13.9 1.09 (11.8 – 16.1) 322,026 (269,219 – 374,834)
MI Coll Grad 1,720 13.0 0.97 (11.1 – 14.9) 285,661 (241,475 – 329,848)
MN HS Nongrad 262 14.8 3.23 (8.4 – 21.1) 36,744 (19,663 – 53,825)
MN HS Grad 1,131 9.9 1.13 (7.7 – 12.1) 100,367 (76,843 – 123,892)
MN Some Coll 1,231 11.3 1.19 (9.0 – 13.7) 129,370 (101,047 – 157,693)
MN Coll Grad 1,616 11.1 1.06 (9.0 – 13.2) 166,873 (133,580 – 200,166)
MS HS Nongrad 1,066 14.7 1.49 (11.8 – 17.6) 55,879 (44,094 – 67,664)
MS HS Grad 1,969 12.7 1.11 (10.6 – 14.9) 89,325 (73,040 – 105,610)
MS Some Coll 1,527 10.0 1.15 (7.7 – 12.3) 58,526 (44,487 – 72,564)
MS Coll Grad 1,454 9.3 0.91 (7.5 – 11.1) 47,043 (37,642 – 56,444)
MO HS Nongrad 676 22.8 2.86 (17.2 – 28.4) 107,974 (77,127 – 138,822)
MO HS Grad 2,046 12.8 1.30 (10.2 – 15.3) 200,694 (157,993 – 243,395)
MO Some Coll 1,315 12.2 1.23 (9.8 – 14.6) 137,102 (109,531 – 164,673)
MO Coll Grad 1,338 9.0 1.17 (6.7 – 11.3) 112,208 (82,944 – 141,473)
MT HS Nongrad 441 16.6 2.91 (10.9 – 22.3) 9,069 (5,632 – 12,506)
MT HS Grad 1,870 10.0 0.99 (8.1 – 12.0) 22,785 (18,173 – 27,397)
MT Some Coll 1,763 14.6 1.17 (12.3 – 16.9) 30,233 (25,181 – 35,286)
MT Coll Grad 1,951 11.7 0.89 (9.9 – 13.4) 27,423 (23,139 – 31,706)
NE HS Nongrad 645 10.0 1.54 (6.9 – 13.0) 11,276 (7,849 – 14,702)
NE HS Grad 2,801 12.1 1.19 (9.7 – 14.4) 51,809 (41,047 – 62,571)
NE Some Coll 2,238 11.3 1.07 (9.2 – 13.3) 41,082 (32,989 – 49,175)
NE Coll Grad 2,250 10.5 1.05 (8.5 – 12.6) 43,330 (34,275 – 52,384)
NV HS Nongrad 367 7.5 1.53 (4.5 – 10.5) 20,912 (12,539 – 29,284)
NV HS Grad 1,000 11.0 1.60 (7.8 – 14.1) 53,460 (37,333 – 69,586)
NV Some Coll 1,139 15.9 1.79 (12.4 – 19.5) 86,661 (65,880 – 107,441)
NV Coll Grad 1,060 12.4 1.35 (9.8 – 15.1) 61,577 (47,938 – 75,217)
NH HS Nongrad 397 20.1 3.23 (13.7 – 26.4) 12,762 (8,078 – 17,446)
NH HS Grad 1,697 14.3 1.13 (12.1 – 16.5) 40,557 (33,850 – 47,263)
NH Some Coll 1,568 15.3 1.24 (12.9 – 17.8) 40,962 (33,923 – 48,002)
NH Coll Grad 2,348 14.3 0.91 (12.5 – 16.1) 56,515 (49,024 – 64,007)
NJ HS Nongrad 1,159 14.8 1.53 (11.8 – 17.8) 92,415 (72,470 – 112,361)
NJ HS Grad 3,902 11.3 0.77 (9.8 – 12.8) 204,517 (175,801 – 233,234)
NJ Some Coll 2,960 13.9 1.01 (11.9 – 15.9) 210,516 (178,324 – 242,708)
NJ Coll Grad 5,342 10.9 0.62 (9.7 – 12.1) 288,962 (255,015 – 322,910)
NM HS Nongrad 899 11.5 1.53 (8.5 – 14.5) 22,543 (16,268 – 28,819)
NM HS Grad 1,802 12.5 1.17 (10.2 – 14.8) 51,656 (41,589 – 61,724)
NM Some Coll 1,825 16.3 1.25 (13.8 – 18.7) 64,785 (54,145 – 75,425)
NM Coll Grad 2,026 14.4 1.01 (12.4 – 16.4) 61,332 (52,376 – 70,288)
NY HS Nongrad 499 16.1 2.11 (12.0 – 20.3) 270,218 (196,318 – 344,119)
NY HS Grad 1,654 12.4 1.18 (10.1 – 14.7) 510,564 (409,177 – 611,951)
NY Some Coll 1,388 15.5 1.30 (13.0 – 18.1) 554,631 (457,396 – 651,865)
NY Coll Grad 2,350 11.0 0.78 (9.5 – 12.5) 582,597 (499,513 – 665,680)
NC HS Nongrad 2,394 14.0 1.10 (11.8 – 16.1) 142,070 (118,575 – 165,566)
NC HS Grad 4,728 11.0 0.65 (9.7 – 12.3) 218,569 (192,278 – 244,861)
NC Some Coll 3,858 10.2 0.68 (8.9 – 11.5) 167,373 (144,743 – 190,004)
NC Coll Grad 4,594 9.9 0.61 (8.7 – 11.1) 190,160 (166,044 – 214,275)
ND HS Nongrad 430 15.0 2.48 (10.1 – 19.8) 5,623 (3,653 – 7,592)
ND HS Grad 1,433 10.5 1.41 (7.8 – 13.3) 14,967 (10,738 – 19,197)
ND Some Coll 1,483 9.7 1.19 (7.4 – 12.1) 15,576 (11,639 – 19,514)
ND Coll Grad 1,417 9.6 1.15 (7.3 – 11.8) 14,625 (10,965 – 18,285)
OH HS Nongrad 586 26.2 4.27 (17.8 – 34.6) 199,524 (125,055 – 273,992)
OH HS Grad 2,050 11.9 1.42 (9.1 – 14.7) 369,761 (279,622 – 459,899)
OH Some Coll 1,531 14.1 2.21 (9.7 – 18.4) 326,936 (216,384 – 437,488)
OH Coll Grad 1,633 11.3 1.46 (8.4 – 14.1) 281,110 (206,172 – 356,048)
OK HS Nongrad 948 15.1 1.43 (12.3 – 18.0) 59,086 (47,502 – 70,671)
OK HS Grad 2,257 13.8 0.96 (11.9 – 15.7) 121,749 (104,110 – 139,389)
OK Some Coll 2,045 15.3 1.01 (13.3 – 17.3) 118,315 (101,891 – 134,739)
OK Coll Grad 1,731 12.0 0.97 (10.1 – 13.9) 75,544 (62,903 – 88,185)
OR HS Nongrad 345 19.4 2.93 (13.6 – 25.2) 47,397 (31,735 – 63,060)
OR HS Grad 1,321 15.5 1.31 (12.9 – 18.1) 122,016 (100,132 – 143,899)
OR Some Coll 1,504 16.2 1.19 (13.9 – 18.6) 136,461 (115,192 – 157,730)
OR Coll Grad 1,662 13.2 0.96 (11.3 – 15.1) 119,465 (101,451 – 137,478)
PA HS Nongrad 1,275 17.8 2.31 (13.3 – 22.3) 147,137 (107,191 – 187,084)
PA HS Grad 5,628 10.5 0.78 (8.9 – 12.0) 383,048 (325,845 – 440,251)
PA Some Coll 2,892 13.5 1.26 (11.0 – 16.0) 298,943 (241,679 – 356,208)
PA Coll Grad 3,403 11.8 0.93 (9.9 – 13.6) 343,424 (287,505 – 399,343)
RI HS Nongrad 447 21.6 3.16 (15.4 – 27.8) 16,159 (10,714 – 21,605)
RI HS Grad 1,274 15.6 1.50 (12.6 – 18.5) 38,125 (30,277 – 45,973)
RI Some Coll 1,122 18.8 1.72 (15.4 – 22.2) 40,541 (32,540 – 48,542)
RI Coll Grad 1,645 13.2 1.02 (11.2 – 15.2) 41,106 (34,505 – 47,706)
SC HS Nongrad 1,326 16.7 1.50 (13.8 – 19.7) 76,415 (61,772 – 91,058)
SC HS Grad 2,763 11.7 0.93 (9.9 – 13.5) 120,494 (100,408 – 140,580)
SC Some Coll 2,221 12.6 0.92 (10.8 – 14.4) 100,751 (85,651 – 115,850)
SC Coll Grad 2,672 10.9 0.83 (9.3 – 12.6) 102,951 (86,809 – 119,093)
SD HS Nongrad 628 19.6 2.72 (14.3 – 24.9) 9,686 (6,740 – 12,631)
SD HS Grad 2,135 9.7 0.98 (7.7 – 11.6) 17,994 (14,243 – 21,745)
SD Some Coll 1,836 11.3 1.06 (9.2 – 13.4) 18,552 (14,943 – 22,160)
SD Coll Grad 2,026 10.4 0.89 (8.7 – 12.1) 19,165 (15,802 – 22,528)
TN HS Nongrad 622 18.4 2.03 (14.4 – 22.4) 97,721 (74,929 – 120,512)
TN HS Grad 1,571 10.2 1.16 (7.9 – 12.4) 166,141 (127,369 – 204,913)
TN Some Coll 1,192 12.4 1.55 (9.4 – 15.5) 163,847 (121,334 – 206,361)
TN Coll Grad 1,015 10.0 1.26 (7.6 – 12.5) 108,567 (80,672 – 136,462)
TX HS Nongrad 1,171 9.5 1.50 (6.6 – 12.5) 247,345 (167,789 – 326,901)
TX HS Grad 1,758 12.9 2.20 (8.6 – 17.2) 568,250 (357,325 – 779,174)
TX Some Coll 1,739 14.4 1.83 (10.8 – 18.0) 602,264 (436,146 – 768,383)
TX Coll Grad 2,136 11.9 1.16 (9.6 – 14.2) 643,908 (516,354 – 771,463)
UT HS Nongrad 358 11.0 2.70 (5.7 – 16.3) 15,836 (7,709 – 23,962)
UT HS Grad 1,453 14.6 1.41 (11.9 – 17.4) 69,482 (55,275 – 83,689)
UT Some Coll 1,697 13.9 1.25 (11.4 – 16.3) 81,707 (66,295 – 97,120)
UT Coll Grad 1,679 13.9 1.06 (11.8 – 16.0) 68,673 (57,786 – 79,561)
VT HS Nongrad 424 19.3 2.55 (14.3 – 24.3) 5,696 (4,054 – 7,338)
VT HS Grad 2,131 13.6 0.93 (11.7 – 15.4) 21,258 (18,207 – 24,310)
VT Some Coll 1,606 13.6 1.08 (11.5 – 15.8) 15,759 (13,147 – 18,371)
VT Coll Grad 2,834 13.4 0.83 (11.8 – 15.0) 25,176 (21,898 – 28,455)
VA HS Nongrad 583 20.4 2.91 (14.7 – 26.1) 103,097 (69,665 – 136,530)
VA HS Grad 1,601 12.0 1.35 (9.3 – 14.6) 191,767 (146,878 – 236,656)
VA Some Coll 1,283 13.7 1.47 (10.8 – 16.5) 185,207 (143,511 – 226,903)
VA Coll Grad 1,929 12.2 1.24 (9.8 – 14.7) 277,061 (220,321 – 333,800)
WA HS Nongrad 1,809 12.5 1.16 (10.3 – 14.8) 48,351 (39,208 – 57,494)
WA HS Grad 6,066 14.7 0.76 (13.3 – 16.2) 171,686 (152,938 – 190,434)
WA Some Coll 7,614 15.4 0.61 (14.2 – 16.6) 230,629 (211,516 – 249,741)
WA Coll Grad 8,143 13.6 0.52 (12.5 – 14.6) 235,147 (216,444 – 253,849)
WV HS Nongrad 614 18.2 1.68 (14.9 – 21.5) 39,887 (32,290 – 47,484)
WV HS Grad 1,489 12.3 1.06 (10.2 – 14.4) 70,234 (57,692 – 82,777)
WV Some Coll 821 12.0 1.85 (8.4 – 15.7) 39,671 (26,560 – 52,782)
WV Coll Grad 847 6.7 0.90 (4.9 – 8.4) 20,829 (15,214 – 26,445)
WI HS Nongrad 369 10.7 1.95 (6.8 – 14.5) 32,196 (20,484 – 43,908)
WI HS Grad 1,640 14.5 1.48 (11.6 – 17.4) 201,659 (156,771 – 246,547)
WI Some Coll 1,426 13.0 1.24 (10.6 – 15.5) 161,631 (129,342 – 193,919)
WI Coll Grad 1,369 10.3 1.00 (8.3 – 12.2) 133,407 (107,151 – 159,663)
WY HS Nongrad 333 16.5 2.79 (11.0 – 21.9) 5,083 (3,210 – 6,956)
WY HS Grad 1,606 13.6 1.17 (11.3 – 15.9) 18,205 (14,898 – 21,512)
WY Some Coll 1,534 13.1 1.05 (11.0 – 15.1) 15,791 (13,146 – 18,435)
WY Coll Grad 1,499 12.3 0.97 (10.4 – 14.3) 13,300 (11,128 – 15,472)
Territories
PR HS Nongrad 1,403 18.8 1.17 (16.5 – 21.1) 120,389 (104,903 – 135,875)
PR HS Grad 1,153 18.3 1.50 (15.3 – 21.2) 136,103 (111,705 – 160,501)
PR Some Coll 877 19.7 1.67 (16.4 – 22.9) 128,451 (104,797 – 152,104)
PR Coll Grad 1,239 18.8 1.36 (16.1 – 21.5) 151,237 (127,640 – 174,835)
VI HS Nongrad 602 8.2 1.25 (5.8 – 10.6) 1,180 (818 – 1,542)
VI HS Grad 1,098 9.5 1.15 (7.3 – 11.8) 2,552 (1,917 – 3,186)
VI Some Coll 644 8.8 1.44 (5.9 – 11.6) 1,308 (865 – 1,751)
VI Coll Grad 847 11.2 1.47 (8.3 – 14.1) 1,923 (1,396 – 2,450)

Previous Table | Next Table
Notes:

* CI denotes confidence interval.

 

** U.S. Total includes 50 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the two territories. Data for Guam not available.

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.

View Page In:Cdc-pdf PDF [839K]
Page last reviewed: April 24, 2009