2009 Child Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables

Table L3
Child Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by Age and State or Territory: BRFSS 2009
State Age Group Sample Size Prevalence
(Percent)
Standard
Error
95% CI *
(Percent)
Prevalence
(Number)
95% CI *
(Number)
Total ** 0-4 16,333 7.6 0.40 (6.8 – 8.4) 1,124,718 (1,004,224 – 1,245,213)
Total ** 5-9 17,105 14.9 0.51 (14.0 – 16.0) 2,166,149 (2,008,735 – 2,323,564)
Total ** 10-14 19,984 16.3 0.49 (15.4 – 17.3) 1,920,072 (1,799,326 – 2,040,819)
Total ** 15-17 15,721 16.1 0.52 (15.1 – 17.2) 1,509,123 (1,408,496 – 1,609,751)
CA 0-4 1,050 7.1 1.09 (5.3 – 9.6) 189,938 (130,802 – 249,074)
CA 5-9 1,057 12.2 1.35 (9.8 – 15.1) 304,835 (234,588 – 375,082)
CA 10-14 1,269 13.8 1.19 (11.6 – 16.3) 217,928 (179,012 – 256,843)
CA 15-17 935 15.1 1.38 (12.6 – 18.1) 248,751 (202,349 – 295,154)
CT 0-4 370 8.6 1.87 (5.5 – 13.0) 15,282 (8,547 – 22,018)
CT 5-9 384 17.7 2.38 (13.5 – 22.9) 38,900 (27,789 – 50,011)
CT 10-14 448 21.8 2.54 (17.2 – 27.2) 45,898 (34,137 – 57,658)
CT 15-17 317 21.1 2.92 (15.9 – 27.3) 30,915 (21,578 – 40,252)
DE 0-4 279 10.7 2.54 (6.7 – 16.8) 6,448 (3,289 – 9,607)
DE 5-9 250 17.6 2.89 (12.6 – 24.0) 9,958 (6,477 – 13,439)
DE 10-14 348 22.2 2.86 (17.1 – 28.3) 11,200 (8,061 – 14,340)
DE 15-17 242 26.6 3.70 (20.0 – 34.4) 9,488 (6,487 – 12,489)
DC 0-4 224 9.3 2.96 (4.9 – 16.9) 2,622 (879 – 4,365)
DC 5-9 167 19.8 3.50 (13.8 – 27.5) 5,870 (3,630 – 8,110)
DC 10-14 150 29.0 4.27 (21.4 – 38.0) 8,291 (5,547 – 11,035)
DC 15-17 120 24.9 4.72 (16.8 – 35.2) 4,421 (2,588 – 6,254)
GA 0-4 322 10.5 2.22 (6.9 – 15.7) 80,071 (45,723 – 114,419)
GA 5-9 381 19.4 2.76 (14.5 – 25.4) 137,181 (94,680 – 179,682)
GA 10-14 391 20.2 2.67 (15.5 – 25.9) 91,918 (65,970 – 117,866)
GA 15-17 314 12.2 2.35 (8.3 – 17.6) 50,396 (30,544 – 70,248)
HI 0-4 398 8.6 1.65 (5.9 – 12.4) 7,391 (4,558 – 10,225)
HI 5-9 453 20.6 2.53 (16.1 – 26.0) 15,568 (11,367 – 19,769)
HI 10-14 514 24.0 2.30 (19.8 – 28.7) 14,409 (11,442 – 17,376)
HI 15-17 403 22.8 2.84 (17.7 – 28.8) 10,788 (7,857 – 13,719)
ID 0-4 327 3.7 1.13 (2.0 – 6.6) 4,583 (1,800 – 7,367)
ID 5-9 362 7.9 1.67 (5.1 – 11.8) 7,593 (4,344 – 10,842)
ID 10-14 370 12.6 2.15 (9.0 – 17.5) 13,082 (8,502 – 17,662)
ID 15-17 263 14.2 2.36 (10.2 – 19.5) 9,510 (6,256 – 12,763)
IL 0-4 358 7.2 1.66 (4.6 – 11.2) 56,793 (30,445 – 83,142)
IL 5-9 383 15.4 2.39 (11.2 – 20.7) 133,811 (89,235 – 178,387)
IL 10-14 424 15.4 1.95 (12.0 – 19.7) 135,257 (101,089 – 169,425)
IL 15-17 394 15.5 2.86 (10.7 – 21.9) 71,745 (43,365 – 100,125)
IN 0-4 474 10.0 1.97 (6.7 – 14.6) 44,196 (26,111 – 62,282)
IN 5-9 513 16.6 1.97 (13.1 – 20.8) 66,591 (50,082 – 83,100)
IN 10-14 607 17.1 2.06 (13.4 – 21.5) 59,985 (44,561 – 75,410)
IN 15-17 433 16.1 2.15 (12.3 – 20.8) 42,018 (30,356 – 53,680)
IA 0-4 366 2.7 0.92 (1.4 – 5.3) 5,504 (1,863 – 9,144)
IA 5-9 370 6.7 1.51 (4.3 – 10.3) 12,703 (6,907 – 18,500)
IA 10-14 447 7.3 1.35 (5.1 – 10.4) 11,860 (7,492 – 16,228)
IA 15-17 314 13.5 2.37 (9.5 – 18.8) 16,198 (10,228 – 22,169)
KS 0-4 1,123 6.2 0.85 (4.7 – 8.1) 12,199 (8,830 – 15,568)
KS 5-9 1,216 13.0 1.09 (11.0 – 15.3) 24,536 (20,247 – 28,825)
KS 10-14 1,370 14.1 1.03 (12.2 – 16.3) 23,950 (20,361 – 27,540)
KS 15-17 1,110 17.0 1.35 (14.5 – 19.8) 19,706 (16,386 – 23,025)
LA 0-4 443 10.8 1.80 (7.7 – 14.9) 29,545 (19,392 – 39,699)
LA 5-9 538 16.3 1.93 (12.8 – 20.4) 50,999 (38,355 – 63,643)
LA 10-14 641 14.9 1.76 (11.8 – 18.7) 39,572 (29,832 – 49,312)
LA 15-17 506 17.9 2.34 (13.8 – 23.0) 30,138 (21,742 – 38,534)
ME 0-4 209 5.8 1.71 (3.2 – 10.2) 4,159 (1,723 – 6,594)
ME 5-9 244 15.6 2.56 (11.2 – 21.3) 11,063 (7,318 – 14,808)
ME 10-14 275 18.5 2.61 (13.9 – 24.1) 11,825 (8,275 – 15,375)
ME 15-17 223 19.0 3.15 (13.6 – 26.0) 10,318 (6,620 – 14,015)
MD 0-4 532 12.3 2.17 (8.6 – 17.2) 41,585 (25,921 – 57,248)
MD 5-9 574 19.8 2.46 (15.4 – 25.1) 69,344 (50,187 – 88,502)
MD 10-14 669 18.4 2.16 (14.6 – 23.0) 58,319 (43,840 – 72,799)
MD 15-17 536 20.0 2.30 (15.9 – 24.9) 49,135 (37,105 – 61,166)
MA 0-4 293 6.1 1.80 (3.4 – 10.7) 23,029 (9,460 – 36,598)
MA 5-9 309 15.6 2.60 (11.1 – 21.4) 59,131 (38,858 – 79,405)
MA 10-14 370 16.0 2.59 (11.5 – 21.7) 44,983 (29,673 – 60,293)
MA 15-17 295 19.6 3.42 (13.8 – 27.2) 50,944 (31,852 – 70,036)
MI 0-4 438 4.3 1.09 (2.6 – 7.0) 27,012 (13,454 – 40,569)
MI 5-9 527 11.8 1.73 (8.8 – 15.7) 76,769 (53,711 – 99,828)
MI 10-14 657 13.6 1.57 (10.8 – 16.9) 74,167 (56,569 – 91,765)
MI 15-17 558 16.6 2.18 (12.8 – 21.3) 72,516 (52,030 – 93,001)
MS 0-4 592 10.0 1.37 (7.6 – 13.0) 21,752 (15,746 – 27,758)
MS 5-9 571 17.9 1.92 (14.5 – 22.0) 37,305 (28,893 – 45,717)
MS 10-14 793 15.1 1.61 (12.2 – 18.5) 26,215 (20,362 – 32,069)
MS 15-17 553 17.6 2.08 (13.9 – 22.1) 22,049 (16,521 – 27,577)
MT 0-4 403 3.8 1.25 (2.0 – 7.2) 2,262 (774 – 3,749)
MT 5-9 417 8.1 1.66 (5.4 – 12.0) 4,695 (2,750 – 6,640)
MT 10-14 500 12.9 1.87 (9.6 – 17.0) 6,238 (4,392 – 8,085)
MT 15-17 400 14.2 2.21 (10.4 – 19.1) 5,803 (3,921 – 7,684)
NE 0-4 779 2.9 0.77 (1.7 – 4.9) 3,501 (1,654 – 5,348)
NE 5-9 846 7.7 1.31 (5.5 – 10.7) 9,358 (6,204 – 12,513)
NE 10-14 1,050 12.4 1.91 (9.2 – 16.7) 12,981 (8,890 – 17,073)
NE 15-17 880 16.2 2.43 (12.0 – 21.6) 12,344 (8,371 – 16,317)
NV 0-4 175 9.2 3.83 (4.0 – 19.9) 18,472 (2,512 – 34,431)
NV 5-9 213 11.1 3.05 (6.4 – 18.6) 16,071 (6,935 – 25,208)
NV 10-14 234 10.2 2.83 (5.9 – 17.2) 17,281 (7,693 – 26,870)
NV 15-17 179 11.1 3.14 (6.3 – 18.9) 11,547 (5,183 – 17,911)
NJ 0-4 729 9.2 1.55 (6.6 – 12.7) 50,953 (33,315 – 68,591)
NJ 5-9 812 17.1 1.63 (14.1 – 20.5) 95,186 (76,209 – 114,163)
NJ 10-14 972 16.3 1.54 (13.5 – 19.5) 60,825 (48,849 – 72,802)
NJ 15-17 746 17.7 1.80 (14.5 – 21.5) 63,338 (49,800 – 76,876)
NM 0-4 295 6.8 1.69 (4.1 – 10.9) 9,391 (4,729 – 14,053)
NM 5-9 341 16.6 2.45 (12.3 – 21.9) 19,957 (13,769 – 26,145)
NM 10-14 399 14.2 2.30 (10.3 – 19.4) 17,445 (11,641 – 23,249)
NM 15-17 348 18.8 2.94 (13.7 – 25.3) 16,030 (10,511 – 21,549)
NY 0-4 384 10.2 2.13 (6.7 – 15.2) 121,719 (68,928 – 174,510)
NY 5-9 363 20.4 2.70 (15.6 – 26.2) 234,601 (166,727 – 302,474)
NY 10-14 448 21.3 2.40 (17.0 – 26.4) 191,604 (145,483 – 237,725)
NY 15-17 332 16.6 2.55 (12.2 – 22.2) 130,915 (89,137 – 172,693)
ND 0-4 291 3.0 1.28 (1.3 – 6.8) 1,212 (174 – 2,249)
ND 5-9 276 10.7 1.89 (7.5 – 15.0) 3,941 (2,531 – 5,350)
ND 10-14 317 10.5 1.67 (7.6 – 14.2) 3,181 (2,169 – 4,192)
ND 15-17 269 15.8 2.68 (11.2 – 21.7) 4,263 (2,720 – 5,806)
OH 0-4 219 5.1 1.83 (2.5 – 10.1) 19,105 (5,607 – 32,603)
OH 5-9 226 11.7 2.53 (7.5 – 17.6) 47,896 (26,754 – 69,037)
OH 10-14 257 18.0 2.78 (13.1 – 24.1) 62,525 (42,203 – 82,847)
OH 15-17 229 17.8 3.02 (12.6 – 24.5) 47,937 (31,183 – 64,691)
OK 0-4 227 9.0 2.37 (5.3 – 14.8) 21,750 (9,913 – 33,586)
OK 5-9 242 17.4 2.62 (12.8 – 23.1) 45,421 (31,255 – 59,587)
OK 10-14 257 15.0 2.59 (10.6 – 20.8) 31,945 (20,603 – 43,286)
OK 15-17 160 19.0 3.78 (12.6 – 27.5) 25,528 (14,713 – 36,343)
OR 0-4 167 7.4 2.24 (4.0 – 13.2) 17,622 (6,826 – 28,418)
OR 5-9 196 17.2 3.01 (12.1 – 23.9) 39,198 (24,751 – 53,645)
OR 10-14 228 19.4 3.08 (14.0 – 26.1) 39,038 (25,788 – 52,287)
OR 15-17 173 16.5 2.94 (11.5 – 23.1) 25,233 (16,090 – 34,375)
PA 0-4 461 8.3 2.29 (4.7 – 14.0) 60,177 (25,540 – 94,814)
PA 5-9 461 17.2 2.21 (13.3 – 22.0) 116,573 (85,010 – 148,136)
PA 10-14 546 17.2 2.53 (12.8 – 22.7) 105,186 (71,866 – 138,506)
PA 15-17 442 18.0 2.43 (13.7 – 23.2) 92,396 (65,957 – 118,836)
RI 0-4 415 8.1 1.54 (5.5 – 11.6) 4,974 (3,057 – 6,890)
RI 5-9 394 18.2 2.29 (14.2 – 23.2) 11,037 (8,075 – 13,999)
RI 10-14 421 20.4 2.19 (16.4 – 25.0) 10,277 (7,951 – 12,604)
RI 15-17 348 19.1 2.50 (14.7 – 24.5) 7,888 (5,755 – 10,020)
TX 0-4 821 6.8 1.27 (4.7 – 9.7) 121,652 (75,515 – 167,789)
TX 5-9 780 15.8 2.08 (12.2 – 20.3) 272,688 (196,781 – 348,594)
TX 10-14 857 17.4 2.03 (13.8 – 21.8) 279,299 (210,354 – 348,244)
TX 15-17 688 13.6 1.78 (10.4 – 17.4) 151,303 (112,255 – 190,351)
UT 0-4 985 4.3 0.92 (2.8 – 6.5) 10,322 (5,922 – 14,723)
UT 5-9 907 12.0 1.34 (9.6 – 14.9) 26,460 (20,319 – 32,601)
UT 10-14 996 15.4 1.44 (12.8 – 18.4) 29,294 (23,547 – 35,042)
UT 15-17 780 16.2 1.75 (13.1 – 20.0) 20,710 (15,974 – 25,446)
VT 0-4 362 10.7 1.94 (7.4 – 15.1) 3,501 (2,178 – 4,824)
VT 5-9 387 16.5 2.20 (12.6 – 21.3) 5,482 (3,924 – 7,040)
VT 10-14 472 18.8 2.08 (15.1 – 23.3) 5,637 (4,297 – 6,976)
VT 15-17 338 17.3 2.36 (13.1 – 22.4) 4,534 (3,221 – 5,848)
VA 0-4 275 5.2 1.66 (2.7 – 9.6) 26,449 (9,413 – 43,485)
VA 5-9 296 14.5 2.87 (9.7 – 21.1) 72,630 (42,333 – 102,927)
VA 10-14 347 17.2 3.11 (11.9 – 24.1) 58,614 (35,623 – 81,605)
VA 15-17 273 14.5 2.51 (10.2 – 20.1) 45,607 (29,751 – 61,464)
WA 0-4 1,072 5.4 0.80 (4.0 – 7.2) 22,975 (16,100 – 29,850)
WA 5-9 1,154 10.7 1.09 (8.7 – 13.0) 44,378 (35,104 – 53,653)
WA 10-14 1,374 15.4 1.21 (13.1 – 17.9) 51,419 (42,859 – 59,978)
WA 15-17 1,164 16.9 1.40 (14.3 – 19.8) 44,910 (36,964 – 52,857)
WV 0-4 264 7.0 1.79 (4.2 – 11.4) 7,362 (3,595 – 11,129)
WV 5-9 276 13.9 2.38 (9.8 – 19.2) 14,403 (9,279 – 19,528)
WV 10-14 278 17.4 2.54 (13.0 – 23.0) 14,706 (10,223 – 19,188)
WV 15-17 198 15.7 2.88 (10.8 – 22.2) 10,504 (6,507 – 14,501)
WI 0-4 211 8.2 2.86 (4.0 – 15.8) 29,210 (8,261 – 50,158)
WI 5-9 219 6.8 2.05 (3.8 – 12.1) 24,015 (9,674 – 38,357)
WI 10-14 288 11.1 2.36 (7.2 – 16.6) 33,716 (19,105 – 48,327)
WI 15-17 258 16.9 3.71 (10.8 – 25.5) 39,296 (20,788 – 57,804)
Territories
PR 0-4 200 19.3 3.04 (14.0 – 25.9) 51,503 (34,374 – 68,633)
PR 5-9 205 24.8 3.34 (18.8 – 31.9) 72,752 (51,173 – 94,330)
PR 10-14 322 28.1 2.79 (23.0 – 33.9) 63,569 (49,383 – 77,755)
PR 15-17 234 25.7 3.13 (20.1 – 32.3) 44,613 (32,556 – 56,670)

Notes:

* CI denotes confidence interval.

** Total includes data from 35 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.

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