2010 Child Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables

Table C5
Child Current Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by Race/Ethnicity and State or Territory: BRFSS 2010
State Race/Ethnicity Sample Size Prevalence
(Percent)
Standard
Error
95% CI*
(Percent)
Prevalence
(Number)
95% CI*
(Number)
Total ** White NH *** 47,897 7.3 0.22 (6.9 – 7.8) 2,383,946 (2,239,870 – 2,528,023)
Total ** Black NH 6,597 13.9 0.82 (12.3 – 15.5) 1,009,576 (887,767 – 1,131,385)
Total ** Other NH 3,601 7.8 0.94 (6.2 – 9.9) 247,127 (186,972 – 307,282)
Total ** Multirace NH 2,691 13.2 1.44 (10.6 – 16.3) 230,060 (177,705 – 282,416)
Total ** Hispanic 9,640 7.5 0.56 (6.5 – 8.7) 1,041,044 (883,679 – 1,198,409)
AL White NH 1,071 9.0 1.17 (7.0 – 11.6) 57,525 (42,454 – 72,597)
AL Black NH 556 16.4 2.27 (12.4 – 21.4) 57,947 (41,290 – 74,604)
AL Other NH 30 24.5 10.69 (9.4 – 50.2) 4,359 (38 – 8,681)
AL Multirace NH 23 21.1 2,602
AL Hispanic 68 3.8 2,154
AZ White NH 614 9.2 1.69 (6.4 – 13.1) 89,762 (57,071 – 122,453)
AZ Black NH 36 8.6 5,975
AZ Other NH 131 11.4 4.62 (5.0 – 24.0) 12,493 (2,169 – 22,817)
AZ Multirace NH 32 10.2 3,270
AZ Hispanic 388 10.0 2.19 (6.4 – 15.1) 53,267 (30,206 – 76,328)
CA White NH 626 6.6 1.08 (4.8 – 9.1) 170,692 (115,473 – 225,911)
CA Black NH 42 9.4 22,172
CA Other NH 131 7.7 2.75 (3.8 – 15.1) 51,293 (13,954 – 88,632)
CA Multirace NH 69 6.5 18,916
CA Hispanic 765 5.1 0.89 (3.6 – 7.1) 263,881 (171,273 – 356,489)
CT White NH 1,122 9.9 1.15 (7.9 – 12.4) 54,927 (42,034 – 67,820)
CT Black NH 135 18.9 4.65 (11.4 – 29.7) 8,043 (3,856 – 12,229)
CT Other NH 119 21.2 6.32 (11.3 – 36.1) 9,306 (2,845 – 15,766)
CT Multirace NH 56 6.2 1,627
CT Hispanic 282 12.3 2.76 (7.8 – 18.8) 14,505 (7,707 – 21,304)
DC White NH 303 6.2 1.58 (3.7 – 10.1) 1,084 (529 – 1,639)
DC Black NH 295 24.2 2.99 (18.8 – 30.5) 16,360 (11,983 – 20,736)
DC Other NH 35 9.9 684
DC Multirace NH 22 8.9 252
DC Hispanic 52 5.5 613
GA White NH 922 8.0 1.01 (6.2 – 10.2) 121,554 (91,274 – 151,834)
GA Black NH 421 9.4 1.77 (6.5 – 13.5) 63,574 (39,222 – 87,926)
GA Other NH 44 9.9 7,031
GA Multirace NH 33 39.4 13.07 (18.2 – 65.5) 20,617 (1,662 – 39,572)
GA Hispanic 88 8.3 4.26 (2.9 – 21.3) 13,786 (0 – 28,391)
HI White NH 273 2.6 0.73 (1.5 – 4.5) 1,155 (522 – 1,789)
HI Black NH 10 15.4 375
HI Other NH 383 10.4 1.87 (7.3 – 14.7) 7,507 (4,771 – 10,242)
HI Multirace NH 767 12.8 1.66 (9.8 – 16.4) 15,571 (11,384 – 19,758)
HI Hispanic 206 16.9 3.10 (11.7 – 23.9) 6,317 (3,892 – 8,743)
IL White NH 837 7.6 1.17 (5.6 – 10.2) 126,525 (87,455 – 165,594)
IL Black NH 240 21.7 4.06 (14.8 – 30.7) 140,984 (81,167 – 200,802)
IL Other NH 53 4.3 7,164
IL Multirace NH 37 6.9 5,074
IL Hispanic 169 5.4 2.51 (2.1 – 13.0) 32,375 (1,904 – 62,847)
IN White NH 1,794 7.5 0.76 (6.1 – 9.1) 83,368 (66,468 – 100,268)
IN Black NH 267 16.0 3.75 (10.0 – 24.8) 26,395 (13,303 – 39,487)
IN Other NH 36 2.0 821
IN Multirace NH 58 10.2 4.17 (4.4 – 21.7) 4,313 (816 – 7,809)
IN Hispanic 131 10.7 3.31 (5.8 – 19.1) 16,861 (6,163 – 27,559)
IA White NH 1,301 5.4 0.83 (4.0 – 7.3) 32,660 (22,704 – 42,616)
IA Black NH 35 15.2 7.26 (5.6 – 35.1) 3,183 (58 – 6,309)
IA Other NH 30 8.5 1,058
IA Multirace NH 24 16.4 1,734
IA Hispanic 112 9.4 3.04 (4.9 – 17.3) 4,928 (1,684 – 8,173)
KS White NH 1,737 7.3 0.71 (6.0 – 8.8) 39,451 (31,857 – 47,045)
KS Black NH 116 15.0 3.79 (9.0 – 24.0) 5,360 (2,530 – 8,189)
KS Other NH 69 4.4 964
KS Multirace NH 69 8.5 4.59 (2.8 – 22.8) 1,675 (0 – 3,561)
KS Hispanic 224 6.2 1.74 (3.6 – 10.7) 4,981 (2,201 – 7,760)
KY White NH 1,677 9.8 1.04 (7.9 – 12.0) 82,113 (64,727 – 99,500)
KY Black NH 65 18.6 5.59 (10.0 – 32.0) 14,049 (5,597 – 22,501)
KY Other NH 19 22.8 2,568
KY Multirace NH 47 10.4 2,876
KY Hispanic 61 13.0 5.83 (5.2 – 29.1) 4,753 (281 – 9,224)
LA White NH 1,151 6.2 0.83 (4.8 – 8.0) 35,140 (25,761 – 44,519)
LA Black NH 582 10.8 1.47 (8.3 – 14.1) 46,809 (33,793 – 59,826)
LA Other NH 42 13.6 6.25 (5.2 – 30.8) 4,122 (144 – 8,099)
LA Multirace NH 15 4.9 433
LA Hispanic 71 7.2 3.57 (2.6 – 18.1) 3,207 (0 – 6,440)
ME White NH 807 7.8 1.03 (6.0 – 10.1) 18,708 (13,839 – 23,577)
ME Black NH 9 49.1 1,574
ME Other NH 22 28.1 10.94 (11.9 – 53.1) 1,833 (180 – 3,486)
ME Multirace NH 17 9.0 367
ME Hispanic 23 0.0 0
MD White NH 1,510 8.2 0.88 (6.6 – 10.1) 49,101 (38,485 – 59,716)
MD Black NH 536 17.0 2.10 (13.3 – 21.5) 75,561 (55,822 – 95,299)
MD Other NH 113 11.9 3.74 (6.3 – 21.4) 10,508 (3,605 – 17,411)
MD Multirace NH 69 16.1 8.07 (5.6 – 38.2) 5,172 (0 – 11,003)
MD Hispanic 177 11.5 3.38 (6.4 – 20.0) 15,066 (5,797 – 24,334)
MA White NH 979 7.5 1.12 (5.6 – 10.0) 67,522 (47,521 – 87,523)
MA Black NH 81 23.2 6.91 (12.4 – 39.3) 22,926 (9,088 – 36,764)
MA Other NH 63 9.2 5.58 (2.7 – 27.3) 9,022 (0 – 20,137)
MA Multirace NH 51 15.5 7.11 (6.0 – 34.7) 6,850 (147 – 13,552)
MA Hispanic 200 11.4 2.97 (6.8 – 18.6) 26,249 (12,653 – 39,846)
MI White NH 1,397 9.4 0.97 (7.7 – 11.5) 140,488 (111,617 – 169,359)
MI Black NH 363 14.4 3.07 (9.3 – 21.5) 58,333 (31,941 – 84,724)
MI Other NH 55 4.5 4,433
MI Multirace NH 77 16.7 5.06 (9.0 – 29.0) 13,948 (5,240 – 22,656)
MI Hispanic 88 17.2 4.79 (9.7 – 28.7) 32,571 (13,639 – 51,503)
MS White NH 1,021 5.4 0.83 (4.0 – 7.2) 19,544 (13,579 – 25,509)
MS Black NH 821 12.1 1.45 (9.5 – 15.3) 41,207 (31,215 – 51,198)
MS Other NH 32 5.7 724
MS Multirace NH 13 8.7 444
MS Hispanic 44 10.4 2,454
MO White NH 977 8.5 1.21 (6.4 – 11.2) 93,291 (66,825 – 119,757)
MO Black NH 150 17.2 4.67 (9.9 – 28.4) 21,593 (9,171 – 34,014)
MO Other NH 28 11.5 3,859
MO Multirace NH 44 25.7 10.47 (10.5 – 50.3) 14,107 (479 – 27,736)
MO Hispanic 51 25.9 10.57 (10.6 – 50.7) 19,739 (762 – 38,716)
MT White NH 1,281 6.5 0.91 (4.9 – 8.5) 11,465 (8,327 – 14,602)
MT Black NH 8 14.6 134
MT Other NH 310 7.3 2.19 (4.0 – 12.9) 1,414 (548 – 2,281)
MT Multirace NH 62 7.0 468
MT Hispanic 73 14.1 6.67 (5.3 – 32.6) 1,401 (0 – 2,820)
NE White NH 3,303 5.7 0.75 (4.4 – 7.3) 20,871 (15,393 – 26,349)
NE Black NH 37 20.2 11.30 (6.0 – 50.0) 2,132 (0 – 4,717)
NE Other NH 98 4.2 595
NE Multirace NH 61 12.1 6.53 (4.0 – 31.5) 1,173 (0 – 2,486)
NE Hispanic 358 5.3 2.02 (2.5 – 10.9) 2,394 (563 – 4,225)
NV White NH 594 8.7 1.98 (5.6 – 13.5) 32,017 (17,320 – 46,713)
NV Black NH 29 20.1 9.92 (7.0 – 45.8) 9,224 (0 – 18,929)
NV Other NH 57 5.9 2,752
NV Multirace NH 38 8.6 2,089
NV Hispanic 175 6.5 2.64 (2.9 – 14.0) 10,951 (1,956 – 19,945)
NJ White NH 2,057 5.9 0.63 (4.8 – 7.2) 58,357 (46,107 – 70,607)
NJ Black NH 403 17.1 2.45 (12.8 – 22.4) 51,507 (35,913 – 67,101)
NJ Other NH 256 7.0 1.91 (4.1 – 11.8) 14,277 (6,497 – 22,057)
NJ Multirace NH 57 19.1 6.27 (9.7 – 34.4) 5,519 (1,680 – 9,358)
NJ Hispanic 557 10.9 1.63 (8.1 – 14.5) 48,653 (33,856 – 63,449)
NM White NH 569 8.3 1.42 (5.9 – 11.5) 14,551 (9,562 – 19,540)
NM Black NH 19 14.9 1,199
NM Other NH 223 10.7 3.21 (5.8 – 18.8) 4,310 (1,623 – 6,997)
NM Multirace NH 34 5.7 592
NM Hispanic 839 7.3 1.04 (5.5 – 9.6) 18,889 (13,536 – 24,242)
NY White NH 444 6.1 1.20 (4.1 – 8.9) 121,946 (74,619 – 169,273)
NY Black NH 69 2.3 16,657
NY Other NH 35 7.6 21,139
NY Multirace NH 26 9.9 15,273
NY Hispanic 101 14.1 4.37 (7.5 – 25.0) 137,730 (47,253 – 228,206)
ND White NH 1,015 6.5 0.89 (5.0 – 8.5) 7,855 (5,726 – 9,985)
ND Black NH 17 2.9 82
ND Other NH 69 8.9 4.87 (3.0 – 24.1) 891 (0 – 1,892)
ND Multirace NH 28 6.7 270
ND Hispanic 18 0.0 0
OH White NH 605 7.6 1.62 (5.0 – 11.4) 151,371 (86,267 – 216,476)
OH Black NH 85 19.0 5.35 (10.6 – 31.7) 58,941 (23,670 – 94,213)
OH Other NH 31 0.0 0
OH Multirace NH 22 32.5 13.93 (12.2 – 62.6) 27,565 (0 – 57,379)
OH Hispanic 37 1.3 1,354
OK White NH 1,136 9.3 1.02 (7.5 – 11.5) 46,262 (36,164 – 56,360)
OK Black NH 177 13.4 2.64 (9.0 – 19.5) 10,833 (6,554 – 15,111)
OK Other NH 235 13.8 3.10 (8.7 – 21.0) 15,191 (7,830 – 22,553)
OK Multirace NH 153 14.9 3.71 (9.0 – 23.7) 9,766 (4,537 – 14,995)
OK Hispanic 295 6.8 1.82 (4.0 – 11.4) 9,768 (4,455 – 15,080)
OR White NH 710 7.2 1.05 (5.4 – 9.6) 45,718 (32,586 – 58,850)
OR Black NH 9 4.6 325
OR Other NH 46 10.9 4.76 (4.5 – 24.2) 4,348 (521 – 8,174)
OR Multirace NH 94 8.9 3.34 (4.2 – 18.0) 6,990 (1,612 – 12,368)
OR Hispanic 76 7.5 3.94 (2.6 – 19.8) 6,115 (0 – 12,704)
PA White NH 1,981 7.4 0.69 (6.2 – 8.9) 139,351 (113,664 – 165,037)
PA Black NH 227 17.4 3.28 (11.8 – 24.8) 62,200 (37,358 – 87,043)
PA Other NH 59 10.0 5.29 (3.4 – 26.0) 11,548 (0 – 24,176)
PA Multirace NH 47 15.1 5.42 (7.2 – 28.9) 9,120 (2,599 – 15,640)
PA Hispanic 108 14.5 4.78 (7.4 – 26.5) 35,144 (10,418 – 59,869)
RI White NH 1,165 10.3 1.05 (8.4 – 12.6) 17,020 (13,571 – 20,468)
RI Black NH 63 9.1 3.76 (4.0 – 19.6) 765 (145 – 1,385)
RI Other NH 77 10.7 4.40 (4.6 – 22.8) 1,145 (165 – 2,125)
RI Multirace NH 34 8.1 350
RI Hispanic 183 22.3 4.09 (15.3 – 31.3) 5,264 (3,076 – 7,452)
TN White NH 307 5.3 1.50 (3.1 – 9.2) 58,896 (26,372 – 91,421)
TN Black NH 49 9.1 17,735
TN Other NH 9 9.2 3,046
TN Multirace NH 8 19.6 8,085
TN Hispanic 21 5.8 5,616
TX White NH 1,936 6.5 0.81 (5.1 – 8.3) 141,088 (106,270 – 175,907)
TX Black NH 340 14.2 3.55 (8.6 – 22.6) 125,609 (59,015 – 192,203)
TX Other NH 161 3.6 1.91 (1.3 – 9.9) 11,761 (0 – 23,922)
TX Multirace NH 81 7.8 4.34 (2.5 – 21.6) 6,430 (0 – 13,617)
TX Hispanic 2,415 6.9 1.00 (5.2 – 9.2) 215,596 (153,100 – 278,093)
UT White NH 3,205 6.6 0.56 (5.6 – 7.8) 47,431 (39,481 – 55,381)
UT Black NH 31 20.2 10.55 (6.6 – 47.7) 1,472 (0 – 3,228)
UT Other NH 110 5.2 2.21 (2.2 – 11.7) 1,052 (170 – 1,935)
UT Multirace NH 63 16.2 7.54 (6.1 – 36.5) 2,320 (0 – 4,741)
UT Hispanic 351 7.5 1.89 (4.5 – 12.1) 5,767 (2,819 – 8,716)
VT White NH 1,430 9.4 0.88 (7.8 – 11.3) 10,801 (8,814 – 12,789)
VT Black NH 20 7.8 103
VT Other NH 35 14.1 344
VT Multirace NH 35 17.5 6.55 (8.0 – 34.0) 552 (134 – 971)
VT Hispanic 32 6.6 166
WA White NH 3,260 6.0 0.49 (5.1 – 7.1) 64,127 (53,773 – 74,482)
WA Black NH 89 8.8 4.03 (3.5 – 20.5) 3,214 (183 – 6,245)
WA Other NH 263 3.2 1.22 (1.5 – 6.7) 2,936 (731 – 5,141)
WA Multirace NH 259 9.8 2.20 (6.2 – 15.0) 8,658 (4,684 – 12,632)
WA Hispanic 631 5.6 1.09 (3.9 – 8.2) 12,969 (7,959 – 17,979)
WV White NH 839 6.2 0.89 (4.7 – 8.2) 21,728 (15,671 – 27,784)
WV Black NH 22 5.6 591
WV Other NH 11 22.9 1,072
WV Multirace NH 15 3.5 195
WV Hispanic 17 8.5 587
WI White NH 860 7.4 1.05 (5.6 – 9.7) 81,379 (58,579 – 104,180)
WI Black NH 134 27.2 7.62 (15.0 – 44.3) 14,355 (5,025 – 23,684)
WI Other NH 50 15.9 10.18 (4.1 – 45.7) 9,267 (0 – 22,576)
WI Multirace NH 28 15.0 4,408
WI Hispanic 41 10.4 4,512
WY White NH 1,081 6.5 0.83 (5.1 – 8.4) 7,103 (5,341 – 8,866)
WY Black NH 9 7.4 80
WY Other NH 31 7.0 292
WY Multirace NH 23 16.3 392
WY Hispanic 112 3.8 459
Territories
PR White NH 9 0.0 0
PR Black NH 2 0.0 0
PR Other NH 3 61.1 1,851
PR Multirace NH 1 0.0 0
PR Hispanic 768 12.3 1.43 (9.8 – 15.4) 123,358 (94,538 – 152,177)

Notes:

* CI denotes confidence interval.

** Total includes data from 38 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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