Child Prevalence
Percentage of children with current asthma by sex and state/territory
NACP grantee | Sex | Percentage | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|
Total | Male | 9.5 | (8.8 – 10.3) |
Female | 7.7 | (7.0 – 8.5) | |
California | Male | 7.5 | (6.1 – 9.3) |
Female | 6.7 | (5.4 – 8.3) | |
Connecticut | Male | 13.0 | (10.3 – 16.4) |
Female | 10.4 | (8.2 – 13.1) | |
Florida | Male | ND | ND |
Female | ND | ND | |
Georgia | Male | 11.7 | (8.0 – 16.9) |
Female | 10.6 | (6.9 – 16.2) | |
Hawaii | Male | 10.8 | (7.7 – 14.9) |
Female | 9.1 | (7.1 – 11.6) | |
Illinois | Male | 8.8 | (6.3 – 12.1) |
Female | 6.0 | (4.1 – 8.8) | |
Indiana | Male | 6.6 | (4.5 – 9.6) |
Female | 8.4 | (4.8 – 14.1) | |
Maine | Male | 12.1 | (8.7 – 16.7) |
Female | 7.3 | (5.1 – 10.4) | |
Massachusetts | Male | 14.4 | (9.4 – 21.5) |
Female | 10.1 | (6.6 – 15.2) | |
Michigan | Male | 9.6 | (7.7 – 12.0) |
Female | 5.9 | (4.4 – 7.8) | |
Minnesota | Male | 6.6 | (5.4 – 8.0) |
Female | 6.2 | (4.9 – 7.8) | |
Mississippi | Male | 10.8 | (7.9 – 14.7) |
Female | 6.9 | (4.8 – 9.9) | |
Missouri | Male | 9.5 | (7.0 – 12.9) |
Female | 7.8 | (5.5 – 11.0) | |
Montana | Male | 7.3 | (5.1 – 10.4) |
Female | 5.4 | (3.3 – 8.7) | |
New Hampshire | Male | 7.1 | (4.9 – 10.2) |
Female | 7.1 | (5.2 – 9.7) | |
New Mexico | Male | 9.8 | (7.5 – 12.8) |
Female | 8.3 | (5.9 – 11.7) | |
New York | Male | 10.8 | (8.0 – 14.4) |
Female | 9.3 | (6.7 – 12.8) | |
Ohio | Male | 7.6 | (5.3 – 10.6) |
Female | 7.0 | (4.2 – 11.2) | |
Oregon | Male | 8.3 | (5.6 – 12.2) |
Female | 10.2 | (7.2 – 14.1) | |
Pennsylvania | Male | 14.3 | (10.8 – 18.7) |
Female | 8.1 | (5.8 – 11.3) | |
Puerto Rico | Male | 20.5 | (16.8 – 24.8) |
Female | 15.7 | (12.2 – 20.0) | |
Rhode Island | Male | 10.8 | (7.8 – 14.8) |
Female | 8.9 | (6.1 – 12.7) | |
Utah | Male | 8.4 | (7.0 – 9.9) |
Female | 5.7 | (4.5 – 7.3) | |
Vermont | Male | 11.5 | (8.5 – 15.2) |
Female | 9.2 | (6.8 – 12.3) | |
Wisconsin | Male | 7.7 | (5.4 – 10.8) |
Female | 7.2 | (4.6 – 10.9) |
Data Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2015
CI, Confidence interval; ND, No data.
*Relative standard error (RSE) of the estimate is 30%–50%; the estimate is unreliable.
**Relative standard error (RSE) of the estimate exceeds 50%; the estimate is suppressed.