2002 Adult Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables and Maps

Table K2
Child Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by State: BRFSS 2002
State Sample
Size
Prevalence
(percent)
Standard
Error
95% CI*
(percent)
Prevalence
(number)
95% CI*
(number)
25 State Total** 41,650 11.6 0.24 (11.1 – 12.1) 4,165,353 (3,991,929 – 4,338,777)
AL 1,045 11.4 0.83 (9.8 – 13.1) 123,289 (105,522 – 141,057)
AK 1,184 9.2 0.99 (7.2 – 11.1) 16,963 (13,266 – 20,659)
CA 1,632 12.9 0.73 (11.5 – 14.3) 1,168,242 (1,035,895 – 1,300,590)
DE 1,406 11.2 0.79 (9.6 – 12.7) 21,380 (18,327 – 24,433)
HI 2,321 14.1 0.77 (12.5 – 15.6) 41,420 (36,910 – 45,930)
IN 2,172 10.6 0.58 (9.5 – 11.8) 160,857 (142,695 – 179,018)
IA 1,187 7.0 0.72 (5.6 – 8.4) 50,356 (39,700 – 61,012)
LA 1,888 10.9 0.62 (9.7 – 12.1) 128,958 (114,405 – 143,511)
MA 2,277 13.3 0.67 (12.0 – 14.6) 170,316 (152,728 – 187,904)
MI 2,158 12.2 0.63 (11.0 – 13.4) 305,965 (274,268 – 337,662)
MS 1,480 11.1 0.75 (9.6 – 12.6) 82,986 (71,563 – 94,410)
NH 1,823 11.0 0.61 (9.8 – 12.2) 32,774 (29,115 – 36,434)
NJ 2,107 13.2 1.40 (10.4 – 15.9) 251,471 (196,926 – 306,016)
NC 2,328 12.7 0.78 (11.2 – 14.2) 243,836 (214,326 – 273,347)
ND 978 7.1 0.62 (5.8 – 8.3) 10,837 (8,948 – 12,725)
OH 1,390 9.5 0.78 (8.0 – 11.0) 263,234 (220,239 – 306,229)
OK 2,211 11.0 0.60 (9.9 – 12.2) 97,571 (87,002 – 108,141)
OR 1,057 9.4 0.77 (7.9 – 10.9) 77,768 (64,990 – 90,546)
RI 1,304 13.4 0.84 (11.8 – 15.1) 31,526 (27,469 – 35,583)
SC 1,534 10.9 0.79 (9.4 – 12.5) 102,414 (87,830 – 116,999)
SD 1,588 6.8 0.55 (5.7 – 7.8) 13,447 (11,234 – 15,660)
TX 2,435 11.6 0.55 (10.5 – 12.6) 636,205 (575,749 – 696,661)
VT 1,445 10.6 0.72 (9.2 – 12.0) 15,119 (13,050 – 17,187)
WI 1,509 8.3 0.57 (7.2 – 9.4) 106,464 (91,696 – 121,233)
WY 1,191 9.5 0.73 (8.1 – 10.9) 11,952 (10,105 – 13,799)
IL*** 1,036 9.4 0.81 (7.8 – 11.0) 305,072*** (253,145 – 357,000)***

Notes:

* CI denotes confidence interval.

** 25 state total excludes Illinois.

*** The prevalence (number) and 95% confidence interval (number) for Illinois were calculated differently from other states. See technical information for details.

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