2006 Adult Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables and Maps

Table L2.1
Child Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
by Sex and State or Territory: BRFSS 2006
State Male
Sample Size
Male
Prevalence
Male
Standard
Error
Male
95% CI *
Female
Sample Size
Female
Prevalence
Female
Standard
Error
Female
95% CI *
Total ** 32,117 15.0 0.44 (14.1 – 15.9) 30,385 10.7 0.38 (10.0 – 11.5)
AK 410 12.1 2.05 (8.6 – 16.7) 386 7.3 1.69 (4.6 – 11.4)
AZ 733 14.3 2.29 (10.3 – 19.4) 671 14.4 2.85 (9.7 – 21.0)
CA 880 15.2 1.48 (12.6 – 18.4) 860 9.7 1.17 (7.6 – 12.3)
DC 431 21.7 2.59 (17.1 – 27.2) 462 16.7 2.46 (12.4 – 22.1)
GA 1,242 17.0 1.43 (14.4 – 20.0) 1,120 11.6 1.24 (9.4 – 14.2)
HI 1,136 24.3 1.66 (21.2 – 27.7) 1,049 16.8 1.61 (13.8 – 20.2)
ID 1,001 10.8 1.12 (8.8 – 13.2) 875 8.1 1.08 (6.2 – 10.5)
IN 1,017 14.0 1.29 (11.6 – 16.7) 1,030 10.6 1.15 (8.5 – 13.1)
IA 839 10.9 1.25 (8.7 – 13.6) 814 7.2 1.06 (5.4 – 9.6)
KS 1,318 13.3 1.12 (11.3 – 15.7) 1,206 10.4 0.97 (8.7 – 12.5)
KY 770 16.2 1.75 (13.1 – 20.0) 762 10.1 1.45 (7.6 – 13.3)
ME 588 15.8 1.71 (12.8 – 19.5) 542 8.9 1.29 (6.7 – 11.8)
MD 1,380 15.2 1.30 (12.9 – 18.0) 1,282 11.0 1.19 (8.9 – 13.5)
MI 913 14.4 1.58 (11.6 – 17.8) 858 10.9 1.35 (8.5 – 13.8)
MN 702 12.3 1.41 (9.8 – 15.4) 628 6.6 0.96 (4.9 – 8.7)
MS 993 17.3 1.47 (14.6 – 20.4) 958 11.1 1.23 (8.9 – 13.8)
MO 800 13.4 1.69 (10.4 – 17.1) 767 14.1 2.01 (10.6 – 18.5)
MT 834 12.1 1.47 (9.5 – 15.3) 831 7.6 1.05 (5.8 – 9.9)
NE 1,273 11.3 1.16 (9.2 – 13.7) 1,141 9.0 1.08 (7.1 – 11.3)
NV 607 13.7 1.93 (10.3 – 17.9) 530 9.7 2.25 (6.1 – 15.1)
NH 911 15.3 1.47 (12.6 – 18.4) 898 11.0 1.24 (8.8 – 13.7)
NJ 1,972 17.5 1.10 (15.5 – 19.8) 1,792 13.2 1.11 (11.2 – 15.5)
NY 852 16.6 1.67 (13.5 – 20.1) 790 13.4 1.55 (10.7 – 16.8)
OH 828 10.7 1.85 (7.6 – 14.9) 813 8.8 1.78 (5.8 – 12.9)
OK 1,105 15.1 1.26 (12.8 – 17.8) 1,005 10.9 1.06 (9.0 – 13.2)
PA 1,783 14.3 1.53 (11.5 – 17.5) 1,783 9.8 1.34 (7.4 – 12.7)
RI 667 21.0 1.83 (17.6 – 24.8) 641 12.0 1.61 (9.1 – 15.5)
TX 1,134 16.6 1.81 (13.3 – 20.4) 1,059 10.3 1.49 (7.8 – 13.7)
UT 1,174 11.3 1.13 (9.3 – 13.7) 1,111 6.9 0.88 (5.3 – 8.8)
VT 958 14.2 1.26 (11.9 – 16.9) 947 11.5 1.21 (9.3 – 14.1)
VA 853 15.6 1.75 (12.5 – 19.4) 793 13.1 1.60 (10.2 – 16.5)
WV 518 12.7 1.67 (9.7 – 16.3) 509 9.9 1.49 (7.3 – 13.2)
WI 719 12.4 1.54 (9.6 – 15.7) 739 7.9 1.23 (5.8 – 10.7)
WY 776 13.2 1.39 (10.7 – 16.2) 733 8.5 1.19 (6.5 – 11.2)
Territories
PR 758 34.4 1.96 (30.7 – 38.4) 720 24.1 1.80 (20.7 – 27.8)

Notes:

* CI denotes confidence interval.

** Total includes data from 33 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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