2008 Child Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables

Table C1
Child Current Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by State or Territory: BRFSS 2008
State Sample Size Prevalence
(Percent)
Standard
Error
95% CI *
(Percent)
Prevalence
(Number)
95% CI *
(Number)
Total ** 76,613 9.0 0.19 (8.6 – 9.4) 5,058,373 (4,841,038 – 5,275,708)
AZ 1,528 8.2 1.39 (5.8 – 11.3) 135,661 (90,230 – 181,092)
CA 3,658 7.1 0.52 (6.2 – 8.2) 644,122 (550,360 – 737,884)
CT 1,634 11.1 1.11 (9.1 – 13.5) 88,350 (70,517 – 106,183)
DC 894 12.6 1.59 (9.8 – 16.0) 13,981 (10,349 – 17,614)
GA 1,679 12.1 1.16 (10.0 – 14.6) 297,453 (239,009 – 355,897)
HI 2,024 12.7 0.94 (11.0 – 14.7) 36,738 (31,344 – 42,131)
ID 1,615 6.6 0.83 (5.2 – 8.5) 25,017 (18,839 – 31,196)
IL 1,551 8.5 0.89 (6.9 – 10.4) 268,238 (211,921 – 324,554)
IN 1,409 8.6 1.00 (6.8 – 10.7) 134,485 (103,098 – 165,873)
IA 1,697 6.6 0.67 (5.4 – 8.0) 43,349 (34,784 – 51,915)
KS 2,423 9.0 0.65 (7.8 – 10.3) 61,386 (52,632 – 70,139)
KY 2,178 9.4 0.83 (7.9 – 11.2) 92,652 (76,600 – 108,703)
ME 1,649 9.4 0.77 (8.0 – 11.0) 25,629 (21,545 – 29,713)
MD 2,863 9.5 0.73 (8.2 – 11.1) 127,411 (108,049 – 146,773)
MA 1,843 9.8 1.02 (8.0 – 12.0) 136,267 (108,062 – 164,473)
MI 2,462 10.7 0.85 (9.2 – 12.5) 254,583 (213,804 – 295,362)
MS 1,898 10.2 0.92 (8.5 – 12.1) 65,645 (53,702 – 77,587)
MO 1,345 10.1 1.16 (8.1 – 12.6) 140,278 (108,153 – 172,403)
MT 1,686 6.8 0.79 (5.4 – 8.5) 14,380 (11,040 – 17,720)
NE 4,511 6.2 0.62 (5.1 – 7.5) 27,185 (21,851 – 32,520)
NV 1,371 7.4 1.07 (5.5 – 9.7) 46,709 (33,358 – 60,061)
NH 1,827 8.6 0.80 (7.2 – 10.3) 24,848 (20,301 – 29,395)
NJ 3,412 8.6 0.63 (7.4 – 9.9) 174,346 (148,951 – 199,740)
NM 1,865 7.6 0.74 (6.2 – 9.2) 38,410 (31,000 – 45,820)
NY 2,043 10.8 0.92 (9.1 – 12.7) 475,303 (393,514 – 557,093)
ND 1,292 5.4 0.73 (4.2 – 7.0) 7,666 (5,636 – 9,696)
OH 3,261 9.4 0.69 (8.1 – 10.8) 252,944 (216,294 – 289,595)
OK 2,239 10.1 0.76 (8.7 – 11.6) 88,825 (75,596 – 102,054)
OR 1,168 5.6 0.81 (4.2 – 7.4) 46,436 (33,133 – 59,739)
PA 3,173 9.8 0.86 (8.2 – 11.6) 267,668 (220,618 – 314,717)
RI 1,272 12.4 1.10 (10.4 – 14.7) 28,135 (23,122 – 33,148)
TX 3,229 9.2 0.78 (7.8 – 10.9) 590,563 (490,532 – 690,594)
UT 2,266 6.6 0.71 (5.4 – 8.2) 52,175 (41,096 – 63,254)
VT 1,754 9.9 0.82 (8.4 – 11.7) 12,835 (10,717 – 14,952)
VA 1,340 9.6 1.12 (7.7 – 12.1) 171,094 (131,998 – 210,191)
WV 962 11.5 1.21 (9.3 – 14.0) 43,465 (34,321 – 52,608)
WI 1,384 7.5 1.01 (5.8 – 9.7) 96,881 (71,141 – 122,621)
WY 2,208 6.0 0.55 (5.0 – 7.2) 7,260 (5,940 – 8,579)
Territories
PR 1,124 13.8 1.25 (11.6 – 16.5) 143,080 (117,036 – 169,123)

Notes:

* CI denotes confidence interval.

** Total includes data from 37 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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