2008 Child Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables

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Table C5
Child Current Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by Race/Ethnicity and State or Territory: BRFSS 2008
State Race/Ethnicity Sample Size Prevalence
(Percent)		 Standard
Error		 95% CI*
(Percent)		 Prevalence
(Number)		 95% CI*
(Number)
Total ** White NH *** 53,160 8.1 0.20 (7.7 – 8.5) 2,563,450 (2,435,254 – 2,691,647)
Total ** Black NH 6,112 16.0 0.86 (14.4 – 17.7) 1,014,035 (897,932 – 1,130,137)
Total ** Other NH 3,951 8.1 0.80 (6.6 – 9.8) 248,275 (198,331 – 298,220)
Total ** Multirace NH 2,608 12.5 1.22 (10.3 – 15.1) 205,888 (164,603 – 247,173)
Total ** Hispanic 9,835 7.7 0.47 (6.8 – 8.7) 990,206 (868,382 – 1,112,030)
AZ White NH 687 6.5 1.75 (3.8 – 10.9) 55,697 (25,840 – 85,553)
AZ Black NH 26 0.0 0
AZ Other NH 138 10.7 4.24 (4.8 – 22.2) 12,017 (3,065 – 20,969)
AZ Multirace NH 22 11.3 3,208
AZ Hispanic 625 10.0 2.74 (5.8 – 16.8) 60,036 (26,716 – 93,357)
CA White NH 1,544 8.7 0.86 (7.1 – 10.5) 254,292 (203,507 – 305,078)
CA Black NH 133 9.0 2.44 (5.2 – 15.0) 34,076 (15,782 – 52,369)
CA Other NH 284 6.8 1.69 (4.2 – 11.0) 43,935 (21,997 – 65,873)
CA Multirace NH 122 10.9 3.37 (5.8 – 19.4) 30,293 (10,945 – 49,641)
CA Hispanic 1,568 5.8 0.75 (4.5 – 7.5) 280,468 (207,694 – 353,243)
CT White NH 1,094 8.7 1.13 (6.8 – 11.2) 50,296 (37,214 – 63,377)
CT Black NH 130 20.7 6.78 (10.4 – 37.0) 10,614 (2,656 – 18,572)
CT Other NH 104 7.1 3.14 (2.9 – 16.3) 2,938 (317 – 5,559)
CT Multirace NH 21 21.8 2,261
CT Hispanic 257 21.7 4.02 (14.8 – 30.6) 22,111 (12,899 – 31,323)
DC White NH 308 4.8 1.27 (2.8 – 8.0) 831 (393 – 1,268)
DC Black NH 408 14.4 2.05 (10.8 – 18.9) 9,617 (6,792 – 12,441)
DC Other NH 50 20.6 6.43 (10.7 – 35.9) 1,244 (396 – 2,091)
DC Multirace NH 15 31.4 664
DC Hispanic 93 3.8 558
GA White NH 1,023 8.5 1.10 (6.5 – 10.9) 101,740 (75,140 – 128,340)
GA Black NH 453 18.6 2.59 (14.0 – 24.2) 161,414 (111,689 – 211,139)
GA Other NH 70 9.1 3.74 (4.0 – 19.6) 13,166 (2,210 – 24,123)
GA Multirace NH 28 14.8 8,355
GA Hispanic 81 7.8 3.66 (3.0 – 18.7) 12,394 (540 – 24,248)
HI White NH 321 5.5 1.42 (3.3 – 9.0) 2,113 (1,020 – 3,206)
HI Black NH 18 10.1 417
HI Other NH 462 9.9 1.92 (6.7 – 14.3) 6,698 (4,013 – 9,382)
HI Multirace NH 961 13.8 1.37 (11.3 – 16.7) 19,084 (15,222 – 22,947)
HI Hispanic 229 21.7 3.44 (15.7 – 29.2) 7,709 (5,048 – 10,371)
ID White NH 1,341 6.0 0.83 (4.6 – 7.8) 18,427 (13,385 – 23,469)
ID Black NH 10 40.8 1,425
ID Other NH 42 13.6 10.36 (2.7 – 47.0) 1,203 (0 – 3,236)
ID Multirace NH 36 2.0 151
ID Hispanic 165 8.2 2.43 (4.6 – 14.4) 3,811 (1,532 – 6,090)
IL White NH 1,063 7.9 0.95 (6.2 – 9.9) 133,026 (100,836 – 165,216)
IL Black NH 179 13.6 3.28 (8.4 – 21.4) 74,382 (36,920 – 111,845)
IL Other NH 63 3.4 5,801
IL Multirace NH 37 12.4 15,324
IL Hispanic 195 6.4 2.03 (3.4 – 11.7) 39,148 (13,951 – 64,344)
IN White NH 1,042 8.3 1.06 (6.5 – 10.7) 100,301 (74,753 – 125,850)
IN Black NH 192 8.5 2.44 (4.8 – 14.7) 10,472 (4,729 – 16,216)
IN Other NH 25 16.0 4,661
IN Multirace NH 42 14.7 6.21 (6.1 – 31.3) 8,762 (1,047 – 16,476)
IN Hispanic 91 7.2 5.09 (1.7 – 25.7) 10,289 (0 – 25,405)
IA White NH 1,496 6.5 0.70 (5.3 – 8.0) 37,826 (29,838 – 45,813)
IA Black NH 35 20.1 8.27 (8.4 – 40.8) 2,860 (290 – 5,430)
IA Other NH 25 0.0 0
IA Multirace NH 42 6.2 853
IA Hispanic 81 5.8 1,811
KS White NH 1,890 8.7 0.72 (7.4 – 10.2) 45,361 (37,952 – 52,771)
KS Black NH 105 14.6 4.05 (8.3 – 24.4) 4,908 (2,064 – 7,752)
KS Other NH 88 5.8 2.37 (2.5 – 12.6) 1,497 (276 – 2,717)
KS Multirace NH 59 14.4 5.98 (6.1 – 30.3) 2,322 (243 – 4,400)
KS Hispanic 263 7.9 1.85 (5.0 – 12.4) 6,704 (3,538 – 9,870)
KY White NH 1,960 8.7 0.85 (7.1 – 10.5) 73,801 (59,422 – 88,180)
KY Black NH 80 17.5 4.75 (10.0 – 28.8) 10,426 (4,629 – 16,223)
KY Other NH 33 8.2 1,737
KY Multirace NH 37 22.7 9.43 (9.3 – 45.7) 4,163 (163 – 8,162)
KY Hispanic 58 9.7 4.44 (3.8 – 22.5) 2,406 (189 – 4,622)
ME White NH 1,527 9.7 0.82 (8.2 – 11.4) 24,441 (20,415 – 28,467)
ME Black NH 18 1.7 62
ME Other NH 36 3.8 203
ME Multirace NH 35 7.6 450
ME Hispanic 27 10.0 473
MD White NH 1,881 7.3 0.72 (6.0 – 8.8) 47,405 (38,129 – 56,682)
MD Black NH 559 13.5 1.76 (10.4 – 17.4) 56,449 (41,231 – 71,668)
MD Other NH 137 8.3 2.71 (4.3 – 15.4) 7,578 (2,593 – 12,564)
MD Multirace NH 76 12.7 4.34 (6.3 – 23.8) 5,685 (1,676 – 9,694)
MD Hispanic 171 8.6 2.39 (4.9 – 14.6) 10,043 (4,401 – 15,685)
MA White NH 1,189 8.2 1.02 (6.4 – 10.5) 77,638 (58,703 – 96,572)
MA Black NH 131 17.3 6.05 (8.3 – 32.4) 14,198 (2,983 – 25,413)
MA Other NH 119 15.1 6.11 (6.5 – 31.2) 16,100 (1,661 – 30,539)
MA Multirace NH 30 5.1 1,219
MA Hispanic 340 12.9 2.68 (8.5 – 19.2) 26,836 (15,372 – 38,300)
MI White NH 1,811 8.3 0.70 (7.0 – 9.8) 134,431 (112,215 – 156,647)
MI Black NH 397 18.2 3.45 (12.4 – 25.9) 61,987 (36,017 – 87,956)
MI Other NH 59 4.9 4,328
MI Multirace NH 68 20.3 5.26 (11.9 – 32.6) 26,304 (12,041 – 40,567)
MI Hispanic 97 15.1 4.80 (7.9 – 27.0) 26,359 (8,457 – 44,261)
MS White NH 1,088 7.0 0.97 (5.3 – 9.1) 22,282 (16,113 – 28,451)
MS Black NH 686 13.8 1.70 (10.8 – 17.4) 37,669 (28,061 – 47,276)
MS Other NH 30 5.0 795
MS Multirace NH 12 3.9 167
MS Hispanic 41 20.0 8.85 (7.8 – 42.5) 3,479 (6 – 6,952)
MO White NH 1,065 8.3 1.17 (6.3 – 10.9) 90,662 (65,114 – 116,210)
MO Black NH 148 22.6 5.39 (13.7 – 34.8) 34,587 (16,175 – 52,999)
MO Other NH 34 16.8 8.38 (5.9 – 39.6) 6,150 (0 – 12,834)
MO Multirace NH 30 5.4 1,733
MO Hispanic 58 9.3 4.16 (3.8 – 21.2) 6,762 (870 – 12,655)
MT White NH 1,318 6.7 0.89 (5.1 – 8.6) 11,882 (8,739 – 15,025)
MT Black NH 3 0.0 0
MT Other NH 238 8.4 2.36 (4.8 – 14.4) 1,716 (738 – 2,694)
MT Multirace NH 39 6.2 278
MT Hispanic 67 4.6 344
NE White NH 3,843 5.5 0.58 (4.5 – 6.8) 19,469 (15,497 – 23,441)
NE Black NH 56 23.8 7.78 (11.9 – 42.0) 4,903 (1,430 – 8,377)
NE Other NH 99 3.7 409
NE Multirace NH 76 14.7 5.91 (6.4 – 30.3) 1,119 (176 – 2,062)
NE Hispanic 417 2.6 0.76 (1.5 – 4.6) 1,229 (549 – 1,909)
NV White NH 799 6.8 1.22 (4.7 – 9.6) 20,491 (13,180 – 27,801)
NV Black NH 33 15.3 7.81 (5.2 – 37.0) 4,328 (0 – 8,999)
NV Other NH 71 9.1 4.34 (3.4 – 21.9) 3,021 (80 – 5,962)
NV Multirace NH 81 9.9 3.67 (4.6 – 19.7) 4,007 (1,243 – 6,772)
NV Hispanic 366 6.6 2.17 (3.4 – 12.4) 14,554 (4,865 – 24,243)
NH White NH 1,641 8.4 0.81 (6.9 – 10.1) 21,502 (17,379 – 25,626)
NH Black NH 10 22.6 492
NH Other NH 79 2.6 328
NH Multirace NH 24 31.8 13.12 (12.5 – 60.4) 1,166 (0 – 2,346)
NH Hispanic 46 7.7 668
NJ White NH 1,980 6.8 0.68 (5.5 – 8.2) 69,469 (55,579 – 83,359)
NJ Black NH 418 15.1 2.53 (10.8 – 20.7) 44,540 (28,628 – 60,452)
NJ Other NH 249 4.9 1.53 (2.6 – 9.0) 8,570 (3,244 – 13,897)
NJ Multirace NH 51 8.0 2,730
NJ Hispanic 633 9.7 1.44 (7.2 – 12.9) 44,913 (31,375 – 58,451)
NM White NH 618 6.1 0.97 (4.5 – 8.3) 10,772 (7,447 – 14,097)
NM Black NH 14 10.5 420
NM Other NH 290 7.2 2.43 (3.7 – 13.7) 4,022 (1,273 – 6,770)
NM Multirace NH 21 0.0 0
NM Hispanic 908 8.7 1.16 (6.7 – 11.3) 22,824 (16,728 – 28,919)
NY White NH 1,374 8.9 0.90 (7.3 – 10.8) 190,020 (151,365 – 228,675)
NY Black NH 203 16.4 3.18 (11.1 – 23.6) 126,264 (74,237 – 178,291)
NY Other NH 90 15.9 4.91 (8.5 – 28.0) 47,637 (15,565 – 79,709)
NY Multirace NH 45 6.9 11,365
NY Hispanic 274 9.5 2.03 (6.2 – 14.3) 92,848 (52,426 – 133,271)
ND White NH 1,146 4.8 0.70 (3.6 – 6.4) 5,887 (4,194 – 7,579)
ND Black NH 10 30.9 416
ND Other NH 73 8.2 3.37 (3.6 – 17.7) 828 (147 – 1,509)
ND Multirace NH 25 14.0 452
ND Hispanic 29 2.6 83
OH White NH 2,645 8.0 0.71 (6.7 – 9.5) 173,830 (143,093 – 204,567)
OH Black NH 297 17.0 2.98 (12.0 – 23.7) 44,109 (28,157 – 60,060)
OH Other NH 139 12.8 3.62 (7.2 – 21.7) 12,318 (5,168 – 19,468)
OH Multirace NH 50 14.2 7.36 (4.8 – 35.1) 7,333 (0 – 15,478)
OH Hispanic 96 12.6 4.18 (6.4 – 23.2) 12,067 (3,782 – 20,352)
OK White NH 1,390 9.2 0.92 (7.5 – 11.1) 49,507 (39,508 – 59,506)
OK Black NH 168 19.9 3.71 (13.6 – 28.2) 13,668 (8,238 – 19,098)
OK Other NH 241 10.8 2.51 (6.8 – 16.8) 10,779 (5,617 – 15,941)
OK Multirace NH 165 11.8 3.00 (7.1 – 19.1) 8,086 (3,912 – 12,261)
OK Hispanic 257 6.4 1.54 (3.9 – 10.1) 6,491 (3,363 – 9,618)
OR White NH 916 5.4 0.90 (3.9 – 7.4) 33,762 (22,501 – 45,023)
OR Black NH 11 8.8 717
OR Other NH 27 12.3 2,148
OR Multirace NH 52 6.2 2,123
OR Hispanic 138 5.8 2.33 (2.6 – 12.4) 7,491 (1,398 – 13,583)
PA White NH 2,440 7.7 0.73 (6.4 – 9.3) 153,302 (124,654 – 181,951)
PA Black NH 385 17.4 3.44 (11.7 – 25.2) 49,537 (28,979 – 70,095)
PA Other NH 75 5.8 6,032
PA Multirace NH 77 18.5 8.40 (7.1 – 40.4) 16,644 (0 – 33,897)
PA Hispanic 151 16.3 4.66 (9.1 – 27.6) 41,092 (15,553 – 66,630)
RI White NH 908 12.3 1.28 (10.0 – 15.0) 20,151 (15,888 – 24,414)
RI Black NH 60 11.7 4.02 (5.8 – 22.1) 1,269 (391 – 2,146)
RI Other NH 65 14.6 5.27 (7.0 – 28.2) 1,458 (334 – 2,581)
RI Multirace NH 19 22.9 953
RI Hispanic 202 11.6 2.66 (7.3 – 17.9) 4,125 (2,177 – 6,073)
TX White NH 1,527 9.7 1.10 (7.7 – 12.1) 234,332 (179,964 – 288,701)
TX Black NH 265 17.4 3.39 (11.7 – 25.0) 137,494 (79,257 – 195,731)
TX Other NH 122 1.3 3,729
TX Multirace NH 33 13.6 10,996
TX Hispanic 1,237 7.4 1.12 (5.4 – 9.9) 202,990 (140,585 – 265,395)
UT White NH 1,902 6.7 0.80 (5.3 – 8.5) 44,527 (33,970 – 55,084)
UT Black NH 15 6.9 435
UT Other NH 78 14.0 4.97 (6.8 – 26.8) 3,836 (930 – 6,741)
UT Multirace NH 30 9.4 873
UT Hispanic 216 3.1 1.17 (1.5 – 6.5) 2,311 (607 – 4,015)
VT White NH 1,614 9.9 0.86 (8.3 – 11.7) 11,840 (9,793 – 13,888)
VT Black NH 18 25.7 350
VT Other NH 33 3.4 78
VT Multirace NH 30 11.1 189
VT Hispanic 37 9.8 262
VA White NH 947 9.3 1.35 (7.0 – 12.3) 115,570 (81,947 – 149,192)
VA Black NH 201 14.7 3.37 (9.2 – 22.6) 33,125 (17,451 – 48,799)
VA Other NH 79 7.5 3.73 (2.8 – 18.9) 9,783 (0 – 19,634)
VA Multirace NH 13 20.3 3,497
VA Hispanic 71 6.7 7,031
WV White NH 874 11.0 1.22 (8.8 – 13.6) 37,790 (29,380 – 46,201)
WV Black NH 24 12.3 1,155
WV Other NH 10 9.3 447
WV Multirace NH 27 15.5 1,420
WV Hispanic 22 22.1 2,294
WI White NH 1,047 5.8 0.84 (4.4 – 7.7) 62,909 (45,106 – 80,712)
WI Black NH 202 27.7 7.83 (15.1 – 45.2) 25,218 (7,779 – 42,656)
WI Other NH 45 1.6 682
WI Multirace NH 35 6.3 1,465
WI Hispanic 40 13.2 8.84 (3.2 – 40.8) 4,698 (0 – 11,466)
WY White NH 1,901 5.7 0.58 (4.7 – 6.9) 5,868 (4,706 – 7,031)
WY Black NH 11 3.0 30
WY Other NH 49 12.2 4.89 (5.3 – 25.4) 403 (70 – 736)
WY Multirace NH 42 9.1 191
WY Hispanic 188 4.5 1.47 (2.4 – 8.5) 493 (176 – 811)
Territories
PR White NH 9 4.4 412
PR Black NH 0 0
PR Other NH 5 0.0 0
PR Multirace NH 1 0.0 0
PR Hispanic 1,103 14.0 1.27 (11.7 – 16.7) 142,667 (116,631 – 168,704)

Notes:

* CI denotes confidence interval.

** Total includes data from 37 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the territory, Puerto Rico.

*** NH denotes Not Hispanic or Latino.

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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