Table C5
Child Current Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by Race/Ethnicity and State or Territory: BRFSS 2014
State
Race/Ethnicity
Sample Size
Prevalence
(Percent)
Standard
Error
95% CI*
(Percent)
Prevalence
(Number)
95% CI*
(Number)
Total **
White NH ***
43,852
8.1
0.26
(7.6 – 8.6)
2,177,482
(2,034,651 – 2,320,313)
Total **
Black NH
6,244
14.6
0.78
(13.1 – 16.1)
1,155,322
(1,028,369 – 1,282,275)
Total **
Other NH
6,405
9.2
0.84
(7.7 – 11.0)
592,301
(482,584 – 702,017)
Total **
Hispanic
9,101
8.3
0.64
(7.2 – 9.7)
1,186,305
(1,000,857 – 1,371,753)
AL
White NH
1,099
11.0
1.29
(8.7 – 13.8)
65,535
(50,241 – 80,829)
AL
Black NH
513
19.3
2.35
(15.1 – 24.4)
63,287
(47,032 – 79,541)
AL
Other NH
91
11.9
4.83
(5.2 – 25.0)
11,618
(1,930 – 21,306)
AL
Hispanic
35
2.4
1,070
CA
White NH
613
6.7
1.41
(4.4 – 10.1)
146,011
(84,803 – 207,219)
CA
Black NH
91
14.0
5.40
(6.3 – 28.2)
79,200
(16,236 – 142,163)
CA
Other NH
257
8.5
2.56
(4.6 – 15.0)
120,065
(46,772 – 193,359)
CA
Hispanic
844
9.3
1.63
(6.6 – 13.0)
432,389
(277,464 – 587,315)
CT
White NH
1,059
7.9
1.20
(5.9 – 10.6)
32,492
(22,708 – 42,275)
CT
Black NH
151
14.1
3.62
(8.4 – 22.8)
11,530
(5,490 – 17,569)
CT
Other NH
138
6.4
1.91
(3.5 – 11.3)
4,900
(2,172 – 7,628)
CT
Hispanic
261
13.1
2.68
(8.7 – 19.3)
22,445
(13,155 – 31,736)
DC
White NH
200
6.1
1.87
(3.3 – 11.0)
1,361
(531 – 2,191)
DC
Black NH
267
22.5
3.24
(16.8 – 29.5)
13,663
(9,345 – 17,981)
DC
Other NH
63
4.1
603
DC
Hispanic
48
6.5
899
GA
White NH
701
9.6
1.32
(7.3 – 12.6)
98,431
(71,209 – 125,653)
GA
Black NH
374
13.7
2.06
(10.1 – 18.2)
112,638
(77,522 – 147,753)
GA
Other NH
64
9.7
3.77
(4.4 – 20.0)
16,997
(4,012 – 29,983)
GA
Hispanic
102
4.6
16,866
HI
White NH
184
8.3
3.10
(3.9 – 16.7)
1,410
(368 – 2,452)
HI
Black NH
8
2.1
46
HI
Other NH
1,216
16.7
2.24
(12.8 – 21.6)
38,141
(27,377 – 48,906)
HI
Hispanic
231
15.4
4.51
(8.5 – 26.4)
6,975
(2,615 – 11,336)
IL
White NH
711
7.9
1.12
(6.0 – 10.4)
114,073
(82,481 – 145,665)
IL
Black NH
109
12.7
3.55
(7.2 – 21.5)
58,405
(25,268 – 91,542)
IL
Other NH
89
6.5
2.19
(3.3 – 12.3)
18,669
(6,514 – 30,824)
IL
Hispanic
221
7.2
2.12
(4.0 – 12.6)
54,692
(22,177 – 87,208)
IN
White NH
1,901
7.8
0.78
(6.4 – 9.5)
82,807
(66,399 – 99,215)
IN
Black NH
170
12.3
2.64
(8.0 – 18.5)
20,584
(11,819 – 29,349)
IN
Other NH
138
7.6
2.16
(4.3 – 13.0)
8,991
(3,969 – 14,013)
IN
Hispanic
201
5.5
1.77
(2.9 – 10.2)
9,259
(3,403 – 15,115)
KS
White NH
2,345
7.6
0.68
(6.4 – 9.0)
33,413
(27,432 – 39,394)
KS
Black NH
161
22.9
3.99
(16.0 – 31.7)
8,519
(5,192 – 11,847)
KS
Other NH
233
8.5
2.14
(5.1 – 13.7)
6,662
(3,296 – 10,027)
KS
Hispanic
441
7.6
1.84
(4.7 – 12.1)
9,575
(4,832 – 14,317)
KY
White NH
1,881
10.1
0.89
(8.5 – 12.0)
73,537
(60,607 – 86,466)
KY
Black NH
176
14.9
4.53
(8.0 – 26.0)
11,328
(3,957 – 18,699)
KY
Other NH
109
13.0
3.78
(7.2 – 22.4)
10,984
(4,504 – 17,465)
KY
Hispanic
65
12.6
6.08
(4.7 – 29.9)
8,249
(0 – 16,781)
LA
White NH
951
5.7
0.95
(4.1 – 7.9)
30,563
(20,440 – 40,687)
LA
Black NH
592
11.8
1.62
(9.0 – 15.3)
48,251
(34,698 – 61,804)
LA
Other NH
88
7.2
3.58
(2.6 – 18.2)
4,675
(0 – 9,419)
LA
Hispanic
75
6.1
3,954
ME
White NH
923
8.7
1.08
(6.8 – 11.1)
19,980
(15,045 – 24,915)
ME
Black NH
15
30.1
937
ME
Other NH
44
19.8
6.54
(9.9 – 35.6)
2,307
(684 – 3,931)
ME
Hispanic
24
15.4
1,025
MD
White NH
1,572
5.8
0.91
(4.3 – 7.9)
30,495
(20,832 – 40,157)
MD
Black NH
639
15.7
1.80
(12.4 – 19.5)
63,041
(47,864 – 78,219)
MD
Other NH
265
7.7
1.76
(4.9 – 11.9)
14,098
(7,722 – 20,473)
MD
Hispanic
209
10.8
2.63
(6.6 – 17.2)
18,235
(9,156 – 27,314)
MI
White NH
1,332
8.9
1.01
(7.1 – 11.1)
119,929
(92,550 – 147,308)
MI
Black NH
222
19.3
3.43
(13.4 – 26.9)
63,558
(38,481 – 88,634)
MI
Other NH
162
8.2
2.46
(4.5 – 14.5)
20,815
(8,140 – 33,491)
MI
Hispanic
112
7.9
2.88
(3.8 – 15.7)
15,210
(3,938 – 26,481)
MS
White NH
452
8.0
1.62
(5.4 – 11.8)
27,849
(16,471 – 39,227)
MS
Black NH
409
17.0
2.41
(12.8 – 22.3)
52,719
(36,866 – 68,571)
MS
Other NH
29
5.8
1,680
MS
Hispanic
15
3.8
972
MO
White NH
1,041
10.8
1.32
(8.4 – 13.6)
102,074
(76,880 – 127,269)
MO
Black NH
198
16.2
3.56
(10.4 – 24.4)
36,346
(20,621 – 52,071)
MO
Other NH
74
8.8
3.45
(4.0 – 18.3)
8,605
(1,946 – 15,265)
MO
Hispanic
43
6.6
4,982
MT
White NH
1,120
6.6
0.83
(5.2 – 8.4)
10,703
(8,087 – 13,319)
MT
Black NH
4
0.0
0
MT
Other NH
348
9.6
2.52
(5.7 – 15.8)
3,055
(1,422 – 4,689)
MT
Hispanic
78
8.5
3.24
(3.9 – 17.3)
1,647
(396 – 2,898)
NE
White NH
3,508
5.6
0.60
(4.5 – 6.9)
17,444
(13,779 – 21,109)
NE
Black NH
108
13.0
5.09
(5.8 – 26.5)
2,889
(467 – 5,310)
NE
Other NH
230
11.4
2.82
(6.9 – 18.2)
4,838
(2,412 – 7,265)
NE
Hispanic
430
3.3
0.80
(2.0 – 5.3)
2,523
(1,332 – 3,714)
NV
White NH
483
6.1
1.40
(3.9 – 9.5)
12,964
(7,049 – 18,878)
NV
Black NH
47
7.1
5,485
NV
Other NH
92
7.2
5.47
(1.5 – 27.9)
5,329
(0 – 13,804)
NV
Hispanic
242
7.2
2.23
(3.9 – 13.0)
19,664
(7,316 – 32,011)
NH
White NH
1,138
9.8
1.22
(7.6 – 12.5)
22,664
(16,980 – 28,349)
NH
Black NH
12
12.7
456
NH
Other NH
60
7.0
800
NH
Hispanic
35
6.9
552
NJ
White NH
1,775
6.9
0.86
(5.4 – 8.8)
60,327
(45,469 – 75,185)
NJ
Black NH
420
16.3
2.44
(12.0 – 21.6)
41,329
(28,322 – 54,335)
NJ
Other NH
308
5.3
1.51
(3.0 – 9.2)
14,519
(6,414 – 22,624)
NJ
Hispanic
574
13.0
1.95
(9.7 – 17.4)
62,184
(42,819 – 81,548)
NM
White NH
655
7.5
1.48
(5.0 – 11.0)
8,717
(5,254 – 12,179)
NM
Black NH
27
9.1
725
NM
Other NH
381
5.0
1.10
(3.2 – 7.6)
3,411
(1,977 – 4,845)
NM
Hispanic
971
6.6
1.03
(4.9 – 9.0)
19,140
(13,233 – 25,048)
NY
White NH
361
5.3
1.31
(3.2 – 8.5)
100,396
(51,674 – 149,118)
NY
Black NH
114
13.8
3.73
(7.9 – 22.8)
87,298
(37,843 – 136,753)
NY
Other NH
90
7.4
4.04
(2.5 – 20.3)
38,678
(0 – 82,010)
NY
Hispanic
174
13.3
3.38
(8.0 – 21.4)
126,909
(59,033 – 194,784)
NC
White NH
719
11.5
1.84
(8.3 – 15.6)
123,463
(82,266 – 164,659)
NC
Black NH
295
15.4
2.86
(10.6 – 21.9)
79,504
(48,054 – 110,954)
NC
Other NH
116
9.5
3.60
(4.4 – 19.2)
18,954
(4,334 – 33,574)
NC
Hispanic
226
7.0
1.85
(4.2 – 11.6)
26,322
(12,566 – 40,078)
OH
White NH
1,260
9.7
1.16
(7.7 – 12.2)
169,597
(128,956 – 210,238)
OH
Black NH
96
11.1
3.60
(5.8 – 20.4)
38,078
(12,859 – 63,296)
OH
Other NH
108
13.5
4.86
(6.5 – 26.1)
38,969
(9,219 – 68,720)
OH
Hispanic
54
9.6
5.07
(3.3 – 25.0)
13,223
(0 – 27,561)
OK
White NH
1,159
8.6
0.99
(6.9 – 10.8)
39,889
(30,733 – 49,044)
OK
Black NH
111
22.7
4.84
(14.6 – 33.5)
25,739
(13,766 – 37,713)
OK
Other NH
367
13.1
2.32
(9.2 – 18.4)
25,800
(16,360 – 35,239)
OK
Hispanic
260
11.3
2.64
(7.1 – 17.6)
17,568
(9,067 – 26,068)
OR
White NH
655
7.5
1.20
(5.5 – 10.2)
36,236
(24,692 – 47,780)
OR
Black NH
19
11.1
3,225
OR
Other NH
105
4.6
6,056
OR
Hispanic
99
7.2
3.23
(2.9 – 16.7)
12,413
(1,154 – 23,673)
PA
White NH
1,679
7.2
0.76
(5.8 – 8.8)
123,138
(97,057 – 149,219)
PA
Black NH
221
21.1
3.56
(15.0 – 28.9)
64,623
(40,999 – 88,248)
PA
Other NH
107
16.9
4.88
(9.4 – 28.7)
35,989
(13,503 – 58,475)
PA
Hispanic
121
16.5
4.99
(8.9 – 28.7)
54,329
(18,957 – 89,702)
RI
White NH
861
10.3
1.27
(8.0 – 13.0)
12,090
(9,127 – 15,052)
RI
Black NH
88
13.2
3.55
(7.7 – 21.9)
2,214
(1,020 – 3,408)
RI
Other NH
100
7.8
4.36
(2.5 – 21.7)
1,642
(0 – 3,562)
RI
Hispanic
181
13.8
3.20
(8.6 – 21.3)
6,474
(3,324 – 9,623)
TN
White NH
585
7.9
1.31
(5.7 – 10.9)
72,142
(48,604 – 95,681)
TN
Black NH
116
7.8
3.40
(3.3 – 17.6)
24,134
(2,729 – 45,539)
TN
Other NH
42
29.4
12.12
(11.7 – 56.7)
32,951
(0 – 68,108)
TN
Hispanic
24
7.9
6,511
TX
White NH
1,354
9.0
1.48
(6.5 – 12.4)
190,655
(127,022 – 254,288)
TX
Black NH
263
10.8
2.45
(6.9 – 16.6)
85,022
(47,050 – 122,993)
TX
Other NH
167
6.7
2.59
(3.0 – 13.9)
29,618
(6,607 – 52,629)
TX
Hispanic
1,651
5.1
0.54
(4.1 – 6.2)
169,417
(134,813 – 204,021)
UT
White NH
4,370
6.0
0.46
(5.1 – 6.9)
37,806
(32,085 – 43,527)
UT
Black NH
34
9.2
1,107
UT
Other NH
216
10.1
2.60
(6.1 – 16.5)
6,564
(3,138 – 9,989)
UT
Hispanic
668
8.0
1.57
(5.4 – 11.7)
12,451
(7,392 – 17,509)
VT
White NH
1,304
7.9
0.99
(6.1 – 10.0)
8,514
(6,385 – 10,643)
VT
Black NH
18
37.1
20.44
(9.6 – 76.7)
529
(0 – 1,385)
VT
Other NH
65
7.9
3.25
(3.4 – 17.1)
442
(98 – 787)
VT
Hispanic
24
5.9
90
WA
White NH
1,436
6.1
0.69
(4.9 – 7.6)
50,574
(39,240 – 61,907)
WA
Black NH
52
12.3
4.68
(5.7 – 24.7)
9,007
(1,993 – 16,021)
WA
Other NH
280
5.6
1.55
(3.2 – 9.5)
17,853
(7,898 – 27,809)
WA
Hispanic
298
7.5
1.82
(4.6 – 11.9)
23,787
(12,105 – 35,470)
WV
White NH
1,264
9.6
0.99
(7.8 – 11.7)
30,701
(24,397 – 37,004)
WV
Black NH
36
5.3
733
WV
Other NH
49
10.0
1,520
WV
Hispanic
34
9.0
1,331
WI
White NH
1,201
8.1
1.45
(5.7 – 11.5)
69,503
(44,603 – 94,404)
WI
Black NH
68
28.1
8.72
(14.3 – 47.7)
39,176
(9,718 – 68,633)
WI
Other NH
114
8.7
3.35
(4.0 – 17.9)
15,502
(3,618 – 27,387)
WI
Hispanic
30
4.7
2,974
Territory
PR
White NH
2
0.0
0
PR
Black NH
1
0.0
0
PR
Other NH
7
0.0
0
PR
Hispanic
1,471
13.9
1.10
(11.8 – 16.2)
117,216
(98,443 – 135,990)
Notes:
* CI denotes confidence interval.
** Total includes data from 36 states based on cellphone and landline data combined 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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