Table L2.1
Child Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
by Sex and State or Territory: BRFSS 2015
State
Male
Sample Size
Male
Prevalence
Male
Standard
Error
Male
95% CI *
Female
Sample Size
Female
Prevalence
Female
Standard
Error
Female
95% CI *
Total **
27,183
15.5
0.43
(14.7 – 16.4)
25,514
10.7
0.39
(10.0 – 11.5)
CA
1,496
14.8
1.11
(12.8 – 17.1)
1,433
10.5
0.92
(8.8 – 12.5)
CT
1,197
18.8
1.66
(15.8 – 22.3)
1,076
13.9
1.36
(11.4 – 16.8)
DC
290
13.2
2.78
(8.6 – 19.6)
268
14.6
3.35
(9.2 – 22.5)
GA
420
17.9
2.68
(13.3 – 23.8)
385
12.9
2.41
(8.9 – 18.4)
HI
770
17.9
2.04
(14.2 – 22.2)
679
15.8
1.68
(12.8 – 19.4)
IL
595
13.9
1.79
(10.8 – 17.8)
522
9.1
1.44
(6.7 – 12.3)
IN
596
14.9
1.94
(11.5 – 19.1)
552
11.3
2.39
(7.4 – 16.9)
KS
2,557
14.2
0.80
(12.7 – 15.9)
2,460
10.2
0.70
(8.9 – 11.7)
LA
495
16.3
1.95
(12.8 – 20.5)
462
10.5
1.67
(7.7 – 14.3)
ME
499
18.2
2.46
(13.9 – 23.5)
492
11.4
1.57
(8.7 – 14.8)
MA
253
20.2
3.39
(14.4 – 27.6)
280
13.7
2.56
(9.4 – 19.6)
MI
1,045
14.9
1.26
(12.6 – 17.6)
923
8.3
1.01
(6.5 – 10.5)
MN
1,913
10.0
0.83
(8.5 – 11.7)
1,886
8.7
0.84
(7.2 – 10.5)
MS
608
16.2
1.95
(12.7 – 20.4)
603
9.9
1.46
(7.4 – 13.1)
MO
664
12.4
1.63
(9.5 – 16.0)
653
9.9
1.50
(7.3 – 13.2)
MT
612
10.5
1.57
(7.8 – 14.0)
565
8.9
1.64
(6.2 – 12.7)
NE
2,124
11.1
1.08
(9.1 – 13.4)
1,889
8.0
0.95
(6.4 – 10.1)
NV
315
10.7
2.28
(7.0 – 16.0)
295
9.1
2.85
(4.9 – 16.4)
NH
594
11.5
1.63
(8.6 – 15.1)
604
10.6
1.39
(8.2 – 13.7)
NJ
1,331
14.9
1.37
(12.4 – 17.8)
1,283
9.8
1.12
(7.8 – 12.2)
NM
741
13.5
1.59
(10.7 – 16.9)
691
10.7
1.56
(8.0 – 14.2)
NY
651
16.0
1.83
(12.8 – 19.9)
551
12.0
1.66
(9.1 – 15.6)
OH
718
14.3
1.93
(10.9 – 18.5)
689
12.9
2.17
(9.2 – 17.8)
OK
334
21.8
3.14
(16.2 – 28.5)
322
10.6
2.02
(7.3 – 15.3)
OR
479
15.3
2.19
(11.5 – 20.1)
434
16.1
2.87
(11.2 – 22.5)
PA
618
19.1
2.15
(15.3 – 23.7)
504
11.8
1.72
(8.8 – 15.6)
RI
528
16.0
2.00
(12.5 – 20.3)
569
14.3
1.97
(10.9 – 18.6)
TX
1,506
16.4
1.58
(13.5 – 19.7)
1,408
9.6
1.37
(7.3 – 12.7)
UT
1,942
13.1
1.00
(11.3 – 15.2)
1,841
7.9
0.80
(6.5 – 9.7)
VT
671
16.0
1.84
(12.7 – 20.0)
662
13.5
1.75
(10.4 – 17.3)
WI
621
13.0
1.72
(9.9 – 16.7)
533
8.8
1.67
(6.1 – 12.7)
Territory
PR
689
28.8
2.21
(24.7 – 33.3)
598
24.5
2.25
(20.3 – 29.1)
Notes:
* CI denotes confidence interval.
** Total includes data from 31 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.
Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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