2016 Adult Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables and Maps

Table L2.1
Adult* Self-Reported Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
by Sex and State or Territory: BRFSS 2016
State Male
Sample Size §
Male
Prevalence
(percent)
Male
Standard
Error
Male
95% CI¶ (percent)
||
||
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Female
Sample Size§
Female
Prevalence
(percent)
Female
Standard
Error
Female
95% CI¶ (percent)
U.S. Total** 206,596 11.4 0.14 (11.1–11.7) || 269,563 15.7 0.15 (15.4–16.0)
AL 2,799 13.1 0.90 (11.3–14.9) || 4,216 16.6 0.78 (15.1–18.1)
AK 1,371 10.8 1.47 (7.9–13.6) || 1,535 18.1 1.58 (15.0–21.2)
AZ 4,552 13.3 0.85 (11.7–15.0) || 6,351 15.8 0.78 (14.3–17.4)
AR 1,993 11.3 1.22 (8.9–13.7) || 3,286 17.2 1.33 (14.6–19.9)
CA 5,439 10.7 0.52 (9.7–11.7) || 5,930 14.9 0.58 (13.7–16.0)
CO 6,793 11.5 0.51 (10.5–12.5) || 8,114 16.0 0.59 (14.8–17.2)
CT 4,708 13.5 0.73 (12.1–14.9) || 6,292 17.5 0.72 (16.1–19.0)
DE 1,802 10.8 1.00 (8.8–12.7) || 2,244 14.6 1.05 (12.5–16.6)
DC 1,588 12.1 1.16 (9.8–14.4) || 2,245 17.7 1.12 (15.5–19.9)
FL 15,560 9.8 0.51 (8.8–10.8) || 21,283 12.2 0.46 (11.3–13.1)
GA 2,194 10.6 0.90 (8.8–12.3) || 3,166 16.0 0.93 (14.1–17.8)
HI 3,764 14.2 0.79 (12.6–15.7) || 4,304 20.4 0.92 (18.6–22.2)
ID 2,206 10.1 0.91 (8.3–11.9) || 3,045 15.1 1.01 (13.1–17.1)
IL 2,087 13.3 0.95 (11.5–15.2) || 2,670 14.9 0.92 (13.1–16.7)
IN 4,551 11.6 0.69 (10.3–12.9) || 6,497 17.1 0.73 (15.6–18.5)
IA 3,198 10.2 0.70 (8.8–11.6) || 4,045 14.0 0.79 (12.4–15.5)
KS 5,358 10.8 0.54 (9.8–11.9) || 6,787 15.4 0.59 (14.2–16.5)
KY 4,169 11.2 0.63 (10.0–12.4) || 6,058 19.1 0.81 (17.5–20.7)
LA 1,961 11.2 1.11 (9.0–13.4) || 3,273 17.0 1.22 (14.6–19.4)
ME 4,260 13.8 0.85 (12.2–15.5) || 5,744 19.3 0.85 (17.7–21.0)
MD 7,523 12.0 0.58 (10.9–13.1) || 10,890 15.8 0.55 (14.7–16.9)
MA 3,932 11.8 0.70 (10.5–13.2) || 4,452 18.4 0.85 (16.8–20.1)
MI 5,343 14.6 0.63 (13.3–15.8) || 6,641 17.9 0.63 (16.6–19.1)
MN 7,942 9.1 0.40 (8.3–9.8) || 8,828 13.2 0.45 (12.3–14.1)
MS 1,961 10.8 1.00 (8.9–12.8) || 3,150 14.4 0.85 (12.7–16.0)
MO 3,041 12.8 0.97 (10.9–14.7) || 4,053 16.0 0.98 (14.0–17.9)
MT 2,714 11.2 0.84 (9.6–12.8) || 3,238 14.4 0.91 (12.7–16.2)
NE 6,622 10.4 0.66 (9.2–11.7) || 8,522 14.3 0.67 (13.0–15.7)
NV 1,953 7.9 0.88 (6.2–9.6) || 2,376 15.3 1.15 (13.0–17.6)
NH 2,835 12.4 0.88 (10.6–14.1) || 3,556 20.3 1.11 (18.1–22.5)
NJ 3,279 8.9 0.84 (7.3–10.6) || 4,361 14.8 0.88 (13.1–16.5)
NM 2,590 13.9 1.08 (11.8–16.0) || 3,418 18.7 1.04 (16.6–20.7)
NY 15,022 11.8 0.52 (10.8–12.8) || 19,089 15.6 0.53 (14.5–16.6)
NC 2,973 9.9 0.70 (8.6–11.3) || 3,548 14.8 0.75 (13.3–16.3)
ND 2,630 11.5 0.83 (9.8–13.1) || 3,104 14.2 0.93 (12.4–16.0)
OH 5,124 12.5 0.75 (11.0–14.0) || 7,225 15.4 0.71 (14.0–16.8)
OK 2,769 12.3 0.91 (10.5–14.1) || 4,086 15.8 0.78 (14.3–17.4)
OR 2,410 14.5 0.91 (12.7–16.3) || 3,003 19.7 0.88 (18.0–21.5)
PA 3,136 11.6 0.74 (10.1–13.1) || 3,655 17.8 0.87 (16.1–19.5)
RI 2,234 12.4 0.95 (10.5–14.3) || 3,207 18.9 1.05 (16.9–21.0)
SC 4,590 11.6 0.67 (10.3–13.0) || 6,618 15.0 0.65 (13.7–16.3)
SD 2,491 8.6 0.84 (7.0–10.3) || 3,261 9.9 0.93 (8.0–11.7)
TN 2,602 13.6 1.02 (11.6–15.6) || 3,545 18.5 1.03 (16.5–20.5)
TX 4,781 10.1 0.74 (8.6–11.6) || 6,902 14.8 0.90 (13.0–16.5)
UT 5,075 12.4 0.63 (11.2–13.7) || 5,857 15.1 0.66 (13.8–16.4)
VT 2,895 12.3 0.86 (10.7–14.0) || 3,623 18.6 0.90 (16.9–20.4)
VA 3,885 10.7 0.65 (9.4–12.0) || 5,079 15.8 0.72 (14.4–17.2)
WA 6,414 12.5 0.53 (11.5–13.6) || 7,796 17.3 0.58 (16.2–18.5)
WV 3,148 14.3 0.81 (12.7–15.9) || 3,977 18.0 0.74 (16.5–19.5)
WI 2,382 9.9 0.80 (8.3–11.5) || 2,878 13.7 0.93 (11.9–15.5)
WY 1,947 10.5 1.07 (8.4–12.6) || 2,540 17.4 1.34 (14.8–20.1)
Territories
GU 699 8.1 1.45 (5.2–10.9) || 876 11.6 1.67 (8.3–14.9)
PR 2,159 14.5 1.18 (12.2–16.8) || 3,632 20.2 0.89 (18.4–21.9)
VI 482 9.6 2.43 (4.8–14.4) || 779 11.1 1.83 (7.5–14.7)

Notes:
*Aged 18+ years
**U.S. Total includes 50 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the three territories.
¶ CI denotes confidence interval.
§ Sample size is the number of respondents reported lifetime asthma
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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