2017 Adult Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables and Maps

Table L2.1:
Adult* Self-Reported Lifetime Asthma Prevalence
by Sex and State or Territory: BRFSS 2017
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** 195,590 12.0 0.15 (11.7–12.3) || 246,705 16.1 0.16 (15.8–16.5)
AL 2,703 14.7 0.94 (12.9–16.6) || 4,023 17.9 0.84 (16.3–19.6)
AK 1,532 9.9 1.45 (7.0–12.7) || 1,658 18.3 1.73 (14.9–21.7)
AZ 6,968 14.4 0.57 (13.2–15.5) || 8,462 17.2 0.54 (16.2–18.3)
AR 1,879 15.0 1.49 (12.0–17.9) || 3,414 16.9 1.28 (14.4–19.4)
CA 4,547 12.3 0.63 (11.1–13.5) || 4,775 15.8 0.73 (14.3–17.2)
CO 4,531 13.3 0.64 (12.1–14.5) || 5,230 15.6 0.66 (14.3–16.9)
CT 4,594 14.5 0.78 (13.0–16.1) || 5,947 19.1 0.75 (17.6–20.6)
DE 1,842 13.7 1.27 (11.2–16.2) || 2,282 17.7 1.19 (15.4–20.0)
DC 1,634 10.9 0.99 (9.0–12.9) || 2,225 18.0 1.22 (15.6–20.4)
FL 9,706 9.7 0.65 (8.4–10.9) || 12,295 14.6 0.75 (13.1–16.1)
GA 2,602 11.0 0.81 (9.4–12.6) || 3,432 14.1 0.78 (12.6–15.7)
HI 3,651 15.2 0.85 (13.5–16.8) || 4,089 19.1 0.89 (17.3–20.8)
ID 2,196 11.8 0.87 (10.1–13.5) || 2,680 15.2 1.01 (13.3–17.2)
IL 2,471 12.6 0.86 (10.9–14.3) || 3,067 14.3 0.81 (12.7–15.9)
IN 5,920 11.9 0.56 (10.8–13.0) || 7,867 17.3 0.61 (16.1–18.5)
IA 3,638 10.9 0.61 (9.8–12.1) || 4,033 15.1 0.75 (13.6–16.6)
KS 10,180 11.5 0.41 (10.7–12.3) || 11,575 15.8 0.45 (15.0–16.7)
KY 3,620 14.7 0.98 (12.8–16.7) || 4,982 16.3 0.91 (14.5–18.1)
LA 2,021 13.1 1.05 (11.1–15.2) || 2,773 17.5 0.97 (15.6–19.4)
ME 4,142 13.2 0.84 (11.6–14.9) || 5,527 19.0 0.84 (17.3–20.6)
MD 5,539 13.2 0.77 (11.7–14.7) || 7,971 16.7 0.69 (15.4–18.1)
MA 3,084 14.5 0.99 (12.5–16.4) || 3,775 19.1 1.15 (16.8–21.3)
MI 4,811 12.3 0.62 (11.1–13.5) || 6,034 19.6 0.68 (18.3–20.9)
MN 8,088 9.3 0.43 (8.5–10.2) || 8,938 12.1 0.46 (11.2–13.0)
MS 2,024 10.6 1.09 (8.4–12.7) || 3,034 14.9 0.94 (13.0–16.7)
MO 3,232 11.4 0.82 (9.8–13.0) || 4,339 16.6 0.81 (15.0–18.2)
MT 2,728 13.3 0.92 (11.4–15.1) || 3,171 14.9 0.88 (13.1–16.6)
NE 6,951 10.5 0.59 (9.4–11.7) || 8,354 13.5 0.60 (12.3–14.7)
NV 1,662 10.9 1.11 (8.7–13.1) || 2,090 17.0 1.29 (14.4–19.5)
NH 2,437 15.5 1.16 (13.2–17.7) || 3,287 21.0 1.12 (18.8–23.2)
NJ 4,941 10.3 0.74 (8.9–11.8) || 6,736 13.9 0.71 (12.5–15.3)
NM 2,877 12.7 0.88 (10.9–14.4) || 3,637 17.9 0.96 (16.0–19.7)
NY 5,570 11.4 0.62 (10.2–12.6) || 6,646 16.1 0.62 (14.9–17.3)
NC 2,197 11.8 0.92 (10.0–13.6) || 2,705 15.4 0.93 (13.5–17.2)
ND 3,298 10.8 0.75 (9.4–12.3) || 3,674 15.2 0.91 (13.4–17.0)
OH 5,084 11.3 0.66 (10.0–12.6) || 7,158 16.0 0.72 (14.5–17.4)
OK 2,690 12.6 0.81 (11.1–14.2) || 3,914 17.1 0.81 (15.5–18.7)
OR 2,343 14.4 0.84 (12.8–16.1) || 3,002 19.0 0.87 (17.3–20.7)
PA 3,031 13.3 0.85 (11.6–15.0) || 3,492 18.0 0.92 (16.2–19.8)
RI 2,396 14.9 1.09 (12.8–17.1) || 3,204 19.3 1.05 (17.3–21.4)
SC 4,633 11.5 0.70 (10.1–12.9) || 6,634 16.7 0.68 (15.4–18.1)
SD 3,052 11.4 1.14 (9.2–13.7) || 3,939 12.0 0.96 (10.1–13.8)
TN 2,531 15.6 1.14 (13.4–17.8) || 3,293 17.4 0.97 (15.5–19.3)
TX 5,016 10.2 0.82 (8.6–11.8) || 7,190 13.4 0.89 (11.6–15.1)
UT 4,875 11.7 0.57 (10.6–12.9) || 5,320 16.6 0.69 (15.3–18.0)
VT 2,901 14.6 0.98 (12.7–16.5) || 3,575 20.5 0.98 (18.5–22.4)
VA 4,177 10.3 0.67 (9.0–11.6) || 5,416 17.7 0.78 (16.1–19.2)
WA 6,027 12.8 0.57 (11.7–13.9) || 7,167 20.2 0.69 (18.9–21.6)
WV 2,342 16.5 1.00 (14.6–18.5) || 3,107 21.1 0.93 (19.3–22.9)
WI 2,625 10.2 0.79 (8.6–11.8) || 3,170 16.0 0.94 (14.2–17.9)
WY 2,051 11.3 0.90 (9.5–13.0) || 2,397 16.0 0.99 (14.0–17.9)
Territories
GU 723 11.0 1.49 (8.1–14.0) || 782 15.9 1.91 (12.1–19.6)
PR 1,709 15.9 1.19 (13.6–18.2) || 2,768 20.8 1.00 (18.8–22.8)

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 answered lifetime asthma question
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.

Asthma and Community Health Branch, National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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