Adult Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2008 BRFSS
Notes:
* U.S. Total excludes Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands and designates an estimate for the 50 states and the District of Columbia combined.
** CI denotes confidence interval.
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2008 BRFSS
|
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
405,674 |
13.3 |
13.1-13.5 |
30,450,370 |
NYS Lifetime |
7,892 |
14.1 |
12.9 - 15.2 |
2,077,823 |
|
US* Current |
404,204 |
8.5 |
8.3 - 8.7 |
19,462,632 |
NYS Current |
7,852 |
8.8 |
7.9 - 9.7 |
1,293,638 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2008 BRFSS
|
Gender |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
Male |
152,489 |
11.4 |
11.1 - 11.8 |
12,770,977 |
Female |
253,185 |
15.0 |
14.7 - 15.3 |
17,679,393 |
NYS Lifetime |
Male |
2,920 |
12.0 |
10.2 - 13.7 |
844,556 |
Female |
4,972 |
16.0 |
14.5 - 17.4 |
1,233,267 |
|
US* Current |
Male |
152,014 |
6.5 |
6.2 - 6.8 |
7,223,908 |
Female |
252,190 |
10.4 |
10.2 - 10.7 |
12,238,723 |
NYS Current |
Male |
2,908 |
6.2 |
5.0 - 7.5 |
435,120 |
Female |
4,944 |
11.2 |
9.9 - 12.4 |
858,517 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2008 BRFSS
|
Age Group |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
18-24 |
13,491 |
18.3 |
17.2-19.5 |
5,184,805 |
25-34 |
38,560 |
13.6 |
13.1-14.2 |
5,701,661 |
35-44 |
60,534 |
12.1 |
11.6-12.5 |
5,243,996 |
45-54 |
82,640 |
12.8 |
12.4-13.2 |
5,550,217 |
55-64 |
85,968 |
13.1 |
12.7-13.5 |
4,271,625 |
65+ |
120,967 |
11.3 |
11.0-11.6 |
4,353,708 |
NYS Lifetime |
18-24 |
286 |
24.6 |
18.9-30.3 |
469,069 |
25-34 |
690 |
12.8 |
10.0-15.7 |
324,602 |
35-44 |
1,190 |
11.9 |
9.8-14.0 |
330,533 |
45-54 |
1,613 |
12.4 |
10.6-14.2 |
341,679 |
55-64 |
1,598 |
14.0 |
11.7-16.3 |
291,941 |
65+ |
2,384 |
11.4 |
9.8-13.1 |
294,032 |
|
US* Current |
18-24 |
13,393 |
10.2 |
9.4-11.1 |
2,875,397 |
25-34 |
38,398 |
8.2 |
7.7-8.7 |
3,407,937 |
35-44 |
60,320 |
7.8 |
7.5-8.2 |
3,386,758 |
45-54 |
82,363 |
8.5 |
8.2-8.8 |
3,670,953 |
55-64 |
85,645 |
9.0 |
8.7-9.4 |
2,938,303 |
65+ |
120,589 |
8.0 |
7.8-8.3 |
3,090,499 |
NYS Current |
18-24 |
284 |
11.6 |
7.3-15.9 |
217,978 |
25-34 |
686 |
7.2 |
5.1-9.3 |
180,366 |
35-44 |
1,186 |
9.0 |
7.1-10.9 |
249,868 |
45-54 |
1,606 |
8.6 |
7.0-10.2 |
236,645 |
55-64 |
1,590 |
9.7 |
7.6-11.8 |
202,373 |
65+ |
2,371 |
7.7 |
6.3-9.0 |
195,934 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2008 BRFSS
|
Race |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White |
337,615 |
13.1 |
12.9-13.3 |
22,952,646 |
Black |
32,001 |
15.4 |
14.6-16.2 |
3,670,511 |
Other |
25,050 |
11.2 |
10.4-12.1 |
2,645,227 |
Multi |
7,368 |
20.4 |
18.3-22.5 |
898,870 |
NYS Lifetime |
White |
6,491 |
13.4 |
12.2-14.6 |
1,360,905 |
Black |
727 |
15.4 |
12.0-18.7 |
354,498 |
Other |
406 |
15.7 |
11.2-20.3 |
252,926 |
Multi |
103 |
20.2 |
8.6-31.8 |
61,733 |
|
US* Current |
White |
336,414 |
8.4 |
8.2-8.6 |
14,719,994 |
Black |
31,879 |
9.9 |
9.2-10.6 |
2,355,130 |
Other |
24,967 |
7.0 |
6.3-7.6 |
1,630,804 |
Multi |
7,322 |
13.0 |
11.4-14.6 |
568,507 |
NYS Current |
White |
6,456 |
8.5 |
7.5-9.4 |
851,179 |
Black |
724 |
7.9 |
5.6-10.2 |
181,755 |
Other |
405 |
10.8 |
7.0-14.6 |
173,419 |
Multi |
102 |
17.8 |
6.3-29.4 |
54,240 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2008 BRFSS
|
Race/Ethnicity |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White NH |
324,562 |
13.5 |
13.2-13.7 |
21,131,315 |
Black NH |
31,037 |
15.4 |
14.6-16.2 |
3,495,981 |
Other NH |
15,293 |
11.1 |
10.1-12.2 |
1,356,733 |
Multirace NH |
6,601 |
20.5 |
18.4-22.6 |
722,040 |
Hispanic |
24,001 |
10.8 |
10.0-11.5 |
3,488,706 |
NYS Lifetime |
White NH |
6,179 |
13.5 |
12.3-14.7 |
1,206,448 |
Black NH |
681 |
15.0 |
11.6-18.4 |
323,145 |
Other NH |
274 |
11.4 |
7.1-15.7 |
115,231 |
Multirace NH |
92 |
20.7 |
8.3-33.1 |
53,715 |
Hispanic |
543 |
15.8 |
11.8-19.8 |
353,844 |
|
US* Current |
White NH |
323,391 |
8.8 |
8.6-8.9 |
13,661,850 |
Black NH |
30,918 |
10.0 |
9.3-10.6 |
2,251,055 |
Other NH |
15,234 |
7.2 |
6.3-8.0 |
870,353 |
Multirace NH |
6,562 |
14.0 |
12.2-15.8 |
489,575 |
Hispanic |
23,940 |
6.3 |
5.7-6.9 |
2,022,426 |
NYS Current |
White NH |
6,147 |
8.6 |
7.7-9.6 |
768,779 |
Black NH |
678 |
8.1 |
5.6-10.5 |
173,183 |
Other NH |
274 |
7.4 |
4.0-10.9 |
74,883 |
Multirace NH |
91 |
17.9 |
5.5-30.3 |
46,222 |
Hispanic |
540 |
9.6 |
6.5-12.7 |
213,940 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Education, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2008 BRFSS
|
Education |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
39,063 |
14.1 |
13.4-14.9 |
3,675,074 |
HS Grad |
122,410 |
13.2 |
12.7-13.6 |
8,670,114 |
Some Coll |
107,526 |
14.5 |
14.1-15.0 |
8,769,606 |
Coll Grad |
135,460 |
12.2 |
11.8-12.5 |
9,249,089 |
NYS Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
582 |
19.4 |
14.7-24.1 |
278,753 |
HS Grad |
2,189 |
13.5 |
11.2-15.7 |
557,706 |
Some Coll |
1,905 |
17.0 |
14.5-19.4 |
614,792 |
Coll Grad |
3,196 |
11.2 |
9.8-12.7 |
622,750 |
|
US* Current |
HS Nongrad |
38,890 |
9.8 |
9.2-10.4 |
2,536,030 |
HS Grad |
121,983 |
8.7 |
8.3-9.0 |
5,676,011 |
Some Coll |
107,123 |
9.3 |
8.9-9.6 |
5,563,931 |
Coll Grad |
134,996 |
7.4 |
7.1-7.7 |
5,618,884 |
NYS Current |
HS Nongrad |
579 |
12.8 |
8.8-16.7 |
182,904 |
HS Grad |
2,178 |
8.6 |
6.8-10.3 |
353,160 |
Some Coll |
1,893 |
11.1 |
9.1-13.1 |
399,873 |
Coll Grad |
3,182 |
6.4 |
5.3-7.5 |
353,878 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Income, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2008 BRFSS
|
Income |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
38,358 |
17.4 |
16.5-18.2 |
3,394,796 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
60,593 |
14.7 |
14.1-15.4 |
4,624,025 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
98,800 |
12.8 |
12.4-13.3 |
6,628,888 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
60,050 |
12.6 |
12.0-13.1 |
4,309,635 |
$75,000+ |
95,601 |
12.1 |
11.7-12.5 |
7,803,526 |
NYS Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
663 |
21.3 |
16.9-25.7 |
252,655 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
1,066 |
16.7 |
13.0-20.4 |
323,313 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,734 |
13.6 |
11.2-16.0 |
438,315 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
1,100 |
13.6 |
10.4-16.8 |
279,211 |
$75,000+ |
2,285 |
11.4 |
9.7-13.2 |
505,615 |
|
US* Current |
$0-$14,999 |
38,145 |
13.0 |
12.2-13.7 |
2,526,717 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
60,337 |
10.2 |
9.6-10.7 |
3,178,144 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
98,486 |
8.1 |
7.7-8.4 |
4,150,974 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
59,874 |
7.5 |
7.1-7.9 |
2,568,366 |
$75,000+ |
94,326 |
7.2 |
6.8-7.5 |
4,605,557 |
NYS Current |
$0-$14,999 |
657 |
15.9 |
12.0-19.9 |
187,877 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
1,060 |
12.7 |
9.5-15.8 |
244,018 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,722 |
8.0 |
6.2-9.8 |
255,187 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
1,096 |
8.9 |
6.2-11.7 |
183,387 |
$75,000+ |
2,280 |
6.1 |
4.9-7.3 |
268,959 |
Note: If values for the 95% confidence interval are not provided, the normal approximation to the binomial distribution does not apply due to small sample size.