Adult Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2005 BRFSS
Notes:
* U.S. Total includes the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the two territories.
** CI denotes confidence interval.
Overall Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2005 BRFSS
|
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
349,077 |
12.5 |
12.2-12.7 |
27,522,731 |
NYS Lifetime |
7,777 |
13.8 |
12.8-14.8 |
2,034,115 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
347,828 |
7.9 |
7.7-8.0 |
17,273,419 |
NYS Current |
7,741 |
9.3 |
8.4-10.2 |
1,363,843 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender-2005 BRFSS
|
Gender |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
Male |
133,730 |
10.5 |
10.1-10.8 |
11,225,164 |
Female |
215,347 |
14.3 |
14.1-14.6 |
16,297,567 |
NYS Lifetime |
Male |
2,930 |
11.9 |
10.3-13.5 |
834,627 |
Female |
4,847 |
15.5 |
14.2-16.9 |
1,199,489 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
Male |
133,315 |
5.6 |
5.4-5.8 |
5,978,205 |
Female |
214,513 |
10.0 |
9.7-10.2 |
11,295,214 |
NYS Current |
Male |
2,921 |
7.5 |
6.1-8.9 |
524,120 |
Female |
4,820 |
10.9 |
9.8-12.1 |
839,723 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group-2005 BRFSS
|
Age Group |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
18-24 |
17,783 |
16.4 |
15.5-17.4 |
4,743,377 |
25-34 |
45,749 |
13.0 |
12.5-13.6 |
5,181,567 |
35-44 |
62,137 |
11.6 |
11.2-12.1 |
5,066,656 |
45-54 |
71,895 |
12.0 |
11.5-12.5 |
4,900,521 |
55-64 |
63,105 |
12.5 |
12.0-12.9 |
3,683,365 |
65+ |
85,806 |
10.4 |
10.0-10.8 |
3,820,374 |
NYS Lifetime |
18-24 |
340 |
20.1 |
15.2-25.1 |
366,606 |
25-34 |
996 |
14.1 |
11.8-16.4 |
369,275 |
35-44 |
1,526 |
14.1 |
12.0-16.1 |
417,076 |
45-54 |
1,597 |
13.3 |
11.2-15.4 |
347,694 |
55-64 |
1,365 |
11.7 |
9.8-13.6 |
235,546 |
65+ |
1,843 |
11.1 |
9.1-13.2 |
283,004 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
18-24 |
17,686 |
9.1 |
8.4-9.8 |
2,620,445 |
25-34 |
45,567 |
7.6 |
7.2-8.0 |
3,018,985 |
35-44 |
61,888 |
7.5 |
7.1-7.8 |
3,253,722 |
45-54 |
71,644 |
7.7 |
7.3-8.1 |
3,145,514 |
55-64 |
62,910 |
8.4 |
8.0-8.8 |
2,477,399 |
65+ |
85,551 |
7.3 |
7.0-7.6 |
2,678,699 |
NYS Current |
18-24 |
338 |
14.2 |
9.8-18.7 |
257,422 |
25-34 |
993 |
8.9 |
7.0-10.8 |
232,793 |
35-44 |
1,517 |
8.6 |
7.1-10.2 |
255,329 |
45-54 |
1,588 |
8.9 |
7.0-10.7 |
230,094 |
55-64 |
1,360 |
8.3 |
6.6-9.9 |
166,182 |
65+ |
1,835 |
8.3 |
6.4-10.2 |
210,133 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race-2005 BRFSS
|
Race |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White |
288,461 |
12.4 |
12.2-12.7 |
21,273,566 |
Black |
27,045 |
13.1 |
12.4-13.9 |
2,936,797 |
Other |
23,608 |
10.9 |
10.1-11.7 |
2,323,535 |
Multi |
6,998 |
20.0 |
17.9-22.1 |
741,163 |
NYS Lifetime |
White |
6,242 |
13.8 |
12.7-14.9 |
1,395,785 |
Black |
739 |
12.9 |
10.0-15.9 |
264,550 |
Other |
546 |
15.8 |
11.8-19.9 |
304,206 |
Multi |
114 |
17.9 |
10.1-25.7 |
49,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
White |
287,451 |
7.8 |
7.6-8.0 |
13,361,312 |
Black |
26,957 |
8.7 |
8.1-9.3 |
1,931,275 |
Other |
23,518 |
6.4 |
5.8-7.1 |
1,360,124 |
Multi |
6,952 |
12.9 |
11.3-14.5 |
476,866 |
NYS Current |
White |
6,215 |
9.2 |
8.3-10.1 |
928,922 |
Black |
735 |
9.2 |
6.5-11.9 |
187,995 |
Other |
544 |
10.7 |
7.1-14.4 |
205,487 |
Multi |
112 |
11.9 |
4.9-18.9 |
32,733 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity-2005 BRFSS
|
Race/Ethnicity |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White NH |
277,597 |
12.7 |
12.5-13.0 |
19,554,533 |
Black NH |
26,205 |
13.1 |
12.4-13.9 |
2,763,869 |
Other NH |
14,121 |
12.2 |
11.0-13.4 |
1,294,674 |
Multirace NH |
6,395 |
20.9 |
18.6-23.2 |
682,089 |
Hispanic |
21,438 |
9.8 |
9.1-10.6 |
2,983,571 |
NYS Lifetime |
White NH |
5,870 |
13.9 |
12.8-15.0 |
1,233,558 |
Black NH |
668 |
12.7 |
9.7-15.8 |
227,555 |
Other NH |
348 |
14.8 |
10.0-19.6 |
180,934 |
Multirace NH |
98 |
19.0 |
10.2-27.7 |
45,320 |
Hispanic |
682 |
13.3 |
10.1-16.5 |
325,848 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
White NH |
276,626 |
8.1 |
7.9-8.3 |
12,384,630 |
Black NH |
26,119 |
8.7 |
8.1-9.3 |
1,833,993 |
Other NH |
14,071 |
7.2 |
6.3-8.1 |
761,855 |
Multirace NH |
6,355 |
13.5 |
11.7-15.3 |
439,181 |
Hispanic |
21,358 |
5.6 |
5.0-6.1 |
1,684,668 |
NYS Current |
White NH |
5,844 |
9.6 |
8.6-10.5 |
843,009 |
Black NH |
665 |
8.8 |
6.0-11.5 |
156,012 |
Other NH |
346 |
9.4 |
5.1-13.7 |
113,689 |
Multirace NH |
96 |
13.0 |
5.0-21.0 |
30,783 |
Hispanic |
680 |
8.5 |
5.7-11.3 |
207,895 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Education-2005 BRFSS
|
Education |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
36,513 |
12.7 |
12.0-13.4 |
3,454,705 |
HS Grad |
107,731 |
12.0 |
11.6-12.4 |
7,934,589 |
Some Coll |
91,809 |
13.4 |
13.0-13.9 |
7,731,352 |
Coll Grad |
112,160 |
12.0 |
11.7-12.4 |
8,317,980 |
NYS Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
630 |
14.2 |
10.4-17.9 |
229,786 |
HS Grad |
2,206 |
14.7 |
12.6-16.9 |
630,381 |
Some Coll |
1,793 |
13.4 |
11.4-15.3 |
459,058 |
Coll Grad |
3,115 |
13.4 |
11.9-14.9 |
711,757 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
HS Nongrad |
36,331 |
8.7 |
8.2-9.3 |
2,364,100 |
HS Grad |
107,331 |
7.7 |
7.4-8.0 |
5,035,882 |
Some Coll |
91,473 |
8.4 |
8.1-8.8 |
4,833,788 |
Coll Grad |
111,834 |
7.2 |
6.9-7.5 |
4,976,558 |
NYS Current |
HS Nongrad |
626 |
10.6 |
7.1-14.1 |
170,953 |
HS Grad |
2,196 |
10.5 |
8.6-12.5 |
447,040 |
Some Coll |
1,785 |
8.9 |
7.4-10.5 |
305,253 |
Coll Grad |
3,101 |
8.3 |
7.1-9.4 |
437,464 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Income-2005 BRFSS
|
Income |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
35,918 |
15.8 |
15.0-16.6 |
3,277,234 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
55,174 |
13.5 |
12.9-14.1 |
4,370,303 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
92,596 |
12.1 |
11.7-12.5 |
6,688,985 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
51,430 |
11.8 |
11.2-12.3 |
3,909,023 |
$75,000+ |
66,289 |
11.6 |
11.1-12.0 |
5,709,033 |
NYS Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
767 |
16.4 |
13.2-19.7 |
249,334 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
1,086 |
14.8 |
11.6-18.0 |
332,945 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,834 |
14.8 |
12.6-17.1 |
510,271 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
1,188 |
12.5 |
10.2-14.8 |
272,569 |
$75,000+ |
1,855 |
12.2 |
10.4-14.0 |
419,925 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
$0-$14,999 |
35,743 |
11.6 |
10.9-12.3 |
2,403,300 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
54,952 |
8.9 |
8.4-9.3 |
2,857,184 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
92,281 |
7.7 |
7.3-8.0 |
4,222,673 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
51,283 |
7.1 |
6.6-7.5 |
2,339,479 |
$75,000+ |
66,114 |
6.5 |
6.2-6.8 |
3,195,433 |
NYS Current |
$0-$14,999 |
761 |
12.5 |
9.6-15.4 |
188,509 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
1,083 |
11.3 |
8.3-14.2 |
252,903 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,822 |
8.7 |
6.9-10.6 |
298,897 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
1,184 |
8.7 |
6.7-10.7 |
188,127 |
$75,000+ |
1,850 |
7.3 |
5.9-8.7 |
250,470 |
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.