Adult Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2007 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 - 2007 BRFSS
|
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
422,679 |
12.9 |
12.7-13.2 |
29,300,105 |
NYS Lifetime |
6,509 |
14.0 |
12.8-15.1 |
2,067,410 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
421,120 |
8.2 |
8.1-8.4 |
18,595,673 |
NYS Current |
6,479 |
8.7 |
7.9-9.6 |
1,287,371 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender-2007 BRFSS
|
Gender |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
Male |
157,806 |
11.3 |
10.9-11.6 |
12,427,426 |
Female |
264,873 |
14.5 |
14.2-14.8 |
16,872,679 |
NYS Lifetime |
Male |
2,489 |
11.9 |
10.2-13.6 |
837,447 |
Female |
4,020 |
15.9 |
14.4-17.3 |
1,229,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
Male |
157,281 |
6.3 |
6.0-6.5 |
6,880,777 |
Female |
263,839 |
10.1 |
9.9-10.3 |
11,714,896 |
NYS Current |
Male |
2,481 |
6.4 |
5.2-7.6 |
449,370 |
Female |
3,998 |
10.9 |
9.6-12.1 |
838,000 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group-2007 BRFSS
|
Age Group |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
18-24 |
15,375 |
17.8 |
16.6-18.9 |
4,502,535 |
25-34 |
43,682 |
13.9 |
13.2-14.5 |
5,730,302 |
35-44 |
66,491 |
11.9 |
11.5-12.4 |
5,523,728 |
45-54 |
86,673 |
12.2 |
11.8-12.6 |
5,193,407 |
55-64 |
86,463 |
12.9 |
12.5-13.4 |
4,100,972 |
65+ |
120,459 |
10.8 |
10.5-11.2 |
4,117,120 |
NYS Lifetime |
18-24 |
255 |
17.2 |
12.3-22.1 |
313,925 |
25-34 |
556 |
16.2 |
12.7-19.7 |
418,452 |
35-44 |
1,106 |
12.9 |
10.5-15.2 |
368,969 |
45-54 |
1,409 |
14.2 |
12.0-16.4 |
387,633 |
55-64 |
1,334 |
13.8 |
11.3-16.2 |
285,470 |
65+ |
1,758 |
10.9 |
9.1-12.6 |
278,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
18-24 |
15,276 |
9.9 |
9.0-10.7 |
2,482,984 |
25-34 |
43,453 |
8.1 |
7.6-8.6 |
3,339,438 |
35-44 |
66,276 |
7.7 |
7.3-8.0 |
3,552,815 |
45-54 |
86,379 |
8.2 |
7.9-8.5 |
3,474,092 |
55-64 |
86,163 |
8.9 |
8.5-9.3 |
2,809,186 |
65+ |
120,053 |
7.5 |
7.2-7.8 |
2,855,967 |
NYS Current |
18-24 |
254 |
6.4 |
3.7-9.1 |
116,505 |
25-34 |
552 |
9.5 |
6.9-12.2 |
244,993 |
35-44 |
1,100 |
8.0 |
6.1-10.0 |
229,596 |
45-54 |
1,404 |
10.3 |
8.5-12.1 |
279,264 |
55-64 |
1,328 |
10.5 |
8.3-12.6 |
216,577 |
65+ |
1,752 |
7.5 |
6.1-9.0 |
192,714 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race-2007 BRFSS
|
Race |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White |
350,749 |
12.8 |
12.6-13.1 |
22,101,860 |
Black |
32,591 |
14.7 |
13.9-15.5 |
3,401,894 |
Other |
27,363 |
10.8 |
10.0-11.7 |
2,596,409 |
Multi |
7,937 |
18.7 |
16.5-20.9 |
898,088 |
NYS Lifetime |
White |
5,355 |
13.6 |
12.3-14.8 |
1,376,986 |
Black |
553 |
18.7 |
14.5-22.8 |
403,183 |
Other |
368 |
11.0 |
7.6-14.5 |
188,713 |
Multi |
81 |
18.4 |
7.9-28.9 |
43,889 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
White |
349,469 |
8.2 |
8.1-8.4 |
14,155,710 |
Black |
32,477 |
9.5 |
8.9-10.2 |
2,192,390 |
Other |
27,260 |
6.2 |
5.6-6.8 |
1,478,613 |
Multi |
7,898 |
12.5 |
10.7-14.3 |
597,607 |
NYS Current |
White |
5,328 |
9.0 |
8.0-10.0 |
910,065 |
Black |
552 |
9.0 |
6.4-11.7 |
195,087 |
Other |
366 |
6.7 |
4.1-9.4 |
114,168 |
Multi |
81 |
10.7 |
2.7-18.7 |
25,523 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity-2007 BRFSS
|
Race/Ethnicity |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White NH |
337,273 |
13.1 |
12.8-13.3 |
20,416,118 |
Black NH |
31,573 |
14.9 |
14.0-15.7 |
3,250,181 |
Other NH |
15,751 |
11.8 |
10.5-13.1 |
1,511,640 |
Multirace NH |
7,001 |
21.3 |
19.0-23.6 |
709,580 |
Hispanic |
26,964 |
10.3 |
9.5-11.1 |
3,172,770 |
NYS Lifetime |
White NH |
5,095 |
13.6 |
12.4-14.9 |
1,227,095 |
Black NH |
499 |
18.7 |
14.3-23.1 |
355,537 |
Other NH |
253 |
8.9 |
5.4-12.3 |
104,237 |
Multirace NH |
67 |
21.0 |
8.7-33.4 |
38,355 |
Hispanic |
493 |
13.7 |
10.3-17.1 |
322,126 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
White NH |
336,041 |
8.5 |
8.3-8.6 |
13,167,547 |
Black NH |
31,469 |
9.7 |
9.0-10.4 |
2,111,560 |
Other NH |
15,675 |
6.7 |
5.9-7.6 |
861,318 |
Multirace NH |
6,965 |
14.6 |
12.5-16.6 |
482,928 |
Hispanic |
26,888 |
6.0 |
5.4-6.6 |
1,839,979 |
NYS Current |
White NH |
5,069 |
9.1 |
8.2-10.1 |
820,059 |
Black NH |
499 |
9.2 |
6.3-12.0 |
174,266 |
Other NH |
252 |
5.7 |
3.1-8.3 |
66,959 |
Multirace NH |
67 |
11.0 |
2.1-19.8 |
19,989 |
Hispanic |
490 |
8.3 |
5.7-10.9 |
193,447 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Education-2007 BRFSS
|
Education |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
42,996 |
13.4 |
12.7-14.2 |
3,455,476 |
HS Grad |
129,205 |
12.8 |
12.3-13.2 |
8,313,104 |
Some Coll |
110,989 |
14.2 |
13.7-14.7 |
8,440,947 |
Coll Grad |
138,290 |
11.9 |
11.6-12.3 |
9,018,742 |
NYS Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
523 |
13.8 |
10.1-17.6 |
234,241 |
HS Grad |
1,806 |
14.1 |
11.9-16.3 |
561,027 |
Some Coll |
1,564 |
14.5 |
12.1-17.0 |
533,560 |
Coll Grad |
2,599 |
13.6 |
11.8-15.3 |
732,889 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
HS Nongrad |
42,787 |
9.2 |
8.6-9.8 |
2,366,113 |
HS Grad |
128,731 |
8.3 |
8.0-8.6 |
5,387,228 |
Some Coll |
110,568 |
8.9 |
8.5-9.3 |
5,273,215 |
Coll Grad |
137,841 |
7.3 |
7.1-7.6 |
5,526,582 |
NYS Current |
HS Nongrad |
518 |
8.9 |
6.0-11.8 |
150,018 |
HS Grad |
1,801 |
8.6 |
7.1-10.1 |
339,086 |
Some Coll |
1,558 |
9.7 |
7.8-11.6 |
355,292 |
Coll Grad |
2,585 |
8.2 |
6.9-9.5 |
442,976 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Income-2007 BRFSS
|
Income |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
39,370 |
16.9 |
16.0-17.8 |
3,171,310 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
62,835 |
13.6 |
13.0-14.2 |
4,060,264 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
106,098 |
12.4 |
11.9-12.8 |
6,566,602 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
62,200 |
11.8 |
11.3-12.3 |
4,045,112 |
$75,000+ |
94,554 |
12.2 |
11.8-12.7 |
7,562,935 |
NYS Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
521 |
17.0 |
12.8-21.2 |
204,637 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
858 |
14.5 |
11.3-17.8 |
288,307 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,473 |
14.4 |
12.0-16.8 |
473,325 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
935 |
11.4 |
8.9-14.0 |
224,831 |
$75,000+ |
1,828 |
14.3 |
12.1-16.5 |
598,739 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
$0-$14,999 |
39,156 |
12.4 |
11.7-13.1 |
2,319,942 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
62,588 |
9.1 |
8.6-9.6 |
2,698,991 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
105,736 |
7.9 |
7.5-8.3 |
4,188,312 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
61,995 |
7.2 |
6.8-7.6 |
2,460,586 |
$75,000+ |
94,310 |
7.1 |
6.8-7.5 |
4,409,442 |
NYS Current |
$0-$14,999 |
520 |
14.3 |
10.6-17.9 |
171,373 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
851 |
8.7 |
6.2-11.1 |
170,364 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,468 |
9.5 |
7.5-11.5 |
313,077 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
929 |
7.7 |
5.6-9.8 |
150,976 |
$75,000+ |
1,823 |
7.6 |
6.2-9.0 |
318,318 |
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.