Child Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2008 BRFSS
Notes:
* U.S. Total includes the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the two territories.
** CI denotes confidence interval.
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2008 BRFSS
|
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
78,185 |
13.3 |
12.8-13.7 |
7,600,135 |
NYS Lifetime |
2,080 |
16.1 |
14.1-18.3 |
717,957 |
|
US* Current |
76,613 |
9.0 |
8.6-9.4 |
5,058,373 |
NYS Current |
2,043 |
10.8 |
9.1-12.7 |
475,303 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2008 BRFSS
|
Gender |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
Male |
39,629 |
16.0 |
15.3-16.6 |
4,489,603 |
Female |
36,651 |
11.0 |
10.4-11.5 |
3,058,808 |
NYS Lifetime |
Male |
1,029 |
17.6 |
14.8-20.8 |
390,671 |
Female |
993 |
14.6 |
11.8-17.9 |
316,728 |
|
US* Current |
Male |
39,407 |
10.4 |
9.9-11.0 |
2,921,029 |
Female |
36,499 |
7.6 |
7.1-8.1 |
2,105,521 |
NYS Current |
Male |
1,025 |
10.8 |
8.7-13.4 |
239,209 |
Female |
988 |
10.5 |
8.1-13.6 |
227,928 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2008 BRFSS
|
Age Group |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
0-4 |
17,669 |
8.0 |
7.2-8.8 |
1,199,376 |
5-9 |
17,656 |
14.9 |
14.0-15.9 |
2,247,507 |
10-14 |
20,252 |
16.2 |
15.2-17.1 |
2,170,520 |
15-17 |
16,131 |
16.5 |
15.5-17.6 |
1,660,304 |
NYS Lifetime |
0-4 |
480 |
9.7 |
6.9-13.5 |
117,726 |
5-9 |
426 |
23.7 |
18.9-29.4 |
282,772 |
10-14 |
559 |
16.5 |
12.8-21.0 |
158,138 |
15-17 |
412 |
14.7 |
10.9-19.6 |
119,407 |
|
US* Current |
0-4 |
17,613 |
5.7 |
5.1-6.5 |
859,562 |
5-9 |
17,590 |
10.6 |
9.8-11.4 |
1,584,392 |
10-14 |
20,171 |
10.4 |
9.6-11.2 |
1,390,691 |
15-17 |
16,038 |
10.1 |
9.3-11.0 |
1,013,943 |
NYS Current |
0-4 |
479 |
6.4 |
4.1-9.8 |
77,136 |
5-9 |
425 |
15.7 |
11.7-20.6 |
186,311 |
10-14 |
556 |
11.6 |
8.4-15.8 |
110,893 |
15-17 |
409 |
8.7 |
6.0-12.5 |
69,713 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2008 BRFSS
|
Race |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White |
58,953 |
12.1 |
11.6-12.6 |
4,813,440 |
Black |
6,501 |
21.0 |
19.3-22.8 |
1,441,815 |
Other |
7,369 |
13.2 |
11.8-14.8 |
911,208 |
Multi |
3,166 |
17.7 |
15.3-20.4 |
357,470 |
NYS Lifetime |
White |
1,541 |
13.3 |
11.4-15.5 |
362,169 |
Black |
236 |
24.9 |
18.7-32.2 |
219,554 |
Other |
156 |
19.0 |
12.4-28.0 |
101,185 |
Multi |
56 |
12.5 |
6.1-24.0 |
26,252 |
|
US* Current |
White |
58,693 |
7.8 |
7.4-8.2 |
3,097,794 |
Black |
6,454 |
15.7 |
14.2-17.4 |
1,077,069 |
Other |
7,332 |
8.7 |
7.5-10.1 |
600,864 |
Multi |
3,136 |
11.6 |
9.7-13.9 |
232,861 |
NYS Current |
White |
1,533 |
8.4 |
6.9-10.1 |
225,916 |
Black |
235 |
16.9 |
11.8-23.6 |
148,734 |
Other |
156 |
14.5 |
8.9-22.9 |
77,244 |
Multi |
56 |
7.4 |
|
15,532 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2008 BRFSS
|
Race/Ethnicity |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White NH |
53,371 |
12.0 |
11.5-12.5 |
3,808,104 |
Black NH |
6,155 |
21.1 |
19.4-23.0 |
1,347,093 |
Other NH |
3,972 |
11.2 |
9.6-13.0 |
345,007 |
Multirace NH |
2,632 |
18.1 |
15.5-21.1 |
301,748 |
Hispanic |
9,896 |
13.5 |
12.4-14.7 |
1,747,998 |
NYS Lifetime |
White NH |
1,380 |
13.0 |
11.1-15.2 |
278,438 |
Black NH |
204 |
25.2 |
18.6-33.2 |
194,117 |
Other NH |
90 |
17.4 |
9.6-29.3 |
51,904 |
Multirace NH |
45 |
8.4 |
|
13,782 |
Hispanic |
276 |
17.6 |
13.0-23.5 |
172,548 |
|
US* Current |
White NH |
53,160 |
8.1 |
7.7-8.5 |
2,563,450 |
Black NH |
6,112 |
16.0 |
14.4-17.7 |
1,014,035 |
Other NH |
3,951 |
8.1 |
6.6-9.8 |
248,275 |
Multirace NH |
2,608 |
12.5 |
10.3-15.1 |
205,888 |
Hispanic |
9,835 |
7.7 |
6.8-8.7 |
990,206 |
NYS Current |
White NH |
1,374 |
8.9 |
7.3-10.8 |
190,020 |
Black NH |
203 |
16.4 |
11.1-23.6 |
126,264 |
Other NH |
90 |
15.9 |
8.5-28.0 |
47,637 |
Multirace NH |
45 |
6.9 |
|
11,365 |
Hispanic |
274 |
9.5 |
6.2-14.3 |
92,848 |
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.