Child Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2012 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) - 2012 BRFSS
|
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
71,010 |
13.7 |
13.2-14.2 |
7,439,265 |
NYS Lifetime |
1,348 |
14.3 |
12.2-16.8 |
602,130 |
|
US* Current |
70,756 |
8.9 |
8.5-9.3 |
4,833,585 |
NYS Current |
1,341 |
9.1 |
7.4-11.3 |
382,559 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2012 BRFSS
|
Gender |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
Male |
36,318 |
16.0 |
15.3-16.7 |
4,400,633 |
Female |
34,165 |
11.4 |
10.8-12.0 |
3,004,336 |
NYS Lifetime |
Male |
682 |
17.0 |
13.8-20.7 |
355,801 |
Female |
648 |
11.5 |
8.8-14.9 |
235,942 |
|
US* Current |
Male |
36,152 |
10.3 |
9.7-10.8 |
2,809,075 |
Female |
34,078 |
7.6 |
7.1-8.1 |
1,997,236 |
NYS Current |
Male |
678 |
10.3 |
7.8-13.5 |
215,047 |
Female |
645 |
7.7 |
5.4-10.8 |
157,126 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2012 BRFSS
|
Age Group |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
0-4 |
15,630 |
7.3 |
6.6-8.1 |
959,420 |
5-9 |
16,157 |
14.6 |
13.6-15.6 |
2,078,649 |
10-14 |
18,710 |
17.5 |
16.5-18.6 |
2,259,541 |
15-17 |
14,196 |
17.4 |
16.3-18.6 |
1,597,390 |
NYS Lifetime |
0-4 |
274 |
8.4 |
5.4-12.9 |
81,301 |
5-9 |
306 |
12.4 |
8.7-17.5 |
130,280 |
10-14 |
338 |
23.0 |
17.6-29.5 |
212,816 |
15-17 |
242 |
17.6 |
12.4-24.3 |
130,776 |
|
US* Current |
0-4 |
15,594 |
5.2 |
4.6-5.9 |
680,439 |
5-9 |
16,096 |
9.8 |
9.0-10.7 |
1,391,429 |
10-14 |
18,640 |
11.5 |
10.7-12.4 |
1,477,866 |
15-17 |
14,138 |
10.3 |
9.4-11.2 |
936,695 |
NYS Current |
0-4 |
273 |
5.3 |
3.0-9.0 |
50,892 |
5-9 |
305 |
8.9 |
5.7-13.7 |
92,605 |
10-14 |
337 |
17.0 |
12.0-23.4 |
156,237 |
15-17 |
239 |
6.4 |
3.5-11.2 |
46,956 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2012 BRFSS
|
Race |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White |
52,435 |
12.4 |
11.9-12.9 |
4,646,056 |
Black |
7,244 |
19.8 |
18.2-21.4 |
1,527,851 |
Other |
6,632 |
11.9 |
10.5-13.4 |
742,216 |
Multi |
3,588 |
20.0 |
17.6-22.6 |
410,119 |
NYS Lifetime |
White |
960 |
13.7 |
11.2-16.7 |
372,603 |
Black |
182 |
16.3 |
11.0-23.3 |
132,653 |
Other |
82 |
9.9 |
4.9-19.0 |
41,226 |
Multi |
46 |
27.0 |
15.4-43.0 |
21,409 |
|
US* Current |
White |
52,279 |
7.8 |
7.4-8.3 |
2,925,016 |
Black |
7,193 |
14.4 |
13.0-15.9 |
1,103,492 |
Other |
6,613 |
7.4 |
6.3-8.7 |
463,269 |
Multi |
3,563 |
13.3 |
11.3-15.6 |
270,451 |
NYS Current |
White |
957 |
8.8 |
6.8-11.4 |
239,497 |
Black |
179 |
11.3 |
6.8-18.2 |
90,781 |
Other |
82 |
4.3 |
|
17,884 |
Multi |
45 |
20.7 |
10.4-37.0 |
16,165 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2012 BRFSS
|
Race/Ethnicity |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White NH |
46,149 |
12.2 |
11.7-12.6 |
3,215,576 |
Black NH |
6,802 |
19.9 |
18.3-21.7 |
1,403,696 |
Other NH |
4,099 |
11.4 |
9.6-13.5 |
425,036 |
Multirace NH |
2,928 |
20.3 |
17.7-23.1 |
302,099 |
Hispanic |
10,209 |
13.5 |
12.5-14.7 |
2,032,337 |
NYS Lifetime |
White NH |
793 |
11.1 |
8.9-13.6 |
219,935 |
Black NH |
150 |
15.8 |
10.1-23.8 |
102,327 |
Other NH |
63 |
9.2 |
3.9-20.1 |
30,155 |
Multirace NH |
40 |
31.0 |
17.7-48.5 |
19,197 |
Hispanic |
260 |
19.6 |
14.4-26.2 |
209,366 |
|
US* Current |
White NH |
46,009 |
7.9 |
7.5-8.3 |
2,074,805 |
Black NH |
6,752 |
14.5 |
13.1-16.1 |
1,017,240 |
Other NH |
4,088 |
7.2 |
5.7-9.1 |
269,318 |
Multirace NH |
2,906 |
13.1 |
11.0-15.5 |
194,452 |
Hispanic |
10,181 |
8.3 |
7.5-9.2 |
1,239,265 |
NYS Current |
White NH |
790 |
6.4 |
4.9-8.5 |
127,265 |
Black NH |
148 |
11.3 |
6.4-19.1 |
72,111 |
Other NH |
63 |
3.5 |
|
11,521 |
Multirace NH |
39 |
23.0 |
11.3-41.2 |
13,953 |
Hispanic |
259 |
13.4 |
9.0-19.5 |
142,943 |
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.