2007 Adult Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables and Maps

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Table L4
Adult Self-Reported Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by Race and State or Territory: BRFSS 2007
State	Race	Sample Size	Prevalence (percent)	Standard Error	95% CI* (percent)	Prevalence (number)	95% CI* (number)
U.S. Total**	White	350,749	12.8	0.12	(12.6 - 13.1)	22,101,860	(21,665,086 - 22,538,635)
U.S. Total**	Black	32,591	14.7	0.42	(13.9 - 15.5)	3,401,894	(3,195,381 - 3,608,406)
U.S. Total**	Other	27,363	10.8	0.43	(10.0 - 11.7)	2,596,409	(2,382,848 - 2,809,971)
U.S. Total**	Multi	7,937	18.7	1.11	(16.5 - 20.9)	898,088	(783,542 - 1,012,634)
AL	White	4,959	12.6	0.71	(11.2 - 14.0)	314,652	(278,326 - 350,978)
AL	Black	2,011	14.1	1.59	(11.0 - 17.3)	120,423	(91,478 - 149,369)
AL	Other	150	16.8	4.71	(7.5 - 26.1)	16,911	(6,472 - 27,349)
AL	Multi	80	12.4	5.06	(2.3 - 22.4)	5,723	(1,144 - 10,302)
AK	White	1,778	12.9	1.14	(10.7 - 15.1)	45,064	(37,186 - 52,942)
AK	Black	30	20.0	9.64	(0.3 - 39.8)	2,232	(0 - 4,645)
AK	Other	624	14.7	3.31	(8.2 - 21.1)	14,040	(7,014 - 21,066)
AK	Multi	97	20.2	6.08	(8.1 - 32.3)	4,502	(1,605 - 7,398)
AZ	White	3,592	15.8	1.15	(13.5 - 18.0)	528,227	(450,052 - 606,403)
AZ	Black	83	11.8	4.75	(2.3 - 21.2)	17,513	(3,556 - 31,470)
AZ	Other	919	8.3	1.74	(4.9 - 11.7)	76,280	(44,402 - 108,157)
AZ	Multi	42	18.1	8.61	(0.7 - 35.4)	8,060	(255 - 15,865)
AR	White	4,924	11.6	0.63	(10.3 - 12.8)	207,996	(184,708 - 231,284)
AR	Black	471	13.1	2.23	(8.7 - 17.5)	22,641	(14,618 - 30,663)
AR	Other	155	15.5	3.49	(8.6 - 22.4)	12,781	(6,676 - 18,886)
AR	Multi	115	11.6	3.34	(5.0 - 18.2)	5,420	(2,318 - 8,522)
CA	White	4,432	12.9	0.67	(11.6 - 14.2)	2,439,068	(2,183,361 - 2,694,774)
CA	Black	246	18.9	3.21	(12.6 - 25.2)	308,560	(199,888 - 417,232)
CA	Other	740	9.9	1.43	(7.1 - 12.7)	507,304	(355,789 - 658,819)
CA	Multi	256	16.8	2.96	(11.0 - 22.7)	244,287	(151,234 - 337,340)
CO	White	10,521	13.2	0.45	(12.3 - 14.1)	391,679	(364,174 - 419,185)
CO	Black	257	13.4	2.72	(8.1 - 18.8)	13,110	(7,503 - 18,716)
CO	Other	785	10.4	1.38	(7.7 - 13.1)	39,241	(28,466 - 50,016)
CO	Multi	181	11.6	2.87	(5.9 - 17.3)	7,786	(3,781 - 11,792)
CT	White	6,351	13.9	0.67	(12.5 - 15.2)	318,181	(285,994 - 350,369)
CT	Black	455	17.0	2.41	(12.3 - 21.7)	19,987	(14,100 - 25,874)
CT	Other	505	14.7	2.38	(10.0 - 19.4)	33,291	(22,019 - 44,562)
CT	Multi	69	13.6	4.41	(4.8 - 22.5)	3,569	(1,412 - 5,725)
DE	White	3,253	11.7	0.82	(10.1 - 13.3)	61,006	(52,311 - 69,702)
DE	Black	460	12.1	2.36	(7.4 - 16.7)	10,326	(6,199 - 14,453)
DE	Other	135	3.4			1,003
DE	Multi	91	23.5	6.22	(11.1 - 35.8)	3,804	(1,562 - 6,046)
DC	White	1,933	12.6	0.90	(10.9 - 14.4)	23,329	(19,954 - 26,703)
DC	Black	1,648	17.4	1.22	(15.0 - 19.8)	37,461	(31,919 - 43,002)
DC	Other	246	12.4	2.39	(7.7 - 17.1)	5,759	(3,466 - 8,052)
DC	Multi	40	31.8	9.32	(12.9 - 50.6)	1,429	(372 - 2,485)
FL	White	32,652	10.5	0.40	(9.8 - 11.3)	1,135,296	(1,048,221 - 1,222,370)
FL	Black	3,418	12.4	1.31	(9.8 - 14.9)	182,853	(142,795 - 222,911)
FL	Other	2,590	9.7	1.25	(7.2 - 12.2)	150,403	(110,567 - 190,240)
FL	Multi	338	11.5	3.61	(4.4 - 18.6)	15,413	(6,874 - 23,953)
GA	White	5,820	12.8	0.58	(11.6 - 13.9)	547,621	(497,532 - 597,710)
GA	Black	1,433	10.3	0.98	(8.4 - 12.2)	195,446	(158,431 - 232,460)
GA	Other	259	11.2	2.31	(6.6 - 15.7)	64,156	(37,257 - 91,056)
GA	Multi	85	19.9	4.92	(10.1 - 29.7)	18,907	(9,566 - 28,248)
HI	White	2,209	10.8	0.89	(9.0 - 12.5)	25,558	(21,195 - 29,921)
HI	Black	31	6.9			414
HI	Other	2,307	11.3	0.95	(9.5 - 13.2)	46,130	(38,104 - 54,156)
HI	Multi	2,009	19.6	1.32	(17.0 - 22.2)	64,300	(54,902 - 73,699)
ID	White	4,914	13.3	0.66	(12.0 - 14.6)	132,011	(118,920 - 145,102)
ID	Black	16	0.0			0
ID	Other	205	11.7	2.93	(6.0 - 17.5)	6,035	(2,907 - 9,164)
ID	Multi	82	21.9	6.97	(8.1 - 35.8)	3,702	(1,027 - 6,378)
IL	White	4,435	12.4	0.69	(11.1 - 13.8)	908,189	(805,451 - 1,010,926)
IL	Black	509	15.0	2.19	(10.7 - 19.3)	200,888	(137,541 - 264,236)
IL	Other	205	8.8	2.15	(4.6 - 13.0)	66,264	(33,233 - 99,294)
IL	Multi	65	24.4	7.47	(9.5 - 39.3)	43,142	(12,052 - 74,232)
IN	White	4,996	13.2	0.68	(11.9 - 14.5)	550,137	(491,923 - 608,350)
IN	Black	704	15.9	2.34	(11.3 - 20.5)	43,417	(30,459 - 56,375)
IN	Other	138	12.5	3.57	(5.4 - 19.5)	20,115	(8,121 - 32,109)
IN	Multi	72	16.8	6.39	(4.1 - 29.6)	10,688	(1,903 - 19,474)
IA	White	5,117	10.1	0.55	(9.0 - 11.1)	216,467	(192,824 - 240,110)
IA	Black	82	6.2	2.21	(1.8 - 10.5)	2,536	(817 - 4,255)
IA	Other	144	14.7	4.08	(6.6 - 22.7)	12,405	(4,931 - 19,878)
IA	Multi	41	12.2			2,300
KS	White	7,634	12.2	0.54	(11.2 - 13.3)	222,165	(201,867 - 242,463)
KS	Black	268	15.3	2.75	(9.9 - 20.8)	9,132	(5,691 - 12,572)
KS	Other	446	7.0	1.47	(4.1 - 9.9)	11,864	(6,877 - 16,852)
KS	Multi	91	29.3	8.43	(12.5 - 46.0)	8,516	(2,212 - 14,820)
KY	White	6,526	12.0	0.65	(10.8 - 13.3)	356,540	(317,545 - 395,535)
KY	Black	231	19.4	4.32	(10.9 - 27.9)	37,762	(18,870 - 56,653)
KY	Other	70	11.2	4.08	(3.0 - 19.3)	5,177	(1,999 - 8,355)
KY	Multi	47	31.6	13.88	(3.6 - 59.5)	6,707	(0 - 14,545)
LA	White	4,935	9.3	0.54	(8.3 - 10.4)	204,243	(180,416 - 228,070)
LA	Black	1,332	11.6	1.32	(9.0 - 14.2)	93,563	(71,324 - 115,803)
LA	Other	285	11.5	3.72	(4.2 - 18.9)	22,037	(6,832 - 37,242)
LA	Multi	51	13.3	5.53	(2.2 - 24.5)	3,639	(497 - 6,782)
ME	White	6,504	14.7	0.62	(13.5 - 15.9)	147,094	(134,286 - 159,901)
ME	Black	28	42.0	13.98	(13.3 - 70.7)	2,537	(0 - 5,212)
ME	Other	131	14.9	4.18	(6.7 - 23.2)	3,868	(1,544 - 6,192)
ME	Multi	106	30.6	5.43	(19.8 - 41.4)	5,093	(3,009 - 7,177)
MD	White	6,910	13.1	0.57	(11.9 - 14.2)	348,365	(317,658 - 379,071)
MD	Black	1,330	13.2	1.09	(11.1 - 15.4)	141,461	(117,738 - 165,185)
MD	Other	363	10.5	2.06	(6.5 - 14.6)	40,517	(24,223 - 56,810)
MD	Multi	85	18.5	5.05	(8.5 - 28.5)	9,947	(4,234 - 15,660)
MA	White	18,394	15.3	0.43	(14.5 - 16.2)	627,647	(591,295 - 663,999)
MA	Black	1,074	16.3	1.94	(12.5 - 20.1)	41,719	(31,051 - 52,388)
MA	Other	1,436	14.5	1.35	(11.8 - 17.1)	64,196	(51,822 - 76,570)
MA	Multi	210	16.0	4.29	(7.5 - 24.4)	10,623	(4,462 - 16,783)
MI	White	5,811	13.9	0.62	(12.7 - 15.1)	850,235	(772,690 - 927,779)
MI	Black	1,236	19.1	2.08	(15.0 - 23.1)	176,330	(133,155 - 219,505)
MI	Other	158	12.6	3.49	(5.7 - 19.5)	39,721	(16,484 - 62,958)
MI	Multi	183	21.1	4.50	(12.3 - 30.0)	44,324	(22,836 - 65,813)
MN	White	4,520	10.7	0.66	(9.4 - 12.0)	389,706	(341,141 - 438,272)
MN	Black	120	15.2	3.75	(7.8 - 22.6)	18,761	(9,252 - 28,270)
MN	Other	106	9.4	4.23	(1.0 - 17.8)	15,798	(881 - 30,716)
MN	Multi	18	21.9			4,200
MS	White	5,090	10.9	0.63	(9.7 - 12.1)	150,701	(132,995 - 168,406)
MS	Black	2,520	11.1	1.02	(9.1 - 13.1)	82,075	(66,456 - 97,694)
MS	Other	137	11.7	3.77	(4.3 - 19.2)	7,036	(2,319 - 11,753)
MS	Multi	34	20.8	8.40	(3.7 - 37.9)	2,041	(238 - 3,844)
MO	White	4,551	13.1	0.79	(11.5 - 14.6)	504,490	(442,856 - 566,124)
MO	Black	432	12.7	2.27	(8.3 - 17.2)	43,558	(28,277 - 58,839)
MO	Other	152	12.0	2.99	(6.1 - 17.9)	22,157	(11,564 - 32,750)
MO	Multi	95	23.8	6.03	(11.8 - 35.8)	19,625	(8,445 - 30,805)
MT	White	5,354	12.5	0.63	(11.3 - 13.7)	83,789	(75,253 - 92,325)
MT	Black	18	41.6	16.74	(6.3 - 76.9)	1,124	(0 - 2,553)
MT	Other	484	15.1	2.36	(10.5 - 19.7)	7,284	(4,892 - 9,676)
MT	Multi	83	26.8	7.82	(11.2 - 42.3)	3,205	(1,031 - 5,380)
NE	White	10,257	10.7	0.71	(9.3 - 12.1)	127,905	(110,571 - 145,239)
NE	Black	81	15.2	4.96	(5.3 - 25.0)	6,765	(2,180 - 11,350)
NE	Other	434	16.4	3.47	(9.6 - 23.2)	11,880	(6,510 - 17,251)
NE	Multi	92	26.3	7.67	(11.0 - 41.5)	4,933	(1,990 - 7,876)
NV	White	3,199	12.5	0.91	(10.7 - 14.3)	161,864	(137,853 - 185,876)
NV	Black	114	12.4	4.06	(4.3 - 20.4)	12,247	(3,770 - 20,724)
NV	Other	401	15.0	2.84	(9.4 - 20.6)	42,550	(25,335 - 59,764)
NV	Multi	326	19.9	3.60	(12.8 - 27.0)	31,862	(18,914 - 44,811)
NH	White	5,680	14.9	0.63	(13.7 - 16.2)	144,527	(132,077 - 156,976)
NH	Black	30	21.7	10.13	(1.0 - 42.4)	1,481	(0 - 3,150)
NH	Other	146	14.6	3.25	(8.2 - 21.1)	4,563	(2,440 - 6,686)
NH	Multi	68	27.5	6.94	(13.7 - 41.4)	2,932	(1,166 - 4,697)
NJ	White	5,704	12.5	0.66	(11.2 - 13.8)	578,164	(516,004 - 640,325)
NJ	Black	697	16.3	1.86	(12.6 - 19.9)	116,824	(88,522 - 145,127)
NJ	Other	618	11.3	1.73	(7.9 - 14.7)	120,393	(82,381 - 158,405)
NJ	Multi	70	22.4	6.93	(8.6 - 36.3)	16,845	(5,532 - 28,158)
NM	White	5,441	13.7	0.66	(12.4 - 15.0)	165,459	(149,394 - 181,523)
NM	Black	68	25.6	6.97	(11.7 - 39.5)	4,799	(2,016 - 7,582)
NM	Other	912	14.8	2.14	(10.6 - 19.0)	29,409	(20,199 - 38,620)
NM	Multi	87	8.9	3.02	(2.9 - 14.9)	1,963	(654 - 3,273)
NY	White	5,355	13.6	0.62	(12.3 - 14.8)	1,376,986	(1,247,414 - 1,506,559)
NY	Black	553	18.7	2.11	(14.5 - 22.8)	403,183	(304,453 - 501,913)
NY	Other	368	11.0	1.75	(7.6 - 14.5)	188,713	(128,129 - 249,297)
NY	Multi	81	18.4	5.27	(7.9 - 28.9)	43,889	(16,123 - 71,655)
NC	White	11,474	12.1	0.53	(11.0 - 13.1)	568,514	(516,230 - 620,798)
NC	Black	2,148	14.7	1.17	(12.4 - 17.0)	178,148	(148,180 - 208,115)
NC	Other	939	7.0	1.01	(5.1 - 9.0)	49,720	(35,690 - 63,749)
NC	Multi	127	11.7	3.85	(4.1 - 19.3)	7,672	(2,412 - 12,932)
ND	White	4,247	11.4	0.67	(10.1 - 12.7)	52,458	(46,213 - 58,703)
ND	Black	10	6.6			166
ND	Other	422	7.1	1.72	(3.8 - 10.5)	2,301	(1,217 - 3,384)
ND	Multi	35	40.5	12.66	(14.8 - 66.2)	1,203	(255 - 2,152)
OH	White	9,898	12.7	0.54	(11.6 - 13.7)	971,668	(886,145 - 1,057,190)
OH	Black	818	16.7	2.11	(12.6 - 20.9)	105,458	(76,789 - 134,128)
OH	Other	255	16.3	3.01	(10.4 - 22.3)	36,284	(22,392 - 50,176)
OH	Multi	118	12.9	3.53	(5.9 - 19.9)	16,984	(7,850 - 26,119)
OK	White	5,775	13.1	0.61	(11.9 - 14.3)	258,537	(233,797 - 283,276)
OK	Black	441	15.8	2.18	(11.5 - 20.1)	28,287	(19,918 - 36,656)
OK	Other	780	13.3	1.75	(9.9 - 16.8)	54,284	(39,036 - 69,532)
OK	Multi	427	15.5	2.10	(11.4 - 19.7)	23,292	(16,751 - 29,832)
OR	White	4,552	15.4	0.73	(14.0 - 16.8)	396,004	(357,173 - 434,834)
OR	Black	28	14.5			2,162
OR	Other	174	15.2	4.37	(6.6 - 23.9)	21,528	(8,015 - 35,041)
OR	Multi	128	33.0	6.17	(20.8 - 45.2)	28,081	(14,216 - 41,947)
PA	White	11,331	12.1	0.59	(11.0 - 13.3)	1,000,511	(899,760 - 1,101,262)
PA	Black	1,350	14.3	2.03	(10.3 - 18.3)	115,290	(81,441 - 149,139)
PA	Other	295	22.7	5.07	(12.7 - 32.7)	107,080	(51,879 - 162,282)
PA	Multi	138	26.3	6.65	(13.1 - 39.4)	29,283	(12,354 - 46,211)
RI	White	3,992	14.5	0.78	(12.9 - 16.0)	105,965	(94,308 - 117,621)
RI	Black	139	8.8	2.70	(3.4 - 14.1)	2,374	(908 - 3,841)
RI	Other	270	18.6	3.18	(12.4 - 24.9)	11,213	(7,161 - 15,266)
RI	Multi	32	19.7	9.36	(0.6 - 38.8)	1,166	(0 - 2,446)
SC	White	7,761	11.3	0.53	(10.2 - 12.3)	250,841	(226,642 - 275,039)
SC	Black	2,139	13.0	1.10	(10.9 - 15.2)	111,218	(91,543 - 130,892)
SC	Other	265	13.1	3.54	(6.1 - 20.1)	20,021	(8,337 - 31,705)
SC	Multi	125	27.4	5.33	(16.8 - 37.9)	12,085	(6,767 - 17,404)
SD	White	6,067	9.4	0.56	(8.3 - 10.5)	50,489	(44,403 - 56,575)
SD	Black	16	12.7			194
SD	Other	666	12.8	1.84	(9.1 - 16.4)	5,306	(3,764 - 6,848)
SD	Multi	80	26.4	10.37	(5.7 - 47.0)	2,116	(6 - 4,225)
TN	White	4,310	13.7	0.82	(12.0 - 15.3)	504,792	(442,905 - 566,680)
TN	Black	563	7.8	1.39	(5.1 - 10.6)	54,342	(35,552 - 73,131)
TN	Other	84	8.9	3.15	(2.6 - 15.2)	13,695	(4,255 - 23,134)
TN	Multi	44	5.6			4,420
TX	White	11,751	13.8	0.46	(12.9 - 14.7)	1,417,327	(1,320,781 - 1,513,873)
TX	Black	1,139	14.8	1.49	(11.9 - 17.8)	280,096	(220,864 - 339,327)
TX	Other	3,804	9.8	0.84	(8.1 - 11.4)	427,608	(351,971 - 503,245)
TX	Multi	132	27.9	6.38	(15.3 - 40.6)	38,425	(17,389 - 59,460)
UT	White	4,605	13.8	0.79	(12.3 - 15.4)	214,504	(189,098 - 239,909)
UT	Black	21	15.8			1,255
UT	Other	331	6.6	1.58	(3.5 - 9.7)	11,800	(6,170 - 17,431)
UT	Multi	62	20.4	6.26	(7.8 - 32.9)	4,371	(1,604 - 7,138)
VT	White	6,641	14.0	0.62	(12.8 - 15.3)	66,449	(60,368 - 72,530)
VT	Black	19	15.4			216
VT	Other	125	21.1	5.53	(10.1 - 32.0)	2,140	(831 - 3,449)
VT	Multi	91	22.5	6.35	(9.9 - 35.1)	1,712	(598 - 2,827)
VA	White	5,026	14.0	1.00	(12.0 - 15.9)	652,703	(553,265 - 752,142)
VA	Black	750	16.5	2.13	(12.3 - 20.7)	94,735	(69,115 - 120,355)
VA	Other	277	10.1	2.44	(5.3 - 14.9)	45,073	(24,167 - 65,979)
VA	Multi	52	13.2	6.45	(0.2 - 26.1)	10,307	(2,000 - 18,615)
WA	White	23,112	14.4	0.34	(13.8 - 15.1)	607,301	(578,406 - 636,196)
WA	Black	325	22.9	3.33	(16.4 - 29.5)	19,502	(12,934 - 26,070)
WA	Other	1,411	11.9	1.13	(9.7 - 14.1)	45,925	(37,029 - 54,822)
WA	Multi	715	24.1	2.31	(19.6 - 28.7)	38,566	(30,292 - 46,840)
WV	White	4,209	11.9	0.64	(10.6 - 13.1)	162,300	(144,568 - 180,031)
WV	Black	79	16.2	5.33	(5.5 - 26.8)	3,930	(1,102 - 6,759)
WV	Other	51	20.8	10.56	(0.0 - 42.0)	4,388	(0 - 9,764)
WV	Multi	89	17.8	4.56	(8.7 - 26.8)	5,216	(2,369 - 8,063)
WI	White	6,452	12.7	0.73	(11.2 - 14.1)	491,692	(433,949 - 549,436)
WI	Black	593	19.6	3.39	(13.0 - 26.3)	32,907	(20,747 - 45,067)
WI	Other	256	15.8	3.98	(8.0 - 23.7)	26,242	(12,352 - 40,131)
WI	Multi	73	19.6	7.39	(4.9 - 34.3)	8,547	(2,411 - 14,682)
WY	White	5,795	12.3	0.60	(11.1 - 13.5)	45,448	(40,896 - 50,000)
WY	Black	27	25.2	10.92	(2.8 - 47.7)	482	(4 - 960)
WY	Other	204	13.7	4.25	(5.3 - 22.0)	2,521	(869 - 4,173)
WY	Multi	79	22.6	5.94	(10.8 - 34.4)	1,263	(507 - 2,019)
Territories
GU	White	81	6.1			581
GU	Black	1	100.0			108
GU	Other	553	9.5	1.43	(6.7 - 12.3)	8,784	(6,172 - 11,397)
GU	Multi	18	23.9			809
PR	White	2,322	16.0	0.99	(14.1 - 17.9)	254,846	(222,214 - 287,477)
PR	Black	230	15.5	3.07	(9.4 - 21.6)	29,828	(17,096 - 42,560)
PR	Other	1,319	14.4	1.24	(12.0 - 16.8)	147,764	(121,096 - 174,431)
PR	Multi	28	32.8	10.76	(10.7 - 54.9)	4,596	(877 - 8,316)
VI	White	470	12.5	1.90	(8.8 - 16.2)	1,555	(1,061 - 2,049)
VI	Black	1,734	10.7	0.99	(8.8 - 12.7)	5,509	(4,462 - 6,555)
VI	Other	192	6.3	1.68	(3.0 - 9.6)	395	(187 - 604)
VI	Multi	52	14.0	5.97	(2.0 - 26.0)	206	(15 - 397)

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Notes:

* CI denotes confidence interval.

** U.S. Total includes 50 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the two territories. Data for Guam not available.

If values for the standard error and the 95% confidence interval are not provided, the normal approximation to the binomial distribution does not apply due to small sample size.

When the sample size is less than 50, estimates are not precise and should be interpreted with caution.

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