2011 Child Asthma Data: Prevalence Tables

Table L5
Child Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Rate (Percent)
and Prevalence (Number) by Race/Ethnicity and State or Territory: BRFSS 2011
State	Race/Ethnicity	Sample Size	Prevalence (Percent)	Standard Error	95% CI* (Percent)	Prevalence (Number)	95% CI* (Number)
Total **	White NH ***	22,942	12.3	0.45	(11.5 - 13.2)	1,607,105	(1,487,930 - 1,726,281)
Total **	Black NH	2,080	18.3	1.40	(15.7 - 21.2)	458,969	(392,142 - 525,795)
Total **	Other NH	2,436	14.0	1.75	(10.9 - 17.8)	152,733	(110,881 - 194,584)
Total **	Multirace NH	1,821	16.4	1.39	(13.8 - 19.3)	118,888	(97,316 - 140,459)
Total **	Hispanic	6,199	13.5	0.79	(12.1 - 15.2)	845,742	(744,000 - 947,483)
AZ	White NH	646	12.4	1.76	(9.4 - 16.3)	86,333	(61,654 - 111,011)
AZ	Black NH	27	4.1			1,700
AZ	Other NH	156	14.0	4.89	(6.8 - 26.5)	18,822	(4,658 - 32,987)
AZ	Multirace NH	37	4.7			2,071
AZ	Hispanic	447	14.3	2.46	(10.1 - 19.8)	106,477	(68,790 - 144,163)
CT	White NH	1,113	15.1	1.34	(12.6 - 17.9)	77,260	(63,135 - 91,384)
CT	Black NH	164	24.5	5.05	(16.0 - 35.7)	20,570	(10,607 - 30,534)
CT	Other NH	108	13.4	3.57	(7.8 - 22.0)	5,106	(2,312 - 7,900)
CT	Multirace NH	44	13.2	5.54	(5.6 - 28.2)	2,302	(300 - 4,304)
CT	Hispanic	253	15.7	2.82	(11.0 - 22.1)	21,953	(13,677 - 30,230)
HI	White NH	274	11.7	2.50	(7.7 - 17.6)	5,598	(3,121 - 8,074)
HI	Black NH	9	3.7			53
HI	Other NH	496	13.3	1.94	(9.9 - 17.6)	12,179	(8,484 - 15,875)
HI	Multirace NH	740	21.3	1.80	(18.0 - 25.0)	23,894	(19,602 - 28,185)
HI	Hispanic	236	25.9	3.25	(20.0 - 32.7)	11,463	(8,345 - 14,581)
MI	White NH	1,851	13.1	0.95	(11.4 - 15.1)	201,180	(171,927 - 230,432)
MI	Black NH	327	19.7	2.86	(14.7 - 25.9)	74,313	(50,915 - 97,712)
MI	Other NH	91	17.1	5.27	(9.0 - 29.9)	13,438	(4,529 - 22,347)
MI	Multirace NH	114	19.2	5.01	(11.2 - 30.9)	16,987	(7,074 - 26,900)
MI	Hispanic	166	12.2	3.13	(7.2 - 19.7)	16,746	(7,836 - 25,656)
MT	White NH	1,764	9.2	0.99	(7.4 - 11.3)	16,045	(12,615 - 19,476)
MT	Black NH	5	0.0			0
MT	Other NH	314	14.6	2.85	(9.9 - 21.1)	3,822	(2,329 - 5,315)
MT	Multirace NH	92	23.0	5.75	(13.7 - 36.1)	1,662	(752 - 2,573)
MT	Hispanic	117	13.5	5.20	(6.1 - 27.2)	1,589	(275 - 2,903)
NJ	White NH	2,256	10.5	0.75	(9.2 - 12.1)	109,659	(94,170 - 125,149)
NJ	Black NH	511	20.2	2.18	(16.2 - 24.8)	58,850	(45,145 - 72,555)
NJ	Other NH	292	9.2	2.33	(5.5 - 14.9)	17,299	(8,176 - 26,423)
NJ	Multirace NH	84	14.2	4.43	(7.5 - 25.2)	4,421	(1,543 - 7,299)
NJ	Hispanic	746	16.4	1.66	(13.4 - 19.9)	68,006	(53,404 - 82,608)
NM	White NH	682	12.7	1.36	(10.2 - 15.6)	18,227	(14,279 - 22,175)
NM	Black NH	29	12.3			1,170
NM	Other NH	244	13.0	2.59	(8.7 - 19.0)	7,394	(4,311 - 10,476)
NM	Multirace NH	43	18.1	7.56	(7.5 - 37.5)	2,546	(192 - 4,900)
NM	Hispanic	1,184	15.0	1.27	(12.7 - 17.7)	43,267	(35,722 - 50,812)
OR	White NH	918	13.3	1.21	(11.1 - 15.9)	77,229	(63,144 - 91,314)
OR	Black NH	18	7.6			898
OR	Other NH	51	16.9	6.32	(7.7 - 32.9)	6,663	(1,246 - 12,080)
OR	Multirace NH	106	13.9	3.56	(8.3 - 22.4)	10,178	(4,785 - 15,571)
OR	Hispanic	119	17.2	3.94	(10.8 - 26.4)	23,445	(12,072 - 34,819)
PA	White NH	1,811	10.9	0.83	(9.4 - 12.7)	212,485	(180,328 - 244,643)
PA	Black NH	256	24.7	3.26	(18.9 - 31.6)	84,462	(59,811 - 109,112)
PA	Other NH	56	17.6	6.27	(8.4 - 33.3)	10,728	(2,393 - 19,062)
PA	Multirace NH	76	21.1	5.04	(12.8 - 32.6)	14,672	(7,130 - 22,213)
PA	Hispanic	156	17.4	3.58	(11.4 - 25.6)	45,460	(25,743 - 65,177)
TN	White NH	689	13.9	4.06	(7.7 - 23.9)	127,093	(49,126 - 205,059)
TN	Black NH	155	10.0	3.26	(5.2 - 18.4)	35,941	(18,470 - 53,413)
TN	Other NH	21	36.9	22.93	(7.8 - 80.1)	19,507	(0 - 53,086)
TN	Multirace NH	17	4.7			1,117
TN	Hispanic	24	19.0			6,303
TX	White NH	1,550	14.3	1.28	(12.0 - 17.0)	345,428	(282,198 - 408,658)
TX	Black NH	304	17.0	2.92	(12.0 - 23.5)	139,897	(90,223 - 189,571)
TX	Other NH	157	10.8	3.13	(6.0 - 18.6)	12,855	(5,210 - 20,499)
TX	Multirace NH	93	15.8	5.07	(8.1 - 28.3)	11,940	(3,754 - 20,126)
TX	Hispanic	1,538	12.9	1.24	(10.7 - 15.6)	445,172	(358,025 - 532,320)
UT	White NH	3,838	10.9	0.57	(9.9 - 12.1)	70,530	(63,282 - 77,777)
UT	Black NH	38	26.7	7.92	(14.1 - 44.6)	2,310	(792 - 3,828)
UT	Other NH	143	11.4	3.09	(6.6 - 19.0)	3,551	(1,533 - 5,569)
UT	Multirace NH	93	11.8	3.78	(6.2 - 21.4)	2,817	(939 - 4,695)
UT	Hispanic	557	6.7	1.15	(4.8 - 9.3)	8,671	(5,662 - 11,680)
VT	White NH	1,431	12.0	0.94	(10.3 - 14.0)	13,501	(11,422 - 15,580)
VT	Black NH	20	9.5			176
VT	Other NH	50	9.0			402
VT	Multirace NH	21	14.3			265
VT	Hispanic	31	16.1			442
WA	White NH	2,224	11.8	0.95	(10.1 - 13.8)	117,067	(98,176 - 135,958)
WA	Black NH	61	8.8	3.31	(4.1 - 17.8)	2,878	(862 - 4,895)
WA	Other NH	184	20.8	3.94	(14.1 - 29.6)	18,034	(10,504 - 25,564)
WA	Multirace NH	191	12.6	3.41	(7.3 - 20.9)	11,251	(4,816 - 17,686)
WA	Hispanic	537	11.0	2.18	(7.4 - 16.1)	39,584	(23,419 - 55,749)
WV	White NH	1,037	12.3	1.15	(10.2 - 14.7)	41,262	(33,523 - 49,001)
WV	Black NH	28	6.3			562
WV	Other NH	21	7.0			462
WV	Multirace NH	29	7.3			744
WV	Hispanic	43	9.3			1,484
WI	White NH	858	9.2	1.16	(7.1 - 11.7)	88,209	(66,238 - 110,181)
WI	Black NH	128	31.4	6.12	(20.7 - 44.4)	35,187	(19,914 - 50,460)
WI	Other NH	52	3.3			2,472
WI	Multirace NH	41	26.4	10.07	(11.5 - 49.8)	12,021	(909 - 23,133)
WI	Hispanic	45	6.4			5,680
Territories
PR	White NH	10	25.6			2,124
PR	Black NH	2	0.0			0
PR	Other NH	7	0.0			0
PR	Multirace NH	0				0
PR	Hispanic	1,211	24.5	1.71	(21.3 - 28.0)	249,400	(213,567 - 285,234)

Notes:

* CI denotes confidence interval.

** Total includes data from 16 states based on cellphone and landline data combined excludes the territory,
Puerto Rico.

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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Page last updated: July 30, 2013
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