Adult Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2010 BRFSS
Notes:
* U.S. Total excludes Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands and designates an estimate for the 50 states and the District of Columbia combined.
** CI denotes confidence interval.
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2010 BRFSS
|
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
443,692 |
13.5 |
13.3-13.7 |
31,456,758 |
NYS Lifetime |
8,919 |
14.7 |
13.7-15.8 |
2,226,149 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
441,955 |
8.6 |
8.5-8.8 |
20,094,600 |
NYS Current |
8,870 |
9.8 |
9.0-10.7 |
1,476,922 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2010 BRFSS
|
Gender |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
Male |
167,472 |
11.7 |
11.4-12.1 |
13,345,501 |
Female |
276,220 |
15.1 |
14.9-15.4 |
18,111,257 |
NYS Lifetime |
Male |
3,330 |
12.7 |
11.1-14.3 |
915,759 |
Female |
5,589 |
16.6 |
15.4-17.9 |
1,310,391 |
|
US* Current |
Male |
166,902 |
6.5 |
6.2-6.7 |
7,328,927 |
Female |
275,053 |
10.7 |
10.5-10.9 |
12,765,673 |
NYS Current |
Male |
3,317 |
7.5 |
6.3-8.8 |
539,931 |
Female |
5,553 |
12.0 |
10.9-13.1 |
936,991 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2010 BRFSS
|
Age Group |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
18-24 |
12,215 |
18.6 |
17.5-19.7 |
4,315,579 |
25-34 |
34,299 |
14.5 |
13.9-15.1 |
5,639,561 |
35-44 |
57,655 |
12.6 |
12.2-13.1 |
6,104,316 |
45-54 |
84,854 |
12.8 |
12.3-13.2 |
5,807,137 |
55-64 |
100,986 |
13.5 |
13.1-13.9 |
4,685,420 |
65+ |
149,589 |
11.5 |
11.2-11.8 |
4,760,708 |
NYS Lifetime |
18-24 |
268 |
19.6 |
14.2-24.9 |
252,097 |
25-34 |
721 |
15.8 |
12.7-19.0 |
366,766 |
35-44 |
1,189 |
14.1 |
11.9-16.4 |
512,587 |
45-54 |
1,717 |
15.6 |
13.6-17.5 |
441,199 |
55-64 |
1,878 |
13.5 |
11.7-15.2 |
290,332 |
65+ |
2,985 |
12.9 |
11.4-14.3 |
345,229 |
|
US* Current |
18-24 |
12,106 |
10.3 |
9.4-11.2 |
2,366,994 |
25-34 |
34,141 |
8.6 |
8.1-9.1 |
3,336,966 |
35-44 |
57,449 |
8.1 |
7.7-8.5 |
3,881,471 |
45-54 |
84,547 |
8.5 |
8.2-8.8 |
3,851,995 |
55-64 |
100,611 |
9.3 |
9.0-9.6 |
3,216,930 |
65+ |
149,024 |
8.1 |
7.8-8.3 |
3,340,006 |
NYS Current |
18-24 |
264 |
10.9 |
7.0-14.8 |
136,969 |
25-34 |
716 |
11.6 |
8.8-14.5 |
268,182 |
35-44 |
1,182 |
9.0 |
7.1-10.8 |
322,919 |
45-54 |
1,706 |
10.5 |
8.9-12.2 |
296,769 |
55-64 |
1,869 |
9.2 |
7.7-10.7 |
196,986 |
65+ |
2,972 |
9.0 |
7.8-10.1 |
239,084 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2010 BRFSS
|
Race |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White |
369,402 |
13.2 |
13.0-13.4 |
23,975,700 |
Black |
36,207 |
15.5 |
14.8-16.3 |
3,777,297 |
Other |
22,758 |
11.2 |
10.4-12.1 |
2,011,042 |
Multi |
8,421 |
22.5 |
20.7-24.3 |
1,038,958 |
NYS Lifetime |
White |
7,074 |
14.1 |
13.1-15.2 |
1,521,110 |
Black |
977 |
17.5 |
14.1-20.8 |
368,133 |
Other |
358 |
11.1 |
6.9-15.4 |
126,718 |
Multi |
114 |
21.8 |
12.7-30.9 |
54,754 |
|
US* Current |
White |
368,015 |
8.4 |
8.2-8.6 |
15,229,687 |
Black |
36,045 |
10.5 |
9.9-11.1 |
2,535,023 |
Other |
22,663 |
7.0 |
6.3-7.6 |
1,243,072 |
Multi |
8,359 |
14.5 |
13.1-16.0 |
665,467 |
NYS Current |
White |
7,038 |
9.5 |
8.6-10.4 |
1,016,633 |
Black |
972 |
13.0 |
10.0-16.0 |
273,220 |
Other |
357 |
5.0 |
2.3-7.7 |
56,893 |
Multi |
110 |
9.9 |
3.5-16.3 |
24,055 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2010 BRFSS
|
Race/Ethnicity |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White NH |
350,576 |
13.5 |
13.3-13.7 |
21,742,972 |
Black NH |
34,986 |
15.6 |
14.8-16.3 |
3,586,354 |
Other NH |
16,273 |
11.3 |
10.2-12.3 |
1,403,100 |
Multirace NH |
7,577 |
22.3 |
20.4-24.1 |
871,227 |
Hispanic |
28,107 |
11.6 |
10.9-12.3 |
3,488,737 |
NYS Lifetime |
White NH |
6,678 |
13.8 |
12.7-14.9 |
1,340,072 |
Black NH |
891 |
17.7 |
14.1-21.2 |
330,387 |
Other NH |
315 |
10.4 |
6.0-14.8 |
106,507 |
Multirace NH |
97 |
22.6 |
12.7-32.5 |
48,720 |
Hispanic |
686 |
18.6 |
15.0-22.2 |
344,057 |
|
US* Current |
White NH |
349,243 |
8.6 |
8.5-8.8 |
13,854,336 |
Black NH |
34,832 |
10.5 |
9.9-11.2 |
2,415,163 |
Other NH |
16,204 |
6.8 |
6.1-7.6 |
848,599 |
Multirace NH |
7,521 |
14.8 |
13.3-16.3 |
572,439 |
Hispanic |
28,015 |
7.2 |
6.6-7.8 |
2,167,750 |
NYS Current |
White NH |
6,644 |
9.0 |
8.1-9.9 |
867,096 |
Black NH |
886 |
13.1 |
9.8-16.3 |
243,170 |
Other NH |
314 |
4.8 |
1.9-7.6 |
48,701 |
Multirace NH |
93 |
10.9 |
3.5-18.3 |
22,667 |
Hispanic |
683 |
14.1 |
11.1-17.1 |
257,966 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Education, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2010 BRFSS
|
Education |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
41,605 |
14.3 |
13.6-15.0 |
3,352,670 |
HS Grad |
132,337 |
13.2 |
12.7-13.6 |
8,501,299 |
Some Coll |
117,799 |
15.0 |
14.6-15.5 |
9,147,565 |
Coll Grad |
150,393 |
12.3 |
12.0-12.7 |
10,326,244 |
NYS Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
649 |
17.9 |
14.2-21.7 |
212,080 |
HS Grad |
2,384 |
14.2 |
12.2-16.1 |
560,497 |
Some Coll |
2,024 |
15.9 |
13.7-18.1 |
545,381 |
Coll Grad |
3,819 |
14.0 |
12.5-15.5 |
906,334 |
|
US* Current |
HS Nongrad |
41,390 |
10.2 |
9.6-10.7 |
2,374,695 |
HS Grad |
131,855 |
8.8 |
8.5-9.1 |
5,658,731 |
Some Coll |
117,263 |
9.5 |
9.2-9.9 |
5,767,646 |
Coll Grad |
149,897 |
7.4 |
7.2-7.7 |
6,212,902 |
NYS Current |
HS Nongrad |
646 |
13.6 |
10.2-17.0 |
160,411 |
HS Grad |
2,376 |
10.2 |
8.5-11.8 |
399,922 |
Some Coll |
2,004 |
10.6 |
8.9-12.4 |
358,507 |
Coll Grad |
3,801 |
8.6 |
7.4-9.9 |
556,225 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Income, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2010 BRFSS
|
Income |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
45,259 |
18.2 |
17.4-18.9 |
3,838,759 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
68,948 |
14.5 |
14.0-15.1 |
4,658,075 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
104,024 |
13.1 |
12.7-13.5 |
6,434,578 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
59,987 |
12.9 |
12.3-13.4 |
4,146,046 |
$75,000+ |
102,450 |
12.0 |
11.6-12.4 |
8,166,172 |
NYS Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
815 |
18.1 |
14.6-21.6 |
219,559 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
1,239 |
14.8 |
12.1-17.4 |
288,336 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,806 |
15.0 |
12.7-17.3 |
414,378 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
1,208 |
13.9 |
11.2-16.6 |
284,199 |
$75,000+ |
2,534 |
14.0 |
12.2-15.8 |
714,091 |
|
US* Current |
$0-$14,999 |
45,000 |
13.7 |
13.0-14.4 |
2,880,723 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
68,633 |
10.2 |
9.8-10.7 |
3,268,691 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
103,662 |
8.2 |
7.9-8.6 |
4,033,441 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
59,813 |
7.8 |
7.4-8.2 |
2,511,584 |
$75,000+ |
102,150 |
7.0 |
6.7-7.2 |
4,737,276 |
NYS Current |
$0-$14,999 |
810 |
14.4 |
11.3-17.5 |
173,827 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
1,235 |
10.0 |
7.8-12.2 |
195,337 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,793 |
10.3 |
8.5-12.1 |
281,169 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
1,203 |
8.2 |
6.3-10.1 |
167,196 |
$75,000+ |
2,517 |
8.6 |
7.1-10.1 |
433,661 |
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.