Adult Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2011 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) - 2011 BRFSS
|
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
496,223 |
13.4 |
13.2-13.6 |
31,497,245 |
NYS Lifetime |
7,712 |
14.5 |
13.4-15.7 |
2,178,919 |
|
US* Current |
494,513 |
8.8 |
8.6-9.0 |
20,523,088 |
NYS Current |
7,669 |
9.7 |
8.8-10.6 |
1,445,168 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2011 BRFSS
|
Gender |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
Male |
194,868 |
11.4 |
11.1-11.7 |
13,077,995 |
Female |
301,355 |
15.3 |
15.1-15.6 |
18,419,250 |
NYS Lifetime |
Male |
3,109 |
12.5 |
10.8-14.2 |
896,897 |
Female |
4,603 |
16.4 |
14.9-18.0 |
1,282,022 |
|
US* Current |
Male |
194,244 |
6.4 |
6.2-6.6 |
7,260,336 |
Female |
300,269 |
11.1 |
10.8-11.3 |
13,262,753 |
NYS Current |
Male |
3,091 |
6.9 |
5.7-8.2 |
494,257 |
Female |
4,578 |
12.3 |
10.9-13.6 |
950,910 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2011 BRFSS
|
Age Group |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
18-24 |
22,153 |
17.9 |
17.0-18.7 |
5,377,824 |
25-34 |
48,215 |
14.3 |
13.8-14.8 |
5,905,826 |
35-44 |
63,558 |
12.7 |
12.2-13.2 |
5,191,301 |
45-54 |
89,960 |
12.6 |
12.2-13.0 |
5,553,918 |
55-64 |
110,011 |
13.2 |
12.8-13.6 |
4,647,475 |
65+ |
157,470 |
11.2 |
10.9-11.6 |
4,629,567 |
NYS Lifetime |
18-24 |
463 |
21.3 |
15.9-26.7 |
398,575 |
25-34 |
1,044 |
16.0 |
13.0-19.0 |
417,989 |
35-44 |
1,095 |
14.0 |
11.5-16.6 |
362,281 |
45-54 |
1,415 |
12.7 |
10.7-14.8 |
362,932 |
55-64 |
1,451 |
14.0 |
11.8-16.3 |
310,823 |
65+ |
2,116 |
11.3 |
9.5-13.2 |
302,689 |
|
US* Current |
18-24 |
22,008 |
9.9 |
9.3-10.6 |
2,965,653 |
25-34 |
48,004 |
8.5 |
8.0-8.9 |
3,482,214 |
35-44 |
63,352 |
8.5 |
8.1-8.9 |
3,449,128 |
45-54 |
89,687 |
8.9 |
8.6-9.3 |
3,913,751 |
55-64 |
109,647 |
9.2 |
8.8-9.5 |
3,230,244 |
65+ |
156,983 |
8.1 |
7.8-8.4 |
3,324,062 |
NYS Current |
18-24 |
458 |
11.2 |
7.2-15.3 |
209,002 |
25-34 |
1,037 |
10.9 |
8.2-13.6 |
282,346 |
35-44 |
1,088 |
8.9 |
6.9-10.9 |
228,255 |
45-54 |
1,409 |
9.0 |
7.3-10.7 |
254,867 |
55-64 |
1,441 |
9.9 |
8.1-11.8 |
218,544 |
65+ |
2,108 |
8.7 |
7.1-10.4 |
232,764 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2011 BRFSS
|
Race |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White |
408,541 |
13.1 |
12.9-13.3 |
23,142,450 |
Black |
41,979 |
15.7 |
15.0-16.4 |
4,411,296 |
Other |
29,180 |
11.8 |
11.1-12.6 |
2,426,935 |
Multi |
9,724 |
23.1 |
21.2-25.1 |
960,069 |
NYS Lifetime |
White |
5,686 |
13.5 |
12.2-14.7 |
1,368,890 |
Black |
1,087 |
20.5 |
16.5-24.4 |
472,007 |
Other |
422 |
10.9 |
7.2-14.6 |
146,494 |
Multi |
93 |
33.5 |
22.4-44.6 |
95,060 |
|
US* Current |
White |
407,179 |
8.6 |
8.4-8.8 |
15,112,460 |
Black |
41,819 |
10.7 |
10.1-11.3 |
2,983,088 |
Other |
29,080 |
7.1 |
6.5-7.7 |
1,450,812 |
Multi |
9,664 |
15.5 |
13.8-17.1 |
638,681 |
NYS Current |
White |
5,654 |
9.1 |
8.0-10.2 |
920,306 |
Black |
1,080 |
13.5 |
10.4-16.5 |
307,818 |
Other |
421 |
7.4 |
4.4-10.4 |
98,521 |
Multi |
93 |
19.5 |
10.8-28.3 |
55,393 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2011 BRFSS
|
Race/Ethnicity |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White NH |
389,523 |
13.4 |
13.2-13.6 |
20,805,797 |
Black NH |
40,453 |
15.8 |
15.0-16.5 |
4,182,183 |
Other NH |
19,571 |
11.5 |
10.6-12.4 |
1,530,191 |
Multirace NH |
8,733 |
23.5 |
21.5-25.6 |
813,206 |
Hispanic |
31,968 |
11.6 |
10.9-12.2 |
3,841,956 |
NYS Lifetime |
White NH |
5,146 |
13.3 |
11.9-14.6 |
1,182,270 |
Black NH |
952 |
20.7 |
16.5-24.9 |
417,234 |
Other NH |
341 |
9.7 |
5.7-13.7 |
111,962 |
Multirace NH |
85 |
33.5 |
21.9-45.0 |
91,069 |
Hispanic |
981 |
15.2 |
12.3-18.2 |
350,255 |
|
US* Current |
White NH |
388,224 |
8.9 |
8.7-9.1 |
13,742,840 |
Black NH |
40,302 |
10.7 |
10.1-11.3 |
2,825,206 |
Other NH |
19,507 |
7.1 |
6.4-7.8 |
944,105 |
Multirace NH |
8,678 |
16.0 |
14.3-17.8 |
552,109 |
Hispanic |
31,868 |
6.8 |
6.3-7.3 |
2,248,504 |
NYS Current |
White NH |
5,118 |
9.0 |
7.9-10.1 |
797,131 |
Black NH |
947 |
12.9 |
9.9-15.9 |
257,459 |
Other NH |
340 |
6.3 |
3.2-9.5 |
72,389 |
Multirace NH |
85 |
19.4 |
10.4-28.5 |
52,869 |
Hispanic |
974 |
10.9 |
8.3-13.6 |
250,179 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Education, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2011 BRFSS
|
Education |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
44,182 |
14.9 |
14.3-15.5 |
5,285,452 |
HS Grad |
146,420 |
12.8 |
12.5-13.2 |
8,771,690 |
Some Coll |
133,742 |
14.6 |
14.2-15.0 |
10,229,536 |
Coll Grad |
169,990 |
11.9 |
11.6-12.2 |
7,067,225 |
NYS Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
690 |
16.8 |
13.0-20.5 |
386,256 |
HS Grad |
1,868 |
14.7 |
12.3-17.0 |
613,323 |
Some Coll |
1,836 |
14.6 |
12.4-16.8 |
576,668 |
Coll Grad |
3,271 |
13.1 |
11.5-14.7 |
583,062 |
|
US* Current |
HS Nongrad |
43,966 |
10.6 |
10.1-11.1 |
3,736,754 |
HS Grad |
145,930 |
8.7 |
8.4-9.0 |
5,899,016 |
Some Coll |
133,277 |
9.3 |
8.9-9.6 |
6,470,885 |
Coll Grad |
169,466 |
7.3 |
7.1-7.5 |
4,329,103 |
NYS Current |
HS Nongrad |
684 |
12.3 |
9.2-15.5 |
282,807 |
HS Grad |
1,861 |
9.9 |
8.0-11.8 |
412,788 |
Some Coll |
1,825 |
9.6 |
7.9-11.4 |
377,292 |
Coll Grad |
3,252 |
8.0 |
6.7-9.2 |
352,670 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Income, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2011 BRFSS
|
Income |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
52,031 |
19.2 |
18.5-19.9 |
5,160,606 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
77,310 |
14.5 |
14.0-15.1 |
5,478,622 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
114,517 |
12.8 |
12.4-13.2 |
6,570,390 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
67,014 |
11.8 |
11.3-12.4 |
3,586,334 |
$75,000+ |
113,675 |
11.2 |
10.8-11.6 |
6,240,584 |
NYS Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
861 |
22.9 |
18.7-27.1 |
405,510 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
1,168 |
14.3 |
11.4-17.3 |
338,798 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,557 |
14.8 |
12.1-17.4 |
425,308 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
970 |
12.5 |
9.9-15.0 |
222,537 |
$75,000+ |
2,034 |
11.5 |
9.7-13.4 |
451,173 |
|
US* Current |
$0-$14,999 |
51,763 |
13.8 |
13.1-14.4 |
3,672,956 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
77,031 |
9.9 |
9.5-10.4 |
3,734,181 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
114,191 |
8.2 |
7.9-8.6 |
4,213,655 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
66,830 |
7.3 |
6.9-7.7 |
2,191,964 |
$75,000+ |
113,381 |
6.8 |
6.5-7.1 |
3,797,622 |
NYS Current |
$0-$14,999 |
853 |
17.2 |
13.3-21.0 |
300,637 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
1,165 |
9.7 |
7.6-11.9 |
230,142 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,547 |
10.3 |
7.9-12.7 |
295,603 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
964 |
7.5 |
5.6-9.4 |
132,729 |
$75,000+ |
2,023 |
7.4 |
5.8-9.0 |
288,913 |
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.