Adult Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2012 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) - 2012 BRFSS
|
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
465,909 |
13.2 |
13.0-13.4 |
31,646,479 |
NYS Lifetime |
6,030 |
13.8 |
12.5-15.1 |
2,095,951 |
|
US* Current |
464,214 |
8.9 |
8.7-9.0 |
21,121,186 |
NYS Current |
6,006 |
9.3 |
8.3-10.3 |
1,395,293 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2012 BRFSS
|
Gender |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
Male |
187,926 |
11.2 |
10.9-11.5 |
13,002,737 |
Female |
277,983 |
15.1 |
14.8-15.4 |
18,643,742 |
NYS Lifetime |
Male |
2,450 |
12.3 |
10.3-14.2 |
890,303 |
Female |
3,580 |
15.2 |
13.6-16.9 |
1,205,648 |
|
US* Current |
Male |
187,296 |
6.3 |
6.1-6.5 |
7,328,355 |
Female |
276,918 |
11.2 |
11.0-11.5 |
13,792,830 |
NYS Current |
Male |
2,440 |
6.6 |
5.3-7.9 |
472,256 |
Female |
3,566 |
11.7 |
10.2-13.2 |
923,037 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2012 BRFSS
|
Age Group |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
18-24 |
23,951 |
17.6 |
16.8-18.4 |
5,490,960 |
25-34 |
46,443 |
14.3 |
13.7-14.9 |
5,857,350 |
35-44 |
58,253 |
12.1 |
11.6-12.6 |
4,859,632 |
45-54 |
81,803 |
12.4 |
11.9-12.8 |
5,424,015 |
55-64 |
101,115 |
13.0 |
12.5-13.4 |
4,911,158 |
65+ |
149,881 |
11.3 |
11.0-11.7 |
4,941,066 |
NYS Lifetime |
18-24 |
425 |
21.0 |
16.1-25.8 |
406,605 |
25-34 |
760 |
15.7 |
11.9-19.6 |
420,888 |
35-44 |
789 |
11.1 |
8.5-13.8 |
278,320 |
45-54 |
1,099 |
11.8 |
9.3-14.3 |
323,227 |
55-64 |
1,155 |
11.3 |
9.1-13.4 |
266,239 |
65+ |
1,709 |
13.9 |
11.2-16.5 |
384,832 |
|
US* Current |
18-24 |
23,792 |
9.7 |
9.1-10.3 |
3,007,091 |
25-34 |
46,206 |
8.5 |
8.1-9.0 |
3,484,273 |
35-44 |
58,062 |
8.3 |
7.9-8.7 |
3,331,787 |
45-54 |
81,551 |
9.0 |
8.6-9.4 |
3,937,436 |
55-64 |
100,769 |
9.6 |
9.3-10.0 |
3,645,897 |
65+ |
149,386 |
8.3 |
8.0-8.6 |
3,616,642 |
NYS Current |
18-24 |
416 |
12.0 |
8.1-16.0 |
228,240 |
25-34 |
756 |
7.6 |
5.4-9.8 |
200,813 |
35-44 |
787 |
7.6 |
5.6-9.7 |
189,537 |
45-54 |
1,098 |
9.9 |
7.5-12.3 |
270,994 |
55-64 |
1,151 |
9.5 |
7.5-11.5 |
222,483 |
65+ |
1,706 |
10.0 |
7.5-12.5 |
277,168 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2012 BRFSS
|
Race |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White |
379,129 |
12.8 |
12.5-13.0 |
22,639,053 |
Black |
41,309 |
15.7 |
15.0-16.4 |
4,591,971 |
Other |
29,027 |
12.4 |
11.5-13.2 |
2,776,228 |
Multi |
9,842 |
21.5 |
19.5-23.5 |
976,249 |
NYS Lifetime |
White |
4,740 |
13.3 |
11.9-14.6 |
1,336,646 |
Black |
586 |
17.0 |
12.8-21.3 |
398,207 |
Other |
330 |
11.6 |
6.8-16.4 |
187,477 |
Multi |
96 |
25.3 |
10.3-40.2 |
55,733 |
|
US* Current |
White |
377,824 |
8.6 |
8.5-8.8 |
15,261,910 |
Black |
41,131 |
11.1 |
10.5-11.7 |
3,240,182 |
Other |
28,926 |
7.1 |
6.5-7.8 |
1,597,202 |
Multi |
9,768 |
13.6 |
12.0-15.2 |
613,518 |
NYS Current |
White |
4,724 |
9.3 |
8.1-10.4 |
927,167 |
Black |
583 |
12.9 |
9.4-16.4 |
297,233 |
Other |
329 |
3.8 |
1.8-5.7 |
60,600 |
Multi |
96 |
21.3 |
6.3-36.3 |
46,960 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2012 BRFSS
|
Race/Ethnicity |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White NH |
361,878 |
13.0 |
12.8-13.2 |
20,137,077 |
Black NH |
39,953 |
15.7 |
15.0-16.4 |
4,365,193 |
Other NH |
19,795 |
12.3 |
11.2-13.4 |
1,800,420 |
Multirace NH |
8,768 |
21.8 |
19.9-23.8 |
765,843 |
Hispanic |
29,387 |
11.8 |
11.1-12.6 |
4,253,081 |
NYS Lifetime |
White NH |
4,358 |
12.7 |
11.4-14.1 |
1,105,126 |
Black NH |
523 |
16.9 |
12.4-21.5 |
353,610 |
Other NH |
266 |
8.5 |
4.6-12.3 |
109,473 |
Multirace NH |
83 |
21.7 |
4.8-38.7 |
37,904 |
Hispanic |
652 |
18.0 |
14.0-21.9 |
457,368 |
|
US* Current |
White NH |
360,635 |
8.9 |
8.7-9.1 |
13,724,828 |
Black NH |
39,781 |
11.1 |
10.5-11.7 |
3,072,666 |
Other NH |
19,732 |
7.3 |
6.5-8.1 |
1,068,954 |
Multirace NH |
8,702 |
14.6 |
12.9-16.2 |
506,933 |
Hispanic |
29,276 |
7.0 |
6.5-7.6 |
2,523,397 |
NYS Current |
White NH |
4,344 |
8.7 |
7.6-9.8 |
750,645 |
Black NH |
521 |
12.8 |
9.0-16.6 |
263,655 |
Other NH |
265 |
3.4 |
1.3-5.5 |
43,667 |
Multirace NH |
83 |
18.3 |
1.4-35.3 |
31,955 |
Hispanic |
646 |
11.2 |
8.2-14.3 |
284,114 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Education, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2012 BRFSS
|
Education |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
40,462 |
15.7 |
15.0-16.5 |
5,574,442 |
HS Grad |
136,748 |
12.8 |
12.4-13.2 |
8,795,547 |
Some Coll |
126,116 |
14.0 |
13.6-14.4 |
10,219,982 |
Coll Grad |
160,713 |
11.3 |
11.0-11.6 |
6,958,817 |
NYS Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
515 |
21.5 |
16.3-26.7 |
490,217 |
HS Grad |
1,594 |
13.3 |
11.0-15.5 |
555,271 |
Some Coll |
1,455 |
13.8 |
11.5-16.1 |
561,820 |
Coll Grad |
2,440 |
10.5 |
9.1-11.9 |
480,168 |
|
US* Current |
HS Nongrad |
40,270 |
11.3 |
10.7-11.9 |
3,983,878 |
HS Grad |
136,238 |
8.7 |
8.4-9.1 |
5,994,125 |
Some Coll |
125,640 |
9.2 |
8.9-9.5 |
6,694,557 |
Coll Grad |
160,205 |
7.2 |
6.9-7.4 |
4,395,021 |
NYS Current |
HS Nongrad |
510 |
13.3 |
9.4-17.2 |
293,684 |
HS Grad |
1,590 |
9.6 |
7.6-11.5 |
400,357 |
Some Coll |
1,448 |
9.8 |
7.8-11.8 |
396,150 |
Coll Grad |
2,432 |
6.5 |
5.4-7.6 |
296,625 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Income, Adults (18+ Yrs) - 2012 BRFSS
|
Income |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
48,702 |
19.5 |
18.7-20.3 |
5,306,766 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
72,402 |
14.9 |
14.3-15.4 |
5,589,041 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
105,528 |
12.2 |
11.7-12.6 |
6,356,301 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
63,334 |
11.7 |
11.1-12.2 |
3,713,419 |
$75,000+ |
110,993 |
10.8 |
10.5-11.2 |
6,359,799 |
NYS Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
630 |
21.1 |
16.0-26.2 |
347,355 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
885 |
15.6 |
12.4-18.8 |
341,103 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,224 |
12.1 |
9.4-14.7 |
368,660 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
798 |
13.0 |
9.7-16.4 |
241,884 |
$75,000+ |
1,648 |
11.3 |
9.4-13.2 |
452,341 |
|
US* Current |
$0-$14,999 |
48,453 |
14.3 |
13.6-14.9 |
3,866,243 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
72,111 |
10.4 |
10.0-10.9 |
3,913,473 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
105,178 |
8.1 |
7.8-8.4 |
4,225,774 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
63,148 |
7.3 |
6.9-7.7 |
2,306,663 |
$75,000+ |
110,724 |
6.8 |
6.5-7.0 |
3,952,616 |
NYS Current |
$0-$14,999 |
627 |
13.5 |
9.8-17.2 |
218,306 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
880 |
9.8 |
7.3-12.2 |
212,043 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,220 |
9.0 |
6.6-11.3 |
273,109 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
798 |
9.7 |
6.7-12.7 |
179,573 |
$75,000+ |
1,642 |
7.6 |
6.0-9.3 |
305,215 |
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.