Child Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2006 BRFSS
Notes:
* U.S. Total includes the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the two territories.
** CI denotes confidence interval.
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2006 BRFSS
|
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
62,959 |
12.8 |
12.3-13.4 |
6,573,331 |
NYS Lifetime |
1,661 |
15.0 |
12.9-17.3 |
666,903 |
|
US* Current |
62,703 |
9.0 |
8.5-9.5 |
4,581,132 |
NYS Current |
1,654 |
10.7 |
8.9-12.8 |
475,772 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2006 BRFSS
|
Gender |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
Male |
32,117 |
15.0 |
14.1-15.9 |
3,875,317 |
Female |
30,385 |
10.7 |
10.0-11.5 |
2,671,701 |
NYS Lifetime |
Male |
852 |
16.6 |
13.5-20.1 |
371,985 |
Female |
790 |
13.4 |
10.7-16.8 |
292,794 |
|
US* Current |
Male |
31,968 |
10.2 |
9.5-11.0 |
2,628,156 |
Female |
30,280 |
7.7 |
7.1-8.4 |
1,932,121 |
NYS Current |
Male |
847 |
10.9 |
8.4-14.0 |
242,723 |
Female |
788 |
10.6 |
8.2-13.7 |
230,925 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2006 BRFSS
|
Age Group |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
0-4 |
15,169 |
8.2 |
7.2-9.2 |
1,063,098 |
5-9 |
14,510 |
13.5 |
12.5-14.7 |
1,807,705 |
10-14 |
16,253 |
14.9 |
13.7-16.2 |
1,946,279 |
15-17 |
12,687 |
16.1 |
14.8-17.6 |
1,416,962 |
NYS Lifetime |
0-4 |
382 |
8.8 |
5.7-13.4 |
109,260 |
5-9 |
359 |
18.2 |
13.6-24.0 |
219,330 |
10-14 |
433 |
16.8 |
13.0-21.5 |
155,138 |
15-17 |
334 |
18.6 |
13.9-24.4 |
142,170 |
|
US* Current |
0-4 |
15,123 |
6.3 |
5.4-7.3 |
815,106 |
5-9 |
14,452 |
9.4 |
8.5-10.4 |
1,249,243 |
10-14 |
16,184 |
10.4 |
9.4-11.6 |
1,358,516 |
15-17 |
12,624 |
10.4 |
9.3-11.6 |
907,858 |
NYS Current |
0-4 |
382 |
6.4 |
3.9-10.2 |
79,064 |
5-9 |
357 |
13.8 |
9.7-19.4 |
165,935 |
10-14 |
433 |
11.9 |
8.7-16.1 |
109,777 |
15-17 |
330 |
12.0 |
8.4-16.8 |
90,077 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2006 BRFSS
|
Race |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White |
47,768 |
11.5 |
10.9-12.1 |
4,163,553 |
Black |
5,866 |
19.4 |
17.5-21.4 |
1,159,636 |
Other |
5,744 |
12.4 |
10.7-14.3 |
780,627 |
Multi |
2,881 |
18.2 |
15.0-22.0 |
370,006 |
NYS Lifetime |
White |
1,266 |
12.3 |
10.4-14.6 |
354,487 |
Black |
176 |
21.9 |
15.2-30.5 |
160,332 |
Other |
142 |
16.7 |
10.7-25.1 |
98,729 |
Multi |
42 |
23.2 |
11.6-41.1 |
45,851 |
|
US* Current |
White |
47,596 |
8.0 |
7.5-8.6 |
2,893,778 |
Black |
5,826 |
13.9 |
12.2-15.6 |
823,829 |
Other |
5,716 |
8.8 |
7.3-10.5 |
550,937 |
Multi |
2,867 |
13.3 |
10.4-17.0 |
270,462 |
NYS Current |
White |
1,261 |
8.6 |
7.0-10.6 |
246,970 |
Black |
174 |
15.7 |
10.1-23.6 |
112,426 |
Other |
142 |
13.7 |
8.2-21.9 |
81,049 |
Multi |
42 |
16.8 |
7.3-34.1 |
33,131 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2006 BRFSS
|
Race/Ethnicity |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White NH |
44,590 |
11.4 |
10.9-12.0 |
3,389,642 |
Black NH |
5,610 |
19.0 |
17.1-21.0 |
1,067,082 |
Other NH |
3,128 |
12.9 |
10.5-15.7 |
337,918 |
Multirace NH |
2,350 |
17.1 |
13.7-21.1 |
258,692 |
Hispanic |
6,606 |
12.8 |
11.2-14.5 |
1,454,387 |
NYS Lifetime |
White NH |
1,121 |
12.0 |
10.0-14.3 |
269,918 |
Black NH |
156 |
20.6 |
14.2-29.0 |
128,314 |
Other NH |
87 |
7.1 |
2.9-16.3 |
23,879 |
Multirace NH |
34 |
20.2 |
8.4-40.9 |
33,299 |
Hispanic |
231 |
19.6 |
14.2-26.5 |
202,279 |
|
US* Current |
White NH |
44,422 |
8.1 |
7.5-8.6 |
2,380,039 |
Black NH |
5,572 |
13.7 |
12.2-15.5 |
765,220 |
Other NH |
3,110 |
9.0 |
7.0-11.5 |
234,519 |
Multirace NH |
2,337 |
12.8 |
9.7-16.7 |
193,343 |
Hispanic |
6,591 |
8.5 |
7.2-10.0 |
965,218 |
NYS Current |
White NH |
1,116 |
8.8 |
7.1-10.9 |
197,257 |
Black NH |
154 |
13.6 |
8.9-20.3 |
82,877 |
Other NH |
87 |
5.2 |
|
17,535 |
Multirace NH |
34 |
15.4 |
5.7-35.7 |
25,516 |
Hispanic |
231 |
14.1 |
9.4-20.7 |
145,577 |
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.