Child Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2007 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) - 2007 BRFSS
|
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
59,849 |
13.5 |
13.0-14.1 |
7,532,693 |
NYS Lifetime |
1,563 |
16.1 |
13.9-18.7 |
718,245 |
|
US* Current |
59,640 |
8.9 |
8.5-9.4 |
4,960,375 |
NYS Current |
1,556 |
11.6 |
9.6-14.0 |
514,552 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2007 BRFSS
|
Gender |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
Male |
30,794 |
15.7 |
14.9-16.5 |
4,419,853 |
Female |
28,803 |
11.3 |
10.6-12.1 |
3,076,747 |
NYS Lifetime |
Male |
785 |
18.0 |
14.7-21.8 |
406,569 |
Female |
778 |
14.2 |
11.2-17.9 |
311,676 |
|
US* Current |
Male |
30,673 |
10.1 |
9.5-10.8 |
2,845,638 |
Female |
28,715 |
7.7 |
7.1-8.4 |
2,097,248 |
NYS Current |
Male |
781 |
12.7 |
9.8-10.8 |
285,808 |
Female |
775 |
10.5 |
7.9-13.9 |
228,745 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2007 BRFSS
|
Age Group |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
0-4 |
14,877 |
7.8 |
7.0-8.7 |
1,188,922 |
5-9 |
14,659 |
13.8 |
12.8-14.8 |
2,047,899 |
10-14 |
16,474 |
16.9 |
15.8-18.0 |
2,521,652 |
15-17 |
13,165 |
17.2 |
15.8-18.7 |
1,674,235 |
NYS Lifetime |
0-4 |
363 |
11.2 |
7.2-16.9 |
138,167 |
5-9 |
397 |
18.9 |
14.7-23.9 |
222,703 |
10-14 |
445 |
19.9 |
15.2-25.7 |
249,539 |
15-17 |
358 |
13.7 |
10.2-18.2 |
107,837 |
|
US* Current |
0-4 |
14,832 |
5.8 |
5.1-6.6 |
885,512 |
5-9 |
14,604 |
9.1 |
8.3-9.9 |
1,348,891 |
10-14 |
16,420 |
11.1 |
10.2-12.1 |
1,652,867 |
15-17 |
13,114 |
10.6 |
9.5-11.8 |
1,028,042 |
NYS Current |
0-4 |
363 |
9.7 |
6.0-15.4 |
120,128 |
5-9 |
396 |
13.2 |
9.8-17.7 |
155,801 |
10-14 |
441 |
13.7 |
9.5-19.3 |
169,944 |
15-17 |
356 |
8.8 |
6.1-12.4 |
68,679 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2007 BRFSS
|
Race |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White |
44,890 |
12.5 |
12.0-13.1 |
4,830,556 |
Black |
5,326 |
19.2 |
17.3-21.3 |
1,266,634 |
Other |
5,955 |
12.9 |
11.2-14.8 |
990,007 |
Multi |
3,000 |
17.1 |
14.3-20.4 |
360,301 |
NYS Lifetime |
White |
1,207 |
12.5 |
10.3-15.0 |
351,034 |
Black |
163 |
25.2 |
18.1-34.0 |
201,341 |
Other |
120 |
17.2 |
10.6-26.6 |
104,905 |
Multi |
43 |
30.3 |
17.4-47.3 |
50,762 |
|
US* Current |
White |
44,740 |
8.0 |
7.6-8.5 |
3,090,453 |
Black |
5,302 |
14.7 |
12.9-16.7 |
966,682 |
Other |
5,933 |
7.8 |
6.5-9.2 |
593,934 |
Multi |
2,989 |
11.7 |
9.4-14.5 |
246,295 |
NYS Current |
White |
1,201 |
8.1 |
6.3-10.4 |
226,813 |
Black |
162 |
21.6 |
14.9-30.2 |
172,525 |
Other |
120 |
11.8 |
6.3-20.8 |
71,854 |
Multi |
43 |
22.4 |
11.7-38.7 |
37,571 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2007 BRFSS
|
Race/Ethnicity |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White NH |
41,073 |
13.0 |
12.5-13.6 |
4,044,362 |
Black NH |
5,088 |
19.0 |
17.0-21.2 |
1,169,982 |
Other NH |
3,223 |
13.7 |
11.3-16.5 |
470,482 |
Multirace NH |
2,467 |
16.5 |
13.7-19.8 |
286,243 |
Hispanic |
7,392 |
11.6 |
10.3-13.1 |
1,482,771 |
NYS Lifetime |
White NH |
1,088 |
13.0 |
10.9-15.4 |
288,465 |
Black NH |
139 |
24.4 |
16.9-34.0 |
166,799 |
Other NH |
78 |
15.1 |
7.9-27.0 |
59,682 |
Multirace NH |
37 |
31.0 |
17.2-49.2 |
45,230 |
Hispanic |
201 |
15.6 |
10.3-22.8 |
149,220 |
|
US* Current |
White NH |
40,938 |
8.5 |
8.1-9.0 |
2,628,150 |
Black NH |
5,066 |
14.7 |
12.8-16.7 |
899,244 |
Other NH |
3,210 |
9.0 |
7.0-11.4 |
307,357 |
Multirace NH |
2,456 |
11.5 |
9.1-14.3 |
197,813 |
Hispanic |
7,367 |
6.9 |
5.9-8.0 |
875,026 |
NYS Current |
White NH |
1,082 |
8.6 |
6.9-10.6 |
189,368 |
Black NH |
139 |
21.8 |
14.5-31.3 |
148,569 |
Other NH |
78 |
8.9 |
3.7-20.0 |
35,083 |
Multirace NH |
37 |
25.7 |
13.4-43.7 |
37,571 |
Hispanic |
200 |
10.3 |
5.8-17.4 |
98,060 |
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.