Child Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2009 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) - 2009 BRFSS
|
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
74,328 |
13.2 |
12.8-13.7 |
7,070,931 |
NYS Lifetime |
1,649 |
16.5 |
14.3-19.0 |
706,942 |
|
US* Current |
74,030 |
8.6 |
8.2-9.0 |
4,579,801 |
NYS Current |
1,640 |
10.1 |
8.3-12.2 |
428,117 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2009 BRFSS
|
Gender |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
Male |
38,051 |
15.4 |
14.7-16.1 |
4,109,577 |
Female |
35,716 |
11.1 |
10.5-11.7 |
2,927,837 |
NYS Lifetime |
Male |
814 |
18.7 |
15.5-22.3 |
410,578 |
Female |
820 |
14.4 |
11.4-17.9 |
295,750 |
|
US* Current |
Male |
37,878 |
9.6 |
9.0-10.2 |
2,553,757 |
Female |
35,592 |
7.6 |
7.1-8.1 |
2,006,177 |
NYS Current |
Male |
809 |
11.2 |
8.7-14.4 |
244,415 |
Female |
816 |
8.9 |
6.6-12.0 |
183,088 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2009 BRFSS
|
Age Group |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
0-4 |
16,333 |
7.6 |
6.8-8.4 |
1,124,718 |
5-9 |
17,105 |
14.9 |
14.0-16.0 |
2,166,149 |
10-14 |
19,984 |
16.3 |
15.4-17.3 |
1,920,072 |
15-17 |
15,721 |
16.1 |
15.1-17.2 |
1,509,123 |
NYS Lifetime |
0-4 |
384 |
10.2 |
6.7-15.2 |
121,719 |
5-9 |
363 |
20.4 |
15.6-26.2 |
234,601 |
10-14 |
448 |
21.3 |
17.0-26.4 |
191,604 |
15-17 |
332 |
16.6 |
12.2-22.2 |
130,915 |
|
US* Current |
0-4 |
16,286 |
5.5 |
4.9-6.3 |
820,284 |
5-9 |
17,030 |
10.4 |
9.5-11.3 |
1,493,283 |
10-14 |
19,900 |
10.1 |
9.4-10.9 |
1,186,677 |
15-17 |
15,651 |
9.2 |
8.4-10.1 |
860,376 |
NYS Current |
0-4 |
384 |
7.1 |
4.2-11.9 |
85,237 |
5-9 |
359 |
13.7 |
9.8-18.8 |
155,890 |
10-14 |
445 |
9.6 |
6.9-13.1 |
86,020 |
15-17 |
330 |
10.1 |
6.6-15.3 |
79,512 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2009 BRFSS
|
Race |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White |
56,867 |
12.0 |
11.5-12.5 |
4,625,656 |
Black |
6,799 |
19.7 |
18.0-21.5 |
1,404,287 |
Other |
6,205 |
12.0 |
10.6-13.6 |
572,692 |
Multi |
3,372 |
16.3 |
14.0-18.8 |
333,626 |
NYS Lifetime |
White |
1,245 |
15.7 |
13.4-18.4 |
422,115 |
Black |
187 |
21.2 |
14.9-29.2 |
188,547 |
Other |
98 |
15.4 |
9.3-24.4 |
65,522 |
Multi |
65 |
9.9 |
4.2-21.8 |
18,040 |
|
US* Current |
White |
56,644 |
7.6 |
7.2-8.0 |
2,908,432 |
Black |
6,772 |
13.8 |
12.4-15.5 |
983,286 |
Other |
6,181 |
7.7 |
6.5-9.0 |
366,725 |
Multi |
3,356 |
11.4 |
9.4-13.7 |
233,101 |
NYS Current |
White |
1,238 |
9.9 |
8.0-12.2 |
263,663 |
Black |
186 |
11.5 |
6.8-18.9 |
101,383 |
Other |
98 |
11.2 |
6.0-19.8 |
47,574 |
Multi |
65 |
5.0 |
|
9,032 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2009 BRFSS
|
Race/Ethnicity |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White NH |
51,013 |
12.3 |
11.8-12.8 |
3,642,841 |
Black NH |
6,423 |
19.5 |
17.8-21.3 |
1,275,957 |
Other NH |
3,707 |
12.3 |
10.4-14.4 |
354,215 |
Multirace NH |
2,815 |
15.6 |
13.4-18.1 |
262,671 |
Hispanic |
9,509 |
11.8 |
10.8-13.0 |
1,445,454 |
NYS Lifetime |
White NH |
1,090 |
14.2 |
12.0-16.7 |
282,590 |
Black NH |
158 |
21.1 |
14.5-29.7 |
157,764 |
Other NH |
69 |
13.2 |
6.9-23.8 |
38,421 |
Multirace NH |
57 |
8.7 |
|
12,966 |
Hispanic |
235 |
19.6 |
14.4-26.2 |
202,042 |
|
US* Current |
White NH |
50,801 |
8.0 |
7.6-8.4 |
2,343,936 |
Black NH |
6,397 |
13.6 |
12.2-15.2 |
886,628 |
Other NH |
3,695 |
7.5 |
6.2-9.2 |
216,972 |
Multirace NH |
2,803 |
10.3 |
8.5-12.5 |
173,528 |
Hispanic |
9,479 |
7.3 |
6.4-8.3 |
890,140 |
NYS Current |
White NH |
1,084 |
9.2 |
7.5-11.3 |
182,423 |
Black NH |
158 |
10.8 |
6.1-18.4 |
80,718 |
Other NH |
69 |
9.3 |
4.1-19.7 |
27,117 |
Multirace NH |
57 |
2.7 |
|
3,958 |
Hispanic |
233 |
12.2 |
7.9-18.4 |
124,815 |
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.