Adult Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2004 BRFSS
Notes:
* U.S. Total includes the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the three territories.
** CI denotes confidence interval.
Overall Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2004 BRFSS
|
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
296,497 |
13.3 |
13.1-13.6 |
29,064,305 |
NYS Lifetime |
5,916 |
14.2 |
13.1-15.3 |
2,072,314 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
295,333 |
8.1 |
7.9-8.3 |
17,624,929 |
NYS Current |
5,894 |
8.9 |
8.0-9.7 |
1,292,115 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender-2004 BRFSS
|
Gender |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
Male |
114,959 |
11.6 |
11.2-12.0 |
12,284,661 |
Female |
181,538 |
14.9 |
14.6-15.2 |
16,779,644 |
NYS Lifetime |
Male |
2,225 |
12.7 |
11.0-14.5 |
883,533 |
Female |
3,691 |
15.5 |
14.0-16.9 |
1,188,781 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
Male |
114,552 |
6.1 |
5.8-6.4 |
6,429,764 |
Female |
180,781 |
10.0 |
9.7-10.3 |
11,195,166 |
NYS Current |
Male |
2,217 |
7.2 |
5.9-8.5 |
497,030 |
Female |
3,677 |
10.4 |
9.2-11.5 |
795,084 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group-2004 BRFSS
|
Age Group |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
18-24 |
18,364 |
17.4 |
16.4-18.4 |
4,961,160 |
25-34 |
43,354 |
13.7 |
13.1-14.3 |
5,457,718 |
35-44 |
55,603 |
12.4 |
11.9-12.9 |
5,495,790 |
45-54 |
60,658 |
13.1 |
12.6-13.7 |
5,273,390 |
55-64 |
49,585 |
13.7 |
13.1-14.2 |
3,832,287 |
65+ |
67,005 |
10.9 |
10.5-11.4 |
3,949,841 |
NYS Lifetime |
18-24 |
337 |
20.2 |
15.2-25.1 |
367,927 |
25-34 |
874 |
14.5 |
11.8-17.2 |
387,969 |
35-44 |
1,216 |
12.9 |
10.8-15.0 |
385,441 |
45-54 |
1,199 |
13.5 |
11.2-15.9 |
355,040 |
55-64 |
930 |
16.8 |
13.8-19.9 |
320,240 |
65+ |
1,296 |
10.0 |
8.1-11.9 |
249,942 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
18-24 |
18,264 |
9.0 |
8.3-9.8 |
2,567,695 |
25-34 |
43,163 |
7.7 |
7.2-8.1 |
3,034,730 |
35-44 |
55,415 |
7.7 |
7.3-8.1 |
3,389,681 |
45-54 |
60,423 |
8.4 |
8.0-8.9 |
3,363,284 |
55-64 |
49,373 |
9.1 |
8.6-9.5 |
2,531,843 |
65+ |
66,776 |
7.4 |
7.1-7.8 |
2,684,513 |
NYS Current |
18-24 |
334 |
9.1 |
5.8-12.3 |
163,647 |
25-34 |
871 |
8.7 |
6.7-10.8 |
232,650 |
35-44 |
1,214 |
8.5 |
6.8-10.2 |
252,960 |
45-54 |
1,195 |
9.3 |
7.3-11.2 |
242,254 |
55-64 |
924 |
11.4 |
8.7-14.1 |
216,176 |
65+ |
1,293 |
7.3 |
5.7-8.8 |
181,049 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race-2004 BRFSS
|
Race |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White |
246,524 |
13.2 |
13.0-13.5 |
22,555,198 |
Black |
25,062 |
14.5 |
13.7-15.3 |
3,288,171 |
Other |
17,705 |
12.0 |
11.0-12.9 |
2,255,892 |
Multi |
4,440 |
20.2 |
17.7-22.8 |
712,752 |
NYS Lifetime |
White |
4,614 |
14.5 |
13.2-15.8 |
1,439,529 |
Black |
597 |
13.1 |
9.9-16.2 |
260,926 |
Other |
471 |
12.3 |
9.0-15.6 |
249,338 |
Multi |
92 |
29.6 |
18.6-40.5 |
78,993 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
White |
245,552 |
8.0 |
7.8-8.3 |
13,667,582 |
Black |
24,968 |
9.0 |
8.4-9.7 |
2,041,186 |
Other |
17,643 |
6.9 |
6.2-7.6 |
1,301,114 |
Multi |
4,416 |
12.8 |
10.7-15.0 |
448,973 |
NYS Current |
White |
4,597 |
9.0 |
8.0-10.0 |
888,251 |
Black |
595 |
8.7 |
6.1-11.3 |
172,025 |
Other |
468 |
7.1 |
4.6-9.5 |
143,011 |
Multi |
92 |
20.5 |
11.0-30.0 |
54,745 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity-2004 BRFSS
|
Race/Ethnicity |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White NH |
236,849 |
13.4 |
13.1-13.7 |
20,418,529 |
Black NH |
24,339 |
14.6 |
13.8-15.4 |
3,121,759 |
Other NH |
9,864 |
13.6 |
12.2-15.1 |
1,339,670 |
Multirace NH |
4,016 |
20.8 |
18.2-23.5 |
639,499 |
Hispanic |
18,565 |
11.2 |
10.2-12.1 |
3,298,292 |
NYS Lifetime |
White NH |
4,322 |
14.1 |
12.8-15.4 |
1,237,992 |
Black NH |
542 |
12.2 |
9.1-15.4 |
219,337 |
Other NH |
295 |
10.8 |
6.3-15.4 |
117,583 |
Multirace NH |
77 |
32.6 |
20.2-45.0 |
73,823 |
Hispanic |
620 |
16.1 |
12.8-19.4 |
406,749 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
White NH |
235,914 |
8.2 |
8.0-8.4 |
12,503,227 |
Black NH |
24,249 |
9.1 |
8.4-9.7 |
1,933,877 |
Other NH |
9,828 |
8.0 |
6.9-9.0 |
779,772 |
Multirace NH |
3,995 |
14.0 |
11.6-16.4 |
426,756 |
Hispanic |
18,501 |
6.2 |
5.5-6.9 |
1,821,282 |
NYS Current |
White NH |
4,306 |
8.7 |
7.7-9.7 |
763,411 |
Black NH |
540 |
8.1 |
5.6-10.6 |
144,340 |
Other NH |
258 |
5.7 |
2.5-8.9 |
61,689 |
Multirace NH |
77 |
23.2 |
12.3-34.2 |
52,577 |
Hispanic |
617 |
10.2 |
7.6-12.9 |
256,597 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Education-2004 BRFSS
|
Education |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
31,402 |
14.2 |
13.4-15.0 |
3,815,556 |
HS Grad |
90,808 |
12.5 |
12.0-12.9 |
8,074,327 |
Some Coll |
78,671 |
14.7 |
14.1-15.2 |
8,364,477 |
Coll Grad |
94,893 |
12.7 |
12.3-13.1 |
8,746,722 |
NYS Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
546 |
15.7 |
12.0-19.3 |
280,707 |
HS Grad |
1,613 |
12.6 |
10.6-14.6 |
504,903 |
Some Coll |
1,444 |
17.1 |
14.5-19.6 |
607,903 |
Coll Grad |
2,284 |
12.9 |
11.2-14.5 |
669,927 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
HS Nongrad |
31,266 |
9.7 |
9.0-10.3 |
2,585,628 |
HS Grad |
90,457 |
7.7 |
7.4-8.0 |
4,978,340 |
Some Coll |
78,374 |
8.7 |
8.3-9.1 |
4,927,257 |
Coll Grad |
94,515 |
7.4 |
7.1-7.7 |
5,084,224 |
NYS Current |
HS Nongrad |
544 |
10.3 |
7.5-13.0 |
182,351 |
HS Grad |
1,610 |
9.0 |
7.3-10.7 |
357,962 |
Some Coll |
1,437 |
10.6 |
8.6-12.5 |
375,142 |
Coll Grad |
2,274 |
7.2 |
5.9-8.4 |
370,783 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Income-2004 BRFSS
|
Income |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
31,786 |
16.2 |
15.3-17.1 |
3,554,399 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
47,939 |
14.2 |
13.6-14.8 |
4,756,479 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
81,083 |
12.9 |
12.4-13.4 |
7,283,268 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
43,223 |
12.8 |
12.1-13.4 |
4,181,097 |
$75,000+ |
52,483 |
12.2 |
11.7-12.7 |
5,457,847 |
NYS Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
607 |
16.0 |
12.4-19.5 |
245,066 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
901 |
12.6 |
9.9-15.2 |
289,551 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,458 |
13.8 |
11.5-16.2 |
490,533 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
856 |
14.8 |
11.9-17.6 |
303,699 |
$75,000+ |
1,351 |
14.3 |
12.1-16.6 |
457,352 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
$0-$14,999 |
31,633 |
11.1 |
10.4-11.8 |
2,426,559 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
47,743 |
9.2 |
8.7-9.7 |
3,058,054 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
80,769 |
7.7 |
7.4-8.1 |
4,330,932 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
43,071 |
7.5 |
7.0-8.0 |
2,458,193 |
$75,000+ |
52,333 |
6.9 |
6.5-7.3 |
3,078,805 |
NYS Current |
$0-$14,999 |
604 |
11.9 |
8.9-14.9 |
182,385 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
898 |
7.8 |
5.8-9.9 |
179,647 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,456 |
8.1 |
6.4-9.8 |
287,215 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
851 |
10.7 |
8.1-13.3 |
218,531 |
$75,000+ |
1,346 |
8.1 |
6.3-9.9 |
256,939 |
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.