Adult 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.
Overall Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2009 BRFSS
|
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
423,457 |
13.4 |
13.1-13.6 |
30,962,440 |
NYS Lifetime |
6,901 |
14.4 |
13.2-15.6 |
2,143,337 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
421,876 |
8.4 |
8.3-8.6 |
19,471,444 |
NYS Current |
6,873 |
9.8 |
8.8-10.8 |
1,451,893 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender-2009 BRFSS
|
Gender |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
Male |
160,720 |
11.6 |
11.3-12.0 |
13,118,640 |
Female |
262,737 |
15.0 |
14.7-15.3 |
17,843,800 |
NYS Lifetime |
Male |
2,632 |
12.0 |
10.2-13.9 |
856,040 |
Female |
4,269 |
16.6 |
15.0-18.1 |
1,287,296 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
Male |
160,182 |
6.4 |
6.2-6.7 |
7,241,018 |
Female |
261,694 |
10.3 |
10.1-10.6 |
12,230,426 |
NYS Current |
Male |
2,624 |
7.2 |
5.7-8.6 |
506,376 |
Female |
4,249 |
12.2 |
10.9-13.6 |
945,517 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group-2009 BRFSS
|
Age Group |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
18-24 |
12,695 |
19.4 |
18.3-20.6 |
5,113,937 |
25-34 |
36,411 |
14.7 |
14.1-15.3 |
6,144,382 |
35-44 |
58,733 |
12.4 |
11.9-12.9 |
5,570,767 |
45-54 |
85,062 |
12.5 |
12.1-12.9 |
5,492,471 |
55-64 |
93,319 |
12.8 |
12.4-13.2 |
4,300,438 |
65+ |
133,641 |
10.7 |
10.4-11.0 |
4,227,500 |
NYS Lifetime |
18-24 |
231 |
20.8 |
15.1-26.5 |
400,369 |
25-34 |
560 |
15.5 |
12.0-19.0 |
391,474 |
35-44 |
964 |
11.7 |
9.4-14.1 |
321,932 |
45-54 |
1,412 |
13.9 |
11.6-16.2 |
388,383 |
55-64 |
1,493 |
15.1 |
12.8-17.4 |
318,915 |
65+ |
2,128 |
11.9 |
10.3-13.5 |
310,921 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
18-24 |
12,599 |
11.2 |
10.3-12.1 |
2,931,792 |
25-34 |
36,221 |
8.4 |
7.9-8.9 |
3,487,376 |
35-44 |
58,502 |
7.7 |
7.3-8.0 |
3,428,431 |
45-54 |
84,779 |
8.4 |
8.1-8.7 |
3,676,746 |
55-64 |
92,983 |
8.7 |
8.4-9.0 |
2,919,085 |
65+ |
133,219 |
7.5 |
7.3-7.7 |
2,955,359 |
NYS Current |
18-24 |
227 |
13.5 |
8.5-18.4 |
255,029 |
25-34 |
558 |
9.1 |
6.7-11.5 |
229,248 |
35-44 |
959 |
8.0 |
6.1-10.0 |
220,066 |
45-54 |
1,407 |
10.1 |
8.2-12.1 |
282,991 |
55-64 |
1,489 |
11.3 |
9.2-13.3 |
237,705 |
65+ |
2,120 |
8.5 |
7.1-9.8 |
219,922 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race-2009 BRFSS
|
Race |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White |
353,243 |
13.2 |
13.0-13.4 |
23,606,397 |
Black |
34,036 |
14.8 |
13.9-15.6 |
3,717,326 |
Other |
23,787 |
12.2 |
11.2-13.2 |
2,345,106 |
Multi |
7,730 |
21.3 |
19.2-23.4 |
886,482 |
NYS Lifetime |
White |
5,718 |
15.0 |
13.6-16.4 |
1,541,776 |
Black |
600 |
14.8 |
11.3-18.3 |
333,537 |
Other |
295 |
12.1 |
7.6-16.6 |
176,895 |
Multi |
82 |
12.7 |
4.3-21.1 |
32,131 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
White |
351,960 |
8.4 |
8.2-8.6 |
14,998,236 |
Black |
33,899 |
9.6 |
8.9-10.3 |
2,403,941 |
Other |
23,702 |
6.8 |
6.1-7.5 |
1,303,843 |
Multi |
7,681 |
14.0 |
12.3-15.7 |
578,028 |
NYS Current |
White |
5,695 |
10.2 |
9.1-11.4 |
1,045,957 |
Black |
597 |
10.4 |
7.3-13.4 |
233,314 |
Other |
294 |
8.0 |
4.3-11.8 |
117,111 |
Multi |
82 |
10.1 |
3.2-16.9 |
25,512 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity-2009 BRFSS
|
Race/Ethnicity |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White NH |
337,597 |
13.5 |
13.2-13.7 |
21,215,894 |
Black NH |
32,907 |
14.6 |
13.7-15.4 |
3,464,978 |
Other NH |
15,774 |
12.8 |
11.5-14.1 |
1,569,034 |
Multirace NH |
7,027 |
22.0 |
19.7-24.3 |
802,841 |
Hispanic |
25,517 |
11.3 |
10.5-12.1 |
3,643,310 |
NYS Lifetime |
White NH |
5,393 |
13.8 |
12.5-15.1 |
1,211,295 |
Black NH |
535 |
14.5 |
10.8-18.2 |
290,558 |
Other NH |
229 |
10.7 |
5.8-15.5 |
119,925 |
Multirace NH |
70 |
14.3 |
4.3-24.2 |
30,126 |
Hispanic |
522 |
18.7 |
14.6-22.8 |
454,217 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
White NH |
336,367 |
8.7 |
8.5-8.9 |
13,599,013 |
Black NH |
32,775 |
9.6 |
8.9-10.3 |
2,267,056 |
Other NH |
15,711 |
7.2 |
6.4-8.0 |
877,522 |
Multirace NH |
6,984 |
14.6 |
12.7-16.4 |
527,541 |
Hispanic |
25,437 |
6.3 |
5.8-6.8 |
2,026,024 |
NYS Current |
White NH |
5,371 |
9.8 |
8.6-10.9 |
853,763 |
Black NH |
532 |
10.0 |
6.8-13.2 |
199,493 |
Other NH |
228 |
7.7 |
3.4-12.0 |
86,384 |
Multirace NH |
70 |
11.1 |
3.1-19.2 |
23,507 |
Hispanic |
520 |
10.6 |
7.6-13.5 |
256,321 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Education-2009 BRFSS
|
Education |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
39,044 |
14.3 |
13.6-15.1 |
3,522,798 |
HS Grad |
126,557 |
13.2 |
12.7-13.7 |
8,583,303 |
Some Coll |
113,586 |
14.7 |
14.2-15.2 |
8,970,777 |
Coll Grad |
142,809 |
12.3 |
11.9-12.6 |
9,787,171 |
NYS Lifetime |
HS Nongrad |
496 |
19.0 |
14.0-24.0 |
292,241 |
HS Grad |
1,912 |
14.4 |
11.9-16.9 |
570,449 |
Some Coll |
1,643 |
14.8 |
12.3-17.4 |
533,417 |
Coll Grad |
2,832 |
13.0 |
11.4-14.6 |
747,230 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
HS Nongrad |
38,835 |
10.3 |
9.7-11.0 |
2,535,610 |
HS Grad |
126,132 |
8.7 |
8.3-9.0 |
5,611,459 |
Some Coll |
113,120 |
9.2 |
8.8-9.5 |
5,559,863 |
Coll Grad |
142,333 |
7.2 |
6.9-7.4 |
5,694,591 |
NYS Current |
HS Nongrad |
494 |
15.0 |
10.4-19.5 |
229,418 |
HS Grad |
1,906 |
10.0 |
8.1-12.0 |
396,133 |
Some Coll |
1,634 |
9.3 |
7.4-11.3 |
333,417 |
Coll Grad |
2,821 |
8.6 |
7.3-9.9 |
492,924 |
Adult (18+ Yrs) Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Income-2009 BRFSS
|
Income |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
40,768 |
17.2 |
16.4-18.1 |
3,575,907 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
64,636 |
15.0 |
14.4-15.7 |
4,789,739 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
101,278 |
12.9 |
12.4-13.4 |
6,502,251 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
60,329 |
13.0 |
12.4-13.6 |
4,243,793 |
$75,000+ |
99,594 |
11.8 |
11.4-12.2 |
7,745,257 |
NYS Lifetime |
$0-$14,999 |
596 |
21.6 |
16.5-26.6 |
284,177 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
969 |
15.5 |
12.0-18.9 |
308,979 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,512 |
14.8 |
12.3-17.4 |
451,552 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
862 |
13.7 |
10.6-16.8 |
254,038 |
$75,000+ |
1,971 |
12.2 |
10.0-14.4 |
546,847 |
|
|
|
|
|
US* Current |
$0-$14,999 |
40,552 |
12.9 |
12.1-13.7 |
2,663,074 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
64,377 |
10.3 |
9.8-10.9 |
3,278,147 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
100,927 |
8.0 |
7.7-8.4 |
4,036,441 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
60,123 |
7.7 |
7.2-8.1 |
2,488,787 |
$75,000+ |
99,332 |
6.7 |
6.4-7.0 |
4,370,647 |
NYS Current |
$0-$14,999 |
589 |
17.9 |
13.0-22.8 |
233,858 |
$15,000-$24,999 |
967 |
11.0 |
8.2-13.7 |
218,656 |
$25,000-$49,999 |
1,508 |
9.9 |
7.8-12.1 |
301,948 |
$50,000-$74,999 |
859 |
7.9 |
5.7-10.1 |
145,589 |
$75,000+ |
1,964 |
7.5 |
5.9-9.1 |
334,754 |
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.