Child Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2010 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) - 2010 BRFSS
|
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
71,645 |
12.6 |
12.1-13.2 |
7,507,181 |
NYS Lifetime |
702 |
13.1 |
10.1-16.9 |
567,532 |
|
US* Current |
71,394 |
8.4 |
8.0-8.8 |
4,954,511 |
NYS Current |
699 |
7.4 |
5.2-10.3 |
315,344 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2010 BRFSS
|
Gender |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
Male |
36,642 |
14.7 |
13.9-15.5 |
4,348,714 |
Female |
34,321 |
10.7 |
10.0-11.4 |
3,123,004 |
NYS Lifetime |
Male |
374 |
16.2 |
11.9-21.7 |
344,692 |
Female |
314 |
10.5 |
6.6-16.4 |
222,841 |
|
US* Current |
Male |
36,498 |
9.8 |
9.1-10.4 |
2,884,142 |
Female |
34,217 |
7.0 |
6.5-7.6 |
2,046,772 |
NYS Current |
Male |
373 |
9.4 |
6.1-14.2 |
200,275 |
Female |
312 |
5.5 |
3.0-9.8 |
115,070 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2010 BRFSS
|
Age Group |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
0-4 |
15,147 |
8.0 |
7.0-9.1 |
1,302,623 |
5-9 |
16,724 |
14.0 |
13.0-15.1 |
2,187,473 |
10-14 |
19,347 |
15.2 |
14.1-16.4 |
2,145,686 |
15-17 |
14,895 |
15.2 |
14.1-16.4 |
1,500,455 |
NYS Lifetime |
0-4 |
151 |
9.2 |
4.0-19.7 |
104,543 |
5-9 |
140 |
14.5 |
8.8-22.9 |
160,835 |
10-14 |
194 |
17.5 |
11.4-26.0 |
191,131 |
15-17 |
142 |
13.2 |
7.9-21.4 |
76,781 |
|
US* Current |
0-4 |
15,111 |
5.9 |
5.1-6.9 |
964,247 |
5-9 |
16,661 |
9.8 |
9.0-10.7 |
1,531,635 |
10-14 |
19,275 |
9.4 |
8.6-10.3 |
1,329,809 |
15-17 |
14,839 |
9.0 |
8.1-9.9 |
883,112 |
NYS Current |
0-4 |
150 |
5.8 |
2.2-14.5 |
63,704 |
5-9 |
140 |
8.5 |
4.3-15.9 |
94,175 |
10-14 |
194 |
9.5 |
5.5-16.0 |
103,480 |
15-17 |
140 |
6.9 |
3.0-15.2 |
39,679 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2010 BRFSS
|
Race |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White |
54,286 |
11.2 |
10.7-11.8 |
4,815,573 |
Black |
6,987 |
18.4 |
16.6-20.2 |
1,453,292 |
Other |
5,822 |
13.7 |
11.8-15.7 |
706,949 |
Multi |
3,250 |
17.0 |
14.2-20.2 |
370,214 |
NYS Lifetime |
White |
504 |
13.0 |
9.6-17.5 |
342,380 |
Black |
88 |
10.7 |
4.9-21.8 |
91,966 |
Other |
41 |
14.2 |
5.5-32.1 |
47,185 |
Multi |
29 |
10.7 |
|
17,874 |
|
US* Current |
White |
54,102 |
7.1 |
6.7-7.6 |
3,051,865 |
Black |
6,958 |
13.4 |
11.9-15.0 |
1,055,273 |
Other |
5,801 |
9.2 |
7.6-11.0 |
473,303 |
Multi |
3,234 |
12.4 |
10.2-15.1 |
269,836 |
NYS Current |
White |
501 |
7.4 |
5.0-11.0 |
192,932 |
Black |
88 |
3.6 |
|
30,775 |
Other |
41 |
10.6 |
|
35,194 |
Multi |
29 |
9.1 |
|
15,273 |
Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2010 BRFSS
|
Race/Ethnicity |
Sample Size |
Prevalence(%) |
95% CI** |
Estimated Number of People Affected |
US* Lifetime |
White NH |
48,058 |
11.3 |
10.7-11.8 |
3,674,919 |
Black NH |
6,625 |
18.8 |
16.9-20.7 |
1,372,267 |
Other NH |
3,615 |
12.0 |
10.0-14.4 |
380,215 |
Multirace NH |
2,704 |
16.3 |
13.6-19.5 |
286,811 |
Hispanic |
9,672 |
12.2 |
10.9-13.7 |
1,703,473 |
NYS Lifetime |
White NH |
446 |
11.6 |
8.7-15.3 |
233,689 |
Black NH |
69 |
8.9 |
3.1-23.1 |
63,193 |
Other NH |
35 |
12.0 |
|
33,129 |
Multirace NH |
26 |
9.9 |
|
15,273 |
Hispanic |
102 |
19.7 |
11.6-31.5 |
198,719 |
|
US* Current |
White NH |
47,897 |
7.3 |
6.9-7.8 |
2,383,946 |
Black NH |
6,597 |
13.9 |
12.3-15.5 |
1,009,576 |
Other NH |
3,601 |
7.8 |
6.2-9.9 |
247,127 |
Multirace NH |
2,691 |
13.2 |
10.6-16.3 |
230,060 |
Hispanic |
9,640 |
7.5 |
6.5-8.7 |
1,041,044 |
NYS Current |
White NH |
444 |
6.1 |
4.1-8.9 |
121,946 |
Black NH |
69 |
2.3 |
|
16,657 |
Other NH |
35 |
7.6 |
|
21,139 |
Multirace NH |
26 |
9.9 |
|
15,273 |
Hispanic |
101 |
14.1 |
7.5-25.0 |
137,730 |
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.