Child Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2012 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) - 2012 BRFSS

  Sample Size Prevalence(%) 95% CI** Estimated Number of People Affected
US* Lifetime 71,010 13.7 13.2-14.2 7,439,265
NYS Lifetime 1,348 14.3 12.2-16.8 602,130
 
US* Current 70,756 8.9 8.5-9.3 4,833,585
NYS Current 1,341 9.1 7.4-11.3 382,559

Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2012 BRFSS

  Gender Sample Size Prevalence(%) 95% CI** Estimated Number of People Affected
US* Lifetime Male 36,318 16.0 15.3-16.7 4,400,633
Female 34,165 11.4 10.8-12.0 3,004,336
NYS Lifetime Male 682 17.0 13.8-20.7 355,801
Female 648 11.5 8.8-14.9 235,942
 
US* Current Male 36,152 10.3 9.7-10.8 2,809,075
Female 34,078 7.6 7.1-8.1 1,997,236
NYS Current Male 678 10.3 7.8-13.5 215,047
Female 645 7.7 5.4-10.8 157,126

Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2012 BRFSS

  Age Group Sample Size Prevalence(%) 95% CI** Estimated Number of People Affected
US* Lifetime 0-4 15,630 7.3 6.6-8.1 959,420
5-9 16,157 14.6 13.6-15.6 2,078,649
10-14 18,710 17.5 16.5-18.6 2,259,541
15-17 14,196 17.4 16.3-18.6 1,597,390
NYS Lifetime 0-4 274 8.4 5.4-12.9 81,301
5-9 306 12.4 8.7-17.5 130,280
10-14 338 23.0 17.6-29.5 212,816
15-17 242 17.6 12.4-24.3 130,776
 
US* Current 0-4 15,594 5.2 4.6-5.9 680,439
5-9 16,096 9.8 9.0-10.7 1,391,429
10-14 18,640 11.5 10.7-12.4 1,477,866
15-17 14,138 10.3 9.4-11.2 936,695
NYS Current 0-4 273 5.3 3.0-9.0 50,892
5-9 305 8.9 5.7-13.7 92,605
10-14 337 17.0 12.0-23.4 156,237
15-17 239 6.4 3.5-11.2 46,956

Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2012 BRFSS

  Race Sample Size Prevalence(%) 95% CI** Estimated Number of People Affected
US* Lifetime White 52,435 12.4 11.9-12.9 4,646,056
Black 7,244 19.8 18.2-21.4 1,527,851
Other 6,632 11.9 10.5-13.4 742,216
Multi 3,588 20.0 17.6-22.6 410,119
NYS Lifetime White 960 13.7 11.2-16.7 372,603
Black 182 16.3 11.0-23.3 132,653
Other 82 9.9 4.9-19.0 41,226
Multi 46 27.0 15.4-43.0 21,409
 
US* Current White 52,279 7.8 7.4-8.3 2,925,016
Black 7,193 14.4 13.0-15.9 1,103,492
Other 6,613 7.4 6.3-8.7 463,269
Multi 3,563 13.3 11.3-15.6 270,451
NYS Current White 957 8.8 6.8-11.4 239,497
Black 179 11.3 6.8-18.2 90,781
Other 82 4.3 17,884
Multi 45 20.7 10.4-37.0 16,165

Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2012 BRFSS

  Race/Ethnicity Sample Size Prevalence(%) 95% CI** Estimated Number of People Affected
US* Lifetime White NH 46,149 12.2 11.7-12.6 3,215,576
Black NH 6,802 19.9 18.3-21.7 1,403,696
Other NH 4,099 11.4 9.6-13.5 425,036
Multirace NH 2,928 20.3 17.7-23.1 302,099
Hispanic 10,209 13.5 12.5-14.7 2,032,337
NYS Lifetime White NH 793 11.1 8.9-13.6 219,935
Black NH 150 15.8 10.1-23.8 102,327
Other NH 63 9.2 3.9-20.1 30,155
Multirace NH 40 31.0 17.7-48.5 19,197
Hispanic 260 19.6 14.4-26.2 209,366
 
US* Current White NH 46,009 7.9 7.5-8.3 2,074,805
Black NH 6,752 14.5 13.1-16.1 1,017,240
Other NH 4,088 7.2 5.7-9.1 269,318
Multirace NH 2,906 13.1 11.0-15.5 194,452
Hispanic 10,181 8.3 7.5-9.2 1,239,265
NYS Current White NH 790 6.4 4.9-8.5 127,265
Black NH 148 11.3 6.4-19.1 72,111
Other NH 63 3.5 11,521
Multirace NH 39 23.0 11.3-41.2 13,953
Hispanic 259 13.4 9.0-19.5 142,943

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.