Child Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State - 2013 BRFSS

Notes:

* U.S. Total includes the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and excludes the two territories.

** CI denotes confidence interval.

*** "Other" race includes multiraces; "Other NH" race/ethnicity includes multiraces Non-Hispanic.

Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2013 BRFSS

  Sample Size Prevalence(%) 95% CI** Estimated Number of People Affected
US* Lifetime 65,835 14.0 13.5-14.6 7,021,170
NYS Lifetime 995 14.6 12.2-17.4 599,281
 
US* Current 65,599 9.2 8.8-9.6 4,592,892
NYS Current 990 9.0 7.1-11.4 368,996

Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Gender, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2013 BRFSS

  Gender Sample Size Prevalence(%) 95% CI** Estimated Number of People Affected
US* Lifetime Male 33,751 16.3 15.5-17.1 4,002,455
Female 31,383 11.8 11.1-12.6 2,958,958
NYS Lifetime Male 494 16.2 12.6-20.6 331,963
Female 486 13.0 10.1-16.7 261,275
 
US* Current Male 33,607 10.4 9.8-11.1 2,555,100
Female 31,295 8.0 7.4-8.6 1,998,002
NYS Current Male 492 9.2 6.6-12.9 189,091
Female 483 8.7 6.3-11.9 173,862

Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Age Group, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2013 BRFSS

  Age Group Sample Size Prevalence(%) 95% CI** Estimated Number of People Affected
US* Lifetime 0-4 14,216 7.3 6.6-8.2 820,210
5-9 14,906 14.5 13.4-15.7 1,966,256
10-14 17,554 17.9 16.8-19.0 2,107,884
15-17 12,873 17.9 16.5-19.4 1,523,405
NYS Lifetime 0-4 206 7.8 4.8-12.6 74,262
5-9 222 19.5 13.8-26.6 217,164
10-14 256 18.7 13.9-24.6 173,540
15-17 176 13.4 8.8-19.9 82,666
 
US* Current 0-4 14,179 5.3 4.7-6.0 587,913
5-9 14,857 10.4 9.5-11.5 1,415,665
10-14 17,489 11.4 10.5-12.4 1,341,722
15-17 12,818 10.2 9.1-11.3 860,081
NYS Current 0-4 205 6.8 4.0-11.5 64,771
5-9 222 14.2 9.5-20.7 158,588
10-14 255 10.7 7.2-15.7 99,465
15-17 175 4.5 2.3-8.7 27,660

Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2013 BRFSS

  Race Sample Size Prevalence(%) 95% CI** Estimated Number of People Affected
US* Lifetime White 49,538 12.6 12.0-13.1 4,221,555
Black 6,604 21.2 19.5-23.1 1,633,585
***Other 6,749 12.9 11.4-14.6 814,255
NYS Lifetime White 657 12.8 10.1-15.9 331,574
Black 170 18.1 12.0-26.4 134,895
***Other 87 20.2 11.5-32.9 81,973
 
US* Current White 49,373 8.0 7.5-8.5 2,672,212
Black 6,576 15.8 14.3-17.4 1,210,545
***Other 6,720 8.1 6.9-9.5 507,564
NYS Current White 652 7.4 5.4-9.9 190,505
Black 170 13.1 7.9-21.1 97,809
***Other 87 11.8 5.9-22.1 47,913

Asthma Prevalence in the United States and New York State by Race/Ethnicity, Children (0-17 Yrs) - 2013 BRFSS

  Race/Ethnicity Sample Size Prevalence(%) 95% CI** Estimated Number of People Affected
US* Lifetime White NH 42,876 11.9 11.3-12.5 2,906,887
Black NH 6,178 21.3 19.4-23.2 1,512,241
***Other NH 4,662 12.4 10.6-14.3 541,011
Hispanic 9,969 14.5 13.3-15.8 1,885,837
NYS Lifetime White NH 521 12.9 9.9-16.5 249,848
Black NH 143 18.6 11.9-27.9 120,647
***Other NH 72.0 22.0 12.2-36.4 76,927
Hispanic 224 13.5 9.4-19.2 133,010
 
US* Current White NH 42,731 7.8 7.3-8.3 1,898,315
Black NH 6,155 15.8 14.2-17.6 1,122,736
***Other NH 4,645 7.5 6.2-9.0 326,851
Hispanic 9,930 8.7 7.8-9.8 1,128,954
NYS Current White NH 516 7.8 5.5-10.8 150,071
Black NH 143 14.4 8.4-23.4 93,232
***Other NH 72 12.3 5.8-24.2 42,866
Hispanic 224 6.6 3.9-11.0 65,205

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.