Child Prevalence

Percentage of children with current asthma by sex and state/territory
NACP grantee	Sex	Percentage	95% CI
Total	Male	9.5	(8.8 – 10.3)
	Female	7.7	(7.0 – 8.5)
California	Male	7.5	(6.1 – 9.3)
	Female	6.7	(5.4 – 8.3)
Connecticut	Male	13.0	(10.3 – 16.4)
	Female	10.4	(8.2 – 13.1)
Florida	Male	ND	ND
	Female	ND	ND
Georgia	Male	11.7	(8.0 – 16.9)
	Female	10.6	(6.9 – 16.2)
Hawaii	Male	10.8	(7.7 – 14.9)
	Female	9.1	(7.1 – 11.6)
Illinois	Male	8.8	(6.3 – 12.1)
	Female	6.0	(4.1 – 8.8)
Indiana	Male	6.6	(4.5 – 9.6)
	Female	8.4	(4.8 – 14.1)
Maine	Male	12.1	(8.7 – 16.7)
	Female	7.3	(5.1 – 10.4)
Massachusetts	Male	14.4	(9.4 – 21.5)
	Female	10.1	(6.6 – 15.2)
Michigan	Male	9.6	(7.7 – 12.0)
	Female	5.9	(4.4 – 7.8)
Minnesota	Male	6.6	(5.4 – 8.0)
	Female	6.2	(4.9 – 7.8)
Mississippi	Male	10.8	(7.9 – 14.7)
	Female	6.9	(4.8 – 9.9)
Missouri	Male	9.5	(7.0 – 12.9)
	Female	7.8	(5.5 – 11.0)
Montana	Male	7.3	(5.1 – 10.4)
	Female	5.4	(3.3 – 8.7)
New Hampshire	Male	7.1	(4.9 – 10.2)
	Female	7.1	(5.2 – 9.7)
New Mexico	Male	9.8	(7.5 – 12.8)
	Female	8.3	(5.9 – 11.7)
New York	Male	10.8	(8.0 – 14.4)
	Female	9.3	(6.7 – 12.8)
Ohio	Male	7.6	(5.3 – 10.6)
	Female	7.0	(4.2 – 11.2)
Oregon	Male	8.3	(5.6 – 12.2)
	Female	10.2	(7.2 – 14.1)
Pennsylvania	Male	14.3	(10.8 – 18.7)
	Female	8.1	(5.8 – 11.3)
Puerto Rico	Male	20.5	(16.8 – 24.8)
	Female	15.7	(12.2 – 20.0)
Rhode Island	Male	10.8	(7.8 – 14.8)
	Female	8.9	(6.1 – 12.7)
Utah	Male	8.4	(7.0 – 9.9)
	Female	5.7	(4.5 – 7.3)
Vermont	Male	11.5	(8.5 – 15.2)
	Female	9.2	(6.8 – 12.3)
Wisconsin	Male	7.7	(5.4 – 10.8)
	Female	7.2	(4.6 – 10.9)

Data Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2015

CI, Confidence interval; ND, No data.

*Relative standard error (RSE) of the estimate is 30%–50%; the estimate is unreliable.

**Relative standard error (RSE) of the estimate exceeds 50%; the estimate is suppressed.

Page last reviewed: June 11, 2018