2022: NSCH Current Asthma Prevalence by State

About

The National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) is a state-based survey investigating children's lives in the United States that includes physical and mental health. The survey is designed to provide national and state-level estimates on key indicators of the health and well-being of children (ages 0–17 years), their families and communities, as well as information about the prevalence and impact of special health care needs.

Technical Information

The survey is funded and administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). It is administered either on paper or online with telephone-based assistance available. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the survey and offers free download of the final NSCH datasets on its webpages. Data are available from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) as well. The data are for 50 states and District of Columbia. The survey has been conducted annually since 2016 and, before 2016, was conducted every four years since 2003.

The 2022 NSCH sample design includes a sample of approximately 360,000 addresses. Respondents completed 67,269 screener questionnaires and 54,103 topical questionnaires. One child from each household with children was randomly selected for the survey.

The following questions were used to assess whether a child has asthma:

Variable
Question
Response Code

K2Q40A

Has a doctor or other health care provider EVER told you that this child has?…Asthma?

1=Yes
2=No

K2Q40B

If yes, does this child CURRENTLY have the condition?

1=Yes
2=No

Childa Current Asthmab Prevalence and Number by State:

National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) 2022

a Aged <18 years

b Has a doctor or other health care provider EVER told you that this child has...Asthma? If yes, does this child CURRENTLY have the condition?

c Estimated number of respondents with current asthma

d CI denotes confidence interval

e Total includes 50 states plus the District of Columbia

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