Table 1 U.S. adult current asthma prevalence and prevalence ratios (PR) by 2000–2009 BRFSS sample characteristics

2-Year

2000–2001

374,137

7.21 (7.07, 7.35)

Reference

Period

2002–2003

486,368

7.60 (7.47, 7.74)

1.04 (1.04, 1.05)

1.04 (1.04, 1.05)

2004–2005

629,633

7.99 (7.86, 8.12)

1.09 (1.07, 1.10)

1.09 (1.07, 1.10)

2006–2007

748,536

8.23 (8.10, 8.37)

1.13 (1.11, 1.15)

1.13 (1.11, 1.15)

2008–2009

805,199

8.52 (8.40, 8.65)

1.18 (1.15, 1.20)

1.18 (1.15, 1.20)

Sex

Male

1,176,599

5.90 (5.82, 5.99)

Reference

Female

1,867,274

9.83 (9.75, 9.92)

1.67 (1.64, 1.69)

1.69 (1.66, 1.72)

Age,

18 – 24

159,715

9.36 (9.11, 9.62)

Reference

in years

25 – 34

388,151

7.65 (7.51, 7.80)

0.82 (0.79, 0.84)

0.79 (0.76, 0.82)

35 – 44

537,390

7.44 (7.32, 7.56)

0.79 (0.77, 0.82)

0.74 (0.72, 0.76)

45 – 54

623,754

7.98 (7.85, 8.10)

0.85 (0.83, 0.88)

0.75 (0.73, 0.78)

55 – 64

560,588

8.43 (8.29, 8.57)

0.90 (0.87, 0.93)

0.75 (0.73, 0.77)

≥ 65

774,275

7.28 (7.17, 7.40)

0.78 (0.75, 0.80)

0.63 (0.61, 0.65)

Race and

White (NH)**

2,451,608

8.09 (8.03, 8.16)

Reference

Ethnicity

Black (NH)

234,974

9.26 (9.04, 9.49)

1.15 (1.12, 1.17)

0.96 (0.94, 0.99)

Hispanic

188,189

5.86 (5.66, 6.06)

0.72 (0.70, 0.75)

0.64 (0.62, 0.67)

Others

169,102

8.37 (8.09, 8.66)

1.03 (1.00, 1.07)

1.05 (1.01, 1.08)

Education

< High school

310,985

9.26 (9.06, 9.46)

1.32 (1.28, 1.35)

1.12 (1.09, 1.16)

High school

936,827

7.85 (7.74, 7.96)

1.12 (1.10, 1.14)

0.93 (0.91, 0.95)

Some college

815,293

8.48 (8.36, 8.60)

1.21 (1.18, 1.23)

1.02 (1.00, 1.04)

>Bachelor degree

980,768

7.03 (6.93, 7.12)

Reference

Household

< $15, 000

301,442

11.6 (11.4, 11.9)

1.74 (1.69, 1.79)

1.58 (1.53, 1.64)

Income

$15 k^## ~ <$25 k

474,354

9.06 (8.90, 9.23)

1.35 (1.32, 1.39)

1.27 (1.24, 1.31)

$25 k ~ <$50 k

811,140

7.54 (7.42, 7.65)

1.13 (1.10, 1.15)

1.07 (1.05, 1.10)

$50 k ~ <$75 k

449,348

7.05 (6.91, 7.20)

1.05 (1.03, 1.08)

1.01 (0.98, 1.04)

≥$75 k

611,531

6.69 (6.57, 6.81)

Reference

Unknown

396,058

7.99 (7.81, 8.16)

1.19 (1.16, 1.23)

1.15 (1.11, 1.18)

Smoking

Never

1,595,769

7.23 (7.15, 7.31)

Reference

Status

Former

853,780

8.41 (8.29, 8.52)

1.16 (1.14, 1.18)

1.24 (1.22, 1.26)

Current

594,324

9.21 (9.07, 9.35)

1.27 (1.25, 1.3)

1.26 (1.24, 1.29)

Weight

Underweight

50,089

8.70 (8.22, 9.20)

1.29 (1.22, 1.37)

1.10 (1.04, 1.17)

Status

Healthy weight

1,063,457

6.75 (6.66, 6.85)

Reference

Overweight

1,064,475

6.91 (6.81, 7.00)

1.02 (1.00, 1.04)

1.18 (1.15, 1.20)

Obese

639,896

10.2 (10.0, 10.3)

1.51 (1.48, 1.54)

1.63 (1.60, 1.67)

Morbidly obese

96,785

18.2 (17.7, 18.7)

2.69 (2.62, 2.78)

2.60 (2.52, 2.68)