Table 2 Asthma Prevalence by Demographic Categories. Overall characteristics of 2007-2012 BRFSS respondents according to asthma status. Counts provided (N) are for raw data. Weighted % are percentages obtained from analyzing BRFSS data using survey design with CDC-provided individual respondent weights, and thus, do not correspond directly to the raw counts. The weighted prevalence of asthma was 8.41%
From: Gender-specific determinants of asthma among U.S. adults
| Asthma | Never Asthma | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 93,448) | (N = 910,446) | |||
| N | Weighted % | N | Weighted % | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 26,490 | 36.8 | 382,295 | 51.1 |
| Female | 66,958 | 63.2 | 528,151 | 48.9 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 72,488 | 69.1 | 718,731 | 66.3 |
| Black | 10,643 | 14.4 | 84,319 | 11.7 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1,238 | 1.2 | 7,757 | 0.7 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 2,083 | 3.3 | 29,699 | 5.4 |
| Hispanic | 6,996 | 12.0 | 69,940 | 15.9 |
| Education Level | ||||
| Less than high school | 2,584 | 3.0 | 19,970 | 4.0 |
| High school | 30,212 | 30.8 | 269,945 | 29.1 |
| Some college or more | 60,652 | 66.2 | 620,531 | 66.9 |
| Yearly Household Income (USD) | ||||
| < $25,000 | 33,218 | 31.5 | 220,627 | 23.5 |
| $25,000-$75,000 | 36,290 | 37.6 | 388,126 | 39.6 |
| ≥ $75,000 | 23,940 | 30.9 | 301,693 | 36.9 |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | ||||
| Not overweight or obese | 26,807 | 29.7 | 338,174 | 36.7 |
| Overweight | 29,952 | 32.8 | 340,055 | 37.8 |
| Grade 1 obese | 18,945 | 19.7 | 151,659 | 16.8 |
| Grade 2 obese | 9,535 | 9.7 | 51,973 | 5.6 |
| Grade 3 obese | 8,209 | 8.1 | 28,585 | 3.0 |
| Smoking Status | ||||
| Never smoked | 45,124 | 52.5 | 488,593 | 57.6 |
| Former smoker | 30,494 | 27.5 | 280,013 | 25.8 |
| Current smoker | 17,830 | 20.0 | 141,840 | 16.6 |
| Age | ||||
| 22-34 | 11,824 | 25.8 | 106,426 | 24.5 |
| 35-44 | 14,857 | 20.8 | 144,815 | 22.2 |
| 45-54 | 20,414 | 21.2 | 191,114 | 21.2 |
| 55-64 | 22,190 | 16.7 | 203,532 | 15.7 |
| 65+ | 24,163 | 15.5 | 264,559 | 16.5 |