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. 2015 Feb;74(2):57–62.

Table 1.

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Asthma Prevalence in Adults 2008 2012
Statewide 9.6% 8.9%
   Hawai‘i County 12.2% 9.7%
   Hilo 16.7% 9.5%
   North Hawai‘i 12.9% 8.5%
   Puna/Ka‘u 8.0% 10.9%
   Kona 10.3% 9.3%
Asthma Prevalence in Children 2008 2012
Statewide 12.7% 12.2%
Hawai‘i County 17.0% 10.4%
   Hilo 18.6% 13.7%*
   North Hawai‘i 12.8% 7.2%*
   Puna/Ka‘u 16.2% 10.5%*
   Kona 7.3% 9.0%*
*

Data combined from 2011–2012