TABLE 1.

Asthma Prevalence Among Children^* by Race/Ethnicity and Year—National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2001 to 2009

Year	% (SE)
	Total Children	White Children	Black Children	Hispanic Children
2001	8.7 (0.31)	8.6 (0.40)	11.4 (0.91)	7.1 (0.53)
2002	8.3 (0.31)	8.0 (0.40)	12.5 (0.94)	6.3 (0.48)
2003	8.5 (0.31)	7.6 (0.41)	13.6 (0.84)	7.4 (0.60)
2004	8.5 (0.30)	8.2 (0.38)	12.8 (0.94)	6.9 (0.47)
2004	8.5 (0.30)	8.2 (0.38)	12.8 (0.94)	6.9 (0.47)
2005	8.9 (0.31)	8.0 (0.38)	13.0 (0.92)	8.6 (0.61)
2006	9.3 (0.38)	8.8 (0.51)	12.7 (0.91)	9.0 (0.78)
2007	9.1 (0.37)	7.4 (0.49)	15.5 (1.11)	9.3 (0.71)
2008	9.4 (0.40)	8.8 (0.55)	15.7 (1.14)	6.7 (0.69)
2009	9.6 (0.37)	8.5 (0.48)	17.0 (1.36)	7.7 (0.67)
Average annual increase (9S% CI)	1.6 (0.8, 2.4)	0.3 (−1.5, 2.2)	4.1 (2.0, 6.3)	27 (−1.3, 6.9)

^*Children aged below 18 years.

CI indicates confidence interval.