TABLE 1. Prevalence of self-reported diagnosed asthma* among Florida middle and high school students, by school level ── Florida Youth Tobacco Survey, 2016.
| School level | Prevalence of asthma | |
|---|---|---|
| %† (95% CI) | Weighted no.† | |
| Total | 20.1 (19.7–20.6) | 261,786 |
| Middle school | 19.5 (18.9–20.1) | 157,468 |
| High school | 20.6 (20.0–21.2) | 104,318 |
Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
* Asthma was defined as a “yes” response to the question “Has a doctor or nurse ever told you that you have asthma?”
† Weighted to yield representative estimates of Florida middle and high school students attending public schools.