Asthma

Data and Surveillance

Asthma Surveillance Data

Asthma surveillance data includes collection of state-level adult asthma prevalence rates; data on days of restricted activity, days in bed, days of work or school lost, physician visits, and hospitalizations due to asthma; and collection of in-depth state and local asthma data through development and testing of a National Asthma Survey.

Asthma Survey Questions
Description of eight asthma survey instruments and their wording differences.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Prevalence Data
BRFSS is a state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey designed to monitor the prevalence of the major behavioral risks among adults associated with premature morbidity and mortality.
National Health Interview Survey Prevalence Data
NHIS is a multistage probability sample survey designed to solicit health and demographic information about the population, conducted annually with face-to-face interviews in a nationally representative sample of households.

Asthma Surveillance Slides

Asthma surveillance slides (PowerPoint) are available in these categories: hospital emergency department slides, mortality slides, and prevalence slides.