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.
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Asthma Survey Questions
Description of eight asthma survey instruments and their wording differences.
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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.
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National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network - Asthma
The National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network is a system of integrated health, exposure, and hazard information and data from a variety of national, state, and city sources.
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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.
Hospital Emergency Department slides [PDF, 67 KB]
Mortality slides [PDF, 66 KB]
Prevalence slides [PDF, 88 KB]
- Page last reviewed: April 24, 2009
- Page last updated: April 27, 2009
- Content source: National Center for Environmental Health
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