TABLE 2. Estimated percent of active1 and inactive2 asthma status among adults3 ever diagnosed with asthma by state/territory - BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey, United States, 2008
State/Territory | Sample size± | Active | Inactive | ||||||
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Sample size | % | SE§ | 95% CI† | Sample size | % | SE | 95% CI | ||
Arizona | 201 | 155 | 82.6 | 3.9 | (75.0 - 90.2) | 46 | 17.4 | 3.9 | (9.8 - 25.0) |
California | 600 | 443 | 71.7 | 2.7 | (66.4 - 77.0) | 157 | 28.3 | 2.7 | (23.0 - 33.6) |
Connecticut | 358 | 255 | 69.9 | 3.7 | (62.6 - 77.2) | 103 | 30.1 | 3.7 | (22.8 - 37.4) |
District of Columbia | 241 | 160 | 64.9 | 4.2 | (56.7 - 73.1) | 81 | 35.1 | 4.2 | (26.9 - 43.3) |
Florida | 458 | 346 | 72.8 | 3.8 | (65.4 - 80.2) | 112 | 27.2 | 3.8 | (19.8 - 34.6) |
Georgia | 274 | 227 | 81.1 | 3.9 | (73.5 - 88.7) | 47 | 18.9 | 3.9 | (11.3 - 26.5) |
Hawaii | 476 | 324 | 64.4 | 3.2 | (58.1 - 70.7) | 152 | 35.6 | 3.2 | (29.3 - 41.9) |
Illinois | 316 | 258 | 70.1 | 4.5 | (61.3 - 78.9) | 58 | 29.9 | 4.5 | (21.1 - 38.7) |
Indiana | 325 | 261 | 75.5 | 4.0 | (67.7 - 83.3) | 64 | 24.5 | 4.0 | (16.7 - 32.3) |
Iowa | 330 | 255 | 76.3 | 3.3 | (69.8 - 82.8) | 75 | 23.7 | 3.3 | (17.2 - 30.2) |
Kansas | 566 | 443 | 68.8 | 3.4 | (62.1 - 75.5) | 123 | 31.2 | 3.4 | (24.5 - 37.9) |
Maine | 556 | 426 | 71.8 | 2.9 | (66.1 - 77.5) | 130 | 28.2 | 2.9 | (22.5 - 33.9) |
Maryland | 485 | 353 | 71.3 | 3.4 | (64.6 - 78.0) | 132 | 28.7 | 3.4 | (22.0 - 35.4) |
Massachusetts | 419 | 336 | 76.5 | 3.7 | (69.2 - 83.8) | 83 | 23.5 | 3.7 | (16.2 - 30.8) |
Michigan | 691 | 564 | 72.3 | 3.5 | (65.4 - 79.2) | 127 | 27.7 | 3.5 | (20.8 - 34.6) |
Missouri | 330 | 267 | 70.3 | 4.5 | (61.5 - 79.1) | 63 | 29.7 | 4.5 | (20.9 - 38.5) |
Montana | 329 | 244 | 67.3 | 4.3 | (58.9 - 75.7) | 85 | 32.7 | 4.3 | (24.3 - 41.1) |
Nebraska | 797 | 616 | 74.4 | 3.0 | (68.5 - 80.3) | 181 | 25.6 | 3.0 | (19.7 - 31.5) |
Nevada | 286 | 211 | 70.6 | 5.1 | (60.6 - 80.6) | 75 | 29.4 | 5.1 | (19.4 - 39.4) |
New Hampshire | 457 | 356 | 73.4 | 3.3 | (66.9 - 79.9) | 101 | 26.6 | 3.3 | (20.1 - 33.1) |
New Jersey | 465 | 359 | 72.5 | 3.6 | (65.4 - 79.6) | 106 | 27.5 | 3.6 | (20.4 - 34.6) |
New Mexico | 392 | 290 | 73.2 | 3.7 | (65.9 - 80.5) | 102 | 26.8 | 3.7 | (19.5 - 34.1) |
New York | 473 | 359 | 71.0 | 3.5 | (64.1 - 77.9) | 114 | 29.0 | 3.5 | (22.1 - 35.9) |
North Dakota | 283 | 212 | 68.1 | 4.5 | (59.3 - 76.9) | 71 | 31.9 | 4.5 | (23.1 - 40.7) |
Ohio | 475 | 383 | 75.8 | 3.6 | (68.7 - 82.9) | 92 | 24.2 | 3.6 | (17.1 - 31.3) |
Oklahoma | 395 | 303 | 71.5 | 3.4 | (64.8 - 78.2) | 92 | 28.5 | 3.4 | (21.8 - 35.2) |
Oregon | 434 | 302 | 66.6 | 3.3 | (60.1 - 73.1) | 132 | 33.4 | 3.3 | (26.9 - 39.9) |
Rhode Island | 384 | 304 | 78.2 | 3.2 | (71.9 - 84.5) | 80 | 21.8 | 3.2 | (15.5 - 28.1) |
Texas | 583 | 427 | 69.7 | 3.3 | (63.2 - 76.2) | 156 | 30.3 | 3.3 | (23.8 - 36.8) |
Utah | 351 | 248 | 66.9 | 3.6 | (59.8 - 74.0) | 103 | 33.1 | 3.6 | (26.0 - 40.2) |
Vermont | 561 | 432 | 71.5 | 3.0 | (65.6 - 77.4) | 129 | 28.5 | 3.0 | (22.6 - 34.4) |
Virginia | 318 | 235 | 75.4 | 4.0 | (67.6 - 83.2) | 83 | 24.6 | 4.0 | (16.8 - 32.4) |
Washington | 765 | 561 | 70.5 | 2.9 | (64.8 - 76.2) | 204 | 29.5 | 2.9 | (23.8 - 35.2) |
West Virginia | 321 | 266 | 74.7 | 3.8 | (67.3 - 82.1) | 55 | 25.3 | 3.8 | (17.9 - 32.7) |
Wisconsin | 312 | 248 | 74.3 | 4.1 | (66.3 - 82.3) | 64 | 25.7 | 4.1 | (17.7 - 33.7) |
35 areas total | 15,007 | 11,429 | 72.6 | 0.8 | (71.0 - 74.2) | 3,578 | 27.4 | 0.8 | (25.8 - 29.0) |
Median | 71.7 | 28.3 | |||||||
Range | 64.4-82.6 | 17.4-35.6 |
1 Reported any of the following during the past year: asthma medication use, asthma symptoms, or MD visits for asthma
2 Reported none of the following during the past year: asthma medication use, asthma symptoms, or MD visits for asthma
3 Aged ≥ 18 years
± Sample size excludes "DK/Refused"
§ Standard error
† Confidence interval
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