TABLE 4b. Estimated percent reporting an asthma attack or episode in the past year among adults1 with active2 asthma by state/territory - BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey, United States, 2008
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| State/Territory | Sample size± | Attack in past year | No attack in past year | No symptoms in past year | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | % | SE§ | 95% CI† | Sample size | % | SE | 95% CI | Sample size | % | SE | 95% CI | ||
| Arizona | 155 | 74 | 43.5 | 8.9 | (26.1 - 60.9) | 67 | 42.8 | 9.5 | (24.2 - 61.4) | 14 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
| California | 443 | 216 | 48.6 | 3.7 | (41.3 - 55.9) | 178 | 37.6 | 3.5 | (30.7 - 44.5) | 49 | 13.8 | 2.5 | (8.9 - 18.7) |
| Connecticut | 252 | 115 | 49.2 | 5.2 | (39.0 - 59.4) | 106 | 36.7 | 4.9 | (27.1 - 46.3) | 31 | 14.1 | 3.5 | (7.2 - 21.0) |
| District of Columbia | 160 | 76 | 45.4 | 5.8 | (34.0 - 56.8) | 66 | 44.3 | 6.1 | (32.3 - 56.3) | 18 | 10.3 | 3.0 | (4.4 - 16.2) |
| Florida | 340 | 167 | 44.4 | 5.3 | (34.0 - 54.8) | 126 | 41.9 | 6.0 | (30.1 - 53.7) | 47 | 13.7 | 3.4 | (7.0 - 20.4) |
| Georgia | 224 | 105 | 46.9 | 6.3 | (34.6 - 59.2) | 97 | 41.7 | 6.4 | (29.2 - 54.2) | 22 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
| Hawaii | 322 | 147 | 47.3 | 4.2 | (39.1 - 55.5) | 128 | 40.6 | 4.3 | (32.2 - 49.0) | 47 | 12.1 | 2.2 | (7.8 - 16.4) |
| Illinois | 257 | 109 | 38.7 | 4.2 | (30.5 - 46.9) | 120 | 51.9 | 4.4 | (43.3 - 60.5) | 28 | 9.3 | 2.2 | (5.0 - 13.6) |
| Indiana | 259 | 133 | 53.5 | 4.7 | (44.3 - 62.7) | 105 | 37.1 | 4.6 | (28.1 - 46.1) | 21 | 9.4 | 2.6 | (4.3 - 14.5) |
| Iowa | 253 | 109 | 46.9 | 5.3 | (36.5 - 57.3) | 118 | 41.6 | 5.2 | (31.4 - 51.8) | 26 | 11.5 | 3.0 | (5.6 - 17.4) |
| Kansas | 432 | 214 | 47.4 | 3.6 | (40.3 - 54.5) | 188 | 42.8 | 3.5 | (35.9 - 49.7) | 30 | 9.8 | 2.8 | (4.3 - 15.3) |
| Maine | 425 | 189 | 45.9 | 3.4 | (39.2 - 52.6) | 194 | 45.0 | 3.4 | (38.3 - 51.7) | 42 | 9.1 | 1.8 | (5.6 - 12.6) |
| Maryland | 349 | 190 | 49.9 | 4.1 | (41.9 - 57.9) | 123 | 38.6 | 4.0 | (30.8 - 46.4) | 36 | 11.4 | 3.0 | (5.5 - 17.3) |
| Massachusetts | 331 | 155 | 46.6 | 4.6 | (37.6 - 55.6) | 139 | 38.3 | 4.3 | (29.9 - 46.7) | 37 | 15.1 | 3.8 | (7.7 - 22.5) |
| Michigan | 556 | 294 | 48.5 | 3.7 | (41.2 - 55.8) | 217 | 41.2 | 3.9 | (33.6 - 48.8) | 45 | 10.3 | 2.2 | (6.0 - 14.6) |
| Missouri | 264 | 137 | 49.0 | 5.4 | (38.4 - 59.6) | 110 | 43.9 | 5.6 | (32.9 - 54.9) | 17 | 7.1 | 2.1 | (3.0 - 11.2) |
| Montana | 244 | 130 | 49.5 | 4.7 | (40.3 - 58.7) | 79 | 32.4 | 4.1 | (24.4 - 40.4) | 35 | 18.0 | 4.6 | (9.0 - 27.0) |
| Nebraska | 608 | 305 | 52.0 | 4.5 | (43.2 - 60.8) | 231 | 38.7 | 4.4 | (30.1 - 47.3) | 72 | 9.3 | 2.0 | (5.4 - 13.2) |
| Nevada | 210 | 112 | 52.0 | 5.9 | (40.4 - 63.6) | 82 | 39.3 | 5.8 | (27.9 - 50.7) | 16 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
| New Hampshire | 355 | 178 | 53.6 | 3.6 | (46.5 - 60.7) | 142 | 39.5 | 3.5 | (32.6 - 46.4) | 35 | 7.0 | 1.4 | (4.3 - 9.7) |
| New Jersey | 356 | 172 | 46.2 | 4.2 | (38.0 - 54.4) | 145 | 43.3 | 4.4 | (34.7 - 51.9) | 39 | 10.5 | 2.3 | (6.0 - 15.0) |
| New Mexico | 286 | 149 | 50.8 | 4.7 | (41.6 - 60.0) | 113 | 41.7 | 4.6 | (32.7 - 50.7) | 24 | 7.5 | 2.1 | (3.4 - 11.6) |
| New York | 353 | 182 | 47.8 | 4.1 | (39.8 - 55.8) | 133 | 42.2 | 4.3 | (33.8 - 50.6) | 38 | 10.0 | 2.4 | (5.3 - 14.7) |
| North Dakota | 211 | 112 | 54.1 | 4.9 | (44.5 - 63.7) | 80 | 38.7 | 4.9 | (29.1 - 48.3) | 19 | 7.2 | 2.1 | (3.1 - 11.3) |
| Ohio | 377 | 198 | 58.0 | 4.7 | (48.8 - 67.2) | 137 | 34.0 | 4.4 | (25.4 - 42.6) | 42 | 8.0 | 1.7 | (4.7 - 11.3) |
| Oklahoma | 301 | 168 | 52.5 | 4.1 | (44.5 - 60.5) | 115 | 42.6 | 4.1 | (34.6 - 50.6) | 18 | 4.9 | 1.3 | (2.4 - 7.4) |
| Oregon | 297 | 162 | 51.8 | 4.4 | (43.2 - 60.4) | 111 | 41.4 | 4.5 | (32.6 - 50.2) | 24 | 6.8 | 1.6 | (3.7 - 9.9) |
| Rhode Island | 302 | 145 | 46.1 | 4.9 | (36.5 - 55.7) | 122 | 40.6 | 5.4 | (30.0 - 51.2) | 35 | 13.3 | 3.6 | (6.2 - 20.4) |
| Texas | 421 | 219 | 52.1 | 4.7 | (42.9 - 61.3) | 165 | 36.4 | 4.2 | (28.2 - 44.6) | 37 | 11.5 | 2.8 | (6.0 - 17.0) |
| Utah | 244 | 136 | 55.4 | 4.8 | (46.0 - 64.8) | 91 | 39.1 | 4.8 | (29.7 - 48.5) | 17 | 5.5 | 1.6 | (2.4 - 8.6) |
| Vermont | 429 | 179 | 39.6 | 3.1 | (33.5 - 45.7) | 203 | 51.8 | 3.3 | (45.3 - 58.3) | 47 | 8.6 | 1.4 | (5.9 - 11.3) |
| Virginia | 232 | 130 | 49.3 | 7.0 | (35.6 - 63.0) | 79 | 36.9 | 6.4 | (24.4 - 49.4) | 23 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
| Washington | 555 | 297 | 47.2 | 3.4 | (40.5 - 53.9) | 215 | 44.4 | 3.4 | (37.7 - 51.1) | 43 | 8.5 | 2.2 | (4.2 - 12.8) |
| West Virginia | 263 | 141 | 56.4 | 3.9 | (48.8 - 64.0) | 105 | 38.1 | 3.8 | (30.7 - 45.5) | 17 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
| Wisconsin | 248 | 125 | 50.0 | 5.6 | (39.0 - 61.0) | 104 | 39.5 | 5.2 | (29.3 - 49.7) | 19 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
| 35 areas total | 11,314 | 5,670 | 48.6 | 1.1 | (46.4 - 50.8) | 4,534 | 40.3 | 1.1 | (38.1 - 42.5) | 1,110 | 11.1 | 0.7 | (9.7 - 12.5) |
| Median | 49.0 | 40.6 | 9.8 | ||||||||||
| Range | 38.7-58.0 | 32.4-51.9 | 4.9-18.0 | ||||||||||
1 Aged ≥ 18 years
2 Reported any of the following during the past year: asthma medication use, asthma symptoms, or MD visits for asthma
± Sample size excludes "DK/Refused"
§ Standard error
† Confidence interval
N/A: Estimate not available (N/A) if the unweighted sample size for the denominator was < 50 or if the relative standard error was > 0.30
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