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TABLE 12. Estimated percent missing days of work or usual activity among adults1 with current2 or active3 asthma status by state/territory - BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey, United States, 2010

State/TerritoryCurrentActive
Sample
size±
%SE§95% CISample
size
%SE95% CI
Alabama27142.24.1(34.2 - 50.2)28539.84.2(31.6 - 48.0)
Arizona26629.45.2(19.2 - 39.6)26630.35.3(19.9 - 40.7)
California50237.13.2(30.8 - 43.4)54535.23.0(29.3 - 41.1)
Connecticut24431.95.0(22.1 - 41.7)27631.14.6(22.1 - 40.1)
District of Columbia12927.25.4(16.6 - 37.8)13829.65.5(18.8 - 40.4)
Florida38027.63.9(20.0 - 35.2)41429.34.0(21.5 - 37.1)
Georgia15734.85.4(24.2 - 45.4)16236.15.3(25.7 - 46.5)
Hawaii26722.74.2(14.5 - 30.9)28125.74.3(17.3 - 34.1)
Illinois16235.15.3(24.7 - 45.5)16934.35.1(24.3 - 44.3)
Indiana44734.73.5(27.8 - 41.6)47335.53.4(28.8 - 42.2)
Iowa25225.04.3(16.6 - 33.4)26127.54.6(18.5 - 36.5)
Kansas39828.04.4(19.4 - 36.6)41626.94.2(18.7 - 35.1)
Louisiana16946.26.1(34.2 - 58.2)18546.55.4(35.9 - 57.1)
Maine43932.83.4(26.1 - 39.5)46033.03.3(26.5 - 39.5)
Maryland24832.95.8(21.5 - 44.3)27433.35.5(22.5 - 44.1)
Massachusetts21227.45.3(17.0 - 37.8)22529.65.3(19.2 - 40.0)
Michigan52128.13.0(22.2 - 34.0)55227.42.9(21.7 - 33.1)
Mississippi30245.54.5(36.7 - 54.3)31044.74.4(36.1 - 53.3)
Missouri25641.15.3(30.7 - 51.5)27038.95.0(29.1 - 48.7)
Montana31029.15.3(18.7 - 39.5)32327.65.1(17.6 - 37.6)
Nebraska58628.94.3(20.5 - 37.3)61230.84.0(23.0 - 38.6)
Nevada14133.36.3(21.0 - 45.6)16635.16.2(22.9 - 47.3)
New Hampshire26819.43.5(12.5 - 26.3)28419.53.4(12.8 - 26.2)
New Jersey33027.73.8(20.3 - 35.1)36025.43.4(18.7 - 32.1)
New Mexico31836.04.8(26.6 - 45.4)33737.34.7(28.1 - 46.5)
New York12136.85.9(25.2 - 48.4)13436.05.6(25.0 - 47.0)
North Dakota17625.95.5(15.1 - 36.7)18325.55.4(14.9 - 36.1)
Ohio34335.64.4(27.0 - 44.2)36734.24.1(26.2 - 42.2)
Oklahoma28929.24.3(20.8 - 37.6)30828.54.1(20.5 - 36.5)
Oregon19929.95.9(18.3 - 41.5)22326.45.4(15.8 - 37.0)
Pennsylvania39630.63.2(24.3 - 36.9)42130.03.0(24.1 - 35.9)
Rhode Island32328.33.9(20.7 - 35.9)34127.23.7(19.9 - 34.5)
Texas61333.74.4(25.1 - 42.3)67731.94.2(23.7 - 40.1)
Utah42125.74.2(17.5 - 33.9)44827.43.9(19.8 - 35.0)
Vermont39325.53.5(18.6 - 32.4)42225.13.3(18.6 - 31.6)
Washington64921.82.4(17.1 - 26.5)67122.42.4(17.7 - 27.1)
West Virginia18642.14.9(32.5 - 51.7)18441.05.1(31.0 - 51.0)
Wisconsin21826.94.6(17.9 - 35.9)24025.84.3(17.4 - 34.2)
Puerto Rico9553.011.9(29.7 - 76.3)13554.37.8(39.0 - 69.6)
39 state total11,99732.91.0(30.9 - 34.9)12,79832.51.0(30.5 - 34.5)
Median 29.9   30.3  
Range 19.4-53.0   19.5-54.3  

1 Aged ≥ 18 years

2 "Yes" response to "Do you still have asthma?"

3 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

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