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, 2007

State/Territory Sample
size±
Active Inactive
Sample
size
% SE§ 95% CI Sample
size
% SE 95% CI
Alaska 160 114 67.5 6.1 (55.5 – 79.5) 46 32.5 6.1 (20.5 – 44.5)
Arizona 219 179 82.4 4.1 (74.4 – 90.4) 40 17.6 4.1 (9.6 – 25.6)
California 286 216 73.5 4.0 (65.7 – 81.3) 70 26.5 4.0 (18.7 – 34.3)
Colorado 386 292 71.8 3.5 (64.9 – 78.7) 94 28.2 3.5 (21.3 – 35.1)
Connecticut 389 290 70.9 3.8 (63.5 – 78.3) 99 29.1 3.8 (21.7 – 36.5)
District of Columbia 189 134 63.9 5.0 (54.1 – 73.7) 55 36.1 5.0 (26.3 – 45.9)
Florida 904 664 69.0 3.9 (61.4 – 76.6) 240 31.0 3.9 (23.4 – 38.6)
Georgia 389 302 69.1 3.7 (61.8 – 76.4) 87 30.9 3.7 (23.6 – 38.2)
Hawaii 494 310 60.3 3.4 (53.6 – 67.0) 184 39.7 3.4 (33.0 – 46.4)
Illinois 280 228 79.2 3.5 (72.3 – 86.1) 52 20.8 3.5 (13.9 – 27.7)
Indiana 391 319 73.3 4.0 (65.5 – 81.1) 72 26.7 4.0 (18.9 – 34.5)
Iowa 291 221 75.5 3.8 (68.1 – 82.9) 70 24.5 3.8 (17.1 – 31.9)
Kansas 545 427 71.6 3.2 (65.3 – 77.9) 118 28.4 3.2 (22.1 – 34.7)
Maine 472 390 79.9 2.7 (74.6 – 85.2) 82 20.1 2.7 (14.8 – 25.4)
Maryland 446 337 72.0 3.1 (65.9 – 78.1) 109 28.0 3.1 (21.9 – 34.1)
Massachusetts 246 199 79.4 5.4 (68.8 – 90.0) 47 20.6 5.4 (10.0 – 31.2)
Michigan 551 442 77.5 2.7 (72.2 – 82.8) 109 22.5 2.7 (17.2 – 27.8)
Missouri 313 249 70.2 4.6 (61.2 – 79.2) 64 29.8 4.6 (20.8 – 38.8)
Montana 326 253 78.0 3.3 (71.5 – 84.5) 73 22.0 3.3 (15.5 – 28.5)
Nebraska 572 446 68.4 4.7 (59.2 – 77.6) 126 31.6 4.7 (22.4 – 40.8)
Nevada 311 224 66.0 4.9 (56.4 – 75.6) 87 34.0 4.9 (24.4 – 43.6)
New Hampshire 325 250 71.7 3.6 (64.6 – 78.8) 75 28.3 3.6 (21.2 – 35.4)
New Mexico 379 283 66.7 4.2 (58.5 – 74.9) 96 33.3 4.2 (25.1 – 41.5)
New York 385 317 77.6 3.5 (70.7 – 84.5) 68 22.4 3.5 (15.5 – 29.3)
Ohio 561 442 76.3 3.2 (70.0 – 82.6) 119 23.7 3.2 (17.4 – 30.0)
Oklahoma 390 288 68.6 3.6 (61.5 – 75.7) 102 31.4 3.6 (24.3 – 38.5)
Oregon 488 343 65.2 3.5 (58.3 – 72.1) 145 34.8 3.5 (27.9 – 41.7)
Pennsylvania 307 247 79.5 3.1 (73.4 – 85.6) 60 20.5 3.1 (14.4 – 26.6)
Texas 395 293 67.3 4.8 (57.9 – 76.7) 102 32.7 4.8 (23.3 – 42.1)
Utah 338 233 63.4 4.0 (55.6 – 71.2) 105 36.6 4.0 (28.8 – 44.4)
Vermont 530 402 67.4 3.1 (61.3 – 73.5) 128 32.6 3.1 (26.5 – 38.7)
Washington 2,346 1,708 66.8 1.6 (63.7 – 69.9) 638 33.2 1.6 (30.1 – 36.3)
West Virginia 326 265 76.3 3.5 (69.4 – 83.2) 61 23.7 3.5 (16.8 – 30.6)
Wisconsin 315 263 77.8 5.1 (67.8 – 87.8) 52 22.2 5.1 (12.2 – 32.2)
34 areas total 15,245 11,570 73.4 1.0 (71.4 – 75.4) 3,675 26.6 1.0 (24.6 – 28.6)
Median     71.7       28.4    
Range     60.3-82.4       17.6-39.7    

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