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, 2009

State/Territory Sample
size±
Active Inactive
Sample
size
% SE§ 95% CI Sample
size
% SE 95% CI
Arizona 166 120 64.1 8.1 (48.2 – 80.0) 46 35.9 8.1 (20.0 – 51.8)
California 707 549 71.3 3.2 (65.0 – 77.6) 158 28.7 3.2 (22.4 – 35.0)
Connecticut 355 259 65.3 4.5 (56.5 – 74.1) 96 34.7 4.5 (25.9 – 43.5)
District of Columbia 206 151 65.7 5.2 (55.5 – 75.9) 55 34.3 5.2 (24.1 – 44.5)
Florida 588 460 69.2 5.0 (59.4 – 79.0) 128 30.8 5.0 (21.0 – 40.6)
Georgia 259 200 72.2 5.0 (62.4 – 82.0) 59 27.8 5.0 (18.0 – 37.6)
Hawaii 414 276 59.8 4.1 (51.8 – 67.8) 138 40.2 4.1 (32.2 – 48.2)
Illinois 280 206 66.5 4.2 (58.3 – 74.7) 74 33.5 4.2 (25.3 – 41.7)
Indiana 523 431 81.1 2.6 (76.0 – 86.2) 92 18.9 2.6 (13.8 – 24.0)
Iowa 339 247 65.7 4.6 (56.7 – 74.7) 92 34.3 4.6 (25.3 – 43.3)
Kansas 1,136 890 72.6 2.3 (68.1 – 77.1) 246 27.4 2.3 (22.9 – 31.9)
Louisiana 285 220 72.2 5.4 (61.6 – 82.8) 65 27.8 5.4 (17.2 – 38.4)
Maine 319 255 80.9 3.1 (74.8 – 87.0) 64 19.1 3.1 (13.0 – 25.2)
Maryland 389 292 69.3 4.1 (61.3 – 77.3) 97 30.7 4.1 (22.7 – 38.7)
Massachusetts 317 253 76.2 3.8 (68.8 – 83.6) 64 23.8 3.8 (16.4 – 31.2)
Michigan 669 536 74.5 3.4 (67.8 – 81.2) 133 25.5 3.4 (18.8 – 32.2)
Montana 445 320 64.6 3.9 (57.0 – 72.2) 125 35.4 3.9 (27.8 – 43.0)
Nebraska 754 556 66.1 3.8 (58.7 – 73.5) 198 33.9 3.8 (26.5 – 41.3)
Nevada 178 140 80.7 4.4 (72.1 – 89.3) 38 19.3 4.4 (10.7 – 27.9)
New Hampshire 350 283 77.0 3.6 (69.9 – 84.1) 67 23.0 3.6 (15.9 – 30.1)
New Jersey 508 396 72.3 3.5 (65.4 – 79.2) 112 27.7 3.5 (20.8 – 34.6)
New Mexico 302 226 66.7 4.7 (57.5 – 75.9) 76 33.3 4.7 (24.1 – 42.5)
New York 438 358 79.4 3.2 (73.1 – 85.7) 80 20.6 3.2 (14.3 – 26.9)
North Dakota 253 202 75.8 4.3 (67.4 – 84.2) 51 24.2 4.3 (15.8 – 32.6)
Ohio 387 302 71.9 4.5 (63.1 – 80.7) 85 28.1 4.5 (19.3 – 36.9)
Oklahoma 392 294 69.7 3.4 (63.0 – 76.4) 98 30.3 3.4 (23.6 – 37.0)
Oregon 224 167 78.6 4.2 (70.4 – 86.8) 57 21.4 4.2 (13.2 – 29.6)
Rhode Island 403 328 80.2 2.9 (74.5 – 85.9) 75 19.8 2.9 (14.1 – 25.5)
Texas 691 509 62.4 4.2 (54.2 – 70.6) 182 37.6 4.2 (29.4 – 45.8)
Utah 662 487 66.8 3.1 (60.7 – 72.9) 175 33.2 3.1 (27.1 – 39.3)
Vermont 469 386 81.3 2.8 (75.8 – 86.8) 83 18.7 2.8 (13.2 – 24.2)
Virginia 258 192 69.3 6.1 (57.3 – 81.3) 66 30.7 6.1 (18.7 – 42.7)
Washington 769 541 65.9 3.0 (60.0 – 71.8) 228 34.1 3.0 (28.2 – 40.0)
West Virginia 319 262 74.4 3.7 (67.1 – 81.7) 57 25.6 3.7 (18.3 – 32.9)
Wisconsin 289 236 76.8 4.5 (68.0 – 85.6) 53 23.2 4.5 (14.4 – 32.0)
Puerto Rico 360 251 65.2 3.6 (58.1 – 72.3) 109 34.8 3.6 (27.7 – 41.9)
36 state total 15,403 11,781 71.1 1.0 (69.1 – 73.1) 3,622 28.9 1.0 (26.9 – 30.9)
Median     71.6       28.4    
Range     59.8-81.3       18.7-40.2    

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