TABLE 8b. Estimated percent advised to make environmental changes for active1 and inactive2 asthma status among adults3 ever diagnosed with asthma by state/territory – BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey, United States, 2009

State/Territory Active Inactive
Sample
size±
% SE§ 95% CI Sample
size
% SE 95% CI
Arizona 120 35.4 7.3 (21.1 – 49.7) 46 N/A N/A (N/A – N/A)
California 548 27.9 2.8 (22.4 – 33.4) 158 16.5 3.5 (9.6 – 23.4)
Connecticut 258 47.5 4.8 (38.1 – 56.9) 95 27.5 6.8 (14.2 – 40.8)
District of Columbia 150 55.8 5.3 (45.4 – 66.2) 55 36.6 10.2 (16.6 – 56.6)
Florida 458 34.7 4.7 (25.5 – 43.9) 127 N/A N/A (N/A – N/A)
Georgia 200 38.9 6.1 (26.9 – 50.9) 58 N/A N/A (N/A – N/A)
Hawaii 276 28.7 5.0 (18.9 – 38.5) 138 19.9 5.5 (9.1 – 30.7)
Illinois 205 32.2 4.3 (23.8 – 40.6) 74 31.8 7.5 (17.1 – 46.5)
Indiana 426 38.1 4.0 (30.3 – 45.9) 91 22.7 6.8 (9.4 – 36.0)
Iowa 246 28.0 3.7 (20.7 – 35.3) 92 N/A N/A (N/A – N/A)
Kansas 882 36.0 2.6 (30.9 – 41.1) 244 30.1 4.8 (20.7 – 39.5)
Louisiana 219 37.9 6.6 (25.0 – 50.8) 64 N/A N/A (N/A – N/A)
Maine 254 45.0 4.9 (35.4 – 54.6) 60 N/A N/A (N/A – N/A)
Maryland 292 46.9 5.2 (36.7 – 57.1) 97 23.6 5.8 (12.2 – 35.0)
Massachusetts 251 44.6 5.4 (34.0 – 55.2) 63 33.0 9.0 (15.4 – 50.6)
Michigan 532 47.1 3.4 (40.4 – 53.8) 132 26.6 5.9 (15.0 – 38.2)
Montana 320 27.8 3.8 (20.4 – 35.2) 123 29.8 7.3 (15.5 – 44.1)
Nebraska 555 38.6 4.1 (30.6 – 46.6) 197 19.7 5.4 (9.1 – 30.3)
Nevada 140 32.7 6.9 (19.2 – 46.2) 38 N/A N/A (N/A – N/A)
New Hampshire 281 46.2 4.6 (37.2 – 55.2) 67 27.9 8.2 (11.8 – 44.0)
New Jersey 394 39.2 4.2 (31.0 – 47.4) 111 29.7 6.3 (17.4 – 42.0)
New Mexico 224 35.8 4.6 (26.8 – 44.8) 76 22.4 6.6 (9.5 – 35.3)
New York 355 42.7 4.5 (33.9 – 51.5) 78 41.6 8.7 (24.5 – 58.7)
North Dakota 200 38.6 5.1 (28.6 – 48.6) 50 N/A N/A (N/A – N/A)
Ohio 302 32.6 4.6 (23.6 – 41.6) 84 N/A N/A (N/A – N/A)
Oklahoma 292 38.8 5.0 (29.0 – 48.6) 98 26.3 5.4 (15.7 – 36.9)
Oregon 164 28.3 4.8 (18.9 – 37.7) 57 N/A N/A (N/A – N/A)
Rhode Island 328 40.9 4.8 (31.5 – 50.3) 75 17.9 5.0 (8.1 – 27.7)
Texas 507 40.4 4.6 (31.4 – 49.4) 179 24.7 7.2 (10.6 – 38.8)
Utah 483 28.9 3.3 (22.4 – 35.4) 172 20.3 5.4 (9.7 – 30.9)
Vermont 383 45.6 4.5 (36.8 – 54.4) 80 26.0 6.6 (13.1 – 38.9)
Virginia 191 32.7 5.2 (22.5 – 42.9) 66 N/A N/A (N/A – N/A)
Washington 536 37.2 3.4 (30.5 – 43.9) 226 21.3 4.3 (12.9 – 29.7)
West Virginia 262 41.8 4.8 (32.4 – 51.2) 56 N/A N/A (N/A – N/A)
Wisconsin 236 39.9 5.3 (29.5 – 50.3) 52 N/A N/A (N/A – N/A)
Puerto Rico 250 41.3 4.4 (32.7 – 49.9) 108 29.2 5.9 (17.6 – 40.8)
36 state total 11,720 36.9 1.0 (34.9 – 38.9) 3,587 24.8 1.8 (21.3 – 28.3)
Median   38.6       26.3    
Range   27.8-55.8       16.5-41.6    

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

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