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, 2006

State/Territory Sample
size±
Active Inactive
Sample
size
% SE§ 95% CI Sample
size
% SE 95% CI
Alaska 177 133 75.0 5.3 (64.6 – 85.4) 44 25.0 5.3 (14.6 – 35.4)
Arizona 230 163 63.0 8.3 (46.7 – 79.3) 67 37.0 8.3 (20.7 – 53.3)
California 353 267 75.9 3.2 (69.6 – 82.2) 86 24.1 3.2 (17.8 – 30.4)
Colorado 382 293 74.6 2.8 (69.1 – 80.1) 89 25.4 2.8 (19.9 – 30.9)
Connecticut 455 360 76.8 3.0 (70.9 – 82.7) 95 23.2 3.0 (17.3 – 29.1)
District of Columbia 197 142 69.1 4.8 (59.7 – 78.5) 55 30.9 4.8 (21.5 – 40.3)
Georgia 377 276 65.5 4.2 (57.3 – 73.7) 101 34.5 4.2 (26.3 – 42.7)
Hawaii 392 249 55.4 3.8 (48.0 – 62.8) 143 44.6 3.8 (37.2 – 52.0)
Indiana 439 338 66.0 3.4 (59.3 – 72.7) 101 34.0 3.4 (27.3 – 40.7)
Iowa 273 193 66.0 3.9 (58.4 – 73.6) 80 34.0 3.9 (26.4 – 41.6)
Kansas 514 403 71.5 3.1 (65.4 – 77.6) 111 28.5 3.1 (22.4 – 34.6)
Maine 243 195 78.8 3.1 (72.7 – 84.9) 48 21.2 3.1 (15.1 – 27.3)
Maryland 434 340 67.5 5.1 (57.5 – 77.5) 94 32.5 5.1 (22.5 – 42.5)
Massachusetts 378 289 64.0 4.4 (55.4 – 72.6) 89 36.0 4.4 (27.4 – 44.6)
Michigan 422 348 79.9 2.6 (74.8 – 85.0) 74 20.1 2.6 (15.0 – 25.2)
Missouri 362 273 66.5 5.0 (56.7 – 76.3) 89 33.5 5.0 (23.7 – 43.3)
Montana 299 218 69.6 3.6 (62.5 – 76.7) 81 30.4 3.6 (23.3 – 37.5)
Nebraska 300 244 64.9 9.2 (46.9 – 82.9) 56 35.1 9.2 (17.1 – 53.1)
New Hampshire 328 265 76.6 3.8 (69.2 – 84.0) 63 23.4 3.8 (16.0 – 30.8)
New York 365 298 78.0 3.1 (71.9 – 84.1) 67 22.0 3.1 (15.9 – 28.1)
Oregon 457 327 68.6 3.2 (62.3 – 74.9) 130 31.4 3.2 (25.1 – 37.7)
Texas 332 255 67.4 4.9 (57.8 – 77.0) 77 32.6 4.9 (23.0 – 42.2)
Vermont 582 439 72.5 2.6 (67.4 – 77.6) 143 27.5 2.6 (22.4 – 32.6)
Washington 2,219 1,617 66.8 1.7 (63.5 – 70.1) 602 33.2 1.7 (29.9 – 36.5)
Wisconsin 291 227 75.7 3.8 (68.3 – 83.1) 64 24.3 3.8 (16.9 – 31.7)
25 areas total 10,801 8,152 71.6 1.2 (69.2 – 74.0) 2,649 28.4 1.2 (26.0 – 30.8)
Median     69.1       30.9    
Range     55.4-79.9       20.1-44.6    

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