TABLE 1. Estimated percent of current1 and former2 asthma status among adults3 ever diagnosed with asthma by state/territory – BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey, United States, 2008

State/Territory Sample
size±
Current Former
Sample
size
% SE§ 95% CI Sample
size
% SE 95% CI
Arizona 198 149 81.3 4.5 (72.5 – 90.1) 49 18.7 4.5 (9.9 – 27.5)
California 593 411 67.5 2.8 (62.0 – 73.0) 182 32.5 2.8 (27.0 – 38.0)
Connecticut 348 242 66.9 3.8 (59.5 – 74.3) 106 33.1 3.8 (25.7 – 40.5)
District of Columbia 236 148 61.0 4.5 (52.2 – 69.8) 88 39.0 4.5 (30.2 – 47.8)
Florida 457 310 64.5 4.4 (55.9 – 73.1) 147 35.5 4.4 (26.9 – 44.1)
Georgia 273 210 73.9 4.5 (65.1 – 82.7) 63 26.1 4.5 (17.3 – 34.9)
Hawaii 468 315 65.6 3.2 (59.3 – 71.9) 153 34.4 3.2 (28.1 – 40.7)
Illinois 313 232 60.9 4.6 (51.9 – 69.9) 81 39.1 4.6 (30.1 – 48.1)
Indiana 318 240 73.8 3.8 (66.4 – 81.2) 78 26.2 3.8 (18.8 – 33.6)
Iowa 325 247 77.4 3.2 (71.1 – 83.7) 78 22.6 3.2 (16.3 – 28.9)
Kansas 560 425 67.5 3.4 (60.8 – 74.2) 135 32.5 3.4 (25.8 – 39.2)
Maine 538 397 69.1 3.0 (63.2 – 75.0) 141 30.9 3.0 (25.0 – 36.8)
Maryland 471 335 70.5 3.3 (64.0 – 77.0) 136 29.5 3.3 (23.0 – 36.0)
Massachusetts 417 310 68.8 4.1 (60.8 – 76.8) 107 31.2 4.1 (23.2 – 39.2)
Michigan 666 518 68.0 3.6 (60.9 – 75.1) 148 32.0 3.6 (24.9 – 39.1)
Missouri 328 243 63.2 4.6 (54.2 – 72.2) 85 36.8 4.6 (27.8 – 45.8)
Montana 323 239 66.5 4.4 (57.9 – 75.1) 84 33.5 4.4 (24.9 – 42.1)
Nebraska 777 583 73.1 3.1 (67.0 – 79.2) 194 26.9 3.1 (20.8 – 33.0)
Nevada 276 194 65.3 5.1 (55.3 – 75.3) 82 34.7 5.1 (24.7 – 44.7)
New Hampshire 445 328 70.2 3.3 (63.7 – 76.7) 117 29.8 3.3 (23.3 – 36.3)
New Jersey 462 322 66.1 3.6 (59.0 – 73.2) 140 33.9 3.6 (26.8 – 41.0)
New Mexico 385 273 70.4 3.8 (63.0 – 77.8) 112 29.6 3.8 (22.2 – 37.0)
New York 460 313 61.7 3.8 (54.3 – 69.1) 147 38.3 3.8 (30.9 – 45.7)
North Dakota 276 205 69.0 4.4 (60.4 – 77.6) 71 31.0 4.4 (22.4 – 39.6)
Ohio 461 349 71.5 3.6 (64.4 – 78.6) 112 28.5 3.6 (21.4 – 35.6)
Oklahoma 385 285 69.7 3.5 (62.8 – 76.6) 100 30.3 3.5 (23.4 – 37.2)
Oregon 424 274 58.2 3.6 (51.1 – 65.3) 150 41.8 3.6 (34.7 – 48.9)
Rhode Island 375 276 73.0 3.7 (65.7 – 80.3) 99 27.0 3.7 (19.7 – 34.3)
Texas 563 392 62.0 4.1 (54.0 – 70.0) 171 38.0 4.1 (30.0 – 46.0)
Utah 335 233 67.2 3.7 (59.9 – 74.5) 102 32.8 3.7 (25.5 – 40.1)
Vermont 546 392 65.4 3.1 (59.3 – 71.5) 154 34.6 3.1 (28.5 – 40.7)
Virginia 314 219 74.2 4.0 (66.4 – 82.0) 95 25.8 4.0 (18.0 – 33.6)
Washington 746 505 65.1 2.9 (59.4 – 70.8) 241 34.9 2.9 (29.2 – 40.6)
West Virginia 315 249 72.7 3.7 (65.4 – 80.0) 66 27.3 3.7 (20.0 – 34.6)
Wisconsin 311 239 68.8 4.7 (59.6 – 78.0) 72 31.2 4.7 (22.0 – 40.4)
35 areas total 14,688 10,602 67.2 0.9 (65.4 – 69.0) 4,086 32.8 0.9 (31.0 – 34.6)
Median     68.0       32.0    
Range     58.2-81.3       18.7-41.8    

1 “Yes” response to “Do you still have asthma?”

2 “No” response to “Do you still have asthma?”

3 Aged ≥ 18 years

± Sample size excludes “DK/Refused”

§ Standard error

Confidence interval