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, 2008

State/Territory Sample
size±
Active Inactive
Sample
size
% SE§ 95% CI Sample
size
% SE 95% CI
Arizona 201 155 82.6 3.9 (75.0 – 90.2) 46 17.4 3.9 (9.8 – 25.0)
California 600 443 71.7 2.7 (66.4 – 77.0) 157 28.3 2.7 (23.0 – 33.6)
Connecticut 358 255 69.9 3.7 (62.6 – 77.2) 103 30.1 3.7 (22.8 – 37.4)
District of Columbia 241 160 64.9 4.2 (56.7 – 73.1) 81 35.1 4.2 (26.9 – 43.3)
Florida 458 346 72.8 3.8 (65.4 – 80.2) 112 27.2 3.8 (19.8 – 34.6)
Georgia 274 227 81.1 3.9 (73.5 – 88.7) 47 18.9 3.9 (11.3 – 26.5)
Hawaii 476 324 64.4 3.2 (58.1 – 70.7) 152 35.6 3.2 (29.3 – 41.9)
Illinois 316 258 70.1 4.5 (61.3 – 78.9) 58 29.9 4.5 (21.1 – 38.7)
Indiana 325 261 75.5 4.0 (67.7 – 83.3) 64 24.5 4.0 (16.7 – 32.3)
Iowa 330 255 76.3 3.3 (69.8 – 82.8) 75 23.7 3.3 (17.2 – 30.2)
Kansas 566 443 68.8 3.4 (62.1 – 75.5) 123 31.2 3.4 (24.5 – 37.9)
Maine 556 426 71.8 2.9 (66.1 – 77.5) 130 28.2 2.9 (22.5 – 33.9)
Maryland 485 353 71.3 3.4 (64.6 – 78.0) 132 28.7 3.4 (22.0 – 35.4)
Massachusetts 419 336 76.5 3.7 (69.2 – 83.8) 83 23.5 3.7 (16.2 – 30.8)
Michigan 691 564 72.3 3.5 (65.4 – 79.2) 127 27.7 3.5 (20.8 – 34.6)
Missouri 330 267 70.3 4.5 (61.5 – 79.1) 63 29.7 4.5 (20.9 – 38.5)
Montana 329 244 67.3 4.3 (58.9 – 75.7) 85 32.7 4.3 (24.3 – 41.1)
Nebraska 797 616 74.4 3.0 (68.5 – 80.3) 181 25.6 3.0 (19.7 – 31.5)
Nevada 286 211 70.6 5.1 (60.6 – 80.6) 75 29.4 5.1 (19.4 – 39.4)
New Hampshire 457 356 73.4 3.3 (66.9 – 79.9) 101 26.6 3.3 (20.1 – 33.1)
New Jersey 465 359 72.5 3.6 (65.4 – 79.6) 106 27.5 3.6 (20.4 – 34.6)
New Mexico 392 290 73.2 3.7 (65.9 – 80.5) 102 26.8 3.7 (19.5 – 34.1)
New York 473 359 71.0 3.5 (64.1 – 77.9) 114 29.0 3.5 (22.1 – 35.9)
North Dakota 283 212 68.1 4.5 (59.3 – 76.9) 71 31.9 4.5 (23.1 – 40.7)
Ohio 475 383 75.8 3.6 (68.7 – 82.9) 92 24.2 3.6 (17.1 – 31.3)
Oklahoma 395 303 71.5 3.4 (64.8 – 78.2) 92 28.5 3.4 (21.8 – 35.2)
Oregon 434 302 66.6 3.3 (60.1 – 73.1) 132 33.4 3.3 (26.9 – 39.9)
Rhode Island 384 304 78.2 3.2 (71.9 – 84.5) 80 21.8 3.2 (15.5 – 28.1)
Texas 583 427 69.7 3.3 (63.2 – 76.2) 156 30.3 3.3 (23.8 – 36.8)
Utah 351 248 66.9 3.6 (59.8 – 74.0) 103 33.1 3.6 (26.0 – 40.2)
Vermont 561 432 71.5 3.0 (65.6 – 77.4) 129 28.5 3.0 (22.6 – 34.4)
Virginia 318 235 75.4 4.0 (67.6 – 83.2) 83 24.6 4.0 (16.8 – 32.4)
Washington 765 561 70.5 2.9 (64.8 – 76.2) 204 29.5 2.9 (23.8 – 35.2)
West Virginia 321 266 74.7 3.8 (67.3 – 82.1) 55 25.3 3.8 (17.9 – 32.7)
Wisconsin 312 248 74.3 4.1 (66.3 – 82.3) 64 25.7 4.1 (17.7 – 33.7)
35 areas total 15,007 11,429 72.6 0.8 (71.0 – 74.2) 3,578 27.4 0.8 (25.8 – 29.0)
Median     71.7       28.3    
Range     64.4-82.6       17.4-35.6    

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