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, 2009

State/Territory Sample
size±
Current Former
Sample
size
% SE§ 95% CI Sample
size
% SE 95% CI
Arizona 158 115 67.3 8.4 (50.8 – 83.8) 43 32.7 8.4 (16.2 – 49.2)
California 702 517 64.2 3.4 (57.5 – 70.9) 185 35.8 3.4 (29.1 – 42.5)
Connecticut 346 237 63.6 4.1 (55.6 – 71.6) 109 36.4 4.1 (28.4 – 44.4)
District of Columbia 196 134 61.6 5.3 (51.2 – 72.0) 62 38.4 5.3 (28.0 – 48.8)
Florida 581 419 59.5 5.3 (49.1 – 69.9) 162 40.5 5.3 (30.1 – 50.9)
Georgia 257 192 63.1 6.0 (51.3 – 74.9) 65 36.9 6.0 (25.1 – 48.7)
Hawaii 405 279 61.9 4.1 (53.9 – 69.9) 126 38.1 4.1 (30.1 – 46.1)
Illinois 278 187 60.1 4.3 (51.7 – 68.5) 91 39.9 4.3 (31.5 – 48.3)
Indiana 510 396 76.2 2.9 (70.5 – 81.9) 114 23.8 2.9 (18.1 – 29.5)
Iowa 333 233 60.3 4.7 (51.1 – 69.5) 100 39.7 4.7 (30.5 – 48.9)
Kansas 1,106 834 72.6 2.3 (68.1 – 77.1) 272 27.4 2.3 (22.9 – 31.9)
Louisiana 279 198 66.0 5.5 (55.2 – 76.8) 81 34.0 5.5 (23.2 – 44.8)
Maine 307 236 78.5 3.1 (72.4 – 84.6) 71 21.5 3.1 (15.4 – 27.6)
Maryland 377 269 63.1 4.3 (54.7 – 71.5) 108 36.9 4.3 (28.5 – 45.3)
Massachusetts 312 227 66.2 4.5 (57.4 – 75.0) 85 33.8 4.5 (25.0 – 42.6)
Michigan 648 480 67.8 3.4 (61.1 – 74.5) 168 32.2 3.4 (25.5 – 38.9)
Montana 437 309 66.4 3.7 (59.1 – 73.7) 128 33.6 3.7 (26.3 – 40.9)
Nebraska 737 549 69.2 3.8 (61.8 – 76.6) 188 30.8 3.8 (23.4 – 38.2)
Nevada 175 132 75.0 5.0 (65.2 – 84.8) 43 25.0 5.0 (15.2 – 34.8)
New Hampshire 342 259 69.4 4.1 (61.4 – 77.4) 83 30.6 4.1 (22.6 – 38.6)
New Jersey 504 365 65.9 3.7 (58.6 – 73.2) 139 34.1 3.7 (26.8 – 41.4)
New Mexico 294 205 60.9 4.9 (51.3 – 70.5) 89 39.1 4.9 (29.5 – 48.7)
New York 430 327 74.4 3.4 (67.7 – 81.1) 103 25.6 3.4 (18.9 – 32.3)
North Dakota 246 192 77.4 4.0 (69.6 – 85.2) 54 22.6 4.0 (14.8 – 30.4)
Ohio 383 278 68.1 4.4 (59.5 – 76.7) 105 31.9 4.4 (23.3 – 40.5)
Oklahoma 385 284 69.1 3.5 (62.2 – 76.0) 101 30.9 3.5 (24.0 – 37.8)
Oregon 215 150 70.7 4.8 (61.3 – 80.1) 65 29.3 4.8 (19.9 – 38.7)
Rhode Island 393 303 72.7 3.9 (65.1 – 80.3) 90 27.3 3.9 (19.7 – 34.9)
Texas 675 476 54.3 4.2 (46.1 – 62.5) 199 45.7 4.2 (37.5 – 53.9)
Utah 646 438 60.9 3.3 (54.4 – 67.4) 208 39.1 3.3 (32.6 – 45.6)
Vermont 465 360 78.8 2.8 (73.3 – 84.3) 105 21.2 2.8 (15.7 – 26.7)
Virginia 256 188 68.2 6.1 (56.2 – 80.2) 68 31.8 6.1 (19.8 – 43.8)
Washington 749 499 61.6 3.1 (55.5 – 67.7) 250 38.4 3.1 (32.3 – 44.5)
West Virginia 315 253 72.8 3.7 (65.5 – 80.1) 62 27.2 3.7 (19.9 – 34.5)
Wisconsin 287 224 73.9 4.6 (64.9 – 82.9) 63 26.1 4.6 (17.1 – 35.1)
Puerto Rico 358 168 42.7 3.6 (35.6 – 49.8) 190 57.3 3.6 (50.2 – 64.4)
36 state total 15,087 10,912 65.1 1.0 (63.1 – 67.1) 4,175 34.9 1.0 (32.9 – 36.9)
Median     66.9       33.2    
Range     42.7-78.8       21.2-57.3    

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