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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, 2007

State/TerritorySample
size±
ActiveInactive
Sample
size
%SE§95% CISample
size
%SE95% CI
Alaska16011467.56.1(55.5 - 79.5)4632.56.1(20.5 - 44.5)
Arizona21917982.44.1(74.4 - 90.4)4017.64.1(9.6 - 25.6)
California28621673.54.0(65.7 - 81.3)7026.54.0(18.7 - 34.3)
Colorado38629271.83.5(64.9 - 78.7)9428.23.5(21.3 - 35.1)
Connecticut38929070.93.8(63.5 - 78.3)9929.13.8(21.7 - 36.5)
District of Columbia18913463.95.0(54.1 - 73.7)5536.15.0(26.3 - 45.9)
Florida90466469.03.9(61.4 - 76.6)24031.03.9(23.4 - 38.6)
Georgia38930269.13.7(61.8 - 76.4)8730.93.7(23.6 - 38.2)
Hawaii49431060.33.4(53.6 - 67.0)18439.73.4(33.0 - 46.4)
Illinois28022879.23.5(72.3 - 86.1)5220.83.5(13.9 - 27.7)
Indiana39131973.34.0(65.5 - 81.1)7226.74.0(18.9 - 34.5)
Iowa29122175.53.8(68.1 - 82.9)7024.53.8(17.1 - 31.9)
Kansas54542771.63.2(65.3 - 77.9)11828.43.2(22.1 - 34.7)
Maine47239079.92.7(74.6 - 85.2)8220.12.7(14.8 - 25.4)
Maryland44633772.03.1(65.9 - 78.1)10928.03.1(21.9 - 34.1)
Massachusetts24619979.45.4(68.8 - 90.0)4720.65.4(10.0 - 31.2)
Michigan55144277.52.7(72.2 - 82.8)10922.52.7(17.2 - 27.8)
Missouri31324970.24.6(61.2 - 79.2)6429.84.6(20.8 - 38.8)
Montana32625378.03.3(71.5 - 84.5)7322.03.3(15.5 - 28.5)
Nebraska57244668.44.7(59.2 - 77.6)12631.64.7(22.4 - 40.8)
Nevada31122466.04.9(56.4 - 75.6)8734.04.9(24.4 - 43.6)
New Hampshire32525071.73.6(64.6 - 78.8)7528.33.6(21.2 - 35.4)
New Mexico37928366.74.2(58.5 - 74.9)9633.34.2(25.1 - 41.5)
New York38531777.63.5(70.7 - 84.5)6822.43.5(15.5 - 29.3)
Ohio56144276.33.2(70.0 - 82.6)11923.73.2(17.4 - 30.0)
Oklahoma39028868.63.6(61.5 - 75.7)10231.43.6(24.3 - 38.5)
Oregon48834365.23.5(58.3 - 72.1)14534.83.5(27.9 - 41.7)
Pennsylvania30724779.53.1(73.4 - 85.6)6020.53.1(14.4 - 26.6)
Texas39529367.34.8(57.9 - 76.7)10232.74.8(23.3 - 42.1)
Utah33823363.44.0(55.6 - 71.2)10536.64.0(28.8 - 44.4)
Vermont53040267.43.1(61.3 - 73.5)12832.63.1(26.5 - 38.7)
Washington2,3461,70866.81.6(63.7 - 69.9)63833.21.6(30.1 - 36.3)
West Virginia32626576.33.5(69.4 - 83.2)6123.73.5(16.8 - 30.6)
Wisconsin31526377.85.1(67.8 - 87.8)5222.25.1(12.2 - 32.2)
34 areas total15,24511,57073.41.0(71.4 - 75.4)3,67526.61.0(24.6 - 28.6)
Median  71.7   28.4  
Range  60.3-82.4   17.6-39.7  

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

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