TABLE 10. Estimated percent using inhaled short acting beta agonists among adults1 with current2 or active3 asthma status by state/territory - BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey, United States, 2008

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State/TerritoryCurrentActive
Sample
size±
%SE§95% CISample
size
%SE95% CI
Arizona14052.09.7(33.0 - 71.0)14651.89.6(33.0 - 70.6)
California39649.24.0(41.4 - 57.0)42547.93.8(40.5 - 55.3)
Connecticut23352.55.5(41.7 - 63.3)24650.65.2(40.4 - 60.8)
District of Columbia13954.75.4(44.1 - 65.3)15150.75.4(40.1 - 61.3)
Florida28347.86.3(35.5 - 60.1)31844.35.7(33.1 - 55.5)
Georgia19848.96.7(35.8 - 62.0)21444.76.3(32.4 - 57.0)
Hawaii29950.04.4(41.4 - 58.6)30751.14.4(42.5 - 59.7)
Illinois22050.54.5(41.7 - 59.3)24144.24.4(35.6 - 52.8)
Indiana23055.25.1(45.2 - 65.2)24853.44.9(43.8 - 63.0)
Iowa23344.75.3(34.3 - 55.1)24145.55.3(35.1 - 55.9)
Kansas39955.23.5(48.3 - 62.1)41753.73.7(46.4 - 61.0)
Maine37660.13.6(53.0 - 67.2)40557.03.4(50.3 - 63.7)
Maryland31950.14.5(41.3 - 58.9)33648.84.2(40.6 - 57.0)
Massachusetts29565.94.3(57.5 - 74.3)31660.24.6(51.2 - 69.2)
Michigan49660.83.6(53.7 - 67.9)53955.23.5(48.3 - 62.1)
Missouri23457.65.6(46.6 - 68.6)25752.35.4(41.7 - 62.9)
Montana22658.14.7(48.9 - 67.3)23155.74.7(46.5 - 64.9)
Nebraska54146.54.5(37.7 - 55.3)57244.04.3(35.6 - 52.4)
Nevada18061.45.9(49.8 - 73.0)19752.85.9(41.2 - 64.4)
New Hampshire31660.23.6(53.1 - 67.3)34459.13.5(52.2 - 66.0)
New Jersey29444.85.2(34.6 - 55.0)32644.84.8(35.4 - 54.2)
New Mexico26659.24.9(49.6 - 68.8)28257.34.8(47.9 - 66.7)
New York29856.34.2(48.1 - 64.5)33948.64.4(40.0 - 57.2)
North Dakota19756.15.3(45.7 - 66.5)20457.25.0(47.4 - 67.0)
Ohio33062.64.7(53.4 - 71.8)36458.24.5(49.4 - 67.0)
Oklahoma27060.44.2(52.2 - 68.6)28759.34.1(51.3 - 67.3)
Oregon26557.54.2(49.3 - 65.7)28950.54.5(41.7 - 59.3)
Rhode Island26645.55.1(35.5 - 55.5)29144.35.0(34.5 - 54.1)
Texas36858.94.3(50.5 - 67.3)39851.75.0(41.9 - 61.5)
Utah22147.14.8(37.7 - 56.5)23546.34.7(37.1 - 55.5)
Vermont37649.73.3(43.2 - 56.2)41646.83.2(40.5 - 53.1)
Virginia20663.86.5(51.1 - 76.5)21963.46.3(51.1 - 75.7)
Washington48850.73.8(43.3 - 58.1)54247.73.4(41.0 - 54.4)
West Virginia23054.04.4(45.4 - 62.6)24154.84.1(46.8 - 62.8)
Wisconsin22955.95.1(45.9 - 65.9)23751.15.7(39.9 - 62.3)
35 areas total10,05754.21.2(51.8 - 56.6)10,82150.61.2(48.2 - 53.0)
Median 55.2   51.1  
Range 44.7-65.9   44.0-63.4  

1 Aged ≥ 18 years

2 "Yes" response to "Do you still have asthma?"

3 Reported any of the following during the past year: asthma medication use, asthma symptoms, or MD visits for asthma

± Sample size excludes "DK/Refused"

§ Standard error

Confidence interval

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