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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, 2010

State/TerritorySample
size±
ActiveInactive
Sample
size
%SE§95% CISample
size
%SE95% CI
Alabama39432276.54.6(67.5 - 85.5)7223.54.6(14.5 - 32.5)
Arizona39328667.64.7(58.4 - 76.8)10732.44.7(23.2 - 41.6)
California68054675.22.8(69.7 - 80.7)13424.82.8(19.3 - 30.3)
Connecticut35428470.84.6(61.8 - 79.8)7029.24.6(20.2 - 38.2)
District of Columbia21415370.74.4(62.1 - 79.3)6129.34.4(20.7 - 37.9)
Florida60045065.96.2(53.7 - 78.1)15034.16.2(21.9 - 46.3)
Georgia23217766.15.2(55.9 - 76.3)5533.95.2(23.7 - 44.1)
Hawaii45328856.33.8(48.9 - 63.7)16543.73.8(36.3 - 51.1)
Illinois22717370.34.4(61.7 - 78.9)5429.74.4(21.1 - 38.3)
Indiana66750971.93.4(65.2 - 78.6)15828.13.4(21.4 - 34.8)
Iowa35227270.63.8(63.2 - 78.0)8029.43.8(22.0 - 36.8)
Kansas57544971.23.2(64.9 - 77.5)12628.83.2(22.5 - 35.1)
Louisiana26620462.75.5(51.9 - 73.5)6237.35.5(26.5 - 48.1)
Maine65548868.52.9(62.8 - 74.2)16731.52.9(25.8 - 37.2)
Maryland38228769.03.9(61.4 - 76.6)9531.03.9(23.4 - 38.6)
Massachusetts29823572.35.1(62.3 - 82.3)6327.75.1(17.7 - 37.7)
Michigan71957777.92.5(73.0 - 82.8)14222.12.5(17.2 - 27.0)
Mississippi43534676.73.3(70.2 - 83.2)8923.33.3(16.8 - 29.8)
Missouri35628271.44.5(62.6 - 80.2)7428.64.5(19.8 - 37.4)
Montana45934275.23.1(69.1 - 81.3)11724.83.1(18.7 - 30.9)
Nebraska82663961.24.5(52.4 - 70.0)18738.84.5(30.0 - 47.6)
Nevada21116977.75.9(66.1 - 89.3)4222.35.9(10.7 - 33.9)
New Hampshire37630679.33.2(73.0 - 85.6)7020.73.2(14.4 - 27.0)
New Jersey47238179.13.1(73.0 - 85.2)9120.93.1(14.8 - 27.0)
New Mexico46035368.34.1(60.3 - 76.3)10731.74.1(23.7 - 39.7)
New York18714671.65.0(61.8 - 81.4)4128.45.0(18.6 - 38.2)
North Dakota24018878.14.0(70.3 - 85.9)5221.94.0(14.1 - 29.7)
Ohio47538576.53.3(70.0 - 83.0)9023.53.3(17.0 - 30.0)
Oklahoma45736774.73.3(68.2 - 81.2)9025.33.3(18.8 - 31.8)
Oregon33623665.84.5(57.0 - 74.6)10034.24.5(25.4 - 43.0)
Pennsylvania54543877.52.7(72.2 - 82.8)10722.52.7(17.2 - 27.8)
Rhode Island44235065.55.2(55.3 - 75.7)9234.55.2(24.3 - 44.7)
Texas98472567.63.6(60.5 - 74.7)25932.43.6(25.3 - 39.5)
Utah64946563.63.8(56.2 - 71.0)18436.43.8(29.0 - 43.8)
Vermont55743976.03.3(69.5 - 82.5)11824.03.3(17.5 - 30.5)
Washington1,04571258.62.7(53.3 - 63.9)33341.42.7(36.1 - 46.7)
West Virginia26420468.74.8(59.3 - 78.1)6031.34.8(21.9 - 40.7)
Wisconsin30324376.15.7(64.9 - 87.3)6023.95.7(12.7 - 35.1)
Puerto Rico21316163.57.1(49.6 - 77.4)5236.57.1(22.6 - 50.4)
39 state total17,75313,57771.30.9(69.5 - 73.1)4,17628.70.9(26.9 - 30.5)
Median  70.8   29.2  
Range  56.3-79.3   20.7-43.7  

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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