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 Land Line Sample, United States, 2011

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State/TerritoryCurrentActive
Sample
size±
%SE§95% CISample
size
%SE95% CI
Alabama19253.57.3(39.2 - 67.8)21057.56.8(44.2 - 70.8)
Arizona22853.07.5(38.3 - 67.7)24950.87.2(36.7 - 64.9)
California50647.63.7(40.3 - 54.9)53547.53.3(41.0 - 54.0)
Connecticut25250.25.9(38.6 - 61.8)27747.25.5(36.4 - 58.0)
District of Columbia15149.57.3(35.2 - 63.8)16949.07.0(35.3 - 62.7)
Florida36750.95.8(39.5 - 62.3)41647.25.4(36.6 - 57.8)
Georgia26131.86.1(19.8 - 43.8)27032.36.0(20.5 - 44.1)
Hawaii24643.86.1(31.8 - 55.8)25747.36.0(35.5 - 59.1)
Illinois17547.67.2(33.5 - 61.7)18647.46.9(33.9 - 60.9)
Indiana33050.94.5(42.1 - 59.7)34251.74.5(42.9 - 60.5)
Iowa19761.06.2(48.8 - 73.2)20659.96.1(47.9 - 71.9)
Kansas73750.73.5(43.8 - 57.6)76151.83.4(45.1 - 58.5)
Louisiana26751.67.3(37.3 - 65.9)28247.37.4(32.8 - 61.8)
Maine27263.65.3(53.2 - 74.0)29559.15.2(48.9 - 69.3)
Maryland21142.15.4(31.5 - 52.7)22441.65.2(31.4 - 51.8)
Massachusetts23746.16.6(33.2 - 59.0)24945.56.4(33.0 - 58.0)
Michigan49864.24.1(56.2 - 72.2)54460.94.0(53.1 - 68.7)
Mississippi26240.26.0(28.4 - 52.0)27841.75.8(30.3 - 53.1)
Missouri21859.76.3(47.4 - 72.0)22159.46.5(46.7 - 72.1)
Montana34045.54.6(36.5 - 54.5)35341.84.6(32.8 - 50.8)
Nebraska66549.64.1(41.6 - 57.6)71347.23.9(39.6 - 54.8)
Nevada13463.98.1(48.0 - 79.8)14161.98.1(46.0 - 77.8)
New Hampshire22256.55.7(45.3 - 67.7)23851.36.0(39.5 - 63.1)
New Jersey34344.65.0(34.8 - 54.4)36742.54.8(33.1 - 51.9)
New Mexico31655.65.5(44.8 - 66.4)34053.55.2(43.3 - 63.7)
New York13553.56.8(40.2 - 66.8)14653.56.2(41.3 - 65.7)
North Carolina22951.05.7(39.8 - 62.2)24152.45.6(41.4 - 63.4)
North Dakota17653.97.4(39.4 - 68.4)18653.97.2(39.8 - 68.0)
Ohio32558.15.8(46.7 - 69.5)33659.95.5(49.1 - 70.7)
Oklahoma29559.84.9(50.2 - 69.4)31262.54.2(54.3 - 70.7)
Oregon18370.95.3(60.5 - 81.3)19966.25.5(55.4 - 77.0)
Pennsylvania38047.64.6(38.6 - 56.6)41246.84.3(38.4 - 55.2)
Rhode Island24848.95.4(38.3 - 59.5)27045.15.2(34.9 - 55.3)
Texas52153.24.6(44.2 - 62.2)57053.04.1(45.0 - 61.0)
Utah41053.84.6(44.8 - 62.8)45451.14.5(42.3 - 59.9)
Vermont30653.44.5(44.6 - 62.2)31552.34.5(43.5 - 61.1)
Washington66452.03.4(45.3 - 58.7)66653.03.2(46.7 - 59.3)
West Virginia19751.05.6(40.0 - 62.0)20051.55.5(40.7 - 62.3)
Wisconsin24456.76.0(44.9 - 68.5)24459.06.1(47.0 - 71.0)
Puerto Rico29324.33.8(16.9 - 31.7)32323.63.6(16.5 - 30.7)
40 state total12,23350.91.2(48.5 - 53.3)12,99750.31.1(48.1 - 52.5)
Median 51.3   51.4  
Range 24.3-70.9   23.6-66.2  

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
± Landline sample size excludes "DK/Refused"
§ Standard error
Confidence interval

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