TABLE 2. Estimated percent of active1and inactive2 asthma status among adults3 ever diagnosed with asthma by state/territory - BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Land Line Sample, United States, 2011
State/Territory | Sample size± | Active | Inactive | ||||||
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Sample size | % | SE§ | 95% CI† | Sample size | % | SE | 95% CI | ||
Alabama | 251 | 214 | 80.6 | 5.0 | (70.8 - 90.4) | 37 | 19.4 | 5.0 | (9.6 - 29.2) |
Arizona | 332 | 252 | 77.3 | 4.8 | (67.9 - 86.7) | 80 | 22.7 | 4.8 | (13.3 - 32.1) |
California | 718 | 536 | 69.5 | 3.2 | (63.2 - 75.8) | 182 | 30.5 | 3.2 | (24.2 - 36.8) |
Connecticut | 342 | 279 | 78.2 | 4.6 | (69.2 - 87.2) | 63 | 21.8 | 4.6 | (12.8 - 30.8) |
District of Columbia | 221 | 170 | 76.0 | 5.1 | (66.0 - 86.0) | 51 | 24.0 | 5.1 | (14.0 - 34.0) |
Florida | 531 | 416 | 75.2 | 4.3 | (66.8 - 83.6) | 115 | 24.8 | 4.3 | (16.4 - 33.2) |
Georgia | 358 | 276 | 77.5 | 4.8 | (68.1 - 86.9) | 82 | 22.5 | 4.8 | (13.1 - 31.9) |
Hawaii | 383 | 257 | 53.8 | 5.3 | (43.4 - 64.2) | 126 | 46.2 | 5.3 | (35.8 - 56.6) |
Illinois | 245 | 187 | 72.1 | 6.7 | (59.0 - 85.2) | 58 | 27.9 | 6.7 | (14.8 - 41.0) |
Indiana | 427 | 342 | 73.5 | 4.1 | (65.5 - 81.5) | 85 | 26.5 | 4.1 | (18.5 - 34.5) |
Iowa | 264 | 207 | 79.8 | 3.8 | (72.4 - 87.2) | 57 | 20.2 | 3.8 | (12.8 - 27.6) |
Kansas | 982 | 769 | 72.6 | 2.7 | (67.3 - 77.9) | 213 | 27.4 | 2.7 | (22.1 - 32.7) |
Louisiana | 385 | 285 | 59.7 | 7.1 | (45.8 - 73.6) | 100 | 40.3 | 7.1 | (26.4 - 54.2) |
Maine | 355 | 295 | 83.4 | 3.1 | (77.3 - 89.5) | 60 | 16.6 | 3.1 | (10.5 - 22.7) |
Maryland | 293 | 227 | 75.8 | 4.1 | (67.8 - 83.8) | 66 | 24.2 | 4.1 | (16.2 - 32.2) |
Massachusetts | 317 | 251 | 72.9 | 6.2 | (60.7 - 85.1) | 66 | 27.1 | 6.2 | (14.9 - 39.3) |
Michigan | 645 | 547 | 79.6 | 3.4 | (72.9 - 86.3) | 98 | 20.4 | 3.4 | (13.7 - 27.1) |
Mississippi | 356 | 281 | 73.5 | 5.0 | (63.7 - 83.3) | 75 | 26.5 | 5.0 | (16.7 - 36.3) |
Missouri | 282 | 222 | 73.0 | 5.4 | (62.4 - 83.6) | 60 | 27.0 | 5.4 | (16.4 - 37.6) |
Montana | 451 | 357 | 77.6 | 3.3 | (71.1 - 84.1) | 94 | 22.4 | 3.3 | (15.9 - 28.9) |
Nebraska | 937 | 726 | 70.3 | 3.3 | (63.8 - 76.8) | 211 | 29.7 | 3.3 | (23.2 - 36.2) |
Nevada | 175 | 142 | 80.7 | 5.3 | (70.3 - 91.1) | 33 | 19.3 | 5.3 | (8.9 - 29.7) |
New Hampshire | 291 | 240 | 79.0 | 4.2 | (70.8 - 87.2) | 51 | 21.0 | 4.2 | (12.8 - 29.2) |
New Jersey | 462 | 372 | 78.5 | 3.3 | (72.0 - 85.0) | 90 | 21.5 | 3.3 | (15.0 - 28.0) |
New Mexico | 413 | 341 | 78.2 | 3.4 | (71.5 - 84.9) | 72 | 21.8 | 3.4 | (15.1 - 28.5) |
New York | 190 | 147 | 71.8 | 6.1 | (59.8 - 83.8) | 43 | 28.2 | 6.1 | (16.2 - 40.2) |
North Carolina | 307 | 244 | 77.8 | 4.4 | (69.2 - 86.4) | 63 | 22.2 | 4.4 | (13.6 - 30.8) |
North Dakota | 238 | 188 | 71.8 | 6.5 | (59.1 - 84.5) | 50 | 28.2 | 6.5 | (15.5 - 40.9) |
Ohio | 411 | 340 | 79.1 | 3.9 | (71.5 - 86.7) | 71 | 20.9 | 3.9 | (13.3 - 28.5) |
Oklahoma | 399 | 314 | 70.1 | 4.4 | (61.5 - 78.7) | 85 | 29.9 | 4.4 | (21.3 - 38.5) |
Oregon | 255 | 200 | 70.1 | 6.3 | (57.8 - 82.4) | 55 | 29.9 | 6.3 | (17.6 - 42.2) |
Pennsylvania | 517 | 413 | 70.5 | 4.2 | (62.3 - 78.7) | 104 | 29.5 | 4.2 | (21.3 - 37.7) |
Rhode Island | 338 | 273 | 81.1 | 3.3 | (74.6 - 87.6) | 65 | 18.9 | 3.3 | (12.4 - 25.4) |
Texas | 758 | 571 | 65.2 | 5.2 | (55.0 - 75.4) | 187 | 34.8 | 5.2 | (24.6 - 45.0) |
Utah | 602 | 460 | 71.9 | 3.6 | (64.8 - 79.0) | 142 | 28.1 | 3.6 | (21.0 - 35.2) |
Vermont | 424 | 317 | 72.0 | 3.5 | (65.1 - 78.9) | 107 | 28.0 | 3.5 | (21.1 - 34.9) |
Washington | 945 | 678 | 68.1 | 2.7 | (62.8 - 73.4) | 267 | 31.9 | 2.7 | (26.6 - 37.2) |
West Virginia | 240 | 202 | 83.9 | 3.4 | (77.2 - 90.6) | 38 | 16.1 | 3.4 | (9.4 - 22.8) |
Wisconsin | 287 | 244 | 76.4 | 5.5 | (65.6 - 87.2) | 43 | 23.6 | 5.5 | (12.8 - 34.4) |
Puerto Rico | 366 | 326 | 87.1 | 3.0 | (81.2 - 93.0) | 40 | 12.9 | 3.0 | (7.0 - 18.8) |
40 state total | 16,693 | 13,108 | 73.3 | 1.1 | (71.1 - 75.5) | 3,585 | 26.7 | 1.1 | (24.5 - 28.9) |
Median | 75.5 | 24.5 | |||||||
Range | 53.8-87.1 | 12.9-46.2 |
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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