TABLE 1. Estimated percent of current1 and former2 asthma status among adults3 ever diagnosed with asthma by state/territory - BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Land Line Sample, United States, 2012
State/Territory | Sample size± | Current | Former | ||||||
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Sample size | % | SE§ | 95% CI† | Sample size | % | SE | 95% CI | ||
Alabama | 328 | 273 | 76.9 | 6.1 | (64.9 - 88.9) | 55 | 23.1 | 6.1 | (11.1 - 35.1) |
Arizona | 291 | 224 | 63.4 | 11.3 | (41.3 - 85.5) | 67 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
California | 423 | 316 | 72.0 | 3.7 | (64.7 - 79.3) | 107 | 28.0 | 3.7 | (20.7 - 35.3) |
Connecticut | 316 | 244 | 70.4 | 5.2 | (60.2 - 80.6) | 72 | 29.6 | 5.2 | (19.4 - 39.8) |
District of Columbia | 137 | 100 | 76.9 | 8.9 | (59.5 - 94.3) | 37 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
Florida | 274 | 219 | 69.6 | 7.0 | (55.9 - 83.3) | 55 | 30.4 | 7.0 | (16.7 - 44.1) |
Georgia | 207 | 142 | 63.4 | 6.3 | (51.1 - 75.7) | 65 | 36.6 | 6.3 | (24.3 - 48.9) |
Hawaii | 206 | 145 | 67.5 | 8.2 | (51.4 - 83.6) | 61 | 32.5 | 8.2 | (16.4 - 48.6) |
Illinois | 262 | 205 | 66.4 | 7.0 | (52.7 - 80.1) | 57 | 33.6 | 7.0 | (19.9 - 47.3) |
Indiana | 294 | 242 | 80.9 | 3.8 | (73.5 - 88.3) | 52 | 19.1 | 3.8 | (11.7 - 26.5) |
Iowa | 251 | 198 | 71.1 | 6.0 | (59.3 - 82.9) | 53 | 28.9 | 6.0 | (17.1 - 40.7) |
Kansas | 483 | 394 | 80.4 | 3.2 | (74.1 - 86.7) | 89 | 19.6 | 3.2 | (13.3 - 25.9) |
Louisiana | 344 | 262 | 70.2 | 5.8 | (58.8 - 81.6) | 82 | 29.8 | 5.8 | (18.4 - 41.2) |
Maine | 262 | 216 | 81.0 | 4.4 | (72.4 - 89.6) | 46 | 19.0 | 4.4 | (10.4 - 27.6) |
Massachusetts | 274 | 200 | 68.3 | 6.4 | (55.8 - 80.8) | 74 | 31.7 | 6.4 | (19.2 - 44.2) |
Michigan | 554 | 449 | 81.2 | 2.8 | (75.7 - 86.7) | 105 | 18.8 | 2.8 | (13.3 - 24.3) |
Mississippi | 329 | 263 | 79.2 | 4.8 | (69.8 - 88.6) | 66 | 20.8 | 4.8 | (11.4 - 30.2) |
Missouri | 295 | 227 | 60.7 | 6.5 | (48.0 - 73.4) | 68 | 39.3 | 6.5 | (26.6 - 52.0) |
Montana | 356 | 279 | 75.0 | 5.0 | (65.2 - 84.8) | 77 | 25.0 | 5.0 | (15.2 - 34.8) |
Nebraska | 680 | 510 | 71.5 | 3.6 | (64.4 - 78.6) | 170 | 28.5 | 3.6 | (21.4 - 35.6) |
Nevada | 186 | 142 | 81.1 | 4.4 | (72.5 - 89.7) | 44 | 18.9 | 4.4 | (10.3 - 27.5) |
New Hampshire | 354 | 270 | 74.8 | 3.6 | (67.7 - 81.9) | 84 | 25.2 | 3.6 | (18.1 - 32.3) |
New Jersey | 489 | 386 | 76.1 | 3.9 | (68.5 - 83.7) | 103 | 23.9 | 3.9 | (16.3 - 31.5) |
New Mexico | 346 | 295 | 81.0 | 4.0 | (73.2 - 88.8) | 51 | 19.0 | 4.0 | (11.2 - 26.8) |
New York | 225 | 174 | 75.9 | 7.5 | (61.2 - 90.6) | 51 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
North Carolina | 210 | 157 | 72.4 | 6.6 | (59.5 - 85.3) | 53 | 27.6 | 6.6 | (14.7 - 40.5) |
North Dakota | 180 | 151 | 77.9 | 7.6 | (63.0 - 92.8) | 29 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
Ohio | 476 | 396 | 72.2 | 5.5 | (61.4 - 83.0) | 80 | 27.8 | 5.5 | (17.0 - 38.6) |
Oklahoma | 265 | 213 | 69.8 | 6.2 | (57.6 - 82.0) | 52 | 30.2 | 6.2 | (18.0 - 42.4) |
Oregon | 269 | 203 | 70.1 | 5.5 | (59.3 - 80.9) | 66 | 29.9 | 5.5 | (19.1 - 40.7) |
Pennsylvania | 740 | 581 | 67.5 | 4.9 | (57.9 - 77.1) | 159 | 32.5 | 4.9 | (22.9 - 42.1) |
Rhode Island | 239 | 188 | 70.9 | 5.7 | (59.7 - 82.1) | 51 | 29.1 | 5.7 | (17.9 - 40.3) |
Texas | 287 | 213 | 65.8 | 7.4 | (51.3 - 80.3) | 74 | 34.2 | 7.4 | (19.7 - 48.7) |
Vermont | 298 | 239 | 75.1 | 4.7 | (65.9 - 84.3) | 59 | 24.9 | 4.7 | (15.7 - 34.1) |
Washington | 620 | 467 | 76.8 | 2.9 | (71.1 - 82.5) | 153 | 23.2 | 2.9 | (17.5 - 28.9) |
West Virginia | 238 | 212 | 84.7 | 4.2 | (76.5 - 92.9) | 26 | 15.3 | 4.2 | (7.1 - 23.5) |
Wisconsin | 218 | 182 | 86.8 | 4.7 | (77.6 - 96.0) | 36 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
37 state total | 12,206 | 9,577 | 71.8 | 1.4 | (69.1 - 74.5) | 2,629 | 28.2 | 1.4 | (25.5 - 30.9) |
Median | 72.4 | 27.9 | |||||||
Range | 60.7-86.8 | 15.3-39.3 |
1 "Yes" response to "Do you still have asthma?"
2 "No" response to "Do you still have asthma?"
3 Aged ≥ 18 years
± Landline sample size excludes "DK/Refused"
§ Standard error
† Confidence interval
N/A: Estimate not available (N/A) if the unweighted sample size for the denominator was < 50 or if the relative standard error was > 0.30
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