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, 2012

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State/TerritoryCurrentActive
Sample
size±
%SE§95% CISample
size
%SE95% CI
Alabama26856.86.1(44.8 - 68.8)27157.16.1(45.1 - 69.1)
Arizona22259.27.4(44.7 - 73.7)22944.410.3(24.2 - 64.6)
California31659.44.4(50.8 - 68.0)33657.64.4(49.0 - 66.2)
Connecticut24158.05.2(47.8 - 68.2)24955.65.7(44.4 - 66.8)
District of Columbia9834.99.4(16.5 - 53.3)10629.48.0(13.7 - 45.1)
Florida21549.98.0(34.2 - 65.6)23051.67.6(36.7 - 66.5)
Georgia14246.87.6(31.9 - 61.7)16045.97.0(32.2 - 59.6)
Hawaii14340.27.8(24.9 - 55.5)15254.66.4(42.1 - 67.1)
Illinois20551.46.6(38.5 - 64.3)21945.26.7(32.1 - 58.3)
Indiana23846.75.9(35.1 - 58.3)26041.35.5(30.5 - 52.1)
Iowa19750.16.7(37.0 - 63.2)20151.26.6(38.3 - 64.1)
Kansas38850.64.8(41.2 - 60.0)40250.44.7(41.2 - 59.6)
Louisiana26156.06.8(42.7 - 69.3)27448.96.9(35.4 - 62.4)
Maine21656.15.7(44.9 - 67.3)22857.25.2(47.0 - 67.4)
Massachusetts19849.06.3(36.7 - 61.3)23246.15.7(34.9 - 57.3)
Michigan44860.84.0(53.0 - 68.6)48860.23.9(52.6 - 67.8)
Mississippi26162.55.6(51.5 - 73.5)26164.05.5(53.2 - 74.8)
Missouri22769.96.7(56.8 - 83.0)24063.07.0(49.3 - 76.7)
Montana27759.75.7(48.5 - 70.9)28957.05.8(45.6 - 68.4)
Nebraska50853.74.4(45.1 - 62.3)52352.64.4(44.0 - 61.2)
Nevada14252.88.4(36.3 - 69.3)15849.08.0(33.3 - 64.7)
New Hampshire26443.85.0(34.0 - 53.6)28144.34.7(35.1 - 53.5)
New Jersey38555.44.9(45.8 - 65.0)40953.14.9(43.5 - 62.7)
New Mexico29260.54.9(50.9 - 70.1)30758.54.6(49.5 - 67.5)
New York17351.07.0(37.3 - 64.7)18945.87.7(30.7 - 60.9)
North Carolina15564.97.3(50.6 - 79.2)17460.87.5(46.1 - 75.5)
North Dakota15053.37.2(39.2 - 67.4)14950.17.4(35.6 - 64.6)
Ohio39357.04.8(47.6 - 66.4)41656.85.2(46.6 - 67.0)
Oklahoma21047.06.5(34.3 - 59.7)21642.56.6(29.6 - 55.4)
Oregon19866.85.6(55.8 - 77.8)22061.95.5(51.1 - 72.7)
Pennsylvania57757.65.0(47.8 - 67.4)61755.14.9(45.5 - 64.7)
Rhode Island18761.86.0(50.0 - 73.6)19057.06.7(43.9 - 70.1)
Texas21259.88.2(43.7 - 75.9)22052.89.3(34.6 - 71.0)
Vermont23458.45.4(47.8 - 69.0)24454.95.4(44.3 - 65.5)
Washington46359.84.3(51.4 - 68.2)48758.84.0(51.0 - 66.6)
West Virginia21144.34.5(35.5 - 53.1)21245.84.5(37.0 - 54.6)
Wisconsin18155.68.2(39.5 - 71.7)18556.68.2(40.5 - 72.7)
37 state total9,49655.91.5(53.0 - 58.8)10,02453.01.5(50.1 - 55.9)
Median 56.0   53.1  
Range 34.9-69.9   29.4-64.0  

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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