TABLE 2. Estimated percent of active1 and inactive2 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± | Active | Inactive | ||||||
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Sample size | % | SE§ | 95% CI† | Sample size | % | SE | 95% CI | ||
Alabama | 333 | 276 | 76.2 | 6.0 | (64.4 - 88.0) | 57 | 23.8 | 6.0 | (12.0 - 35.6) |
Arizona | 295 | 231 | 85.1 | 4.4 | (76.5 - 93.7) | 64 | 14.9 | 4.4 | (6.3 - 23.5) |
California | 427 | 336 | 76.5 | 3.5 | (69.6 - 83.4) | 91 | 23.5 | 3.5 | (16.6 - 30.4) |
Connecticut | 324 | 255 | 74.6 | 4.6 | (65.6 - 83.6) | 69 | 25.4 | 4.6 | (16.4 - 34.4) |
District of Columbia | 144 | 109 | 86.3 | 4.6 | (77.3 - 95.3) | 35 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
Florida | 282 | 235 | 67.9 | 7.0 | (54.2 - 81.6) | 47 | 32.1 | 7.0 | (18.4 - 45.8) |
Georgia | 207 | 160 | 71.7 | 6.0 | (59.9 - 83.5) | 47 | 28.3 | 6.0 | (16.5 - 40.1) |
Hawaii | 212 | 154 | 50.5 | 7.8 | (35.2 - 65.8) | 58 | 49.5 | 7.8 | (34.2 - 64.8) |
Illinois | 264 | 219 | 73.6 | 6.4 | (61.1 - 86.1) | 45 | 26.4 | 6.4 | (13.9 - 38.9) |
Indiana | 306 | 264 | 83.9 | 3.6 | (76.8 - 91.0) | 42 | 16.1 | 3.6 | (9.0 - 23.2) |
Iowa | 254 | 201 | 68.9 | 6.1 | (56.9 - 80.9) | 53 | 31.1 | 6.1 | (19.1 - 43.1) |
Kansas | 490 | 408 | 79.9 | 3.4 | (73.2 - 86.6) | 82 | 20.1 | 3.4 | (13.4 - 26.8) |
Louisiana | 351 | 274 | 77.4 | 4.9 | (67.8 - 87.0) | 77 | 22.6 | 4.9 | (13.0 - 32.2) |
Maine | 268 | 229 | 79.0 | 5.0 | (69.2 - 88.8) | 39 | 21.0 | 5.0 | (11.2 - 30.8) |
Massachusetts | 275 | 235 | 77.6 | 6.8 | (64.3 - 90.9) | 40 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
Michigan | 569 | 490 | 82.6 | 2.8 | (77.1 - 88.1) | 79 | 17.4 | 2.8 | (11.9 - 22.9) |
Mississippi | 330 | 264 | 78.3 | 4.9 | (68.7 - 87.9) | 66 | 21.7 | 4.9 | (12.1 - 31.3) |
Missouri | 300 | 241 | 67.7 | 6.3 | (55.4 - 80.0) | 59 | 32.3 | 6.3 | (20.0 - 44.6) |
Montana | 365 | 291 | 77.1 | 4.8 | (67.7 - 86.5) | 74 | 22.9 | 4.8 | (13.5 - 32.3) |
Nebraska | 697 | 524 | 72.0 | 3.6 | (64.9 - 79.1) | 173 | 28.0 | 3.6 | (20.9 - 35.1) |
Nevada | 194 | 158 | 85.7 | 3.6 | (78.6 - 92.8) | 36 | 14.3 | 3.6 | (7.2 - 21.4) |
New Hampshire | 360 | 287 | 74.4 | 4.0 | (66.6 - 82.2) | 73 | 25.6 | 4.0 | (17.8 - 33.4) |
New Jersey | 494 | 409 | 79.7 | 3.6 | (72.6 - 86.8) | 85 | 20.3 | 3.6 | (13.2 - 27.4) |
New Mexico | 350 | 310 | 83.5 | 4.1 | (75.5 - 91.5) | 40 | 16.5 | 4.1 | (8.5 - 24.5) |
New York | 229 | 190 | 82.3 | 5.7 | (71.1 - 93.5) | 39 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
North Carolina | 217 | 177 | 79.5 | 5.4 | (68.9 - 90.1) | 40 | 20.5 | 5.4 | (9.9 - 31.1) |
North Dakota | 183 | 150 | 82.6 | 6.5 | (69.9 - 95.3) | 33 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
Ohio | 479 | 421 | 86.1 | 3.0 | (80.2 - 92.0) | 58 | 13.9 | 3.0 | (8.0 - 19.8) |
Oklahoma | 269 | 217 | 79.1 | 4.8 | (69.7 - 88.5) | 52 | 20.9 | 4.8 | (11.5 - 30.3) |
Oregon | 279 | 226 | 74.7 | 5.3 | (64.3 - 85.1) | 53 | 25.3 | 5.3 | (14.9 - 35.7) |
Pennsylvania | 761 | 621 | 71.1 | 4.9 | (61.5 - 80.7) | 140 | 28.9 | 4.9 | (19.3 - 38.5) |
Rhode Island | 243 | 192 | 77.1 | 4.8 | (67.7 - 86.5) | 51 | 22.9 | 4.8 | (13.5 - 32.3) |
Texas | 296 | 222 | 73.0 | 5.7 | (61.8 - 84.2) | 74 | 27.0 | 5.7 | (15.8 - 38.2) |
Vermont | 302 | 249 | 79.1 | 4.3 | (70.7 - 87.5) | 53 | 20.9 | 4.3 | (12.5 - 29.3) |
Washington | 639 | 492 | 77.2 | 3.1 | (71.1 - 83.3) | 147 | 22.8 | 3.1 | (16.7 - 28.9) |
West Virginia | 241 | 214 | 81.9 | 4.4 | (73.3 - 90.5) | 27 | 18.1 | 4.4 | (9.5 - 26.7) |
Wisconsin | 218 | 186 | 85.4 | 5.0 | (75.6 - 95.2) | 32 | N/A | N/A | (N/A - N/A) |
37 state total | 12,447 | 10,117 | 76.8 | 1.2 | (74.4 - 79.2) | 2,330 | 23.2 | 1.2 | (20.8 - 25.6) |
Median | 77.6 | 22.9 | |||||||
Range | 50.5-86.3 | 13.9-49.5 |
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
± 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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