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, United States, 2009

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State/TerritoryCurrentActive
Sample
size±
%SE§95% CISample
size
%SE95% CI
Arizona11360.77.2(46.6 - 74.8)11862.16.7(49.0 - 75.2)
California51756.53.3(50.0 - 63.0)54952.33.5(45.4 - 59.2)
Connecticut23556.45.0(46.6 - 66.2)25754.34.7(45.1 - 63.5)
District of Columbia13457.15.7(45.9 - 68.3)15152.05.4(41.4 - 62.6)
Florida41650.24.6(41.2 - 59.2)45444.84.9(35.2 - 54.4)
Georgia19252.96.0(41.1 - 64.7)19846.36.4(33.8 - 58.8)
Hawaii27855.74.7(46.5 - 64.9)27558.24.5(49.4 - 67.0)
Illinois18557.45.1(47.4 - 67.4)20453.55.0(43.7 - 63.3)
Indiana39157.74.2(49.5 - 65.9)42653.64.0(45.8 - 61.4)
Iowa23347.95.1(37.9 - 57.9)24744.04.8(34.6 - 53.4)
Kansas82854.62.9(48.9 - 60.3)88554.12.7(48.8 - 59.4)
Louisiana19643.86.3(31.5 - 56.1)21840.55.8(29.1 - 51.9)
Maine23563.14.8(53.7 - 72.5)25461.14.5(52.3 - 69.9)
Maryland26745.55.5(34.7 - 56.3)28941.54.9(31.9 - 51.1)
Massachusetts22558.65.4(48.0 - 69.2)25252.55.3(42.1 - 62.9)
Michigan47152.93.7(45.6 - 60.2)53147.43.4(40.7 - 54.1)
Montana30753.05.0(43.2 - 62.8)31855.14.7(45.9 - 64.3)
Nebraska54047.94.3(39.5 - 56.3)54849.54.2(41.3 - 57.7)
Nevada13153.58.7(36.4 - 70.6)13952.18.4(35.6 - 68.6)
New Hampshire25948.54.9(38.9 - 58.1)28345.54.7(36.3 - 54.7)
New Jersey36051.44.5(42.6 - 60.2)39248.74.4(40.1 - 57.3)
New Mexico20562.14.7(52.9 - 71.3)22656.64.8(47.2 - 66.0)
New York32657.64.9(48.0 - 67.2)35753.74.7(44.5 - 62.9)
North Dakota19058.75.3(48.3 - 69.1)20059.04.9(49.4 - 68.6)
Ohio27648.65.3(38.2 - 59.0)29948.35.1(38.3 - 58.3)
Oklahoma28358.74.7(49.5 - 67.9)29357.74.6(48.7 - 66.7)
Oregon14959.55.9(47.9 - 71.1)16453.75.7(42.5 - 64.9)
Rhode Island30257.35.0(47.5 - 67.1)32654.74.9(45.1 - 64.3)
Texas47238.74.2(30.5 - 46.9)50533.43.7(26.1 - 40.7)
Utah43348.13.8(40.7 - 55.5)48145.43.7(38.1 - 52.7)
Vermont36053.84.7(44.6 - 63.0)38552.74.5(43.9 - 61.5)
Virginia18341.86.1(29.8 - 53.8)18940.45.9(28.8 - 52.0)
Washington49158.73.8(51.3 - 66.1)53354.63.6(47.5 - 61.7)
West Virginia24864.24.3(55.8 - 72.6)25766.34.1(58.3 - 74.3)
Wisconsin22358.55.7(47.3 - 69.7)23556.05.6(45.0 - 67.0)
Puerto Rico16530.94.9(21.3 - 40.5)24526.94.0(19.1 - 34.7)
36 state total10,81953.11.1(50.9 - 55.3)11,68349.31.1(47.1 - 51.5)
Median 55.2   52.6  
Range 30.9-64.2   26.9-66.3  

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

± Sample size excludes "DK/Refused"

§ Standard error

Confidence interval

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