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TABLE 13. Estimated percent with activity limitations among adults1 with current2 or active3 asthma status by state/territory � BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey, United States, 2009

State/TerritoryCurrentActive
Sample
size±
%SE§95% CISample
size
%SE95% CI
Arizona11569.67.3(55.3 - 83.9)12074.46.6(61.5 - 87.3)
California41263.53.4(56.8 - 70.2)44059.84.1(51.8 - 67.8)
Connecticut23757.25.0(47.4 - 67.0)25957.84.7(48.6 - 67.0)
District of Columbia13455.65.7(44.4 - 66.8)15150.85.4(40.2 - 61.4)
Florida41667.84.2(59.6 - 76.0)45762.85.1(52.8 - 72.8)
Georgia19162.56.4(50.0 - 75.0)19957.17.1(43.2 - 71.0)
Hawaii27956.24.8(46.8 - 65.6)27654.84.8(45.4 - 64.2)
Illinois18764.04.9(54.4 - 73.6)20658.34.9(48.7 - 67.9)
Indiana39569.64.0(61.8 - 77.4)43065.63.8(58.2 - 73.0)
Iowa23353.25.2(43.0 - 63.4)24750.95.1(40.9 - 60.9)
Kansas82457.52.9(51.8 - 63.2)87957.02.8(51.5 - 62.5)
Louisiana19765.45.5(54.6 - 76.2)21965.95.3(55.5 - 76.3)
Maine23458.55.4(47.9 - 69.1)25359.85.0(50.0 - 69.6)
Maryland26964.14.9(54.5 - 73.7)29259.84.8(50.4 - 69.2)
Massachusetts22460.05.9(48.4 - 71.6)25053.05.5(42.2 - 63.8)
Michigan47563.13.6(56.0 - 70.2)53255.13.5(48.2 - 62.0)
Montana30657.44.9(47.8 - 67.0)31760.54.6(51.5 - 69.5)
Nebraska54657.24.3(48.8 - 65.6)55355.44.3(47.0 - 63.8)
Nevada13166.59.8(47.3 - 85.7)13963.99.2(45.9 - 81.9)
New Hampshire25855.95.0(46.1 - 65.7)28349.84.7(40.6 - 59.0)
New Jersey36261.14.6(52.1 - 70.1)39357.84.5(49.0 - 66.6)
New Mexico20561.05.0(51.2 - 70.8)22659.95.0(50.1 - 69.7)
New York32663.54.9(53.9 - 73.1)35759.74.7(50.5 - 68.9)
North Dakota19063.85.0(54.0 - 73.6)20060.25.0(50.4 - 70.0)
Ohio27756.45.5(45.6 - 67.2)30156.95.1(46.9 - 66.9)
Oklahoma28167.44.7(58.2 - 76.6)29165.74.7(56.5 - 74.9)
Oregon15055.86.1(43.8 - 67.8)16753.65.7(42.4 - 64.8)
Rhode Island30263.84.6(54.8 - 72.8)32760.44.8(51.0 - 69.8)
Texas47562.74.2(54.5 - 70.9)50859.64.2(51.4 - 67.8)
Utah43767.33.5(60.4 - 74.2)48665.63.6(58.5 - 72.7)
Vermont35860.04.6(51.0 - 69.0)38360.54.3(52.1 - 68.9)
Virginia18461.45.9(49.8 - 73.0)18962.25.7(51.0 - 73.4)
Washington49657.03.8(49.6 - 64.4)53956.13.6(49.0 - 63.2)
West Virginia25172.04.6(63.0 - 81.0)25971.24.4(62.6 - 79.8)
Wisconsin22357.85.8(46.4 - 69.2)23158.45.6(47.4 - 69.4)
Puerto Rico16761.75.5(50.9 - 72.5)24957.04.6(48.0 - 66.0)
36 state total10,74762.61.1(60.4 - 64.8)11,60859.51.1(57.3 - 61.7)
Median 61.6   59.7  
Range 53.2-72.0   49.8-74.4  

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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