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TABLE 2. Estimated percent of active1 and inactive2 asthma status among adults3 ever diagnosed with asthma by state/territory - BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey, United States, 2009

State/TerritorySample
size±
ActiveInactive
Sample
size
%SE§95% CISample
size
%SE95% CI
Arizona16612064.18.1(48.2 - 80.0)4635.98.1(20.0 - 51.8)
California70754971.33.2(65.0 - 77.6)15828.73.2(22.4 - 35.0)
Connecticut35525965.34.5(56.5 - 74.1)9634.74.5(25.9 - 43.5)
District of Columbia20615165.75.2(55.5 - 75.9)5534.35.2(24.1 - 44.5)
Florida58846069.25.0(59.4 - 79.0)12830.85.0(21.0 - 40.6)
Georgia25920072.25.0(62.4 - 82.0)5927.85.0(18.0 - 37.6)
Hawaii41427659.84.1(51.8 - 67.8)13840.24.1(32.2 - 48.2)
Illinois28020666.54.2(58.3 - 74.7)7433.54.2(25.3 - 41.7)
Indiana52343181.12.6(76.0 - 86.2)9218.92.6(13.8 - 24.0)
Iowa33924765.74.6(56.7 - 74.7)9234.34.6(25.3 - 43.3)
Kansas1,13689072.62.3(68.1 - 77.1)24627.42.3(22.9 - 31.9)
Louisiana28522072.25.4(61.6 - 82.8)6527.85.4(17.2 - 38.4)
Maine31925580.93.1(74.8 - 87.0)6419.13.1(13.0 - 25.2)
Maryland38929269.34.1(61.3 - 77.3)9730.74.1(22.7 - 38.7)
Massachusetts31725376.23.8(68.8 - 83.6)6423.83.8(16.4 - 31.2)
Michigan66953674.53.4(67.8 - 81.2)13325.53.4(18.8 - 32.2)
Montana44532064.63.9(57.0 - 72.2)12535.43.9(27.8 - 43.0)
Nebraska75455666.13.8(58.7 - 73.5)19833.93.8(26.5 - 41.3)
Nevada17814080.74.4(72.1 - 89.3)3819.34.4(10.7 - 27.9)
New Hampshire35028377.03.6(69.9 - 84.1)6723.03.6(15.9 - 30.1)
New Jersey50839672.33.5(65.4 - 79.2)11227.73.5(20.8 - 34.6)
New Mexico30222666.74.7(57.5 - 75.9)7633.34.7(24.1 - 42.5)
New York43835879.43.2(73.1 - 85.7)8020.63.2(14.3 - 26.9)
North Dakota25320275.84.3(67.4 - 84.2)5124.24.3(15.8 - 32.6)
Ohio38730271.94.5(63.1 - 80.7)8528.14.5(19.3 - 36.9)
Oklahoma39229469.73.4(63.0 - 76.4)9830.33.4(23.6 - 37.0)
Oregon22416778.64.2(70.4 - 86.8)5721.44.2(13.2 - 29.6)
Rhode Island40332880.22.9(74.5 - 85.9)7519.82.9(14.1 - 25.5)
Texas69150962.44.2(54.2 - 70.6)18237.64.2(29.4 - 45.8)
Utah66248766.83.1(60.7 - 72.9)17533.23.1(27.1 - 39.3)
Vermont46938681.32.8(75.8 - 86.8)8318.72.8(13.2 - 24.2)
Virginia25819269.36.1(57.3 - 81.3)6630.76.1(18.7 - 42.7)
Washington76954165.93.0(60.0 - 71.8)22834.13.0(28.2 - 40.0)
West Virginia31926274.43.7(67.1 - 81.7)5725.63.7(18.3 - 32.9)
Wisconsin28923676.84.5(68.0 - 85.6)5323.24.5(14.4 - 32.0)
Puerto Rico36025165.23.6(58.1 - 72.3)10934.83.6(27.7 - 41.9)
36 state total15,40311,78171.11.0(69.1 - 73.1)3,62228.91.0(26.9 - 30.9)
Median  71.6   28.4  
Range  59.8-81.3   18.7-40.2  

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

± Sample size excludes "DK/Refused"

§ Standard error

Confidence interval

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