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TABLE 9. Estimated percent using an inhaled corticosteroid in the past 3 months 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
Arizona11334.67.4(20.1 - 49.1)11835.27.3(20.9 - 49.5)
California51735.23.3(28.7 - 41.7)54932.33.2(26.0 - 38.6)
Connecticut23530.54.2(22.3 - 38.7)25729.04.0(21.2 - 36.8)
District of Columbia13425.94.6(16.9 - 34.9)15124.24.2(16.0 - 32.4)
Florida41626.73.5(19.8 - 33.6)45423.23.4(16.5 - 29.9)
Georgia19230.54.9(20.9 - 40.1)19826.74.7(17.5 - 35.9)
Hawaii27840.94.9(31.3 - 50.5)27542.74.9(33.1 - 52.3)
Illinois18539.65.1(29.6 - 49.6)20436.34.8(26.9 - 45.7)
Indiana39129.63.5(22.7 - 36.5)42627.63.3(21.1 - 34.1)
Iowa23330.64.3(22.2 - 39.0)24728.34.1(20.3 - 36.3)
Kansas82832.62.5(27.7 - 37.5)88532.42.5(27.5 - 37.3)
Louisiana19632.95.5(22.1 - 43.7)21830.04.9(20.4 - 39.6)
Maine23527.93.7(20.6 - 35.2)25426.93.4(20.2 - 33.6)
Maryland26728.63.9(21.0 - 36.2)28927.33.6(20.2 - 34.4)
Massachusetts22544.05.7(32.8 - 55.2)25238.75.1(28.7 - 48.7)
Michigan47138.43.3(31.9 - 44.9)53133.92.9(28.2 - 39.6)
Montana30733.14.3(24.7 - 41.5)31834.74.2(26.5 - 42.9)
Nebraska54032.83.8(25.4 - 40.2)54833.83.8(26.4 - 41.2)
Nevada13136.69.5(18.0 - 55.2)13934.09.0(16.4 - 51.6)
New Hampshire25944.74.8(35.3 - 54.1)28339.84.5(31.0 - 48.6)
New Jersey36028.03.6(20.9 - 35.1)39225.53.2(19.2 - 31.8)
New Mexico20544.15.0(34.3 - 53.9)22639.44.8(30.0 - 48.8)
New York32640.95.0(31.1 - 50.7)35738.14.8(28.7 - 47.5)
North Dakota19037.04.9(27.4 - 46.6)20037.74.7(28.5 - 46.9)
Ohio27623.83.5(16.9 - 30.7)29922.83.3(16.3 - 29.3)
Oklahoma28328.13.8(20.7 - 35.5)29327.33.7(20.0 - 34.6)
Oregon14942.55.9(30.9 - 54.1)16438.65.4(28.0 - 49.2)
Rhode Island30232.33.9(24.7 - 39.9)32629.23.6(22.1 - 36.3)
Texas47231.53.8(24.1 - 38.9)50526.83.4(20.1 - 33.5)
Utah43327.92.8(22.4 - 33.4)48125.62.6(20.5 - 30.7)
Vermont36037.24.5(28.4 - 46.0)38536.44.3(28.0 - 44.8)
Virginia18320.74.1(12.7 - 28.7)18920.04.0(12.2 - 27.8)
Washington49138.63.9(31.0 - 46.2)53335.43.6(28.3 - 42.5)
West Virginia24835.04.5(26.2 - 43.8)25734.64.4(26.0 - 43.2)
Wisconsin22348.85.9(37.2 - 60.4)23546.55.7(35.3 - 57.7)
Puerto Rico16523.24.7(14.0 - 32.4)24517.63.4(10.9 - 24.3)
36 state total10,81934.01.0(32.0 - 36.0)11,68331.11.0(29.1 - 33.1)
Median 32.9   32.4  
Range 20.7-48.8   17.6-46.5  

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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