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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 Land Line Sample, United States, 2012

State/TerritorySample
size±
ActiveInactive
Sample
size
%SE§95% CISample
size
%SE95% CI
Alabama33327676.26.0(64.4 - 88.0)5723.86.0(12.0 - 35.6)
Arizona29523185.14.4(76.5 - 93.7)6414.94.4(6.3 - 23.5)
California42733676.53.5(69.6 - 83.4)9123.53.5(16.6 - 30.4)
Connecticut32425574.64.6(65.6 - 83.6)6925.44.6(16.4 - 34.4)
District of Columbia14410986.34.6(77.3 - 95.3)35N/AN/A(N/A - N/A)
Florida28223567.97.0(54.2 - 81.6)4732.17.0(18.4 - 45.8)
Georgia20716071.76.0(59.9 - 83.5)4728.36.0(16.5 - 40.1)
Hawaii21215450.57.8(35.2 - 65.8)5849.57.8(34.2 - 64.8)
Illinois26421973.66.4(61.1 - 86.1)4526.46.4(13.9 - 38.9)
Indiana30626483.93.6(76.8 - 91.0)4216.13.6(9.0 - 23.2)
Iowa25420168.96.1(56.9 - 80.9)5331.16.1(19.1 - 43.1)
Kansas49040879.93.4(73.2 - 86.6)8220.13.4(13.4 - 26.8)
Louisiana35127477.44.9(67.8 - 87.0)7722.64.9(13.0 - 32.2)
Maine26822979.05.0(69.2 - 88.8)3921.05.0(11.2 - 30.8)
Massachusetts27523577.66.8(64.3 - 90.9)40N/AN/A(N/A - N/A)
Michigan56949082.62.8(77.1 - 88.1)7917.42.8(11.9 - 22.9)
Mississippi33026478.34.9(68.7 - 87.9)6621.74.9(12.1 - 31.3)
Missouri30024167.76.3(55.4 - 80.0)5932.36.3(20.0 - 44.6)
Montana36529177.14.8(67.7 - 86.5)7422.94.8(13.5 - 32.3)
Nebraska69752472.03.6(64.9 - 79.1)17328.03.6(20.9 - 35.1)
Nevada19415885.73.6(78.6 - 92.8)3614.33.6(7.2 - 21.4)
New Hampshire36028774.44.0(66.6 - 82.2)7325.64.0(17.8 - 33.4)
New Jersey49440979.73.6(72.6 - 86.8)8520.33.6(13.2 - 27.4)
New Mexico35031083.54.1(75.5 - 91.5)4016.54.1(8.5 - 24.5)
New York22919082.35.7(71.1 - 93.5)39N/AN/A(N/A - N/A)
North Carolina21717779.55.4(68.9 - 90.1)4020.55.4(9.9 - 31.1)
North Dakota18315082.66.5(69.9 - 95.3)33N/AN/A(N/A - N/A)
Ohio47942186.13.0(80.2 - 92.0)5813.93.0(8.0 - 19.8)
Oklahoma26921779.14.8(69.7 - 88.5)5220.94.8(11.5 - 30.3)
Oregon27922674.75.3(64.3 - 85.1)5325.35.3(14.9 - 35.7)
Pennsylvania76162171.14.9(61.5 - 80.7)14028.94.9(19.3 - 38.5)
Rhode Island24319277.14.8(67.7 - 86.5)5122.94.8(13.5 - 32.3)
Texas29622273.05.7(61.8 - 84.2)7427.05.7(15.8 - 38.2)
Vermont30224979.14.3(70.7 - 87.5)5320.94.3(12.5 - 29.3)
Washington63949277.23.1(71.1 - 83.3)14722.83.1(16.7 - 28.9)
West Virginia24121481.94.4(73.3 - 90.5)2718.14.4(9.5 - 26.7)
Wisconsin21818685.45.0(75.6 - 95.2)32N/AN/A(N/A - N/A)
37 state total12,44710,11776.81.2(74.4 - 79.2)2,33023.21.2(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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