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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 Land Line Sample, United States, 2012

State/TerritoryCurrentActive
Sample
size±
%SE§95% CISample
size
%SE95% CI
Alabama26842.56.2(30.3 - 54.7)27142.76.3(30.4 - 55.0)
Arizona22234.46.6(21.5 - 47.3)22925.46.7(12.3 - 38.5)
California31639.04.5(30.2 - 47.8)33636.94.3(28.5 - 45.3)
Connecticut24143.35.6(32.3 - 54.3)24942.35.9(30.7 - 53.9)
District of Columbia9832.78.8(15.5 - 49.9)10637.910.4(17.5 - 58.3)
Florida21541.48.5(24.7 - 58.1)23043.18.2(27.0 - 59.2)
Georgia14232.07.2(17.9 - 46.1)16029.76.6(16.8 - 42.6)
Hawaii14329.76.6(16.8 - 42.6)15238.66.3(26.3 - 50.9)
Illinois20532.05.3(21.6 - 42.4)21928.45.0(18.6 - 38.2)
Indiana23828.54.5(19.7 - 37.3)26025.14.1(17.1 - 33.1)
Iowa19724.44.3(16.0 - 32.8)20125.04.3(16.6 - 33.4)
Kansas38834.34.4(25.7 - 42.9)40234.74.3(26.3 - 43.1)
Louisiana26130.25.8(18.8 - 41.6)27426.35.3(15.9 - 36.7)
Maine21645.35.8(33.9 - 56.7)22844.75.5(33.9 - 55.5)
Massachusetts19834.55.7(23.3 - 45.7)23231.15.0(21.3 - 40.9)
Michigan44835.83.7(28.5 - 43.1)48834.73.6(27.6 - 41.8)
Mississippi26120.73.5(13.8 - 27.6)26120.93.5(14.0 - 27.8)
Missouri22737.06.1(25.0 - 49.0)24033.55.8(22.1 - 44.9)
Montana27739.66.0(27.8 - 51.4)28937.96.0(26.1 - 49.7)
Nebraska50835.04.0(27.2 - 42.8)52334.23.9(26.6 - 41.8)
Nevada14220.74.9(11.1 - 30.3)15819.04.4(10.4 - 27.6)
New Hampshire26429.33.9(21.7 - 36.9)28129.53.7(22.2 - 36.8)
New Jersey38525.63.8(18.2 - 33.0)40925.53.6(18.4 - 32.6)
New Mexico29244.35.0(34.5 - 54.1)30741.84.8(32.4 - 51.2)
New York17329.25.9(17.6 - 40.8)18930.25.8(18.8 - 41.6)
North Carolina15537.88.2(21.7 - 53.9)17432.87.5(18.1 - 47.5)
North Dakota15030.15.3(19.7 - 40.5)14928.65.2(18.4 - 38.8)
Ohio39330.23.9(22.6 - 37.8)41627.23.8(19.8 - 34.6)
Oklahoma21033.86.8(20.5 - 47.1)21629.26.5(16.5 - 41.9)
Oregon19826.94.3(18.5 - 35.3)22025.33.9(17.7 - 32.9)
Pennsylvania57738.74.4(30.1 - 47.3)61737.04.2(28.8 - 45.2)
Rhode Island18745.96.3(33.6 - 58.2)19042.16.2(29.9 - 54.3)
Texas21236.88.5(20.1 - 53.5)22032.98.1(17.0 - 48.8)
Vermont23433.04.6(24.0 - 42.0)24431.44.3(23.0 - 39.8)
Washington46339.64.3(31.2 - 48.0)48739.24.0(31.4 - 47.0)
West Virginia21130.23.9(22.6 - 37.8)21231.13.9(23.5 - 38.7)
Wisconsin18146.48.2(30.3 - 62.5)18547.38.2(31.2 - 63.4)
37 state total9,49635.21.4(32.5 - 37.9)10,02433.21.4(30.5 - 35.9)
Median 34.3   32.8  
Range 20.7-46.4   19.0-47.3  

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

± Landline sample size excludes "DK/Refused"

§ Standard error

Confidence interval

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