TABLE 4a. Estimated percent reporting an asthma attack or episode in the past year among children with current asthma by state/territory – BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey, United States, 2006-2010
State/Territory
Sample
size±
Attack in past year
No attack in past year
No symptoms in past year
Sample
size
%
SE§
95% CI†
Sample
size
%
SE
95% CI
Sample
size
%
SE
95% CI
Arizona
126
76
61.7
6.8
(48.4 – 75.0)
37
21.0
4.6
(12.0 – 30.0)
13
N/A
N/A
(N/A – N/A)
California
178
105
60.4
4.9
(50.8 – 70.0)
50
29.8
4.8
(20.4 – 39.2)
23
9.8
2.7
(4.5 – 15.1)
Connecticut
358
201
56.2
3.5
(49.3 – 63.1)
104
26.0
3.1
(19.9 – 32.1)
53
17.7
2.8
(12.2 – 23.2)
District of Columbia
121
65
52.8
5.9
(41.2 – 64.4)
41
32.1
5.1
(22.1 – 42.1)
15
N/A
N/A
(N/A – N/A)
Georgia
355
213
56.4
3.8
(49.0 – 63.8)
103
33.1
3.7
(25.8 – 40.4)
39
10.5
2.2
(6.2 – 14.8)
Hawaii
426
183
44.5
3.1
(38.4 – 50.6)
146
33.8
3.0
(27.9 – 39.7)
97
21.7
2.6
(16.6 – 26.8)
Illinois
172
97
59.6
4.8
(50.2 – 69.0)
54
29.8
4.5
(21.0 – 38.6)
21
10.6
2.6
(5.5 – 15.7)
Indiana
351
209
58.8
3.5
(51.9 – 65.7)
111
33.1
3.3
(26.6 – 39.6)
31
8.1
1.9
(4.4 – 11.8)
Iowa
253
126
52.8
3.6
(45.7 – 59.9)
84
34.7
3.5
(27.8 – 41.6)
43
12.5
2.1
(8.4 – 16.6)
Kansas
600
315
53.2
2.4
(48.5 – 57.9)
204
33.3
2.2
(29.0 – 37.6)
81
13.5
1.8
(10.0 – 17.0)
Louisiana
106
54
48.8
5.9
(37.2 – 60.4)
38
41.4
5.9
(29.8 – 53.0)
14
9.8
2.8
(4.3 – 15.3)
Maine
294
167
58.1
3.3
(51.6 – 64.6)
95
30.0
3.0
(24.1 – 35.9)
32
11.9
2.3
(7.4 – 16.4)
Maryland
394
240
62.2
3.1
(56.1 – 68.3)
101
26.8
2.9
(21.1 – 32.5)
53
11.0
1.9
(7.3 – 14.7)
Massachusetts
273
141
52.3
4.4
(43.7 – 60.9)
95
33.5
4.0
(25.7 – 41.3)
37
14.2
3.6
(7.1 – 21.3)
Michigan
488
285
58.7
3.0
(52.8 – 64.6)
125
25.2
2.5
(20.3 – 30.1)
78
16.1
2.3
(11.6 – 20.6)
Mississippi
81
47
57.1
7.4
(42.6 – 71.6)
28
37.5
7.4
(23.0 – 52.0)
6
N/A
N/A
(N/A – N/A)
Missouri
234
131
56.9
4.7
(47.7 – 66.1)
81
31.8
4.0
(24.0 – 39.6)
22
N/A
N/A
(N/A – N/A)
Montana
215
128
60.7
4.2
(52.5 – 68.9)
61
26.9
3.7
(19.6 – 34.2)
26
12.4
2.8
(6.9 – 17.9)
Nebraska
484
243
52.4
3.8
(45.0 – 59.8)
163
32.4
3.7
(25.1 – 39.7)
78
15.2
3.0
(9.3 – 21.1)
New Hampshire
154
84
55.4
4.8
(46.0 – 64.8)
53
35.4
4.8
(26.0 – 44.8)
17
9.1
2.5
(4.2 – 14.0)
New Jersey
304
152
46.5
4.0
(38.7 – 54.3)
104
33.6
3.9
(26.0 – 41.2)
48
19.9
3.4
(13.2 – 26.6)
New Mexico
241
124
55.8
4.3
(47.4 – 64.2)
79
29.3
3.8
(21.9 – 36.7)
38
14.9
3.1
(8.8 – 21.0)
New York
287
158
58.9
4.0
(51.1 – 66.7)
95
31.6
3.8
(24.2 – 39.0)
34
9.6
1.9
(5.9 – 13.3)
North Dakota
102
61
62.9
5.5
(52.1 – 73.7)
28
26.8
5.0
(17.0 – 36.6)
13
10.2
3.0
(4.3 – 16.1)
Ohio
229
122
57.0
4.6
(48.0 – 66.0)
76
30.7
4.8
(21.3 – 40.1)
31
12.3
3.3
(5.8 – 18.8)
Oklahoma
255
141
58.3
3.8
(50.9 – 65.7)
79
30.6
3.6
(23.5 – 37.7)
35
11.1
2.0
(7.2 – 15.0)
Oregon
196
102
56.3
4.3
(47.9 – 64.7)
56
25.9
3.7
(18.6 – 33.2)
38
17.8
3.1
(11.7 – 23.9)
Pennsylvania
134
73
55.8
5.8
(44.4 – 67.2)
46
35.1
5.5
(24.3 – 45.9)
15
9.1
2.7
(3.8 – 14.4)
Rhode Island
161
94
56.3
5.0
(46.5 – 66.1)
41
24.7
4.1
(16.7 – 32.7)
26
19.0
4.4
(10.4 – 27.6)
Texas
492
289
56.5
3.8
(49.1 – 63.9)
141
32.3
3.7
(25.0 – 39.6)
62
11.2
2.1
(7.1 – 15.3)
Utah
378
246
65.8
3.5
(58.9 – 72.7)
87
22.7
3.2
(16.4 – 29.0)
45
11.5
2.0
(7.6 – 15.4)
Vermont
394
199
54.1
3.0
(48.2 – 60.0)
141
32.7
2.7
(27.4 – 38.0)
54
13.2
1.9
(9.5 – 16.9)
Virginia
88
50
60.7
8.9
(43.3 – 78.1)
27
30.7
8.9
(13.3 – 48.1)
11
N/A
N/A
(N/A – N/A)
Washington
339
188
55.9
3.5
(49.0 – 62.8)
100
29.3
3.0
(23.4 – 35.2)
51
14.7
2.8
(9.2 – 20.2)
West Virginia
204
112
56.3
4.0
(48.5 – 64.1)
72
36.4
3.9
(28.8 – 44.0)
20
7.3
1.8
(3.8 – 10.8)
Wisconsin
143
88
65.4
5.0
(55.6 – 75.2)
39
22.9
4.2
(14.7 – 31.1)
16
11.7
3.2
(5.4 – 18.0)
36 state total
9,610
5,309
57.5
1.1
(55.3 – 59.7)
2,985
30.8
1.1
(28.6 – 33.0)
1,316
11.7
0.6
(10.5 – 12.9)
Median
56.5
31.2
11.9
Range
44.5-65.8
21.0-41.4
7.3-21.7
1 Aged < 18 years
2 “Yes” response to “Do you still have asthma?”
± Sample size is for multiple years of participation. Responses of “Don’t Know” and “Refused” are excluded.
§ 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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