TABLE 4b. Estimated percent reporting an asthma attack or episode in the past year among children1 with active2 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
150
84
57.1
6.5
(44.4 – 69.8)
51
32.6
6.3
(20.3 – 44.9)
15
N/A
N/A
(N/A – N/A)
California
214
116
55.8
4.6
(46.8 – 64.8)
66
31.4
4.4
(22.8 – 40.0)
32
12.8
2.9
(7.1 – 18.5)
Connecticut
427
222
51.2
3.1
(45.1 – 57.3)
130
28.1
2.8
(22.6 – 33.6)
75
20.7
2.7
(15.4 – 26.0)
District of Columbia
148
72
49.3
5.1
(39.3 – 59.3)
49
31.2
4.6
(22.2 – 40.2)
27
19.5
4.1
(11.5 – 27.5)
Georgia
414
223
50.2
3.5
(43.3 – 57.1)
129
34.9
3.4
(28.2 – 41.6)
62
14.9
2.4
(10.2 – 19.6)
Hawaii
453
205
45.8
3.0
(39.9 – 51.7)
168
37.1
2.9
(31.4 – 42.8)
80
17.1
2.2
(12.8 – 21.4)
Illinois
200
101
53.4
4.5
(44.6 – 62.2)
63
29.2
4.1
(21.2 – 37.2)
36
17.4
3.2
(11.1 – 23.7)
Indiana
394
222
55.7
3.4
(49.0 – 62.4)
128
33.8
3.2
(27.5 – 40.1)
44
10.5
2.0
(6.6 – 14.4)
Iowa
280
134
50.8
3.5
(43.9 – 57.7)
96
35.1
3.3
(28.6 – 41.6)
50
14.1
2.3
(9.6 – 18.6)
Kansas
667
335
50.6
2.3
(46.1 – 55.1)
231
33.2
2.1
(29.1 – 37.3)
101
16.1
1.8
(12.6 – 19.6)
Louisiana
121
60
48.7
5.5
(37.9 – 59.5)
45
42.7
5.5
(31.9 – 53.5)
16
8.6
2.3
(4.1 – 13.1)
Maine
344
172
51.7
3.1
(45.6 – 57.8)
118
31.9
2.9
(26.2 – 37.6)
54
16.5
2.4
(11.8 – 21.2)
Maryland
477
254
52.6
3.0
(46.7 – 58.5)
134
29.6
2.7
(24.3 – 34.9)
89
17.8
2.3
(13.3 – 22.3)
Massachusetts
320
150
48.5
4.0
(40.7 – 56.3)
118
34.6
3.7
(27.3 – 41.9)
52
16.9
3.4
(10.2 – 23.6)
Michigan
542
299
56.3
2.8
(50.8 – 61.8)
145
27.2
2.5
(22.3 – 32.1)
98
16.5
2.0
(12.6 – 20.4)
Mississippi
95
53
54.8
6.7
(41.7 – 67.9)
34
38.4
6.7
(25.3 – 51.5)
8
N/A
N/A
(N/A – N/A)
Missouri
259
140
52.8
4.5
(44.0 – 61.6)
89
34.2
4.2
(26.0 – 42.4)
30
13.0
3.7
(5.7 – 20.3)
Montana
258
139
56.4
3.8
(49.0 – 63.8)
78
29.1
3.5
(22.2 – 36.0)
41
14.5
2.6
(9.4 – 19.6)
Nebraska
547
260
50.5
3.6
(43.4 – 57.6)
191
33.2
3.5
(26.3 – 40.1)
96
16.3
2.8
(10.8 – 21.8)
New Hampshire
177
93
53.0
4.5
(44.2 – 61.8)
57
32.7
4.4
(24.1 – 41.3)
27
14.3
3.4
(7.6 – 21.0)
New Jersey
346
157
43.1
3.8
(35.7 – 50.5)
124
37.0
3.8
(29.6 – 44.4)
65
19.9
3.2
(13.6 – 26.2)
New Mexico
268
130
52.8
4.2
(44.6 – 61.0)
88
29.6
3.6
(22.5 – 36.7)
50
17.6
3.2
(11.3 – 23.9)
New York
346
172
51.8
3.8
(44.4 – 59.2)
115
30.4
3.5
(23.5 – 37.3)
59
17.8
3.2
(11.5 – 24.1)
North Dakota
124
62
50.0
5.4
(39.4 – 60.6)
44
36.8
5.2
(26.6 – 47.0)
18
13.2
3.3
(6.7 – 19.7)
Ohio
266
126
48.7
4.5
(39.9 – 57.5)
94
35.7
4.5
(26.9 – 44.5)
46
15.5
2.9
(9.8 – 21.2)
Oklahoma
261
144
57.9
3.8
(50.5 – 65.3)
84
31.4
3.6
(24.3 – 38.5)
33
10.7
2.1
(6.6 – 14.8)
Oregon
226
109
55.3
4.1
(47.3 – 63.3)
67
27.6
3.6
(20.5 – 34.7)
50
17.0
2.6
(11.9 – 22.1)
Pennsylvania
155
77
53.0
5.5
(42.2 – 63.8)
50
32.0
4.9
(22.4 – 41.6)
28
15.0
3.7
(7.7 – 22.3)
Rhode Island
189
101
54.2
4.2
(46.0 – 62.4)
48
25.2
3.8
(17.8 – 32.6)
40
20.6
3.3
(14.1 – 27.1)
Texas
572
306
52.1
3.5
(45.2 – 59.0)
180
33.4
3.5
(26.5 – 40.3)
86
14.5
2.6
(9.4 – 19.6)
Utah
422
257
63.1
3.4
(56.4 – 69.8)
113
25.6
3.1
(19.5 – 31.7)
52
11.3
1.9
(7.6 – 15.0)
Vermont
449
216
51.1
2.9
(45.4 – 56.8)
162
33.3
2.6
(28.2 – 38.4)
71
15.6
2.0
(11.7 – 19.5)
Virginia
101
53
58.2
8.2
(42.1 – 74.3)
31
30.4
8.2
(14.3 – 46.5)
17
11.4
2.9
(5.7 – 17.1)
Washington
386
196
49.3
3.3
(42.8 – 55.8)
125
33.8
3.1
(27.7 – 39.9)
65
16.9
2.7
(11.6 – 22.2)
West Virginia
224
116
53.8
3.9
(46.2 – 61.4)
84
37.6
3.7
(30.3 – 44.9)
24
8.6
1.9
(4.9 – 12.3)
Wisconsin
200
102
54.3
4.6
(45.3 – 63.3)
69
32.8
4.3
(24.4 – 41.2)
29
12.9
2.9
(7.2 – 18.6)
36 state total
11,022
5,658
52.9
1.1
(50.7 – 55.1)
3,598
32.3
1.0
(30.3 – 34.3)
1,766
14.8
0.7
(13.4 – 16.2)
Median
52.7
32.8
15.6
Range
43.1-63.1
25.2-42.7
8.6-20.7
1 Aged < 18 years
2 Reported any of the following during the past year: asthma medication use, asthma symptoms, or MD visits for 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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