Adult Health Care Utilization

Percentage of adults with current asthma who reported an emergency room or urgent care visit in the past 12 months by state/territory

Adult Emergency Room Visits
NACP grantee Percentage 95% CI
Total 14.3 (11.6 – 17.0)
California ND ND
Connecticut 11.6 (6.3 – 16.9)
Florida 19.2* (7.8 – 30.6)
Georgia 6.9* (2.0 – 11.8)
Hawaii 21.1* (7.0 – 35.2)
Illinois 9.4 (3.9 – 14.9)
Indiana 13.0 (8.5 – 17.5)
Maine 16.9 (10.0 – 23.8)
Massachusetts 19.3* (7.1 – 31.5)
Michigan 13.1 (8.8 – 17.4)
Minnesota ND ND
Mississippi 33.1 (19.0 – 47.2)
Missouri 13.6 (6.5 – 20.7)
Montana 14.4 (6.8 – 22.0)
New Hampshire 13.5 (7.2 – 19.8)
New Mexico 12.4 (6.1 – 18.7)
New York 12.2* (0.8 – 23.6)
Ohio 15.8 (8.9 – 22.7)
Oregon 19.4* (4.1 – 34.7)
Pennsylvania 11.2 (7.3 – 15.1)
Puerto Rico 18.6 (13.3 – 23.9)
Rhode Island 15.0 (7.6 – 22.4)
Utah 9.1 (5.6 – 12.6)
Vermont 7.4 (3.3 – 11.5)
Wisconsin 16.7 (7.7 – 25.7)

Data Source: BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey, United States, 2014

CI, Confidence interval; ND, No data.

*Relative standard error of the estimate is 30%-50%; the estimate is unreliable.

Page last reviewed: June 11, 2018