TABLE 1. Estimated percent of current1 and former2 asthma status among children3 ever diagnosed with asthma by state/territory – BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey, United States, 2006-2010
State/Territory
Sample
size±
Current
Former
Sample
size
%
SE§
95% CI†
Sample
size
%
SE
95% CI
Arizona
194
126
64.3
5.9
(52.7 – 75.9)
68
35.7
5.9
(24.1 – 47.3)
California
275
178
61.6
3.9
(54.0 – 69.2)
97
38.4
3.9
(30.8 – 46.0)
Connecticut
535
360
67.0
2.6
(61.9 – 72.1)
175
33.0
2.6
(27.9 – 38.1)
District of Columbia
174
122
74.7
3.9
(67.1 – 82.3)
52
25.3
3.9
(17.7 – 32.9)
Georgia
536
360
68.3
2.6
(63.2 – 73.4)
176
31.7
2.6
(26.6 – 36.8)
Hawaii
683
428
64.0
2.3
(59.5 – 68.5)
255
36.0
2.3
(31.5 – 40.5)
Illinois
257
172
70.9
3.6
(63.8 – 78.0)
85
29.1
3.6
(22.0 – 36.2)
Indiana
490
355
70.3
2.8
(64.8 – 75.8)
135
29.7
2.8
(24.2 – 35.2)
Iowa
370
255
69.1
3.0
(63.2 – 75.0)
115
30.9
3.0
(25.0 – 36.8)
Kansas
813
609
76.1
1.8
(72.6 – 79.6)
204
23.9
1.8
(20.4 – 27.4)
Louisiana
158
107
71.0
4.1
(63.0 – 79.0)
51
29.0
4.1
(21.0 – 37.0)
Maine
430
294
67.4
2.8
(61.9 – 72.9)
136
32.6
2.8
(27.1 – 38.1)
Maryland
598
397
66.4
2.5
(61.5 – 71.3)
201
33.6
2.5
(28.7 – 38.5)
Massachusetts
415
276
69.3
3.2
(63.0 – 75.6)
139
30.7
3.2
(24.4 – 37.0)
Michigan
663
493
76.4
2.2
(72.1 – 80.7)
170
23.6
2.2
(19.3 – 27.9)
Mississippi
111
81
77.6
4.5
(68.8 – 86.4)
30
22.4
4.5
(13.6 – 31.2)
Missouri
323
234
69.9
3.7
(62.6 – 77.2)
89
30.1
3.7
(22.8 – 37.4)
Montana
330
216
68.4
3.2
(62.1 – 74.7)
114
31.6
3.2
(25.3 – 37.9)
Nebraska
698
489
73.1
2.7
(67.8 – 78.4)
209
26.9
2.7
(21.6 – 32.2)
New Hampshire
228
156
71.1
3.5
(64.2 – 78.0)
72
28.9
3.5
(22.0 – 35.8)
New Jersey
456
308
65.8
3.5
(58.9 – 72.7)
148
34.2
3.5
(27.3 – 41.1)
New Mexico
349
241
72.6
3.0
(66.7 – 78.5)
108
27.4
3.0
(21.5 – 33.3)
New York
436
287
69.7
2.9
(64.0 – 75.4)
149
30.3
2.9
(24.6 – 36.0)
North Dakota
153
102
65.7
4.6
(56.7 – 74.7)
51
34.3
4.6
(25.3 – 43.3)
Ohio
336
229
64.5
4.1
(56.5 – 72.5)
107
35.5
4.1
(27.5 – 43.5)
Oklahoma
332
258
79.6
2.5
(74.7 – 84.5)
74
20.4
2.5
(15.5 – 25.3)
Oregon
317
198
67.7
3.2
(61.4 – 74.0)
119
32.3
3.2
(26.0 – 38.6)
Pennsylvania
201
135
69.5
4.6
(60.5 – 78.5)
66
30.5
4.6
(21.5 – 39.5)
Rhode Island
225
161
73.9
3.4
(67.2 – 80.6)
64
26.1
3.4
(19.4 – 32.8)
Texas
760
496
62.8
3.0
(56.9 – 68.7)
264
37.2
3.0
(31.3 – 43.1)
Utah
553
380
71.4
2.5
(66.5 – 76.3)
173
28.6
2.5
(23.7 – 33.5)
Vermont
581
395
69.0
2.3
(64.5 – 73.5)
186
31.0
2.3
(26.5 – 35.5)
Virginia
141
88
62.2
6.4
(49.7 – 74.7)
53
37.8
6.4
(25.3 – 50.3)
Washington
572
351
57.8
2.7
(52.5 – 63.1)
221
42.2
2.7
(36.9 – 47.5)
West Virginia
272
204
77.5
2.8
(72.0 – 83.0)
68
22.5
2.8
(17.0 – 28.0)
Wisconsin
269
148
55.5
4.0
(47.7 – 63.3)
121
44.5
4.0
(36.7 – 52.3)
36 state total
14,234
9,689
67.0
0.9
(65.2 – 68.8)
4,545
33.0
0.9
(31.2 – 34.8)
Median
69.2
30.8
Range
55.5-79.6
20.4-44.5
1 “Yes” response to “Do you still have asthma?” 2 “No” response to “Do you still have asthma?” 3 Aged < 18 years
± Sample size is for multiple years of participation. Responses of “Don’t Know” and “Refused” are excluded. § Standard error
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