Asthma Attacks

Percentage of adults with current asthma who reported an asthma attack(s) or episode(s) in the past 12 months by state/territory

Adult Asthma Attacks
NACP grantee Percentage 95% CI
Total 52.3 (49.0 – 55.6)
California ND ND
Connecticut 51.8 (40.0 – 63.6)
Florida 57.9 (45.4 – 70.4)
Georgia 59.5 (45.6 – 73.4)
Hawaii 42.2 (29.5 – 54.9)
Illinois 51.2 (40.6 – 61.8)
Indiana 54.6 (47.7 – 61.5)
Maine 58.1 (50.1 – 66.1)
Massachusetts 56.1 (40.4 – 71.8)
Michigan 46.1 (39.2 – 53.0)
Minnesota ND ND
Mississippi 65.9 (54.3 – 77.5)
Missouri 53.3 (43.7 – 62.9)
Montana 48.9 (38.9 – 58.9)
New Hampshire 48.5 (39.3 – 57.7)
New Mexico 46.8 (36.8 – 56.8)
New York 46.3 (32.0 – 60.6)
Ohio 55.7 (47.7 – 63.7)
Oregon 54.0 (41.7 – 66.3)
Pennsylvania 52.3 (44.5 – 60.1)
Puerto Rico 39.7 (32.6 – 46.8)
Rhode Island 54.8 (42.8 – 66.8)
Utah 50.4 (44.7 – 56.1)
Vermont 50.8 (42.8 – 58.8)
Wisconsin 53.5 (43.1 – 63.9)

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

* Confidence interval; ND, No data.

Page last reviewed: June 11, 2018