Asthma Attacks

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

Child Asthma Attacks
NACP grantee Percentage 95% CI
Total 56.4 (52.1 – 60.7)
California ND ND
Connecticut 64.0 (53.2 – 74.8)
Florida ND ND
Georgia ND ND
Hawaii 44.4 (31.1 – 57.7)
Illinois ND ND
Indiana ND ND
Maine 57.0 (45.4 – 68.6)
Massachusetts 65.7 (46.9 – 84.5)
Michigan 59.9 (52.6 – 67.2)
Mississippi 47.7 (36.7 – 58.7)
Missouri 55.5 (42.2 – 68.8)
Montana 49.3 (39.1 – 59.5)
New Hampshire 54.1 (40.4 – 67.8)
New Mexico 53.6 (41.6 – 65.6)
New York 56.8 (39.9 – 73.7)
Ohio 55.5 (44.9 – 66.1)
Oregon 57.5 (43.0 – 72.0)
Pennsylvania 56.1 (46.7 – 65.5)
Puerto Rico ND ND
Rhode Island 56.3 (36.7 – 75.9)
Utah 56.7 (49.3 – 64.1)
Vermont ND ND
Wisconsin 48.3 (35.0 – 61.6)

Data Source: BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey, United States, 2012-2014

CI, Confidence interval; ND, No data.

Page last reviewed: June 11, 2018