TABLE 10. Estimated percent using inhaled short acting beta agonists among adults1 with current2 or active3 asthma status by state/territory - BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey, United States, 2006

State/Territory Current Active
Sample
size±
% SE§ 95% CI Sample
size
% SE 95% CI
Alaska 129 52.1 7.3 (37.8 – 66.4) 131 53.4 6.9 (39.9 – 66.9)
Arizona 154 52.3 7.7 (37.2 – 67.4) 162 49.0 7.5 (34.3 – 63.7)
California 245 54.3 4.2 (46.1 – 62.5) 267 52.3 4.1 (44.3 – 60.3)
Colorado 275 60.2 3.8 (52.8 – 67.6) 293 58.2 3.7 (50.9 – 65.5)
Connecticut 324 49.9 4.2 (41.7 – 58.1) 357 45.6 3.9 (38.0 – 53.2)
District of Columbia 130 51.8 7.3 (37.5 – 66.1) 142 50.4 6.8 (37.1 – 63.7)
Georgia 257 44.9 5.0 (35.1 – 54.7) 273 44.7 4.9 (35.1 – 54.3)
Hawaii 221 48.7 4.6 (39.7 – 57.7) 247 50.6 4.4 (42.0 – 59.2)
Indiana 319 56.2 3.6 (49.1 – 63.3) 338 54.9 3.4 (48.2 – 61.6)
Iowa 180 53.3 4.2 (45.1 – 61.5) 193 50.2 4.1 (42.2 – 58.2)
Kansas 394 53.8 3.4 (47.1 – 60.5) 400 53.7 3.4 (47.0 – 60.4)
Maine 182 60.1 4.5 (51.3 – 68.9) 195 58.6 4.4 (50.0 – 67.2)
Maryland 292 40.9 4.2 (32.7 – 49.1) 338 38.7 3.9 (31.1 – 46.3)
Massachusetts 270 54.7 4.9 (45.1 – 64.3) 288 49.1 5.0 (39.3 – 58.9)
Michigan 321 51.5 3.6 (44.4 – 58.6) 347 47.3 3.5 (40.4 – 54.2)
Missouri 257 48.8 5.5 (38.0 – 59.6) 271 48.5 5.4 (37.9 – 59.1)
Montana 205 43.2 5.1 (33.2 – 53.2) 215 40.8 4.8 (31.4 – 50.2)
Nebraska 229 60.9 6.0 (49.1 – 72.7) 244 55.9 6.0 (44.1 – 67.7)
New Hampshire 236 51.2 4.2 (43.0 – 59.4) 264 44.5 4.1 (36.5 – 52.5)
New York 276 54.8 4.1 (46.8 – 62.8) 297 50.2 4.0 (42.4 – 58.0)
Oregon 294 52.7 4.5 (43.9 – 61.5) 327 47.0 4.4 (38.4 – 55.6)
Texas 230 57.7 5.8 (46.3 – 69.1) 253 48.7 7.0 (35.0 – 62.4)
Vermont 417 53.3 3.3 (46.8 – 59.8) 437 53.9 3.1 (47.8 – 60.0)
Washington 1,467 52.4 2.2 (48.1 – 56.7) 1,606 49.3 2.0 (45.4 – 53.2)
Wisconsin 221 53.5 5.5 (42.7 – 64.3) 225 53.1 5.5 (42.3 – 63.9)
25 areas total 7,525 53.3 1.4 (50.6 – 56.0) 8,110 49.9 1.5 (47.0 – 52.8)
Median   52.7       50.2    
Range   40.9-60.9       38.7-58.6    

1 Aged ≥ 18 years

2 “Yes” response to “Do you still have asthma?”

3 Reported any of the following during the past year: asthma medication use, asthma symptoms, or MD visits for asthma

± Sample size excludes “DK/Refused”

§ Standard error

Confidence interval