2013 BRFSS Asthma Call-Back Survey Prevalence Tables

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 Land Line Sample, United States, 2013

State/Territory Current Active
Sample
size±
% SE§ 95% CI Sample
size
% SE 95% CI
Alabama 129 60.6 7.7 (45.5 – 75.7) 138 52.9 8.5 (36.2 – 69.6)
Arizona 103 52.4 10.8 (31.2 – 73.6) 105 54.6 10.6 (33.8 – 75.4)
California 168 52.0 7.2 (37.9 – 66.1) 184 55.1 6.1 (43.1 – 67.1)
Connecticut 212 60.6 6.2 (48.4 – 72.8) 232 57.5 6.1 (45.5 – 69.5)
Florida 724 52.1 5.7 (40.9 – 63.3) 767 54.3 5.4 (43.7 – 64.9)
Georgia 122 35.1 7.0 (21.4 – 48.8) 132 35.3 6.8 (22.0 – 48.6)
Hawaii 110 56.5 9.1 (38.7 – 74.3) 110 55.2 10.0 (35.6 – 74.8)
Indiana 319 61.8 5.0 (52.0 – 71.6) 334 60.8 4.8 (51.4 – 70.2)
Iowa 208 41.0 7.3 (26.7 – 55.3) 212 42.2 6.9 (28.7 – 55.7)
Kansas 627 55.9 3.9 (48.3 – 63.5) 655 57.1 3.8 (49.7 – 64.5)
Kentucky 334 55.6 5.2 (45.4 – 65.8) 363 49.8 5.0 (40.0 – 59.6)
Louisiana 125 46.3 7.6 (31.4 – 61.2) 144 45.5 9.3 (27.3 – 63.7)
Maine 223 58.8 5.9 (47.2 – 70.4) 240 55.4 5.7 (44.2 – 66.6)
Maryland 225 43.6 6.0 (31.8 – 55.4) 243 41.9 5.7 (30.7 – 53.1)
Massachusetts 142 38.9 9.0 (21.3 – 56.5) 151 38.1 8.3 (21.8 – 54.4)
Michigan 461 55.6 4.4 (47.0 – 64.2) 494 53.9 4.2 (45.7 – 62.1)
Mississippi 214 40.7 7.2 (26.6 – 54.8) 217 41.6 7.4 (27.1 – 56.1)
Missouri 213 56.9 6.5 (44.2 – 69.6) 220 57.5 6.4 (45.0 – 70.0)
Montana 257 50.8 8.4 (34.3 – 67.3) 275 48.4 8.1 (32.5 – 64.3)
Nebraska 262 48.4 9.1 (30.6 – 66.2) 283 45.2 8.3 (28.9 – 61.5)
Nevada 100 39.9 9.0 (22.3 – 57.5) 115 49.5 9.7 (30.5 – 68.5)
New Hampshire 216 51.8 6.6 (38.9 – 64.7) 228 48.8 6.7 (35.7 – 61.9)
New Jersey 251 39.3 5.8 (27.9 – 50.7) 282 32.9 5.1 (22.9 – 42.9)
New Mexico 223 53.6 6.1 (41.6 – 65.6) 238 53.3 6.1 (41.3 – 65.3)
New York 112 41.7 8.1 (25.8 – 57.6) 112 47.3 7.9 (31.8 – 62.8)
North Carolina 106 62.7 7.8 (47.4 – 78.0) 124 56.9 7.9 (41.4 – 72.4)
Ohio 244 52.8 6.1 (40.8 – 64.8) 256 52.4 5.8 (41.0 – 63.8)
Oklahoma 222 55.8 6.0 (44.0 – 67.6) 231 59.4 5.6 (48.4 – 70.4)
Oregon 161 57.2 7.7 (42.1 – 72.3) 178 56.7 7.4 (42.2 – 71.2)
Pennsylvania 247 61.2 5.8 (49.8 – 72.6) 265 53.9 5.8 (42.5 – 65.3)
Rhode Island 196 45.6 7.0 (31.9 – 59.3) 208 47.8 6.9 (34.3 – 61.3)
Texas 208 46.7 7.8 (31.4 – 62.0) 231 45.3 7.3 (31.0 – 59.6)
Utah 303 58.2 6.0 (46.4 – 70.0) 320 55.0 5.9 (43.4 – 66.6)
Vermont 189 67.4 6.0 (55.6 – 79.2) 201 67.7 5.8 (56.3 – 79.1)
Washington 286 51.2 6.3 (38.9 – 63.5) 294 55.8 5.9 (44.2 – 67.4)
West Virginia 125 51.6 6.0 (39.8 – 63.4) 125 52.8 6.0 (41.0 – 64.6)
Wisconsin 188 58.0 6.9 (44.5 – 71.5) 190 52.9 8.6 (36.0 – 69.8)
Puerto Rico 205 55.0 6.3 (42.7 – 67.3) 246 46.0 6.1 (34.0 – 58.0)
38 state total 8,760 50.8 1.7 (47.5 – 54.1) 9,343 50.6 1.5 (47.7 – 53.5)
Median   52.6       52.9    
Range   35.1-67.4       32.9-67.7    

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

± Landline sample size excludes “DK/Refused”

§ Standard error

Confidence interval