TABLE 9. Estimated percent using an inhaled corticosteroid in the past 3 months 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 36.9 6.6 (24.0 – 49.8) 131 35.5 6.3 (23.2 – 47.8)
Arizona 154 29.0 6.2 (16.8 – 41.2) 162 27.1 5.7 (15.9 – 38.3)
California 245 30.3 3.7 (23.0 – 37.6) 267 29.0 3.5 (22.1 – 35.9)
Colorado 275 29.8 3.5 (22.9 – 36.7) 293 29.3 3.4 (22.6 – 36.0)
Connecticut 324 34.1 3.8 (26.7 – 41.5) 357 31.6 3.5 (24.7 – 38.5)
District of Columbia 130 30.3 5.8 (18.9 – 41.7) 142 30.7 5.6 (19.7 – 41.7)
Georgia 257 29.2 5.0 (19.4 – 39.0) 273 28.5 4.9 (18.9 – 38.1)
Hawaii 221 32.0 4.2 (23.8 – 40.2) 247 33.4 4.1 (25.4 – 41.4)
Indiana 319 34.9 3.3 (28.4 – 41.4) 338 34.0 3.1 (27.9 – 40.1)
Iowa 180 31.7 4.0 (23.9 – 39.5) 193 29.7 3.8 (22.3 – 37.1)
Kansas 394 36.4 3.2 (30.1 – 42.7) 400 36.2 3.2 (29.9 – 42.5)
Maine 182 38.4 4.5 (29.6 – 47.2) 195 36.5 4.3 (28.1 – 44.9)
Maryland 292 36.6 4.0 (28.8 – 44.4) 338 32.6 3.6 (25.5 – 39.7)
Massachusetts 270 40.4 4.9 (30.8 – 50.0) 288 36.4 4.7 (27.2 – 45.6)
Michigan 321 34.2 3.2 (27.9 – 40.5) 347 30.8 2.9 (25.1 – 36.5)
Missouri 257 27.0 4.1 (19.0 – 35.0) 271 26.9 4.0 (19.1 – 34.7)
Montana 205 15.4 2.6 (10.3 – 20.5) 215 15.0 2.5 (10.1 – 19.9)
Nebraska 229 36.0 5.6 (25.0 – 47.0) 244 31.7 5.0 (21.9 – 41.5)
New Hampshire 236 30.4 3.6 (23.3 – 37.5) 264 27.1 3.2 (20.8 – 33.4)
New York 276 32.4 3.6 (25.3 – 39.5) 297 30.2 3.4 (23.5 – 36.9)
Oregon 294 39.2 4.8 (29.8 – 48.6) 327 34.9 4.4 (26.3 – 43.5)
Texas 230 22.4 4.0 (14.6 – 30.2) 253 18.5 3.2 (12.2 – 24.8)
Vermont 417 36.0 2.9 (30.3 – 41.7) 437 35.2 2.8 (29.7 – 40.7)
Washington 1,467 31.9 1.9 (28.2 – 35.6) 1,606 29.6 1.7 (26.3 – 32.9)
Wisconsin 221 39.0 5.7 (27.8 – 50.2) 225 38.9 5.6 (27.9 – 49.9)
25 areas total 7,525 31.4 1.2 (29.0 – 33.8) 8,110 29.3 1.1 (27.1 – 31.5)
Median   32.4       30.8    
Range   15.4-40.4       15.0-38.9    

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