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, 2007

State/Territory Current Active
Sample
size±
% SE§ 95% CI Sample
size
% SE 95% CI
Alaska 97 37.0 7.3 (22.7 – 51.3) 114 36.3 6.6 (23.4 – 49.2)
Arizona 165 29.1 6.5 (16.4 – 41.8) 179 26.5 6.1 (14.5 – 38.5)
California 197 35.6 4.4 (27.0 – 44.2) 216 29.9 4.4 (21.3 – 38.5)
Colorado 269 26.9 3.4 (20.2 – 33.6) 291 26.0 3.2 (19.7 – 32.3)
Connecticut 268 29.2 4.1 (21.2 – 37.2) 288 29.2 3.9 (21.6 – 36.8)
District of Columbia 119 38.8 6.0 (27.0 – 50.6) 134 32.7 5.4 (22.1 – 43.3)
Florida 603 25.6 4.4 (17.0 – 34.2) 656 23.4 4.0 (15.6 – 31.2)
Georgia 267 29.6 3.7 (22.3 – 36.9) 301 26.5 3.4 (19.8 – 33.2)
Hawaii 303 33.2 4.2 (25.0 – 41.4) 309 34.4 4.2 (26.2 – 42.6)
Illinois 209 29.8 3.8 (22.4 – 37.2) 228 26.8 3.6 (19.7 – 33.9)
Indiana 305 37.1 3.9 (29.5 – 44.7) 319 37.5 3.8 (30.1 – 44.9)
Iowa 205 26.9 3.8 (19.5 – 34.3) 221 25.9 3.6 (18.8 – 33.0)
Kansas 403 32.2 3.7 (24.9 – 39.5) 425 32.2 3.6 (25.1 – 39.3)
Maine 372 34.9 3.5 (28.0 – 41.8) 389 34.1 3.4 (27.4 – 40.8)
Maryland 298 29.3 3.6 (22.2 – 36.4) 337 27.9 3.4 (21.2 – 34.6)
Massachusetts 180 32.6 6.0 (20.8 – 44.4) 197 31.1 5.7 (19.9 – 42.3)
Michigan 401 34.5 3.7 (27.2 – 41.8) 440 32.1 3.4 (25.4 – 38.8)
Missouri 248 31.8 4.7 (22.6 – 41.0) 249 33.6 4.8 (24.2 – 43.0)
Montana 245 22.4 3.3 (15.9 – 28.9) 252 21.4 3.2 (15.1 – 27.7)
Nebraska 422 34.7 5.3 (24.3 – 45.1) 442 33.5 5.0 (23.7 – 43.3)
Nevada 204 33.9 5.5 (23.1 – 44.7) 224 31.8 5.2 (21.6 – 42.0)
New Hampshire 231 34.8 4.3 (26.4 – 43.2) 249 32.9 4.0 (25.1 – 40.7)
New Mexico 244 48.5 5.1 (38.5 – 58.5) 282 43.2 4.9 (33.6 – 52.8)
New York 285 33.4 3.5 (26.5 – 40.3) 317 30.7 3.2 (24.4 – 37.0)
Ohio 408 29.6 3.5 (22.7 – 36.5) 441 27.5 3.2 (21.2 – 33.8)
Oklahoma 281 29.4 3.6 (22.3 – 36.5) 287 28.5 3.5 (21.6 – 35.4)
Oregon 314 31.8 3.8 (24.4 – 39.2) 340 29.9 3.5 (23.0 – 36.8)
Pennsylvania 217 36.4 5.1 (26.4 – 46.4) 246 33.1 4.6 (24.1 – 42.1)
Texas 266 18.9 3.4 (12.2 – 25.6) 292 20.1 3.3 (13.6 – 26.6)
Utah 219 39.2 4.4 (30.6 – 47.8) 232 36.4 4.2 (28.2 – 44.6)
Vermont 383 40.1 3.4 (33.4 – 46.8) 402 39.7 3.3 (33.2 – 46.2)
Washington 1,540 31.7 1.9 (28.0 – 35.4) 1,698 29.9 1.7 (26.6 – 33.2)
West Virginia 256 31.5 3.9 (23.9 – 39.1) 264 31.9 3.8 (24.5 – 39.3)
Wisconsin 234 36.2 4.7 (27.0 – 45.4) 262 31.7 4.4 (23.1 – 40.3)
34 areas total 10,658 31.2 1.1 (29.0 – 33.4) 11,523 29.1 1.0 (27.1 – 31.1)
Median   32.4       31.4    
Range   18.9-48.5       20.1-43.2    

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