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, 2008

State/Territory Current Active
Sample
size±
% SE§ 95% CI Sample
size
% SE 95% CI
Arizona 140 32.1 8.0 (16.4 – 47.8) 146 32.2 7.9 (16.7 – 47.7)
California 396 32.2 3.3 (25.7 – 38.7) 425 32.0 3.2 (25.7 – 38.3)
Connecticut 233 32.8 4.5 (24.0 – 41.6) 246 31.2 4.2 (23.0 – 39.4)
District of Columbia 139 37.3 5.0 (27.5 – 47.1) 151 35.1 4.8 (25.7 – 44.5)
Florida 283 27.8 5.0 (18.0 – 37.6) 318 27.7 4.8 (18.3 – 37.1)
Georgia 198 26.8 4.6 (17.8 – 35.8) 214 24.5 4.1 (16.5 – 32.5)
Hawaii 299 34.7 4.1 (26.7 – 42.7) 307 35.1 4.1 (27.1 – 43.1)
Illinois 220 40.1 4.3 (31.7 – 48.5) 241 35.0 4.0 (27.2 – 42.8)
Indiana 230 35.8 4.3 (27.4 – 44.2) 248 34.8 4.2 (26.6 – 43.0)
Iowa 233 31.9 4.3 (23.5 – 40.3) 241 32.2 4.3 (23.8 – 40.6)
Kansas 399 31.5 3.0 (25.6 – 37.4) 417 30.5 2.9 (24.8 – 36.2)
Maine 376 44.6 3.6 (37.5 – 51.7) 405 42.5 3.4 (35.8 – 49.2)
Maryland 319 30.0 3.6 (22.9 – 37.1) 336 29.3 3.3 (22.8 – 35.8)
Massachusetts 295 41.4 4.9 (31.8 – 51.0) 316 37.5 4.6 (28.5 – 46.5)
Michigan 496 35.9 3.7 (28.6 – 43.2) 539 32.3 3.5 (25.4 – 39.2)
Missouri 234 46.8 6.1 (34.8 – 58.8) 257 42.6 5.7 (31.4 – 53.8)
Montana 226 41.0 4.8 (31.6 – 50.4) 231 39.2 4.8 (29.8 – 48.6)
Nebraska 541 35.9 4.0 (28.1 – 43.7) 572 34.2 3.8 (26.8 – 41.6)
Nevada 180 28.8 5.4 (18.2 – 39.4) 197 24.8 4.8 (15.4 – 34.2)
New Hampshire 316 35.1 3.4 (28.4 – 41.8) 344 33.8 3.2 (27.5 – 40.1)
New Jersey 294 29.0 3.9 (21.4 – 36.6) 326 28.5 3.7 (21.2 – 35.8)
New Mexico 266 41.7 5.2 (31.5 – 51.9) 282 41.0 5.0 (31.2 – 50.8)
New York 298 35.8 4.0 (28.0 – 43.6) 339 30.5 3.6 (23.4 – 37.6)
North Dakota 197 45.4 5.2 (35.2 – 55.6) 204 46.7 5.0 (36.9 – 56.5)
Ohio 330 38.6 5.3 (28.2 – 49.0) 364 36.2 4.9 (26.6 – 45.8)
Oklahoma 270 26.9 3.2 (20.6 – 33.2) 287 26.0 3.1 (19.9 – 32.1)
Oregon 265 39.1 4.0 (31.3 – 46.9) 289 34.0 3.9 (26.4 – 41.6)
Rhode Island 266 32.5 4.2 (24.3 – 40.7) 291 31.4 4.0 (23.6 – 39.2)
Texas 368 29.8 3.9 (22.2 – 37.4) 398 25.8 3.6 (18.7 – 32.9)
Utah 221 29.5 3.9 (21.9 – 37.1) 235 29.8 3.8 (22.4 – 37.2)
Vermont 376 37.6 3.0 (31.7 – 43.5) 416 33.9 2.8 (28.4 – 39.4)
Virginia 206 25.8 4.7 (16.6 – 35.0) 219 26.0 4.6 (17.0 – 35.0)
Washington 488 37.5 3.4 (30.8 – 44.2) 542 33.8 3.0 (27.9 – 39.7)
West Virginia 230 32.1 4.1 (24.1 – 40.1) 241 31.6 3.9 (24.0 – 39.2)
Wisconsin 229 30.2 4.3 (21.8 – 38.6) 237 27.5 4.2 (19.3 – 35.7)
35 areas total 10,057 33.5 1.0 (31.5 – 35.5) 10,821 31.3 1.0 (29.3 – 33.3)
Median   34.7       32.2    
Range   25.8-46.8       24.5-46.7    

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

± Sample size excludes “DK/Refused”

§ Standard error

Confidence interval