2018 Adult Prevalence Tables

Table 2b: Estimated percent reporting an asthma attack or episode in the past 3 months among adults 1 with current 2 asthma by state/territory – BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey, United States, 2018.

Table 2b Estimated percentage
State/Territory Sample
size±
Attack in past 3 months No attack or symptoms in past 3 months
Sample
size
% SE§ 95% CI Sample
size
% SE§ 95% CI
Arizona 163 65 44.2 7.8 (28.9 – 59.5) 98 55.8 7.8 (40.5 – 71.1)
California 218 84 34.1 4.2 (25.9 – 42.3) 134 65.9 4.2 (57.7 – 74.1)
Connecticut 275 76 27.6 4.2 (19.4 – 35.8) 199 72.4 4.2 (64.2 – 80.6)
Florida 459 186 37.8 4.9 (28.2 – 47.4) 273 62.2 4.9 (52.6 – 71.8)
Georgia 147 63 48.1 5.5 (37.3 – 58.9) 84 51.9 5.5 (41.1 – 62.7)
Hawaii 217 69 28.5 4.4 (19.9 – 37.1) 148 71.5 4.4 (62.9 – 80.1)
Illinois 154 70 41.2 5.1 (31.2 – 51.2) 84 58.8 5.1 (48.8 – 68.8)
Indiana 180 65 33.0 4.9 (23.4 – 42.6) 115 67.0 4.9 (57.4 – 76.6)
Iowa 247 96 41.4 3.9 (33.8 – 49.0) 151 58.6 3.9 (51.0 – 66.2)
Kansas 278 118 43.7 4.3 (35.3 – 52.1) 160 56.3 4.3 (47.9 – 64.7)
Maine 461 151 39.5 4.5 (30.7 – 48.3) 310 60.5 4.5 (51.7 – 69.3)
Maryland 287 117 38.4 4.4 (29.8 – 47.0) 170 61.6 4.4 (53.0 – 70.2)
Massachusetts 183 64 35.9 5.2 (25.7 – 46.1) 119 64.1 5.2 (53.9 – 74.3)
Michigan 469 204 42.6 3.1 (36.5 – 48.7) 265 57.4 3.1 (51.3 – 63.5)
Minnesota 557 192 33.0 2.5 (28.1 – 37.9) 365 67.0 2.5 (62.1 – 71.9)
Missouri 175 73 40.7 5.5 (29.9 – 51.5) 102 59.3 5.5 (48.5 – 70.1)
Montana 145 48 28.8 4.7 (19.6 – 38.0) 97 71.2 4.7 (62.0 – 80.4)
Nebraska 406 163 42.3 4.1 (34.3 – 50.3) 243 57.7 4.1 (49.7 – 65.7)
Nevada 95 39 43.6 7.4 (29.1 – 58.1) 56 56.4 7.4 (41.9 – 70.9)
New Hampshire 177 86 47.8 6.2 (35.6 – 60.0) 91 52.2 6.2 (40.0 – 64.4)
New Mexico 201 88 44.3 5.0 (34.5 – 54.1) 113 55.7 5.0 (45.9 – 65.5)
New York 309 124 42.0 5.6 (31.0 – 53.0) 185 58.0 5.6 (47.0 – 69.0)
Ohio 391 146 39.2 4.0 (31.4 – 47.0) 245 60.8 4.0 (53.0 – 68.6)
Oregon 231 83 38.3 4.5 (29.5 – 47.1) 148 61.7 4.5 (52.9 – 70.5)
Pennsylvania 201 63 39.6 5.1 (29.6 – 49.6) 138 60.4 5.1 (50.4 – 70.4)
Rhode Island 176 58 35.2 5.5 (24.4 – 46.0) 118 64.8 5.5 (54.0 – 75.6)
Texas 207 87 47.2 9.6 (28.4 – 66.0) 120 52.8 9.6 (34.0 – 71.6)
Utah 332 142 46.6 3.7 (39.3 – 53.9) 190 53.4 3.7 (46.1 – 60.7)
Vermont 225 86 40.6 5.1 (30.6 – 50.6) 139 59.4 5.1 (49.4 – 69.4)
Wisconsin 202 83 40.2 5.4 (29.6 – 50.8) 119 59.8 5.4 (49.2 – 70.4)
Puerto Rico 198 65 35.5 4.6 (26.5 – 44.5) 133 64.5 4.6 (55.5 – 73.5)
31 States / Area 7,966 3,054 39.4 1.4 (36.7 – 42.1) 4,912 60.6 1.4 (57.9 – 63.3)
Median 40.2 59.8
Range 27.6-48.1 51.9-72.4

1 Aged ≥ 18 years

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

± Sample size for adults with current asthma, excludes “DK/Refused”

§ Standard error

Confidence interval

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