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, United States, 2006

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State/TerritoryCurrentActive
Sample
size±
%SE§95% CISample
size
%SE95% CI
Alaska12952.17.3(37.8 - 66.4)13153.46.9(39.9 - 66.9)
Arizona15452.37.7(37.2 - 67.4)16249.07.5(34.3 - 63.7)
California24554.34.2(46.1 - 62.5)26752.34.1(44.3 - 60.3)
Colorado27560.23.8(52.8 - 67.6)29358.23.7(50.9 - 65.5)
Connecticut32449.94.2(41.7 - 58.1)35745.63.9(38.0 - 53.2)
District of Columbia13051.87.3(37.5 - 66.1)14250.46.8(37.1 - 63.7)
Georgia25744.95.0(35.1 - 54.7)27344.74.9(35.1 - 54.3)
Hawaii22148.74.6(39.7 - 57.7)24750.64.4(42.0 - 59.2)
Indiana31956.23.6(49.1 - 63.3)33854.93.4(48.2 - 61.6)
Iowa18053.34.2(45.1 - 61.5)19350.24.1(42.2 - 58.2)
Kansas39453.83.4(47.1 - 60.5)40053.73.4(47.0 - 60.4)
Maine18260.14.5(51.3 - 68.9)19558.64.4(50.0 - 67.2)
Maryland29240.94.2(32.7 - 49.1)33838.73.9(31.1 - 46.3)
Massachusetts27054.74.9(45.1 - 64.3)28849.15.0(39.3 - 58.9)
Michigan32151.53.6(44.4 - 58.6)34747.33.5(40.4 - 54.2)
Missouri25748.85.5(38.0 - 59.6)27148.55.4(37.9 - 59.1)
Montana20543.25.1(33.2 - 53.2)21540.84.8(31.4 - 50.2)
Nebraska22960.96.0(49.1 - 72.7)24455.96.0(44.1 - 67.7)
New Hampshire23651.24.2(43.0 - 59.4)26444.54.1(36.5 - 52.5)
New York27654.84.1(46.8 - 62.8)29750.24.0(42.4 - 58.0)
Oregon29452.74.5(43.9 - 61.5)32747.04.4(38.4 - 55.6)
Texas23057.75.8(46.3 - 69.1)25348.77.0(35.0 - 62.4)
Vermont41753.33.3(46.8 - 59.8)43753.93.1(47.8 - 60.0)
Washington1,46752.42.2(48.1 - 56.7)1,60649.32.0(45.4 - 53.2)
Wisconsin22153.55.5(42.7 - 64.3)22553.15.5(42.3 - 63.9)
25 areas total7,52553.31.4(50.6 - 56.0)8,11049.91.5(47.0 - 52.8)
Median 52.7   50.2  
Range 40.9-60.9   38.7-58.6  

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

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