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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Adult Asthma History

During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 6,874 3,523 51.9 49.6-54.3 3,351 48.1 45.7-50.4
California 311 174 54.2 47.4-61.0 137 45.8 39.0-52.6
Delaware 299 135 48.6 40.6-56.7 164 51.4 43.3-59.4
District of Columbia 206 89 47.1 37.9-56.6 117 52.9 43.4-62.1
Idaho 392 209 53.9 47.9-59.8 183 46.1 40.2-52.1
Iowa 222 92 40.5 32.5-49.1 130 59.5 50.9-67.5
Louisiana 313 169 50.6 44.1-57.1 144 49.4 42.9-55.9
Massachusetts 614 352 54.9 49.6-60.0 262 45.1 40.0-50.4
Michigan 485 254 53.3 47.8-58.7 231 46.7 41.3-52.2
New Hampshire 424 226 54.1 48.6-59.6 198 45.9 40.4-51.4
New Jersey 415 174 40.1 30.5-50.5 241 59.9 49.5-69.5
New Mexico 370 197 56.4 50.1-62.5 173 43.6 37.5-49.9
North Carolina 422 233 58.7 51.0-66.1 189 41.3 33.9-49.0
Ohio 297 155 50.8 44.1-57.5 142 49.2 42.5-55.9
Oklahoma 503 263 49.0 43.7-54.3 240 51.0 45.7-56.3
Rhode Island 345 164 47.2 41.1-53.3 181 52.8 46.7-58.9
Texas 458 259 55.2 49.8-60.5 199 44.8 39.5-50.2
Utah 323 165 48.4 40.8-56.0 158 51.6 44.0-59.2
Wisconsin 376 168 42.7 36.7-48.9 208 57.3 51.1-63.3
Virgin Islands 99 45 55.7 42.8-67.9 54 44.3 32.1-57.2

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having asthma CURRENTLY.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

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