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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Adult Asthma History

During the past 12 months, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for a routine checkup for your asthma?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Once Twice Three or more times None
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 6,801 1,808 24.7 22.8-26.7 786 11.9 10.5-13.4 1,117 17.4 15.5-19.5 3,090 46.0 43.7-48.3
California 311 63 19.7 15.0-25.4 32 10.0 6.8-14.5 56 19.5 14.0-26.5 160 50.8 44.0-57.5
Delaware 300 79 30.1 23.1-38.2 45 13.5 9.1-19.5 68 22.5 16.2-30.3 108 33.9 26.8-41.8
District of Columbia 211 63 28.4 21.5-36.4 28 11.8 7.5-18.2 30 15.6 10.1-23.5 90 44.2 35.1-53.6
Idaho 389 83 24.2 19.2-30.0 36 8.5 5.8-12.3 37 7.6 5.1-11.0 233 59.8 53.7-65.5
Iowa 218 54 26.1 19.0-34.7 18 7.6 4.1-13.5 26 9.7 6.3-14.7 120 56.6 48.1-64.8
Louisiana 303 68 25.3 19.9-31.7 39 11.4 7.9-16.2 59 16.1 12.1-21.1 137 47.1 40.5-53.8
Massachusetts 616 200 30.0 25.6-34.8 70 10.6 7.9-14.0 98 14.2 10.8-18.5 248 45.2 40.0-50.5
Michigan 473 139 28.3 23.7-33.4 48 11.8 8.3-16.4 77 17.6 13.6-22.3 209 42.4 37.0-47.9
New Hampshire 426 159 40.0 34.6-45.7 40 9.7 7.0-13.4 54 11.4 8.5-15.2 173 38.8 33.7-44.2
New Jersey 419 100 22.9 15.2-32.9 62 16.3 10.2-25.1 97 23.6 15.5-34.2 160 37.2 27.9-47.5
New Mexico 368 87 25.2 19.9-31.2 41 13.1 9.2-18.3 59 12.9 9.7-16.9 181 48.9 42.5-55.3
North Carolina 406 94 24.6 18.3-32.3 42 12.6 8.5-18.3 98 23.9 17.9-31.2 172 38.9 31.5-46.8
Ohio 298 80 26.5 21.0-32.8 49 16.6 12.1-22.5 51 17.4 12.8-23.4 118 39.4 33.0-46.2
Oklahoma 494 106 22.0 17.9-26.7 52 10.8 7.8-14.8 92 15.9 12.6-19.9 244 51.4 45.9-56.8
Rhode Island 338 97 27.5 22.4-33.3 47 13.4 9.9-18.0 68 19.5 15.1-24.7 126 39.6 33.7-45.9
Texas 449 115 25.4 20.8-30.7 57 11.9 8.9-15.6 66 15.5 12.0-19.9 211 47.2 41.8-52.6
Utah 322 100 34.8 27.6-42.9 36 9.5 6.3-14.1 27 8.1 4.9-13.3 159 47.5 40.0-55.2
Wisconsin 364 98 24.8 19.8-30.6 38 11.0 7.6-15.7 44 12.3 8.4-17.5 184 51.9 45.5-58.2
Virgin Islands 96 23 24.3 14.3-38.1 6 5.2 2.2-11.8 10 11.0 5.0-22.6 57 59.5 46.1-71.7

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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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