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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Adult Asthma History

How old were you when you were first told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that you had asthma?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Under 11 11-19 20-39 40+
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 10,037 3,294 36.9 35.0-38.8 1,843 20.7 19.1-22.3 2,525 22.6 21.0-24.3 2,375 19.8 18.4-21.4
California 563 202 37.7 33.0-42.7 104 20.6 16.8-25.1 124 21.9 17.9-26.6 133 19.7 16.0-24.0
Delaware 426 147 34.3 28.1-41.1 69 19.9 14.8-26.1 99 23.8 18.4-30.2 111 22.0 17.3-27.6
District of Columbia 311 124 45.5 37.8-53.3 50 16.9 12.3-22.8 72 18.7 14.3-24.1 65 18.9 14.1-24.8
Idaho 559 166 35.2 30.4-40.4 123 26.0 21.7-30.8 111 17.6 14.4-21.3 159 21.2 17.7-25.2
Iowa 305 104 37.0 30.3-44.2 43 17.7 12.2-24.8 71 23.6 18.1-30.2 87 21.8 17.1-27.3
Louisiana 480 212 49.6 44.2-55.0 74 17.4 13.3-22.5 99 17.9 14.4-22.0 95 15.1 11.9-18.8
Massachusetts 845 226 27.7 24.0-31.7 196 28.3 24.3-32.6 231 24.8 21.5-28.6 192 19.2 16.3-22.6
Michigan 686 213 33.2 29.0-37.8 115 20.0 16.3-24.1 184 24.9 21.1-29.1 174 21.9 18.5-25.8
New Hampshire 630 194 33.4 29.2-37.9 110 20.8 17.1-25.1 182 27.2 23.4-31.3 144 18.6 15.7-21.9
New Jersey 632 176 33.1 25.4-41.7 137 21.8 15.8-29.4 185 24.2 18.4-31.2 134 20.9 15.1-28.1
New Mexico 531 146 30.3 25.4-35.6 113 25.9 21.2-31.1 144 25.3 21.2-29.9 128 18.6 15.3-22.3
North Carolina 659 213 33.1 27.8-39.0 102 20.9 15.8-27.1 184 26.1 21.3-31.6 160 19.8 15.9-24.5
Ohio 403 128 35.1 29.7-40.9 65 16.8 12.8-21.8 105 25.0 20.4-30.4 105 23.0 18.8-27.9
Oklahoma 699 259 42.3 37.7-47.0 111 20.6 16.8-25.1 165 20.4 17.2-23.9 164 16.7 14.0-19.7
Rhode Island 469 118 31.1 26.0-36.7 100 22.5 18.3-27.3 138 25.1 21.1-29.6 113 21.3 17.5-25.6
Texas 675 268 42.0 37.6-46.5 130 21.3 17.8-25.3 145 19.5 16.4-23.0 132 17.2 14.2-20.7
Utah 487 161 37.7 31.7-44.2 89 20.5 16.0-25.9 113 22.9 18.1-28.5 124 18.9 15.0-23.4
Wisconsin 488 150 36.5 31.0-42.3 71 16.3 12.5-21.0 130 22.3 18.3-27.0 137 24.9 20.7-29.6
Virgin Islands 189 87 47.4 38.3-56.7 41 21.6 14.8-30.5 43 21.9 15.2-30.3 18 9.2 5.2-15.5

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.

#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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