Table E.4. Age at Asthma Diagnosis: Percent of Adults with Asthma
Who Were Diagnosed Before Age 10 by State, District of Columbia, and
U.S. Territory, 2003
| States |
Diagnosed at age < 10 years |
P value compared to national average |
P value compared to top decile
average |
| Sample Size |
% |
Standard Error |
| Total U.S. |
10695 |
38.5 |
0.798 |
|
|
| Top decile average |
1423 |
47.0 |
1.872 |
|
|
| Bottom decile average |
1062 |
31.0 |
1.702 |
|
|
| Alabama |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
|
|
| Alaska |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Arizona |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Arkansas |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| California |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Colorado |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Connecticut |
612 |
32.11 |
2.238 |
0.007 |
0.699 |
| Delaware |
461 |
39.0 |
3.098 |
0.883 |
0.024 |
| District of Columbia |
227 |
42.2 |
4.024 |
0.370 |
0.011 |
| Florida |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Georgia |
791 |
46.72 |
2.748 |
0.004 |
0.000 |
| Hawaii |
465 |
44.72 |
2.880 |
0.039 |
0.000 |
| Idaho |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Illinois |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Indiana |
617 |
35.71 |
2.249 |
0.235 |
0.098 |
| Iowa |
455 |
42.0 |
3.014 |
0.259 |
0.001 |
| Kansas |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Kentucky |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Louisiana |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Maine |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Maryland |
477 |
33.91 |
2.926 |
0.129 |
0.392 |
| Massachusetts |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Michigan |
450 |
29.51 |
2.624 |
0.001 |
0.636 |
| Minnesota |
378 |
33.51 |
3.054 |
0.114 |
0.474 |
| Mississippi |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Missouri |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Montana |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Nebraska |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Nevada |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| New Hampshire |
604 |
32.11 |
2.490 |
0.015 |
0.703 |
| New Jersey |
1130 |
33.01 |
1.861 |
0.007 |
0.428 |
| New Mexico |
571 |
33.81 |
2.538 |
0.076 |
0.363 |
| New York |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| North Carolina |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| North Dakota |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Ohio |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Oklahoma |
821 |
45.42 |
2.159 |
0.003 |
0.000 |
| Oregon |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Pennsylvania |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Rhode Island |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| South Carolina |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| South Dakota |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Tennessee |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Texas |
632 |
47.4 |
2.438 |
0.001 |
0.000 |
| Utah |
460 |
33.71 |
3.133 |
0.139 |
0.445 |
| Vermont |
473 |
35.81 |
2.686 |
0.340 |
0.129 |
| Virginia |
625 |
39.7 |
2.775 |
0.667 |
0.007 |
| Washington |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| West Virginia |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Wisconsin |
446 |
33.81 |
2.999 |
0.129 |
0.418 |
| Wyoming |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Guam |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Puerto Rico |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
| Virgin Islands |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
— |
— |
Source: Medstat calculations from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System 2003, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Notes: Estimates and standard errors have been weighted either to State or
Nation as appropriate. Sample size varies across asthma measures because of varying applicability
of questions to respondents and refusals.
DNC=Data Not Collected
DNS=Data Not Sufficient for Release (sample less than 50)
1. Indicates that the State estimate
is not significantly different from the best in class average (P<0.05).
2. Indicates that the State estimate
is statistically better than the national average (P<0.05).
3. Indicates that the State estimate
is statistically worse than the national average (P<0.05).
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