Figure 4.5. Percent of Adults With Asthma With Routine Checkups, Medications, Urgent Care Visits, and Emergency Room Visits, 2004: Vermont Compared to Benchmarks (Text Description)

Four related graphs showing percent of adults in Vermont with asthma measured against national average and best in class benchmarks.

Graph 1. Routine checkups (2 or more per year) (Goal = 100%): Vermont compared to benchmarks.

• National average: 30.2%
• Best in class: 37.6%
• Vermont: 20.0%

Graph 2. Medications (all severity levels reported) (Goal = 100%): Vermont compared to benchmarks.

• National average: 69.6%
• Best in class: 76.5%
• Vermont: 70.7%

Graph 3. Urgent care visits (Goal = 0%): Vermont compared to benchmarks.

• National average: 28.7%
• Best in class: 19.9%
• Vermont: 24.2%

Graph 4. Emergency room visits (Goal = 0%): Vermont compared to benchmarks.

• National average: 17.4%
• Best in class: 10.2%
• Vermont: 12.7%

Source: Calculated from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2004 data.

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