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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.#	1 or more times/day	1 or more times/week	1 or more times/month	1 or more times/year	Never
All Participants	11,960	6,394	53.2	51.6-54.8	2,626	22.5	21.1-23.9	901	7.1	6.4- 7.9	551	4.5	3.9- 5.3	1,488	12.7	11.6-13.9

Alabama	273	133	47.3	40.9-53.9	74	29.3	23.5-35.7	22	7.7	4.9-11.8	12	4.3	2.4- 7.8	32	11.4	7.8-16.4
Alaska	113	64	50.6	38.6-62.5	32	37.0	25.7-50.0	4	3.8	1.1-12.3	3	3.1	0.6-13.6	10	5.5	2.4-12.0
Arizona	236	141	57.5	48.3-66.1	40	18.1	11.9-26.5	12	4.0	2.0- 7.5	14	5.9	3.1-10.7	29	14.6	8.8-23.3
Arkansas	223	124	52.5	45.0-59.9	54	29.2	22.4-37.2	15	6.3	3.6-10.7	3	1.1	0.3- 3.6	27	10.9	7.3-16.0
California	270	139	49.6	42.2-57.0	58	24.5	18.5-31.7	14	4.5	2.6- 7.7	10	4.5	2.1- 9.7	49	16.9	12.3-22.9
Colorado	87	49	55.0	42.8-66.5	20	23.9	14.7-36.3	5	6.4	2.6-14.8	3	2.9	0.9- 8.9	10	12.0	5.8-23.0
Connecticut	476	273	56.0	50.6-61.4	94	22.5	17.9-27.8	32	5.3	3.5- 8.0	25	4.9	3.2- 7.6	52	11.3	8.3-15.1
District of Colum	143	71	49.3	39.9-58.7	36	26.9	19.2-36.4	11	6.4	3.4-11.7	7	6.2	2.9-12.7	18	11.3	6.6-18.5
Florida	358	221	62.3	56.3-68.0	70	18.4	14.3-23.4	21	5.9	3.6- 9.4	24	6.9	4.6-10.3	22	6.5	3.7-11.2
Georgia	331	167	48.8	42.3-55.4	89	27.8	22.3-34.0	22	6.6	4.2-10.3	11	3.7	1.6- 8.3	42	13.1	9.3-18.3
Hawaii	259	127	52.8	43.5-61.9	48	20.2	13.8-28.6	28	8.0	4.8-13.2	19	7.6	4.1-13.7	37	11.3	7.2-17.5
Idaho	270	156	57.5	50.4-64.4	55	21.3	15.9-27.9	19	6.2	3.7-10.1	6	2.1	0.9- 5.1	34	12.9	8.8-18.4
Iowa	234	130	53.6	46.3-60.8	63	30.1	23.8-37.3	11	3.4	1.7- 6.9	5	2.6	0.9- 6.8	25	10.3	6.5-15.7
Kansas	268	138	50.2	43.7-56.7	60	23.6	18.4-29.6	28	10.1	6.9-14.6	13	4.1	2.3- 7.3	29	12.0	8.1-17.4
Kentucky	616	359	57.5	52.0-62.8	153	26.7	22.1-31.9	52	7.2	5.2-10.0	20	2.8	1.7- 4.7	32	5.8	3.7- 8.9
Maine	165	89	54.6	45.4-63.5	42	24.3	17.8-32.3	11	6.7	3.6-12.1	10	7.0	3.7-12.7	13	7.5	4.2-13.0
Massachusetts	461	239	51.6	46.0-57.2	90	19.5	15.5-24.3	35	8.9	6.0-13.0	41	8.9	6.2-12.6	56	11.1	8.3-14.8
Michigan	282	138	49.1	42.6-55.5	70	26.1	20.8-32.2	20	6.1	3.8- 9.6	10	3.4	1.7- 6.6	44	15.4	11.4-20.6
Minnesota	186	114	64.0	56.2-71.2	44	23.0	17.0-30.2	10	6.0	3.1-11.1	6	2.6	1.1- 6.0	12	4.4	2.4- 7.8
Montana	232	150	64.3	55.2-72.4	53	19.4	13.4-27.3	11	5.1	2.3-10.9	5	4.1	1.6-10.4	13	7.1	3.4-14.1
Nebraska	207	125	62.9	55.3-69.8	36	17.0	12.0-23.6	16	7.5	4.3-12.6	9	3.7	1.8- 7.3	21	9.0	5.6-14.0
Nevada	136	62	54.4	42.9-65.5	22	13.6	8.0-22.1	19	11.6	6.3-20.3	4	1.6	0.5- 4.5	29	18.8	12.1-28.1
New Hampshire	236	113	47.3	40.5-54.3	65	29.0	23.0-35.8	14	6.6	3.8-11.1	17	6.5	4.0-10.5	27	10.5	7.1-15.3
New Jersey	403	216	53.0	46.3-59.6	75	18.4	13.6-24.3	32	10.0	5.8-16.5	25	5.9	3.6- 9.6	55	12.8	9.3-17.3
New Mexico	235	147	62.2	54.4-69.3	42	16.9	12.1-23.0	14	7.1	3.5-14.2	11	4.5	2.4- 8.5	21	9.3	5.6-15.0
New York	225	124	54.2	46.6-61.5	42	18.0	12.9-24.6	20	11.1	6.9-17.3	11	3.9	2.0- 7.5	28	12.9	8.7-18.6
North Carolina	389	226	55.0	47.7-62.1	84	23.5	17.9-30.1	29	7.8	4.5-13.2	13	4.9	2.4- 9.9	37	8.8	5.6-13.5
North Dakota	138	77	55.8	46.5-64.6	29	19.5	13.4-27.4	4	2.9	1.0- 8.0	4	4.3	1.6-11.1	24	17.5	11.5-25.7
Ohio	238	131	50.3	42.9-57.6	58	27.8	21.6-35.1	20	9.1	5.6-14.5	7	3.5	1.6- 7.4	22	9.3	5.7-14.7
Oklahoma	367	219	57.4	50.8-63.8	84	23.1	17.9-29.2	25	9.1	5.6-14.4	14	4.3	2.3- 7.9	25	6.1	3.8- 9.9
Pennsylvania	254	125	48.2	41.4-55.0	59	24.6	19.3-30.8	18	6.8	4.2-11.0	10	4.5	2.4- 8.3	42	15.9	11.2-22.1
Rhode Island	240	106	44.6	37.4-51.9	49	19.9	14.7-26.3	23	9.4	6.1-14.3	34	13.2	9.3-18.5	28	12.9	8.6-18.9
South Carolina	255	158	62.8	55.9-69.2	55	20.2	15.3-26.3	22	8.4	5.2-13.1	14	6.0	3.5-10.2	6	2.6	1.1- 5.9
South Dakota	344	198	56.9	51.1-62.6	79	23.1	18.6-28.3	17	5.5	3.3- 8.9	21	5.7	3.6- 8.9	29	8.8	6.0-12.7
Tennessee	222	154	69.8	62.2-76.5	33	14.6	10.0-20.7	8	2.6	1.2- 5.8	7	3.4	1.2- 9.3	20	9.5	6.0-14.9
Texas	418	230	53.1	47.7-58.5	87	21.1	17.0-25.9	25	6.3	4.1- 9.6	15	4.2	2.4- 7.3	61	15.2	11.5-19.9
Utah	169	88	50.2	40.1-60.3	38	22.4	15.2-31.8	18	12.5	6.7-22.2	7	4.2	1.7-10.0	18	10.6	5.9-18.5
Vermont	224	112	48.0	40.8-55.2	57	26.4	20.5-33.3	15	6.9	4.0-11.6	13	7.1	3.9-12.8	27	11.6	7.8-17.0
Virginia	192	97	49.5	41.6-57.5	45	24.7	17.8-33.1	20	10.7	6.7-16.7	8	4.4	2.1- 9.1	22	10.7	6.9-16.1
Washington	236	132	54.9	48.0-61.7	53	22.4	17.2-28.7	12	4.7	2.6- 8.4	7	3.6	1.7- 7.6	32	14.3	9.9-20.1
West Virginia	280	170	59.2	52.4-65.7	58	21.9	16.8-27.9	13	4.6	2.5- 8.4	9	3.2	1.6- 6.4	30	11.0	6.9-17.1
Wisconsin	195	107	56.9	49.0-64.5	45	23.6	17.5-31.0	13	5.5	2.9-10.3	4	2.1	0.8- 5.5	26	11.9	7.7-18.0
Wyoming	138	74	54.5	45.5-63.2	33	22.9	16.3-31.2	7	5.3	2.4-11.0	3	3.6	1.1-10.7	21	13.9	8.9-20.9
Guam	64	22	29.7	18.9-43.4	11	20.0	10.5-34.8	9	15.9	7.7-30.1	14	25.8	14.9-40.8	8	8.6	4.0-17.5
Puerto Rico	504	113	23.9	19.1-29.6	93	19.8	15.3-25.2	79	15.0	11.4-19.5	12	2.9	1.4- 5.8	207	38.4	32.8-44.2
Virgin Islands	168	46	27.2	20.0-35.8	49	32.0	23.9-41.3	26	14.9	9.7-22.3	11	5.8	2.8-11.5	36	20.2	14.1-28.0

Total
Respond.#

1 or more times/day

1 or more times/week

1 or more times/month

1 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

11,960

6,394

53.2

51.6-54.8

2,626

22.5

21.1-23.9

901

7.1

6.4- 7.9

551

4.5

3.9- 5.3

1,488

12.7

11.6-13.9

Alabama

273

133

47.3

40.9-53.9

29.3

23.5-35.7

7.7

4.9-11.8

4.3

2.4- 7.8

11.4

7.8-16.4

Alaska

113

50.6

38.6-62.5

37.0

25.7-50.0

3.8

1.1-12.3

3.1

0.6-13.6

5.5

2.4-12.0

Arizona

236

141

57.5

48.3-66.1

18.1

11.9-26.5

4.0

2.0- 7.5

5.9

3.1-10.7

14.6

8.8-23.3

Arkansas

223

124

52.5

45.0-59.9

29.2

22.4-37.2

6.3

3.6-10.7

1.1

0.3- 3.6

10.9

7.3-16.0

California

270

139

49.6

42.2-57.0

24.5

18.5-31.7

4.5

2.6- 7.7

4.5

2.1- 9.7

16.9

12.3-22.9

Colorado

55.0

42.8-66.5

23.9

14.7-36.3

6.4

2.6-14.8

2.9

0.9- 8.9

12.0

5.8-23.0

Connecticut

476

273

56.0

50.6-61.4

22.5

17.9-27.8

5.3

3.5- 8.0

4.9

3.2- 7.6

11.3

8.3-15.1

District of Colum

143

49.3

39.9-58.7

26.9

19.2-36.4

6.4

3.4-11.7

6.2

2.9-12.7

11.3

6.6-18.5

Florida

358

221

62.3

56.3-68.0

18.4

14.3-23.4

5.9

3.6- 9.4

6.9

4.6-10.3

6.5

3.7-11.2

Georgia

331

167

48.8

42.3-55.4

27.8

22.3-34.0

6.6

4.2-10.3

3.7

1.6- 8.3

13.1

9.3-18.3

Hawaii

259

127

52.8

43.5-61.9

20.2

13.8-28.6

8.0

4.8-13.2

7.6

4.1-13.7

11.3

7.2-17.5

Idaho

270

156

57.5

50.4-64.4

21.3

15.9-27.9

6.2

3.7-10.1

2.1

0.9- 5.1

12.9

8.8-18.4

Iowa

234

130

53.6

46.3-60.8

30.1

23.8-37.3

3.4

1.7- 6.9

2.6

0.9- 6.8

10.3

6.5-15.7

Kansas

268

138

50.2

43.7-56.7

23.6

18.4-29.6

10.1

6.9-14.6

4.1

2.3- 7.3

12.0

8.1-17.4

Kentucky

616

359

57.5

52.0-62.8

153

26.7

22.1-31.9

7.2

5.2-10.0

2.8

1.7- 4.7

5.8

3.7- 8.9

Maine

165

54.6

45.4-63.5

24.3

17.8-32.3

6.7

3.6-12.1

7.0

3.7-12.7

7.5

4.2-13.0

Massachusetts

461

239

51.6

46.0-57.2

19.5

15.5-24.3

8.9

6.0-13.0

8.9

6.2-12.6

11.1

8.3-14.8

Michigan

282

138

49.1

42.6-55.5

26.1

20.8-32.2

6.1

3.8- 9.6

3.4

1.7- 6.6

15.4

11.4-20.6

Minnesota

186

114

64.0

56.2-71.2

23.0

17.0-30.2

6.0

3.1-11.1

2.6

1.1- 6.0

4.4

2.4- 7.8

Montana

232

150

64.3

55.2-72.4

19.4

13.4-27.3

5.1

2.3-10.9

4.1

1.6-10.4

7.1

3.4-14.1

Nebraska

207

125

62.9

55.3-69.8

17.0

12.0-23.6

7.5

4.3-12.6

3.7

1.8- 7.3

9.0

5.6-14.0

Nevada

136

54.4

42.9-65.5

13.6

8.0-22.1

11.6

6.3-20.3

1.6

0.5- 4.5

18.8

12.1-28.1

New Hampshire

236

113

47.3

40.5-54.3

29.0

23.0-35.8

6.6

3.8-11.1

6.5

4.0-10.5

10.5

7.1-15.3

New Jersey

403

216

53.0

46.3-59.6

18.4

13.6-24.3

10.0

5.8-16.5

5.9

3.6- 9.6

12.8

9.3-17.3

New Mexico

235

147

62.2

54.4-69.3

16.9

12.1-23.0

7.1

3.5-14.2

4.5

2.4- 8.5

9.3

5.6-15.0

New York

225

124

54.2

46.6-61.5

18.0

12.9-24.6

11.1

6.9-17.3

3.9

2.0- 7.5

12.9

8.7-18.6

North Carolina

389

226

55.0

47.7-62.1

23.5

17.9-30.1

7.8

4.5-13.2

4.9

2.4- 9.9

8.8

5.6-13.5

North Dakota

138

55.8

46.5-64.6

19.5

13.4-27.4

2.9

1.0- 8.0

4.3

1.6-11.1

17.5

11.5-25.7

Ohio

238

131

50.3

42.9-57.6

27.8

21.6-35.1

9.1

5.6-14.5

3.5

1.6- 7.4

9.3

5.7-14.7

Oklahoma

367

219

57.4

50.8-63.8

23.1

17.9-29.2

9.1

5.6-14.4

4.3

2.3- 7.9

6.1

3.8- 9.9

Pennsylvania

254

125

48.2

41.4-55.0

24.6

19.3-30.8

6.8

4.2-11.0

4.5

2.4- 8.3

15.9

11.2-22.1

Rhode Island

240

106

44.6

37.4-51.9

19.9

14.7-26.3

9.4

6.1-14.3

13.2

9.3-18.5

12.9

8.6-18.9

South Carolina

255

158

62.8

55.9-69.2

20.2

15.3-26.3

8.4

5.2-13.1

6.0

3.5-10.2

2.6

1.1- 5.9

South Dakota

344

198

56.9

51.1-62.6

23.1

18.6-28.3

5.5

3.3- 8.9

5.7

3.6- 8.9

8.8

6.0-12.7

Tennessee

222

154

69.8

62.2-76.5

14.6

10.0-20.7

2.6

1.2- 5.8

3.4

1.2- 9.3

9.5

6.0-14.9

Texas

418

230

53.1

47.7-58.5

21.1

17.0-25.9

6.3

4.1- 9.6

4.2

2.4- 7.3

15.2

11.5-19.9

Utah

169

50.2

40.1-60.3

22.4

15.2-31.8

12.5

6.7-22.2

4.2

1.7-10.0

10.6

5.9-18.5

Vermont

224

112

48.0

40.8-55.2

26.4

20.5-33.3

6.9

4.0-11.6

7.1

3.9-12.8

11.6

7.8-17.0

Virginia

192

49.5

41.6-57.5

24.7

17.8-33.1

10.7

6.7-16.7

4.4

2.1- 9.1

10.7

6.9-16.1

Washington

236

132

54.9

48.0-61.7

22.4

17.2-28.7

4.7

2.6- 8.4

3.6

1.7- 7.6

14.3

9.9-20.1

West Virginia

280

170

59.2

52.4-65.7

21.9

16.8-27.9

4.6

2.5- 8.4

3.2

1.6- 6.4

11.0

6.9-17.1

Wisconsin

195

107

56.9

49.0-64.5

23.6

17.5-31.0

5.5

2.9-10.3

2.1

0.8- 5.5

11.9

7.7-18.0

Wyoming

138

54.5

45.5-63.2

22.9

16.3-31.2

5.3

2.4-11.0

3.6

1.1-10.7

13.9

8.9-20.9

Guam

29.7

18.9-43.4

20.0

10.5-34.8

15.9

7.7-30.1

25.8

14.9-40.8

8.6

4.0-17.5

Puerto Rico

504

113

23.9

19.1-29.6

19.8

15.3-25.2

15.0

11.4-19.5

2.9

1.4- 5.8

207

38.4

32.8-44.2

Virgin Islands

168

27.2

20.0-35.8

32.0

23.9-41.3

14.9

9.7-22.3

5.8

2.8-11.5

20.2

14.1-28.0

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