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| Total Respond.# |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | 5 or more years | Never | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| All Participants | 204406 | 117559 | 56.1 | 55.7-56.5 | 23,642 | 11.1 | 10.9-11.4 | 13,765 | 6.5 | 6.3- 6.7 | 8,243 | 3.8 | 3.6- 3.9 | 41,197 | 22.5 | 22.1-22.8 |
| Alabama | 2,725 | 1,561 | 55.0 | 52.9-57.2 | 322 | 11.9 | 10.5-13.4 | 176 | 6.5 | 5.5- 7.6 | 89 | 3.2 | 2.5- 4.1 | 577 | 23.4 | 21.5-25.4 |
| Alaska | 2,768 | 1,282 | 46.6 | 43.7-49.5 | 359 | 13.1 | 11.2-15.2 | 244 | 8.5 | 6.9-10.3 | 167 | 5.8 | 4.8- 7.1 | 716 | 26.1 | 23.6-28.7 |
| Arizona | 3,186 | 1,797 | 54.7 | 52.2-57.2 | 347 | 11.1 | 9.6-12.8 | 209 | 6.7 | 5.6- 8.0 | 138 | 3.8 | 3.0- 4.8 | 695 | 23.7 | 21.5-26.0 |
| Arkansas | 2,825 | 1,518 | 52.8 | 50.8-54.9 | 290 | 10.2 | 9.0-11.5 | 222 | 7.7 | 6.7- 8.8 | 131 | 4.3 | 3.6- 5.2 | 664 | 25.0 | 23.2-26.9 |
| California | 4,175 | 2,240 | 51.3 | 49.4-53.2 | 510 | 11.4 | 10.3-12.7 | 351 | 8.3 | 7.2- 9.5 | 168 | 3.6 | 3.0- 4.3 | 906 | 25.4 | 23.8-27.0 |
| Colorado | 1,988 | 968 | 48.8 | 46.4-51.3 | 274 | 13.6 | 12.0-15.4 | 181 | 9.2 | 7.8-10.7 | 117 | 5.2 | 4.3- 6.3 | 448 | 23.2 | 21.1-25.4 |
| Connecticut | 7,519 | 4,678 | 61.2 | 59.9-62.6 | 937 | 12.3 | 11.5-13.3 | 478 | 6.0 | 5.4- 6.6 | 297 | 3.7 | 3.2- 4.2 | 1,129 | 16.8 | 15.7-17.9 |
| Delaware | 3,441 | 2,143 | 59.8 | 57.6-61.9 | 421 | 12.1 | 10.8-13.5 | 217 | 6.8 | 5.8- 8.0 | 93 | 2.6 | 2.0- 3.3 | 567 | 18.7 | 17.0-20.6 |
| District of Colum | 1,843 | 1,177 | 63.8 | 61.1-66.4 | 221 | 10.9 | 9.3-12.7 | 112 | 5.4 | 4.4- 6.6 | 68 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.8 | 265 | 17.0 | 14.8-19.3 |
| Florida | 4,567 | 3,009 | 64.9 | 63.2-66.5 | 413 | 8.7 | 7.8- 9.7 | 209 | 4.4 | 3.8- 5.1 | 121 | 2.9 | 2.3- 3.6 | 815 | 19.1 | 17.8-20.6 |
| Georgia | 4,354 | 2,533 | 56.5 | 54.6-58.4 | 527 | 12.1 | 10.9-13.4 | 292 | 6.0 | 5.2- 6.8 | 178 | 4.0 | 3.4- 4.8 | 824 | 21.4 | 19.8-23.2 |
| Hawaii | 4,409 | 2,637 | 59.7 | 57.7-61.7 | 462 | 10.3 | 9.2-11.6 | 266 | 5.6 | 4.8- 6.6 | 131 | 2.4 | 1.9- 3.1 | 913 | 21.9 | 20.2-23.6 |
| Idaho | 4,674 | 2,060 | 43.7 | 41.9-45.4 | 611 | 12.9 | 11.8-14.0 | 459 | 9.3 | 8.4-10.4 | 327 | 6.9 | 6.1- 7.8 | 1,217 | 27.2 | 25.6-28.8 |
| Illinois | 2,118 | 1,133 | 51.9 | 49.5-54.4 | 261 | 11.5 | 10.1-13.1 | 162 | 7.1 | 6.0- 8.4 | 78 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.5 | 484 | 25.9 | 23.7-28.2 |
| Indiana | 3,867 | 2,118 | 53.5 | 51.8-55.3 | 449 | 11.6 | 10.5-12.7 | 289 | 7.3 | 6.5- 8.3 | 187 | 4.5 | 3.9- 5.3 | 824 | 23.1 | 21.6-24.7 |
| Iowa | 3,514 | 1,977 | 53.7 | 51.7-55.6 | 392 | 10.9 | 9.8-12.2 | 231 | 6.6 | 5.7- 7.7 | 190 | 5.5 | 4.6- 6.4 | 724 | 23.3 | 21.6-25.1 |
| Kansas | 4,425 | 2,302 | 51.4 | 49.8-53.1 | 637 | 14.2 | 13.1-15.4 | 303 | 6.6 | 5.8- 7.4 | 202 | 4.2 | 3.6- 4.9 | 981 | 23.6 | 22.1-25.1 |
| Kentucky | 7,240 | 4,126 | 55.4 | 53.7-57.1 | 760 | 10.8 | 9.8-11.9 | 450 | 6.1 | 5.4- 6.8 | 202 | 2.5 | 2.1- 3.0 | 1,702 | 25.2 | 23.7-26.8 |
| Louisiana | 4,841 | 2,898 | 59.3 | 57.8-60.9 | 426 | 8.7 | 7.8- 9.6 | 232 | 4.7 | 4.1- 5.4 | 141 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.3 | 1,144 | 24.5 | 23.1-25.9 |
| Maine | 2,343 | 1,401 | 58.2 | 55.9-60.4 | 292 | 12.1 | 10.7-13.6 | 169 | 6.7 | 5.7- 7.8 | 105 | 4.2 | 3.4- 5.2 | 376 | 18.9 | 17.0-20.9 |
| Maryland | 4,350 | 2,749 | 61.8 | 59.9-63.6 | 502 | 11.7 | 10.5-12.9 | 303 | 6.5 | 5.7- 7.4 | 158 | 3.4 | 2.8- 4.1 | 638 | 16.7 | 15.2-18.3 |
| Massachusetts | 8,354 | 5,243 | 61.9 | 60.7-63.2 | 1,025 | 12.1 | 11.3-12.9 | 608 | 7.5 | 6.8- 8.1 | 245 | 3.0 | 2.6- 3.5 | 1,233 | 15.5 | 14.6-16.5 |
| Michigan | 3,712 | 2,227 | 57.1 | 55.2-58.9 | 425 | 11.2 | 10.1-12.3 | 238 | 6.1 | 5.3- 6.9 | 185 | 4.6 | 3.9- 5.3 | 637 | 21.1 | 19.5-22.8 |
| Minnesota | 3,813 | 2,214 | 55.5 | 53.7-57.3 | 481 | 13.0 | 11.8-14.2 | 301 | 7.7 | 6.9- 8.6 | 191 | 4.9 | 4.2- 5.8 | 626 | 18.9 | 17.4-20.4 |
| Mississippi | 2,897 | 1,594 | 52.6 | 50.5-54.7 | 331 | 10.7 | 9.6-12.0 | 182 | 6.9 | 5.9- 8.1 | 99 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.9 | 691 | 26.7 | 24.7-28.7 |
| Missouri | 4,038 | 2,273 | 55.9 | 53.8-58.0 | 426 | 10.4 | 9.1-11.7 | 253 | 6.1 | 5.2- 7.1 | 181 | 4.1 | 3.4- 5.0 | 905 | 23.5 | 21.8-25.4 |
| Montana | 3,257 | 1,641 | 48.8 | 46.4-51.2 | 390 | 12.9 | 11.3-14.7 | 268 | 8.2 | 7.0- 9.6 | 180 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.3 | 778 | 24.8 | 22.8-26.9 |
| Nebraska | 3,598 | 1,911 | 49.3 | 47.4-51.2 | 403 | 10.8 | 9.7-11.9 | 202 | 5.3 | 4.6- 6.1 | 149 | 4.0 | 3.3- 4.8 | 933 | 30.6 | 28.9-32.5 |
| Nevada | 2,505 | 1,363 | 54.1 | 51.3-57.0 | 292 | 11.8 | 10.0-13.7 | 192 | 6.5 | 5.4- 7.9 | 111 | 5.0 | 3.8- 6.5 | 547 | 22.6 | 20.3-25.0 |
| New Hampshire | 3,946 | 2,305 | 56.3 | 54.5-58.0 | 528 | 13.5 | 12.3-14.7 | 308 | 7.4 | 6.6- 8.4 | 165 | 3.9 | 3.4- 4.6 | 640 | 18.9 | 17.5-20.4 |
| New Jersey | 5,864 | 3,757 | 63.4 | 61.7-65.1 | 607 | 10.5 | 9.5-11.6 | 343 | 5.6 | 4.9- 6.4 | 165 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.3 | 992 | 17.7 | 16.4-19.2 |
| New Mexico | 3,540 | 1,858 | 50.4 | 48.4-52.3 | 398 | 11.5 | 10.3-12.8 | 232 | 6.3 | 5.5- 7.3 | 152 | 3.7 | 3.1- 4.4 | 900 | 28.1 | 26.3-29.9 |
| New York | 3,792 | 2,335 | 61.6 | 59.8-63.5 | 428 | 10.2 | 9.2-11.3 | 235 | 5.4 | 4.7- 6.2 | 111 | 2.9 | 2.4- 3.6 | 683 | 19.8 | 18.2-21.5 |
| North Carolina | 6,049 | 3,883 | 61.1 | 59.1-63.0 | 610 | 9.7 | 8.6-10.8 | 303 | 4.3 | 3.7- 5.0 | 192 | 3.7 | 3.0- 4.6 | 1,061 | 21.2 | 19.5-23.0 |
| North Dakota | 2,441 | 1,298 | 51.6 | 49.5-53.8 | 299 | 12.4 | 11.0-13.9 | 177 | 7.2 | 6.1- 8.4 | 116 | 4.6 | 3.8- 5.6 | 551 | 24.2 | 22.4-26.2 |
| Ohio | 3,329 | 1,853 | 54.4 | 52.3-56.4 | 390 | 11.1 | 9.9-12.3 | 226 | 6.5 | 5.5- 7.6 | 142 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.7 | 718 | 24.2 | 22.3-26.1 |
| Oklahoma | 4,367 | 2,442 | 55.0 | 53.0-56.9 | 453 | 10.3 | 9.1-11.7 | 273 | 6.1 | 5.2- 7.1 | 187 | 4.2 | 3.5- 4.9 | 1,012 | 24.4 | 22.7-26.2 |
| Oregon | 2,443 | 1,185 | 47.6 | 45.5-49.8 | 325 | 13.2 | 11.8-14.7 | 255 | 10.0 | 8.8-11.4 | 134 | 5.4 | 4.5- 6.5 | 544 | 23.7 | 21.8-25.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,561 | 2,051 | 56.8 | 54.9-58.6 | 416 | 11.2 | 10.1-12.5 | 261 | 7.1 | 6.2- 8.1 | 157 | 4.1 | 3.5- 4.9 | 676 | 20.8 | 19.2-22.5 |
| Rhode Island | 4,023 | 2,723 | 65.6 | 63.7-67.3 | 440 | 10.7 | 9.6-11.8 | 198 | 4.5 | 3.9- 5.3 | 109 | 2.5 | 2.0- 3.2 | 553 | 16.7 | 15.2-18.4 |
| South Carolina | 3,119 | 1,976 | 62.1 | 60.1-64.1 | 339 | 10.5 | 9.4-11.8 | 167 | 5.3 | 4.3- 6.4 | 97 | 2.7 | 2.2- 3.4 | 540 | 19.4 | 17.7-21.2 |
| South Dakota | 4,940 | 2,713 | 51.8 | 50.2-53.4 | 571 | 11.6 | 10.6-12.7 | 328 | 6.1 | 5.5- 6.9 | 225 | 4.6 | 4.0- 5.3 | 1,103 | 25.9 | 24.5-27.4 |
| Tennessee | 2,845 | 1,614 | 55.7 | 53.5-57.8 | 294 | 10.0 | 8.7-11.4 | 117 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.7 | 78 | 2.9 | 2.1- 3.9 | 742 | 27.6 | 25.7-29.6 |
| Texas | 5,771 | 3,269 | 53.4 | 52.0-54.9 | 597 | 10.5 | 9.6-11.4 | 363 | 6.1 | 5.4- 6.8 | 224 | 3.6 | 3.1- 4.1 | 1,318 | 26.4 | 25.1-27.8 |
| Utah | 3,550 | 1,649 | 45.9 | 43.8-48.0 | 477 | 13.6 | 12.2-15.1 | 314 | 9.0 | 7.9-10.3 | 213 | 5.9 | 4.9- 6.9 | 897 | 25.6 | 23.8-27.6 |
| Vermont | 4,178 | 2,319 | 53.8 | 52.1-55.5 | 573 | 13.5 | 12.4-14.7 | 360 | 8.3 | 7.4- 9.2 | 223 | 5.1 | 4.4- 5.9 | 703 | 19.3 | 17.9-20.8 |
| Virginia | 2,860 | 1,645 | 56.3 | 54.2-58.4 | 367 | 12.6 | 11.3-14.1 | 217 | 7.5 | 6.5- 8.7 | 122 | 4.0 | 3.3- 4.8 | 509 | 19.6 | 17.9-21.5 |
| Washington | 4,058 | 2,026 | 49.1 | 47.4-50.9 | 552 | 12.8 | 11.7-13.9 | 398 | 9.6 | 8.6-10.6 | 270 | 6.4 | 5.6- 7.3 | 812 | 22.1 | 20.6-23.7 |
| West Virginia | 2,994 | 1,949 | 62.8 | 60.8-64.8 | 246 | 8.2 | 7.2- 9.4 | 131 | 4.2 | 3.5- 5.0 | 119 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.8 | 549 | 20.9 | 19.2-22.7 |
| Wisconsin | 3,270 | 1,671 | 49.6 | 47.6-51.6 | 446 | 13.7 | 12.4-15.1 | 284 | 8.5 | 7.4- 9.7 | 183 | 5.3 | 4.5- 6.3 | 686 | 23.0 | 21.2-24.8 |
| Wyoming | 2,974 | 1,673 | 54.3 | 52.3-56.3 | 334 | 10.8 | 9.7-12.1 | 224 | 7.4 | 6.5- 8.5 | 112 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.3 | 631 | 23.9 | 22.1-25.7 |
| Guam | 847 | 483 | 57.0 | 53.1-60.8 | 74 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.7 | 24 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.1 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 257 | 31.0 | 27.5-34.7 |
| Puerto Rico | 4,096 | 2,784 | 61.0 | 58.8-63.2 | 465 | 12.3 | 10.9-13.8 | 90 | 2.3 | 1.7- 3.1 | 60 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.5 | 697 | 22.6 | 20.7-24.7 |
| Virgin Islands | 2,203 | 1,325 | 57.5 | 54.8-60.1 | 227 | 9.5 | 8.1-11.0 | 138 | 6.2 | 5.1- 7.5 | 49 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.6 | 464 | 25.1 | 22.7-27.6 |
+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.
*Adults who have never had blood cholesterol checked are included in the denominator.
#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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