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Respond.#		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 211885 46,817 22.1 21.8-22.4 69,431 32.7 32.4-33.1 61,115 29.5 29.1-29.8 24,582 11.6 11.3-11.8 9,940 4.1 4.0- 4.3
Alabama 2,789 532 20.4 18.6-22.2 793 29.8 27.8-31.8 822 28.6 26.8-30.6 412 14.2 12.8-15.7 230 7.1 6.1- 8.1
Alaska 2,870 692 25.4 22.9-28.1 981 35.1 32.5-37.9 841 28.1 25.6-30.7 253 7.8 6.6- 9.2 103 3.5 2.7- 4.6
Arizona 3,245 762 24.3 22.1-26.5 1,010 31.6 29.4-33.9 919 28.0 25.9-30.3 390 11.7 10.2-13.4 164 4.4 3.3- 5.8
Arkansas 2,926 519 17.2 15.8-18.8 867 30.3 28.5-32.3 945 32.9 31.0-34.9 374 12.4 11.1-13.7 221 7.1 6.1- 8.3
California 4,257 1,107 24.4 22.9-25.9 1,429 31.6 30.0-33.3 1,108 28.0 26.3-29.8 461 12.3 11.1-13.6 152 3.7 3.0- 4.6
Colorado 2,031 495 24.0 22.0-26.2 728 34.9 32.6-37.3 558 27.9 25.7-30.2 189 10.2 8.7-11.8 61 3.0 2.2- 4.0
Connecticut 7,721 2,094 27.2 26.0-28.4 2,664 34.6 33.3-35.9 2,025 26.7 25.5-28.0 685 8.6 7.9- 9.4 253 2.9 2.5- 3.4
Delaware 3,509 710 22.3 20.5-24.2 1,218 35.2 33.2-37.3 1,052 29.4 27.4-31.3 406 10.3 9.1-11.6 123 2.8 2.2- 3.5
District of Colum 1,882 536 25.3 23.1-27.6 663 35.2 32.6-37.9 462 26.3 23.9-28.8 160 9.7 8.1-11.5 61 3.6 2.7- 4.8
Florida 4,648 1,115 23.7 22.2-25.2 1,413 29.6 28.1-31.2 1,392 30.7 29.1-32.2 512 11.6 10.5-12.7 216 4.5 3.8- 5.2
Georgia 4,516 936 21.8 20.2-23.4 1,476 33.5 31.8-35.2 1,329 28.9 27.3-30.6 513 10.8 9.7-12.0 262 5.1 4.3- 6.0
Hawaii 4,498 1,052 23.1 21.4-24.8 1,427 31.7 29.8-33.6 1,449 32.8 31.0-34.8 464 10.6 9.3-12.0 106 1.8 1.3- 2.4
Idaho 4,822 1,136 24.3 22.8-25.8 1,613 33.9 32.3-35.5 1,388 28.8 27.3-30.4 495 9.6 8.7-10.6 190 3.4 2.9- 4.0
Illinois 4,007 870 21.2 19.8-22.7 1,356 33.9 32.2-35.6 1,222 31.3 29.7-33.0 414 10.4 9.3-11.6 145 3.2 2.7- 3.8
Indiana 3,987 768 19.3 18.0-20.7 1,371 34.7 33.1-36.4 1,274 31.9 30.3-33.6 404 10.2 9.2-11.3 170 3.8 3.2- 4.5
Iowa 3,624 748 20.8 19.4-22.4 1,275 36.4 34.6-38.3 1,101 30.9 29.1-32.7 361 8.7 7.7- 9.7 139 3.3 2.7- 3.9
Kansas 4,589 1,051 23.8 22.4-25.2 1,675 36.3 34.8-37.9 1,277 27.3 25.9-28.8 431 9.3 8.4-10.2 155 3.3 2.7- 4.1
Kentucky 7,510 1,173 18.2 17.0-19.5 2,097 31.3 29.8-33.0 2,171 28.7 27.2-30.2 1,228 13.6 12.6-14.6 841 8.2 7.5- 9.0
Louisiana 4,975 1,275 26.5 25.1-27.9 1,561 31.4 30.0-32.9 1,306 26.6 25.3-28.0 510 9.5 8.7-10.5 323 5.9 5.3- 6.7
Maine 2,410 537 22.4 20.5-24.3 852 36.2 34.0-38.4 662 28.3 26.3-30.3 250 9.4 8.3-10.8 109 3.7 3.1- 4.6
Maryland 4,460 1,103 24.9 23.2-26.6 1,600 35.4 33.7-37.2 1,175 25.9 24.4-27.6 434 10.5 9.3-11.8 148 3.3 2.6- 4.0
Massachusetts 8,588 2,359 28.0 26.8-29.1 2,881 34.3 33.1-35.6 2,222 25.6 24.5-26.7 836 9.2 8.4- 9.9 290 3.0 2.6- 3.4
Michigan 3,821 712 19.2 17.8-20.7 1,311 34.7 33.0-36.4 1,197 31.5 29.8-33.3 453 11.3 10.2-12.5 148 3.3 2.8- 3.9
Minnesota 3,953 880 22.1 20.7-23.6 1,573 40.7 39.0-42.5 1,049 26.2 24.7-27.7 335 8.3 7.3- 9.3 116 2.7 2.2- 3.4
Mississippi 3,031 518 17.5 16.0-19.1 844 29.0 27.1-30.9 936 30.6 28.8-32.5 465 14.6 13.2-16.1 268 8.3 7.3- 9.5
Missouri 4,167 781 20.5 18.8-22.3 1,377 34.7 32.8-36.7 1,236 29.3 27.5-31.2 529 10.8 9.7-12.1 244 4.7 3.9- 5.6
Montana 3,333 676 22.2 20.3-24.3 1,134 36.2 33.9-38.5 970 27.2 25.2-29.3 405 10.8 9.5-12.2 148 3.6 2.9- 4.6
Nebraska 3,696 850 24.8 23.1-26.5 1,307 36.1 34.3-38.0 991 26.1 24.6-27.8 386 9.4 8.4-10.5 162 3.6 3.0- 4.3
Nevada 2,570 561 21.8 19.6-24.1 870 33.5 30.9-36.1 779 31.2 28.4-34.0 252 9.5 8.0-11.2 108 4.1 3.2- 5.3
New Hampshire 4,059 1,139 27.9 26.4-29.5 1,487 38.2 36.5-39.9 1,015 24.5 23.0-26.0 307 7.0 6.2- 7.9 111 2.4 1.9- 2.9
New Jersey 5,983 1,315 22.4 21.0-23.8 1,941 34.3 32.7-35.9 1,725 27.9 26.4-29.4 779 12.2 11.2-13.4 223 3.2 2.7- 3.8
New Mexico 3,616 764 21.4 19.8-23.0 1,070 31.1 29.3-32.9 1,115 30.7 28.9-32.5 435 11.9 10.7-13.2 232 5.0 4.3- 5.8
New York 3,885 924 21.8 20.4-23.3 1,282 32.0 30.3-33.7 1,106 29.9 28.2-31.6 450 13.1 11.8-14.5 123 3.2 2.6- 4.0
North Carolina 6,186 1,405 21.6 20.1-23.2 2,028 33.7 31.9-35.6 1,706 28.3 26.5-30.2 658 10.6 9.5-11.8 389 5.7 5.0- 6.6
North Dakota 2,505 497 19.9 18.2-21.7 887 35.4 33.4-37.5 805 32.1 30.1-34.1 244 9.8 8.6-11.2 72 2.8 2.2- 3.6
Ohio 3,426 737 21.4 19.7-23.1 1,146 34.5 32.6-36.4 1,022 29.9 28.1-31.8 367 10.2 9.1-11.5 154 4.0 3.4- 4.8
Oklahoma 4,536 910 21.4 19.7-23.1 1,345 31.1 29.3-32.9 1,272 28.0 26.3-29.7 622 12.2 11.1-13.4 387 7.4 6.5- 8.5
Oregon 2,528 526 20.8 19.1-22.6 843 33.7 31.7-35.7 769 30.7 28.8-32.7 279 10.7 9.4-12.1 111 4.1 3.4- 5.0
Pennsylvania 3,655 754 20.7 19.2-22.3 1,257 34.8 33.1-36.6 1,117 30.4 28.7-32.1 372 10.0 8.9-11.2 155 4.1 3.4- 4.8
Rhode Island 4,105 950 21.5 20.1-23.0 1,459 35.8 34.1-37.6 1,076 27.3 25.7-29.0 466 11.8 10.6-13.0 154 3.5 2.9- 4.2
South Carolina 3,183 740 22.8 21.2-24.6 1,011 31.8 29.9-33.7 925 29.9 28.0-31.7 342 11.1 9.9-12.4 165 4.5 3.8- 5.3
South Dakota 5,105 1,110 22.9 21.6-24.3 1,771 35.5 34.0-37.0 1,493 29.0 27.6-30.5 549 9.6 8.7-10.5 182 3.1 2.6- 3.6
Tennessee 2,920 543 18.3 16.8-20.0 916 32.3 30.4-34.4 859 29.4 27.5-31.4 385 12.9 11.5-14.5 217 7.0 6.1- 8.1
Texas 5,897 1,194 19.7 18.6-20.9 1,715 27.8 26.6-29.1 1,864 33.2 31.8-34.6 844 14.9 13.9-16.0 280 4.4 3.9- 5.0
Utah 3,653 890 23.7 22.0-25.5 1,254 36.6 34.6-38.7 1,078 29.7 27.8-31.7 315 7.3 6.3- 8.4 116 2.7 2.1- 3.4
Vermont 4,284 1,143 26.9 25.4-28.4 1,593 37.7 36.0-39.3 1,029 24.0 22.6-25.4 370 8.4 7.5- 9.3 149 3.1 2.6- 3.7
Virginia 2,930 707 23.9 22.2-25.7 1,069 36.9 34.9-39.0 744 25.9 24.1-27.8 279 9.4 8.2-10.7 131 3.9 3.2- 4.7
Washington 4,203 1,012 24.3 22.9-25.9 1,490 35.9 34.3-37.6 1,143 26.9 25.4-28.4 425 10.0 9.1-11.1 133 2.8 2.3- 3.3
West Virginia 3,083 435 14.6 13.2-16.1 929 30.6 28.8-32.4 901 30.6 28.7-32.5 522 15.8 14.5-17.3 296 8.4 7.4- 9.5
Wisconsin 3,336 657 19.8 18.2-21.4 1,246 37.0 35.1-39.0 1,027 32.0 30.1-34.0 326 8.8 7.7- 9.9 80 2.4 1.9- 3.1
Wyoming 3,034 691 23.1 21.5-24.8 1,059 35.2 33.3-37.1 924 30.8 29.0-32.7 269 8.3 7.3- 9.4 91 2.6 2.1- 3.2
Guam 862 161 17.5 14.9-20.6 236 26.8 23.5-30.3 320 37.6 33.9-41.4 118 14.9 12.3-18.0 27 3.1 2.0- 4.8
Puerto Rico 4,232 630 19.7 17.8-21.6 359 10.0 8.7-11.4 1,440 35.8 33.8-37.9 1,578 30.5 28.8-32.4 225 4.0 3.3- 4.8
Virgin Islands 2,244 435 19.6 17.5-21.8 672 27.9 25.6-30.2 782 35.9 33.5-38.5 274 12.8 11.2-14.7 81 3.8 2.9- 4.9

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Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

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