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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| All Participants | 165460 | 149212 | 90.0 | 89.7-90.2 | 12,155 | 7.9 | 7.6- 8.1 | 1,080 | 0.7 | 0.6- 0.8 | 3,013 | 1.5 | 1.4- 1.6 |
| Alabama | 2,210 | 2,060 | 92.7 | 91.3-94.0 | 118 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.7 | 13 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 19 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.2 |
| Alaska | 2,550 | 2,244 | 87.9 | 85.9-89.6 | 211 | 8.1 | 6.7- 9.8 | 27 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.1 | 68 | 2.7 | 2.0- 3.8 |
| Arizona | 2,445 | 2,173 | 89.7 | 87.9-91.3 | 209 | 8.2 | 6.7- 9.8 | 23 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.5 | 40 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.0 |
| Arkansas | 2,259 | 2,069 | 91.5 | 90.0-92.8 | 142 | 6.3 | 5.2- 7.6 | 20 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.0 | 28 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.7 |
| California | 3,280 | 2,942 | 88.4 | 87.0-89.8 | 310 | 10.7 | 9.4-12.1 | 17 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.0 | 11 | 0.3 | 0.2- 0.6 |
| Colorado | 1,712 | 1,533 | 89.2 | 87.5-90.8 | 149 | 8.8 | 7.4-10.5 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 | 21 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.0 |
| Connecticut | 6,044 | 5,478 | 91.0 | 90.0-91.8 | 405 | 6.6 | 5.9- 7.4 | 44 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.0 | 117 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.2 |
| Delaware | 2,723 | 2,508 | 92.6 | 91.3-93.7 | 160 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.7 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 38 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.7 |
| District of Colum | 1,525 | 1,437 | 94.0 | 92.4-95.3 | 67 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.8 | 12 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.2 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.0 |
| Florida | 3,388 | 3,094 | 90.9 | 89.7-92.1 | 202 | 6.0 | 5.1- 7.1 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 73 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.2 |
| Georgia | 3,731 | 3,475 | 92.8 | 91.6-93.8 | 175 | 5.1 | 4.3- 6.1 | 15 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 66 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.4 |
| Hawaii | 3,620 | 3,125 | 86.4 | 84.8-87.9 | 347 | 9.1 | 7.9-10.5 | 22 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 | 126 | 3.8 | 3.0- 4.9 |
| Idaho | 3,770 | 3,315 | 87.7 | 86.4-88.9 | 350 | 9.4 | 8.3-10.5 | 33 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 | 72 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.5 |
| Illinois | 1,742 | 1,568 | 89.3 | 87.3-91.0 | 140 | 8.8 | 7.2-10.6 | 12 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 22 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.1 |
| Indiana | 3,163 | 2,830 | 89.5 | 88.3-90.6 | 271 | 8.5 | 7.5- 9.7 | 26 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 | 36 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.6 |
| Iowa | 2,655 | 2,314 | 87.2 | 85.7-88.6 | 259 | 9.8 | 8.5-11.1 | 18 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.1 | 64 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.1 |
| Kansas | 3,562 | 3,189 | 89.3 | 88.1-90.3 | 257 | 7.5 | 6.6- 8.6 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 | 100 | 2.7 | 2.2- 3.4 |
| Kentucky | 5,759 | 5,171 | 89.8 | 88.7-90.9 | 336 | 5.9 | 5.1- 6.8 | 29 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 | 223 | 3.7 | 3.1- 4.4 |
| Louisiana | 3,962 | 3,714 | 93.5 | 92.5-94.3 | 155 | 4.0 | 3.4- 4.8 | 19 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 | 74 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.5 |
| Maine | 1,889 | 1,691 | 89.9 | 88.2-91.3 | 149 | 7.4 | 6.2- 8.8 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.5 | 36 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.8 |
| Maryland | 3,567 | 3,261 | 91.4 | 90.1-92.5 | 227 | 6.5 | 5.5- 7.7 | 16 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 | 63 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.3 |
| Massachusetts | 6,743 | 6,145 | 90.9 | 90.1-91.7 | 448 | 6.6 | 6.0- 7.4 | 53 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.2 | 97 | 1.5 | 1.2- 1.9 |
| Michigan | 3,072 | 2,742 | 89.4 | 88.1-90.6 | 248 | 7.9 | 6.9- 9.1 | 35 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.7 | 47 | 1.5 | 1.1- 2.0 |
| Minnesota | 3,129 | 2,779 | 89.0 | 87.7-90.1 | 242 | 7.6 | 6.6- 8.6 | 17 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 | 91 | 2.9 | 2.3- 3.6 |
| Mississippi | 2,353 | 2,198 | 93.6 | 92.4-94.6 | 99 | 4.3 | 3.4- 5.3 | 18 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.3 | 38 | 1.4 | 1.0- 1.9 |
| Missouri | 3,240 | 2,945 | 91.3 | 89.9-92.5 | 215 | 6.3 | 5.3- 7.5 | 16 | 0.3 | 0.2- 0.5 | 64 | 2.1 | 1.5- 2.9 |
| Montana | 2,585 | 2,282 | 89.7 | 88.0-91.1 | 188 | 7.0 | 5.7- 8.4 | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 | 104 | 3.0 | 2.3- 3.8 |
| Nebraska | 2,701 | 2,340 | 86.2 | 84.6-87.7 | 245 | 9.2 | 8.0-10.5 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 | 99 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.2 |
| Nevada | 2,084 | 1,862 | 89.3 | 87.3-91.1 | 175 | 8.9 | 7.3-10.8 | 23 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.4 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.6 |
| New Hampshire | 3,246 | 2,900 | 89.8 | 88.6-90.9 | 258 | 7.6 | 6.7- 8.7 | 20 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 | 68 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.6 |
| New Jersey | 4,661 | 4,257 | 90.8 | 89.6-91.9 | 297 | 6.9 | 6.0- 8.0 | 30 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.0 | 77 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.1 |
| New Mexico | 2,802 | 2,598 | 92.8 | 91.6-93.9 | 142 | 5.3 | 4.3- 6.4 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 | 46 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.0 |
| New York | 3,168 | 2,898 | 91.3 | 90.0-92.4 | 212 | 6.7 | 5.7- 7.8 | 16 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 | 42 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.0 |
| North Carolina | 4,866 | 4,461 | 92.1 | 90.9-93.1 | 292 | 6.0 | 5.1- 7.1 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 | 89 | 1.4 | 1.0- 1.9 |
| North Dakota | 1,993 | 1,756 | 88.0 | 86.4-89.5 | 196 | 10.1 | 8.7-11.6 | 13 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 28 | 1.3 | 0.9- 1.9 |
| Ohio | 2,673 | 2,399 | 89.2 | 87.6-90.6 | 217 | 8.6 | 7.3-10.1 | 20 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 37 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.1 |
| Oklahoma | 3,460 | 3,206 | 92.2 | 91.0-93.3 | 163 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.1 | 26 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 | 65 | 1.9 | 1.4- 2.5 |
| Oregon | 2,021 | 1,821 | 89.3 | 87.7-90.8 | 163 | 8.5 | 7.2- 9.9 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 | 25 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,799 | 2,505 | 89.4 | 88.0-90.6 | 226 | 8.0 | 7.0- 9.2 | 29 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 | 39 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.0 |
| Rhode Island | 3,144 | 2,851 | 90.8 | 89.6-92.0 | 231 | 7.4 | 6.4- 8.6 | 17 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 | 45 | 1.4 | 1.0- 1.9 |
| South Carolina | 2,517 | 2,339 | 92.9 | 91.7-94.0 | 131 | 5.2 | 4.3- 6.2 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.1 | 32 | 1.3 | 0.9- 1.9 |
| South Dakota | 3,773 | 3,319 | 87.9 | 86.6-89.0 | 347 | 9.5 | 8.4-10.6 | 30 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.3 | 77 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.4 |
| Tennessee | 2,296 | 2,126 | 92.7 | 91.4-93.9 | 104 | 4.8 | 3.8- 5.9 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.2 | 60 | 2.1 | 1.6- 2.7 |
| Texas | 4,750 | 4,211 | 87.2 | 85.9-88.3 | 443 | 10.8 | 9.7-11.9 | 31 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.0 | 65 | 1.4 | 1.1- 1.8 |
| Utah | 3,044 | 2,660 | 87.6 | 86.0-89.0 | 316 | 10.2 | 8.9-11.6 | 38 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 | 30 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 |
| Vermont | 3,530 | 3,130 | 89.3 | 88.1-90.4 | 308 | 8.2 | 7.3- 9.3 | 25 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 | 67 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.5 |
| Virginia | 2,367 | 2,166 | 91.3 | 89.9-92.5 | 148 | 6.3 | 5.2- 7.5 | 20 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.4 | 33 | 1.5 | 1.1- 2.3 |
| Washington | 3,407 | 3,063 | 89.3 | 88.1-90.4 | 267 | 8.2 | 7.2- 9.3 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 | 60 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.6 |
| West Virginia | 2,312 | 2,150 | 92.9 | 91.7-94.0 | 120 | 5.3 | 4.3- 6.4 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 33 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.0 |
| Wisconsin | 2,751 | 2,386 | 86.7 | 85.2-88.1 | 332 | 11.9 | 10.6-13.3 | 18 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.1 |
| Wyoming | 2,467 | 2,179 | 88.1 | 86.5-89.6 | 239 | 9.8 | 8.5-11.4 | 23 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 | 26 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.7 |
| Guam | 783 | 729 | 91.5 | 88.7-93.6 | 28 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.9 | 7 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.5 | 19 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.0 |
| Puerto Rico | 3,283 | 2,865 | 87.1 | 85.3-88.7 | 381 | 11.9 | 10.4-13.7 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.2 | 33 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 |
| Virgin Islands | 1,884 | 1,753 | 94.0 | 92.5-95.1 | 95 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 32 | 1.9 | 1.2- 2.9 |
+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being less than age 65.
#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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