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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 | 24,584 | 3,528 | 15.2 | 14.5-15.9 | 9,440 | 35.7 | 34.9-36.6 | 1,053 | 4.8 | 4.4- 5.2 | 3,171 | 13.5 | 12.9-14.2 | 7,392 | 30.8 | 29.9-31.7 |
| Alabama | 1,284 | 209 | 16.5 | 14.2-19.0 | 484 | 36.3 | 33.4-39.4 | 71 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.7 | 255 | 21.1 | 18.5-23.9 | 265 | 20.3 | 17.9-22.9 |
| Arizona | 1,381 | 257 | 19.4 | 16.3-22.9 | 442 | 30.1 | 27.0-33.4 | 81 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.8 | 203 | 14.8 | 12.3-17.5 | 398 | 29.9 | 26.6-33.5 |
| Delaware | 1,588 | 230 | 15.0 | 12.8-17.5 | 534 | 32.4 | 29.6-35.4 | 56 | 3.6 | 2.6- 5.1 | 259 | 16.6 | 14.4-19.1 | 509 | 32.4 | 29.4-35.5 |
| Florida | 1,988 | 301 | 14.7 | 13.0-16.6 | 717 | 34.2 | 31.8-36.7 | 80 | 4.5 | 3.5- 5.8 | 289 | 15.4 | 13.6-17.5 | 601 | 31.2 | 28.7-33.9 |
| Indiana | 1,901 | 217 | 11.9 | 10.3-13.6 | 705 | 34.8 | 32.5-37.2 | 65 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.6 | 281 | 15.0 | 13.3-16.9 | 633 | 34.7 | 32.3-37.2 |
| Iowa | 1,497 | 211 | 14.4 | 12.5-16.7 | 547 | 34.9 | 32.1-37.7 | 53 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.0 | 186 | 12.6 | 10.7-14.7 | 500 | 33.9 | 31.2-36.7 |
| Kentucky | 3,205 | 422 | 13.1 | 11.5-14.9 | 1,385 | 41.8 | 39.4-44.2 | 163 | 6.6 | 5.1- 8.4 | 203 | 6.0 | 5.0- 7.2 | 1,032 | 32.5 | 30.2-34.9 |
| Nebraska | 1,580 | 221 | 14.3 | 12.2-16.7 | 618 | 37.4 | 34.6-40.4 | 62 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.2 | 124 | 8.2 | 6.7-10.0 | 555 | 36.1 | 33.3-39.0 |
| North Carolina | 1,386 | 239 | 17.7 | 14.6-21.3 | 631 | 41.4 | 37.5-45.4 | 59 | 5.0 | 3.5- 7.0 | 102 | 6.8 | 5.2- 8.7 | 355 | 29.1 | 25.4-33.2 |
| North Dakota | 1,215 | 147 | 12.1 | 10.2-14.3 | 516 | 41.1 | 38.1-44.1 | 41 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.4 | 165 | 14.0 | 12.0-16.3 | 346 | 29.0 | 26.3-31.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,576 | 212 | 14.4 | 12.4-16.6 | 577 | 34.2 | 31.5-37.0 | 47 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.6 | 218 | 13.9 | 12.0-15.9 | 522 | 34.2 | 31.5-37.1 |
| Tennessee | 1,338 | 165 | 11.7 | 9.9-13.7 | 631 | 45.3 | 42.2-48.5 | 45 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.3 | 113 | 8.2 | 6.7-10.1 | 384 | 30.5 | 27.6-33.5 |
| Texas | 2,942 | 456 | 16.7 | 15.1-18.4 | 1,027 | 32.6 | 30.7-34.6 | 139 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.4 | 423 | 14.1 | 12.7-15.6 | 897 | 31.2 | 29.3-33.2 |
| Wisconsin | 1,703 | 241 | 13.0 | 11.3-14.9 | 626 | 38.4 | 35.8-41.2 | 91 | 5.6 | 4.4- 7.1 | 350 | 19.1 | 17.0-21.3 | 395 | 23.9 | 21.5-26.6 |
+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being between ages 18 and 44.
#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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