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| Total Respond.# |
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| All Participants | 204406 | 154966 | 73.8 | 73.4-74.1 | 8,243 | 3.8 | 3.6- 3.9 | 41,197 | 22.5 | 22.1-22.8 |
| Alabama | 2,725 | 2,059 | 73.4 | 71.4-75.4 | 89 | 3.2 | 2.5- 4.1 | 577 | 23.4 | 21.5-25.4 |
| Alaska | 2,768 | 1,885 | 68.1 | 65.4-70.7 | 167 | 5.8 | 4.8- 7.1 | 716 | 26.1 | 23.6-28.7 |
| Arizona | 3,186 | 2,353 | 72.5 | 70.2-74.8 | 138 | 3.8 | 3.0- 4.8 | 695 | 23.7 | 21.5-26.0 |
| Arkansas | 2,825 | 2,030 | 70.7 | 68.7-72.6 | 131 | 4.3 | 3.6- 5.2 | 664 | 25.0 | 23.2-26.9 |
| California | 4,175 | 3,101 | 71.0 | 69.3-72.7 | 168 | 3.6 | 3.0- 4.3 | 906 | 25.4 | 23.8-27.0 |
| Colorado | 1,988 | 1,423 | 71.6 | 69.3-73.8 | 117 | 5.2 | 4.3- 6.3 | 448 | 23.2 | 21.1-25.4 |
| Connecticut | 7,519 | 6,093 | 79.5 | 78.3-80.7 | 297 | 3.7 | 3.2- 4.2 | 1,129 | 16.8 | 15.7-17.9 |
| Delaware | 3,441 | 2,781 | 78.7 | 76.8-80.5 | 93 | 2.6 | 2.0- 3.3 | 567 | 18.7 | 17.0-20.6 |
| District of Colum | 1,843 | 1,510 | 80.1 | 77.7-82.3 | 68 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.8 | 265 | 17.0 | 14.8-19.3 |
| Florida | 4,567 | 3,631 | 78.0 | 76.5-79.4 | 121 | 2.9 | 2.3- 3.6 | 815 | 19.1 | 17.8-20.6 |
| Georgia | 4,354 | 3,352 | 74.5 | 72.7-76.3 | 178 | 4.0 | 3.4- 4.8 | 824 | 21.4 | 19.8-23.2 |
| Hawaii | 4,409 | 3,365 | 75.7 | 73.9-77.4 | 131 | 2.4 | 1.9- 3.1 | 913 | 21.9 | 20.2-23.6 |
| Idaho | 4,674 | 3,130 | 65.9 | 64.2-67.6 | 327 | 6.9 | 6.1- 7.8 | 1,217 | 27.2 | 25.6-28.8 |
| Illinois | 2,118 | 1,556 | 70.6 | 68.2-72.8 | 78 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.5 | 484 | 25.9 | 23.7-28.2 |
| Indiana | 3,867 | 2,856 | 72.4 | 70.8-73.9 | 187 | 4.5 | 3.9- 5.3 | 824 | 23.1 | 21.6-24.7 |
| Iowa | 3,514 | 2,600 | 71.2 | 69.4-73.0 | 190 | 5.5 | 4.6- 6.4 | 724 | 23.3 | 21.6-25.1 |
| Kansas | 4,425 | 3,242 | 72.2 | 70.6-73.7 | 202 | 4.2 | 3.6- 4.9 | 981 | 23.6 | 22.1-25.1 |
| Kentucky | 7,240 | 5,336 | 72.3 | 70.7-73.8 | 202 | 2.5 | 2.1- 3.0 | 1,702 | 25.2 | 23.7-26.8 |
| Louisiana | 4,841 | 3,556 | 72.7 | 71.2-74.1 | 141 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.3 | 1,144 | 24.5 | 23.1-25.9 |
| Maine | 2,343 | 1,862 | 76.9 | 74.8-78.9 | 105 | 4.2 | 3.4- 5.2 | 376 | 18.9 | 17.0-20.9 |
| Maryland | 4,350 | 3,554 | 79.9 | 78.2-81.5 | 158 | 3.4 | 2.8- 4.1 | 638 | 16.7 | 15.2-18.3 |
| Massachusetts | 8,354 | 6,876 | 81.4 | 80.4-82.5 | 245 | 3.0 | 2.6- 3.5 | 1,233 | 15.5 | 14.6-16.5 |
| Michigan | 3,712 | 2,890 | 74.3 | 72.5-76.0 | 185 | 4.6 | 3.9- 5.3 | 637 | 21.1 | 19.5-22.8 |
| Minnesota | 3,813 | 2,996 | 76.2 | 74.5-77.8 | 191 | 4.9 | 4.2- 5.8 | 626 | 18.9 | 17.4-20.4 |
| Mississippi | 2,897 | 2,107 | 70.2 | 68.1-72.2 | 99 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.9 | 691 | 26.7 | 24.7-28.7 |
| Missouri | 4,038 | 2,952 | 72.4 | 70.4-74.2 | 181 | 4.1 | 3.4- 5.0 | 905 | 23.5 | 21.8-25.4 |
| Montana | 3,257 | 2,299 | 69.9 | 67.7-72.0 | 180 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.3 | 778 | 24.8 | 22.8-26.9 |
| Nebraska | 3,598 | 2,516 | 65.4 | 63.5-67.2 | 149 | 4.0 | 3.3- 4.8 | 933 | 30.6 | 28.9-32.5 |
| Nevada | 2,505 | 1,847 | 72.4 | 69.8-74.9 | 111 | 5.0 | 3.8- 6.5 | 547 | 22.6 | 20.3-25.0 |
| New Hampshire | 3,946 | 3,141 | 77.2 | 75.6-78.7 | 165 | 3.9 | 3.4- 4.6 | 640 | 18.9 | 17.5-20.4 |
| New Jersey | 5,864 | 4,707 | 79.5 | 78.0-80.9 | 165 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.3 | 992 | 17.7 | 16.4-19.2 |
| New Mexico | 3,540 | 2,488 | 68.2 | 66.3-70.0 | 152 | 3.7 | 3.1- 4.4 | 900 | 28.1 | 26.3-29.9 |
| New York | 3,792 | 2,998 | 77.3 | 75.5-78.9 | 111 | 2.9 | 2.4- 3.6 | 683 | 19.8 | 18.2-21.5 |
| North Carolina | 6,049 | 4,796 | 75.1 | 73.2-76.8 | 192 | 3.7 | 3.0- 4.6 | 1,061 | 21.2 | 19.5-23.0 |
| North Dakota | 2,441 | 1,774 | 71.2 | 69.1-73.1 | 116 | 4.6 | 3.8- 5.6 | 551 | 24.2 | 22.4-26.2 |
| Ohio | 3,329 | 2,469 | 71.9 | 69.9-73.8 | 142 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.7 | 718 | 24.2 | 22.3-26.1 |
| Oklahoma | 4,367 | 3,168 | 71.4 | 69.6-73.2 | 187 | 4.2 | 3.5- 4.9 | 1,012 | 24.4 | 22.7-26.2 |
| Oregon | 2,443 | 1,765 | 70.9 | 68.8-72.9 | 134 | 5.4 | 4.5- 6.5 | 544 | 23.7 | 21.8-25.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,561 | 2,728 | 75.1 | 73.4-76.8 | 157 | 4.1 | 3.5- 4.9 | 676 | 20.8 | 19.2-22.5 |
| Rhode Island | 4,023 | 3,361 | 80.7 | 79.1-82.3 | 109 | 2.5 | 2.0- 3.2 | 553 | 16.7 | 15.2-18.4 |
| South Carolina | 3,119 | 2,482 | 77.9 | 76.1-79.6 | 97 | 2.7 | 2.2- 3.4 | 540 | 19.4 | 17.7-21.2 |
| South Dakota | 4,940 | 3,612 | 69.5 | 68.0-71.0 | 225 | 4.6 | 4.0- 5.3 | 1,103 | 25.9 | 24.5-27.4 |
| Tennessee | 2,845 | 2,025 | 69.5 | 67.4-71.5 | 78 | 2.9 | 2.1- 3.9 | 742 | 27.6 | 25.7-29.6 |
| Texas | 5,771 | 4,229 | 70.0 | 68.6-71.4 | 224 | 3.6 | 3.1- 4.1 | 1,318 | 26.4 | 25.1-27.8 |
| Utah | 3,550 | 2,440 | 68.5 | 66.5-70.4 | 213 | 5.9 | 4.9- 6.9 | 897 | 25.6 | 23.8-27.6 |
| Vermont | 4,178 | 3,252 | 75.6 | 74.0-77.1 | 223 | 5.1 | 4.4- 5.9 | 703 | 19.3 | 17.9-20.8 |
| Virginia | 2,860 | 2,229 | 76.4 | 74.5-78.3 | 122 | 4.0 | 3.3- 4.8 | 509 | 19.6 | 17.9-21.5 |
| Washington | 4,058 | 2,976 | 71.5 | 69.8-73.1 | 270 | 6.4 | 5.6- 7.3 | 812 | 22.1 | 20.6-23.7 |
| West Virginia | 2,994 | 2,326 | 75.2 | 73.4-77.0 | 119 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.8 | 549 | 20.9 | 19.2-22.7 |
| Wisconsin | 3,270 | 2,401 | 71.7 | 69.8-73.6 | 183 | 5.3 | 4.5- 6.3 | 686 | 23.0 | 21.2-24.8 |
| Wyoming | 2,974 | 2,231 | 72.6 | 70.7-74.4 | 112 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.3 | 631 | 23.9 | 22.1-25.7 |
| Guam | 847 | 581 | 68.0 | 64.3-71.5 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 257 | 31.0 | 27.5-34.7 |
| Puerto Rico | 4,096 | 3,339 | 75.6 | 73.5-77.6 | 60 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.5 | 697 | 22.6 | 20.7-24.7 |
| Virgin Islands | 2,203 | 1,690 | 73.1 | 70.6-75.5 | 49 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.6 | 464 | 25.1 | 22.7-27.6 |
+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.
* Data in this table were derived from the cholesterol awareness questions 1 and 2.
#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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