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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| All Participants | 247262 | 42,993 | 17.5 | 17.2-17.7 | 11,335 | 5.1 | 4.9- 5.3 | 64,178 | 24.2 | 23.9-24.5 | 128756 | 53.2 | 52.9-53.6 |
| Alabama | 3,088 | 550 | 19.2 | 17.5-21.0 | 145 | 5.2 | 4.3- 6.3 | 731 | 23.2 | 21.5-25.0 | 1,662 | 52.4 | 50.3-54.5 |
| Alaska | 2,690 | 563 | 21.9 | 19.5-24.6 | 191 | 7.4 | 6.0- 9.1 | 715 | 25.6 | 23.2-28.2 | 1,221 | 45.0 | 42.1-48.0 |
| Arizona | 3,223 | 523 | 17.8 | 15.5-20.3 | 139 | 5.6 | 4.5- 7.0 | 922 | 24.4 | 22.5-26.5 | 1,639 | 52.2 | 49.4-54.9 |
| Arkansas | 3,887 | 789 | 21.5 | 19.9-23.1 | 184 | 4.8 | 4.1- 5.7 | 1,016 | 24.9 | 23.4-26.4 | 1,898 | 48.8 | 47.0-50.7 |
| California | 4,212 | 459 | 11.1 | 10.0-12.3 | 205 | 5.3 | 4.5- 6.4 | 1,129 | 23.9 | 22.5-25.5 | 2,419 | 59.6 | 57.8-61.4 |
| Colorado | 4,048 | 611 | 15.6 | 14.4-17.0 | 189 | 4.7 | 4.0- 5.6 | 1,089 | 25.6 | 24.1-27.3 | 2,159 | 54.0 | 52.1-55.8 |
| Connecticut | 5,540 | 807 | 14.4 | 13.3-15.6 | 245 | 5.0 | 4.2- 5.9 | 1,795 | 30.4 | 28.9-31.8 | 2,693 | 50.2 | 48.6-51.9 |
| Delaware | 4,021 | 759 | 19.5 | 17.5-21.7 | 175 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.3 | 1,156 | 26.3 | 24.4-28.3 | 1,931 | 49.0 | 46.7-51.3 |
| District of Columbia | 2,397 | 305 | 13.4 | 11.7-15.3 | 170 | 7.0 | 5.8- 8.5 | 558 | 20.4 | 18.5-22.4 | 1,364 | 59.2 | 56.6-61.8 |
| Florida | 6,125 | 1,079 | 17.8 | 16.7-19.0 | 253 | 4.2 | 3.6- 4.9 | 1,658 | 25.1 | 23.9-26.4 | 3,135 | 52.9 | 51.4-54.4 |
| Georgia | 5,037 | 852 | 17.7 | 16.3-19.1 | 248 | 5.6 | 4.7- 6.6 | 1,181 | 22.4 | 21.0-23.9 | 2,756 | 54.3 | 52.5-56.2 |
| Hawaii | 5,995 | 990 | 17.1 | 15.9-18.5 | 212 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.7 | 1,554 | 24.3 | 22.8-25.7 | 3,239 | 54.7 | 53.0-56.4 |
| Idaho | 5,024 | 788 | 16.3 | 15.0-17.7 | 200 | 4.3 | 3.6- 5.1 | 1,243 | 24.2 | 22.8-25.7 | 2,793 | 55.2 | 53.5-56.9 |
| Illinois | 5,230 | 904 | 17.8 | 16.6-19.0 | 249 | 5.1 | 4.4- 5.8 | 1,290 | 22.9 | 21.6-24.2 | 2,787 | 54.3 | 52.7-55.9 |
| Indiana | 5,784 | 1,268 | 23.0 | 21.7-24.3 | 265 | 4.7 | 4.1- 5.3 | 1,393 | 23.3 | 22.1-24.5 | 2,858 | 49.1 | 47.6-50.5 |
| Iowa | 3,659 | 660 | 18.8 | 17.4-20.4 | 135 | 4.3 | 3.6- 5.3 | 903 | 23.4 | 21.8-25.1 | 1,961 | 53.4 | 51.5-55.3 |
| Kansas | 4,590 | 803 | 17.6 | 16.4-18.9 | 192 | 4.5 | 3.8- 5.4 | 1,138 | 24.3 | 23.0-25.7 | 2,457 | 53.6 | 51.9-55.2 |
| Kentucky | 7,037 | 1,945 | 29.1 | 27.3-30.9 | 241 | 3.5 | 2.9- 4.2 | 1,588 | 22.0 | 20.4-23.6 | 3,263 | 45.5 | 43.5-47.4 |
| Louisiana | 5,013 | 914 | 19.0 | 17.7-20.3 | 224 | 4.9 | 4.2- 5.7 | 1,012 | 19.2 | 17.9-20.5 | 2,863 | 57.0 | 55.3-58.6 |
| Maine | 2,433 | 464 | 19.6 | 17.8-21.5 | 93 | 4.0 | 3.2- 5.0 | 822 | 33.4 | 31.3-35.5 | 1,054 | 43.1 | 40.8-45.3 |
| Maryland | 4,382 | 713 | 16.3 | 14.9-17.9 | 204 | 5.6 | 4.7- 6.7 | 1,124 | 23.7 | 22.1-25.3 | 2,341 | 54.4 | 52.5-56.3 |
| Massachusetts | 7,398 | 1,103 | 14.4 | 13.4-15.5 | 361 | 4.5 | 4.0- 5.2 | 2,205 | 29.1 | 27.8-30.4 | 3,729 | 52.0 | 50.5-53.4 |
| Michigan | 5,920 | 1,059 | 19.3 | 18.0-20.7 | 263 | 4.8 | 4.1- 5.6 | 1,687 | 27.1 | 25.7-28.5 | 2,911 | 48.7 | 47.0-50.4 |
| Minnesota | 4,478 | 692 | 16.2 | 15.0-17.5 | 223 | 5.5 | 4.7- 6.4 | 1,271 | 26.8 | 25.4-28.3 | 2,292 | 51.4 | 49.7-53.1 |
| Mississippi | 4,066 | 775 | 21.4 | 19.7-23.1 | 207 | 5.9 | 5.0- 7.0 | 865 | 20.0 | 18.6-21.5 | 2,219 | 52.7 | 50.8-54.6 |
| Missouri | 4,715 | 984 | 22.0 | 20.4-23.7 | 223 | 4.5 | 3.8- 5.4 | 1,169 | 25.5 | 23.7-27.3 | 2,339 | 48.0 | 46.0-50.0 |
| Montana | 4,021 | 684 | 15.7 | 14.3-17.3 | 219 | 5.5 | 4.6- 6.5 | 1,098 | 26.1 | 24.3-28.0 | 2,020 | 52.7 | 50.5-54.9 |
| Nebraska | 4,374 | 713 | 17.8 | 16.3-19.4 | 184 | 4.9 | 4.1- 5.9 | 1,059 | 22.9 | 21.5-24.3 | 2,418 | 54.4 | 52.6-56.2 |
| Nevada | 3,144 | 624 | 21.1 | 18.9-23.5 | 152 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.2 | 915 | 24.7 | 22.7-26.9 | 1,453 | 49.2 | 46.6-51.8 |
| New Hampshire | 5,021 | 898 | 18.6 | 17.3-19.9 | 221 | 4.6 | 4.0- 5.3 | 1,610 | 30.2 | 28.8-31.7 | 2,292 | 46.6 | 45.0-48.2 |
| New Jersey | 6,152 | 797 | 14.0 | 12.3-16.0 | 282 | 5.0 | 3.9- 6.3 | 1,787 | 26.0 | 23.8-28.2 | 3,286 | 55.0 | 52.4-57.6 |
| New Mexico | 4,663 | 712 | 15.0 | 13.8-16.3 | 264 | 6.2 | 5.3- 7.3 | 1,298 | 26.0 | 24.5-27.6 | 2,389 | 52.8 | 51.0-54.6 |
| New York | 4,449 | 740 | 16.9 | 15.6-18.3 | 231 | 5.4 | 4.6- 6.3 | 1,213 | 25.0 | 23.6-26.5 | 2,265 | 52.7 | 50.9-54.4 |
| North Carolina | 6,720 | 1,236 | 21.2 | 19.7-22.8 | 299 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.2 | 1,736 | 24.1 | 22.6-25.6 | 3,449 | 49.7 | 47.8-51.5 |
| North Dakota | 2,990 | 494 | 16.4 | 14.9-17.9 | 145 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.1 | 788 | 26.5 | 24.8-28.4 | 1,563 | 52.0 | 50.0-54.0 |
| Ohio | 4,080 | 856 | 21.4 | 19.9-23.0 | 197 | 5.2 | 4.4- 6.1 | 1,031 | 24.7 | 23.1-26.3 | 1,996 | 48.7 | 46.9-50.5 |
| Oklahoma | 6,759 | 1,391 | 21.8 | 20.6-23.1 | 291 | 4.8 | 4.1- 5.5 | 1,600 | 21.8 | 20.6-22.9 | 3,477 | 51.6 | 50.2-53.1 |
| Oregon | 3,069 | 482 | 17.3 | 15.7-19.1 | 151 | 5.1 | 4.3- 6.2 | 931 | 28.1 | 26.4-30.0 | 1,505 | 49.4 | 47.3-51.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 13,464 | 2,502 | 19.5 | 18.5-20.4 | 628 | 5.1 | 4.6- 5.6 | 3,522 | 25.7 | 24.8-26.7 | 6,812 | 49.7 | 48.6-50.9 |
| Rhode Island | 3,830 | 667 | 17.5 | 16.1-19.0 | 185 | 4.9 | 4.1- 5.8 | 1,187 | 29.6 | 28.0-31.3 | 1,791 | 48.0 | 46.1-49.9 |
| South Carolina | 4,488 | 932 | 21.0 | 19.4-22.7 | 231 | 5.6 | 4.6- 6.7 | 1,092 | 22.6 | 21.0-24.2 | 2,233 | 50.9 | 48.9-52.9 |
| South Dakota | 4,783 | 750 | 17.5 | 16.1-18.9 | 221 | 5.1 | 4.4- 6.0 | 1,165 | 22.4 | 21.1-23.8 | 2,647 | 55.0 | 53.3-56.7 |
| Tennessee | 3,192 | 660 | 22.9 | 21.1-24.7 | 145 | 4.9 | 4.0- 5.9 | 641 | 18.7 | 17.2-20.2 | 1,746 | 53.6 | 51.5-55.6 |
| Texas | 6,090 | 995 | 16.6 | 15.5-17.8 | 358 | 6.2 | 5.5- 7.0 | 1,325 | 20.9 | 19.8-22.2 | 3,412 | 56.2 | 54.7-57.7 |
| Utah | 4,072 | 414 | 9.9 | 8.8-11.2 | 116 | 2.8 | 2.2- 3.6 | 804 | 17.1 | 15.7-18.7 | 2,738 | 70.1 | 68.2-71.9 |
| Vermont | 4,224 | 661 | 16.7 | 15.5-18.1 | 176 | 4.4 | 3.7- 5.2 | 1,428 | 32.3 | 30.8-33.9 | 1,959 | 46.5 | 44.8-48.2 |
| Virginia | 4,374 | 824 | 19.4 | 17.6-21.2 | 186 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.7 | 1,068 | 22.4 | 20.8-24.1 | 2,296 | 53.0 | 50.8-55.1 |
| Washington | 4,863 | 743 | 16.4 | 15.1-17.9 | 226 | 5.0 | 4.3- 5.9 | 1,449 | 28.5 | 26.9-30.1 | 2,445 | 50.1 | 48.3-51.8 |
| West Virginia | 3,348 | 747 | 23.8 | 22.1-25.5 | 155 | 4.7 | 3.9- 5.5 | 860 | 24.2 | 22.7-25.8 | 1,586 | 47.4 | 45.4-49.3 |
| Wisconsin | 4,350 | 766 | 18.5 | 17.1-19.9 | 211 | 4.9 | 4.1- 5.7 | 1,203 | 27.3 | 25.7-28.8 | 2,170 | 49.4 | 47.6-51.2 |
| Wyoming | 3,538 | 641 | 19.2 | 17.6-20.9 | 161 | 4.4 | 3.7- 5.3 | 988 | 26.5 | 24.9-28.2 | 1,748 | 49.8 | 47.9-51.7 |
| Guam | 824 | 191 | 24.8 | 21.3-28.6 | 58 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.4 | 120 | 15.5 | 12.6-18.8 | 455 | 52.6 | 48.5-56.7 |
| Puerto Rico | 4,116 | 343 | 8.8 | 7.7-10.0 | 147 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.4 | 740 | 16.9 | 15.6-18.4 | 2,886 | 69.8 | 68.0-71.6 |
| Virgin Islands | 2,272 | 171 | 7.0 | 5.8- 8.4 | 59 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.3 | 306 | 12.1 | 10.6-13.8 | 1,736 | 78.5 | 76.4-80.5 |
+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.
* Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.
#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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