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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

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  Total
Respond.#
1 or more/day 1 or more/week 1 or more/month 1 or more/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 240175 19,199 7.4 7.2- 7.6 123977 50.2 49.8-50.6 64,375 27.9 27.6-28.3 6,372 3.0 2.8- 3.1 26,252 11.5 11.3-11.8
Alabama 3,067 187 5.7 4.8- 6.7 1,192 37.1 35.2-39.2 1,000 33.7 31.7-35.7 148 5.2 4.3- 6.3 540 18.3 16.6-20.1
Alaska 2,643 234 7.7 6.4- 9.4 1,485 56.3 53.3-59.2 689 27.1 24.5-29.8 76 2.6 1.9- 3.6 159 6.3 5.0- 7.9
Arizona 3,185 300 8.3 7.0- 9.8 1,704 51.0 48.2-53.7 831 28.3 25.8-30.9 92 2.4 1.8- 3.3 258 10.1 8.2-12.4
Arkansas 3,845 173 4.7 3.9- 5.6 1,743 43.1 41.3-45.0 1,254 33.6 31.8-35.4 136 3.6 3.0- 4.3 539 15.0 13.7-16.5
California 4,209 321 7.3 6.4- 8.2 2,283 54.9 53.0-56.7 1,181 27.4 25.7-29.0 156 3.7 3.0- 4.5 268 6.8 5.9- 7.9
Colorado 4,010 335 7.9 7.0- 8.9 2,041 50.6 48.8-52.5 1,178 29.3 27.6-31.0 112 3.3 2.6- 4.1 344 8.9 7.9-10.0
Connecticut 5,465 539 9.8 8.8-10.9 3,013 54.1 52.4-55.8 1,368 25.3 23.9-26.8 115 1.9 1.5- 2.4 430 8.9 7.9-10.0
Delaware 3,988 325 7.5 6.5- 8.8 2,000 48.3 46.0-50.6 1,047 28.1 25.9-30.4 106 2.1 1.6- 2.8 510 13.9 12.3-15.7
District of Columbia 2,360 236 9.7 8.1-11.6 1,126 44.2 41.5-46.9 653 29.8 27.1-32.6 85 3.5 2.7- 4.5 260 12.8 11.0-14.9
Florida 5,967 629 9.9 9.1-10.8 2,992 49.7 48.2-51.2 1,521 25.7 24.4-27.1 133 2.3 1.8- 2.8 692 12.4 11.4-13.5
Georgia 4,846 254 5.3 4.5- 6.2 2,203 43.8 42.0-45.7 1,350 28.7 26.8-30.7 151 3.2 2.6- 3.9 888 18.9 17.5-20.5
Hawaii 5,900 750 12.4 11.3-13.5 3,550 60.5 58.9-62.2 1,198 20.1 18.8-21.5 49 0.7 0.5- 1.0 353 6.3 5.5- 7.2
Idaho 4,971 406 8.0 7.2- 9.0 2,799 54.5 52.8-56.2 1,332 28.5 26.9-30.1 136 2.8 2.2- 3.4 298 6.2 5.4- 7.1
Illinois 2,627 203 7.6 6.5- 8.8 1,377 51.1 48.8-53.5 747 28.8 26.7-30.9 76 2.9 2.2- 3.7 224 9.7 8.0-11.7
Indiana 5,722 335 5.5 4.8- 6.2 2,920 49.8 48.3-51.3 1,686 30.4 29.0-31.8 193 3.1 2.6- 3.6 588 11.2 10.3-12.3
Iowa 3,576 305 7.5 6.6- 8.6 1,943 52.9 50.9-54.9 949 28.1 26.3-30.0 84 2.5 2.0- 3.2 295 8.9 7.8-10.1
Kansas 4,490 423 8.8 7.9- 9.7 2,290 50.4 48.7-52.0 1,234 28.3 26.8-29.9 94 2.2 1.8- 2.8 449 10.3 9.3-11.4
Kentucky 6,730 447 5.9 5.2- 6.8 3,274 48.5 46.5-50.5 1,635 25.3 23.5-27.1 71 1.3 0.9- 2.0 1,303 19.0 17.5-20.5
Louisiana 4,769 251 5.0 4.3- 5.8 1,817 36.6 35.0-38.3 1,369 28.6 27.1-30.2 97 2.0 1.6- 2.6 1,235 27.7 26.1-29.3
Maine 2,398 194 7.7 6.6- 8.9 1,422 59.0 56.8-61.2 591 25.3 23.3-27.3 47 1.8 1.3- 2.5 144 6.2 5.2- 7.4
Maryland 4,323 390 9.1 8.0-10.3 2,248 50.3 48.4-52.3 1,123 26.0 24.3-27.8 141 3.3 2.6- 4.1 421 11.3 10.0-12.8
Massachusetts 7,304 660 8.8 8.0- 9.6 4,062 56.7 55.2-58.1 1,799 24.8 23.5-26.0 162 2.0 1.6- 2.4 621 7.9 7.1- 8.7
Michigan 5,881 441 6.8 5.9- 7.8 3,115 51.0 49.3-52.7 1,677 30.1 28.6-31.7 176 3.1 2.6- 3.7 472 8.9 8.0-10.0
Minnesota 4,442 326 6.6 5.8- 7.4 2,573 56.4 54.7-58.1 1,222 28.5 27.0-30.1 134 3.1 2.5- 3.9 187 5.4 4.4- 6.5
Mississippi 3,894 147 3.5 2.9- 4.2 1,490 35.8 34.0-37.7 1,142 30.0 28.2-31.8 167 4.9 4.1- 5.8 948 25.9 24.2-27.8
Missouri 4,662 328 6.9 6.0- 8.0 2,300 48.2 46.2-50.2 1,382 29.6 27.8-31.4 162 3.9 3.2- 4.8 490 11.4 10.1-13.0
Montana 3,974 347 8.8 7.4-10.3 2,264 57.1 54.8-59.2 975 24.4 22.6-26.3 116 3.1 2.4- 4.0 272 6.7 5.7- 7.8
Nebraska 4,235 421 9.3 8.3-10.4 2,308 53.2 51.4-55.1 984 24.0 22.5-25.6 43 0.9 0.7- 1.3 479 12.5 11.2-14.0
Nevada 3,103 252 8.1 6.8- 9.7 1,569 48.8 46.2-51.4 924 31.4 28.9-34.1 77 2.2 1.6- 3.0 281 9.5 8.0-11.3
New Hampshire 4,971 412 7.9 7.1- 8.8 2,871 57.3 55.7-58.9 1,230 25.1 23.7-26.6 121 2.4 2.0- 3.0 337 7.2 6.4- 8.1
New Jersey 6,079 581 9.3 7.8-11.0 3,305 52.6 49.9-55.2 1,486 25.7 23.4-28.1 161 3.3 2.5- 4.5 546 9.1 7.7-10.8
New Mexico 4,599 424 8.8 7.9- 9.9 2,341 49.9 48.1-51.7 1,220 27.4 25.8-29.0 147 3.0 2.5- 3.7 467 10.9 9.8-12.1
New York 4,372 319 7.3 6.4- 8.3 2,335 53.1 51.3-54.9 1,156 26.4 24.9-28.0 133 3.1 2.6- 3.8 429 10.0 9.0-11.2
North Carolina 6,474 489 6.5 5.7- 7.5 2,974 44.3 42.4-46.2 1,637 27.0 25.3-28.7 175 2.8 2.3- 3.5 1,199 19.3 17.8-20.9
North Dakota 2,950 231 7.1 6.1- 8.1 1,692 57.0 54.9-59.0 776 26.6 24.8-28.5 60 2.1 1.6- 2.7 191 7.3 6.2- 8.5
Ohio 4,027 332 7.5 6.7- 8.5 1,996 48.8 46.9-50.6 1,150 29.4 27.7-31.2 130 3.0 2.5- 3.6 419 11.3 10.1-12.5
Oklahoma 6,664 437 5.9 5.3- 6.6 3,131 44.7 43.2-46.1 2,017 31.5 30.1-32.9 165 2.6 2.1- 3.1 914 15.4 14.3-16.6
Oregon 3,019 281 8.8 7.8-10.0 1,650 53.2 51.2-55.3 832 28.9 27.1-30.9 86 3.0 2.4- 3.9 170 6.0 5.0- 7.1
Pennsylvania 13,297 973 6.8 6.3- 7.4 6,993 51.8 50.7-53.0 3,720 28.2 27.1-29.3 402 3.0 2.6- 3.4 1,209 10.2 9.5-11.0
Rhode Island 3,794 292 7.3 6.5- 8.3 2,106 55.8 53.9-57.7 967 25.1 23.5-26.8 92 2.1 1.7- 2.7 337 9.6 8.3-11.1
South Carolina 4,416 237 5.7 4.8- 6.7 1,908 42.2 40.3-44.2 1,343 30.7 28.9-32.6 201 4.8 3.9- 5.7 727 16.6 15.1-18.2
South Dakota 4,744 454 8.5 7.7- 9.4 2,703 55.3 53.6-57.0 1,154 25.6 24.2-27.2 62 1.3 1.0- 1.7 371 9.2 8.1-10.4
Tennessee 3,048 311 9.6 8.4-10.9 1,397 45.2 43.1-47.2 625 21.1 19.4-22.9 33 1.2 0.8- 1.8 682 22.9 21.2-24.8
Texas 6,010 395 6.5 5.8- 7.3 2,968 48.4 46.8-49.9 1,786 30.0 28.6-31.5 197 3.1 2.7- 3.7 664 11.9 10.9-13.0
Utah 4,059 320 7.5 6.5- 8.7 2,367 57.2 55.0-59.3 1,083 28.2 26.4-30.2 81 2.0 1.4- 2.7 208 5.1 4.2- 6.2
Vermont 4,180 372 8.5 7.6- 9.4 2,538 59.9 58.2-61.6 958 23.9 22.5-25.5 99 2.3 1.8- 2.8 213 5.4 4.6- 6.3
Virginia 4,304 307 7.0 5.9- 8.2 1,938 45.6 43.4-47.7 1,315 32.0 29.9-34.2 155 3.4 2.7- 4.3 589 12.0 10.9-13.3
Washington 4,812 383 7.0 6.2- 7.8 2,635 54.6 52.8-56.4 1,337 28.7 27.1-30.3 153 3.1 2.6- 3.8 304 6.6 5.8- 7.5
West Virginia 3,246 250 7.0 6.1- 8.0 1,530 46.1 44.2-48.1 907 28.7 26.9-30.5 90 2.9 2.3- 3.6 469 15.3 13.9-16.9
Wisconsin 4,333 338 7.6 6.7- 8.6 2,364 55.8 54.0-57.6 1,199 27.7 26.1-29.3 100 2.1 1.6- 2.7 332 6.9 6.0- 7.9
Wyoming 3,501 286 7.5 6.6- 8.5 1,922 54.1 52.2-56.0 962 28.5 26.8-30.4 102 3.0 2.4- 3.7 229 6.9 6.0- 8.0
Guam 821 102 13.4 10.8-16.5 434 50.7 46.6-54.8 195 24.6 21.3-28.3 19 2.0 1.2- 3.3 71 9.3 6.8-12.5
Puerto Rico 3,664 212 6.0 5.0- 7.1 1,559 38.7 36.7-40.6 800 22.5 20.8-24.3 23 0.7 0.4- 1.2 1,070 32.1 30.2-34.1
Virgin Islands 2,205 302 13.7 12.0-15.6 1,217 53.9 51.2-56.6 479 21.5 19.4-23.8 50 2.6 1.9- 3.7 157 8.2 6.7-10.1

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#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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