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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

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  Total
Respond.#		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5 or more years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 223107 157218 69.0 68.6-69.4 25,686 12.0 11.8-12.3 17,079 8.3 8.1- 8.5 18,393 8.1 7.9- 8.3 4,731 2.6 2.4- 2.7
Alabama 2,727 1,880 68.6 66.5-70.7 302 10.6 9.3-12.0 210 8.2 7.0- 9.7 248 9.5 8.2-11.0 87 3.0 2.3- 3.9
Alaska 2,514 1,582 62.2 59.3-65.1 359 14.5 12.4-16.9 251 10.6 8.9-12.7 285 11.6 9.8-13.7 37 1.0 0.7- 1.5
Arizona 2,948 1,958 65.9 63.0-68.7 362 12.6 10.8-14.5 257 10.2 8.1-12.7 314 9.4 7.9-11.2 57 1.9 1.3- 2.9
Arkansas 3,370 2,038 59.1 57.1-61.1 447 13.9 12.6-15.4 340 10.6 9.4-11.9 393 11.5 10.2-12.8 152 4.9 4.1- 6.0
California 4,069 2,849 66.6 64.8-68.4 493 12.5 11.3-13.8 383 10.7 9.5-11.9 269 7.3 6.3- 8.4 75 2.9 2.2- 3.9
Colorado 3,833 2,599 65.2 63.3-66.9 490 13.5 12.3-14.9 388 10.6 9.5-11.9 288 8.2 7.2- 9.4 68 2.4 1.8- 3.3
Connecticut 5,260 4,288 79.6 78.1-81.0 429 9.4 8.3-10.5 262 5.3 4.6- 6.2 233 4.6 3.9- 5.4 48 1.1 0.8- 1.6
Delaware 3,633 2,708 75.3 73.1-77.3 367 11.0 9.5-12.7 218 5.4 4.4- 6.6 300 7.3 6.2- 8.5 40 1.1 0.7- 1.6
District of Columbia 2,308 1,705 71.7 69.2-74.1 267 11.6 10.0-13.4 167 8.5 7.0-10.3 144 6.8 5.6- 8.3 25 1.4 0.8- 2.2
Florida 5,645 4,034 69.0 67.5-70.5 651 12.2 11.1-13.3 377 7.6 6.7- 8.5 471 8.7 7.8- 9.6 112 2.5 2.0- 3.1
Georgia 4,517 2,971 65.8 63.9-67.6 606 13.4 12.2-14.8 402 8.4 7.5- 9.5 411 9.7 8.5-11.0 127 2.7 2.2- 3.3
Hawaii 5,737 3,819 66.2 64.6-67.8 949 16.4 15.2-17.7 430 8.0 7.1- 9.1 509 8.9 8.0-10.0 30 0.4 0.3- 0.7
Idaho 4,606 2,962 65.2 63.5-66.8 623 13.7 12.5-15.0 502 10.6 9.5-11.7 426 8.7 7.8- 9.7 93 1.8 1.4- 2.4
Illinois 2,461 1,809 72.5 70.3-74.6 250 10.5 9.1-12.0 173 7.5 6.4- 8.9 175 7.4 6.3- 8.7 54 2.1 1.5- 2.9
Indiana 5,212 3,596 67.6 66.1-69.0 615 12.7 11.7-13.9 435 8.5 7.7- 9.4 429 8.2 7.4- 9.1 137 3.0 2.5- 3.6
Iowa 3,299 2,509 75.9 74.1-77.6 310 9.3 8.2-10.5 194 5.8 4.9- 6.8 246 7.5 6.5- 8.6 40 1.5 1.0- 2.1
Kansas 4,245 3,137 72.7 71.1-74.3 385 9.9 8.9-11.1 277 6.7 5.9- 7.6 363 8.7 7.8- 9.7 83 1.9 1.5- 2.4
Kentucky 5,249 3,625 70.0 67.8-72.1 620 11.1 9.6-12.9 332 6.4 5.3- 7.6 533 9.9 8.6-11.4 139 2.6 1.9- 3.4
Louisiana 4,359 2,989 67.0 65.3-68.7 503 12.0 10.9-13.3 318 7.6 6.7- 8.6 418 10.3 9.2-11.5 131 3.0 2.4- 3.8
Maine 2,163 1,548 71.7 69.5-73.8 207 9.6 8.3-11.1 147 6.9 5.8- 8.3 223 10.1 8.7-11.5 38 1.7 1.2- 2.5
Maryland 4,134 3,183 74.4 72.5-76.1 387 10.4 9.3-11.7 256 7.3 6.2- 8.5 255 6.4 5.4- 7.5 53 1.5 1.0- 2.2
Massachusetts 6,891 5,378 78.1 76.9-79.4 636 8.8 8.0- 9.7 399 6.1 5.4- 6.9 380 5.5 4.9- 6.2 98 1.4 1.1- 1.9
Michigan 5,529 4,305 76.0 74.4-77.4 489 9.8 8.8-11.0 326 6.4 5.6- 7.3 309 6.0 5.3- 6.9 100 1.8 1.4- 2.3
Minnesota 4,266 3,240 74.9 73.3-76.4 501 12.5 11.4-13.7 250 6.3 5.5- 7.2 240 5.5 4.8- 6.3 35 0.8 0.6- 1.2
Mississippi 3,505 2,095 57.8 55.7-59.8 521 15.4 13.9-16.9 307 9.3 8.1-10.6 416 12.7 11.3-14.3 166 4.8 4.0- 5.9
Missouri 4,128 2,637 65.4 63.4-67.4 474 12.4 11.0-14.0 346 7.7 6.7- 8.9 541 12.0 10.7-13.4 130 2.5 2.0- 3.1
Montana 3,694 2,291 64.1 62.0-66.1 466 11.8 10.5-13.2 396 10.8 9.5-12.2 448 10.9 9.7-12.3 93 2.5 1.8- 3.3
Nebraska 3,935 3,035 75.9 74.2-77.5 369 10.0 8.9-11.2 208 5.6 4.8- 6.6 266 7.0 6.1- 8.1 57 1.5 1.0- 2.0
Nevada 2,938 1,865 61.4 58.6-64.1 383 14.5 12.7-16.6 293 9.7 7.9-11.9 314 10.6 9.1-12.4 83 3.7 2.7- 5.0
New Hampshire 4,694 3,633 77.0 75.6-78.4 384 8.5 7.6- 9.5 286 6.4 5.6- 7.3 343 7.2 6.4- 8.0 48 1.0 0.7- 1.3
New Jersey 5,830 4,558 73.6 71.0-76.0 595 12.1 10.3-14.0 327 6.6 5.3- 8.0 263 5.7 4.4- 7.4 87 2.1 1.3- 3.2
New Mexico 4,246 2,704 63.3 61.5-65.1 542 13.2 12.0-14.6 403 9.7 8.6-10.9 435 9.9 8.9-11.1 162 3.8 3.2- 4.6
New York 4,177 3,018 71.5 69.8-73.2 544 13.1 11.9-14.4 321 8.1 7.1- 9.2 230 5.3 4.6- 6.2 64 2.0 1.5- 2.7
North Carolina 6,046 4,280 68.3 66.4-70.1 657 11.4 10.1-12.8 416 7.9 6.8- 9.0 556 10.0 8.9-11.3 137 2.5 1.9- 3.1
North Dakota 2,741 1,839 67.2 65.1-69.2 353 13.2 11.8-14.7 254 9.4 8.2-10.7 225 7.8 6.8- 8.9 70 2.5 1.9- 3.3
Ohio 3,738 2,845 74.7 72.9-76.4 356 9.7 8.6-10.9 234 6.4 5.5- 7.4 256 7.8 6.6- 9.1 47 1.5 1.0- 2.1
Oklahoma 5,853 3,569 60.3 58.7-61.8 751 12.8 11.8-13.9 554 9.4 8.6-10.4 732 12.8 11.8-13.9 247 4.7 4.0- 5.5
Oregon 2,846 1,963 67.2 65.1-69.2 353 12.9 11.4-14.4 254 9.6 8.3-11.0 219 7.6 6.6- 8.8 57 2.7 2.0- 3.7
Pennsylvania 12,251 9,035 72.3 71.1-73.4 1,277 10.7 10.0-11.5 921 8.0 7.4- 8.7 806 6.7 6.2- 7.4 212 2.3 1.8- 2.9
Rhode Island 3,563 2,813 79.1 77.5-80.6 328 9.3 8.2-10.5 204 5.4 4.6- 6.3 169 4.7 3.9- 5.6 49 1.5 1.1- 2.1
South Carolina 4,085 2,756 67.9 65.9-69.8 489 12.6 11.2-14.1 365 8.6 7.6- 9.8 356 8.3 7.2- 9.5 119 2.6 2.1- 3.4
South Dakota 4,336 3,083 69.8 68.1-71.4 501 12.1 11.0-13.4 281 7.0 6.1- 8.1 369 8.8 7.8- 9.9 102 2.3 1.8- 2.9
Tennessee 2,769 1,996 71.5 69.4-73.5 284 11.3 9.8-12.9 148 5.6 4.6- 6.7 287 10.0 8.8-11.3 54 1.7 1.2- 2.4
Texas 5,722 3,357 56.3 54.7-57.9 820 14.3 13.2-15.4 619 11.0 10.1-12.0 639 11.6 10.6-12.7 287 6.8 5.8- 7.9
Utah 3,869 2,684 69.9 67.7-72.0 542 15.2 13.5-17.2 300 7.6 6.5- 8.8 286 6.0 5.1- 7.0 57 1.2 0.9- 1.8
Vermont 3,901 3,014 75.6 74.0-77.2 324 9.3 8.2-10.5 251 6.8 5.9- 7.8 266 7.1 6.2- 8.1 46 1.2 0.8- 1.6
Virginia 4,018 2,791 69.8 67.7-71.8 513 12.9 11.6-14.4 309 7.6 6.5- 8.8 331 8.1 6.9- 9.6 74 1.6 1.2- 2.1
Washington 4,614 3,227 68.6 66.9-70.3 495 12.0 10.8-13.3 470 10.5 9.4-11.6 380 8.1 7.2- 9.1 42 0.8 0.6- 1.1
West Virginia 2,727 1,723 62.8 60.7-64.9 340 12.2 10.9-13.7 210 7.6 6.5- 8.8 342 13.4 12.0-15.0 112 4.0 3.3- 4.9
Wisconsin 4,017 3,038 76.1 74.5-77.7 422 9.8 8.8-11.0 258 6.5 5.6- 7.5 253 6.5 5.6- 7.5 46 1.1 0.8- 1.6
Wyoming 3,220 2,125 64.7 62.7-66.6 385 13.1 11.7-14.6 334 10.7 9.5-12.0 317 9.8 8.5-11.2 59 1.7 1.3- 2.3
Guam 810 552 64.5 60.3-68.5 84 10.9 8.5-14.0 78 11.0 8.6-13.9 74 11.0 8.4-14.3 22 2.5 1.6- 4.1
Puerto Rico 3,730 2,816 76.6 74.9-78.3 531 13.6 12.2-15.0 160 4.5 3.7- 5.4 211 5.0 4.3- 6.0 12 0.3 0.2- 0.6
Virgin Islands 2,129 1,164 51.0 48.2-53.7 355 16.6 14.6-18.7 278 14.6 12.6-16.8 201 10.0 8.5-11.8 131 7.8 6.3- 9.6

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having teeth.
Note: Denominator includes respondents who reported having never been to a dental clinic.

#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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