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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

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Doctor's office Public health clinic Outpatient/Emergency Room Urgent care center Other or no usual place
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 243437 189994 75.5 75.2-75.9 16,494 6.8 6.6- 7.0 14,988 7.6 7.3- 7.8 4,866 2.5 2.4- 2.6 17,095 7.6 7.4- 7.8
Alabama 3,089 2,548 79.5 77.5-81.2 147 5.2 4.3- 6.3 205 8.4 7.1- 9.9 40 1.4 1.0- 2.0 149 5.5 4.5- 6.6
Alaska 2,682 1,260 50.2 47.3-53.1 703 20.9 18.9-23.1 307 11.7 10.0-13.6 82 4.6 3.4- 6.1 330 12.7 10.9-14.8
Arizona 3,194 2,357 71.7 69.0-74.2 191 5.3 3.9- 7.3 173 5.7 4.5- 7.1 111 4.0 3.1- 5.2 362 13.3 11.5-15.5
Arkansas 3,877 3,131 77.5 75.8-79.1 231 6.4 5.5- 7.4 229 7.4 6.4- 8.7 23 0.8 0.5- 1.2 263 8.0 6.9- 9.1
California 3,798 2,882 71.5 69.6-73.3 278 9.8 8.6-11.2 317 10.3 9.0-11.7 206 5.5 4.7- 6.5 115 2.9 2.3- 3.5
Colorado 4,036 3,126 74.0 72.3-75.7 264 7.7 6.6- 8.9 189 5.5 4.6- 6.4 60 1.4 1.0- 1.8 397 11.5 10.3-12.8
Connecticut 5,537 4,581 79.4 77.9-80.8 268 5.9 5.0- 6.9 291 6.2 5.3- 7.2 60 1.1 0.8- 1.5 337 7.5 6.5- 8.6
Delaware 3,904 3,527 90.9 89.5-92.1 87 2.3 1.7- 3.2 151 3.4 2.7- 4.2 7 0.1 0.1- 0.4 132 3.3 2.5- 4.2
District of Columbia 2,395 1,771 68.7 65.8-71.3 132 7.3 6.0- 9.0 249 13.5 11.5-15.7 30 1.5 1.0- 2.3 213 9.0 7.2-11.2
Florida 6,081 4,816 76.4 75.0-77.7 306 5.9 5.2- 6.7 392 7.4 6.6- 8.3 88 1.4 1.1- 1.7 479 8.9 8.0- 9.9
Georgia 5,024 3,940 75.6 73.8-77.3 261 5.6 4.3- 7.2 427 10.1 8.9-11.3 111 2.3 1.8- 2.9 285 6.5 5.5- 7.5
Hawaii 5,975 4,857 79.5 78.0-80.9 304 4.6 4.0- 5.4 276 6.0 5.2- 6.9 68 1.6 1.1- 2.4 470 8.2 7.3- 9.2
Idaho 5,013 3,502 66.3 64.7-68.0 477 10.1 9.1-11.2 278 6.7 5.8- 7.8 267 5.7 4.9- 6.5 489 11.1 10.0-12.3
Illinois 2,645 2,051 74.4 72.2-76.5 199 8.7 7.3-10.3 165 7.2 6.0- 8.5 47 1.7 1.3- 2.4 183 8.0 6.7- 9.5
Indiana 5,757 4,637 77.7 76.3-79.0 247 5.2 4.5- 6.0 326 6.8 6.0- 7.7 159 2.9 2.5- 3.5 388 7.4 6.6- 8.2
Iowa 3,643 2,993 80.4 78.7-81.9 241 7.0 6.1- 8.1 161 5.0 4.2- 6.0 27 0.9 0.6- 1.4 221 6.8 5.8- 7.8
Kansas 4,579 3,857 83.0 81.7-84.2 244 5.8 5.0- 6.6 151 3.5 2.9- 4.1 30 0.6 0.4- 0.9 297 7.2 6.3- 8.2
Kentucky 7,001 6,003 82.5 80.6-84.2 278 3.8 3.1- 4.6 259 5.1 3.9- 6.6 95 1.6 1.2- 2.2 366 7.0 5.9- 8.3
Louisiana 4,982 3,825 74.1 72.5-75.6 233 4.9 4.2- 5.7 630 14.0 12.8-15.3 25 0.5 0.3- 0.8 269 6.5 5.7- 7.4
Maine 2,431 1,906 77.4 75.5-79.3 196 8.0 6.9- 9.2 180 8.0 6.8- 9.4 8 0.4 0.2- 0.8 141 6.2 5.1- 7.5
Maryland 4,375 3,638 80.1 78.4-81.8 129 2.9 2.3- 3.6 260 8.3 7.1- 9.8 66 1.6 1.1- 2.3 282 7.0 6.1- 8.1
Massachusetts 7,388 5,707 77.6 76.3-78.8 586 6.8 6.1- 7.5 555 8.0 7.2- 8.9 71 0.9 0.6- 1.2 469 6.8 6.0- 7.6
Michigan 5,891 4,730 77.4 75.9-78.8 268 5.7 4.9- 6.8 333 6.9 6.0- 7.8 171 2.8 2.3- 3.4 389 7.2 6.4- 8.2
Minnesota 4,474 3,290 70.8 69.2-72.4 468 11.2 10.1-12.3 160 4.3 3.6- 5.1 201 5.1 4.4- 5.9 355 8.7 7.7- 9.7
Mississippi 4,050 3,089 71.5 69.6-73.3 316 9.2 8.0-10.5 366 11.1 9.9-12.6 118 3.2 2.6- 4.0 161 5.0 4.0- 6.1
Missouri 4,706 3,790 79.9 78.2-81.4 218 4.3 3.6- 5.1 249 5.5 4.6- 6.6 50 1.1 0.8- 1.6 399 9.2 8.1-10.4
Montana 4,020 2,548 62.2 60.0-64.3 701 14.7 13.4-16.1 244 6.4 5.5- 7.6 111 4.5 3.6- 5.5 416 12.2 10.6-14.0
Nebraska 4,351 3,712 81.9 80.3-83.4 252 7.1 6.1- 8.3 110 2.9 2.3- 3.6 30 1.0 0.6- 1.5 247 7.1 6.1- 8.2
Nevada 3,122 1,997 57.1 54.4-59.7 235 8.0 6.6- 9.6 255 8.4 7.1-10.0 281 12.7 11.0-14.7 354 13.8 11.8-16.1
New Hampshire 5,014 4,022 79.5 78.2-80.8 297 6.2 5.4- 7.0 328 7.1 6.2- 8.0 22 0.4 0.2- 0.6 345 6.9 6.1- 7.7
New Jersey 6,148 5,278 82.3 80.0-84.5 160 4.6 3.4- 6.2 249 5.6 4.4- 7.2 113 1.4 0.9- 2.1 348 6.1 4.8- 7.6
New Mexico 4,656 3,231 64.9 63.2-66.7 559 13.9 12.6-15.3 320 7.9 6.9- 9.0 127 3.2 2.6- 4.0 419 10.0 9.0-11.2
New York 4,440 3,494 75.0 73.3-76.6 262 6.9 6.0- 8.0 333 9.0 8.0-10.2 52 1.1 0.8- 1.5 299 8.0 7.0- 9.2
North Carolina 6,681 5,339 76.6 75.0-78.2 380 6.7 5.7- 7.8 333 6.1 5.2- 7.1 290 5.2 4.4- 6.1 339 5.5 4.7- 6.4
North Dakota 2,975 1,896 61.8 59.8-63.8 637 21.6 19.9-23.3 166 5.9 5.0- 6.9 33 1.2 0.8- 2.0 243 9.5 8.3-10.9
Ohio 4,073 3,325 79.9 78.3-81.4 109 2.9 2.3- 3.7 247 6.5 5.6- 7.5 121 3.4 2.8- 4.2 271 7.2 6.3- 8.3
Oklahoma 6,749 5,379 76.8 75.5-78.1 456 7.8 7.0- 8.7 476 7.7 7.0- 8.6 64 1.0 0.8- 1.4 374 6.6 5.8- 7.4
Oregon 3,054 2,284 70.8 68.8-72.8 206 8.0 6.9- 9.4 120 4.5 3.6- 5.4 125 4.5 3.7- 5.5 319 12.2 10.8-13.7
Pennsylvania 13,434 11,644 84.0 83.1-84.9 399 3.6 3.2- 4.1 586 5.3 4.8- 5.9 32 0.3 0.2- 0.5 773 6.7 6.0- 7.4
Rhode Island 3,826 2,830 72.1 70.2-73.8 281 7.3 6.4- 8.3 327 8.9 7.8-10.0 127 3.4 2.7- 4.1 261 8.4 7.2- 9.9
South Carolina 4,477 3,671 77.6 75.7-79.3 136 3.7 3.0- 4.7 305 8.6 7.4- 9.9 80 2.3 1.8- 2.9 285 7.9 6.8- 9.1
South Dakota 4,760 3,554 71.5 69.9-73.1 707 16.9 15.6-18.2 168 4.0 3.3- 4.9 43 1.0 0.7- 1.4 288 6.6 5.7- 7.6
Tennessee 3,175 2,676 82.3 80.5-84.0 130 4.8 3.8- 5.9 206 7.5 6.3- 8.8 51 2.0 1.4- 2.8 112 3.5 2.8- 4.3
Texas 6,062 4,375 68.1 66.5-69.6 538 10.1 9.2-11.1 443 8.1 7.2- 9.0 60 1.0 0.7- 1.3 646 12.8 11.6-14.0
Utah 4,066 2,991 71.8 69.8-73.8 394 8.6 7.5- 9.8 184 4.3 3.5- 5.2 117 4.3 3.5- 5.3 380 11.0 9.6-12.6
Vermont 4,210 3,222 75.9 74.4-77.4 413 9.9 8.9-11.0 242 6.0 5.3- 6.9 22 0.6 0.4- 1.1 311 7.5 6.6- 8.5
Virginia 4,363 3,369 74.7 72.7-76.7 190 3.9 3.2- 4.7 331 8.7 7.5-10.2 151 3.4 2.8- 4.3 322 9.2 7.9-10.7
Washington 4,861 3,765 74.6 73.0-76.2 352 8.0 7.0- 9.0 266 6.7 5.7- 7.7 137 2.9 2.4- 3.6 341 7.8 6.9- 8.9
West Virginia 3,331 2,436 70.1 68.2-71.9 252 8.2 7.1- 9.4 280 9.5 8.4-10.8 175 6.0 5.1- 7.1 188 6.2 5.3- 7.3
Wisconsin 4,333 3,169 72.3 70.6-73.9 342 8.1 7.2- 9.1 250 5.2 4.5- 6.1 176 4.6 3.9- 5.4 396 9.8 8.7-11.0
Wyoming 3,532 2,585 70.8 69.0-72.6 305 10.0 8.7-11.4 192 5.9 5.1- 6.9 43 1.2 0.9- 1.7 407 12.1 10.9-13.4
Guam 826 406 48.6 44.5-52.7 204 23.2 20.0-26.7 101 13.7 10.9-17.0 39 4.4 3.1- 6.2 76 10.1 7.8-13.1
Puerto Rico 4,110 3,403 81.7 80.2-83.2 117 3.1 2.4- 3.9 384 9.9 8.8-11.1 9 0.2 0.1- 0.5 197 5.1 4.3- 6.1
Virgin Islands 2,261 1,579 67.1 64.4-69.6 208 8.6 7.2-10.2 263 14.3 12.3-16.5 14 0.5 0.3- 1.0 197 9.5 8.1-11.3

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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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