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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

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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 241859 103040 41.2 40.8-41.6 105152 44.5 44.2-44.9 24,769 10.6 10.4-10.9 2,305 1.0 0.9- 1.1 6,593 2.6 2.5- 2.8
Alabama 3,061 1,066 31.7 29.8-33.7 1,421 47.2 45.1-49.3 440 16.0 14.4-17.7 44 1.6 1.1- 2.3 90 3.5 2.7- 4.5
Alaska 2,671 1,032 36.7 34.0-39.6 1,243 48.9 46.0-51.9 318 11.1 9.6-12.9 34 1.4 0.8- 2.5 44 1.8 1.2- 2.7
Arizona 3,198 1,425 39.1 36.6-41.7 1,369 46.9 44.2-49.6 301 10.8 9.2-12.8 33 1.0 0.5- 1.8 70 2.2 1.5- 3.1
Arkansas 3,853 1,264 30.2 28.5-31.9 1,814 48.4 46.5-50.3 595 16.6 15.3-18.1 67 1.6 1.2- 2.0 113 3.2 2.6- 4.0
California 4,206 2,115 48.8 46.9-50.7 1,679 41.3 39.5-43.2 313 7.5 6.6- 8.5 35 0.8 0.6- 1.3 64 1.6 1.2- 2.1
Colorado 4,025 1,832 43.0 41.2-44.8 1,734 44.7 42.9-46.6 365 9.9 8.8-11.1 22 0.5 0.3- 0.9 72 1.8 1.4- 2.3
Connecticut 5,516 2,781 48.6 46.9-50.2 2,161 40.6 39.0-42.3 406 7.7 6.9- 8.7 42 0.7 0.5- 1.1 126 2.3 1.8- 2.9
Delaware 4,024 1,891 45.9 43.6-48.2 1,603 40.6 38.4-42.9 353 9.3 8.0-10.7 38 0.9 0.6- 1.5 139 3.3 2.6- 4.2
District of Columbia 2,385 1,186 48.2 45.5-50.9 961 40.7 38.1-43.3 176 8.6 7.2-10.1 17 0.7 0.4- 1.3 45 1.8 1.3- 2.5
Florida 6,041 2,755 43.9 42.4-45.4 2,515 42.7 41.2-44.2 535 9.5 8.6-10.4 61 1.0 0.7- 1.3 175 3.0 2.5- 3.6
Georgia 4,940 1,625 31.2 29.5-32.9 2,469 51.2 49.2-53.1 615 13.3 12.0-14.6 64 1.3 0.9- 1.8 167 3.1 2.6- 3.8
Hawaii 5,965 2,906 45.5 43.9-47.2 2,634 46.7 45.0-48.4 297 5.6 4.8- 6.6 22 0.4 0.2- 0.7 106 1.8 1.3- 2.4
Idaho 4,994 2,054 38.2 36.6-39.9 2,272 47.6 45.9-49.3 520 11.1 10.0-12.2 65 1.2 0.9- 1.6 83 1.9 1.4- 2.5
Illinois 2,634 1,204 43.9 41.6-46.2 1,104 42.8 40.5-45.2 258 10.6 8.9-12.6 21 0.6 0.4- 1.0 47 2.0 1.4- 2.8
Indiana 5,729 2,083 34.4 33.0-35.8 2,690 48.1 46.6-49.6 746 13.8 12.7-14.9 78 1.4 1.0- 1.8 132 2.4 1.9- 2.9
Iowa 3,620 1,571 39.8 37.9-41.7 1,517 44.4 42.5-46.4 410 12.4 11.2-13.8 35 1.0 0.7- 1.4 87 2.3 1.8- 3.0
Kansas 4,546 1,722 35.7 34.1-37.2 2,093 47.8 46.2-49.5 573 13.0 11.9-14.2 26 0.6 0.4- 0.9 132 2.9 2.4- 3.6
Kentucky 6,801 2,884 39.7 37.8-41.7 2,858 44.1 42.1-46.1 633 9.8 8.7-11.1 33 0.4 0.3- 0.7 393 5.9 5.1- 7.0
Louisiana 4,834 1,607 30.9 29.4-32.4 2,363 50.6 48.9-52.3 593 12.9 11.8-14.1 32 0.7 0.5- 1.1 239 4.9 4.2- 5.7
Maine 2,414 1,106 43.6 41.4-45.8 992 43.3 41.1-45.6 221 9.2 8.0-10.6 19 0.9 0.6- 1.5 76 3.0 2.3- 3.8
Maryland 4,362 2,027 45.2 43.3-47.1 1,843 43.2 41.3-45.2 369 8.7 7.7- 9.9 34 0.6 0.4- 0.9 89 2.3 1.8- 2.9
Massachusetts 7,337 3,532 48.0 46.5-49.4 2,961 40.8 39.4-42.3 580 7.8 7.0- 8.6 51 0.7 0.5- 0.9 213 2.7 2.3- 3.3
Michigan 5,899 2,611 40.4 38.8-42.0 2,524 44.7 43.1-46.4 581 11.4 10.3-12.6 54 1.0 0.7- 1.4 129 2.5 2.0- 3.0
Minnesota 4,446 2,019 42.4 40.7-44.1 1,864 43.9 42.2-45.6 445 10.8 9.8-12.0 55 1.4 1.0- 2.0 63 1.4 1.1- 1.9
Mississippi 3,953 1,202 27.0 25.4-28.6 1,971 50.4 48.4-52.3 550 16.0 14.6-17.6 58 2.0 1.4- 2.8 172 4.7 3.9- 5.6
Missouri 4,669 1,785 36.6 34.7-38.5 1,948 42.9 41.0-44.9 708 15.1 13.7-16.6 80 1.7 1.3- 2.3 148 3.6 2.9- 4.5
Montana 3,996 1,695 41.9 39.7-44.1 1,759 44.4 42.2-46.6 413 10.3 9.1-11.7 34 0.8 0.5- 1.3 95 2.6 2.0- 3.4
Nebraska 4,304 2,115 46.1 44.3-48.0 1,672 40.6 38.8-42.5 326 8.8 7.8-10.0 19 0.4 0.3- 0.7 172 4.0 3.3- 4.7
Nevada 3,130 1,240 38.8 36.3-41.5 1,417 46.3 43.7-48.9 355 11.5 10.0-13.2 34 0.9 0.5- 1.4 84 2.5 1.9- 3.4
New Hampshire 5,004 2,329 44.9 43.3-46.5 2,045 42.2 40.6-43.8 445 9.4 8.5-10.4 47 0.8 0.6- 1.1 138 2.7 2.2- 3.3
New Jersey 6,127 2,944 44.2 41.6-46.8 2,498 44.2 41.5-46.8 469 7.7 6.5- 9.2 42 0.9 0.5- 1.5 174 3.1 2.1- 4.4
New Mexico 4,639 1,913 38.6 36.9-40.3 2,071 46.8 45.1-48.6 461 10.3 9.2-11.5 51 1.1 0.8- 1.6 143 3.1 2.6- 3.8
New York 4,429 2,089 46.3 44.6-48.1 1,806 41.4 39.7-43.2 393 9.1 8.1-10.1 45 1.0 0.7- 1.4 96 2.2 1.7- 2.8
North Carolina 6,581 2,583 37.1 35.4-39.0 3,095 48.2 46.3-50.1 647 10.7 9.6-11.9 78 1.1 0.8- 1.6 178 2.8 2.3- 3.5
North Dakota 2,961 1,206 37.0 35.1-39.0 1,360 48.9 46.8-50.9 312 11.3 10.0-12.7 33 1.0 0.7- 1.5 50 1.8 1.3- 2.4
Ohio 4,039 1,618 37.4 35.7-39.2 1,823 47.9 46.0-49.7 439 10.9 9.8-12.2 38 0.9 0.6- 1.3 121 2.9 2.3- 3.6
Oklahoma 6,711 2,211 30.1 28.8-31.5 3,214 49.7 48.2-51.2 904 14.6 13.5-15.6 90 1.3 1.0- 1.7 292 4.3 3.7- 4.9
Oregon 3,043 1,428 43.9 41.9-46.0 1,286 44.9 42.8-47.0 245 8.6 7.4- 9.9 33 1.0 0.7- 1.4 51 1.6 1.2- 2.2
Pennsylvania 13,371 6,076 42.7 41.5-43.8 5,519 42.6 41.5-43.8 1,330 11.1 10.3-11.9 146 1.2 1.0- 1.5 300 2.4 2.1- 2.8
Rhode Island 3,801 1,742 44.2 42.4-46.1 1,537 41.8 39.9-43.7 351 9.4 8.4-10.6 35 1.0 0.7- 1.5 136 3.5 2.8- 4.3
South Carolina 4,433 1,529 33.0 31.1-34.9 2,094 48.5 46.5-50.5 616 14.5 13.1-16.0 77 1.5 1.1- 2.1 117 2.5 2.0- 3.2
South Dakota 4,761 2,186 42.7 41.1-44.4 1,990 44.4 42.7-46.1 431 9.9 8.9-10.9 21 0.4 0.2- 0.7 133 2.7 2.2- 3.2
Tennessee 3,092 1,360 42.8 40.8-44.9 1,301 42.3 40.3-44.3 251 8.4 7.3- 9.6 10 0.3 0.2- 0.6 170 6.1 5.1- 7.4
Texas 6,039 2,312 36.7 35.2-38.2 2,750 46.1 44.6-47.6 742 12.9 11.9-14.0 66 1.3 0.9- 1.8 169 3.1 2.5- 3.7
Utah 4,055 1,604 39.1 36.9-41.3 1,849 45.7 43.7-47.8 510 13.0 11.5-14.6 27 0.8 0.5- 1.4 65 1.3 1.0- 1.8
Vermont 4,201 2,126 48.6 46.9-50.3 1,629 40.7 39.0-42.4 303 7.2 6.4- 8.1 41 1.0 0.7- 1.4 102 2.6 2.0- 3.2
Virginia 4,332 1,770 41.1 39.1-43.1 1,858 43.1 41.2-45.1 532 12.6 11.3-14.0 48 0.9 0.7- 1.3 124 2.3 1.9- 2.9
Washington 4,845 2,252 43.3 41.6-45.1 2,024 43.8 42.1-45.6 463 10.7 9.6-11.9 33 0.7 0.4- 1.0 73 1.5 1.1- 2.0
West Virginia 3,301 1,378 38.6 36.8-40.5 1,382 43.9 42.0-45.9 392 12.7 11.4-14.1 34 1.1 0.8- 1.6 115 3.7 3.0- 4.6
Wisconsin 4,344 1,983 43.6 41.9-45.3 1,789 43.3 41.5-45.0 431 10.0 8.9-11.2 41 1.0 0.7- 1.5 100 2.1 1.6- 2.7
Wyoming 3,516 1,406 36.5 34.7-38.4 1,590 48.0 46.0-49.9 414 12.2 10.9-13.5 36 1.1 0.7- 1.6 70 2.3 1.7- 2.9
Guam 822 351 41.1 37.1-45.1 373 45.6 41.6-49.7 80 10.4 8.0-13.5 4 0.8 0.3- 2.3 14 2.2 1.0- 4.5
Puerto Rico 3,633 1,237 31.0 29.1-32.9 1,910 54.7 52.6-56.7 416 12.5 11.2-14.0 9 0.2 0.1- 0.5 61 1.6 1.2- 2.2
Virgin Islands 2,226 1,072 46.7 44.1-49.4 908 41.4 38.8-44.1 197 9.5 8.0-11.3 13 0.5 0.3- 0.9 36 1.8 1.2- 2.8

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Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

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