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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

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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 243595 170734 69.5 69.2-69.9 27,054 11.8 11.5-12.0 19,287 8.5 8.3- 8.7 25,153 9.4 9.2- 9.6 1,367 0.8 0.7- 0.9
Alabama 3,078 2,072 67.8 65.7-69.7 330 11.0 9.7-12.5 288 9.5 8.3-10.9 371 11.2 10.0-12.5 17 0.5 0.3- 0.9
Alaska 2,678 1,813 65.5 62.7-68.2 330 12.2 10.3-14.3 251 10.8 9.0-12.8 276 11.4 9.6-13.4 8 0.2 0.1- 0.4
Arizona 3,211 2,181 68.2 65.6-70.8 375 12.5 10.9-14.4 287 8.9 7.2-11.0 352 9.6 8.2-11.3 16 0.7 0.3- 1.3
Arkansas 3,882 2,357 60.9 59.1-62.7 517 13.9 12.7-15.3 417 11.2 10.0-12.4 567 13.2 12.0-14.5 24 0.8 0.5- 1.2
California 4,213 3,029 68.4 66.6-70.2 487 12.5 11.3-13.8 382 10.3 9.1-11.5 287 7.8 6.7- 8.9 28 1.1 0.7- 1.7
Colorado 4,042 2,802 67.3 65.5-69.1 502 12.9 11.7-14.3 382 10.0 9.0-11.2 335 8.7 7.6-10.0 21 1.0 0.6- 1.6
Connecticut 5,535 4,510 80.2 78.8-81.6 442 8.8 7.8- 9.9 262 5.2 4.5- 6.1 301 5.2 4.5- 6.0 20 0.5 0.3- 0.9
Delaware 4,016 2,892 74.5 72.5-76.4 392 10.1 8.8-11.7 261 6.3 5.2- 7.5 457 8.8 7.8-10.0 14 0.3 0.2- 0.6
District of Columbia 2,397 1,799 73.7 71.3-75.9 284 12.1 10.5-13.9 160 7.4 6.1- 9.1 146 6.4 5.3- 7.7 8 0.4 0.2- 0.9
Florida 6,105 4,360 69.0 67.5-70.4 695 12.4 11.4-13.5 432 7.7 6.9- 8.6 592 10.3 9.4-11.3 26 0.6 0.4- 1.0
Georgia 5,001 3,245 65.3 63.6-67.0 647 13.2 12.0-14.5 465 8.7 7.8- 9.7 611 12.1 10.9-13.4 33 0.7 0.5- 1.0
Hawaii 5,974 3,900 65.2 63.6-66.8 1,021 16.5 15.4-17.8 483 8.6 7.6- 9.6 555 9.4 8.4-10.5 15 0.3 0.1- 0.5
Idaho 5,014 3,310 67.5 65.9-69.1 608 12.3 11.2-13.4 535 10.5 9.5-11.6 547 9.5 8.6-10.4 14 0.3 0.1- 0.5
Illinois 2,639 1,950 73.7 71.7-75.6 250 9.4 8.2-10.8 195 7.6 6.5- 8.9 222 8.2 7.0- 9.5 22 1.1 0.7- 1.8
Indiana 5,758 3,922 67.6 66.1-68.9 652 12.2 11.2-13.2 529 9.2 8.4-10.1 628 10.4 9.6-11.4 27 0.6 0.4- 0.9
Iowa 3,648 2,717 75.3 73.6-76.9 320 9.1 8.1-10.3 223 5.9 5.1- 6.9 381 9.4 8.4-10.6 7 0.3 0.1- 0.6
Kansas 4,579 3,358 72.7 71.2-74.2 414 9.6 8.7-10.7 322 7.2 6.4- 8.2 455 9.7 8.8-10.7 30 0.7 0.5- 1.1
Kentucky 6,739 4,275 67.3 65.3-69.2 695 11.2 9.8-12.9 459 6.5 5.6- 7.5 1,260 14.3 13.0-15.6 50 0.7 0.5- 1.1
Louisiana 4,931 3,338 66.6 64.9-68.2 562 12.0 10.9-13.3 370 7.9 7.1- 8.9 627 12.7 11.6-13.9 34 0.7 0.5- 1.1
Maine 2,424 1,706 71.0 68.9-73.0 217 9.3 8.1-10.7 174 7.1 6.0- 8.3 313 12.1 10.8-13.6 14 0.5 0.3- 0.9
Maryland 4,373 3,352 74.9 73.1-76.6 429 10.7 9.5-11.9 265 7.0 6.0- 8.1 310 6.9 5.8- 8.0 17 0.6 0.3- 1.1
Massachusetts 7,391 5,667 77.3 76.1-78.5 656 8.4 7.7- 9.3 433 6.2 5.5- 7.0 580 7.2 6.5- 7.9 55 0.9 0.6- 1.3
Michigan 5,901 4,573 75.9 74.5-77.3 525 9.6 8.6-10.7 394 7.1 6.3- 8.1 384 6.8 6.0- 7.7 25 0.5 0.3- 0.9
Minnesota 4,483 3,424 76.0 74.5-77.4 486 11.6 10.5-12.7 259 6.1 5.3- 6.9 307 6.2 5.5- 7.1 7 0.2 0.1- 0.3
Mississippi 4,015 2,423 60.1 58.2-61.9 600 15.0 13.7-16.4 412 10.6 9.4-12.0 540 13.2 11.9-14.6 40 1.1 0.7- 1.6
Missouri 4,697 2,929 64.7 62.7-66.5 554 12.3 11.0-13.7 419 8.6 7.5- 9.8 775 14.1 12.8-15.5 20 0.4 0.2- 0.6
Montana 4,012 2,629 66.4 64.4-68.4 471 11.5 10.2-12.9 421 10.5 9.2-11.9 482 11.4 10.1-12.7 9 0.2 0.1- 0.9
Nebraska 4,353 3,203 73.3 71.7-74.9 387 9.8 8.7-11.0 232 5.5 4.7- 6.3 510 10.8 9.8-12.0 21 0.6 0.3- 1.1
Nevada 3,144 2,065 62.6 60.0-65.2 389 14.2 12.4-16.2 328 10.7 9.0-12.8 334 10.9 9.4-12.7 28 1.5 0.9- 2.5
New Hampshire 5,018 3,851 76.8 75.4-78.1 410 8.6 7.7- 9.5 318 6.4 5.6- 7.2 420 8.0 7.2- 8.9 19 0.3 0.2- 0.5
New Jersey 6,143 4,788 74.3 71.9-76.6 625 11.5 9.9-13.3 346 6.5 5.3- 8.0 344 7.1 5.8- 8.6 40 0.6 0.4- 1.1
New Mexico 4,660 3,014 65.3 63.6-67.0 553 12.2 11.1-13.4 501 11.0 9.9-12.2 540 10.4 9.3-11.5 52 1.2 0.8- 1.6
New York 4,442 3,219 71.7 70.0-73.3 525 12.7 11.5-14.0 383 8.9 7.9-10.0 296 6.1 5.4- 7.0 19 0.6 0.4- 1.1
North Carolina 6,698 4,693 67.6 65.8-69.4 706 11.4 10.3-12.7 479 7.6 6.6- 8.7 767 12.6 11.3-14.0 53 0.8 0.5- 1.2
North Dakota 2,980 2,040 69.2 67.3-71.1 354 12.0 10.7-13.4 292 9.8 8.6-11.1 285 8.8 7.8-10.0 9 0.2 0.1- 0.5
Ohio 4,074 3,027 73.1 71.4-74.8 391 10.0 8.9-11.2 269 7.1 6.1- 8.3 371 9.3 8.3-10.5 16 0.4 0.3- 0.8
Oklahoma 6,713 4,060 60.5 59.1-61.9 803 12.7 11.7-13.7 661 9.9 9.1-10.8 1,109 15.5 14.5-16.6 80 1.4 1.0- 1.8
Oregon 3,066 2,119 68.0 66.0-70.0 384 13.0 11.6-14.6 271 9.6 8.4-11.1 269 8.0 7.0- 9.2 23 1.3 0.8- 2.0
Pennsylvania 13,413 9,670 71.4 70.4-72.4 1,338 10.2 9.5-10.9 1,066 8.7 8.0- 9.4 1,286 9.1 8.5- 9.8 53 0.6 0.4- 0.8
Rhode Island 3,818 2,950 77.5 75.8-79.0 334 8.8 7.7- 9.9 215 5.7 4.9- 6.6 293 7.4 6.5- 8.4 26 0.7 0.5- 1.1
South Carolina 4,469 3,094 69.2 67.3-71.0 529 13.0 11.6-14.4 390 8.3 7.3- 9.5 443 9.4 8.3-10.6 13 0.2 0.1- 0.4
South Dakota 4,767 3,415 71.5 69.9-73.0 523 11.6 10.5-12.8 309 6.9 6.1- 7.9 507 9.7 8.8-10.7 13 0.2 0.1- 0.4
Tennessee 3,172 2,230 70.1 68.1-71.9 343 11.0 9.7-12.4 176 5.7 4.8- 6.7 395 12.3 11.0-13.8 28 0.9 0.5- 1.5
Texas 6,068 3,739 60.0 58.5-61.5 830 13.8 12.8-14.9 681 11.7 10.8-12.7 701 11.7 10.7-12.8 117 2.8 2.1- 3.7
Utah 4,071 2,908 73.2 71.3-75.0 531 13.5 12.1-15.0 309 7.0 6.0- 8.2 316 6.1 5.2- 7.1 7 0.2 0.1- 0.4
Vermont 4,219 3,186 74.6 73.0-76.1 346 9.4 8.4-10.6 272 6.6 5.8- 7.5 399 9.0 8.1-10.0 16 0.4 0.2- 0.6
Virginia 4,356 3,017 69.6 67.6-71.4 549 13.1 11.7-14.6 351 7.9 6.9- 9.0 419 9.0 7.8-10.4 20 0.4 0.3- 0.7
Washington 4,872 3,468 70.4 68.7-72.0 482 10.9 9.7-12.1 484 10.1 9.1-11.2 429 8.5 7.6- 9.5 9 0.2 0.1- 0.5
West Virginia 3,332 1,969 60.1 58.2-62.0 410 12.3 11.1-13.7 271 8.2 7.2- 9.4 644 18.2 16.8-19.7 38 1.1 0.8- 1.5
Wisconsin 4,343 3,326 77.7 76.2-79.1 422 9.2 8.2-10.3 278 6.3 5.4- 7.2 308 6.6 5.8- 7.6 9 0.2 0.1- 0.5
Wyoming 3,530 2,408 67.8 66.0-69.6 390 12.0 10.8-13.3 344 10.3 9.1-11.6 378 9.6 8.4-10.8 10 0.3 0.2- 0.7
Guam 823 574 66.4 62.3-70.3 96 12.1 9.6-15.1 77 10.2 7.9-12.9 69 10.1 7.6-13.3 7 1.2 0.5- 2.7
Puerto Rico 4,076 2,862 72.8 71.1-74.4 565 13.5 12.2-14.9 201 5.1 4.3- 6.0 442 8.5 7.6- 9.5 6 0.2 0.1- 0.5
Virgin Islands 2,239 1,306 54.2 51.5-56.9 378 17.2 15.2-19.3 303 15.1 13.1-17.2 218 11.2 9.6-13.1 34 2.3 1.5- 3.5

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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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