BRFSS 2002- Nationwide Data: (Are you now trying to lose weight?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
All Participants	77,659	34,078	43.8	43.3-44.3	43,581	56.2	55.7-56.7

Arizona	3,138	1,349	43.0	40.2-45.7	1,789	57.0	54.3-59.8
Colorado	3,939	1,526	38.1	36.4-39.9	2,413	61.9	60.1-63.6
Connecticut	5,302	2,309	43.2	41.5-44.9	2,993	56.8	55.1-58.5
Florida	5,965	2,752	45.0	43.5-46.5	3,213	55.0	53.5-56.5
Hawaii	5,974	2,237	36.3	34.7-37.9	3,737	63.7	62.1-65.3
Iowa	3,536	1,649	45.0	43.0-47.0	1,887	55.0	53.0-57.0
Maryland	4,236	1,950	43.7	41.8-45.6	2,286	56.3	54.4-58.2
Michigan	5,802	2,629	44.6	42.9-46.2	3,173	55.4	53.8-57.1
Missouri	4,546	1,805	40.2	38.2-42.2	2,741	59.8	57.8-61.8
Montana	3,916	1,554	38.9	36.9-41.0	2,362	61.1	59.0-63.1
North Carolina	6,587	2,972	43.2	41.3-45.1	3,615	56.8	54.9-58.7
Ohio	3,924	1,802	44.5	42.6-46.3	2,122	55.5	53.7-57.4
South Carolina	4,152	1,914	44.7	42.7-46.7	2,238	55.3	53.3-57.3
South Dakota	4,686	2,078	42.8	41.1-44.5	2,608	57.2	55.5-58.9
Texas	5,817	2,617	43.6	42.1-45.1	3,200	56.4	54.9-57.9
Virginia	4,048	1,961	48.7	46.5-50.9	2,087	51.3	49.1-53.5
Virgin Islands	2,091	974	44.4	41.7-47.2	1,117	55.6	52.8-58.3

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

77,659

34,078

43.8

43.3-44.3

43,581

56.2

55.7-56.7

Arizona

3,138

1,349

43.0

40.2-45.7

1,789

57.0

54.3-59.8

Colorado

3,939

1,526

38.1

36.4-39.9

2,413

61.9

60.1-63.6

Connecticut

5,302

2,309

43.2

41.5-44.9

2,993

56.8

55.1-58.5

Florida

5,965

2,752

45.0

43.5-46.5

3,213

55.0

53.5-56.5

Hawaii

5,974

2,237

36.3

34.7-37.9

3,737

63.7

62.1-65.3

Iowa

3,536

1,649

45.0

43.0-47.0

1,887

55.0

53.0-57.0

Maryland

4,236

1,950

43.7

41.8-45.6

2,286

56.3

54.4-58.2

Michigan

5,802

2,629

44.6

42.9-46.2

3,173

55.4

53.8-57.1

Missouri

4,546

1,805

40.2

38.2-42.2

2,741

59.8

57.8-61.8

Montana

3,916

1,554

38.9

36.9-41.0

2,362

61.1

59.0-63.1

North Carolina

6,587

2,972

43.2

41.3-45.1

3,615

56.8

54.9-58.7

Ohio

3,924

1,802

44.5

42.6-46.3

2,122

55.5

53.7-57.4

South Carolina

4,152

1,914

44.7

42.7-46.7

2,238

55.3

53.3-57.3

South Dakota

4,686

2,078

42.8

41.1-44.5

2,608

57.2

55.5-58.9

Texas

5,817

2,617

43.6

42.1-45.1

3,200

56.4

54.9-57.9

Virginia

4,048

1,961

48.7

46.5-50.9

2,087

51.3

49.1-53.5

Virgin Islands

2,091

974

44.4

41.7-47.2

1,117

55.6

52.8-58.3

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

*Meets recommendation = Moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
Some Physical Activity = Do some physical activity , but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no physical activity.

#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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