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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 247421 183424 70.6 70.3-71.0 22,928 8.6 8.4- 8.8 41,069 20.8 20.4-21.1
Alabama 3,089 2,251 70.3 68.2-72.3 397 11.1 10.0-12.4 441 18.6 16.8-20.6
Alaska 2,684 1,406 52.9 50.0-55.8 539 17.9 15.8-20.1 739 29.2 26.6-32.0
Arizona 3,219 2,258 69.2 66.6-71.7 305 8.5 7.2- 9.9 656 22.4 20.1-24.9
Arkansas 3,890 2,983 73.6 71.9-75.3 365 8.9 8.0-10.0 542 17.4 15.9-19.0
California 4,207 2,765 60.6 58.7-62.5 433 9.8 8.8-11.0 1,009 29.6 27.8-31.4
Colorado 4,048 2,967 69.6 67.8-71.3 306 7.5 6.7- 8.5 775 22.9 21.3-24.6
Connecticut 5,550 4,466 77.1 75.6-78.5 447 7.9 7.1- 8.9 637 15.0 13.7-16.3
Delaware 4,028 3,459 84.8 82.8-86.6 171 3.3 2.7- 4.0 398 11.9 10.2-13.9
District of Columbia 2,401 1,668 66.7 63.9-69.3 236 10.2 8.7-12.0 497 23.1 20.7-25.7
Florida 6,116 4,564 71.4 69.9-72.8 362 5.8 5.1- 6.5 1,190 22.8 21.5-24.2
Georgia 5,059 3,630 68.1 66.2-69.9 483 8.9 7.9-10.0 946 23.0 21.2-24.9
Hawaii 5,985 4,514 74.0 72.4-75.5 487 8.1 7.2- 9.1 984 17.9 16.6-19.3
Idaho 5,025 3,338 63.2 61.5-64.9 538 10.7 9.7-11.8 1,149 26.0 24.5-27.7
Illinois 5,230 4,062 75.0 73.5-76.4 373 7.2 6.4- 8.0 795 17.8 16.6-19.2
Indiana 5,774 4,442 74.4 73.0-75.7 528 8.6 7.9- 9.5 804 16.9 15.8-18.2
Iowa 3,651 2,847 75.9 74.2-77.6 299 8.2 7.2- 9.3 505 15.9 14.4-17.4
Kansas 4,595 3,755 79.9 78.5-81.2 192 4.1 3.5- 4.7 648 16.1 14.8-17.4
Kentucky 7,057 5,381 73.4 71.4-75.2 737 9.2 8.1-10.3 939 17.5 15.7-19.4
Louisiana 5,015 3,646 70.2 68.6-71.8 269 4.7 4.1- 5.4 1,100 25.1 23.6-26.6
Maine 2,434 2,047 83.2 81.4-84.9 130 4.9 4.0- 5.9 257 11.9 10.5-13.5
Maryland 4,389 3,445 75.6 73.8-77.4 352 8.7 7.6-10.0 592 15.6 14.2-17.2
Massachusetts 7,417 6,166 82.8 81.7-83.9 384 4.7 4.2- 5.3 867 12.5 11.5-13.5
Michigan 5,914 4,579 74.2 72.6-75.7 493 8.7 7.8- 9.7 842 17.2 15.8-18.6
Minnesota 4,491 3,186 67.4 65.7-69.0 401 9.1 8.1-10.1 904 23.5 22.0-25.2
Mississippi 4,072 2,861 65.9 63.9-67.7 447 9.8 8.9-10.9 764 24.3 22.5-26.2
Missouri 4,719 3,518 74.7 72.9-76.4 374 6.5 5.7- 7.4 827 18.8 17.2-20.5
Montana 4,033 2,652 65.1 63.1-67.1 404 9.4 8.2-10.6 977 25.5 23.7-27.4
Nebraska 4,377 3,523 77.4 75.8-79.0 362 8.2 7.3- 9.1 492 14.4 13.0-15.9
Nevada 3,137 1,678 49.1 46.5-51.7 591 16.9 15.1-18.8 868 34.0 31.5-36.7
New Hampshire 5,024 4,133 81.1 79.7-82.3 299 5.7 5.0- 6.5 592 13.3 12.1-14.5
New Jersey 6,168 4,736 76.2 73.8-78.4 529 7.5 6.3- 8.9 903 16.3 14.4-18.5
New Mexico 4,663 3,300 67.5 65.8-69.2 293 5.7 4.9- 6.5 1,070 26.8 25.2-28.5
New York 4,457 3,283 70.5 68.8-72.2 504 10.8 9.7-11.9 670 18.7 17.2-20.3
North Carolina 6,741 4,434 63.7 61.9-65.5 1,210 16.1 14.9-17.5 1,097 20.2 18.6-21.8
North Dakota 2,986 1,938 62.2 60.1-64.2 386 13.7 12.3-15.3 662 24.1 22.3-26.0
Ohio 4,086 3,294 79.4 77.8-80.8 277 6.7 5.9- 7.7 515 13.9 12.6-15.3
Oklahoma 6,763 4,578 65.8 64.3-67.2 1,189 15.5 14.5-16.4 996 18.8 17.5-20.1
Oregon 3,068 2,229 68.4 66.4-70.4 244 8.0 6.9- 9.1 595 23.6 21.7-25.6
Pennsylvania 13,467 11,084 80.6 79.6-81.5 1,130 7.6 7.0- 8.2 1,253 11.8 11.0-12.7
Rhode Island 3,836 3,039 76.4 74.6-78.1 275 7.2 6.3- 8.2 522 16.4 14.8-18.1
South Carolina 4,491 3,329 71.9 70.1-73.7 510 10.1 9.0-11.2 652 18.0 16.4-19.7
South Dakota 4,779 3,281 66.0 64.3-67.6 805 16.7 15.5-17.9 693 17.4 16.0-18.8
Tennessee 3,204 2,601 78.7 76.8-80.4 101 3.4 2.7- 4.2 502 18.0 16.3-19.8
Texas 6,084 4,030 61.8 60.3-63.4 625 9.7 8.9-10.6 1,429 28.5 27.0-30.0
Utah 4,072 2,660 63.8 61.7-65.9 418 9.4 8.3-10.6 994 26.8 24.9-28.9
Vermont 4,229 3,418 79.1 77.7-80.6 257 6.2 5.4- 7.0 554 14.7 13.5-16.0
Virginia 4,379 3,340 73.5 71.4-75.4 334 7.5 6.5- 8.6 705 19.0 17.3-21.0
Washington 4,873 3,769 74.0 72.3-75.6 285 6.6 5.7- 7.6 819 19.5 18.0-21.0
West Virginia 3,347 2,427 70.7 68.8-72.4 277 7.2 6.3- 8.1 643 22.2 20.5-24.0
Wisconsin 4,348 3,301 74.8 73.2-76.4 362 8.1 7.2- 9.1 685 17.1 15.7-18.6
Wyoming 3,537 2,385 64.7 62.7-66.5 408 11.3 10.1-12.5 744 24.1 22.4-25.9
Guam 825 501 58.7 54.6-62.7 120 13.2 10.7-16.2 204 28.1 24.4-32.1
Puerto Rico 4,117 2,961 68.8 66.9-70.6 390 9.0 8.0-10.1 766 22.2 20.5-23.9
Virgin Islands 2,271 1,316 56.7 54.0-59.3 295 11.1 9.6-12.7 660 32.3 29.8-34.9

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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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