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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Risk Factors

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.#
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 245213 232466 94.3 94.2-94.5 12,747 5.7 5.5- 5.8
Alabama 3,071 2,921 93.7 92.4-94.8 150 6.3 5.2- 7.6
Alaska 2,651 2,487 94.0 92.4-95.2 164 6.0 4.8- 7.6
Arizona 3,188 2,963 91.3 89.1-93.1 225 8.7 6.9-10.9
Arkansas 3,864 3,688 94.8 93.8-95.7 176 5.2 4.3- 6.2
California 4,165 3,916 94.7 93.9-95.4 249 5.3 4.6- 6.1
Colorado 4,024 3,775 93.6 92.6-94.4 249 6.4 5.6- 7.4
Connecticut 5,483 5,172 94.5 93.6-95.2 311 5.5 4.8- 6.4
Delaware 4,001 3,761 92.1 90.5-93.4 240 7.9 6.6- 9.5
District of Columbia 2,378 2,193 93.3 92.0-94.4 185 6.7 5.6- 8.0
Florida 6,048 5,661 93.6 92.8-94.3 387 6.4 5.7- 7.2
Georgia 4,991 4,798 96.1 95.3-96.7 193 3.9 3.3- 4.7
Hawaii 5,925 5,609 95.0 94.2-95.7 316 5.0 4.3- 5.8
Idaho 5,014 4,770 94.5 93.5-95.3 244 5.5 4.7- 6.5
Illinois 5,203 4,890 94.1 93.3-94.8 313 5.9 5.2- 6.7
Indiana 5,738 5,446 94.6 93.8-95.3 292 5.4 4.7- 6.2
Iowa 3,634 3,452 93.8 92.7-94.8 182 6.2 5.2- 7.3
Kansas 4,522 4,315 94.8 93.9-95.6 207 5.2 4.4- 6.1
Kentucky 6,961 6,824 97.0 96.1-97.7 137 3.0 2.3- 3.9
Louisiana 4,901 4,716 95.9 95.1-96.5 185 4.1 3.5- 4.9
Maine 2,405 2,255 93.4 92.1-94.4 150 6.6 5.6- 7.9
Maryland 4,353 4,135 95.1 94.2-95.9 218 4.9 4.1- 5.8
Massachusetts 7,320 6,805 92.3 91.5-93.1 515 7.7 6.9- 8.5
Michigan 5,870 5,558 94.1 93.2-94.9 312 5.9 5.1- 6.8
Minnesota 4,444 4,212 94.5 93.6-95.2 232 5.5 4.8- 6.4
Mississippi 4,025 3,878 95.4 94.4-96.3 147 4.6 3.7- 5.6
Missouri 4,689 4,453 93.9 92.7-95.0 236 6.1 5.0- 7.3
Montana 3,980 3,723 92.9 91.7-93.9 257 7.1 6.1- 8.3
Nebraska 4,318 4,144 94.9 93.9-95.8 174 5.1 4.2- 6.1
Nevada 3,108 2,841 91.7 90.2-93.0 267 8.3 7.0- 9.8
New Hampshire 4,992 4,644 92.5 91.5-93.4 348 7.5 6.6- 8.5
New Jersey 6,102 5,833 95.9 94.8-96.8 269 4.1 3.2- 5.2
New Mexico 4,637 4,415 94.9 94.0-95.7 222 5.1 4.3- 6.0
New York 4,419 4,215 94.9 94.0-95.7 204 5.1 4.3- 6.0
North Carolina 6,670 6,440 96.7 95.9-97.3 230 3.3 2.7- 4.1
North Dakota 2,967 2,832 94.8 93.7-95.7 135 5.2 4.3- 6.3
Ohio 4,054 3,810 93.6 92.5-94.5 244 6.4 5.5- 7.5
Oklahoma 6,709 6,467 96.1 95.5-96.6 242 3.9 3.4- 4.5
Oregon 3,051 2,850 93.1 92.0-94.1 201 6.9 5.9- 8.0
Pennsylvania 13,386 12,656 93.9 93.3-94.5 730 6.1 5.5- 6.7
Rhode Island 3,798 3,539 92.7 91.5-93.7 259 7.3 6.3- 8.5
South Carolina 4,466 4,241 93.7 92.5-94.7 225 6.3 5.3- 7.5
South Dakota 4,755 4,559 95.4 94.6-96.1 196 4.6 3.9- 5.4
Tennessee 3,146 3,059 96.7 95.7-97.5 87 3.3 2.5- 4.3
Texas 6,047 5,672 92.7 91.7-93.7 375 7.3 6.3- 8.3
Utah 4,066 3,940 97.2 96.5-97.8 126 2.8 2.2- 3.5
Vermont 4,195 3,922 93.2 92.2-94.0 273 6.8 6.0- 7.8
Virginia 4,352 4,102 93.7 92.4-94.9 250 6.3 5.1- 7.6
Washington 4,845 4,570 94.3 93.4-95.1 275 5.7 4.9- 6.6
West Virginia 3,324 3,201 95.5 94.5-96.3 123 4.5 3.7- 5.5
Wisconsin 4,321 3,996 92.2 91.1-93.1 325 7.8 6.9- 8.9
Wyoming 3,521 3,338 94.1 93.1-95.1 183 5.9 4.9- 6.9
Guam 821 760 91.7 89.0-93.8 61 8.3 6.2-11.0
Puerto Rico 4,052 3,961 97.2 96.5-97.8 91 2.8 2.2- 3.5
Virgin Islands 2,243 2,083 92.9 91.4-94.1 160 7.1 5.9- 8.6

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

#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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