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2003 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 256835 19,231 7.0 6.8- 7.2 127875 48.6 48.3-49.0 72,900 29.2 28.9-29.6 7,062 2.9 2.8- 3.1 29,767 12.2 12.0-12.4
Alabama 3,297 194 5.6 4.7- 6.6 1,242 35.6 33.7-37.5 1,037 32.2 30.4-34.2 142 4.5 3.7- 5.4 682 22.1 20.4-24.0
Alaska 2,620 181 6.9 5.6- 8.4 1,392 52.0 49.3-54.7 787 30.6 28.2-33.2 87 3.3 2.5- 4.5 173 7.2 5.8- 8.7
Arizona 3,158 292 8.8 7.4-10.4 1,560 46.6 44.0-49.3 928 31.9 29.5-34.6 80 2.4 1.8- 3.3 298 10.2 8.6-12.0
Arkansas 4,111 194 4.3 3.7- 5.1 1,810 42.4 40.7-44.2 1,359 33.5 31.8-35.2 159 3.7 3.1- 4.4 589 16.1 14.7-17.5
California 4,469 367 7.8 6.9- 8.8 2,321 52.1 50.3-53.9 1,337 29.9 28.3-31.5 149 3.4 2.8- 4.1 295 6.7 5.9- 7.7
Colorado 4,011 318 7.8 6.9- 8.9 2,043 50.6 48.8-52.4 1,183 29.7 28.1-31.3 140 3.9 3.2- 4.7 327 8.0 7.1- 9.1
Connecticut 5,234 471 8.1 7.4- 9.0 2,839 54.9 53.3-56.4 1,356 25.9 24.6-27.4 128 2.6 2.2- 3.2 440 8.4 7.6- 9.3
Delaware 3,989 264 6.6 5.6- 7.7 1,893 46.7 44.6-48.8 1,188 31.0 29.1-33.0 104 2.5 1.9- 3.2 540 13.3 11.9-14.8
District of Columbia 2,010 163 7.8 6.5- 9.4 962 44.7 41.9-47.6 589 29.8 27.3-32.5 77 4.1 3.1- 5.4 219 13.5 11.6-15.7
Florida 4,916 407 8.0 7.0- 9.1 2,423 48.1 46.0-50.3 1,350 28.2 26.2-30.3 110 2.0 1.5- 2.8 626 13.6 12.1-15.2
Georgia 7,337 382 5.6 4.8- 6.7 3,103 41.9 40.3-43.5 2,241 30.1 28.6-31.6 289 3.7 3.2- 4.3 1,322 18.7 17.4-20.1
Hawaii 5,778 705 10.5 9.6-11.5 2,677 46.0 44.4-47.6 1,662 29.8 28.4-31.4 189 3.2 2.7- 3.8 545 10.4 9.4-11.5
Idaho 4,914 385 7.2 6.4- 8.1 2,618 52.9 51.1-54.6 1,459 30.4 28.8-32.0 128 2.4 2.0- 3.0 324 7.2 6.3- 8.2
Illinois 2,629 211 7.9 6.6- 9.4 1,280 49.0 46.4-51.6 809 31.5 29.1-34.0 82 2.8 2.1- 3.6 247 8.9 7.6-10.4
Indiana 5,370 305 5.3 4.6- 6.0 2,659 48.9 47.4-50.4 1,583 29.8 28.4-31.2 188 3.6 3.1- 4.3 635 12.4 11.4-13.5
Iowa 4,847 359 6.5 5.8- 7.3 2,547 51.9 50.2-53.6 1,390 29.9 28.4-31.5 110 2.1 1.7- 2.6 441 9.6 8.6-10.6
Kansas 4,521 612 12.8 11.7-13.9 2,149 46.8 45.1-48.6 1,087 24.0 22.6-25.5 95 2.3 1.8- 2.9 578 14.1 12.8-15.5
Kentucky 7,119 432 5.8 5.1- 6.7 3,203 44.9 43.1-46.7 1,849 26.2 24.6-27.8 127 1.7 1.3- 2.1 1,508 21.4 20.0-22.9
Louisiana 4,694 225 4.8 4.1- 5.5 1,742 35.0 33.5-36.6 1,352 29.0 27.5-30.6 138 3.0 2.5- 3.6 1,237 28.2 26.7-29.8
Maine 2,364 149 5.4 4.6- 6.5 1,408 59.9 57.7-62.2 586 25.1 23.1-27.2 54 2.0 1.5- 2.7 167 7.5 6.3- 8.9
Maryland 4,374 357 7.9 7.0- 9.0 2,246 50.4 48.5-52.3 1,200 26.7 25.1-28.4 108 2.6 2.0- 3.2 463 12.4 11.1-13.9
Massachusetts 7,475 515 6.9 6.2- 7.7 4,075 55.3 53.9-56.8 1,971 26.9 25.6-28.2 190 2.3 1.9- 2.8 724 8.6 7.8- 9.4
Michigan 3,518 221 5.9 5.1- 6.9 1,787 48.3 46.4-50.2 1,079 31.2 29.4-33.0 112 3.5 2.8- 4.4 319 11.0 9.7-12.5
Minnesota 3,833 293 7.2 6.4- 8.2 2,225 57.7 55.9-59.5 1,037 27.5 25.9-29.2 80 2.0 1.6- 2.6 198 5.5 4.7- 6.4
Mississippi 4,217 192 4.4 3.7- 5.2 1,489 34.0 32.4-35.7 1,289 30.8 29.2-32.5 210 4.7 4.1- 5.5 1,037 26.0 24.4-27.7
Missouri 4,208 239 5.1 4.3- 6.1 2,077 47.8 45.7-49.9 1,335 33.1 31.1-35.2 164 3.7 3.0- 4.6 393 10.2 8.9-11.6
Montana 3,968 337 7.8 6.8- 9.1 2,180 55.1 52.9-57.2 1,092 27.3 25.5-29.3 91 2.1 1.6- 2.9 268 7.6 6.4- 9.0
Nebraska 4,746 418 8.2 7.4- 9.1 2,503 51.4 49.8-53.1 1,224 26.9 25.4-28.3 77 1.5 1.2- 2.0 524 12.0 10.9-13.2
Nevada 2,917 208 7.0 5.8- 8.4 1,448 49.1 46.5-51.8 934 31.2 28.8-33.6 74 2.4 1.8- 3.3 253 10.3 8.7-12.1
New Hampshire 4,985 384 7.1 6.4- 7.9 2,730 54.1 52.4-55.7 1,414 28.5 27.1-30.0 102 2.1 1.7- 2.6 355 8.3 7.3- 9.3
New Jersey 11,095 923 8.1 7.5- 8.7 5,647 50.3 49.1-51.4 3,088 27.7 26.7-28.8 297 2.6 2.2- 2.9 1,140 11.3 10.6-12.1
New Mexico 5,436 487 8.2 7.4- 9.1 2,669 47.9 46.3-49.5 1,506 28.7 27.2-30.2 152 2.9 2.4- 3.5 622 12.4 11.3-13.5
New York 5,430 388 7.2 6.4- 8.1 2,825 51.4 49.8-53.0 1,529 27.7 26.3-29.2 168 3.1 2.5- 3.7 520 10.6 9.6-11.6
North Carolina 8,966 616 6.2 5.4- 7.0 4,144 46.0 44.4-47.7 2,241 25.7 24.2-27.2 245 2.7 2.2- 3.3 1,720 19.4 18.1-20.8
North Dakota 2,954 217 6.9 5.9- 7.9 1,629 54.3 52.2-56.3 833 29.1 27.3-31.0 81 2.8 2.2- 3.6 194 6.9 5.9- 8.1
Ohio 3,771 316 8.0 7.0- 9.1 1,839 48.5 46.5-50.5 1,111 29.4 27.6-31.2 89 2.6 2.0- 3.3 416 11.5 10.3-12.9
Oklahoma 7,459 436 5.3 4.7- 5.9 3,553 46.0 44.7-47.4 2,304 31.3 30.1-32.6 215 3.0 2.6- 3.5 951 14.4 13.4-15.4
Oregon 3,953 301 7.2 6.3- 8.1 2,164 53.0 51.2-54.8 1,058 27.4 25.9-29.1 120 3.4 2.7- 4.1 310 9.1 8.0-10.3
Pennsylvania 3,608 245 6.6 5.7- 7.6 1,772 48.4 46.5-50.2 1,119 31.3 29.6-33.1 105 2.9 2.4- 3.6 367 10.8 9.6-12.1
Rhode Island 3,982 300 7.3 6.4- 8.4 2,128 53.9 52.0-55.8 1,066 26.1 24.5-27.8 117 3.0 2.4- 3.7 371 9.7 8.6-11.0
South Carolina 5,809 277 4.7 4.1- 5.4 2,542 40.4 38.9-41.9 1,846 32.4 30.9-33.8 232 4.4 3.8- 5.1 912 18.1 16.9-19.4
South Dakota 5,215 431 7.1 6.3- 7.8 2,974 56.8 55.2-58.5 1,318 25.9 24.4-27.4 67 1.4 1.1- 1.9 425 8.8 7.9- 9.8
Tennessee 2,465 213 7.8 6.7- 9.1 1,165 46.3 44.0-48.6 581 24.2 22.3-26.3 32 1.4 0.9- 2.2 474 20.3 18.3-22.3
Texas 5,938 377 6.0 5.3- 6.7 2,802 46.5 45.0-48.0 1,799 30.6 29.2-32.0 213 3.4 2.9- 4.0 747 13.5 12.5-14.7
Utah 4,003 303 6.8 5.8- 7.9 2,196 53.0 50.9-55.1 1,208 32.1 30.1-34.2 71 1.7 1.2- 2.3 225 6.4 5.3- 7.6
Vermont 4,187 331 7.9 7.0- 8.9 2,428 57.7 56.0-59.5 1,090 26.3 24.8-27.9 89 1.9 1.5- 2.4 249 6.1 5.3- 7.0
Virginia 5,349 364 7.1 6.2- 8.1 2,406 45.7 43.9-47.6 1,633 29.9 28.3-31.6 193 3.8 3.0- 4.8 753 13.4 12.3-14.7
Washington 18,120 1,556 7.9 7.5- 8.5 9,788 52.6 51.7-53.6 5,068 29.4 28.6-30.3 428 2.5 2.2- 2.8 1,280 7.5 7.0- 8.0
West Virginia 3,201 265 7.6 6.7- 8.7 1,404 42.6 40.7-44.6 963 30.9 29.1-32.7 88 2.7 2.1- 3.4 481 16.2 14.7-17.8
Wisconsin 4,023 259 6.4 5.5- 7.5 2,109 53.5 51.6-55.4 1,219 30.2 28.5-32.0 78 1.8 1.3- 2.3 358 8.1 7.1- 9.3
Wyoming 3,943 297 7.0 6.2- 8.0 2,029 49.8 48.0-51.6 1,215 31.9 30.3-33.6 113 3.0 2.4- 3.8 289 8.2 7.3- 9.3
Guam 786 96 12.1 9.7-15.0 400 50.5 46.5-54.5 208 26.6 23.2-30.3 17 2.4 1.4- 4.1 65 8.3 6.3-10.9
Puerto Rico 3,547 195 5.1 4.3- 6.2 1,557 40.5 38.4-42.6 744 21.9 20.1-23.8 22 0.8 0.5- 1.3 1,029 31.8 29.8-33.8
Virgin Islands 1,966 258 13.7 11.7-16.0 1,074 52.1 49.1-55.1 446 23.1 20.7-25.7 46 2.7 1.9- 3.8 142 8.3 6.8-10.3

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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 and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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