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2003 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 258204 150848 54.7 54.4-55.1 30,732 12.0 11.8-12.2 18,282 7.1 6.9- 7.3 10,487 3.7 3.6- 3.8 47,855 22.4 22.1-22.8
Alabama 3,243 2,054 58.8 56.7-60.9 328 10.2 9.0-11.5 150 4.3 3.6- 5.2 92 2.7 2.2- 3.4 619 24.0 22.1-26.0
Alaska 2,553 1,222 47.6 44.8-50.3 304 11.2 9.6-13.1 219 8.5 7.1-10.2 157 6.2 5.1- 7.6 651 26.5 24.1-29.0
Arizona 3,154 1,837 51.1 48.4-53.8 358 12.5 10.8-14.4 208 7.0 5.8- 8.5 132 4.1 3.2- 5.2 619 25.3 22.8-28.1
Arkansas 4,052 2,191 50.3 48.5-52.0 494 12.0 10.9-13.2 359 8.5 7.5- 9.5 169 4.2 3.5- 5.0 839 25.1 23.5-26.8
California 4,423 2,360 49.0 47.2-50.8 565 13.0 11.9-14.3 410 8.7 7.7- 9.7 195 4.0 3.4- 4.7 893 25.2 23.6-26.9
Colorado 3,941 2,129 49.6 47.8-51.4 520 12.6 11.4-13.8 364 9.0 8.0-10.0 192 4.8 4.1- 5.6 736 24.0 22.4-25.8
Connecticut 5,201 3,266 60.7 59.2-62.3 696 13.0 12.0-14.1 344 6.6 5.8- 7.3 190 3.2 2.7- 3.7 705 16.5 15.3-17.8
Delaware 3,965 2,532 60.6 58.5-62.7 441 10.7 9.5-12.0 244 6.6 5.6- 7.8 167 4.4 3.6- 5.3 581 17.6 16.0-19.4
District of Columbia 1,982 1,229 61.5 58.7-64.2 279 13.2 11.5-15.2 145 6.5 5.3- 8.0 76 3.2 2.5- 4.2 253 15.6 13.5-17.9
Florida 4,919 3,281 64.2 62.0-66.3 507 11.2 9.9-12.7 223 4.6 3.8- 5.6 125 1.5 1.2- 2.0 783 18.5 16.7-20.4
Georgia 7,349 4,503 55.9 54.3-57.6 872 12.4 11.4-13.5 464 6.8 5.9- 7.8 267 3.7 3.1- 4.4 1,243 21.2 19.7-22.7
Hawaii 5,753 2,570 41.6 40.0-43.2 552 9.3 8.4-10.2 227 3.7 3.2- 4.4 120 1.8 1.4- 2.2 2,284 43.6 42.0-45.2
Idaho 4,806 2,251 44.2 42.5-45.9 655 12.9 11.8-14.0 483 10.5 9.4-11.6 314 6.1 5.3- 6.9 1,103 26.4 24.9-28.1
Illinois 5,146 2,887 52.8 50.9-54.6 597 11.2 10.1-12.4 340 7.2 6.2- 8.3 215 4.3 3.6- 5.1 1,107 24.5 22.9-26.3
Indiana 5,324 2,868 50.7 49.1-52.2 677 12.4 11.4-13.4 480 9.0 8.2- 9.9 239 4.6 4.0- 5.3 1,060 23.4 22.0-24.8
Iowa 4,852 2,848 54.4 52.7-56.1 563 11.1 10.1-12.2 284 5.7 5.0- 6.5 248 4.9 4.2- 5.6 909 23.9 22.3-25.5
Kansas 4,479 2,595 54.0 52.3-55.7 509 10.9 9.9-12.0 221 4.8 4.1- 5.5 195 4.0 3.5- 4.7 959 26.3 24.7-28.0
Kentucky 7,302 4,496 57.1 55.3-58.9 808 11.1 10.1-12.3 403 5.7 4.9- 6.6 203 2.8 2.2- 3.4 1,392 23.3 21.7-25.0
Louisiana 4,878 3,049 58.7 57.0-60.3 443 8.9 8.0- 9.8 179 3.7 3.1- 4.3 116 2.3 1.9- 2.8 1,091 26.5 25.0-28.1
Maine 2,315 1,381 56.0 53.7-58.3 299 13.0 11.5-14.7 195 8.5 7.3- 9.8 109 5.0 4.1- 6.1 331 17.6 15.7-19.6
Maryland 4,326 2,716 60.1 58.2-62.0 512 11.2 10.1-12.4 322 7.5 6.6- 8.6 169 3.6 3.0- 4.3 607 17.6 16.0-19.3
Massachusetts 7,378 4,718 62.4 61.0-63.8 943 13.0 12.1-14.0 477 6.3 5.7- 7.1 237 3.3 2.8- 3.8 1,003 15.0 13.9-16.1
Michigan 3,451 2,077 54.8 52.8-56.7 450 13.4 12.1-14.7 239 6.9 6.0- 8.0 142 4.2 3.5- 5.0 543 20.7 19.0-22.6
Minnesota 3,736 2,246 56.3 54.4-58.1 486 12.7 11.5-13.9 283 7.7 6.8- 8.8 182 4.8 4.1- 5.7 539 18.5 17.0-20.1
Mississippi 4,211 2,413 53.9 52.1-55.7 457 9.8 8.9-10.9 278 6.6 5.7- 7.5 144 3.3 2.7- 3.9 919 26.4 24.7-28.1
Missouri 4,140 2,273 51.2 49.0-53.3 489 13.1 11.6-14.8 318 7.2 6.3- 8.3 204 4.7 3.9- 5.6 856 23.8 21.9-25.7
Montana 3,914 2,082 49.6 47.4-51.7 457 12.0 10.7-13.4 312 8.5 7.4- 9.8 218 5.4 4.6- 6.4 845 24.5 22.6-26.6
Nebraska 4,811 2,678 51.5 49.8-53.1 561 11.3 10.4-12.3 299 6.2 5.5- 7.0 198 4.0 3.4- 4.7 1,075 27.0 25.5-28.6
Nevada 2,851 1,468 47.3 44.6-49.9 329 12.1 10.4-14.0 238 8.4 7.1-10.0 155 5.3 4.2- 6.6 661 26.9 24.4-29.5
New Hampshire 4,920 2,973 57.4 55.7-59.0 731 14.7 13.6-15.9 377 7.6 6.8- 8.5 205 3.9 3.3- 4.5 634 16.4 15.1-17.8
New Jersey 11,040 7,281 61.5 60.3-62.6 1,225 11.1 10.4-11.8 684 6.1 5.6- 6.6 325 2.5 2.3- 2.9 1,525 18.8 17.8-19.8
New Mexico 5,370 2,894 49.3 47.7-50.9 645 11.8 10.8-12.9 371 6.9 6.1- 7.7 248 4.3 3.7- 4.9 1,212 27.7 26.2-29.3
New York 5,391 3,293 57.3 55.7-59.0 675 11.9 11.0-13.0 396 7.2 6.4- 8.1 188 3.1 2.7- 3.7 839 20.3 18.9-21.8
North Carolina 9,155 5,888 59.1 57.4-60.7 924 10.1 9.2-11.1 520 5.6 4.9- 6.3 268 2.9 2.4- 3.4 1,555 22.4 20.8-24.0
North Dakota 2,934 1,544 47.8 45.7-49.8 393 12.9 11.6-14.3 255 8.9 7.8-10.2 151 5.3 4.4- 6.4 591 25.1 23.2-27.1
Ohio 3,710 2,121 54.7 52.7-56.7 459 12.3 11.0-13.7 267 6.9 6.0- 8.0 153 3.8 3.1- 4.6 710 22.3 20.6-24.1
Oklahoma 7,332 4,294 53.2 51.8-54.5 812 11.4 10.5-12.2 479 6.4 5.8- 7.1 350 4.4 3.9- 4.9 1,397 24.7 23.4-26.0
Oregon 3,879 1,978 46.6 44.8-48.4 521 13.0 11.9-14.2 372 9.2 8.2-10.2 243 6.0 5.2- 6.8 765 25.3 23.6-27.0
Pennsylvania 3,563 2,030 54.7 52.8-56.5 465 12.8 11.6-14.1 297 8.4 7.4- 9.5 148 3.8 3.1- 4.5 623 20.4 18.8-22.0
Rhode Island 3,922 2,622 63.9 62.0-65.8 481 12.1 10.9-13.3 222 6.1 5.2- 7.1 118 2.8 2.3- 3.5 479 15.2 13.6-16.8
South Carolina 5,754 3,594 58.9 57.3-60.4 650 11.4 10.5-12.5 441 7.5 6.7- 8.3 209 3.2 2.8- 3.7 860 19.0 17.7-20.4
South Dakota 5,132 3,009 52.7 51.1-54.4 536 10.4 9.5-11.4 333 6.3 5.6- 7.2 203 3.9 3.3- 4.5 1,051 26.7 25.1-28.3
Tennessee 2,496 1,627 60.1 57.8-62.5 279 11.4 10.0-13.0 90 3.8 3.0- 4.9 87 3.2 2.5- 4.0 413 21.4 19.3-23.6
Texas 5,875 3,228 50.5 48.9-52.0 678 11.0 10.1-11.9 438 7.1 6.4- 7.9 224 3.7 3.2- 4.3 1,307 27.8 26.4-29.3
Utah 3,884 1,785 42.2 40.2-44.3 498 12.7 11.4-14.2 371 9.6 8.4-10.9 241 5.6 4.7- 6.6 989 29.9 27.8-32.0
Vermont 4,131 2,219 50.1 48.3-51.9 640 15.1 13.9-16.4 469 11.5 10.5-12.7 236 5.4 4.7- 6.2 567 17.9 16.3-19.5
Virginia 5,288 3,101 53.6 51.7-55.5 713 14.2 12.9-15.7 412 8.8 7.7-10.0 252 5.5 4.7- 6.5 810 17.9 16.4-19.5
Washington 18,014 10,024 50.8 49.8-51.7 2,159 12.5 11.9-13.1 1,612 9.4 8.9-10.0 869 4.8 4.4- 5.2 3,350 22.5 21.7-23.4
West Virginia 3,240 2,154 62.2 60.2-64.1 285 8.7 7.6- 9.8 189 5.8 5.0- 6.8 89 2.7 2.2- 3.4 523 20.6 18.9-22.4
Wisconsin 3,976 2,255 54.2 52.3-56.2 515 12.5 11.4-13.8 320 8.1 7.1- 9.2 169 4.3 3.6- 5.1 717 20.8 19.1-22.6
Wyoming 3,904 2,252 52.4 50.7-54.2 459 12.2 11.1-13.5 317 8.2 7.3- 9.3 188 4.7 4.0- 5.5 688 22.4 20.8-24.1
Guam 784 419 50.9 46.9-54.9 103 12.4 10.1-15.2 40 4.7 3.4- 6.6 15 2.0 1.1- 3.5 207 30.0 26.3-34.0
Puerto Rico 4,053 2,905 65.4 63.4-67.4 473 12.6 11.3-14.0 168 4.5 3.7- 5.4 74 2.3 1.7- 3.0 433 15.2 13.6-16.9
Virgin Islands 2,002 1,138 54.1 51.1-57.0 262 12.6 10.8-14.6 134 6.2 5.0- 7.7 64 3.0 2.2- 4.0 404 24.2 21.6-27.0

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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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