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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 259421 109464 40.3 39.9-40.6 110357 44.0 43.6-44.4 29,147 11.7 11.5-11.9 2,548 1.1 1.0- 1.1 7,905 2.9 2.8- 3.1
Alabama 3,305 1,177 32.5 30.7-34.5 1,469 46.2 44.2-48.3 491 16.5 15.0-18.1 57 1.6 1.2- 2.1 111 3.1 2.5- 3.9
Alaska 2,638 987 37.5 34.9-40.2 1,202 45.5 42.9-48.2 368 13.6 11.9-15.6 36 1.2 0.8- 1.8 45 2.1 1.4- 3.3
Arizona 3,187 1,392 41.9 39.3-44.5 1,317 42.5 39.9-45.1 338 11.2 9.6-13.0 38 1.3 0.7- 2.2 102 3.2 2.4- 4.3
Arkansas 4,118 1,341 29.2 27.6-30.7 1,862 46.5 44.7-48.3 716 19.2 17.7-20.7 66 1.8 1.4- 2.5 133 3.4 2.8- 4.1
California 4,473 2,106 45.6 43.8-47.3 1,857 43.2 41.4-44.9 384 8.5 7.6- 9.5 43 1.0 0.7- 1.4 83 1.8 1.4- 2.3
Colorado 4,046 1,805 42.9 41.2-44.7 1,687 43.3 41.6-45.1 426 10.7 9.7-11.9 46 1.1 0.8- 1.5 82 1.9 1.5- 2.5
Connecticut 5,266 2,624 48.2 46.7-49.8 2,004 39.3 37.8-40.9 451 9.1 8.2-10.0 39 0.7 0.5- 0.9 148 2.7 2.3- 3.3
Delaware 4,039 1,743 42.6 40.6-44.6 1,596 39.4 37.4-41.5 480 12.8 11.3-14.4 36 0.9 0.6- 1.4 184 4.4 3.6- 5.3
District of Columbia 2,029 961 44.5 41.8-47.3 825 42.4 39.6-45.2 176 9.2 7.7-11.0 17 1.1 0.6- 1.9 50 2.7 2.0- 3.7
Florida 4,960 2,094 40.8 38.7-42.9 2,062 43.1 41.0-45.3 562 11.4 10.0-12.9 53 1.0 0.7- 1.5 189 3.7 3.0- 4.6
Georgia 7,453 2,438 32.1 30.6-33.6 3,589 48.5 46.8-50.1 1,059 14.4 13.3-15.7 109 1.6 1.2- 2.2 258 3.4 2.8- 4.1
Hawaii 5,979 2,846 44.3 42.7-45.9 2,726 48.6 47.0-50.2 310 5.3 4.7- 6.1 10 0.2 0.1- 0.3 87 1.6 1.2- 2.1
Idaho 4,941 1,939 37.0 35.4-38.7 2,242 46.9 45.2-48.6 603 13.1 11.9-14.3 57 1.1 0.8- 1.5 100 1.9 1.5- 2.4
Illinois 2,642 1,231 45.0 42.4-47.5 1,042 41.1 38.5-43.7 283 10.8 9.3-12.6 26 1.1 0.7- 1.7 60 2.1 1.5- 2.8
Indiana 5,409 2,017 35.2 33.8-36.6 2,412 45.9 44.4-47.4 736 14.3 13.2-15.4 70 1.3 1.0- 1.7 174 3.3 2.7- 3.9
Iowa 4,934 2,177 40.7 39.0-42.3 2,055 44.0 42.3-45.7 535 11.4 10.4-12.6 37 0.8 0.5- 1.2 130 3.1 2.5- 3.8
Kansas 4,551 1,894 39.0 37.4-40.7 1,878 42.9 41.2-44.6 529 12.5 11.3-13.7 42 1.0 0.7- 1.5 208 4.6 3.9- 5.4
Kentucky 7,267 3,085 40.1 38.4-41.9 2,960 42.3 40.5-44.1 705 10.5 9.4-11.7 66 1.1 0.8- 1.5 451 6.0 5.2- 6.8
Louisiana 4,866 1,654 31.8 30.3-33.3 2,240 46.7 45.0-48.3 672 15.0 13.8-16.3 40 0.8 0.6- 1.2 260 5.8 5.0- 6.6
Maine 2,367 1,081 43.1 40.9-45.4 934 41.8 39.5-44.1 247 10.8 9.4-12.3 26 1.2 0.8- 1.8 79 3.1 2.4- 4.0
Maryland 4,389 2,007 42.9 41.1-44.8 1,827 43.4 41.5-45.3 414 10.3 9.1-11.6 19 0.5 0.3- 0.8 122 2.9 2.3- 3.6
Massachusetts 7,513 3,497 46.3 44.8-47.7 3,008 41.0 39.6-42.5 702 9.1 8.3-10.0 62 0.6 0.5- 0.9 244 2.9 2.5- 3.4
Michigan 3,526 1,537 39.0 37.1-40.8 1,493 44.7 42.8-46.7 366 12.3 10.9-13.8 40 1.2 0.9- 1.7 90 2.8 2.2- 3.6
Minnesota 3,851 1,791 44.2 42.5-46.0 1,506 40.9 39.2-42.7 458 12.1 11.0-13.4 34 0.8 0.5- 1.1 62 1.9 1.5- 2.5
Mississippi 4,281 1,204 26.8 25.2-28.4 2,116 49.7 47.9-51.4 731 18.1 16.7-19.5 58 1.4 1.0- 1.9 172 4.1 3.4- 4.9
Missouri 4,221 1,574 35.4 33.5-37.5 1,867 44.7 42.6-46.9 608 15.6 14.1-17.2 79 2.0 1.5- 2.9 93 2.2 1.6- 2.9
Montana 3,992 1,722 41.2 39.2-43.3 1,699 44.4 42.3-46.5 430 11.2 9.8-12.7 45 1.1 0.7- 1.6 96 2.1 1.6- 2.8
Nebraska 4,897 2,285 43.3 41.7-44.9 2,001 42.9 41.3-44.5 429 9.7 8.8-10.8 13 0.3 0.1- 0.5 169 3.8 3.2- 4.6
Nevada 2,954 1,163 38.0 35.5-40.6 1,325 45.4 42.8-48.0 362 12.0 10.4-13.8 21 1.0 0.6- 1.8 83 3.5 2.6- 4.7
New Hampshire 5,000 2,372 44.8 43.3-46.4 1,932 40.3 38.7-41.9 481 10.5 9.5-11.6 39 0.8 0.6- 1.3 176 3.5 3.0- 4.2
New Jersey 11,188 5,233 44.2 43.1-45.3 4,495 42.5 41.3-43.6 1,009 9.2 8.6- 9.9 97 0.8 0.6- 1.0 354 3.3 2.9- 3.8
New Mexico 5,457 2,165 37.1 35.6-38.6 2,409 45.5 43.9-47.1 629 12.8 11.7-14.0 69 1.2 0.9- 1.7 185 3.4 2.8- 4.0
New York 5,467 2,486 42.8 41.2-44.4 2,266 43.8 42.2-45.4 514 9.9 9.0-10.9 54 1.0 0.7- 1.3 147 2.6 2.1- 3.2
North Carolina 9,229 3,656 36.9 35.4-38.5 4,265 47.8 46.2-49.5 953 11.5 10.5-12.7 74 0.6 0.4- 0.8 281 3.1 2.6- 3.7
North Dakota 2,978 1,218 38.3 36.3-40.3 1,290 44.7 42.6-46.7 367 13.6 12.1-15.1 31 1.0 0.7- 1.5 72 2.5 1.9- 3.2
Ohio 3,792 1,538 39.0 37.0-40.9 1,633 44.0 42.0-46.0 438 12.1 10.8-13.5 56 1.5 1.1- 2.1 127 3.5 2.8- 4.3
Oklahoma 7,514 2,443 29.7 28.5-30.9 3,550 48.6 47.3-49.9 1,136 16.2 15.2-17.2 107 1.5 1.2- 1.9 278 4.0 3.4- 4.6
Oregon 3,971 1,839 43.3 41.5-45.1 1,595 43.0 41.2-44.8 408 10.5 9.4-11.6 43 1.0 0.7- 1.4 86 2.2 1.8- 2.8
Pennsylvania 3,633 1,605 42.0 40.2-43.8 1,442 40.9 39.1-42.7 438 13.2 12.0-14.6 41 1.1 0.7- 1.6 107 2.7 2.2- 3.4
Rhode Island 4,009 1,829 43.6 41.7-45.4 1,591 41.5 39.6-43.4 384 9.7 8.6-10.9 30 0.7 0.5- 1.1 175 4.6 3.8- 5.5
South Carolina 5,839 2,009 31.9 30.5-33.3 2,698 47.6 46.1-49.1 828 15.2 14.1-16.4 105 1.9 1.5- 2.3 199 3.4 2.9- 4.1
South Dakota 5,234 2,399 42.2 40.7-43.8 2,159 43.4 41.8-45.1 517 11.3 10.3-12.4 34 0.7 0.4- 1.0 125 2.4 1.9- 2.9
Tennessee 2,510 1,088 41.1 38.9-43.4 1,047 42.9 40.6-45.2 241 10.2 8.9-11.7 13 0.5 0.3- 0.9 121 5.2 4.2- 6.5
Texas 5,968 2,212 35.4 34.0-36.8 2,698 46.2 44.7-47.7 780 14.1 13.1-15.2 85 1.4 1.1- 1.8 193 2.9 2.5- 3.4
Utah 4,015 1,657 39.0 37.0-41.1 1,774 45.5 43.4-47.6 472 12.4 11.0-13.9 30 0.8 0.5- 1.2 82 2.3 1.7- 3.1
Vermont 4,185 2,083 47.1 45.4-48.9 1,580 40.1 38.4-41.9 381 9.2 8.2-10.3 47 1.1 0.8- 1.5 94 2.5 1.9- 3.1
Virginia 5,381 2,170 39.6 37.8-41.5 2,342 44.8 43.0-46.7 659 12.0 10.8-13.2 58 1.0 0.7- 1.4 152 2.6 2.1- 3.1
Washington 18,303 8,747 45.7 44.8-46.6 7,179 40.6 39.7-41.5 1,859 10.9 10.3-11.6 123 0.7 0.5- 0.8 395 2.1 1.9- 2.4
West Virginia 3,255 1,359 39.3 37.4-41.2 1,280 40.5 38.6-42.4 427 14.3 13.0-15.8 46 1.3 1.0- 1.9 143 4.6 3.8- 5.5
Wisconsin 4,041 1,767 42.1 40.3-44.0 1,649 43.1 41.2-45.0 482 11.6 10.5-12.8 19 0.5 0.3- 0.8 124 2.8 2.2- 3.5
Wyoming 3,968 1,563 35.8 34.1-37.4 1,690 44.7 42.9-46.4 561 15.2 13.9-16.6 44 1.3 0.9- 1.8 110 3.1 2.5- 3.8
Guam 792 324 40.0 36.1-43.9 357 45.3 41.3-49.2 96 13.3 10.7-16.4 6 0.5 0.2- 1.3 9 1.0 0.5- 1.9
Puerto Rico 3,607 1,387 36.3 34.3-38.4 1,808 51.1 48.9-53.2 340 10.6 9.3-12.1 3 0.1 0.0- 0.2 69 1.9 1.4- 2.6
Virgin Islands 1,991 943 44.2 41.3-47.2 827 44.0 41.0-46.9 176 9.8 8.1-11.8 9 0.5 0.2- 1.1 36 1.5 1.0- 2.2

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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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