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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

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Respond.#		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 265605 55,450 21.2 20.9-21.5 86,750 32.8 32.4-33.1 77,656 29.8 29.5-30.1 32,165 11.8 11.5-12.0 13,584 4.4 4.3- 4.6
Alabama 3,327 535 16.9 15.4-18.5 992 31.8 29.9-33.8 1,005 31.0 29.1-32.9 515 13.4 12.2-14.7 280 6.9 6.0- 7.8
Alaska 2,664 616 24.2 22.0-26.6 900 33.6 31.1-36.1 813 30.5 28.0-33.1 235 7.9 6.7- 9.3 100 3.9 2.9- 5.1
Arizona 3,217 746 24.4 22.1-26.8 1,016 31.5 29.2-33.9 897 28.6 26.1-31.1 381 11.6 10.0-13.4 177 3.9 3.2- 4.9
Arkansas 4,195 737 18.4 17.0-19.8 1,293 31.7 30.1-33.4 1,294 30.1 28.6-31.8 577 13.4 12.2-14.6 294 6.4 5.6- 7.2
California 4,475 1,088 22.5 21.1-23.9 1,565 33.2 31.6-34.9 1,197 29.2 27.5-30.9 451 10.9 9.8-12.1 174 4.2 3.5- 5.0
Colorado 4,056 1,093 26.3 24.8-27.9 1,451 35.8 34.1-37.5 1,017 25.9 24.4-27.5 372 9.2 8.2-10.2 123 2.8 2.3- 3.4
Connecticut 5,310 1,462 27.4 26.0-28.8 1,837 34.3 32.8-35.8 1,340 25.6 24.3-27.0 524 10.1 9.2-11.1 147 2.6 2.1- 3.1
Delaware 4,038 868 22.7 21.0-24.5 1,404 34.7 32.8-36.7 1,152 28.4 26.5-30.3 460 10.8 9.6-12.2 154 3.4 2.7- 4.1
District of Columbia 2,034 614 27.3 24.9-29.8 717 35.6 32.9-38.3 467 24.8 22.4-27.4 173 8.9 7.5-10.7 63 3.5 2.6- 4.6
Florida 5,003 972 20.2 18.6-21.9 1,470 30.7 28.7-32.7 1,521 31.1 29.1-33.1 696 13.0 11.6-14.5 344 5.1 4.2- 6.0
Georgia 7,620 1,442 20.1 18.9-21.4 2,294 33.3 31.7-34.9 2,321 30.3 28.8-31.8 974 10.8 9.9-11.8 589 5.5 4.9- 6.2
Hawaii 5,994 1,132 19.2 18.0-20.5 2,250 37.6 36.1-39.1 1,875 31.5 30.0-33.0 618 10.1 9.2-11.1 119 1.6 1.2- 2.0
Idaho 4,987 1,094 23.7 22.2-25.2 1,709 35.9 34.3-37.6 1,399 26.8 25.3-28.3 540 9.6 8.7-10.6 245 4.0 3.4- 4.7
Illinois 5,259 1,098 19.9 18.5-21.3 1,741 33.7 31.9-35.4 1,620 32.3 30.5-34.0 583 10.1 9.1-11.2 217 4.1 3.3- 5.0
Indiana 5,465 1,008 18.8 17.7-20.1 1,812 33.6 32.2-35.0 1,654 30.9 29.5-32.3 711 12.3 11.3-13.2 280 4.4 3.9- 5.0
Iowa 4,986 1,061 21.7 20.4-23.1 1,696 35.4 33.7-37.0 1,582 31.3 29.7-32.8 480 8.6 7.7- 9.6 167 3.1 2.6- 3.7
Kansas 4,606 972 21.7 20.3-23.2 1,702 38.1 36.4-39.7 1,270 26.9 25.4-28.4 486 10.0 9.0-11.1 176 3.4 2.8- 4.0
Kentucky 7,606 1,067 17.3 15.9-18.7 2,060 29.9 28.3-31.6 2,227 30.0 28.4-31.7 1,297 14.2 13.2-15.4 955 8.5 7.8- 9.4
Louisiana 5,057 999 20.7 19.4-22.0 1,523 30.6 29.1-32.1 1,561 31.4 29.9-33.0 635 11.7 10.7-12.7 339 5.7 5.0- 6.4
Maine 2,385 538 23.3 21.4-25.3 824 35.6 33.4-37.8 644 26.5 24.5-28.5 279 11.2 9.9-12.7 100 3.5 2.8- 4.3
Maryland 4,429 1,071 24.4 22.9-26.1 1,555 34.0 32.3-35.8 1,248 29.4 27.6-31.2 397 8.9 7.9-10.0 158 3.3 2.6- 4.1
Massachusetts 7,565 1,900 26.5 25.3-27.8 2,517 33.6 32.3-35.0 2,091 27.4 26.1-28.7 763 9.2 8.4-10.0 294 3.3 2.8- 3.8
Michigan 3,546 613 18.0 16.5-19.6 1,234 35.4 33.6-37.3 1,093 31.3 29.5-33.2 437 11.1 10.0-12.3 169 4.1 3.5- 5.0
Minnesota 3,872 834 22.3 20.8-23.8 1,550 40.7 38.9-42.5 1,004 25.8 24.3-27.4 369 8.8 7.9- 9.8 115 2.4 2.0- 2.9
Mississippi 4,405 720 18.2 16.8-19.6 1,208 28.7 27.1-30.4 1,316 30.0 28.4-31.7 714 14.4 13.3-15.6 447 8.7 7.8- 9.7
Missouri 4,246 691 18.3 16.7-20.0 1,349 33.2 31.2-35.2 1,345 31.0 29.1-33.1 600 12.5 11.2-13.9 261 5.0 4.2- 5.9
Montana 4,013 846 22.6 20.8-24.5 1,334 35.8 33.8-37.9 1,231 29.3 27.4-31.2 422 8.6 7.6- 9.8 180 3.7 3.0- 4.4
Nebraska 4,961 1,062 22.3 21.0-23.6 1,799 37.2 35.7-38.8 1,400 27.8 26.4-29.2 512 9.5 8.6-10.5 188 3.2 2.8- 3.8
Nevada 2,969 641 21.9 19.8-24.1 994 30.2 27.9-32.6 872 30.4 28.1-32.9 359 14.2 12.4-16.3 103 3.2 2.4- 4.2
New Hampshire 5,028 1,360 27.1 25.7-28.6 1,838 37.7 36.1-39.3 1,229 24.4 23.0-25.8 424 7.5 6.8- 8.4 177 3.3 2.7- 3.9
New Jersey 11,260 2,625 22.6 21.7-23.6 3,855 33.5 32.5-34.6 3,128 28.7 27.7-29.7 1,210 11.3 10.6-12.1 442 3.8 3.4- 4.3
New Mexico 5,485 1,129 21.0 19.7-22.3 1,600 29.4 27.9-30.9 1,724 32.7 31.2-34.3 711 12.0 11.1-13.1 321 4.9 4.3- 5.6
New York 5,527 1,153 20.0 18.8-21.3 1,844 31.9 30.4-33.3 1,634 30.9 29.4-32.4 655 13.1 12.0-14.3 241 4.2 3.6- 4.8
North Carolina 9,429 1,788 20.2 18.9-21.5 2,788 31.1 29.6-32.7 2,786 29.7 28.3-31.2 1,373 13.4 12.3-14.6 694 5.5 4.9- 6.2
North Dakota 3,016 587 20.1 18.5-21.8 1,101 38.3 36.3-40.3 884 28.5 26.7-30.3 323 9.8 8.7-11.0 121 3.4 2.8- 4.2
Ohio 3,807 789 22.0 20.4-23.7 1,279 33.5 31.6-35.4 1,159 30.4 28.6-32.2 418 10.2 9.1-11.5 162 3.9 3.2- 4.8
Oklahoma 7,607 1,452 20.1 19.1-21.3 2,232 30.4 29.2-31.6 2,382 31.7 30.4-32.9 997 11.9 11.1-12.8 544 5.9 5.3- 6.4
Oregon 4,005 872 22.0 20.5-23.5 1,322 32.6 31.0-34.3 1,136 29.2 27.6-30.9 478 11.6 10.6-12.8 197 4.6 3.8- 5.4
Pennsylvania 3,664 748 20.7 19.3-22.3 1,287 35.8 34.0-37.6 1,063 28.4 26.8-30.1 418 11.2 10.0-12.4 148 3.9 3.2- 4.7
Rhode Island 4,043 918 24.2 22.6-25.9 1,364 34.4 32.6-36.2 1,128 27.2 25.6-28.9 473 10.6 9.5-11.7 160 3.6 3.0- 4.4
South Carolina 5,908 1,326 22.5 21.2-23.8 1,821 31.3 29.9-32.8 1,739 29.5 28.2-31.0 659 10.9 10.0-11.9 363 5.8 5.1- 6.5
South Dakota 5,252 1,039 20.7 19.4-22.0 1,904 38.3 36.7-39.9 1,511 28.0 26.6-29.5 593 9.8 8.9-10.7 205 3.2 2.8- 3.8
Tennessee 2,584 485 21.4 19.5-23.5 807 31.2 29.1-33.3 756 29.3 27.2-31.4 335 11.8 10.5-13.3 201 6.3 5.4- 7.3
Texas 6,023 1,212 19.9 18.7-21.1 1,768 28.9 27.6-30.3 1,821 31.0 29.7-32.4 894 15.2 14.2-16.3 328 5.0 4.4- 5.6
Utah 4,041 1,027 26.1 24.3-28.0 1,358 34.6 32.6-36.6 1,153 28.0 26.2-30.0 360 8.4 7.2- 9.7 143 2.9 2.4- 3.6
Vermont 4,241 1,095 26.0 24.5-27.6 1,517 36.0 34.4-37.7 1,122 27.2 25.6-28.9 374 8.1 7.2- 9.0 133 2.6 2.2- 3.2
Virginia 5,431 1,185 24.4 22.7-26.1 1,817 35.1 33.4-37.0 1,587 27.6 26.0-29.2 561 8.8 7.9- 9.8 281 4.1 3.5- 4.8
Washington 18,584 3,822 22.0 21.3-22.8 6,333 34.6 33.8-35.5 5,521 29.5 28.7-30.4 2,057 10.2 9.6-10.8 851 3.6 3.3- 3.9
West Virginia 3,340 503 15.5 14.1-16.9 934 29.5 27.7-31.3 986 29.8 28.0-31.6 571 16.4 15.0-17.9 346 8.9 7.9- 9.9
Wisconsin 4,041 837 21.7 20.2-23.4 1,487 37.4 35.6-39.3 1,197 28.9 27.2-30.6 400 9.5 8.4-10.8 120 2.4 2.0- 3.0
Wyoming 3,993 852 22.0 20.5-23.5 1,474 37.3 35.6-39.0 1,114 28.4 26.8-30.0 400 9.2 8.2-10.2 153 3.2 2.7- 3.8
Guam 806 169 19.2 16.4-22.5 209 24.8 21.6-28.3 294 37.8 34.0-41.7 109 14.9 12.2-18.1 25 3.2 2.1- 4.9
Puerto Rico 4,162 529 15.8 14.3-17.5 452 13.3 11.9-14.9 1,432 35.8 33.9-37.8 1,553 31.5 29.7-33.3 196 3.5 2.9- 4.2
Virgin Islands 2,038 428 20.5 18.3-23.0 563 27.3 24.8-30.0 714 34.9 32.2-37.7 259 13.5 11.6-15.6 74 3.8 2.9- 5.0

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

#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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