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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

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Respond.#		 Very important Somewhat important Not at all important Don't know/Not sure Depends on risk
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 200397 180208 90.1 89.8-90.3 10,902 5.3 5.1- 5.5 945 0.5 0.4- 0.5 1,951 0.7 0.6- 0.7 6,391 3.5 3.3- 3.7
Alabama 2,511 2,339 92.8 91.4-94.0 109 4.5 3.6- 5.6 26 1.3 0.8- 2.1 18 0.7 0.4- 1.3 19 0.7 0.4- 1.1
Alaska 2,315 2,011 88.0 86.0-89.7 152 5.7 4.6- 7.1 13 0.8 0.3- 2.1 18 0.5 0.3- 0.8 121 5.0 4.0- 6.4
Arizona 2,343 2,096 91.1 89.4-92.5 163 5.8 4.7- 7.2 15 0.6 0.3- 1.3 27 0.9 0.5- 1.5 42 1.6 1.1- 2.4
Arkansas 3,096 2,806 91.2 90.0-92.3 169 5.0 4.2- 5.9 15 0.4 0.2- 0.7 18 0.8 0.5- 1.3 88 2.6 2.0- 3.2
California 3,421 2,827 82.7 81.1-84.2 169 6.2 5.2- 7.4 16 0.4 0.2- 0.7 2 0.1 0.0- 0.3 407 10.7 9.5-11.9
Colorado 3,298 2,888 88.0 86.7-89.2 224 6.4 5.5- 7.3 12 0.6 0.3- 1.3 15 0.3 0.2- 0.6 159 4.7 3.9- 5.5
Connecticut 3,969 3,591 90.7 89.6-91.6 266 6.6 5.8- 7.5 21 0.6 0.4- 0.9 17 0.4 0.2- 0.7 74 1.7 1.3- 2.2
Delaware 3,185 2,901 91.6 90.3-92.8 134 3.8 3.0- 4.7 19 0.8 0.4- 1.4 131 3.8 3.0- 4.8 0 0.0 . - .
District of Columbia 1,597 1,520 95.6 94.3-96.7 54 2.7 2.0- 3.8 5 0.5 0.2- 1.2 11 0.9 0.4- 1.8 7 0.3 0.1- 0.7
Florida 3,456 3,212 93.9 92.6-94.9 142 3.8 3.0- 4.9 14 0.2 0.1- 0.4 44 1.2 0.8- 1.9 44 0.9 0.6- 1.4
Georgia 6,001 5,555 92.4 91.4-93.3 243 4.1 3.4- 4.8 36 0.7 0.4- 1.0 54 0.8 0.6- 1.2 113 2.0 1.6- 2.6
Hawaii 4,648 3,830 81.2 79.7-82.6 227 4.6 3.9- 5.3 25 0.5 0.3- 0.9 504 12.4 11.2-13.7 62 1.3 0.9- 1.7
Idaho 3,849 3,384 88.5 87.3-89.7 259 6.4 5.6- 7.4 26 0.6 0.4- 1.0 22 0.5 0.3- 0.8 158 3.9 3.2- 4.7
Illinois 2,113 1,858 88.7 86.7-90.4 126 5.6 4.5- 7.0 12 0.3 0.2- 0.6 10 0.6 0.2- 1.8 107 4.8 3.6- 6.3
Indiana 4,190 3,749 89.5 88.4-90.5 280 6.8 6.0- 7.7 27 0.7 0.4- 1.0 15 0.4 0.2- 0.6 119 2.7 2.2- 3.2
Iowa 3,657 3,233 89.3 88.1-90.4 233 6.0 5.1- 7.0 22 0.6 0.4- 1.0 21 0.7 0.4- 1.1 148 3.4 2.9- 4.1
Kansas 3,465 3,076 89.0 87.8-90.2 159 4.5 3.8- 5.4 9 0.3 0.1- 0.5 27 0.7 0.5- 1.0 194 5.5 4.7- 6.4
Kentucky 5,483 4,899 90.2 89.0-91.3 264 5.0 4.2- 5.9 9 0.2 0.1- 0.8 103 1.4 1.1- 1.9 208 3.1 2.6- 3.8
Louisiana 3,974 3,738 94.3 93.4-95.1 97 2.4 1.9- 3.0 11 0.3 0.1- 0.5 49 1.2 0.9- 1.6 79 1.8 1.4- 2.4
Maine 1,831 1,639 89.2 87.5-90.7 132 7.3 6.1- 8.8 15 0.9 0.5- 1.6 15 0.8 0.5- 1.3 30 1.8 1.2- 2.6
Maryland 3,449 3,154 91.7 90.5-92.8 204 5.9 5.0- 7.0 12 0.3 0.1- 0.5 23 0.7 0.4- 1.2 56 1.4 1.1- 1.9
Massachusetts 5,760 5,247 91.6 90.7-92.5 349 5.7 5.0- 6.5 30 0.6 0.4- 0.9 48 0.8 0.6- 1.2 86 1.3 1.0- 1.6
Michigan 2,674 2,395 90.6 89.4-91.7 160 5.4 4.5- 6.3 13 0.4 0.2- 0.7 8 0.3 0.1- 0.6 98 3.3 2.7- 4.1
Minnesota 3,027 2,571 85.3 83.8-86.6 241 8.0 6.9- 9.1 17 0.6 0.4- 1.1 17 0.5 0.3- 0.9 181 5.6 4.8- 6.5
Mississippi 3,360 3,156 94.0 93.0-94.9 105 3.2 2.5- 4.0 15 0.4 0.3- 0.8 33 0.9 0.6- 1.4 51 1.4 1.0- 1.9
Missouri 3,058 2,769 91.2 89.9-92.5 162 4.9 4.0- 5.9 13 0.3 0.2- 0.6 19 0.7 0.3- 1.5 95 2.9 2.2- 3.8
Montana 3,039 2,669 88.3 86.7-89.7 251 8.2 6.9- 9.6 18 0.5 0.3- 0.9 19 0.4 0.2- 0.8 82 2.6 1.9- 3.5
Nebraska 3,659 3,215 88.1 86.9-89.2 191 5.4 4.6- 6.3 17 0.5 0.3- 0.9 28 0.6 0.4- 0.9 208 5.4 4.6- 6.2
Nevada 2,338 2,117 91.4 89.6-92.9 132 4.6 3.5- 5.9 17 0.6 0.3- 1.2 9 0.6 0.3- 1.3 63 2.9 2.0- 4.1
New Hampshire 3,912 3,478 89.5 88.4-90.5 304 7.5 6.6- 8.5 31 0.8 0.5- 1.1 24 0.6 0.4- 0.9 75 1.7 1.3- 2.2
New Jersey 8,257 7,553 91.9 91.2-92.6 485 5.4 4.8- 6.0 39 0.5 0.4- 0.8 52 0.7 0.5- 1.0 128 1.5 1.2- 1.9
New Mexico 4,081 3,691 90.8 89.7-91.8 200 4.9 4.2- 5.7 8 0.3 0.1- 0.7 28 0.7 0.4- 1.0 154 3.3 2.7- 4.0
New York 4,178 3,823 91.8 90.8-92.8 226 5.2 4.4- 6.0 17 0.5 0.3- 0.9 11 0.4 0.2- 0.8 101 2.1 1.7- 2.7
North Carolina 7,067 6,485 92.1 91.0-93.0 236 3.5 2.8- 4.3 21 0.4 0.2- 0.7 77 1.0 0.7- 1.4 248 3.1 2.6- 3.7
North Dakota 2,208 1,926 88.2 86.7-89.5 176 7.6 6.5- 8.9 20 0.9 0.5- 1.4 14 0.6 0.4- 1.1 72 2.7 2.1- 3.4
Ohio 2,940 2,624 89.5 88.0-90.8 230 7.8 6.7- 9.1 16 0.6 0.3- 1.4 24 0.7 0.4- 1.0 46 1.5 1.0- 2.1
Oklahoma 5,643 5,181 92.0 91.1-92.8 182 3.4 2.9- 4.1 17 0.3 0.1- 0.5 32 0.6 0.4- 1.0 231 3.7 3.2- 4.3
Oregon 3,038 2,692 88.8 87.5-90.0 214 7.2 6.2- 8.3 15 0.4 0.2- 0.7 14 0.5 0.3- 0.9 103 3.1 2.5- 3.8
Pennsylvania 2,721 2,452 90.0 88.7-91.2 164 6.1 5.1- 7.2 14 0.5 0.3- 0.9 10 0.4 0.2- 0.9 81 2.9 2.3- 3.7
Rhode Island 3,054 2,827 92.5 91.2-93.5 152 5.0 4.2- 6.0 15 0.4 0.2- 0.7 17 0.5 0.3- 0.8 43 1.7 1.1- 2.5
South Carolina 4,450 4,146 93.5 92.5-94.3 183 3.8 3.2- 4.5 15 0.5 0.3- 1.0 22 0.4 0.3- 0.7 84 1.8 1.4- 2.3
South Dakota 3,782 3,312 88.3 87.1-89.4 230 5.7 5.0- 6.6 15 0.4 0.2- 0.7 17 0.4 0.2- 0.7 208 5.2 4.4- 6.0
Tennessee 2,023 1,832 91.2 89.7-92.5 90 4.2 3.3- 5.3 8 0.4 0.2- 0.8 25 1.1 0.7- 1.8 68 3.1 2.4- 4.1
Texas 4,692 4,330 92.7 91.8-93.5 191 3.9 3.3- 4.5 20 0.6 0.3- 1.0 32 0.7 0.5- 1.0 119 2.2 1.8- 2.6
Utah 3,290 2,886 88.8 87.3-90.1 214 6.1 5.1- 7.2 17 0.4 0.2- 0.7 20 0.4 0.2- 0.7 153 4.4 3.5- 5.4
Vermont 3,245 2,876 89.1 87.8-90.2 227 6.8 5.9- 7.9 19 0.7 0.4- 1.1 11 0.3 0.2- 0.7 112 3.1 2.5- 3.8
Virginia 4,214 3,900 93.0 91.9-93.9 188 4.3 3.6- 5.2 15 0.3 0.2- 0.6 12 0.2 0.1- 0.4 99 2.2 1.6- 2.9
Washington 14,492 12,765 88.8 88.2-89.4 898 6.0 5.5- 6.5 60 0.4 0.3- 0.6 84 0.6 0.4- 0.8 685 4.2 3.8- 4.6
West Virginia 2,509 2,233 89.8 88.4-91.0 98 3.8 3.1- 4.7 7 0.2 0.1- 0.5 25 0.8 0.5- 1.2 146 5.4 4.5- 6.4
Wisconsin 3,146 2,779 87.9 86.4-89.2 259 8.6 7.5- 9.8 18 0.7 0.4- 1.1 13 0.4 0.2- 0.7 77 2.5 1.9- 3.3
Wyoming 3,116 2,709 87.6 86.2-88.8 240 7.7 6.7- 8.8 21 0.5 0.3- 0.9 18 0.7 0.4- 1.2 128 3.5 2.9- 4.2
Guam 712 654 90.2 87.2-92.6 31 4.7 3.2- 6.8 10 1.7 0.8- 3.4 15 3.1 1.7- 5.4 2 0.4 0.1- 1.5
Puerto Rico 3,173 3,016 95.3 94.3-96.2 37 1.2 0.8- 1.8 0 0.0 . - . 16 0.4 0.2- 0.7 104 3.1 2.5- 3.9
Virgin Islands 1,688 1,593 95.5 94.2-96.5 50 2.3 1.6- 3.3 7 0.3 0.1- 0.8 13 0.7 0.3- 1.3 25 1.2 0.7- 1.9

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being less than age 65.

#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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