BRFSS 2003- Nationwide Data: (In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional advised you to quit smoking?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Tobacco Indicators

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
All Participants	15,008	10,915	71.1	69.9-72.4	4,093	28.9	27.6-30.1

Arkansas	657	464	68.3	63.7-72.5	193	31.7	27.5-36.3
Colorado	514	359	69.7	65.0-74.1	155	30.3	25.9-35.0
Connecticut	710	532	73.4	69.3-77.1	178	26.6	22.9-30.7
Iowa	700	472	66.4	61.8-70.7	228	33.6	29.3-38.2
Kentucky	1,626	1,233	73.3	69.3-76.9	393	26.7	23.1-30.7
Louisiana	828	579	68.6	64.7-72.3	249	31.4	27.7-35.3
Montana	542	387	71.4	65.9-76.3	155	28.6	23.7-34.1
Nebraska	666	468	71.1	67.1-74.8	198	28.9	25.2-32.9
New Hampshire	756	596	79.6	75.9-82.8	160	20.4	17.2-24.1
New Jersey	1,520	1,135	73.4	70.6-76.1	385	26.6	23.9-29.4
North Carolina	1,566	1,174	76.1	72.4-79.5	392	23.9	20.5-27.6
Oklahoma	1,246	883	69.9	66.6-72.9	363	30.1	27.1-33.4
Rhode Island	682	533	76.2	71.8-80.2	149	23.8	19.8-28.2
Texas	778	523	67.8	63.9-71.5	255	32.2	28.5-36.1
Virginia	781	569	71.7	67.2-75.9	212	28.3	24.1-32.8
West Virginia	666	481	70.7	66.5-74.7	185	29.3	25.3-33.5
Wyoming	626	418	67.2	63.0-71.2	208	32.8	28.8-37.0
Virgin Islands	144	109	76.4	66.0-84.4	35	23.6	15.6-34.0

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

15,008

10,915

71.1

69.9-72.4

4,093

28.9

27.6-30.1

Arkansas

657

464

68.3

63.7-72.5

193

31.7

27.5-36.3

Colorado

514

359

69.7

65.0-74.1

155

30.3

25.9-35.0

Connecticut

710

532

73.4

69.3-77.1

178

26.6

22.9-30.7

Iowa

700

472

66.4

61.8-70.7

228

33.6

29.3-38.2

Kentucky

1,626

1,233

73.3

69.3-76.9

393

26.7

23.1-30.7

Louisiana

828

579

68.6

64.7-72.3

249

31.4

27.7-35.3

Montana

542

387

71.4

65.9-76.3

155

28.6

23.7-34.1

Nebraska

666

468

71.1

67.1-74.8

198

28.9

25.2-32.9

New Hampshire

756

596

79.6

75.9-82.8

160

20.4

17.2-24.1

New Jersey

1,520

1,135

73.4

70.6-76.1

385

26.6

23.9-29.4

North Carolina

1,566

1,174

76.1

72.4-79.5

392

23.9

20.5-27.6

Oklahoma

1,246

883

69.9

66.6-72.9

363

30.1

27.1-33.4

Rhode Island

682

533

76.2

71.8-80.2

149

23.8

19.8-28.2

Texas

778

523

67.8

63.9-71.5

255

32.2

28.5-36.1

Virginia

781

569

71.7

67.2-75.9

212

28.3

24.1-32.8

West Virginia

666

481

70.7

66.5-74.7

185

29.3

25.3-33.5

Wyoming

626

418

67.2

63.0-71.2

208

32.8

28.8-37.0

Virgin Islands

144

109

76.4

66.0-84.4

23.6

15.6-34.0

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking regularly within the past year and had received health care of some kind.

#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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