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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 258675 176258 64.6 64.2-64.9 68,742 29.2 28.8-29.5 9,428 4.3 4.1- 4.5 411 0.2 0.2- 0.3 3,836 1.7 1.6- 1.8
Alabama 3,304 2,350 69.8 67.8-71.7 816 25.5 23.7-27.3 96 3.3 2.5- 4.2 6 0.2 0.1- 0.4 36 1.3 0.8- 2.0
Alaska 2,609 1,753 67.2 64.6-69.7 704 26.7 24.4-29.2 112 4.2 3.2- 5.6 6 0.2 0.1- 0.5 34 1.6 1.0- 2.6
Arizona 3,178 2,095 63.4 60.7-66.1 890 29.0 26.6-31.6 139 4.7 3.6- 5.9 5 0.2 0.1- 0.4 49 2.7 1.7- 4.3
Arkansas 4,123 2,850 67.9 66.2-69.6 1,055 25.7 24.1-27.3 168 4.8 4.0- 5.7 5 0.1 0.0- 0.2 45 1.5 1.1- 2.2
California 4,459 2,676 56.2 54.4-58.0 1,481 35.7 34.0-37.5 231 6.4 5.5- 7.5 18 0.5 0.3- 0.8 53 1.2 0.8- 1.6
Colorado 4,026 2,658 64.0 62.3-65.7 1,117 29.0 27.4-30.7 180 5.1 4.3- 6.0 11 0.3 0.1- 0.6 60 1.5 1.2- 2.1
Connecticut 5,266 3,663 68.9 67.4-70.3 1,357 26.3 24.9-27.7 155 2.9 2.4- 3.4 10 0.2 0.1- 0.4 81 1.8 1.4- 2.3
Delaware 4,010 2,924 72.2 70.3-74.1 906 22.6 20.9-24.4 118 3.6 2.8- 4.7 4 0.0 0.0- 0.1 58 1.5 1.1- 2.1
District of Columbia 2,019 1,433 69.0 66.3-71.6 475 24.6 22.2-27.1 73 4.1 3.1- 5.5 5 0.6 0.2- 1.7 33 1.7 1.2- 2.5
Florida 4,928 3,489 67.3 65.1-69.3 1,193 27.2 25.2-29.2 146 3.0 2.3- 3.9 2 0.1 0.0- 0.8 98 2.4 1.8- 3.3
Georgia 7,514 5,468 72.0 70.5-73.5 1,790 23.9 22.6-25.4 179 2.6 2.0- 3.2 7 0.1 0.1- 0.4 70 1.3 0.9- 1.8
Hawaii 5,958 5,034 84.0 82.8-85.2 778 13.4 12.3-14.6 81 1.5 1.1- 1.9 3 0.1 0.0- 0.3 62 1.0 0.8- 1.4
Idaho 4,929 3,116 62.0 60.3-63.7 1,509 31.3 29.7-33.0 224 4.7 4.0- 5.5 10 0.2 0.1- 0.4 70 1.8 1.3- 2.4
Illinois 2,622 1,791 67.7 65.2-70.1 678 25.9 23.7-28.2 98 4.1 3.2- 5.2 7 0.5 0.2- 1.3 48 1.8 1.2- 2.7
Indiana 5,383 3,482 63.7 62.2-65.1 1,579 30.2 28.8-31.6 243 4.8 4.1- 5.5 13 0.3 0.1- 0.5 66 1.1 0.8- 1.4
Iowa 4,883 3,085 61.3 59.6-63.0 1,532 32.5 30.9-34.2 190 4.5 3.8- 5.3 3 0.1 0.0- 0.4 73 1.5 1.1- 2.0
Kansas 4,558 3,128 67.5 65.9-69.2 1,244 27.8 26.3-29.4 113 2.7 2.1- 3.4 2 0.0 0.0- 0.1 71 2.0 1.4- 2.7
Kentucky 7,336 5,892 79.6 78.1-81.1 1,279 18.0 16.6-19.5 84 1.2 0.9- 1.7 5 0.0 0.0- 0.1 76 1.1 0.8- 1.5
Louisiana 4,867 3,630 72.3 70.7-73.8 1,039 23.0 21.6-24.5 118 2.8 2.2- 3.6 3 0.1 0.0- 0.4 77 1.8 1.4- 2.3
Maine 2,362 1,666 69.8 67.6-71.9 585 25.5 23.5-27.6 75 3.1 2.4- 4.1 2 0.0 0.0- 0.2 34 1.6 1.0- 2.4
Maryland 4,384 3,185 69.9 68.0-71.7 1,029 25.6 23.9-27.4 120 3.3 2.6- 4.2 7 0.2 0.1- 0.3 43 1.0 0.6- 1.6
Massachusetts 7,455 4,861 66.2 64.8-67.6 2,100 27.9 26.6-29.2 308 3.7 3.2- 4.3 14 0.2 0.1- 0.3 172 2.0 1.6- 2.4
Michigan 3,517 2,130 58.5 56.6-60.4 1,140 33.8 31.9-35.6 176 5.4 4.5- 6.4 7 0.2 0.1- 0.6 64 2.1 1.5- 2.9
Minnesota 3,821 2,474 63.6 61.8-65.3 1,120 30.1 28.5-31.8 179 5.0 4.2- 5.8 4 0.1 0.0- 0.2 44 1.3 0.9- 1.8
Mississippi 4,325 3,001 68.7 67.0-70.3 1,137 26.6 25.0-28.2 142 3.5 2.8- 4.2 7 0.2 0.1- 0.3 38 1.2 0.8- 1.8
Missouri 4,192 2,905 67.4 65.4-69.4 1,086 27.4 25.5-29.4 156 3.9 3.2- 4.8 10 0.4 0.2- 0.8 35 0.9 0.6- 1.4
Montana 3,971 2,572 62.9 60.8-64.9 1,179 31.1 29.1-33.1 153 4.4 3.5- 5.5 9 0.2 0.1- 0.4 58 1.4 1.0- 2.1
Nebraska 4,859 3,453 69.6 68.1-71.1 1,209 25.7 24.3-27.1 128 3.0 2.5- 3.7 8 0.3 0.1- 0.7 61 1.4 1.0- 2.0
Nevada 2,926 1,688 55.1 52.5-57.7 1,019 35.9 33.4-38.5 164 6.3 5.1- 7.7 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 54 2.6 1.8- 3.7
New Hampshire 4,989 3,539 70.0 68.5-71.5 1,213 25.0 23.6-26.4 149 3.1 2.6- 3.7 13 0.2 0.1- 0.3 75 1.8 1.3- 2.3
New Jersey 11,129 7,506 66.1 65.0-67.2 3,046 27.9 26.8-28.9 381 4.0 3.5- 4.6 22 0.2 0.1- 0.4 174 1.8 1.5- 2.2
New Mexico 5,421 3,372 59.6 58.0-61.2 1,682 33.0 31.5-34.6 248 4.9 4.2- 5.7 10 0.2 0.1- 0.4 109 2.3 1.8- 2.9
New York 5,452 3,527 61.8 60.2-63.4 1,572 31.3 29.8-32.9 228 4.3 3.6- 5.0 15 0.4 0.2- 0.7 110 2.2 1.7- 2.8
North Carolina 9,238 7,058 74.7 73.2-76.1 1,980 22.9 21.5-24.4 118 1.4 1.0- 1.8 25 0.3 0.2- 0.6 57 0.7 0.5- 1.0
North Dakota 2,981 1,738 57.7 55.6-59.7 1,014 34.2 32.2-36.1 159 5.7 4.7- 6.8 5 0.2 0.1- 0.6 65 2.3 1.8- 3.0
Ohio 3,766 2,382 62.8 60.8-64.7 1,144 31.0 29.1-32.8 172 4.3 3.6- 5.2 9 0.3 0.1- 0.7 59 1.6 1.2- 2.2
Oklahoma 7,534 5,872 76.6 75.4-77.8 1,371 19.0 18.0-20.1 204 3.0 2.5- 3.6 11 0.2 0.1- 0.3 76 1.2 0.9- 1.6
Oregon 3,957 2,649 64.8 63.0-66.5 1,066 28.3 26.7-30.0 181 5.1 4.4- 6.0 7 0.2 0.1- 0.4 54 1.6 1.1- 2.3
Pennsylvania 3,616 2,418 66.3 64.5-68.1 990 27.5 25.9-29.2 153 4.5 3.8- 5.5 6 0.2 0.1- 0.4 49 1.4 1.0- 1.9
Rhode Island 3,996 2,649 65.5 63.6-67.3 1,086 27.6 26.0-29.3 157 4.0 3.3- 4.8 4 0.1 0.0- 0.2 100 2.8 2.2- 3.7
South Carolina 5,832 4,030 67.5 66.0-69.0 1,517 27.0 25.6-28.4 216 4.1 3.5- 4.9 9 0.2 0.1- 0.4 60 1.2 0.9- 1.6
South Dakota 5,233 3,926 74.3 72.8-75.8 1,122 21.8 20.4-23.2 119 2.4 1.9- 3.1 1 0.0 0.0- 0.1 65 1.4 1.0- 1.9
Tennessee 2,519 2,028 80.8 78.9-82.5 433 17.0 15.3-18.8 23 0.8 0.5- 1.2 0 0.0 . - . 35 1.4 1.0- 2.1
Texas 5,883 3,760 60.8 59.3-62.3 1,701 30.8 29.4-32.2 285 5.5 4.8- 6.2 16 0.3 0.2- 0.5 121 2.6 2.1- 3.3
Utah 3,978 2,295 54.9 52.7-57.0 1,401 37.0 34.9-39.1 218 6.2 5.1- 7.4 10 0.4 0.1- 0.9 54 1.6 1.2- 2.2
Vermont 4,201 3,106 72.5 70.8-74.1 945 23.6 22.1-25.2 101 2.8 2.2- 3.5 5 0.1 0.0- 0.2 44 1.1 0.8- 1.5
Virginia 5,372 3,845 70.3 68.4-72.0 1,286 25.3 23.6-27.1 179 3.2 2.7- 3.9 9 0.2 0.1- 0.4 53 1.0 0.7- 1.4
Washington 18,243 12,042 64.3 63.4-65.2 5,102 29.6 28.7-30.4 773 4.5 4.1- 4.9 25 0.1 0.1- 0.2 301 1.6 1.4- 1.8
West Virginia 3,274 2,311 69.8 68.0-71.6 794 24.7 23.0-26.5 119 4.0 3.3- 4.9 2 0.1 0.0- 0.2 48 1.4 1.0- 1.9
Wisconsin 4,022 2,329 57.5 55.6-59.4 1,354 35.0 33.2-36.9 251 5.6 4.8- 6.4 6 0.1 0.1- 0.3 82 1.8 1.4- 2.4
Wyoming 3,952 2,518 63.2 61.4-64.9 1,179 30.2 28.6-31.9 190 4.9 4.1- 5.7 3 0.1 0.0- 0.3 62 1.7 1.3- 2.2
Guam 780 486 61.5 57.5-65.4 229 29.4 25.9-33.2 46 6.5 4.7- 9.0 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 18 2.4 1.4- 4.1
Puerto Rico 3,562 1,141 31.3 29.4-33.3 1,942 54.3 52.1-56.5 320 8.9 7.7-10.2 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 158 5.4 4.4- 6.6
Virgin Islands 1,961 1,279 61.2 58.2-64.1 547 29.9 27.3-32.8 89 5.8 4.4- 7.6 2 0.2 0.0- 0.9 44 2.9 1.9- 4.4

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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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