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Appendix A
Table A–8. Prevalence of Self–Reported Poor Health Among
the Total U.S. Population, by State, BRFSS, 2001 and 2003 Combined*
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State |
Respondents |
% |
95% C.I.† |
|
Alabama |
9136 |
20.0 |
19.2–20.9 |
|
Alaska |
8151 |
13.3 |
12.2–14.4 |
|
Arizona |
9555 |
15.6 |
14.5–16.7 |
|
Arkansas |
10928 |
18.8 |
18.0–18.6 |
|
California |
12925 |
15.9 |
15.1–16.7 |
|
Colorado |
10062 |
13.0 |
12.2–13.8 |
|
Connecticut |
18241 |
11.8 |
11.2–12.4 |
|
Delaware |
11483 |
13.9 |
13.0–14.7 |
|
District of Columbia |
6181 |
12.7 |
11.7–13.7 |
|
Florida |
15550 |
15.4 |
14.6–16.2 |
|
Georgia |
17021 |
16.7 |
16.0–17.4 |
|
Hawaii |
14710 |
11.8 |
11.1–12.5 |
|
Idaho |
14732 |
13.5 |
12.9–14.1 |
|
Illinois |
14471 |
14.6 |
13.9–15.2 |
|
Indiana |
15111 |
15.7 |
15.0–16.3 |
|
Iowa |
12185 |
11.1 |
10.4–11.7 |
|
Kansas |
13666 |
12.5 |
11.9–13.1 |
|
Kentucky |
22069 |
22.6 |
21.8–23.3 |
|
Louisiana |
14910 |
17.2 |
16.5–17.9 |
|
Maine |
7151 |
13.6 |
12.7–14.4 |
|
Maryland |
13063 |
12.7 |
12.0–13.5 |
|
Massachusetts |
23177 |
12.5 |
11.9–13.0 |
|
Michigan |
13197 |
14.3 |
13.6–15.0 |
|
Minnesota |
12309 |
11.1 |
10.5–11.7 |
|
Mississippi |
11414 |
23.2 |
22.4–24.1 |
|
Missouri |
13030 |
16.3 |
15.5–17.1 |
|
Montana |
11299 |
12.7 |
11.9–13.4 |
|
Nebraska |
12949 |
12.8 |
12.2–13.4 |
|
Nevada |
8677 |
16.2 |
15.0–17.4 |
|
New Hampshire |
13903 |
10.6 |
10.1–11.2 |
|
New Jersey |
23005 |
14.8 |
14.0–15.6 |
|
New Mexico |
13704 |
17.0 |
16.3–17.8 |
|
New York |
13619 |
16.4 |
15.6–17.2 |
|
North Carolina |
22147 |
18.9 |
18.1–19.7 |
|
North Dakota |
8419 |
12.7 |
11.9–13.4 |
|
Ohio |
11179 |
13.7 |
13.0–14.5 |
|
Oklahoma |
18801 |
18.0 |
17.4–18.6 |
|
Oregon |
9541 |
15.5 |
14.7–16.4 |
|
Pennsylvania |
20594 |
14.2 |
13.5–14.8 |
|
Rhode Island |
11813 |
14.0 |
13.3–14.7 |
|
South Carolina |
13380 |
16.5 |
15.8–17.3 |
|
South Dakota |
15030 |
12.3 |
11.7–12.9 |
|
Tennessee |
8667 |
19.4 |
18.5–20.3 |
|
Texas |
17885 |
20.5 |
19.9–21.2 |
|
Utah |
11712 |
11.6 |
10.9–12.4 |
|
Vermont |
12651 |
10.9 |
10.3–11.4 |
|
Virginia |
12621 |
13.6 |
12.8–14.3 |
|
Washington |
27604 |
13.2 |
12.7–13.8 |
|
West Virginia |
9712 |
23.1 |
22.2–24.0 |
|
Wisconsin |
11654 |
11.5 |
10.8–12.2 |
|
Wyoming |
10482 |
11.9 |
11.2–12.5 |
|
National Average |
695476 |
15.7 |
15.5–15.9 |
* Data are based on people who answered
"poor" to the
following BRFSS question: "Would you say that in general your
health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?" Data are for adults >18 years, are age–adjusted to
the 2000 U.S. population, and are weighted for the probability of
sampling.
†Confidence interval.
Date last reviewed:
05/12/2006
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion |
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