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2002 Summary Data Quality Report

This report provides selected statistical indicators of data quality in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The report presents data on three general types of measures by state1:

(1) Outcome measures, including response rates, which are based on disposition codes.

(2) Selection biases with respect to gender, age, and race/ethnicity.

(3) Missing values on income.

The measures in this report are designed to document the quality of BRFSS data.2 "Data quality" in this report refers to the accuracy of BRFSS data.

Outcome Measures

The factors affecting the distribution of disposition codes by state may be grouped into differences in telephone systems, sample designs, surveyed populations, and data collection processes. Different outcome measures are variously affected by differences in these factors.

Tables 1 and 2 present the frequency of the thirty-one individual final disposition codes by state. Table 1 shows the distribution of all cases of determined eligibility status in the sample. Table 2 presents this distribution for numbers of unknown eligibility. The number of completed interviews (110) plus the number of partial interviews (120) divided by the total number of cases by state is the Efficiency Rate.

Table 3 presents brief descriptions of each final call disposition code. For more information on the BRFSS protocol and process for assigning disposition codes, as well as a list of interim disposition codes, see BRFSS Policy Memo 2001.1: BRFSS Disposition Codes.

Table 4 shows the frequency distribution and Table 5 shows the percent (of all numbers in the sample) distribution of disposition codes for each state grouped into several descriptive categories. The categories shown in Tables 4 and 5 and used in the calculations of the outcome rates in Table 6 are defined below.

Categories of Case Outcomes
Category Disposition Code Definition Format in Tables/Formulas
Completed Interview 01 COIN
Terminations and Refusals (210*.68)+220 TERE
Known Household, Possibly Eligible, Non-interview 230+240+250+260+270+280
+305+310+315+335		 KNHH
Likely Households 320+325+330+332+340+355+

370

 LIHH
Answering Machine Unknown 345+350 AMUR
Ineligible Households 410 INHH
Non-Contact 360+365 NCUS
Business Non-Residential 420 BUNR
Non-working Out-of-Scope 405+430+440+450 NOSN
Eligible, Non-Interview 210+220+230+240+250+260+

270+280

 Elig HH
Known or Probable Household, Unknown Eligibility 305+310+315+320+325+330+

332+335+340+345+350+355+

370

 EUHH
Unknown Eligibility EUHH+NCUS Unknown
Ineligible 410+420+NOSN Ineligible
All Known or Probable Households COIN+TERE+KNHH+LIHH+

INHH

 HH
Total Cases All numbers in sample TOTAL

Table 6 provides six outcome rates for each state that are used to measure respondent cooperation, data quality, and data collection efficiency. The Resolution Rate is the proportion of all telephone numbers in the sample for which the status of the cases as households with working numbers has been resolved. Cases for which household status remains unknown are excluded from the numerator. The formula for the Resolution Rate is

Formula: The sum of completed interviews, terminations and refusals, possibly eligible known households, ineligible households, commercial numbers, and non-working numbers divided by the number of total cases.

The Screening Completion Rate is the proportion of all known households in which the presence or absence of an eligible respondent has been determined and in which, for eligible households, an interviewer actually spoke to the selected respondent. Households in which the presence or absence of an adult is unknown are excluded from the numerator. Its formula is

Formua: the sum of completed interviews, terminations and refusals, and ineligible households divided by the sum of the numerator and possibly eligible known households.

The Interview Completion Rate is the proportion of contacted selected respondents who successfully complete an interview. This rate is a type of cooperation rate. An alternate response rate definition is the product of these three rates. The formula for the Interview Completion Rate is

Formula: the number of completed interviews divided by the sum of the completed interviews and terminations and refusals.

The Cooperation Rate is the proportion of all cases interviewed of all eligible units that were actually contacted. Non-contacts are excluded from the denominator. This rate is based on contacts with households containing an eligible respondent. The denominator of the rate includes completed interviews plus the number of non-interviews that involve the identification of and contact with an eligible respondent. A Cooperation Rate below 65 percent may indicate some problem with interviewing techniques. The denominator of the Cooperation Rate consists of records with disposition codes of 110, 120, 210, 220, 250, and 260. Thus, the formula for the BRFSS Cooperation Rate is

Formula: the number of completed interviews divided by the sum of the completed interviews, terminations and refusals, the selected respondent language problem code, and the selected respondent unable to complete code.

A response rate is an outcome rate with the number of completed and partial interviews in the numerator and an estimate of the number of eligible units in the sample in the denominator. A proportion of the terminations (210) are included as partial interviews in the BRFSS CASRO Response Rate calculation because more than fifty percent of the core questionnaire was completed in these cases. The BRFSS CASRO Rate calculation assumes that the unresolved numbers contain the same percentage of eligible households as the records whose eligibility or ineligibility are determined. This estimated level of eligibility provides a conservative response rate due to the fact that the proportion of these unknown eligible telephone numbers that are eligible is probably quite low, given the fifteen or more call attempts required by BRFSS protocol. The formula for the BRFSS CASRO Rate is

Formula: The numerator of the BRFSS CASRO Rate is the number of completed interviews. Its denominator consists of the sum of completes, partial completes, eligible non-interviews, and the estimated proportion of cases of unknown eligibility that are eligible. The estimated proportion of cases of unknown eligibility that are eligible is determined by multiplying the cases of unknown eligibility by a factor calculating the proportion of cases of determined eligibility that are eligible. This factor is calculated by dividing the sum of completes, partial completes, and eligible non-interviews by the sum of this numerator and the ineligible cases.

Table 5 also presents the BRFSS Overall Response Rate. The Overall Response Rate is a more conservative response rate that assumes that more unknown cases are eligible and thus includes a higher proportion of all numbers in the denominator. The rate assumes that 90 percent of likely households are households and that 98 percent of households contain an adult who uses the phone number.

The Overall Response Rate formula is

Formula: The numerator of the BRFSS CASRO Rate is the number of completed interviews. Its denominator consists of ninety-eight percent of the sum of completed interviews, terminations and refusals, possibly eligible known households, ineligible households, and ninety percent of the sum of likely households and answering machines.

A response rate is an indicator of the potential for bias in the results of a survey. It does not indicate the actual amount of bias. The actual amount of bias can be conceptualized as a function of two factors—the amount of non-response, which is measured by a response rate, and the differences between the respondents and the non-respondents. A response rate does not address the latter factor. If the non-respondents are highly similar to the respondents for the characteristics of interest, then even a low response rate will result in little non-response bias.

Selection Biases

Tables 7 through 14 present data on the differences between BRFSS and population data with respect to sex, age, and race/ethnicity by state. In these tables, BRFSS data are weighted for the characteristics of the sample design—disproportionate sampling by geographic and density strata (where they exist), number of telephones, and number of adults in the household.3 Since these factors are built into the sample design, they should be adjusted for before comparing survey distributions to population distributions. No standards exist to determine what constitutes a substantial difference between survey and population percentages. One approach would be to examine the distribution of discrepant values with the purpose of identifying extreme values, or outliers, which may indicate biased data.

Income Missing Values

Table 15 presents the percent missing (Don’t know/Not sure or Refused or either) income by state. Income is the variable in the survey data with the largest percentage of missing values. A larger percentage of missing values for income implies lower quality data for income and, by extension, for other variables.

Table 1. BRFSS Call Dispositions, Frequency Distribution by State for Cases of Known Eligibility, 2002
State 110 120 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280
AK 2,641 53 100 561 179 157 53 26 37 4
AL 2,956 135 198 543 212 50 8 67 1 1
AR 3,767 130 203 847 159 422 33 191 36 3
AZ 3,068 159 121 853 106 371 93 62 0 0
CA 4,041 174 147 1,581 432 246 731 145 0 5
CO 3,913 139 100 843 464 182 38 116 40 12
CT 5,121 442 139 2,134 246 917 126 143 0 0
DC 2,257 151 66 656 153 271 57 32 0 0
DE 4,019 12 20 669 20 1,191 6 71 4 0
FL 5,797 353 343 2,017 103 1,184 264 141 0 0
GA 4,934 131 234 1,728 575 208 80 162 10 5
GU 805 26 31 161 70 122 104 13 0 0
HI 6,000 0 7 785 0 439 833 208 8 0
IA 3,517 145 63 696 220 298 36 138 23 5
ID 4,857 180 204 981 216 386 65 109 195 25
IL 5,242 0 58 840 1,741 145 68 151 55 42
IN 5,487 302 323 1,639 346 836 31 134 90 8
KS 4,474 128 100 1,284 263 132 16 40 76 5
KY 7,051 16 42 957 18 806 12 103 63 0
LA 4,895 135 208 2,338 698 386 32 259 22 4
MA 6,489 940 348 3,218 330 1,306 338 160 0 0
MD 4,191 210 89 1,760 229 710 89 99 0 0
ME 2,322 116 39 723 69 154 9 57 0 0
MI 5,804 129 109 1,362 1,110 97 58 188 0 0
MN 4,494 0 15 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
MO 4,541 189 211 681 738 67 23 128 20 10
MS 3,936 149 203 1,080 347 191 15 169 8 2
MT 3,847 189 53 1,115 132 291 5 100 0 0
NC 6,580 168 150 1,266 494 455 24 216 23 7
ND 2,864 132 98 640 130 230 4 66 35 0
NE 4,380 3 43 597 166 75 8 27 37 5
NH 4,738 301 105 1,777 223 498 48 99 0 0
NJ 5,752 427 262 2,512 253 1,273 347 130 0 0
NM 4,476 195 140 948 464 161 22 153 36 9
NV 3,100 56 25 458 334 16 11 65 29 8
NY 4,162 304 269 1,454 387 1,018 167 128 100 13
OH 3,860 232 73 1,755 215 470 25 106 0 0
OK 6,756 17 144 1,037 449 494 11 123 28 7
OR 2,962 113 114 779 176 305 36 82 24 3
PA 12,759 732 711 3,843 804 1,844 155 377 215 12
PR 4,117 2 31 124 331 55 3 157 11 12
RI 3,528 315 94 1,362 191 473 137 101 0 1
SC 4,096 407 365 1,414 340 894 32 155 119 11
SD 4,749 39 86 1,083 200 106 15 35 44 8
TN 3,170 37 16 0 6 0 0 0 0 1
TX 5,565 542 483 1,954 551 1,399 80 194 221 46
UT 4,019 61 47 512 344 18 67 34 13 4
VA 4,043 349 219 1,003 422 305 144 112 39 6
VI 2,080 199 256 321 137 519 46 63 31 0
VT 4,070 169 62 1,079 130 340 12 79 0 0
WA 4,799 88 172 1,671 495 282 158 218 35 6
WI 4,048 308 148 869 331 14 30 77 166 78
WV 3,325 25 41 565 190 148 4 133 14 2
WY 3,437 109 88 657 143 296 18 83 21 2
Cumulative 237,901 10,063 8,016 61,732 17,089 23,253 4,827 6,225 1,929 372
Median 4,108 142 107 969 226 297 35 111 21 3

Table 1. continued
State Total Eligible 405 410 420 430 440 450 Total Ineligible
AK 3,811 0 31 2,484 846 289 24,346 27,996
AL 4,172 0 23 1,909 356 537 7,229 10,054
AR 5,791 1 35 3,017 588 319 17,648 21,608
AZ 4,833 0 35 2,780 588 0 13,122 16,525
CA 7,502 0 65 5,376 1,941 1,364 21,488 30,234
CO 5,847 0 28 5,070 1,134 79 15,768 22,079
CT 9,268 0 83 6,970 1,327 0 26,496 34,876
DC 3,643 0 40 8,050 1,112 0 18,778 27,980
DE 6,012 0 56 3,397 666 542 22,980 27,641
FL 10,202 0 118 7,031 1,660 0 26,912 35,721
GA 8,067 15 65 5,842 1,499 1,378 24,144 32,943
GU 1,332 0 8 1,320 295 0 5,396 7,019
HI 8,280 44 19 5,958 3,494 104 32,165 41,784
IA 5,141 0 9 2,003 544 634 18,625 21,815
ID 7,218 2 32 4,009 1,311 323 22,988 28,665
IL 8,342 0 32 5,124 1,493 1,409 24,549 32,607
IN 9,196 2 32 5,154 1,096 1,468 26,014 33,766
KS 6,518 2 20 4,310 982 727 29,474 35,515
KY 9,074 3 26 4,253 182 45 35,558 40,067
LA 8,977 1 107 4,510 1,274 180 24,848 30,920
MA 13,129 0 110 11,130 1,838 0 43,320 56,398
MD 7,377 0 78 5,613 1,240 0 24,934 31,865
ME 3,489 0 22 1,470 289 0 9,284 11,065
MI 8,857 0 171 6,943 45 2,929 24,523 34,611
MN 4,516 0 59 2,326 639 410 17,682 21,116
MO 6,608 3 47 2,951 706 1,541 19,043 24,291
MS 6,100 14 38 3,299 790 1,592 16,386 22,119
MT 5,732 0 21 2,474 563 0 25,839 28,897
NC 9,383 2 37 4,662 1,149 798 19,463 26,111
ND 4,199 2 18 2,142 316 277 20,762 23,517
NE 5,341 0 22 2,788 529 544 20,885 24,768
NH 7,789 0 46 4,300 969 0 23,872 29,187
NJ 10,956 0 249 11,613 3,098 0 44,166 59,126
NM 6,607 1 25 3,140 962 442 16,731 21,301
NV 4,102 1 79 2,544 1,122 486 15,065 19,297
NY 8,002 4 35 6,465 1,662 884 21,083 30,133
OH 6,736 0 44 3,681 760 0 16,268 20,753
OK 9,066 0 79 4,118 964 1,331 27,241 33,733
OR 4,594 1 26 2,966 780 367 12,472 16,612
PA 21,452 96 345 12,738 3,548 3,293 64,582 84,602
PR 4,846 0 5 1,306 370 3,220 4,162 9,063
RI 6,202 0 42 3,587 701 0 20,955 25,285
SC 7,833 5 44 4,519 919 362 18,756 24,605
SD 6,365 0 20 2,883 598 406 29,347 33,254
TN 3,230 0 58 1,719 539 205 9,256 11,777
TX 11,035 0 107 8,378 2,608 1,775 43,004 55,872
UT 5,119 1 9 1,991 643 120 14,492 17,256
VA 6,642 29 10 3,061 892 734 13,790 18,516
VI 3,652 1 22 2,905 695 208 9,342 13,173
VT 5,941 0 23 3,098 494 0 26,796 30,411
WA 7,924 4 42 5,037 1,400 2,191 21,750 30,424
WI 6,069 0 21 2,344 660 274 12,760 16,059
WV 4,447 1 12 1,260 308 132 7,240 8,953
WY 4,854 0 19 2,613 483 940 14,420 18,475
Cumulative 371,420 235 2,849 230,631 55,667 34,859 1,168,199 1,492,440
Median 6,442 0 35 3,492 818 343 20,920 26,876

Table 2. BRFSS Call Dispositions, Frequency Distribution by State for Cases of Unknown Eligibility, 2002
State 305 310 315 320 325 330 332
AK 43 311 27 23 4 580 50
AL 17 676 174 20 22 604 8
AR 72 708 78 61 29 1,549 80
AZ 64 1,261 284 219 19 480 108
CA 68 1,310 698 793 21 1,613 160
CO 56 531 103 31 23 1,410 245
CT 712 3,775 501 188 78 1,301 145
DC 276 1,079 347 184 28 589 197
DE 1,117 863 5 56 113 572 7
FL 121 4,715 905 842 87 1,238 112
GA 92 1,823 345 196 56 2,882 188
GU 60 62 41 108 2 55 82
HI 169 81 0 0 170 1,897 0
IA 61 250 65 57 32 693 111
ID 107 546 105 116 10 2,117 78
IL 41 220 917 179 70 2,497 0
IN 190 1,448 148 22 22 3,099 136
KS 46 911 106 30 14 2,721 49
KY 604 855 57 25 49 2,836 9
LA 92 1,565 227 45 50 1,707 118
MA 981 4,877 620 433 114 1,537 143
MD 902 2,610 498 194 36 1,237 203
ME 123 601 70 14 27 296 53
MI 22 2,497 1,217 150 112 960 78
MN 156 529 580 134 170 1,347 336
MO 16 387 155 18 19 902 359
MS 109 753 167 23 41 1,371 126
MT 75 712 81 11 27 492 140
NC 117 1,236 170 31 40 1,315 51
ND 49 417 56 4 19 844 40
NE 36 869 118 16 5 853 2
NH 265 2,009 208 59 44 1,003 149
NJ 264 5,669 934 712 68 1,890 573
NM 58 602 88 10 13 1,099 133
NV 9 31 9 72 17 2,101 629
NY 417 1,527 289 312 35 3,263 256
OH 411 1,893 247 46 59 982 133
OK 127 767 153 13 19 1,509 131
OR 90 647 104 50 18 1,294 51
PA 835 3,131 390 205 64 7,564 417
PR 8 55 16 2 5 30 30
RI 392 1,828 231 116 56 865 63
SC 323 1,124 127 70 27 2,633 170
SD 33 671 53 9 4 734 4
TN 62 437 84 51 89 2,008 27
TX 551 2,333 343 131 28 4,705 294
UT 10 218 31 55 11 444 38
VA 235 769 286 70 60 1,320 139
VI 172 246 44 19 9 408 70
VT 197 968 156 21 40 530 91
WA 73 1,424 275 220 49 1,539 90
WI 13 211 0 32 13 1,088 183
WV 43 344 47 3 16 589 104
WY 76 438 61 17 9 838 42
Cumulative 11,258 65,820 13,041 6,518 2,262 80,030 7,231
Median 92 768 151 53 28 1,266 110
 
   
Table 2. continued
State 335 340 345 350 355 360 365 370 Total Unknown
AK 150 16 256 53 204 1,580 1,496 0 4,793
AL 376 39 66 39 531 581 169 0 3,322
AR 270 1 171 12 377 962 131 0 4,501
AZ 689 131 3 7 771 1,009 997 0 6,042
CA 448 93 1,016 283 125 2,419 604 0 9,651
CO 172 9 626 49 188 762 119 0 4,324
CT 1,284 431 41 78 1,899 2,557 1,216 0 14,206
DC 638 180 61 43 858 3,607 2,240 0 10,327
DE 41 0 714 0 471 1,687 1 0 5,647
FL 2,275 264 5 1 2,243 3,168 1,551 0 17,527
GA 764 84 459 86 695 1,878 285 7 9,840
GU 47 0 17 1 522 400 252 0 1,649
HI 248 44 154 1,044 0 4,043 36 0 7,886
IA 137 7 395 30 69 749 140 0 2,796
ID 460 2 324 8 332 1,240 222 0 5,667
IL 147 9 539 60 0 2,507 415 0 7,601
IN 559 14 507 17 597 1,739 290 0 8,788
KS 359 16 135 36 230 1,150 214 0 6,017
KY 889 8 356 21 907 1,434 117 2 8,169
LA 523 212 304 32 557 1,668 302 1 7,403
MA 1,695 86 85 28 2,055 3,831 3,088 0 19,573
MD 874 279 74 33 1,395 2,401 3,572 0 14,308
ME 186 18 16 6 228 623 385 0 2,646
MI 1,088 519 418 32 576 2,271 492 0 10,432
MN 50 0 313 236 96 1,103 218 0 5,268
MO 121 43 452 263 196 989 128 1 4,049
MS 343 25 232 35 445 1,058 153 0 4,881
MT 301 57 21 22 760 959 863 0 4,521
NC 754 115 245 56 554 1,425 96 1 6,206
ND 154 2 74 3 130 630 62 0 2,484
NE 409 14 12 6 237 795 119 0 3,491
NH 703 29 38 20 650 1,875 1,722 0 8,774
NJ 1,998 296 371 105 1,865 6,988 3,078 0 24,811
NM 183 186 532 561 184 1,250 201 0 5,100
NV 59 1 425 23 0 1,273 194 0 4,843
NY 699 10 692 38 523 2,845 459 0 11,365
OH 472 239 36 65 840 1,327 761 0 7,511
OK 168 13 426 267 183 1,515 184 0 5,475
OR 315 2 165 10 257 942 199 0 4,144
PA 1,432 12 1,349 57 1,111 5,842 737 0 23,146
PR 177 14 24 8 118 1,246 133 0 1,866
RI 542 6 25 2 648 1,153 836 0 6,763
SC 462 1 463 12 552 1,447 201 0 7,612
SD 306 532 64 55 237 839 40 0 3,581
TN 95 9 284 253 169 869 131 111 4,679
TX 872 6 868 49 882 3,485 696 0 15,243
UT 201 0 415 1 168 1,023 360 0 2,975
VA 537 54 284 22 256 1,364 242 0 5,638
VI 203 6 150 101 248 820 79 0 2,575
VT 450 13 33 5 414 1,253 3,927 0 8,098
WA 484 6 441 15 673 1,022 41 0 6,352
WI 983 30 0 0 0 769 0 0 3,322
WV 140 15 94 33 164 510 97 1 2,200
WY 279 2 134 9 150 776 89 1 2,921
Cumulative 28,211 4,200 15,404 4,331 28,540 91,658 34,380 125 393,009
Median 393 15 239 32 396 1,252 220 0 5,657

Table 3. Summary of 2002 BRFSS Final Disposition Codes and Rules
Code Description Definition Callback Rules
100 Interview
110 Complete Selected respondent meets the criteria for a 120 and has completed the interview through the last question. Give final disposition upon completion of interview.
120 Partial Complete Sex and three or more questions from age, race, ethnicity, marital status, education, employment status, county, and existence of more than one telephone number have been answered with a response other than ‘Don’t know/Not sure’ or ‘Refused’. Make a second attempt to fully complete the interview after first refusal or termination. Give final disposition on the second attempt if interview is not completed or, on the fifteenth or subsequent attempt, even if there is only one occurrence of a refusal or termination.
200 Non-Interview, Household with Eligible Respondent
210 Termination within Questionnaire A hang-up or other termination after the first question in the core has been asked and it or a subsequent question has received a response other than ‘Don’t know/Not sure’ or ‘Refused’. The selected respondent has not answered enough questions for the interview to qualify as a 120. Give final disposition after second refusal or termination or when a first-time refusal or termination will not be called a second time because of an irate respondent. On the fifteenth or later attempt, give final disposition after a single refusal or termination.
220 Refusal after Respondent Selection A termination after respondent selection but before respondent has given a response other than Don’t know/Not sure or Refused to one or more questions in the core. The refusals can come from any adult in the household and the initial refusal could have come before respondent selection. Give final disposition after second refusal or when a first-time refusal will not be called a second time because of an irate respondent. On the fifteenth or subsequent call attempt, give final disposition even if there is only one occurrence of a refusal.
230 Selected Respondent Not Reached during Interview Period Selected respondent was never spoken to or was spoken to and asked to be called again later one or more times. Includes cases where the selected respondent was away from residence for part of the interviewing period. Give final disposition only after at least 5 calling occasions (each consisting of no more than 3 attempts at least one hour apart) for a minimum total of 15 attempts, and the 15 or more call attempts consist of at least 3 weekday, 3 weeknight, and 3 weekend calls.
240 Selected Respondent Away during Entire Interview Period Selected respondent is expected to be away from residence during the entire interviewing period, for example, because of travel or a hospital stay. Give final disposition when informed of absence.
250 Language Problem after Respondent Selection After respondent selection, the selected or another respondent does not speak English or another language for which an interviewer and translated questionnaire are available well enough to be interviewed. Give final disposition the first time a selected respondent is contacted who does not adequately speak a language for which an interviewer and questionnaire are available or the second time such a respondent who cannot answer the screening questions is contacted.
260 Selected Respondent Unable to Complete an Interview The selected respondent has a physical or mental condition that prevents the completion of an interview and that condition is expected to last through the entire interviewing period. This includes a temporary condition that will last beyond the interviewing period. Give final disposition (1) the first time a selected respondent is contacted or is described by someone else as unable to complete an interview during the interviewing period or (2) the second time a respondent who is physically or mentally impaired is contacted.
270 Termination after Number of Adults Recorded Respondent hangs up or terminates call attempt after answering the number of adults question but before answering the number of men and number of women questions. This differs from 280 in that the respondent explicitly refuses. Give final disposition after second hang-up or termination or when a first-time hang-up or termination will not be called a second time because of an irate respondent.
280 Household Contact after Number of Adults Recorded Respondent answers the number of adults question and asks to be called again later but the number of men and number of women is never determined. On the surface, this is a postponement that was never re-started but may be an implicit refusal. Give final disposition only after (a) at least 5 calling occasions (each consisting of no more than 3 attempts at least one hour apart) for a minimum total of 15 call attempts, and (b) the 15 or more call attempts consist of at least 3 weekday calls, 3 weeknight calls, and 3 weekend calls.
300 Non-Interview, Eligibility Undetermined
305 Household Members Away from Residence A house sitter, house cleaner, or other non-member of a household states that all of the household members will be away from the residence during the entire interviewing period. Give final disposition when informed.
310 Termination, Housing Unit, Unknown if Eligible A respondent hangs-up or terminates a call attempt before answering the number of adults question. This differs from 315 in that the respondent explicitly refuses. Give final disposition after second hang-up or termination or when a first-time hang-up or termination will not be called a second time because of an irate respondent. If the first occurrence is on the fifteenth or subsequent call attempt, give final disposition.
315 Household Contact, Eligibility Undetermined A respondent verified that the number reaches a private residence and asked to be called again later but the number of adults in the household was never determined. On the surface, this is a postponement that was never re-started but may be an implicit refusal. Give final disposition only after (a) at least 5 calling occasions (each consisting of no more than 3 attempts at least one hour apart) for a minimum total of 15 call attempts, and (b) the 15 or more call attempts consist of at least 3 weekday calls, 3 weeknight calls, and 3 weekend calls.
320 Language Problem before Respondent Selection A respondent who does not speak English or another language for which an interviewer and translated questionnaire are available well enough to answer the screening questions answers the telephone twice before selection. Give final disposition after second contact with a respondent who does not speak a language for which there is a translated questionnaire and interviewer available. If the first occurrence is on the fifteenth or subsequent call attempt, give final disposition.
325 Impairment before Respondent Selection A respondent whose physical or mental impairment prevents him or her from completing the screening questions answers the phone twice before respondent selection. Give final disposition after second contact with a physically or mentally impaired respondent. If the first occurrence is on the fifteenth or subsequent call attempt, give final disposition.
330 Termination, Unknown if Household A respondent hangs-up or terminates a call attempt before confirming that the telephone number rings to a private residence. Give final disposition after second termination or when a first-time hang-up or termination will not be called a second time because of an irate respondent. If the first occurrence is on the fifteenth or subsequent call attempt, give final disposition.
332 Contact, Unknown if Household A respondent did not verify that the telephone number reaches a private residence but asked to be called again. On the surface, this is a postponement that was never re-started but may be an implicit refusal. This differs from 330 in that the respondent never explicitly refuses. Give final disposition only after (a) at least 5 calling occasions (each consisting of no more than 3 attempts at least one hour apart) for a minimum total of 15 call attempts, and (b) the 15 or more call attempts consist of at least 3 weekday calls, 3 weeknight calls, and 3 weekend calls.
335 Answering Device, Message Confirms Household One or more call attempts reached an answering machine but no person was ever spoken to. The message confirms that the telephone number reaches a private residence by using the words, "home," "house," "family," "residence" or a family name. Give final disposition only after (a) at least 5 calling occasions (each consisting of no more than 3 attempts at least one hour apart) for a minimum total of 15 call attempts, and (b) the 15 or more call attempts consist of at least 3 weekday calls, 3 weeknight calls, and 3 weekend calls.
340 Technological Barrier, Message Confirms Household Call attempts reached a call blocking message, a message asking the caller to identify himself or herself, or other automated message, but no person. A message confirms that the telephone number reaches a private residence. Give final disposition only after (a) at least 5 calling occasions (each consisting of no more than 3 attempts at least one hour apart) for a minimum total of 15 call attempts, and (b) the 15 or more call attempts consist of at least 3 weekday calls, 3 weeknight calls, and 3 weekend calls.
345 Answering Device, Unsure If Household One or more call attempts reached a telephone answering machine but no person. The message leaves open the possibility that the telephone number is reaching a private residence but it does not explicitly state so. Give final disposition only after (a) at least 5 calling occasions (each consisting of no more than 3 attempts at least one hour apart) for a minimum total of 15 call attempts, and (b) the 15 or more call attempts consist of at least 3 weekday calls, 3 weeknight calls, and 3 weekend calls.
350 Technological Barrier, Unsure if Household Attempts reached a call blocking message, a message asking the caller to identify himself or herself, or other automated response, but no person. There is no message or a message does not specify if the number is a private residence. Give final disposition only after (a) at least 5 calling occasions (each consisting of no more than 3 attempts at least one hour apart) for a minimum total of 15 call attempts, and (b) the 15 or more call attempts consist of at least 3 weekday calls, 3 weeknight calls, and 3 weekend calls.
355 Number Has Changed Status from Possible Household to Non-Working On the second or subsequent call attempt, a telephone number responds with a message indicating that the telephone number called is a non-working number or has been changed and there is at least one relevant previous interim disposition indicating the number was working. Give final disposition when notified.
360 No Answer Among telephone numbers that no person or device ever answered, half or more of the call attempts resulted in a normal telephone ring that no one answered. Give final disposition only after (a) at least 5 calling occasions (each consisting of no more than 3 attempts at least one hour apart) for a minimum total of 15 call attempts, and (b) the 15 or more call attempts consist of at least 3 weekday, 3 weeknight, and 3 weekend calls.
365 Busy Among telephone numbers which no person or device ever answered, more than half of the call attempts resulted in a normal busy signal. Give final disposition only after (a) at least 5 calling occasions (each consisting of no more than 3 attempts at least 10 minutes apart) for a minimum total of 15 call attempts, and (b) the 15 or more call attempts consist of at least 3 weekday calls, 3 weeknight calls, and 3 weekend calls. If possible, contact the telephone company repair service to verify the number is in service.
370 On "Never Call" List To be assigned to (those few) telephone numbers that the BRFSS State Coordinator has determined, before calling begins, should not be called. This disposition should never be assigned to a telephone number with one or more call attempts.
400 Not Eligible
405 Out-of-state The telephone number rings out-of-state. Give final disposition when informed. This code should take priority over other possible final disposition codes.
410 Household, No Eligible Respondent No one 18 years of age or older uses the telephone. To be assigned when no one in the household is 18 years of age or older or the telephone number is used by a teen under the age of 18 and the parents do not use that phone. Give final disposition when informed.
420 Not a Household The person answering the phone or an answering machine identifies the telephone number as a business, a group quarters, a vacant or seasonally vacant housing unit, a pager, a mobile phone, or a dedicated fax/data line. Give final disposition when informed.
430 Dedicated Fax/data Line with No Human Contact A telephone number used only as a fax, data, or modem line. Give final disposition only after at least 2 calling occasions for a minimum of 6 attempts with at least one relevant interim disposition code.
440 Fast Busy A telephone number with at least one interim disposition of ‘Fast Busy’ and all other interim dispositions are ‘No Answer’, ‘Busy’, ‘Possible Non-working Number", or ‘Circuit Busy’. Give final disposition only after at least 2 calling occasions (each consisting of no more than 3 attempts at least one hour apart) for a minimum total of 6 call attempts with at least one relevant interim disposition code.
450 Non-working/ Disconnected Number Usually recognized by a tritone, a recording, a number that consistently rings to an incorrect number, or a number that cannot be verified by a respondent. This code also includes numbers that are pre-identified as non-working numbers by GENESYS. Give final disposition when the criteria are met. If 15 call attempts are required, give final disposition only after at least 5 calling occasions for a minimum total of 15 call attempts, and the 15 or more call attempts consist of at least 3 weekday calls, 3 weeknight calls, and 3 weekend calls.

Table 4. BRFSS Call Dispositions, Frequency Distribution by Categories of Case Outcomes by State, 2002
State COIN TERE KNHH LIHH AMUR INHH NCUS BUNR
AK 2,726 629 987 877 309 31 3,076 2,484
AL 3,154 678 1,582 1,224 105 23 750 1,909
AR 3,962 985 1,972 2,097 183 35 1,093 3,017
AZ 3,266 935 2,930 1,728 10 35 2,006 2,780
CA 4,262 1,681 4,083 2,806 1,299 65 3,023 5,376
CO 4,084 911 1,714 1,906 675 28 881 5,070
CT 5,607 2,229 7,704 4,042 119 83 3,773 6,970
DC 2,429 701 2,853 2,036 104 40 5,847 8,050
DE 4,037 683 3,318 1,219 714 56 1,688 3,397
FL 6,260 2,250 9,708 4,786 6 118 4,719 7,031
GA 5,140 1,887 4,064 4,108 545 65 2,163 5,842
GU 841 182 519 769 18 8 652 1,320
HI 6,002 790 1,986 2,111 1,198 19 4,079 5,958
IA 3,682 739 1,233 969 425 9 889 2,003
ID 5,102 1,120 2,214 2,655 332 32 1,462 4,009
IL 5,261 879 3,527 2,755 599 32 2,922 5,124
IN 5,892 1,859 3,790 3,890 524 32 2,029 5,154
KS 4,634 1,352 1,954 3,060 171 20 1,364 4,310
KY 7,080 986 3,407 3,836 377 26 1,551 4,253
LA 5,097 2,479 3,808 2,690 336 107 1,970 4,510
MA 7,540 3,455 10,307 4,368 113 110 6,919 11,130
MD 4,429 1,821 6,011 3,344 107 78 5,973 5,613
ME 2,450 750 1,269 636 22 22 1,008 1,470
MI 5,968 1,436 6,277 2,395 450 171 2,763 6,943
MN 4,499 10 1,322 2,083 549 59 1,321 2,326
MO 4,798 824 1,665 1,538 715 47 1,117 2,951
MS 4,150 1,218 2,104 2,031 267 38 1,211 3,299
MT 4,053 1,151 1,697 1,487 43 21 1,822 2,474
NC 6,796 1,368 3,496 2,107 301 37 1,521 4,662
ND 3,027 707 1,141 1,039 77 18 692 2,142
NE 4,397 626 1,750 1,127 18 22 914 2,788
NH 5,073 1,848 4,053 1,934 58 46 3,597 4,300
NJ 6,263 2,690 10,868 5,404 476 249 10,066 11,613
NM 4,716 1,043 1,776 1,625 1,093 25 1,451 3,140
NV 3,164 475 571 2,820 448 79 1,467 2,544
NY 4,552 1,637 4,745 4,399 730 35 3,304 6,465
OH 4,115 1,805 3,839 2,299 101 44 2,088 3,681
OK 6,819 1,135 2,327 1,868 693 79 1,699 4,118
OR 3,111 857 1,782 1,672 175 26 1,141 2,966
PA 13,719 4,326 9,195 9,373 1,406 345 6,579 12,738
PR 4,129 145 825 199 32 5 1,379 1,306
RI 3,873 1,426 3,896 1,754 27 42 1,989 3,587
SC 4,620 1,662 3,587 3,453 475 44 1,648 4,519
SD 4,816 1,141 1,471 1,520 119 20 879 2,883
TN 3,212 11 685 2,464 537 58 1,000 1,719
TX 6,262 2,282 6,590 6,046 917 107 4,181 8,378
UT 4,095 544 940 716 416 9 1,383 1,991
VA 4,462 1,152 2,855 1,899 306 10 1,606 3,061
VI 2,361 495 1,461 760 251 22 899 2,905
VT 4,259 1,121 2,332 1,109 38 23 5,180 3,098
WA 4,942 1,788 3,450 2,577 456 42 1,063 5,037
WI 4,403 970 1,903 1,346 0 21 769 2,344
WV 3,363 593 1,065 892 127 12 607 1,260
WY 3,574 717 1,417 1,059 143 19 865 2,613
Cumulative 250,529 67,183 172,025 128,907 19,735 2,849 126,038 230,631
Median 4,416 1,081 2,271 2,034 304 35 1,579 3,492

Table 4. continued
State NOSN Elig HH Total Eligible EUHH Unknown Ineligible HH TOTAL
AK 25,481 1,117 3,811 1,717 4,793 27,996 5,250 36,600
AL 8,122 1,080 4,172 2,572 3,322 10,054 6,661 17,547
AR 18,556 1,894 5,791 3,408 4,501 21,608 9,051 31,900
AZ 13,710 1,606 4,833 4,036 6,042 16,525 8,894 27,400
CA 24,793 3,287 7,502 6,629 9,651 30,234 12,897 47,388
CO 16,981 1,795 5,847 3,443 4,324 22,079 8,643 32,250
CT 27,823 3,705 9,268 10,433 14,206 34,876 19,665 58,350
DC 19,890 1,235 3,643 4,480 10,327 27,980 8,059 41,950
DE 24,188 1,981 6,012 3,959 5,647 27,641 9,313 39,300
FL 28,572 4,052 10,202 12,808 17,527 35,721 23,122 63,450
GA 27,036 3,002 8,067 7,677 9,840 32,943 15,264 50,850
GU 5,691 501 1,332 997 1,649 7,019 2,319 10,000
HI 35,807 2,280 8,280 3,807 7,886 41,784 10,908 57,950
IA 19,803 1,479 5,141 1,907 2,796 21,815 6,632 29,752
ID 24,624 2,181 7,218 4,205 5,667 28,665 11,123 41,550
IL 27,451 3,100 8,342 4,679 7,601 32,607 12,454 48,550
IN 28,580 3,407 9,196 6,759 8,788 33,766 15,463 51,750
KS 31,185 1,916 6,518 4,653 6,017 35,515 11,020 48,050
KY 35,788 2,001 9,074 6,618 8,169 40,067 15,335 57,304
LA 26,303 3,947 8,977 5,433 7,403 30,920 14,181 47,300
MA 45,158 5,700 13,129 12,654 19,573 56,398 25,780 89,100
MD 26,174 2,976 7,377 8,335 14,308 31,865 15,683 53,550
ME 9,573 1,051 3,489 1,638 2,646 11,065 5,127 17,200
MI 27,497 2,924 8,857 7,669 10,432 34,611 16,247 53,900
MN 18,731 22 4,516 3,947 5,268 21,116 7,973 30,900
MO 21,293 1,878 6,608 2,932 4,049 24,291 8,872 34,948
MS 18,782 2,015 6,100 3,670 4,881 22,119 9,541 33,100
MT 26,402 1,696 5,732 2,699 4,521 28,897 8,409 39,150
NC 21,412 2,635 9,383 4,685 6,206 26,111 13,804 41,700
ND 21,357 1,203 4,199 1,792 2,484 23,517 5,932 30,200
NE 21,958 958 5,341 2,577 3,491 24,768 7,922 33,600
NH 24,841 2,750 7,789 5,177 8,774 29,187 12,954 45,750
NJ 47,264 4,777 10,956 14,745 24,811 59,126 25,474 94,893
NM 18,136 1,933 6,607 3,649 5,100 21,301 9,185 33,005
NV 16,674 946 4,102 3,376 4,843 19,297 7,109 28,242
NY 23,633 3,536 8,002 8,061 11,365 30,133 15,368 49,500
OH 17,028 2,644 6,736 5,423 7,511 20,753 12,102 35,000
OK 29,536 2,293 9,066 3,776 5,475 33,733 12,228 48,274
OR 13,620 1,519 4,594 3,003 4,144 16,612 7,448 25,350
PA 71,519 7,961 21,452 16,567 23,146 84,602 36,958 129,200
PR 7,752 724 4,846 487 1,866 9,063 5,303 15,772
RI 21,656 2,359 6,202 4,774 6,763 25,285 10,991 38,250
SC 20,042 3,330 7,833 5,964 7,612 24,605 13,366 40,050
SD 30,351 1,577 6,365 2,702 3,581 33,254 8,968 43,200
TN 10,000 23 3,230 3,679 4,679 11,777 6,430 19,686
TX 47,387 4,928 11,035 11,062 15,243 55,872 21,287 82,150
UT 15,256 1,039 5,119 1,592 2,975 17,256 6,304 25,350
VA 15,445 2,250 6,642 4,032 5,638 18,516 10,378 30,796
VI 10,246 1,373 3,652 1,676 2,575 13,173 5,099 19,400
VT 27,290 1,702 5,941 2,918 8,098 30,411 8,844 44,450
WA 25,345 3,037 7,924 5,289 6,352 30,424 12,799 44,700
WI 13,694 1,713 6,069 2,553 3,322 16,059 8,643 25,450
WV 7,681 1,097 4,447 1,593 2,200 8,953 5,925 15,600
WY 15,843 1,308 4,854 2,056 2,921 18,475 6,786 26,250
Cumulative 1,258,960 123,443 371,420 266,972 393,009 1,492,440 621,493 2,256,857
Median 21,807 1,957 6,442 3,953 5,657 26,876 9,427 39,225
 
   
Table 5. BRFSS Call Dispositions, Percent Distribution by Categories of Case Outcomes by State, 2002
State % COIN % TERE % KNHH % LIHH % AMUR % INHH % NCUS % BUNR
AK 7.45% 1.72% 2.70% 2.40% 0.84% 0.08% 8.40% 6.79%
AL 17.98% 3.86% 9.02% 6.98% 0.60% 0.13% 4.27% 10.88%
AR 12.42% 3.09% 6.18% 6.57% 0.57% 0.11% 3.43% 9.46%
AZ 11.92% 3.41% 10.69% 6.31% 0.04% 0.13% 7.32% 10.15%
CA 8.99% 3.55% 8.62% 5.92% 2.74% 0.14% 6.38% 11.34%
CO 12.66% 2.82% 5.31% 5.91% 2.09% 0.09% 2.73% 15.72%
CT 9.61% 3.82% 13.20% 6.93% 0.20% 0.14% 6.47% 11.95%
DC 5.79% 1.67% 6.80% 4.85% 0.25% 0.10% 13.94% 19.19%
DE 10.27% 1.74% 8.44% 3.10% 1.82% 0.14% 4.30% 8.64%
FL 9.87% 3.55% 15.30% 7.54% 0.01% 0.19% 7.44% 11.08%
GA 10.11% 3.71% 7.99% 8.08% 1.07% 0.13% 4.25% 11.49%
GU 8.41% 1.82% 5.19% 7.69% 0.18% 0.08% 6.52% 13.20%
HI 10.36% 1.36% 3.43% 3.64% 2.07% 0.03% 7.04% 10.28%
IA 12.38% 2.48% 4.14% 3.26% 1.43% 0.03% 2.99% 6.73%
ID 12.28% 2.69% 5.33% 6.39% 0.80% 0.08% 3.52% 9.65%
IL 10.84% 1.81% 7.26% 5.67% 1.23% 0.07% 6.02% 10.55%
IN 11.39% 3.59% 7.32% 7.52% 1.01% 0.06% 3.92% 9.96%
KS 9.64% 2.81% 4.07% 6.37% 0.36% 0.04% 2.84% 8.97%
KY 12.37% 1.72% 5.94% 6.69% 0.66% 0.05% 2.71% 7.42%
LA 10.77% 5.24% 8.05% 5.69% 0.71% 0.23% 4.16% 9.53%
MA 8.46% 3.88% 11.57% 4.90% 0.13% 0.12% 7.77% 12.49%
MD 8.27% 3.40% 11.23% 6.24% 0.20% 0.15% 11.15% 10.48%
ME 14.25% 4.36% 7.38% 3.70% 0.13% 0.13% 5.86% 8.55%
MI 11.07% 2.66% 11.65% 4.44% 0.83% 0.32% 5.13% 12.88%
MN 14.56% 0.03% 4.28% 6.74% 1.78% 0.19% 4.28% 7.53%
MO 13.73% 2.36% 4.76% 4.40% 2.05% 0.13% 3.20% 8.44%
MS 12.54% 3.68% 6.36% 6.14% 0.81% 0.11% 3.66% 9.97%
MT 10.35% 2.94% 4.33% 3.80% 0.11% 0.05% 4.65% 6.32%
NC 16.30% 3.28% 8.38% 5.05% 0.72% 0.09% 3.65% 11.18%
ND 10.02% 2.34% 3.78% 3.44% 0.25% 0.06% 2.29% 7.09%
NE 13.09% 1.86% 5.21% 3.35% 0.05% 0.07% 2.72% 8.30%
NH 11.09% 4.04% 8.86% 4.23% 0.13% 0.10% 7.86% 9.40%
NJ 6.60% 2.83% 11.45% 5.69% 0.50% 0.26% 10.61% 12.24%
NM 14.30% 3.16% 5.38% 4.92% 3.31% 0.08% 4.40% 9.51%
NV 11.20% 1.68% 2.02% 9.99% 1.59% 0.28% 5.19% 9.01%
NY 9.20% 3.31% 9.59% 8.89% 1.47% 0.07% 6.67% 13.06%
OH 11.76% 5.16% 10.97% 6.57% 0.29% 0.13% 5.97% 10.52%
OK 14.13% 2.35% 4.82% 3.87% 1.44% 0.16% 3.52% 8.53%
OR 12.27% 3.38% 7.03% 6.60% 0.69% 0.10% 4.50% 11.70%
PA 10.62% 3.35% 7.12% 7.25% 1.09% 0.27% 5.09% 9.86%
PR 26.19% 0.92% 5.23% 1.26% 0.20% 0.03% 8.74% 8.28%
RI 10.13% 3.73% 10.19% 4.59% 0.07% 0.11% 5.20% 9.38%
SC 11.54% 4.15% 8.96% 8.62% 1.19% 0.11% 4.11% 11.28%
SD 11.15% 2.64% 3.41% 3.52% 0.28% 0.05% 2.03% 6.67%
TN 16.32% 0.06% 3.48% 12.52% 2.73% 0.29% 5.08% 8.73%
TX 7.62% 2.78% 8.02% 7.36% 1.12% 0.13% 5.09% 10.20%
UT 16.15% 2.15% 3.71% 2.82% 1.64% 0.04% 5.46% 7.85%
VA 14.49% 3.74% 9.27% 6.17% 0.99% 0.03% 5.21% 9.94%
VI 12.17% 2.55% 7.53% 3.92% 1.29% 0.11% 4.63% 14.97%
VT 9.58% 2.52% 5.25% 2.49% 0.09% 0.05% 11.65% 6.97%
WA 11.06% 4.00% 7.72% 5.77% 1.02% 0.09% 2.38% 11.27%
WI 17.30% 3.81% 7.48% 5.29% 0.00% 0.08% 3.02% 9.21%
WV 21.56% 3.80% 6.83% 5.72% 0.81% 0.08% 3.89% 8.08%
WY 13.62% 2.73% 5.40% 4.03% 0.54% 0.07% 3.30% 9.95%
Cumulative 11.10% 2.98% 7.62% 5.71% 0.87% 0.13% 5.58% 10.22%
Median 11.29% 2.89% 7.07% 5.71% 0.76% 0.10% 4.64% 9.90%
Minimum 5.79% 0.03% 2.02% 1.26% 0.00% 0.03% 2.03% 6.32%
Maximum 26.19% 5.24% 15.30% 12.52% 3.31% 0.32% 13.94% 19.19%

Table 5. continued
State % NOSN % Elig HH % Total Eligible % EUHH % Unknown % Ineligible % HH TOTAL
AK 69.62% 3.05% 10.41% 4.69% 13.10% 76.49% 14.34% 36,600
AL 46.28% 6.15% 23.77% 14.66% 18.93% 57.29% 37.96% 17,548
AR 58.17% 5.94% 18.15% 10.68% 14.11% 67.74% 28.37% 31,900
AZ 50.04% 5.86% 17.64% 14.73% 22.05% 60.31% 32.46% 27,400
CA 52.32% 6.94% 15.83% 13.99% 20.37% 63.80% 27.22% 47,388
CO 52.65% 5.57% 18.13% 10.68% 13.41% 68.46% 26.80% 32,250
CT 47.68% 6.35% 15.88% 17.88% 24.35% 59.77% 33.70% 58,350
DC 47.41% 2.94% 8.68% 10.68% 24.62% 66.70% 19.21% 41,950
DE 61.55% 5.04% 15.30% 10.07% 14.37% 70.33% 23.70% 39,300
FL 45.03% 6.39% 16.08% 20.19% 27.62% 56.30% 36.44% 63,450
GA 53.17% 5.90% 15.86% 15.10% 19.35% 64.78% 30.02% 50,850
GU 56.91% 5.01% 13.32% 9.97% 16.49% 70.19% 23.19% 10,000
HI 61.79% 3.93% 14.29% 6.57% 13.61% 72.10% 18.82% 57,950
IA 66.56% 4.97% 17.28% 6.41% 9.40% 73.32% 22.29% 29,752
ID 59.26% 5.25% 17.37% 10.12% 13.64% 68.99% 26.77% 41,550
IL 56.54% 6.39% 17.18% 9.64% 15.66% 67.16% 25.65% 48,550
IN 55.23% 6.58% 17.77% 13.06% 16.98% 65.25% 29.88% 51,750
KS 64.90% 3.99% 13.57% 9.68% 12.52% 73.91% 22.93% 48,050
KY 62.45% 3.49% 15.83% 11.55% 14.25% 69.91% 26.77% 57,310
LA 55.61% 8.34% 18.98% 11.49% 15.65% 65.37% 29.98% 47,300
MA 50.68% 6.40% 14.74% 14.20% 21.97% 63.30% 28.93% 89,100
MD 48.88% 5.56% 13.78% 15.56% 26.72% 59.51% 29.29% 53,550
ME 55.66% 6.11% 20.28% 9.52% 15.38% 64.33% 29.81% 17,200
MI 51.01% 5.42% 16.43% 14.23% 19.35% 64.21% 30.14% 53,900
MN 60.62% 0.07% 14.61% 12.77% 17.05% 68.34% 25.80% 30,900
MO 60.93% 5.37% 18.91% 8.39% 11.59% 69.51% 25.39% 34,948
MS 56.74% 6.09% 18.43% 11.09% 14.75% 66.82% 28.82% 33,100
MT 67.44% 4.33% 14.64% 6.89% 11.55% 73.81% 21.48% 39,150
NC 51.35% 6.32% 22.50% 11.24% 14.88% 62.62% 33.10% 41,700
ND 70.72% 3.98% 13.90% 5.93% 8.23% 77.87% 19.64% 30,200
NE 65.35% 2.85% 15.90% 7.67% 10.39% 73.71% 23.58% 33,600
NH 54.30% 6.01% 17.03% 11.32% 19.18% 63.80% 28.31% 45,750
NJ 49.81% 5.03% 11.55% 15.54% 26.15% 62.31% 26.84% 94,893
NM 54.94% 5.86% 20.02% 11.05% 15.45% 64.53% 27.84% 33,008
NV 59.04% 3.35% 14.52% 11.95% 17.15% 68.33% 25.17% 28,242
NY 47.74% 7.14% 16.17% 16.28% 22.96% 60.87% 31.05% 49,500
OH 48.65% 7.55% 19.25% 15.49% 21.46% 59.29% 34.58% 35,000
OK 61.18% 4.75% 18.78% 7.82% 11.34% 69.88% 25.33% 48,274
OR 53.73% 5.99% 18.12% 11.85% 16.35% 65.53% 29.38% 25,350
PA 55.36% 6.16% 16.60% 12.82% 17.91% 65.48% 28.61% 129,200
PR 49.14% 4.59% 30.72% 3.09% 11.83% 57.45% 33.64% 15,775
RI 56.62% 6.17% 16.21% 12.48% 17.68% 66.10% 28.73% 38,250
SC 50.04% 8.31% 19.56% 14.89% 19.01% 61.44% 33.37% 40,050
SD 70.26% 3.65% 14.73% 6.25% 8.29% 76.98% 20.76% 43,200
TN 50.80% 0.12% 16.41% 18.69% 23.77% 59.82% 32.66% 19,686
TX 57.68% 6.00% 13.43% 13.47% 18.56% 68.01% 25.91% 82,150
UT 60.18% 4.10% 20.19% 6.28% 11.74% 68.07% 24.87% 25,350
VA 50.15% 7.31% 21.57% 13.09% 18.31% 60.12% 33.70% 30,796
VI 52.81% 7.08% 18.82% 8.64% 13.27% 67.90% 26.28% 19,400
VT 61.39% 3.83% 13.37% 6.56% 18.22% 68.42% 19.90% 44,450
WA 56.70% 6.79% 17.73% 11.83% 14.21% 68.06% 28.63% 44,700
WI 53.81% 6.73% 23.85% 10.03% 13.05% 63.10% 33.96% 25,450
WV 49.24% 7.03% 28.51% 10.21% 14.10% 57.39% 37.98% 15,600
WY 60.35% 4.98% 18.49% 7.83% 11.13% 70.38% 25.85% 26,250
Cumulative 55.78% 5.47% 16.46% 11.83% 17.41% 66.13% 27.54% 2,256,870
Median 55.48% 5.86% 16.81% 11.16% 15.65% 66.40% 28.08% 39,225
Minimum 45.03% 0.07% 8.68% 3.09% 8.23% 56.30% 14.34% 10,000
Maximum 70.72% 8.34% 30.72% 20.19% 27.62% 77.87% 37.98% 129,200

Table 6. BRFSS Outcome Rates by State, 2002
State Name Resolution Rate Screening Completion Rate Interview Completion Rate Cooperation Rate Overall Response Rate CASRO Response Rate
Alabama 88.2% 70.9% 82.3% 80.7% 48.5% 61.3%
Alaska 88.4% 77.4% 81.3% 79.4% 51.1% 62.2%
Arizona 86.3% 59.1% 77.7% 75.0% 38.2% 52.7%
Arkansas 89.4% 71.6% 80.1% 76.6% 44.9% 58.8%
California 85.0% 59.5% 71.7% 62.5% 31.5% 45.2%
Colorado 89.3% 74.6% 81.8% 79.3% 46.0% 60.5%
Connecticut 86.4% 50.7% 71.6% 69.2% 29.5% 45.8%
Delaware 90.8% 59.0% 85.5% 84.2% 41.9% 57.5%
District of Columbia 81.0% 52.6% 77.6% 75.5% 31.2% 50.3%
Florida 85.0% 47.1% 73.6% 70.2% 28.2% 44.4%
Georgia 86.6% 63.6% 73.1% 70.7% 34.2% 51.4%
Guam 85.6% 66.5% 82.2% 73.8% 38.0% 52.7%
Hawaii 87.3% 77.4% 88.4% 76.6% 52.0% 62.6%
Idaho 89.3% 73.9% 82.0% 79.8% 46.7% 61.0%
Illinois 87.1% 63.6% 85.7% 82.7% 42.2% 53.2%
Indiana 87.5% 67.3% 76.0% 74.4% 38.7% 53.2%
Iowa 92.3% 78.2% 83.3% 80.2% 54.3% 64.9%
Kansas 90.4% 75.5% 77.4% 76.7% 43.5% 62.2%
Kentucky 89.9% 70.4% 87.8% 86.6% 47.3% 67.0%
Louisiana 89.4% 66.9% 67.3% 64.8% 36.6% 47.9%
Maine 90.3% 71.7% 76.6% 75.0% 49.2% 59.4%
Maryland 82.4% 51.3% 70.9% 68.8% 29.3% 44.0%
Massachusetts 87.2% 51.9% 68.6% 65.6% 30.2% 44.8%
Michigan 89.6% 54.7% 80.6% 78.0% 37.1% 54.3%
Minnesota 87.2% 77.6% 99.8% 99.8% 55.6% 82.6%
Mississippi 89.4% 72.0% 77.3% 74.8% 44.2% 58.0%
Missouri 90.4% 77.3% 85.3% 83.1% 52.3% 64.2%
Montana 91.4% 75.5% 77.9% 76.3% 49.8% 62.5%
Nebraska 93.9% 74.2% 87.5% 86.9% 57.3% 73.8%
Nevada 83.2% 86.7% 86.9% 85.2% 44.7% 63.9%
New Hampshire 87.8% 63.2% 73.3% 71.8% 40.4% 52.6%
New Jersey 83.2% 45.8% 70.0% 66.4% 25.2% 42.2%
New Mexico 87.4% 76.5% 81.9% 79.5% 48.1% 60.4%
New York 83.0% 56.7% 73.6% 70.2% 29.8% 43.8%
North Carolina 90.6% 70.1% 83.2% 80.9% 50.0% 61.6%
North Dakota 94.0% 76.7% 81.1% 79.6% 52.4% 66.2%
Ohio 87.2% 60.8% 69.5% 68.0% 35.1% 48.0%
Oklahoma 91.2% 77.5% 85.7% 84.3% 54.9% 66.7%
Oregon 88.2% 69.1% 78.4% 76.1% 42.7% 56.7%
Pennsylvania 86.6% 66.7% 76.0% 73.8% 37.5% 52.5%
Puerto Rico 89.8% 83.8% 96.6% 93.1% 79.3% 75.2%
Rhode Island 90.1% 57.8% 73.1% 69.9% 36.5% 51.4%
South Carolina 86.1% 63.8% 73.5% 71.4% 35.1% 47.8%
South Dakota 94.2% 80.2% 80.8% 80.2% 55.1% 69.4%
Tennessee 79.7% 82.7% 99.7% 99.7% 49.2% 75.8%
Texas 86.4% 56.8% 73.3% 71.0% 29.7% 46.2%
Utah 90.1% 83.2% 88.3% 86.4% 63.2% 70.6%
Vermont 85.8% 69.9% 79.2% 77.8% 49.6% 58.6%
Virgin Islands 90.0% 66.8% 82.7% 79.7% 46.0% 56.2%
Virginia 87.6% 66.3% 79.5% 76.0% 43.5% 54.9%
Washington 90.8% 66.2% 73.4% 69.5% 38.9% 53.5%
West Virginia 89.6% 78.8% 85.0% 82.2% 57.7% 65.0%
Wisconsin 91.7% 73.9% 81.8% 80.2% 52.7% 62.9%
Wyoming 92.1% 75.3% 83.3% 81.4% 53.6% 65.4%
Maximum 94.2% 86.7% 99.8% 99.8% 79.3% 82.6%
Median 88.3% 70.0% 80.4% 76.7% 44.5% 58.3%
Minimum 79.7% 45.8% 67.3% 62.5% 25.2% 42.2%

Table 7. Percentage of Females in BRFSS and Population Data by State, 2002
State BRFSS Percent Population Percent Difference
Alabama 64.64% 52.81% 11.83%
Mississippi 64.45% 52.87% 11.58%
Kentucky 63.53% 52.03% 11.50%
Nebraska 61.08% 51.53% 9.56%
Georgia 61.16% 51.65% 9.51%
Arizona 60.03% 50.72% 9.31%
North Carolina 60.89% 51.85% 9.04%
Guam 56.58% 47.62% 8.96%
Louisiana 61.26% 52.70% 8.56%
Alaska 56.82% 48.27% 8.55%
Puerto Rico 61.50% 52.95% 8.55%
New Jersey 60.61% 52.44% 8.17%
West Virginia 60.28% 52.24% 8.04%
Texas 58.88% 51.09% 7.79%
Arkansas 59.88% 52.16% 7.72%
Delaware 59.78% 52.46% 7.31%
Colorado 57.39% 50.10% 7.29%
Oregon 58.32% 51.09% 7.22%
Indiana 58.96% 51.81% 7.15%
South Carolina 59.52% 52.40% 7.12%
Washington 57.95% 50.83% 7.12%
Oklahoma 58.80% 51.72% 7.07%
Hawaii 56.91% 50.19% 6.71%
Maine 58.79% 52.22% 6.57%
Kansas 57.98% 51.42% 6.56%
Missouri 58.92% 52.39% 6.52%
Illinois 58.40% 51.91% 6.49%
Florida 58.53% 52.06% 6.47%
Maryland 59.21% 52.75% 6.46%
California 57.24% 50.82% 6.42%
Michigan 58.21% 51.83% 6.39%
Wyoming 56.51% 50.17% 6.34%
Pennsylvania 58.99% 52.74% 6.26%
New Mexico 57.83% 51.64% 6.19%
Rhode Island 59.05% 53.08% 5.96%
Iowa 57.79% 51.87% 5.92%
New York 58.75% 52.87% 5.88%
North Dakota 56.53% 50.74% 5.79%
Ohio 58.13% 52.43% 5.69%
Idaho 56.10% 50.45% 5.65%
South Dakota 56.72% 51.16% 5.56%
New Hampshire 57.12% 51.58% 5.54%
Massachusetts 58.07% 52.88% 5.19%
Minnesota 56.18% 51.23% 4.95%
Virgin Islands 59.57% 54.75% 4.83%
Virginia 56.46% 51.74% 4.73%
Wisconsin 56.02% 51.35% 4.67%
Connecticut 56.81% 52.56% 4.26%
Vermont 55.72% 51.78% 3.94%
District of Columbia 57.52% 53.82% 3.71%
Montana 54.17% 50.82% 3.35%
Tennessee 55.18% 52.24% 2.94%
Utah 52.65% 50.61% 2.04%
Nevada 49.66% 49.42% 0.24%
Median 58.26% 51.82% 6.48%
Mean 58.30% 51.68% 6.61%
Standard Deviation 2.58% 1.23% 2.22%
Range 14.98% 7.13% 11.59%
 

 
   
Table 8. Percentage of White Non-Hispanic People in BRFSS and Population Data by State, 2002*
State BRFSS Percent Population Percent Difference
District of Columbia 45.56% 31.88% 13.67%
Arizona 77.45% 68.18% 9.27%
Maryland 71.64% 63.23% 8.42%
Florida 74.63% 67.59% 7.04%
California 56.61% 49.77% 6.84%
South Carolina 74.08% 68.41% 5.67%
New York 68.88% 63.33% 5.56%
New Jersey 72.49% 67.09% 5.40%
Utah 90.29% 86.05% 4.24%
New Mexico 52.96% 48.75% 4.21%
Hawaii 29.21% 25.18% 4.03%
Illinois 73.69% 69.92% 3.78%
Delaware 78.00% 74.40% 3.60%
Washington 84.19% 80.73% 3.46%
Ohio 88.23% 85.21% 3.02%
Virginia 74.35% 71.41% 2.93%
Louisiana 67.70% 64.96% 2.74%
Minnesota 92.35% 89.67% 2.68%
Connecticut 81.67% 79.07% 2.60%
Arkansas 82.92% 80.50% 2.42%
Pennsylvania 87.71% 85.35% 2.36%
Mississippi 66.09% 63.76% 2.33%
Tennessee 82.79% 80.75% 2.03%
Michigan 82.22% 80.24% 1.98%
Georgia 66.33% 64.36% 1.97%
Kentucky 91.80% 89.89% 1.91%
Iowa 95.16% 93.49% 1.67%
Alabama 73.85% 72.18% 1.66%
Idaho 91.04% 89.55% 1.49%
Nebraska 90.05% 88.64% 1.42%
Kansas 85.99% 84.60% 1.40%
Wisconsin 90.33% 89.13% 1.21%
South Dakota 91.38% 90.45% 0.93%
Massachusetts 83.85% 83.11% 0.74%
Missouri 85.51% 84.99% 0.52%
Wyoming 90.50% 90.10% 0.40%
Texas 55.67% 55.29% 0.38%
Montana 91.45% 91.29% 0.16%
New Hampshire 95.11% 95.43% -0.32%
Rhode Island 83.45% 83.80% -0.35%
North Dakota 92.72% 93.14% -0.42%
North Carolina 71.43% 71.95% -0.53%
Vermont 95.84% 96.45% -0.60%
Oklahoma 76.04% 76.72% -0.67%
Alaska 70.26% 70.95% -0.69%
Oregon 84.47% 85.17% -0.70%
Maine 96.13% 96.96% -0.82%
Colorado 75.68% 76.71% -1.04%
Indiana 85.67% 86.80% -1.13%
West Virginia 92.20% 94.82% -2.62%
Nevada 64.88% 67.93% -3.05%
Median 82.79% 80.50% 1.91%
Mean 78.87% 76.65% 2.22%
Standard Deviation 13.90% 15.56% 3.10%
Range 66.92% 71.77% 16.72%
*Puerto Rico, Guam, and Virgin Islands are excluded.

Table 9. Percentage of People Aged 18–24 in BRFSS and Population Data by State, 2002
State BRFSS Percent Population Percent Difference
District of Columbia 9.98% 16.22% 6.25%
Virgin Islands 8.80% 14.88% 6.08%
New Jersey 5.65% 10.90% 5.25%
Kentucky 8.22% 13.43% 5.22%
South Dakota 9.37% 14.28% 4.91%
Utah 16.71% 21.38% 4.68%
Mississippi 10.58% 15.23% 4.65%
Alabama 8.83% 13.45% 4.62%
Kansas 9.57% 14.16% 4.59%
Idaho 10.78% 15.20% 4.42%
Oklahoma 9.91% 14.18% 4.28%
Nebraska 9.86% 14.09% 4.23%
North Carolina 9.44% 13.48% 4.04%
Arkansas 9.30% 13.33% 4.03%
Vermont 8.48% 12.40% 3.92%
South Carolina 9.85% 13.76% 3.91%
Rhode Island 9.66% 13.47% 3.81%
West Virginia 8.65% 12.43% 3.79%
Puerto Rico 13.69% 17.35% 3.66%
Minnesota 9.59% 13.15% 3.56%
New Mexico 10.38% 13.76% 3.39%
Iowa 10.52% 13.82% 3.30%
New Hampshire 8.18% 11.27% 3.09%
Oregon 9.91% 12.95% 3.05%
Wyoming 10.92% 13.92% 2.99%
Pennsylvania 8.91% 11.86% 2.96%
Ohio 9.77% 12.69% 2.92%
Tennessee 10.08% 13.00% 2.92%
Indiana 10.95% 13.85% 2.90%
Wisconsin 10.36% 13.21% 2.85%
Georgia 11.37% 14.16% 2.79%
Delaware 10.22% 12.97% 2.74%
Massachusetts 9.44% 12.16% 2.71%
Virginia 10.24% 12.91% 2.67%
Arizona 11.34% 13.85% 2.51%
Montana 10.50% 12.93% 2.44%
Michigan 10.58% 12.90% 2.33%
New York 10.29% 12.61% 2.32%
Missouri 10.84% 13.06% 2.22%
Maryland 9.42% 11.61% 2.19%
Guam 14.05% 16.09% 2.04%
Connecticut 8.80% 10.78% 1.98%
Texas 13.03% 14.96% 1.94%
Washington 11.17% 12.99% 1.81%
Maine 9.02% 10.79% 1.77%
Hawaii 11.26% 12.77% 1.52%
Louisiana 13.37% 14.82% 1.45%
North Dakota 14.20% 15.45% 1.25%
Colorado 12.61% 13.66% 1.05%
California 13.17% 13.95% 0.78%
Illinois 12.91% 13.44% 0.53%
Florida 10.58% 10.99% 0.42%
Alaska 13.13% 13.39% 0.26%
Nevada 12.83% 12.28% -0.55%
Median 10.27% 13.44% 2.92%
Mean 10.58% 13.57% 2.99%
Standard Deviation 1.89% 1.73% 1.47%
Range 11.06% 10.61% 6.80%

Table 10. Percentage of People Aged 25–34 in BRFSS and Population Data by State, 2002
State BRFSS Percent Population Percent Difference
Puerto Rico 15.00% 19.23% 4.24%
Kentucky 14.62% 17.98% 3.36%
Arizona 16.36% 19.09% 2.73%
New Jersey 15.64% 18.15% 2.50%
Virginia 16.45% 18.78% 2.33%
New Mexico 15.18% 17.21% 2.03%
Nevada 17.96% 19.93% 1.97%
Georgia 18.96% 20.90% 1.94%
Mississippi 16.12% 17.77% 1.65%
Alabama 15.86% 17.48% 1.63%
North Dakota 13.85% 15.46% 1.61%
Delaware 16.35% 17.82% 1.47%
Michigan 16.57% 17.88% 1.30%
Oklahoma 15.78% 17.01% 1.23%
Florida 15.29% 16.29% 1.00%
Illinois 18.12% 19.10% 0.97%
Louisiana 16.93% 17.85% 0.92%
Nebraska 16.22% 17.10% 0.87%
Maryland 17.53% 18.38% 0.84%
New Hampshire 15.89% 16.65% 0.75%
Washington 17.82% 18.52% 0.70%
West Virginia 14.99% 15.69% 0.70%
Maine 14.95% 15.57% 0.62%
North Carolina 18.69% 19.28% 0.59%
Iowa 15.37% 15.95% 0.58%
Missouri 16.51% 17.07% 0.56%
Hawaii 17.55% 17.98% 0.43%
South Carolina 17.60% 18.01% 0.42%
Wisconsin 16.64% 17.05% 0.41%
Arkansas 16.66% 17.04% 0.39%
Wyoming 15.58% 15.77% 0.19%
Connecticut 16.83% 16.98% 0.15%
Montana 14.81% 14.76% -0.05%
California 20.63% 20.53% -0.09%
Indiana 17.92% 17.80% -0.12%
Minnesota 18.07% 17.92% -0.15%
Oregon 17.86% 17.65% -0.21%
Massachusetts 18.67% 18.44% -0.23%
Colorado 20.44% 20.08% -0.36%
Pennsylvania 16.49% 16.07% -0.42%
Ohio 17.85% 17.32% -0.53%
South Dakota 16.44% 15.91% -0.53%
Vermont 16.16% 15.52% -0.64%
Utah 21.78% 20.91% -0.87%
Kansas 17.94% 17.06% -0.88%
Idaho 18.58% 17.66% -0.92%
Tennessee 19.28% 18.33% -0.95%
Alaska 20.80% 19.78% -1.02%
Rhode Island 18.13% 16.89% -1.24%
New York 19.95% 18.61% -1.34%
Texas 21.91% 20.46% -1.44%
Virgin Islands 20.30% 18.84% -1.46%
District of Columbia 26.48% 21.47% -5.02%
Guam 27.19% 20.13% -7.06%
Median 16.88% 17.83% 0.42%
Mean 17.62% 17.91% 0.29%
Standard Deviation 2.60% 1.57% 1.77%
Range 13.34% 6.71% 11.30%

Table 11. Percentage of People Aged 35–44 in BRFSS and Population Data by State, 2002
State BRFSS Percent Population Percent Difference
Rhode Island 22.94% 20.52% 2.41%
Virgin Islands 22.30% 20.08% 2.22%
West Virginia 20.37% 18.66% 1.71%
Wisconsin 22.62% 21.16% 1.46%
Ohio 22.00% 20.60% 1.40%
Delaware 22.28% 20.89% 1.39%
New Hampshire 24.41% 23.07% 1.34%
Massachusetts 22.27% 21.15% 1.13%
California 22.59% 21.50% 1.09%
Indiana 21.63% 20.59% 1.04%
North Dakota 20.62% 19.66% 0.96%
Kansas 21.52% 20.58% 0.94%
Illinois 21.82% 20.90% 0.92%
Guam 24.39% 23.64% 0.74%
Nebraska 20.95% 20.24% 0.71%
New Jersey 22.56% 21.88% 0.68%
Nevada 21.52% 20.87% 0.66%
North Carolina 21.02% 20.41% 0.60%
Puerto Rico 19.20% 18.60% 0.60%
Pennsylvania 20.55% 20.11% 0.45%
Virginia 22.08% 21.71% 0.37%
Oregon 20.02% 19.71% 0.31%
Maryland 22.70% 22.46% 0.24%
Maine 21.34% 21.11% 0.23%
Mississippi 20.00% 19.80% 0.20%
Utah 19.16% 19.08% 0.08%
South Dakota 20.24% 20.17% 0.06%
New York 20.72% 20.73% -0.01%
South Carolina 20.05% 20.06% -0.01%
Vermont 21.24% 21.31% -0.06%
Kentucky 20.18% 20.33% -0.15%
Texas 21.26% 21.47% -0.21%
Georgia 21.54% 21.76% -0.22%
District of Columbia 18.16% 18.42% -0.26%
Idaho 19.83% 20.13% -0.30%
Iowa 19.24% 19.56% -0.33%
Connecticut 21.47% 21.85% -0.38%
Missouri 20.15% 20.55% -0.40%
Michigan 20.50% 21.02% -0.52%
Florida 18.85% 19.41% -0.56%
Hawaii 19.49% 20.13% -0.63%
Alabama 19.21% 19.87% -0.66%
Louisiana 19.61% 20.53% -0.92%
Washington 20.54% 21.48% -0.94%
Montana 19.38% 20.35% -0.97%
Minnesota 20.96% 21.95% -0.99%
New Mexico 19.74% 20.74% -1.01%
Wyoming 19.70% 20.80% -1.11%
Oklahoma 18.50% 19.71% -1.21%
Arkansas 17.91% 19.20% -1.29%
Tennessee 18.92% 20.29% -1.37%
Arizona 17.88% 19.72% -1.84%
Colorado 20.43% 22.30% -1.87%
Alaska 22.72% 25.24% -2.53%
Median 20.59% 20.57% 0.03%
Mean 20.76% 20.70% 0.06%
Standard Deviation 1.51% 1.23% 1.04%
Range 6.53% 6.82% 4.94%
 

 
   
Table 12. Percentage of People Aged 45–54 in BRFSS and Population Data by State, 2002
State BRFSS Percent Population Percent Difference
Virginia 23.17% 19.36% 3.81%
Kansas 21.77% 18.62% 3.15%
New Mexico 22.48% 19.40% 3.08%
Puerto Rico 19.76% 16.77% 2.99%
New Jersey 21.77% 18.96% 2.80%
Arkansas 20.95% 18.15% 2.79%
Vermont 23.68% 21.06% 2.62%
Michigan 21.90% 19.29% 2.61%
Illinois 20.89% 18.39% 2.51%
Maine 22.92% 20.47% 2.45%
Minnesota 21.38% 19.00% 2.38%
Washington 22.29% 19.97% 2.32%
Indiana 21.10% 18.79% 2.31%
Mississippi 20.40% 18.13% 2.26%
Pennsylvania 21.03% 18.85% 2.18%
Utah 18.14% 16.21% 1.93%
Wyoming 22.84% 20.97% 1.87%
Connecticut 21.27% 19.42% 1.85%
North Dakota 20.22% 18.41% 1.81%
Iowa 20.35% 18.57% 1.78%
Kentucky 20.67% 18.92% 1.75%
Arizona 18.99% 17.25% 1.74%
Rhode Island 20.07% 18.35% 1.72%
Ohio 20.86% 19.15% 1.71%
Alabama 20.32% 18.69% 1.63%
Montana 22.29% 20.76% 1.53%
New York 20.03% 18.50% 1.53%
Massachusetts 20.18% 18.66% 1.52%
Wisconsin 20.52% 19.01% 1.51%
South Dakota 19.86% 18.39% 1.47%
Georgia 19.90% 18.60% 1.30%
Nevada 19.82% 18.71% 1.11%
Missouri 19.53% 18.46% 1.07%
New Hampshire 21.54% 20.56% 0.98%
Florida 18.29% 17.35% 0.94%
Louisiana 19.56% 18.68% 0.88%
Colorado 20.70% 19.85% 0.85%
North Carolina 19.30% 18.46% 0.84%
Idaho 19.89% 19.05% 0.84%
Tennessee 19.79% 18.98% 0.81%
Virgin Islands 20.33% 19.57% 0.75%
Hawaii 20.07% 19.33% 0.74%
Nebraska 19.30% 18.59% 0.71%
South Carolina 19.58% 18.96% 0.61%
Maryland 20.19% 19.83% 0.36%
Oregon 20.58% 20.30% 0.27%
Oklahoma 18.30% 18.35% -0.05%
West Virginia 19.61% 19.88% -0.27%
Texas 17.80% 18.07% -0.27%
Delaware 17.97% 18.27% -0.30%
District of Columbia 16.38% 17.07% -0.69%
California 17.48% 18.21% -0.73%
Alaska 21.80% 22.53% -0.73%
Guam 17.52% 19.09% -1.56%
Median 20.27% 18.82% 1.53%
Mean 20.32% 18.95% 1.37%
Standard Deviation 1.53% 1.10% 1.13%
Range 7.29% 6.32% 5.37%

Table 13. Percentage of People Aged 55–64 in BRFSS and Population Data by State, 2002
State BRFSS Percent Population Percent Difference
Virgin Islands 17.16% 11.86% 5.31%
Oklahoma 16.51% 13.20% 3.31%
Arizona 15.17% 12.54% 2.63%
Mississippi 15.12% 12.70% 2.42%
South Carolina 15.61% 13.28% 2.32%
Oregon 14.88% 12.59% 2.29%
Puerto Rico 14.86% 12.66% 2.20%
Alabama 15.21% 13.34% 1.87%
Arkansas 15.64% 13.78% 1.86%
Wyoming 14.71% 13.06% 1.66%
Georgia 13.37% 11.75% 1.63%
Kentucky 14.60% 13.06% 1.54%
Maryland 14.23% 12.74% 1.50%
North Dakota 13.36% 11.88% 1.48%
Michigan 14.02% 12.55% 1.47%
Wisconsin 13.71% 12.24% 1.46%
New Mexico 14.35% 12.93% 1.42%
West Virginia 15.39% 14.01% 1.37%
New Hampshire 13.97% 12.65% 1.32%
Montana 14.82% 13.52% 1.30%
Missouri 14.30% 13.01% 1.29%
South Dakota 13.36% 12.08% 1.28%
Washington 13.38% 12.12% 1.26%
Pennsylvania 14.07% 12.89% 1.18%
Colorado 12.49% 11.32% 1.18%
Florida 14.58% 13.47% 1.12%
Louisiana 13.56% 12.46% 1.10%
Iowa 13.58% 12.56% 1.02%
Minnesota 12.93% 11.91% 1.02%
Utah 11.04% 10.03% 1.01%
Maine 14.47% 13.50% 0.98%
Tennessee 14.17% 13.26% 0.91%
Virginia 13.53% 12.62% 0.91%
North Carolina 13.58% 12.68% 0.90%
Guam 11.46% 10.57% 0.89%
Ohio 13.61% 12.72% 0.89%
Delaware 13.69% 12.97% 0.72%
California 12.04% 11.34% 0.70%
Kansas 12.56% 11.92% 0.64%
Idaho 12.95% 12.40% 0.54%
Texas 11.88% 11.40% 0.48%
New Jersey 13.12% 12.71% 0.41%
Hawaii 12.81% 12.47% 0.33%
District of Columbia 11.97% 11.65% 0.32%
Alaska 11.32% 11.01% 0.32%
Rhode Island 12.15% 11.87% 0.28%
Vermont 13.45% 13.19% 0.25%
Connecticut 13.07% 12.84% 0.23%
Massachusetts 12.22% 12.04% 0.18%
Indiana 12.73% 12.56% 0.17%
New York 12.61% 12.61% 0.00%
Nebraska 11.89% 11.99% -0.09%
Illinois 11.77% 12.11% -0.34%
Nevada 13.01% 13.67% -0.66%
Median 13.57% 12.60% 1.06%
Mean 13.63% 12.49% 1.14%
Standard Deviation 1.32% 0.79% 0.96%
Range 6.13% 3.99% 5.97%

Table 14. Percentage of People Aged 65 or older in BRFSS and Population Data by State, 2002
State BRFSS Percent Population Percent Difference
Kentucky 21.27% 16.27% 5.00%
Nebraska 21.27% 18.00% 3.27%
Oklahoma 20.58% 17.54% 3.04%
Alabama 20.03% 17.17% 2.86%
New Jersey 20.05% 17.40% 2.64%
Arizona 19.84% 17.55% 2.29%
Puerto Rico 17.22% 15.38% 1.83%
Delaware 18.85% 17.08% 1.77%
New Mexico 17.57% 15.95% 1.62%
Alaska 9.59% 8.06% 1.53%
Idaho 17.05% 15.56% 1.49%
West Virginia 20.63% 19.33% 1.30%
North Carolina 16.96% 15.67% 1.29%
Tennessee 17.24% 16.15% 1.09%
South Dakota 20.23% 19.16% 1.07%
Minnesota 17.08% 16.07% 1.01%
Georgia 13.83% 12.84% 0.99%
Mississippi 17.24% 16.36% 0.88%
Hawaii 18.18% 17.31% 0.87%
Iowa 20.35% 19.54% 0.82%
Louisiana 16.40% 15.66% 0.74%
South Carolina 16.64% 15.91% 0.73%
Arkansas 19.06% 18.50% 0.56%
Utah 12.86% 12.39% 0.47%
Wyoming 15.72% 15.48% 0.24%
Nevada 14.77% 14.55% 0.22%
Missouri 18.05% 17.85% 0.21%
Colorado 12.89% 12.79% 0.11%
District of Columbia 15.02% 15.16% -0.14%
Washington 14.76% 14.92% -0.16%
Vermont 16.29% 16.52% -0.23%
Texas 13.33% 13.63% -0.30%
California 14.04% 14.46% -0.43%
Michigan 15.85% 16.36% -0.51%
Maryland 14.40% 14.98% -0.58%
Oregon 16.20% 16.80% -0.60%
Montana 16.98% 17.69% -0.71%
Virginia 13.74% 14.62% -0.88%
New Hampshire 14.66% 15.81% -1.15%
Florida 21.31% 22.49% -1.18%
Connecticut 16.87% 18.14% -1.27%
Massachusetts 16.03% 17.56% -1.54%
Wisconsin 15.77% 17.33% -1.56%
Indiana 14.84% 16.41% -1.58%
Illinois 14.30% 16.08% -1.78%
Kansas 15.87% 17.67% -1.80%
New York 15.04% 16.94% -1.89%
North Dakota 17.21% 19.14% -1.93%
Maine 16.55% 18.57% -2.02%
Pennsylvania 18.08% 20.22% -2.14%
Ohio 14.91% 17.53% -2.61%
Rhode Island 15.87% 18.90% -3.02%
Virgin Islands 9.54% 14.78% -5.24%
Guam 5.06% 10.48% -5.42%
Median 16.47% 16.39% 0.16%
Mean 16.37% 16.38% -0.01%
Standard Deviation 3.09% 2.37% 1.94%
Range 16.26% 14.43% 10.42%

Table 15. Percentage of Respondents With Income Response "Unknown" (77), "Refused" (99), and Combined, by State, 2002
State Percent Don't Know/Not Sure Percent Refused Percent Combined
Hawaii 17.02% 16.02% 33.04%
Delaware 8.70% 21.66% 30.36%
Kentucky 11.25% 17.93% 29.18%
North Carolina 7.94% 15.59% 23.54%
Tennessee 9.16% 13.25% 22.40%
New Jersey 5.00% 11.45% 16.45%
Connecticut 6.31% 10.05% 16.37%
Florida 6.43% 9.07% 15.49%
Nebraska 8.20% 7.15% 15.35%
Massachusetts 6.95% 8.17% 15.12%
Rhode Island 6.23% 8.61% 14.84%
Mississippi 8.87% 5.76% 14.63%
Guam 11.00% 3.46% 14.46%
Arizona 5.79% 8.46% 14.25%
New Hampshire 5.32% 8.60% 13.92%
Illinois 7.12% 6.76% 13.87%
Louisiana 8.42% 5.45% 13.87%
Maryland 5.09% 8.50% 13.59%
Virgin Islands 9.61% 3.89% 13.51%
Oklahoma 6.84% 6.64% 13.48%
West Virginia 9.09% 4.27% 13.37%
Michigan 6.11% 7.25% 13.36%
Pennsylvania 5.43% 7.63% 13.06%
Texas 8.18% 4.83% 13.01%
Nevada 5.12% 7.72% 12.84%
Minnesota 8.15% 4.62% 12.77%
Georgia 6.80% 5.84% 12.64%
Virginia 7.13% 5.49% 12.63%
Ohio 5.50% 7.06% 12.56%
Indiana 5.99% 6.52% 12.52%
Missouri 6.02% 6.35% 12.37%
New York 6.02% 6.26% 12.28%
South Carolina 6.02% 6.14% 12.16%
Arkansas 6.08% 5.95% 12.03%
Montana 5.49% 6.42% 11.91%
Alabama 5.60% 6.15% 11.76%
Maine 6.15% 5.41% 11.56%
Puerto Rico 10.30% 1.15% 11.46%
Wisconsin 3.61% 7.84% 11.45%
Vermont 5.60% 5.85% 11.45%
North Dakota 5.33% 6.10% 11.44%
Kansas 5.57% 5.80% 11.38%
District of Columbia 4.77% 6.59% 11.36%
Washington 4.14% 7.19% 11.33%
Oregon 6.21% 4.59% 10.80%
Iowa 4.78% 5.79% 10.57%
Alaska 5.84% 4.24% 10.08%
New Mexico 5.61% 4.46% 10.07%
Idaho 4.52% 5.26% 9.78%
Colorado 5.01% 4.42% 9.43%
South Dakota 4.76% 4.41% 9.18%
Utah 5.00% 4.10% 9.09%
Wyoming 4.11% 4.73% 8.85%
California 3.06% 4.56% 7.62%
Median 6.02% 6.21% 12.63%
Mean 6.64% 7.18% 13.81%
Standard Deviation 2.31% 3.69% 5.02%
Range 13.96% 20.50% 25.42%

1 In this report, “state” includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.
2 The measures in this report are only indirect indicators of the quality of the data collection effort or adherence to BRFSS protocols.
3 These factors make up the variable _WT2 in the BRFSS data sets.




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