State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Screening and Risk Factors Data

Screening and Risk Factors Report by State
(Directly Estimated 2020 BRFSS Data)

Current Smoker
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 18+
Healthy People 2030 Objective Number: n/a

Sorted by Percent

Explanation of Column Headers

Percent (95% Confidence Interval) - The percent of people
Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor - Number of people who responded to the survey and are in the current category.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

United States

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The median value for the US is 15.5.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : N/A

West Virginia

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 22.57 (21.20, 23.94) with a 95% confidence interval from 21.20 to 23.94.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,157.

Kentucky

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 21.38 (19.67, 23.09) with a 95% confidence interval from 19.67 to 23.09.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 729.

Arkansas

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 20.46 (18.79, 22.13) with a 95% confidence interval from 18.79 to 22.13.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 793.

Mississippi

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 20.10 (18.69, 21.51) with a 95% confidence interval from 18.69 to 21.51.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,023.

Tennessee

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 19.49 (17.82, 21.16) with a 95% confidence interval from 17.82 to 21.16.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 823.

Indiana

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 19.39 (18.29, 20.49) with a 95% confidence interval from 18.29 to 20.49.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,382.

Ohio

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 19.29 (18.33, 20.25) with a 95% confidence interval from 18.33 to 20.25.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 2,680.

Oklahoma

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 19.09 (17.62, 20.56) with a 95% confidence interval from 17.62 to 20.56.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 798.

Alabama

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 18.47 (17.00, 19.94) with a 95% confidence interval from 17.00 to 19.94.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 805.

Wyoming

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 18.46 (16.74, 20.18) with a 95% confidence interval from 16.74 to 20.18.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 637.

Michigan

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 18.38 (17.11, 19.65) with a 95% confidence interval from 17.11 to 19.65.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,017.

Louisiana

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 18.29 (16.74, 19.84) with a 95% confidence interval from 16.74 to 19.84.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 736.

South Carolina

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 18.12 (16.47, 19.77) with a 95% confidence interval from 16.47 to 19.77.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 577.

Alaska

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 17.98 (16.02, 19.94) with a 95% confidence interval from 16.02 to 19.94.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 588.

South Dakota

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 17.77 (15.48, 20.06) with a 95% confidence interval from 15.48 to 20.06.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,053.

Missouri

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 17.76 (16.66, 18.86) with a 95% confidence interval from 16.66 to 18.86.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,492.

North Dakota

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 17.35 (15.63, 19.07) with a 95% confidence interval from 15.63 to 19.07.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 599.

Kansas

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 16.61 (15.63, 17.59) with a 95% confidence interval from 15.63 to 17.59.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,421.

Maine

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 16.53 (15.33, 17.73) with a 95% confidence interval from 15.33 to 17.73.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,442.

North Carolina

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 16.51 (15.28, 17.74) with a 95% confidence interval from 15.28 to 17.74.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 861.

Montana

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 16.39 (15.17, 17.61) with a 95% confidence interval from 15.17 to 17.61.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 883.

New Mexico

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 16.06 (14.51, 17.61) with a 95% confidence interval from 14.51 to 17.61.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 910.

Georgia

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 15.79 (14.50, 17.08) with a 95% confidence interval from 14.50 to 17.08.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,280.

Pennsylvania

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 15.77 (14.48, 17.06) with a 95% confidence interval from 14.48 to 17.06.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 785.

Iowa

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 15.76 (14.84, 16.68) with a 95% confidence interval from 14.84 to 16.68.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,300.

Wisconsin

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 15.48 (13.95, 17.01) with a 95% confidence interval from 13.95 to 17.01.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 682.

Delaware

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 15.14 (13.49, 16.79) with a 95% confidence interval from 13.49 to 16.79.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 534.

Florida

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 14.69 (13.22, 16.16) with a 95% confidence interval from 13.22 to 16.16.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,739.

Nevada

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 14.24 (12.42, 16.06) with a 95% confidence interval from 12.42 to 16.06.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 366.

Nebraska

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 13.94 (13.08, 14.80) with a 95% confidence interval from 13.08 to 14.80.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,866.

New Hampshire

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 13.87 (12.58, 15.16) with a 95% confidence interval from 12.58 to 15.16.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 703.

Minnesota

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 13.85 (13.18, 14.52) with a 95% confidence interval from 13.18 to 14.52.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 2,111.

Idaho

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 13.65 (12.40, 14.90) with a 95% confidence interval from 12.40 to 14.90.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 776.

Virginia

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 13.64 (12.66, 14.62) with a 95% confidence interval from 12.66 to 14.62.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,188.

Rhode Island

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 13.46 (12.01, 14.91) with a 95% confidence interval from 12.01 to 14.91.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 626.

Oregon

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 13.35 (12.25, 14.45) with a 95% confidence interval from 12.25 to 14.45.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 664.

Vermont

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 13.27 (11.94, 14.60) with a 95% confidence interval from 11.94 to 14.60.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 731.

Texas

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 13.20 (11.97, 14.43) with a 95% confidence interval from 11.97 to 14.43.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,585.

Arizona

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 13.12 (12.16, 14.08) with a 95% confidence interval from 12.16 to 14.08.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,308.

Illinois

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 12.70 (11.29, 14.11) with a 95% confidence interval from 11.29 to 14.11.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 424.

Colorado

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 12.37 (11.59, 13.15) with a 95% confidence interval from 11.59 to 13.15.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,115.

New York

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 11.99 (11.21, 12.77) with a 95% confidence interval from 11.21 to 12.77.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,650.

Connecticut

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 11.85 (10.77, 12.93) with a 95% confidence interval from 10.77 to 12.93.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,002.

Hawaii

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 11.60 (10.54, 12.66) with a 95% confidence interval from 10.54 to 12.66.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 797.

Washington

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 11.48 (10.72, 12.24) with a 95% confidence interval from 10.72 to 12.24.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,350.

District of Columbia

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 11.34 (9.83, 12.85) with a 95% confidence interval from 9.83 to 12.85.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 320.

Massachusetts

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 11.07 (9.97, 12.17) with a 95% confidence interval from 9.97 to 12.17.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 663.

Maryland

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 10.89 (10.11, 11.67) with a 95% confidence interval from 10.11 to 11.67.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,520.

New Jersey

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 10.83 (10.03, 11.63) with a 95% confidence interval from 10.03 to 11.63.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 1,091.

Puerto Rico

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 9.94 (8.55, 11.33) with a 95% confidence interval from 8.55 to 11.33.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 430.

California

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 8.88 (7.72, 10.04) with a 95% confidence interval from 7.72 to 10.04.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 383.

Utah

• Met Objective?¹ : n/a
• Percent : The percent is 8.15 (7.41, 8.89) with a 95% confidence interval from 7.41 to 8.89.
• Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor : The number of people is 737.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2023 1:44 pm.

¹ n/a - There is not a specific Healthy People 2020 Objective for this data item.
² 2020 BRFSS Survey Data is the source for this data collected by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data for the US is a median and not a percent.

BRFSS Prevalence estimates presented here may vary from other published estimates due to differences in the methodology used to generate estimates.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.