Interpretation of Screening and Risk Factors Data

Screening and Risk Factors Report by State
(Directly Estimated 2023 BRFSS Data)

Ever Smoked 100 Cigarettes
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 18+

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


Utah


Puerto Rico


District of Columbia


Maryland


California


Georgia


Texas


New Jersey


New York


Connecticut


Virginia


Illinois


Washington


Hawaii


Massachusetts


Rhode Island


Colorado


Arizona


Nebraska


Florida


Delaware


New Mexico


Minnesota


Oregon


Idaho


North Carolina


Iowa


North Dakota


Alabama


South Carolina


Kansas


Mississippi


Wisconsin


Indiana


Louisiana


New Hampshire


Missouri


Nevada


Ohio


Wyoming


Montana


Michigan


Vermont


Alaska


Oklahoma


Tennessee


Arkansas


South Dakota


Maine


West Virginia


Kentucky Pennsylvania

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/12/2025 2:15 am.
2 2023 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.