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Percentage of Adults Reporting Poor Mental Health, 2007

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 Poor Mental Health Among Adults
United States33.3%
Alabama33.2%
Alaska33.3%
Arizona34.8%
Arkansas33.6%
California37.8%
Colorado34.5%
Connecticut33.5%
Delaware35.1%
District of Columbia33.5%
Florida28.7%
Georgia33.3%
Hawaii30.4%
Idaho34.6%
Illinois37.5%
Indiana33.2%
Iowa27.0%
Kansas28.8%
Kentucky27.5%
Louisiana23.4%
Maine33.9%
Maryland34.1%
Massachusetts33.2%
Michigan38.3%
Minnesota30.2%
Mississippi34.5%
Missouri35.5%
Montana33.3%
Nebraska29.6%
Nevada38.5%
New Hampshire36.3%
New Jersey33.5%
New Mexico33.0%
New York33.1%
North Carolina31.1%
North Dakota29.4%
Ohio36.1%
Oklahoma32.6%
Oregon32.9%
Pennsylvania33.0%
Rhode Island34.6%
South Carolina32.3%
South Dakota26.4%
Tennessee26.3%
Texas31.3%
Utah38.1%
Vermont34.3%
Virginia31.7%
Washington35.0%
West Virginia29.7%
Wisconsin33.6%
Wyoming33.3%
Guam25.7%
Puerto Rico27.7%
Virgin Islands29.9%
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Notes: 

Data represent adults who reported having poor mental health between one and 30 days in the past 30 days.
US total includes territories.

Sources: 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data (BRFSS), 2007, unpublished data. Information about the BRFSS is available at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm.

Definitions: 

BRFSS: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. BRFSS is an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of noninstitutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years and older. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics.



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