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Percent of Adults Who Have Ever Been Told by a Doctor that They Have Diabetes, 2008

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 YesYes, Pregnancy-RelatedNoNo, Pre-Diabetes or Borderline Diabetes
United States8.2%0.8%90.0%1.0%
Alabama11.2%0.7%86.7%1.3%
Alaska6.6%1.2%90.6%1.4%
Arizona7.7%1.3%90.2%0.6%
Arkansas9.5%0.9%88.5%0.9%
California8.5%1.6%88.7%1.1%
Colorado6.0%0.6%92.4%0.9%
Connecticut6.8%0.8%91.6%0.7%
Delaware8.2%0.6%90.1%1.0%
District of Columbia7.9%0.9%90.6%0.4%
Florida9.5%1.5%87.6%1.2%
Georgia9.8%0.8%88.2%1.0%
Hawaii8.2%0.6%88.7%2.4%
Idaho7.0%0.9%90.8%1.2%
Illinois8.3%0.8%90.0%0.7%
Indiana9.5%0.7%87.9%1.7%
Iowa7.0%0.8%91.3%0.8%
Kansas8.1%0.5%90.4%0.8%
Kentucky9.8%0.8%87.9%1.4%
Louisiana10.6%0.9%87.6%0.6%
Maine8.2%0.7%89.7%1.2%
Maryland8.6%0.7%89.3%1.2%
Massachusetts7.1%0.7%91.2%0.9%
Michigan9.0%0.8%88.8%1.2%
Minnesota5.9%1.2%91.7%1.1%
Mississippi11.3%0.6%86.3%1.7%
Missouri9.1%1.1%88.3%1.4%
Montana6.4%0.8%91.9%0.6%
Nebraska7.7%0.9%90.3%0.9%
Nevada8.5%0.5%90.0%0.8%
New Hampshire7.2%1.4%90.6%0.6%
New Jersey8.4%1.2%89.1%1.1%
New Mexico7.8%0.8%89.9%1.2%
New York8.4%0.8%89.6%1.1%
North Carolina9.3%0.8%88.5%1.1%
North Dakota7.5%0.7%90.9%0.7%
Ohio9.9%1.1%88.3%0.6%
Oklahoma10.1%1.2%87.6%1.0%
Oregon6.9%0.7%91.0%1.3%
Pennsylvania8.8%0.9%89.1%1.1%
Rhode Island7.4%1.3%90.6%0.5%
South Carolina10.1%0.7%87.4%1.6%
South Dakota6.5%1.4%91.1%0.8%
Tennessee10.3%0.5%87.9%1.0%
Texas9.7%1.1%88.7%0.3%
Utah6.1%1.3%91.9%0.6%
Vermont6.4%0.8%91.8%0.8%
Virginia7.9%0.8%90.4%0.7%
Washington6.9%0.8%91.1%1.1%
West Virginia11.9%0.6%86.1%1.2%
Wisconsin7.2%0.4%91.7%0.6%
Wyoming7.3%0.8%90.9%0.8%
Guam7.8%2.0%87.8%2.2%
Puerto Rico12.3%0.3%86.8%0.4%
Virgin Islands10.0%1.1%87.7%1.1%
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Notes: 

U.S. totals include territories. All data are self-reported. Respondents were asked the question, "Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?".

Sources: 

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2008; analysis by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, available at http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/BRFSS/list.asp?cat=DB&yr=2008&qkey=1363&state=All



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