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Test your understanding of Connecticut adults' disease rates
July 2006

1. What percentage of Connecticut adults are obese?

a) 23.2 %
b) 2.2 %
c) 19.7 %
d) 10.8 %

2. What is the percentage of Connecticut adults with asthma?

a) 43.2 %
b) 5.6 %
c) 27.9 %
d) 15.3 %

3. What is the number of estimated new cancer cases discovered in Connecticut in 2005?

a) 16,920
b) 5,730
c) 22,340
d) 11,650

4. What is the percentage of adults with diabetes in Connecticut?

a) 10 %
b) 3 %
c) 6 %
d) 14 %

5. How many adults in Connecticut were living with AIDS as of 2005?

a) 3,091
b) 6,943
c) 10,746
d) 5,383

Sources:

The State of Your Health: Connecticut, Trust for America's Health, 2006

Connecticut People Living With AIDS by Risk, Sex, Race, and Age Group, Connecticut Department of Public Health, January 2006.

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