How to change the message in checkedmultiSelect widget in dojo?

Im using the dojo widget CheckedMultiSelect,how to change the message "0 items(s) selected" to some other message(Ex:Prefrences).

var select =   new CheckedMultiSelect({
        dropDown: true,
        labelText: 'States',
        multiple: true,
        name: 'state',
        onChange: getValues,
        required: true
    }, "stateSelect");