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Smoking Status*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	Smoke everyday   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Smoke some days   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Former smoker   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Never smoked   N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	3004	582  20.7  (19.0-22.5)	144   5.4  ( 4.4- 6.7)	753  24.3  (22.7-26.1)	1525  49.6  (47.5-51.7)
GENDER
Male	1142	251  22.4  (19.7-25.4)	59   6.0  ( 4.4- 8.3)	367  29.7  (26.8-32.7)	465  41.9  (38.6-45.2)
Female	1862	331  19.1  (17.1-21.3)	85   4.8  ( 3.8- 6.1)	386  19.4  (17.6-21.4)	1060  56.6  (54.1-59.2)
RACE
White	2308	474  22.1  (20.2-24.3)	97   4.7  ( 3.7- 6.1)	634  26.8  (24.9-28.9)	1103  46.3  (43.9-48.6)
African American	591	92  15.8  (12.7-19.5)	40   8.1  ( 5.4-11.9)	101  15.9  (12.7-19.6)	358  60.3  (55.3-65.0)
AGE
18-24	247	68  29.2  (22.7-36.6)	18   9.3  ( 5.0-16.7)	26   9.2  ( 5.8-14.3)	135  52.3  (44.5-60.0)
25-34	543	105  21.2  (17.1-25.9)	36   7.2  ( 5.0-10.2)	74  13.5  (10.6-17.0)	328  58.2  (53.2-63.0)
35-44	620	145  22.6  (19.2-26.4)	30   5.3  ( 3.4- 8.0)	138  22.7  (19.2-26.5)	307  49.5  (45.1-53.9)
45-54	553	124  22.5  (18.8-26.5)	26   4.7  ( 3.1- 7.1)	154  28.4  (24.2-33.0)	249  44.4  (39.8-49.2)
55-64	407	86  21.2  (17.2-25.9)	14   3.0  ( 1.7- 5.4)	132  33.1  (28.3-38.3)	175  42.7  (37.5-48.0)
65+	616	52   8.8  ( 6.7-11.7)	20   3.3  ( 2.1- 5.1)	224  39.6  (35.4-44.0)	320  48.3  (44.0-52.6)
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	506	121  26.7  (22.2-31.7)	24   6.4  ( 3.5-11.3)	121  23.5  (19.5-28.0)	240  43.4  (38.2-48.8)
H.S. or G.E.D.	937	233  25.8  (22.7-29.1)	43   4.5  ( 3.2- 6.1)	226  24.7  (21.7-27.9)	435  45.1  (41.5-48.8)
Some Post-H.S.	754	152  20.4  (17.1-24.1)	43   7.5  ( 5.2-10.7)	191  23.3  (20.1-26.9)	368  48.8  (44.6-53.0)
College Graduate	800	75  10.6  ( 7.9-14.0)	34   3.9  ( 2.7- 5.6)	214  25.7  (22.4-29.2)	477  59.8  (55.8-63.7)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	336	66  21.5  (16.8-27.0)	25   9.5  ( 6.0-14.7)	70  19.7  (15.4-24.9)	175  49.3  (43.2-55.5)
$15,000- 24,999	557	131  25.9  (21.7-30.7)	28   7.3  ( 4.4-12.0)	139  22.9  (19.3-27.0)	259  43.8  (39.0-48.7)
$25,000- 34,999	423	108  27.2  (22.5-32.6)	25   7.0  ( 4.1-11.7)	89  21.4  (17.2-26.3)	201  44.3  (38.9-49.9)
$35,000- 49,999	445	96  24.2  (19.6-29.5)	14   3.4  ( 1.8- 6.5)	118  24.8  (20.7-29.5)	217  47.5  (42.2-53.0)
$50,000+	769	110  14.1  (11.4-17.4)	34   4.1  ( 2.9- 6.0)	208  26.5  (23.1-30.2)	417  55.3  (51.1-59.3)

*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2. Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.