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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide +

Tobacco Indicators

About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Within 6 months Within 1 year Within 5 years Within 10 years More than 10 years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 24,084 1,507 6.2 5.7- 6.7 897 4.0 3.5- 4.4 4,146 17.4 16.6-18.2 2,925 11.8 11.2-12.5 14,609 60.6 59.6-61.6
Alaska 723 57 7.4 5.2-10.3 27 4.9 2.8- 8.3 157 23.9 19.3-29.3 93 12.3 9.2-16.2 389 51.5 46.1-57.0
Arizona 802 46 5.7 3.9- 8.4 28 2.9 1.8- 4.6 126 14.7 11.8-18.2 90 10.7 8.2-13.9 512 65.9 61.4-70.1
Arkansas 608 41 6.6 4.8- 9.1 21 3.4 2.1- 5.4 102 16.6 13.6-20.1 88 13.5 10.9-16.7 356 59.8 55.5-64.0
Connecticut 2,085 139 7.4 6.1- 9.0 59 3.3 2.4- 4.4 300 14.3 12.7-16.2 268 12.6 11.0-14.3 1,319 62.4 59.9-64.9
Delaware 864 53 8.1 5.7-11.3 25 3.3 2.1- 5.1 134 15.0 12.3-18.2 92 11.0 8.6-14.0 560 62.6 58.4-66.7
Indiana 833 50 5.8 4.2- 7.9 37 4.2 2.9- 5.9 176 21.1 18.2-24.3 89 10.0 8.0-12.3 481 58.9 55.2-62.6
Kentucky 1,602 115 8.0 6.1-10.3 72 5.6 4.0- 7.7 311 18.3 15.7-21.1 158 10.4 8.4-12.8 946 57.7 54.2-61.2
Louisiana 876 64 8.1 6.2-10.4 46 5.4 3.9- 7.4 160 18.6 15.9-21.6 93 10.4 8.4-12.8 513 57.5 53.8-61.1
Maine 752 37 5.5 3.9- 7.9 30 4.7 3.2- 6.9 128 18.2 15.3-21.5 93 11.9 9.7-14.6 464 59.6 55.7-63.4
Mississippi 540 52 10.4 7.6-14.0 20 4.2 2.5- 7.2 85 15.6 12.5-19.3 61 10.7 8.3-13.9 322 59.0 54.2-63.6
Missouri 933 60 6.1 4.4- 8.4 32 3.7 2.3- 5.8 176 17.6 14.5-21.2 101 9.2 7.2-11.6 564 63.4 59.2-67.5
Montana 879 50 6.0 4.2- 8.6 30 2.9 1.8- 4.7 149 17.6 14.4-21.2 93 10.4 8.1-13.3 557 63.1 58.8-67.2
Nebraska 698 48 7.2 5.2- 9.8 24 3.7 2.4- 5.7 116 16.9 14.1-20.3 74 10.8 8.5-13.7 436 61.4 57.3-65.3
New Hampshire 1,134 61 5.8 4.4- 7.5 43 4.0 2.9- 5.6 162 14.7 12.6-17.1 146 13.0 11.0-15.3 722 62.5 59.4-65.6
New Jersey 1,333 83 5.7 4.4- 7.4 48 3.9 2.5- 5.9 235 17.7 14.9-20.8 199 14.0 11.9-16.4 768 58.7 55.1-62.3
North Carolina 673 45 6.1 3.8- 9.7 37 5.2 2.6-10.1 134 17.8 14.2-22.2 68 9.8 7.0-13.5 389 61.1 55.4-66.5
Oklahoma 932 60 7.0 5.1- 9.4 50 5.1 3.6- 7.2 178 19.8 16.6-23.4 119 12.2 9.8-15.0 525 56.0 51.8-60.1
Pennsylvania 827 33 3.6 2.5- 5.3 26 3.3 2.1- 5.1 141 18.2 15.4-21.5 106 12.2 10.0-14.8 521 62.6 58.8-66.2
Rhode Island 1,093 73 7.4 5.6- 9.6 36 3.0 2.1- 4.3 179 17.2 14.7-20.1 136 11.9 10.0-14.2 669 60.5 57.0-63.8
South Carolina 617 37 6.6 4.7- 9.1 19 2.9 1.8- 4.7 119 19.4 16.2-23.1 85 14.9 12.0-18.4 357 56.2 51.8-60.5
South Dakota 1,217 66 6.1 4.8- 7.8 42 3.7 2.7- 5.1 191 18.0 15.5-20.8 166 14.1 12.1-16.5 752 58.1 54.9-61.2
Texas 1,123 62 6.0 4.6- 7.9 48 4.2 3.1- 5.6 192 17.6 15.1-20.4 126 12.1 10.0-14.5 695 60.2 56.9-63.4
Virginia 658 41 7.7 5.6-10.6 24 3.6 2.3- 5.4 99 14.7 12.0-17.9 90 13.1 10.6-16.1 404 60.9 56.8-65.0
West Virginia 676 36 6.1 4.3- 8.8 31 6.1 4.1- 8.9 113 16.3 13.5-19.5 86 12.7 10.2-15.7 410 58.8 54.6-62.8
Wisconsin 854 48 6.2 4.0- 9.5 23 3.1 1.9- 4.9 144 15.9 13.3-18.9 105 11.8 9.5-14.4 534 63.1 59.1-66.9
Wyoming 752 50 6.6 4.9- 8.8 19 2.8 1.7- 4.5 139 18.8 15.8-22.2 100 13.1 10.7-15.9 444 58.8 54.8-62.6

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* This question was asked only of respondents who reported stopped smoking regularly.

#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.

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