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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes Counties

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 7,405 2,424 36.8 35.2-38.4 709 11.0 10.0-12.1 4,272 52.2 50.6-53.8
-Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes 217 67 36.0 27.9-44.9 16 6.4 3.7-11.0 134 57.6 49.0-65.8
GENDER
Male 95 30 35.9 24.6-49.0 5 5.1 1.9-13.0 60 59.0 46.3-70.6
Female 122 37 36.0 25.5-48.1 11 8.0 4.2-14.8 74 55.9 44.5-66.7
RACE
White 198 63 37.6 29.1-47.0 14 6.4 3.5-11.4 121 55.9 46.9-64.6
Other 18 4 19.1 6.3-45.4 2 6.6 1.4-25.9 12 74.3 48.4-89.9
AGE
18-44 49 22 52.7 36.6-68.2 4 6.7 2.2-18.4 23 40.6 26.4-56.5
45+ 166 44 25.6 18.8-33.7 11 6.0 3.2-10.9 111 68.4 60.0-75.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 104 39 38.9 28.4-50.6 6 4.5 1.9-10.5 59 56.6 45.0-67.5
Some College + 112 27 32.6 21.0-46.7 10 8.3 4.0-16.4 75 59.1 46.1-71.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 130 43 37.1 27.2-48.3 8 5.7 2.7-11.5 79 57.2 46.2-67.5
$50,000+ 63 16 34.4 20.1-52.1 6 8.4 3.3-19.5 41 57.2 41.0-72.0

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.


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