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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell County

Tobacco Use

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

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than 1 year ago 1 to 5 years ago 5 to 10 years ago 10 or more years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,979 242 10.2 8.0-12.8 537 18.0 15.8-20.5 462 12.6 10.8-14.7 2,738 59.2 56.3-62.0
-Iredell County 132 8 9.2 4.5-17.9 20 18.0 10.9-28.3 19 17.8 11.1-27.2 85 55.0 44.8-64.8
GENDER
Male 66 0 0.0 . - . 11 21.5 11.0-37.8 8 17.4 8.5-32.3 47 61.0 45.8-74.4
Female 66 8 20.9 10.7-36.7 9 13.6 6.8-25.4 11 18.2 10.0-30.9 38 47.4 34.3-60.8
RACE
White 115 6 7.7 3.4-16.8 15 15.2 8.6-25.4 17 19.5 11.9-30.2 77 57.6 46.7-67.9
Other 16 2 18.9 4.6-53.0 5 36.6 13.3-68.3 2 10.5 2.5-35.3 7 34.0 13.9-62.1
AGE
18-44 24 6 24.5 11.1-45.9 6 29.1 12.9-53.2 8 30.1 15.0-51.1 4 16.3 5.9-37.7
45+ 108 2 1.8 0.4- 6.9 14 12.6 7.3-20.9 11 11.8 6.0-21.8 81 73.8 63.3-82.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 56 2 4.0 0.9-15.7 12 30.3 16.5-48.7 7 16.9 7.7-33.2 35 48.7 33.4-64.3
Some College + 76 6 13.0 5.8-26.5 8 9.0 4.3-18.0 12 18.4 10.1-31.1 50 59.6 46.4-71.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 71 7 16.3 7.7-31.1 10 15.9 7.6-30.2 10 14.8 7.5-27.1 44 53.1 39.4-66.3
$50,000+ 45 1 2.8 0.4-17.4 7 15.6 7.1-30.9 8 24.4 12.4-42.3 29 57.2 40.6-72.3

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*This question was asked of those who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes, but no longer smoke.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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