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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston 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
-Johnston County 121 11 13.8 7.1-25.1 19 21.9 13.3-34.0 21 19.3 12.2-29.2 70 44.9 34.7-55.7
GENDER
Male 63 4 11.4 4.1-27.8 12 27.5 15.3-44.3 11 17.7 9.1-31.5 36 43.5 30.0-58.0
Female 58 7 17.9 7.7-36.2 7 12.7 5.3-27.6 10 22.1 11.9-37.3 34 47.3 32.9-62.2
RACE
White 94 7 9.6 4.0-21.3 15 24.5 14.1-39.1 16 21.2 12.7-33.3 56 44.7 33.1-56.8
Other 25 4 28.1 10.6-56.3 4 15.4 5.0-38.6 5 14.9 5.5-34.6 12 41.5 21.8-64.3
AGE
18-44 28 7 30.0 14.6-51.8 7 25.2 11.8-45.9 8 25.5 12.3-45.5 6 19.3 8.4-38.3
45+ 93 4 3.2 1.1- 8.5 12 19.8 9.8-35.8 13 15.3 8.7-25.5 64 61.8 48.2-73.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 62 5 14.2 5.4-32.7 10 22.5 11.7-39.0 10 15.3 7.9-27.5 37 48.0 33.6-62.7
Some College + 58 6 13.5 5.4-29.9 8 20.7 9.1-40.2 11 23.4 12.5-39.4 33 42.5 28.5-57.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 57 8 22.3 10.0-42.6 8 18.9 8.6-36.6 5 7.2 2.8-17.5 36 51.6 35.1-67.8
$50,000+ 50 3 9.8 3.2-26.4 9 26.7 13.4-46.2 11 25.3 13.8-41.9 27 38.1 24.7-53.6

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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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