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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,219 10,826 79.7 78.4-80.9 2,393 20.3 19.1-21.6
-Johnston County 367 287 72.7 64.3-79.8 80 27.3 20.2-35.7
GENDER
Male 137 107 70.5 56.7-81.3 30 29.5 18.7-43.3
Female 230 180 74.6 63.9-83.0 50 25.4 17.0-36.1
RACE
White 296 229 70.9 61.6-78.8 67 29.1 21.2-38.4
Other 69 56 78.4 55.4-91.4 13 21.6 8.6-44.6
AGE
18-44 130 99 70.8 56.8-81.7 31 29.2 18.3-43.2
45+ 234 186 75.5 67.6-82.1 48 24.5 17.9-32.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 179 141 75.8 65.3-83.9 38 24.2 16.1-34.7
Some College + 187 145 70.2 57.4-80.5 42 29.8 19.5-42.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 167 122 67.8 55.9-77.9 45 32.2 22.1-44.1
$50,000+ 155 128 73.9 59.3-84.6 27 26.1 15.4-40.7

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

^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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