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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 177 9 7.7 2.9-18.8 24 18.3 11.7-27.5 20 10.6 6.4-17.0 124 63.3 53.4-72.3
GENDER
Male 80 1 2.4 0.3-14.9 12 22.1 12.3-36.6 10 12.9 6.7-23.4 57 62.6 49.0-74.5
Female 97 8 14.1 4.9-34.4 12 13.8 7.2-24.9 10 7.9 3.7-16.0 67 64.2 49.3-76.8
RACE
White 131 4 1.9 0.6- 5.4 16 18.0 10.9-28.4 13 9.4 5.1-16.7 98 70.7 60.3-79.3
Other 41 5 22.5 7.8-49.9 6 11.1 4.4-25.0 6 10.6 4.3-24.0 24 55.8 35.8-74.1
AGE
18-44 34 3 15.3 3.9-44.8 12 36.7 20.0-57.4 4 11.5 4.1-28.4 15 36.5 20.4-56.4
45+ 138 6 4.3 1.5-11.5 12 10.1 5.3-18.3 16 10.7 6.2-17.9 104 74.8 65.4-82.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 46 2 14.4 2.8-49.9 5 10.8 3.6-28.0 6 7.6 3.0-18.0 33 67.2 43.7-84.4
Some College + 129 7 5.2 2.1-12.4 19 21.6 13.3-33.0 14 12.0 6.7-20.4 89 61.2 50.3-71.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 65 7 21.8 8.2-46.8 9 14.2 6.4-28.9 9 10.7 5.0-21.5 40 53.2 36.2-69.6
$50,000+ 82 1 0.6 0.1- 4.1 12 20.0 11.6-32.5 7 9.8 4.4-20.6 62 69.5 56.7-79.9

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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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