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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Tobacco Use

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
-Mecklenburg County 613 518 83.2 78.6-86.9 95 16.8 13.1-21.4
GENDER
Male 231 186 78.8 71.4-84.8 45 21.2 15.2-28.6
Female 382 332 87.1 81.4-91.3 50 12.9 8.7-18.6
RACE
White 424 362 82.0 75.8-86.9 62 18.0 13.1-24.2
Other 178 146 84.0 76.5-89.5 32 16.0 10.5-23.5
AGE
18-44 191 156 80.7 72.6-86.8 35 19.3 13.2-27.4
45+ 414 354 85.5 80.9-89.2 60 14.5 10.8-19.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 148 114 74.2 62.3-83.4 34 25.8 16.6-37.7
Some College + 463 402 86.5 82.0-89.9 61 13.5 10.1-18.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 231 176 77.3 69.2-83.7 55 22.7 16.3-30.8
$50,000+ 283 256 89.3 84.1-92.9 27 10.7 7.1-15.9

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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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