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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,457 1,774 31.0 29.0-33.1 619 12.7 11.0-14.6 4,064 56.3 54.1-58.5
-Mecklenburg County 277 74 30.8 23.7-39.0 21 8.9 5.4-14.3 182 60.3 52.3-67.8
GENDER
Male 129 33 29.9 20.6-41.1 12 11.6 6.2-20.6 84 58.5 47.6-68.6
Female 148 41 32.0 21.8-44.4 9 5.3 2.6-10.4 98 62.7 50.7-73.2
RACE
White 198 49 30.7 22.0-41.1 13 7.5 4.0-13.8 136 61.8 51.9-70.8
Other 73 24 33.7 21.7-48.4 8 12.7 5.7-25.9 41 53.6 39.3-67.2
AGE
18-44 71 26 42.3 28.9-57.0 9 11.7 5.5-23.1 36 46.0 32.6-60.0
45+ 201 48 22.8 16.4-30.6 12 7.1 3.8-12.7 141 70.2 62.0-77.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 80 28 41.3 26.5-57.9 6 9.2 3.5-21.8 46 49.5 34.3-64.8
Some College + 195 46 26.0 18.9-34.6 15 8.9 4.9-15.4 134 65.2 56.4-73.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 120 39 32.9 22.8-45.0 16 17.6 9.9-29.4 65 49.4 37.6-61.3
$50,000+ 113 22 21.9 14.0-32.5 5 5.4 2.2-12.7 86 72.8 62.0-81.4

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

^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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