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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 141 8 11.9 4.2-29.4 15 12.5 6.8-22.1 13 11.5 6.0-21.2 105 64.0 51.3-75.1
GENDER
Male 69 5 17.0 5.0-44.3 4 8.6 2.6-24.9 6 11.7 4.4-27.9 54 62.7 43.1-78.8
Female 72 3 5.0 1.5-15.6 11 17.9 9.3-31.4 7 11.3 5.0-23.4 51 65.9 52.2-77.3
RACE
White 130 6 11.6 3.5-32.3 15 14.3 7.8-24.8 11 8.7 4.5-16.0 98 65.5 51.8-77.0
Other 10 2 14.8 3.3-47.2 0 0.0 . - . 2 34.2 8.1-75.4 6 51.0 18.3-82.8
AGE
18-44 16 2 27.1 5.0-72.4 5 28.3 9.6-59.7 3 21.6 5.9-54.7 6 22.9 8.4-49.1
45+ 123 6 7.0 3.1-14.9 10 7.5 3.9-13.8 10 8.4 4.3-15.6 97 77.2 67.9-84.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 46 4 9.3 3.3-23.6 6 11.7 4.9-25.2 5 18.3 6.0-44.0 31 60.7 41.7-76.9
Some College + 95 4 12.9 3.5-38.1 9 12.9 5.9-25.9 8 8.8 4.1-17.8 74 65.4 48.8-78.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 60 3 17.4 3.9-51.8 7 11.9 4.0-30.2 6 15.3 5.7-34.9 44 55.5 34.9-74.4
$50,000+ 65 5 8.6 3.4-19.9 8 15.5 7.6-29.1 5 7.8 3.1-18.4 47 68.1 54.3-79.3

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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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