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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 410 338 74.6 66.5-81.3 72 25.4 18.7-33.5
GENDER
Male 161 133 76.4 64.7-85.1 28 23.6 14.9-35.3
Female 249 205 73.0 61.2-82.2 44 27.0 17.8-38.8
RACE
White 349 298 77.8 69.0-84.7 51 22.2 15.3-31.0
Other 59 38 58.3 38.8-75.5 21 41.7 24.5-61.2
AGE
18-44 87 62 67.1 52.1-79.3 25 32.9 20.7-47.9
45+ 316 269 80.9 73.8-86.5 47 19.1 13.5-26.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 128 96 64.8 49.3-77.7 32 35.2 22.3-50.7
Some College + 282 242 79.4 69.8-86.5 40 20.6 13.5-30.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 172 130 64.8 51.0-76.5 42 35.2 23.5-49.0
$50,000+ 175 155 85.2 75.8-91.3 20 14.8 8.7-24.2

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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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