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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 102 3 3.9 1.1-13.0 11 13.6 6.9-25.1 9 11.7 5.8-22.1 79 70.8 58.6-80.6
GENDER
Male 42 1 4.8 0.7-26.9 6 11.4 5.0-23.9 5 15.8 6.6-33.1 30 68.1 50.9-81.4
Female 60 2 3.0 0.7-11.5 5 15.7 5.9-35.9 4 8.0 2.5-23.1 49 73.3 55.0-86.0
RACE
White 84 2 3.9 0.8-16.5 7 12.3 5.2-26.4 7 10.0 4.5-20.9 68 73.9 59.9-84.2
Other 15 1 4.8 0.6-28.3 4 22.8 7.5-51.6 0 0.0 . - . 10 72.4 44.1-89.8
AGE
18-44 13 1 10.1 1.4-46.6 1 14.6 2.2-56.9 5 39.2 16.7-67.4 6 36.2 15.5-63.8
45+ 87 2 2.1 0.5- 8.1 10 13.6 7.0-25.0 3 2.4 0.7- 8.1 72 81.9 70.5-89.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 33 1 2.8 0.4-17.7 7 31.9 14.9-55.6 2 6.5 1.6-22.9 23 58.8 37.4-77.3
Some College + 69 2 4.3 0.9-18.2 4 5.4 1.8-15.5 7 14.1 6.4-28.2 56 76.2 61.6-86.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 30 2 11.8 2.7-39.3 4 19.8 7.0-44.9 3 18.6 6.1-44.8 21 49.8 29.9-69.8
$50,000+ 53 1 1.2 0.2- 8.3 5 11.9 4.1-29.6 4 9.3 3.2-23.9 43 77.6 60.6-88.7

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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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