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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 370 331 88.5 83.6-92.1 39 11.5 7.9-16.4
GENDER
Male 139 121 84.8 74.7-91.3 18 15.2 8.7-25.3
Female 231 210 91.3 86.4-94.5 21 8.7 5.5-13.6
RACE
White 293 266 90.5 85.6-93.9 27 9.5 6.1-14.4
Other 71 60 84.0 70.5-92.0 11 16.0 8.0-29.5
AGE
18-44 98 85 86.5 76.3-92.8 13 13.5 7.2-23.7
45+ 266 240 89.9 85.1-93.3 26 10.1 6.7-14.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 85 73 86.5 75.8-92.9 12 13.5 7.1-24.2
Some College + 283 256 89.1 83.1-93.1 27 10.9 6.9-16.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 106 88 81.8 69.4-89.9 18 18.2 10.1-30.6
$50,000+ 205 190 92.6 87.6-95.7 15 7.4 4.3-12.4

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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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