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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 144 25 24.9 16.4-36.0 14 8.6 4.7-15.2 105 66.5 55.8-75.7
GENDER
Male 61 14 31.2 17.7-48.8 4 6.1 2.1-16.8 43 62.7 46.1-76.8
Female 83 11 18.5 10.3-31.0 10 11.1 5.4-21.5 62 70.3 57.4-80.7
RACE
White 113 15 17.9 10.3-29.2 12 9.2 4.8-16.8 86 72.9 61.7-81.8
Other 27 9 44.8 23.6-68.1 2 8.1 1.9-29.0 16 47.1 26.2-69.1
AGE
18-44 27 9 41.8 22.4-64.0 4 11.2 3.7-29.4 14 47.0 27.6-67.4
45+ 115 16 16.7 10.1-26.4 10 7.4 3.8-13.9 89 75.9 65.9-83.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 47 10 24.6 12.9-41.9 2 5.9 1.2-23.8 35 69.5 51.9-82.8
Some College + 97 15 25.0 14.5-39.7 12 9.8 5.1-17.9 70 65.2 51.7-76.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 50 12 35.6 19.1-56.5 6 10.3 3.9-24.4 32 54.1 35.7-71.4
$50,000+ 69 8 13.2 6.4-25.2 7 10.0 4.5-20.8 54 76.9 63.9-86.2

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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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