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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt 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
-Pitt County 114 5 4.5 1.9-10.7 11 15.4 7.2-30.1 20 23.0 14.2-35.1 78 57.0 44.8-68.5
GENDER
Male 47 2 4.1 1.0-15.9 5 11.0 4.3-25.5 11 33.2 18.0-53.0 29 51.6 34.9-68.0
Female 67 3 4.8 1.5-14.2 6 18.9 6.8-42.7 9 15.0 7.5-27.7 49 61.3 43.9-76.3
RACE
White 87 4 4.5 1.7-11.6 7 15.9 6.2-35.3 15 21.1 12.3-33.8 61 58.5 44.2-71.4
Other 27 1 4.6 0.6-26.9 4 13.9 4.8-33.9 5 28.7 10.4-58.3 17 52.7 29.9-74.5
AGE
18-44 19 2 5.7 1.3-21.5 5 32.2 11.2-64.1 6 38.1 16.5-65.8 6 24.0 9.7-48.2
45+ 94 3 4.1 1.3-12.2 6 7.9 3.5-16.9 14 16.5 9.7-26.6 71 71.5 60.3-80.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 36 3 8.8 2.7-24.9 5 13.0 5.2-28.9 7 30.8 13.5-56.0 21 47.4 28.7-66.8
Some College + 78 2 2.6 0.6-10.0 6 16.5 6.1-37.5 13 19.5 11.0-32.3 57 61.4 45.8-74.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 45 2 4.7 1.1-18.0 7 27.9 10.8-55.2 10 25.4 11.2-47.8 26 42.1 24.7-61.7
$50,000+ 52 2 3.7 0.9-13.7 4 9.2 3.2-23.5 8 22.2 11.2-39.2 38 65.0 48.8-78.3

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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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