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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt 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
-Pitt County 372 314 78.6 69.9-85.3 58 21.4 14.7-30.1
GENDER
Male 123 103 70.7 54.0-83.2 20 29.3 16.8-46.0
Female 249 211 84.7 78.3-89.4 38 15.3 10.6-21.7
RACE
White 254 214 75.4 63.1-84.5 40 24.6 15.5-36.9
Other 118 100 84.4 74.6-90.9 18 15.6 9.1-25.4
AGE
18-44 98 78 72.4 55.7-84.6 20 27.6 15.4-44.3
45+ 272 234 83.5 76.4-88.8 38 16.5 11.2-23.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 134 106 70.1 52.9-82.9 28 29.9 17.1-47.1
Some College + 238 208 83.4 74.2-89.8 30 16.6 10.2-25.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 186 147 72.5 59.6-82.5 39 27.5 17.5-40.4
$50,000+ 131 119 87.6 72.8-94.9 12 12.4 5.1-27.2

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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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