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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan 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
-Rowan County 125 9 9.9 4.9-19.0 17 17.9 8.7-33.2 10 9.0 4.6-16.7 89 63.2 50.5-74.3
GENDER
Male 54 2 7.3 1.8-25.0 5 7.5 2.9-18.0 5 9.2 3.6-21.6 42 75.9 60.6-86.6
Female 71 7 12.1 5.4-25.0 12 26.6 11.7-49.6 5 8.8 3.5-20.7 47 52.5 35.8-68.7
RACE
White 114 9 11.2 5.5-21.2 15 18.0 8.2-35.1 10 10.1 5.2-18.7 80 60.7 47.4-72.6
Other 10 0 0.0 . - . 2 17.5 4.0-51.6 0 0.0 . - . 8 82.5 48.4-96.0
AGE
18-44 13 4 22.5 7.0-52.8 3 41.6 12.0-78.9 4 17.5 5.2-45.2 2 18.4 4.2-53.6
45+ 111 5 6.7 2.4-16.9 14 11.8 6.8-19.7 6 6.8 2.9-15.1 86 74.7 64.1-83.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 66 5 9.8 3.6-24.3 8 10.1 4.8-20.0 8 12.9 6.3-24.7 45 67.2 53.1-78.7
Some College + 59 4 10.0 3.7-24.2 9 25.6 10.2-51.1 2 5.2 1.3-18.8 44 59.3 39.4-76.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 67 4 7.3 2.5-19.6 11 26.2 11.5-49.3 7 11.5 5.1-23.9 45 55.0 37.5-71.4
$50,000+ 30 2 10.5 2.7-33.2 4 10.9 3.9-26.8 1 2.7 0.4-17.1 23 75.9 56.0-88.7

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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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