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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan County

Tobacco Use

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
-Rowan County 436 342 73.9 66.8-79.9 94 26.1 20.1-33.2
GENDER
Male 158 123 74.2 61.3-84.0 35 25.8 16.0-38.7
Female 278 219 73.6 65.4-80.5 59 26.4 19.5-34.6
RACE
White 384 304 76.9 70.8-82.1 80 23.1 17.9-29.2
Other 50 36 60.9 38.0-79.8 14 39.1 20.2-62.0
AGE
18-44 104 70 64.3 51.0-75.7 34 35.7 24.3-49.0
45+ 329 269 82.1 77.0-86.2 60 17.9 13.8-23.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 216 155 61.3 50.3-71.3 61 38.7 28.7-49.7
Some College + 220 187 87.0 81.0-91.3 33 13.0 8.7-19.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 222 159 66.9 57.5-75.1 63 33.1 24.9-42.5
$50,000+ 130 114 88.3 80.8-93.1 16 11.7 6.9-19.2

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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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