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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan 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
-Rowan County 219 66 35.1 25.7-45.9 28 18.4 11.6-27.9 125 46.5 37.2-56.0
GENDER
Male 89 29 42.8 26.9-60.4 6 9.7 4.0-21.6 54 47.5 32.5-62.9
Female 130 37 29.0 20.0-40.0 22 25.4 15.1-39.4 71 45.6 34.2-57.5
RACE
White 194 57 29.9 22.6-38.4 23 18.1 10.9-28.6 114 52.0 42.9-61.0
Other 24 9 55.6 27.3-80.8 5 19.8 6.3-47.4 10 24.6 9.9-49.2
AGE
18-44 47 21 48.1 29.5-67.1 13 29.7 15.7-49.0 13 22.2 10.7-40.5
45+ 171 45 25.3 18.8-33.0 15 9.6 5.5-16.4 111 65.1 56.8-72.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 127 46 43.2 30.1-57.3 15 20.6 11.2-34.6 66 36.3 26.1-47.8
Some College + 92 20 21.2 12.6-33.4 13 14.7 7.9-25.5 59 64.1 51.0-75.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 130 42 29.4 20.7-39.9 21 26.0 15.7-39.8 67 44.6 33.4-56.3
$50,000+ 46 10 22.8 12.1-38.9 6 16.1 6.9-33.2 30 61.1 44.6-75.4

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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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