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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 98 7 9.4 3.6-22.7 18 25.0 15.7-37.3 14 12.9 7.4-21.6 59 52.6 40.7-64.2
GENDER
Male 49 2 9.0 1.8-34.2 13 33.5 19.6-51.0 3 5.8 1.7-18.2 31 51.6 35.1-67.8
Female 49 5 10.1 3.8-24.0 5 13.1 5.1-29.5 11 22.8 12.5-37.9 28 54.0 38.1-69.1
RACE
White 90 7 10.6 4.0-25.0 14 20.9 12.1-33.6 12 11.6 6.3-20.3 57 57.0 44.1-69.0
Other 8 0 0.0 . - . 4 60.2 25.5-87.0 2 24.3 5.8-62.7 2 15.5 2.8-53.7
AGE
18-44 27 1 9.7 1.4-44.3 11 45.3 26.3-65.7 6 15.5 6.5-32.3 9 29.6 14.9-50.2
45+ 71 6 9.3 3.9-20.4 7 9.3 4.4-18.6 8 10.9 5.3-21.3 50 70.5 57.6-80.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 33 2 13.3 2.4-48.6 7 32.8 16.2-55.1 5 10.9 4.2-25.5 19 43.0 24.8-63.2
Some College + 65 5 7.3 2.9-17.6 11 20.7 11.0-35.7 9 14.0 7.1-25.9 40 57.9 43.5-71.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 43 3 11.7 2.4-41.9 9 28.7 14.3-49.3 6 13.4 5.5-29.2 25 46.2 28.6-64.8
$50,000+ 42 3 8.4 2.7-23.4 8 27.6 14.4-46.3 4 8.6 3.1-21.8 27 55.4 38.6-71.0

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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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