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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 367 318 88.7 84.3-92.0 49 11.3 8.0-15.7
GENDER
Male 118 102 87.4 79.0-92.7 16 12.6 7.3-21.0
Female 249 216 89.6 84.1-93.3 33 10.4 6.7-15.9
RACE
White 317 272 87.6 82.7-91.3 45 12.4 8.7-17.3
Other 49 45 92.9 76.2-98.2 4 7.1 1.8-23.8
AGE
18-44 144 123 87.5 80.3-92.3 21 12.5 7.7-19.7
45+ 220 192 90.3 85.2-93.8 28 9.7 6.2-14.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 133 105 76.7 66.3-84.7 28 23.3 15.3-33.7
Some College + 233 212 95.0 91.9-97.0 21 5.0 3.0- 8.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 141 107 76.3 66.0-84.2 34 23.7 15.8-34.0
$50,000+ 179 167 94.5 89.9-97.1 12 5.5 2.9-10.1

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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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