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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 147 41 27.0 19.0-36.8 8 5.5 2.5-11.7 98 67.5 57.6-76.1
GENDER
Male 65 14 23.2 13.2-37.5 2 3.5 0.8-13.7 49 73.2 58.8-84.0
Female 82 27 31.4 20.3-45.2 6 7.8 3.1-18.5 49 60.8 47.3-72.9
RACE
White 135 38 26.7 18.7-36.5 7 5.4 2.3-12.2 90 67.9 57.8-76.6
Other 12 3 29.7 6.9-70.7 1 6.1 0.8-34.5 8 64.2 27.4-89.5
AGE
18-44 48 17 33.7 20.6-50.0 4 7.6 2.7-19.8 27 58.7 42.7-73.0
45+ 99 24 20.2 12.7-30.7 4 3.3 1.2- 9.3 71 76.5 65.8-84.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 61 25 44.2 29.7-59.8 3 5.0 1.5-15.7 33 50.8 35.7-65.8
Some College + 86 16 11.7 6.8-19.2 5 6.0 2.1-15.7 65 82.4 72.6-89.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 77 28 37.3 24.4-52.2 6 6.5 2.5-15.9 43 56.2 41.7-69.8
$50,000+ 54 10 16.8 8.6-30.2 2 5.7 1.4-20.2 42 77.6 62.9-87.6

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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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