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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 160 6 8.1 2.8-21.5 22 19.5 11.9-30.2 14 12.6 6.7-22.2 118 59.8 48.5-70.2
GENDER
Male 74 5 11.4 3.2-33.2 14 21.8 12.6-35.0 6 15.4 6.7-31.6 49 51.4 37.1-65.5
Female 86 1 4.4 0.6-25.0 8 16.8 6.5-37.1 8 9.2 3.9-20.4 69 69.5 51.7-82.9
RACE
White 136 4 7.1 1.7-25.4 17 14.8 8.8-23.7 12 10.7 5.6-19.3 103 67.4 55.3-77.7
Other 23 2 12.5 2.7-42.5 5 37.8 15.7-66.5 1 10.2 1.5-46.6 15 39.5 19.7-63.5
AGE
18-44 33 3 16.2 4.5-44.0 9 30.4 14.8-52.3 8 23.7 10.9-44.2 13 29.7 14.9-50.6
45+ 126 3 2.6 0.8- 8.3 13 12.1 6.8-20.4 6 4.8 1.8-12.2 104 80.5 71.2-87.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 38 2 21.5 5.6-55.8 6 20.8 7.1-47.6 5 17.2 5.7-41.7 25 40.4 22.6-61.2
Some College + 122 4 3.0 1.1- 8.1 16 19.0 11.0-30.7 9 10.8 5.0-21.6 93 67.3 55.2-77.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 51 3 10.1 2.7-31.1 12 33.7 17.3-55.4 7 17.5 6.9-37.6 29 38.7 24.1-55.7
$50,000+ 91 3 8.2 1.7-31.4 9 13.6 6.8-25.4 6 9.7 3.7-23.1 73 68.4 52.6-80.9

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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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