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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 241 60 25.4 18.4-33.9 17 14.5 7.2-27.0 164 60.1 50.1-69.3
GENDER
Male 103 24 25.2 15.0-39.2 3 14.9 4.7-38.5 76 59.9 44.0-74.0
Female 138 36 25.6 17.8-35.4 14 14.1 7.4-25.4 88 60.3 49.0-70.5
RACE
White 192 45 27.1 19.0-37.1 9 4.7 2.3- 9.3 138 68.2 58.4-76.6
Other 48 15 22.9 11.7-40.1 8 34.8 16.1-59.7 25 42.3 24.8-62.0
AGE
18-44 65 24 31.2 19.2-46.3 8 23.2 10.5-43.8 33 45.6 30.7-61.3
45+ 175 36 19.0 13.5-26.1 9 4.9 2.4- 9.6 130 76.1 68.6-82.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 70 24 23.8 13.8-37.8 6 28.5 11.8-54.3 40 47.7 30.0-66.0
Some College + 171 36 26.3 17.6-37.2 11 6.8 3.3-13.5 124 66.9 56.2-76.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 99 37 28.4 18.4-41.2 10 24.5 10.0-48.5 52 47.1 31.9-62.8
$50,000+ 118 18 21.9 12.5-35.6 6 6.2 2.5-14.9 94 71.8 58.5-82.2

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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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