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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 107 10 15.3 6.9-30.6 18 15.9 9.7-25.0 11 8.2 4.1-15.5 68 60.6 48.2-71.8
GENDER
Male 45 4 9.9 3.1-27.0 10 23.9 12.8-40.2 2 5.1 1.2-18.6 29 61.2 44.5-75.6
Female 62 6 19.8 7.2-43.9 8 9.4 4.4-18.9 9 10.7 4.9-21.9 39 60.1 42.3-75.7
RACE
White 74 8 18.1 7.3-38.3 14 18.2 10.3-30.1 7 8.7 3.9-18.2 45 55.0 40.1-69.0
Other 32 2 8.9 2.1-30.6 4 10.7 3.6-27.9 4 7.1 1.8-23.9 22 73.2 53.2-86.8
AGE
18-44 17 5 43.4 17.4-73.7 4 18.5 5.9-45.0 2 4.3 0.8-20.9 6 33.8 13.4-62.7
45+ 89 5 5.7 2.1-14.5 14 15.4 9.0-25.2 9 9.8 4.7-19.2 61 69.0 57.4-78.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 46 6 23.9 8.4-51.9 8 15.6 7.0-31.3 5 9.0 3.2-22.8 27 51.5 32.2-70.4
Some College + 61 4 8.7 3.2-21.5 10 16.1 8.4-28.6 6 7.6 3.0-17.6 41 67.7 53.6-79.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 57 8 26.8 11.5-50.6 11 18.4 9.4-32.7 7 8.6 3.4-20.4 31 46.2 30.4-62.9
$50,000+ 31 2 6.0 1.4-22.0 2 7.7 1.9-26.3 3 8.1 2.5-23.0 24 78.2 59.8-89.6

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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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