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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 385 307 77.6 71.0-83.0 78 22.4 17.0-29.0
GENDER
Male 124 99 74.8 62.7-84.0 25 25.2 16.0-37.3
Female 261 208 79.9 73.0-85.4 53 20.1 14.6-27.0
RACE
White 236 185 75.4 66.3-82.7 51 24.6 17.3-33.7
Other 148 121 80.7 70.5-88.0 27 19.3 12.0-29.5
AGE
18-44 113 83 74.8 63.2-83.8 30 25.2 16.2-36.8
45+ 269 221 80.1 73.5-85.4 48 19.9 14.6-26.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 192 144 73.9 64.4-81.5 48 26.1 18.5-35.6
Some College + 193 163 81.6 71.5-88.7 30 18.4 11.3-28.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 216 161 68.8 58.8-77.3 55 31.2 22.7-41.2
$50,000+ 97 85 88.6 79.0-94.1 12 11.4 5.9-21.0

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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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