BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Tobacco Use
How long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?
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| Total # Respondents |
Within 6 months | Within 1 year | Within 5 years | Within 10 years | 10 years or more | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 2,908 | 104 | 4.2 | 3.0- 5.6 | 83 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.3 | 349 | 15.7 | 13.3-18.4 | 260 | 12.1 | 9.9-14.8 | 2,112 | 63.6 | 60.3-66.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,458 | 51 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.4 | 41 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.1 | 163 | 14.6 | 11.4-18.6 | 129 | 13.1 | 9.9-17.3 | 1,074 | 62.0 | 57.3-66.4 |
| Female | 1,450 | 53 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.4 | 42 | 3.4 | 2.0- 5.6 | 186 | 17.1 | 13.8-21.0 | 131 | 10.7 | 8.3-13.7 | 1,038 | 65.7 | 61.5-69.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,211 | 67 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.7 | 59 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.0 | 238 | 14.5 | 12.0-17.5 | 194 | 11.8 | 9.6-14.5 | 1,653 | 66.3 | 62.8-69.6 |
| African American | 502 | 26 | 6.8 | 3.3-13.5 | 19 | 5.5 | 2.6-11.1 | 86 | 20.2 | 13.3-29.3 | 47 | 13.8 | 6.8-25.9 | 324 | 53.7 | 44.4-62.8 |
| Other | 126 | 6 | 6.9 | 1.8-22.7 | 5 | 9.0 | 3.3-22.5 | 15 | 17.2 | 9.1-30.4 | 13 | 13.1 | 6.6-24.3 | 87 | 53.8 | 40.6-66.4 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 10.8 | 2.1-41.0 | 5 | 24.8 | 9.8-50.2 | 3 | 5.7 | 1.4-21.2 | 28 | 58.6 | 35.6-78.3 |
| No | 2,814 | 100 | 4.2 | 3.1- 5.8 | 81 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.2 | 337 | 15.4 | 13.0-18.2 | 252 | 12.3 | 10.1-15.1 | 2,044 | 63.6 | 60.3-66.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 20 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1- 8.0 | 8 | 50.4 | 24.4-76.2 | 9 | 41.1 | 18.2-68.7 | 2 | 7.3 | 1.3-32.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 90 | 11 | 8.3 | 3.8-17.0 | 12 | 13.4 | 6.4-25.9 | 35 | 43.8 | 30.4-58.2 | 21 | 23.2 | 13.0-38.0 | 11 | 11.3 | 5.0-23.4 |
| 35-44 | 184 | 10 | 6.4 | 2.5-15.3 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.8 | 51 | 30.0 | 21.2-40.5 | 30 | 18.6 | 11.3-29.2 | 91 | 44.1 | 34.2-54.4 |
| 45-54 | 423 | 21 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.1 | 19 | 4.5 | 2.2- 9.0 | 71 | 11.5 | 8.5-15.5 | 48 | 11.2 | 7.8-15.8 | 264 | 68.2 | 62.0-73.8 |
| 55-64 | 777 | 34 | 4.2 | 2.5- 6.9 | 25 | 3.7 | 2.1- 6.3 | 83 | 7.6 | 5.7-10.2 | 77 | 13.3 | 8.9-19.3 | 558 | 71.2 | 65.4-76.4 |
| 65+ | 1,414 | 27 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.7 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.9 | 100 | 7.3 | 5.5- 9.7 | 82 | 5.6 | 4.1- 7.7 | 1,188 | 84.3 | 81.4-86.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 405 | 17 | 4.4 | 2.3- 8.1 | 7 | 4.1 | 1.3-12.3 | 50 | 15.6 | 10.8-22.0 | 41 | 15.5 | 8.4-26.9 | 290 | 60.4 | 51.2-69.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 880 | 41 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.2 | 35 | 7.3 | 4.4-11.9 | 117 | 17.7 | 13.2-23.3 | 83 | 11.0 | 7.6-15.6 | 604 | 59.0 | 53.1-64.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 710 | 29 | 6.2 | 3.5-10.8 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.6 | 103 | 18.1 | 13.1-24.3 | 69 | 12.8 | 9.4-17.3 | 491 | 59.0 | 52.7-65.0 |
| College Graduate | 907 | 17 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 | 23 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.9 | 79 | 12.0 | 8.6-16.6 | 67 | 11.4 | 7.6-16.9 | 721 | 72.4 | 66.6-77.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 284 | 16 | 6.1 | 3.1-11.5 | 14 | 12.5 | 5.3-26.9 | 49 | 18.5 | 12.1-27.3 | 26 | 8.3 | 4.7-14.3 | 179 | 54.6 | 44.1-64.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 454 | 21 | 8.4 | 4.1-16.3 | 17 | 6.7 | 3.4-12.9 | 71 | 19.4 | 14.2-26.0 | 47 | 13.4 | 7.2-23.5 | 298 | 52.1 | 43.9-60.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 335 | 15 | 3.3 | 1.6- 6.6 | 12 | 4.6 | 1.7-11.6 | 41 | 21.2 | 13.2-32.3 | 32 | 10.4 | 6.7-16.0 | 235 | 60.4 | 50.7-69.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 382 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.2 | 17 | 7.8 | 3.9-15.2 | 39 | 15.4 | 9.3-24.5 | 25 | 9.4 | 5.8-14.7 | 287 | 64.9 | 56.0-72.8 |
| $50,000+ | 983 | 21 | 3.0 | 1.7- 5.5 | 19 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.4 | 97 | 13.0 | 9.4-17.7 | 90 | 14.4 | 10.5-19.5 | 756 | 67.4 | 61.8-72.5 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 357 | 18 | 6.3 | 2.5-15.2 | 16 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.1 | 45 | 11.1 | 7.4-16.2 | 41 | 17.5 | 11.8-25.2 | 237 | 60.9 | 52.6-68.6 |
| Region II | 330 | 13 | 4.6 | 1.9-10.5 | 8 | 4.6 | 1.7-11.7 | 32 | 12.2 | 7.6-19.2 | 29 | 10.4 | 5.9-17.7 | 248 | 68.2 | 59.5-75.8 |
| Region III | 400 | 14 | 2.2 | 1.0- 5.0 | 18 | 6.4 | 3.4-11.8 | 59 | 17.7 | 11.7-25.9 | 40 | 12.7 | 7.6-20.3 | 269 | 61.0 | 52.6-68.8 |
| Region IV | 340 | 16 | 4.6 | 2.5- 8.4 | 8 | 4.3 | 1.7-10.0 | 55 | 18.8 | 13.7-25.4 | 28 | 11.0 | 7.0-16.9 | 233 | 61.3 | 54.0-68.2 |
| Region V | 331 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.7- 9.2 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.0 | 37 | 17.4 | 11.1-26.3 | 26 | 8.7 | 5.3-13.9 | 257 | 68.7 | 60.3-76.1 |
| Region VI | 407 | 16 | 5.3 | 2.8- 9.7 | 10 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.3 | 41 | 13.8 | 9.0-20.6 | 37 | 11.7 | 7.8-17.1 | 303 | 66.6 | 59.5-73.1 |
| Region VII | 323 | 10 | 4.7 | 2.1-10.1 | 7 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.4 | 42 | 19.7 | 12.7-29.2 | 26 | 14.3 | 7.5-25.6 | 238 | 58.8 | 48.9-68.1 |
| Region VIII | 420 | 9 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.5 | 13 | 9.2 | 3.8-20.7 | 38 | 12.5 | 8.1-18.9 | 33 | 8.8 | 5.4-14.0 | 327 | 66.8 | 58.1-74.6 |
*This question was asked only of former smokers.
** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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