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. 2012 May;102(5):899–908. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300346

TABLE 2—

Yearly Smoking Estimates for each Metropolitan Statistical Area: A Smoke-Free Paso del Norte, El Paso, Austin-Round Rock, and San Antonio, Texas, 2000–2009

El Paso MSA, % (95% CI) Comparison MSA1, % (95% CI) Comparison MSA2, % (95% CI)
BRFSS 2000
Smoking status
    Nonsmoker 0.60 (0.51, 0.69) 0.51 (0.45, 0.57) 0.53 (0.47, 0.59)
    Former smoker 0.21 (0.14, 0.29) 0.24 (0.19, 0.30) 0.25 (0.20, 0.30)
    Nondaily smoker 0.07 (0.03, 0.12) 0.08 (0.04, 0.11) 0.06 (0.04, 0.09)
    Daily smoker 0.12 (0.05, 0.18) 0.17 (0.12, 0.22) 0.15 (0.11, 0.19)
Smoked > 100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoking
    No 0.76 (0.67, 0.85) 0.67 (0.61, 0.74) 0.71 (0.65, 0.78)
    Yes 0.24 (0.15, 0.33) 0.33 (0.26, 0.39) 0.29 (0.22, 0.35)
BRFSS 2001
Smoking status
    Nonsmoker 0.60 (0.52, 0.68) 0.55 (0.49, 0.61) 0.61 (0.56, 0.66)
    Former smoker 0.19 (0.13, 0.25) 0.25 (0.20, 0.29) 0.23 (0.19, 0.28)
    Nondaily smoker 0.06 (0.02, 0.11) 0.08 (0.05, 0.12) 0.05 (0.03, 0.07)
    Daily smoker 0.15 (0.09, 0.21) 0.12 (0.08, 0.16) 0.10 (0.07, 0.13)
Smoked > 100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoking
    No 0.74 (0.65, 0.82) 0.73 (0.67, 0.79) 0.80 (0.75, 0.85)
    Yes 0.26 (0.18, 0.35) 0.27 (0.21, 0.33) 0.20 (0.15, 0.25)
BRFSS 2002
Smoking status
    Nonsmoker 0.81 (0.74, 0.87) 0.83 (0.78, 0.88) 0.74 (0.66, 0.81)
    Former smoker
    Nondaily smoker 0.04 (0.02, 0.07) 0.07 (0.04, 0.11) 0.07 (0.04, 0.10)
    Daily smoker 0.15 (0.09, 0.22) 0.10 (0.06, 0.13) 0.20 (0.12, 0.27)
Smoked > 100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoking
    No 0.58 (0.50, 0.66) 0.57 (0.50, 0.64) 0.56 (0.49, 0.63)
    Yes 0.42 (0.34, 0.50) 0.43 (0.36, 0.50) 0.44 (0.37, 0.51)
BRFSS 2003
Smoking status
    Nonsmoker 0.62 (0.53, 0.70) 0.55 (0.49, 0.60) 0.56 (0.50, 0.61)
    Former smoker 0.19 (0.13, 0.25) 0.24 (0.20, 0.29) 0.22 (0.18, 0.27)
    Nondaily smoker 0.09 (0.03, 0.15) 0.07 (0.04, 0.10) 0.08 (0.04, 0.12)
    Daily smoker 0.10 (0.05, 0.16) 0.14 (0.10, 0.18) 0.14 (0.10, 0.19)
Smoked > 100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoking
    No 0.76 (0.67, 0.85) 0.72 (0.66, 0.78) 0.71 (0.65, 0.78)
    Yes 0.24 (0.15, 0.32) 0.28 (0.22, 0.33) 0.29 (0.22, 0.35)
BRFSS 2004
Smoking status
    Nonsmoker 0.61 (0.56, 0.66) 0.59 (0.54, 0.63) 0.57 (0.53, 0.62)
    Former smoker 0.21 (0.17, 0.25) 0.23 (0.19, 0.27) 0.21 (0.17, 0.24)
    Nondaily smoker 0.09 (0.06, 0.12) 0.08 (0.05, 0.10) 0.08 (0.06, 0.11)
    Daily smoker 0.09 (0.06, 0.12) 0.11 (0.08, 0.14) 0.14 (0.10, 0.17)
Smoked > 100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoking
    No 0.77 (0.72, 0.82) 0.76 (0.71, 0.81) 0.72 (0.68, 0.77)
    Yes 0.23 (0.18, 0.28) 0.24 (0.19, 0.29) 0.28 (0.23, 0.32)
BRFSS 2005
Smoking status
    Nonsmoker 0.62 (0.58, 0.67) 0.60 (0.54, 0.65) 0.58 (0.53, 0.63)
    Former smoker 0.19 (0.16, 0.23) 0.22 (0.18, 0.26) 0.25 (0.21, 0.29)
    Nondaily smoker 0.08 (0.05, 0.11) 0.08 (0.04, 0.12) 0.06 (0.03, 0.09)
    Daily smoker 0.10 (0.07, 0.13) 0.11 (0.07, 0.14) 0.11 (0.08, 0.14)
Smoked > 100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoking
    No 0.77 (0.73, 0.82) 0.76 (0.70, 0.82) 0.77 (0.69, 0.83)
    Yes 0.23 (0.18, 0.27) 0.24 (0.18, 0.30) 0.23 (0.17, 0.31)
BRFSS 2006
Smoking status
    Nonsmoker 0.66 (0.60, 0.72) 0.58 (0.53, 0.64) 0.59 (0.53, 0.65)
    Former smoker 0.19 (0.15, 0.23) 0.23 (0.19, 0.27) 0.23 (0.18, 0.27)
    Nondaily smoker 0.10 (0.05, 0.16) 0.06 (0.04, 0.09) 0.03 (0.01, 0.05)
    Daily smoker 0.05 (0.02, 0.07) 0.12 (0.09, 0.16) 0.15 (0.10, 0.21)
Smoked > 100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoking
    No 0.79 (0.73, 0.84) 0.76 (0.70, 0.81) 0.77 (0.73, 0.80)
    Yes 0.21 (0.16, 0.27) 0.24 (0.19, 0.30) 0.23 (0.20, 0.27)
BRFSS 2007
Smoking status
    Nonsmoker 0.64 (0.60, 0.67) 0.59 (0.55, 0.62) 0.60 (0.57, 0.64)
    Former smoker 0.18 (0.16, 0.20) 0.24 (0.21, 0.27) 0.21 (0.19, 0.24)
    Nondaily smoker 0.08 (0.06, 0.11) 0.07 (0.05, 0.09) 0.06 (0.04, 0.08)
    Daily smoker 0.10 (0.08, 0.12) 0.10 (0.08, 0.13) 0.12 (0.09, 0.14)
Smoked > 100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoking
    No 0.77 (0.74, 0.81) 0.77 (0.74, 0.81) 0.76 (0.72, 0.80)
    Yes 0.23 (0.19, 0.26) 0.23 (0.19, 0.26) 0.24 (0.20, 0.28)
BRFSS 2008
Smoking status
    Nonsmoker 0.61 (0.55, 0.67) 0.56 (0.52, 0.61) 0.59 (0.55, 0.63)
    Former smoker 0.23 (0.18, 0.28) 0.24 (0.21, 0.28) 0.23 (0.20, 0.25)
    Nondaily smoker 0.08 (0.05, 0.11) 0.10 (0.06, 0.13) 0.07 (0.05, 0.10)
    Daily smoker 0.08 (0.05, 0.11) 0.10 (0.06, 0.13) 0.11 (0.09, 0.14)
Smoked > 100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoking
    No 0.79 (0.73, 0.84) 0.74 (0.68, 0.80) 0.76 (0.72, 0.80)
    Yes 0.21 (0.16, 0.27) 0.26 (0.20, 0.32) 0.24 (0.20, 0.28)
BRFSS 2009
Smoking status
    Nonsmoker 0.65 (0.61, 0.69) 0.58 (0.53, 0.63) 0.59 (0.54, 0.64)
    Former smoker 0.20 (0.17, 0.23) 0.29 (0.24, 0.33) 0.26 (0.22, 0.31)
    Nondaily smoker 0.06 (0.04, 0.09) 0.04 (0.02, 0.07) 0.06 (0.03, 0.08)
    Daily smoker 0.09 (0.06, 0.11) 0.09 (0.06, 0.12) 0.09 (0.06, 0.12)
Smoked > 100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoking
    No 0.81 (0.77, 0.85) 0.81 (0.77, 0.86) 0.80 (0.75, 0.85)
    Yes 0.19 (0.15, 0.23) 0.19 (0.14, 0.23) 0.20 (0.15, 0.25)

Note. BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; CI = confidence interval; MSA = metropolitan statistical area.