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| Total Respond.# |
Smoke everyday | Smoke some days | Former smoker | Never smoked | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 6,181 | 1,212 | 21.3 | 19.6-23.0 | 302 | 4.5 | 3.8- 5.3 | 1,519 | 23.8 | 22.3-25.4 | 3,148 | 50.4 | 48.5-52.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 2,369 | 522 | 23.6 | 21.0-26.3 | 137 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.3 | 702 | 28.1 | 25.6-30.9 | 1,008 | 43.3 | 40.3-46.3 |
| Female | 3,812 | 690 | 19.2 | 17.1-21.4 | 165 | 4.0 | 3.2- 5.0 | 817 | 19.9 | 18.1-21.8 | 2,140 | 57.0 | 54.5-59.5 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 4,685 | 957 | 22.6 | 20.7-24.7 | 215 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.7 | 1,257 | 26.1 | 24.3-28.1 | 2,256 | 47.4 | 45.2-49.6 |
| African American | 1,134 | 177 | 14.8 | 12.0-18.2 | 66 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.6 | 204 | 18.6 | 15.4-22.3 | 687 | 59.7 | 55.3-63.9 |
| Other Minorities | 264 | 65 | 27.0 | 19.3-36.4 | 14 | 4.0 | 2.1- 7.5 | 43 | 13.8 | 7.7-23.5 | 142 | 55.2 | 45.3-64.7 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 173 | 30 | 19.9 | 11.7-31.6 | 16 | 6.7 | 3.5-12.4 | 30 | 12.6 | 7.0-21.5 | 97 | 60.8 | 48.8-71.7 |
| No | 5,993 | 1,181 | 21.3 | 19.7-23.1 | 286 | 4.4 | 3.7- 5.2 | 1,486 | 24.2 | 22.7-25.9 | 3,040 | 50.0 | 48.0-52.0 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 546 | 121 | 23.2 | 17.6-29.9 | 52 | 7.6 | 5.1-11.2 | 59 | 10.2 | 6.6-15.5 | 314 | 59.0 | 52.1-65.5 |
| 25-34 | 1,156 | 227 | 22.7 | 19.1-26.7 | 71 | 5.2 | 3.6- 7.3 | 172 | 12.5 | 10.1-15.4 | 686 | 59.6 | 55.2-63.9 |
| 35-44 | 1,285 | 315 | 26.5 | 22.9-30.4 | 70 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.7 | 234 | 17.0 | 14.3-20.2 | 666 | 51.7 | 47.6-55.8 |
| 45-54 | 1,129 | 274 | 25.6 | 21.6-30.0 | 46 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.9 | 302 | 26.7 | 22.9-31.0 | 507 | 43.7 | 38.9-48.7 |
| 55-64 | 822 | 141 | 17.4 | 14.0-21.5 | 30 | 3.6 | 2.2- 5.7 | 302 | 37.7 | 33.0-42.7 | 349 | 41.3 | 36.5-46.2 |
| 65+ | 1,181 | 131 | 10.9 | 8.5-13.8 | 31 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.6 | 435 | 40.9 | 36.8-45.0 | 584 | 46.2 | 42.1-50.3 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 827 | 241 | 32.7 | 27.8-38.1 | 41 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.4 | 214 | 25.1 | 20.9-29.8 | 331 | 37.5 | 32.4-42.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,849 | 456 | 27.2 | 24.0-30.6 | 96 | 3.9 | 2.9- 5.2 | 431 | 20.7 | 18.1-23.6 | 866 | 48.2 | 44.7-51.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,586 | 333 | 19.6 | 16.9-22.6 | 83 | 4.9 | 3.6- 6.6 | 388 | 25.3 | 22.2-28.6 | 782 | 50.3 | 46.6-53.9 |
| College Graduate | 1,887 | 178 | 8.8 | 7.1-10.9 | 81 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.5 | 480 | 25.5 | 22.7-28.6 | 1,148 | 60.9 | 57.5-64.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 584 | 154 | 23.5 | 18.5-29.5 | 41 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.1 | 132 | 21.7 | 17.0-27.3 | 257 | 48.2 | 41.9-54.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,010 | 278 | 29.0 | 24.8-33.5 | 61 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.3 | 210 | 20.0 | 16.7-23.9 | 461 | 46.1 | 41.3-50.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 882 | 190 | 23.4 | 19.2-28.2 | 49 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.6 | 212 | 22.9 | 19.1-27.3 | 431 | 47.8 | 42.9-52.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 967 | 214 | 26.5 | 22.4-31.1 | 38 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.3 | 234 | 24.3 | 20.7-28.4 | 481 | 46.9 | 42.4-51.5 |
| $50,000+ | 1,585 | 213 | 14.9 | 12.3-17.9 | 68 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.5 | 416 | 25.1 | 22.1-28.4 | 888 | 55.4 | 51.6-59.1 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 421 | 90 | 23.5 | 18.9-28.9 | 27 | 7.2 | 4.8-10.6 | 113 | 25.2 | 20.9-30.0 | 191 | 44.1 | 38.8-49.6 |
| Cumberland | 428 | 88 | 19.6 | 15.0-25.2 | 22 | 6.9 | 3.9-11.9 | 84 | 16.7 | 13.0-21.2 | 234 | 56.9 | 49.3-64.1 |
| Durham | 400 | 57 | 14.1 | 10.6-18.7 | 19 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.5 | 82 | 18.7 | 14.7-23.6 | 242 | 63.1 | 57.1-68.8 |
| Forsyth | 455 | 93 | 20.0 | 16.2-24.6 | 21 | 4.0 | 2.4- 6.8 | 110 | 25.0 | 20.7-29.8 | 231 | 51.0 | 45.5-56.4 |
| Gaston | 466 | 104 | 22.0 | 18.0-26.6 | 21 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.8 | 106 | 22.0 | 18.2-26.4 | 235 | 50.6 | 45.4-55.7 |
| Guilford | 415 | 71 | 15.7 | 12.2-19.9 | 23 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.3 | 101 | 24.2 | 19.7-29.3 | 220 | 54.8 | 49.2-60.2 |
| Mecklenburg | 429 | 70 | 15.7 | 12.2-20.1 | 18 | 4.2 | 2.5- 6.9 | 105 | 22.8 | 18.8-27.4 | 236 | 57.3 | 51.8-62.7 |
| New Hanover | 405 | 80 | 18.6 | 14.5-23.4 | 24 | 6.0 | 3.8- 9.2 | 123 | 30.0 | 24.8-35.8 | 178 | 45.5 | 38.7-52.4 |
| Onslow | 435 | 90 | 23.3 | 16.9-31.1 | 31 | 11.1 | 6.1-19.4 | 113 | 25.4 | 20.6-31.0 | 201 | 40.2 | 34.2-46.6 |
| Wake | 425 | 62 | 16.5 | 12.4-21.5 | 23 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.6 | 106 | 21.5 | 17.7-25.9 | 234 | 56.6 | 51.1-62.0 |
| Western NC | 616 | 133 | 23.3 | 19.6-27.5 | 21 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.0 | 154 | 26.5 | 22.7-30.7 | 308 | 47.0 | 42.6-51.4 |
| Piedmont NC | 668 | 138 | 22.0 | 18.2-26.3 | 23 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.1 | 181 | 27.1 | 23.3-31.4 | 326 | 47.7 | 42.9-52.4 |
| Eastern NC | 618 | 136 | 25.2 | 21.0-29.9 | 29 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.3 | 141 | 20.6 | 17.2-24.5 | 312 | 49.3 | 44.6-54.1 |
* Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange,
Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
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