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| Total Respond.# |
Within 6 months | Within 1 year | Within 5 years | Within 10 years | More than 10 years ago | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 673 | 45 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.7 | 37 | 5.2 | 2.6-10.1 | 134 | 17.8 | 14.2-22.2 | 68 | 9.8 | 7.0-13.5 | 389 | 61.1 | 55.4-66.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 311 | 18 | 4.4 | 2.2- 8.6 | 10 | 5.4 | 1.7-15.7 | 55 | 14.1 | 9.8-19.9 | 33 | 12.2 | 7.9-18.5 | 195 | 63.9 | 55.5-71.5 |
| Female | 362 | 27 | 8.2 | 4.2-15.2 | 27 | 5.0 | 3.1- 7.9 | 79 | 22.6 | 17.0-29.4 | 35 | 6.7 | 4.3-10.1 | 194 | 57.6 | 50.0-64.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 554 | 42 | 7.5 | 4.5-12.0 | 29 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.8 | 100 | 17.3 | 13.3-22.3 | 51 | 8.5 | 5.8-12.1 | 332 | 63.2 | 57.2-68.8 |
| African American | 94 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.5 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.5 | 27 | 23.0 | 14.3-34.9 | 15 | 17.2 | 8.4-32.0 | 44 | 55.6 | 41.4-68.9 |
| Other Minorities | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 44.7 | 11.2-83.8 | 7 | 10.3 | 3.2-28.5 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 7.1 | 10 | 44.1 | 13.4-80.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 18 | 1 | 3.9 | 0.5-24.7 | 2 | 6.9 | 1.3-29.6 | 4 | 37.6 | 10.6-75.5 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-11.5 | 10 | 50.0 | 18.9-81.1 |
| No | 655 | 44 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.9 | 35 | 5.2 | 2.6-10.2 | 130 | 17.3 | 13.8-21.6 | 67 | 10.0 | 7.1-13.8 | 379 | 61.4 | 55.6-66.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 27 | 4 | 25.2 | 5.3-67.1 | 11 | 52.8 | 19.2-84.1 | 11 | 20.3 | 6.3-49.0 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-12.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 73 | 13 | 20.5 | 9.9-37.7 | 9 | 9.3 | 3.9-20.7 | 27 | 38.1 | 23.8-54.8 | 14 | 15.1 | 6.9-29.9 | 10 | 17.0 | 7.3-34.9 |
| 35-44 | 101 | 8 | 4.7 | 1.8-11.2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.8 | 28 | 25.5 | 15.4-39.1 | 15 | 25.1 | 13.7-41.5 | 46 | 43.8 | 30.4-58.1 |
| 45-54 | 133 | 12 | 4.6 | 2.4- 8.6 | 5 | 3.4 | 1.2- 9.5 | 27 | 15.6 | 9.0-25.6 | 10 | 7.8 | 3.3-17.3 | 79 | 68.6 | 57.2-78.1 |
| 55-64 | 129 | 3 | 3.3 | 0.6-15.8 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.9- 9.5 | 19 | 13.7 | 7.7-23.3 | 16 | 8.5 | 4.5-15.3 | 86 | 71.5 | 60.2-80.7 |
| 65+ | 205 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.5- 7.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.8 | 22 | 12.5 | 7.4-20.3 | 12 | 5.4 | 2.5-11.3 | 163 | 79.6 | 71.0-86.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 93 | 3 | 7.1 | 1.3-30.8 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.7 | 19 | 16.9 | 9.2-29.1 | 9 | 7.1 | 2.7-17.5 | 58 | 67.0 | 51.4-79.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 190 | 15 | 6.2 | 2.8-13.3 | 11 | 8.6 | 2.4-26.5 | 35 | 14.9 | 9.8-22.1 | 22 | 12.3 | 7.0-20.5 | 107 | 57.9 | 46.5-68.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 179 | 10 | 4.7 | 1.8-11.8 | 14 | 6.2 | 3.1-12.0 | 42 | 25.1 | 16.8-35.7 | 17 | 11.9 | 6.2-21.6 | 96 | 52.1 | 41.5-62.5 |
| College Graduate | 208 | 17 | 6.6 | 3.6-12.0 | 8 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.8 | 38 | 15.0 | 9.5-22.8 | 20 | 6.8 | 3.7-12.2 | 125 | 69.0 | 60.0-76.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 57 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.7-11.9 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 7.9 | 13 | 21.0 | 10.8-36.7 | 5 | 6.7 | 2.4-17.0 | 35 | 67.7 | 51.1-80.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 91 | 7 | 4.6 | 1.3-14.8 | 8 | 10.5 | 4.6-22.1 | 26 | 19.5 | 11.5-31.1 | 7 | 10.0 | 3.6-24.7 | 43 | 55.5 | 41.2-68.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 109 | 10 | 11.4 | 5.1-23.7 | 9 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.5 | 24 | 20.9 | 12.2-33.4 | 13 | 12.3 | 5.5-25.3 | 53 | 50.5 | 36.9-64.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 114 | 13 | 6.1 | 3.1-11.6 | 7 | 3.9 | 1.4-10.3 | 24 | 24.3 | 14.5-37.8 | 13 | 12.8 | 5.8-25.7 | 57 | 52.9 | 40.2-65.2 |
| $50,000+ | 173 | 9 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.9 | 33 | 17.3 | 10.9-26.5 | 17 | 10.0 | 5.3-18.0 | 110 | 69.2 | 59.1-77.7 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 50 | 4 | 8.1 | 2.9-20.6 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.5- 8.3 | 9 | 22.6 | 11.5-39.6 | 3 | 6.0 | 1.7-18.7 | 32 | 61.3 | 45.3-75.2 |
| Cumberland | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 12.9 | 4.6-31.2 | 9 | 24.9 | 12.5-43.4 | 5 | 16.5 | 5.9-38.1 | 18 | 45.7 | 28.6-63.9 |
| Durham | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 11.6 | 2.6-39.3 | 10 | 30.9 | 15.8-51.6 | 3 | 11.1 | 2.8-35.2 | 18 | 46.4 | 28.0-65.9 |
| Forsyth | 44 | 6 | 13.1 | 5.6-27.6 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 9.0 | 6 | 15.9 | 7.1-31.9 | 5 | 9.5 | 3.7-22.3 | 26 | 60.2 | 44.2-74.2 |
| Gaston | 38 | 5 | 10.7 | 4.0-25.4 | 2 | 4.4 | 1.1-16.2 | 7 | 24.2 | 11.3-44.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.5 | 23 | 59.5 | 41.2-75.4 |
| Guilford | 46 | 2 | 4.1 | 1.0-15.1 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.1-15.7 | 10 | 24.9 | 13.3-41.8 | 5 | 10.3 | 4.2-23.4 | 27 | 56.4 | 40.1-71.4 |
| Mecklenburg | 54 | 3 | 5.0 | 1.6-14.8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2-10.3 | 8 | 14.2 | 6.6-27.8 | 5 | 9.8 | 3.8-22.9 | 37 | 69.4 | 54.7-81.0 |
| New Hanover | 51 | 4 | 10.3 | 3.6-26.2 | 4 | 6.7 | 2.4-16.9 | 11 | 21.8 | 12.1-36.0 | 7 | 13.1 | 5.6-27.5 | 25 | 48.2 | 33.9-62.8 |
| Onslow | 45 | 4 | 6.3 | 2.3-16.3 | 6 | 15.7 | 6.7-32.5 | 11 | 18.0 | 9.2-32.2 | 6 | 13.0 | 5.7-26.8 | 18 | 47.0 | 30.6-64.1 |
| Wake | 43 | 3 | 6.2 | 1.7-20.3 | 2 | 4.7 | 1.0-19.4 | 10 | 21.7 | 11.3-37.5 | 7 | 14.3 | 6.2-29.5 | 21 | 53.1 | 36.8-68.8 |
| Western NC | 76 | 5 | 5.0 | 2.0-12.2 | 3 | 5.2 | 1.5-16.4 | 11 | 11.7 | 6.3-20.9 | 8 | 12.5 | 6.1-23.7 | 49 | 65.6 | 53.1-76.2 |
| Piedmont NC | 97 | 5 | 6.8 | 2.4-17.7 | 6 | 7.5 | 2.1-23.5 | 20 | 17.3 | 10.5-27.1 | 5 | 4.6 | 1.6-12.5 | 61 | 63.8 | 51.2-74.8 |
| Eastern NC | 60 | 4 | 5.6 | 1.7-16.9 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 5.4 | 12 | 18.0 | 9.5-31.3 | 8 | 15.7 | 7.3-30.4 | 34 | 59.8 | 44.7-73.3 |
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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported stopped smoking regularly.
#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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