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| Total Respond.# |
Never | 14 or under | 15-16 | 17-18 | 19 0r older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,440 | 66 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.6 | 184 | 12.9 | 10.5-15.7 | 325 | 24.1 | 20.7-27.8 | 355 | 24.9 | 21.6-28.5 | 510 | 34.2 | 30.6-38.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 660 | 32 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.1 | 107 | 15.7 | 12.0-20.2 | 154 | 23.3 | 18.7-28.7 | 165 | 26.7 | 22.0-31.8 | 202 | 30.6 | 25.7-36.0 |
| Female | 780 | 34 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.8 | 77 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.8 | 171 | 25.0 | 20.4-30.3 | 190 | 22.6 | 18.3-27.7 | 308 | 38.7 | 33.6-44.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,142 | 51 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.3 | 151 | 13.5 | 10.8-16.7 | 267 | 24.2 | 20.6-28.3 | 287 | 25.8 | 22.1-29.9 | 386 | 32.2 | 28.3-36.5 |
| African American | 216 | 9 | 2.4 | 0.8- 6.7 | 22 | 7.0 | 3.8-12.6 | 38 | 19.8 | 12.7-29.5 | 45 | 23.6 | 16.0-33.4 | 102 | 47.2 | 37.4-57.2 |
| Other Minorities | 67 | 6 | 4.1 | 1.6-10.3 | 11 | 22.9 | 10.4-43.2 | 13 | 30.2 | 13.7-54.1 | 16 | 13.3 | 6.6-25.0 | 21 | 29.6 | 16.1-47.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 36 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.5-13.1 | 2 | 5.0 | 1.2-18.9 | 7 | 11.9 | 4.3-29.0 | 7 | 19.9 | 6.4-47.3 | 18 | 60.6 | 36.9-80.2 |
| No | 1,403 | 64 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.7 | 182 | 13.1 | 10.7-16.1 | 317 | 24.4 | 21.0-28.2 | 348 | 25.0 | 21.7-28.7 | 492 | 33.5 | 29.9-37.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 116 | 6 | 3.4 | 1.1-10.5 | 18 | 9.4 | 4.6-18.3 | 31 | 28.7 | 16.0-46.0 | 38 | 38.9 | 24.6-55.4 | 23 | 19.6 | 9.3-36.5 |
| 25-34 | 227 | 16 | 4.8 | 2.3-10.0 | 25 | 12.5 | 6.9-21.4 | 59 | 29.2 | 20.9-39.2 | 55 | 23.5 | 16.4-32.3 | 72 | 30.1 | 22.2-39.3 |
| 35-44 | 305 | 7 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.2 | 55 | 16.3 | 11.4-22.9 | 72 | 23.9 | 17.8-31.4 | 64 | 21.1 | 15.3-28.5 | 107 | 36.3 | 28.7-44.7 |
| 45-54 | 296 | 12 | 3.9 | 1.7- 8.9 | 25 | 11.0 | 6.6-18.0 | 72 | 27.3 | 19.8-36.3 | 68 | 20.9 | 15.1-28.2 | 119 | 36.9 | 29.0-45.6 |
| 55-64 | 216 | 12 | 7.2 | 3.4-14.8 | 27 | 12.6 | 7.5-20.4 | 40 | 17.2 | 11.5-24.9 | 60 | 25.2 | 17.9-34.4 | 77 | 37.7 | 29.1-47.3 |
| 65+ | 271 | 12 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.4 | 32 | 11.9 | 7.5-18.4 | 51 | 20.1 | 13.9-28.2 | 66 | 26.3 | 19.4-34.7 | 110 | 39.1 | 31.1-47.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 223 | 7 | 5.4 | 2.3-12.4 | 56 | 26.1 | 18.5-35.5 | 53 | 22.3 | 15.2-31.6 | 48 | 21.9 | 15.1-30.6 | 59 | 24.2 | 17.1-33.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 458 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.1 | 60 | 9.9 | 6.9-14.0 | 108 | 24.4 | 18.5-31.5 | 111 | 27.8 | 21.7-34.9 | 164 | 35.9 | 29.3-43.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 388 | 19 | 4.9 | 2.6- 9.0 | 40 | 11.0 | 7.2-16.5 | 100 | 32.2 | 25.4-39.9 | 91 | 20.1 | 14.9-26.6 | 138 | 31.8 | 25.5-38.7 |
| College Graduate | 367 | 25 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.6 | 27 | 7.1 | 4.0-12.4 | 62 | 16.0 | 11.2-22.3 | 104 | 28.4 | 22.3-35.5 | 149 | 44.0 | 36.6-51.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 147 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.8 | 22 | 16.4 | 8.8-28.4 | 33 | 22.9 | 14.0-35.3 | 40 | 28.9 | 18.3-42.5 | 45 | 30.3 | 19.8-43.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 258 | 8 | 4.9 | 1.9-12.0 | 37 | 14.3 | 9.1-21.9 | 53 | 21.9 | 15.6-30.0 | 62 | 22.0 | 15.9-29.7 | 98 | 36.8 | 28.2-46.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 232 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.5 | 28 | 11.8 | 7.2-18.9 | 57 | 28.1 | 20.3-37.5 | 59 | 27.5 | 19.8-36.8 | 81 | 29.6 | 22.1-38.4 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 252 | 10 | 4.6 | 1.8-11.1 | 29 | 9.5 | 5.7-15.3 | 63 | 27.8 | 19.7-37.6 | 59 | 25.5 | 18.3-34.5 | 91 | 32.6 | 25.2-41.0 |
| $50,000+ | 333 | 22 | 4.6 | 2.6- 7.9 | 33 | 8.6 | 5.2-14.0 | 71 | 22.3 | 16.4-29.5 | 88 | 27.2 | 20.8-34.6 | 119 | 37.3 | 29.6-45.7 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 109 | 6 | 6.2 | 2.6-14.0 | 16 | 16.3 | 9.2-27.3 | 26 | 23.5 | 15.8-33.5 | 27 | 26.5 | 17.3-38.3 | 34 | 27.5 | 19.2-37.7 |
| Cumberland | 85 | 3 | 3.7 | 1.2-11.1 | 8 | 7.1 | 3.4-14.1 | 22 | 27.5 | 18.6-38.7 | 25 | 30.3 | 20.5-42.2 | 27 | 31.4 | 22.7-41.6 |
| Durham | 72 | 5 | 6.1 | 2.4-14.6 | 9 | 10.5 | 5.0-20.9 | 13 | 23.7 | 12.9-39.5 | 14 | 17.7 | 10.0-29.3 | 31 | 42.0 | 29.5-55.6 |
| Forsyth | 98 | 8 | 8.8 | 4.0-18.4 | 12 | 12.4 | 6.8-21.4 | 24 | 26.2 | 17.5-37.3 | 18 | 15.1 | 9.2-23.7 | 36 | 37.5 | 27.6-48.5 |
| Gaston | 112 | 7 | 6.5 | 2.9-13.9 | 23 | 23.7 | 15.9-33.9 | 25 | 18.9 | 12.5-27.7 | 24 | 21.8 | 14.3-31.6 | 33 | 29.1 | 20.1-40.0 |
| Guilford | 84 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.7- 6.6 | 5 | 6.4 | 2.6-15.1 | 20 | 23.9 | 15.3-35.3 | 24 | 27.2 | 18.0-38.9 | 32 | 40.3 | 29.2-52.5 |
| Mecklenburg | 97 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.0 | 9 | 12.5 | 6.0-24.3 | 18 | 17.1 | 10.6-26.5 | 34 | 36.9 | 26.7-48.4 | 33 | 30.9 | 21.9-41.6 |
| New Hanover | 105 | 7 | 5.7 | 2.5-12.4 | 12 | 13.7 | 7.8-22.8 | 21 | 20.9 | 13.6-30.7 | 19 | 16.8 | 10.3-26.1 | 46 | 42.9 | 33.0-53.5 |
| Onslow | 118 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.8- 6.0 | 17 | 13.2 | 7.7-21.9 | 28 | 20.4 | 13.2-30.1 | 27 | 20.7 | 13.1-31.2 | 42 | 43.5 | 29.7-58.4 |
| Wake | 87 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.5 | 5 | 5.0 | 1.8-12.8 | 20 | 25.7 | 16.3-38.2 | 24 | 26.9 | 17.5-39.0 | 36 | 40.7 | 28.9-53.7 |
| Western NC | 152 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.9 | 29 | 18.8 | 12.6-26.9 | 29 | 20.3 | 13.8-28.8 | 37 | 25.7 | 18.5-34.5 | 55 | 33.6 | 25.8-42.4 |
| Piedmont NC | 174 | 12 | 5.7 | 3.0-10.5 | 22 | 13.3 | 8.4-20.3 | 41 | 26.0 | 18.6-35.2 | 46 | 26.8 | 19.4-35.7 | 53 | 28.2 | 21.0-36.8 |
| Eastern NC | 147 | 4 | 2.7 | 0.9- 7.8 | 17 | 12.5 | 7.5-20.3 | 38 | 25.4 | 18.0-34.5 | 36 | 19.9 | 13.6-28.2 | 52 | 39.5 | 30.6-49.2 |
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* This question was asked of all respondents who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes in his/her lifetime.
#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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