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Total Respond.# |
Everyday | Some days | Not at all | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 3,033 | 1,212 | 42.9 | 40.2-45.7 | 302 | 9.0 | 7.7-10.6 | 1,519 | 48.1 | 45.3-50.8 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 1,361 | 522 | 41.5 | 37.6-45.6 | 137 | 8.9 | 7.0-11.1 | 702 | 49.6 | 45.6-53.6 |
Female | 1,672 | 690 | 44.5 | 40.8-48.3 | 165 | 9.2 | 7.4-11.5 | 817 | 46.2 | 42.6-49.9 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 2,429 | 957 | 43.0 | 39.9-46.1 | 215 | 7.3 | 6.0- 8.9 | 1,257 | 49.7 | 46.6-52.8 |
African American | 447 | 177 | 36.7 | 30.4-43.6 | 66 | 17.1 | 12.4-23.1 | 204 | 46.1 | 39.3-53.1 |
Other Minorities | 122 | 65 | 60.3 | 44.9-73.9 | 14 | 9.0 | 4.7-16.7 | 43 | 30.7 | 18.0-47.3 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Yes | 76 | 30 | 50.7 | 33.6-67.7 | 16 | 17.0 | 8.9-30.3 | 30 | 32.2 | 18.5-49.8 |
No | 2,953 | 1,181 | 42.7 | 39.9-45.5 | 286 | 8.8 | 7.5-10.4 | 1,486 | 48.5 | 45.7-51.3 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 232 | 121 | 56.5 | 45.4-66.9 | 52 | 18.6 | 12.4-27.0 | 59 | 24.9 | 16.4-36.0 |
25-34 | 470 | 227 | 56.2 | 49.5-62.7 | 71 | 12.8 | 9.0-17.8 | 172 | 31.0 | 25.4-37.3 |
35-44 | 619 | 315 | 54.9 | 49.0-60.6 | 70 | 9.9 | 7.0-13.7 | 234 | 35.3 | 30.0-41.0 |
45-54 | 622 | 274 | 45.4 | 39.4-51.5 | 46 | 7.1 | 4.9-10.3 | 302 | 47.5 | 41.5-53.5 |
55-64 | 473 | 141 | 29.7 | 24.2-35.9 | 30 | 6.1 | 3.7- 9.7 | 302 | 64.2 | 57.9-70.1 |
65+ | 597 | 131 | 20.2 | 16.0-25.2 | 31 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.6 | 435 | 75.9 | 70.7-80.5 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 496 | 241 | 52.3 | 45.6-59.0 | 41 | 7.5 | 4.8-11.7 | 214 | 40.1 | 33.8-46.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 983 | 456 | 52.5 | 47.5-57.3 | 96 | 7.5 | 5.6-10.0 | 431 | 40.0 | 35.4-44.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 804 | 333 | 39.4 | 34.5-44.5 | 83 | 9.8 | 7.3-13.1 | 388 | 50.8 | 45.7-56.0 |
College Graduate | 739 | 178 | 22.6 | 18.5-27.3 | 81 | 12.1 | 8.9-16.2 | 480 | 65.3 | 60.0-70.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 327 | 154 | 45.4 | 36.8-54.3 | 41 | 12.7 | 8.2-19.1 | 132 | 41.9 | 33.6-50.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 549 | 278 | 53.7 | 47.5-59.9 | 61 | 9.1 | 6.1-13.4 | 210 | 37.2 | 31.4-43.3 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 451 | 190 | 44.8 | 37.9-52.0 | 49 | 11.2 | 7.6-16.3 | 212 | 43.9 | 37.1-51.0 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 486 | 214 | 50.0 | 43.5-56.5 | 38 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.1 | 234 | 45.8 | 39.5-52.3 |
$50,000+ | 697 | 213 | 33.3 | 28.2-38.9 | 68 | 10.5 | 7.5-14.4 | 416 | 56.2 | 50.6-61.6 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||
Buncombe | 230 | 90 | 42.1 | 34.8-49.8 | 27 | 12.8 | 8.7-18.6 | 113 | 45.0 | 37.8-52.4 |
Cumberland | 194 | 88 | 45.4 | 36.8-54.3 | 22 | 16.0 | 9.4-25.8 | 84 | 38.6 | 31.3-46.5 |
Durham | 158 | 57 | 38.3 | 30.0-47.5 | 19 | 10.9 | 6.8-17.2 | 82 | 50.7 | 41.8-59.5 |
Forsyth | 224 | 93 | 40.9 | 33.9-48.3 | 21 | 8.2 | 4.9-13.5 | 110 | 50.9 | 43.5-58.2 |
Gaston | 231 | 104 | 44.5 | 37.3-51.9 | 21 | 10.9 | 6.7-17.4 | 106 | 44.6 | 37.4-51.9 |
Guilford | 195 | 71 | 34.7 | 27.6-42.5 | 23 | 11.9 | 7.6-18.0 | 101 | 53.5 | 45.4-61.4 |
Mecklenburg | 193 | 70 | 36.8 | 29.5-44.7 | 18 | 9.8 | 5.9-15.8 | 105 | 53.4 | 45.5-61.1 |
New Hanover | 227 | 80 | 34.0 | 27.5-41.2 | 24 | 10.9 | 7.1-16.5 | 123 | 55.0 | 47.7-62.2 |
Onslow | 234 | 90 | 38.9 | 28.9-49.9 | 31 | 18.5 | 10.3-31.0 | 113 | 42.6 | 33.5-52.2 |
Wake | 191 | 62 | 37.9 | 29.9-46.8 | 23 | 12.5 | 7.9-19.2 | 106 | 49.6 | 41.3-57.8 |
Western NC | 308 | 133 | 44.0 | 37.8-50.4 | 21 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.4 | 154 | 50.0 | 43.7-56.2 |
Piedmont NC | 342 | 138 | 42.0 | 35.7-48.5 | 23 | 6.2 | 3.8- 9.7 | 181 | 51.9 | 45.4-58.2 |
Eastern NC | 306 | 136 | 49.7 | 42.9-56.5 | 29 | 9.6 | 6.4-14.3 | 141 | 40.7 | 34.3-47.4 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life.
#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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