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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 | 4,118 | 669 | 18.2 | 16.4-20.2 | 169 | 4.0 | 3.2- 5.0 | 918 | 20.3 | 18.6-22.2 | 2,362 | 57.4 | 55.1-59.7 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 3,126 | 540 | 21.5 | 19.2-23.9 | 132 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.2 | 754 | 22.5 | 20.4-24.8 | 1,700 | 51.9 | 49.3-54.5 |
| African American | 687 | 83 | 8.3 | 6.3-11.0 | 25 | 3.9 | 2.1- 7.1 | 123 | 15.6 | 12.3-19.7 | 456 | 72.1 | 67.2-76.6 |
| Asian | 42 | 3 | 8.7 | 1.7-34.8 | 3 | 5.8 | 1.2-24.6 | 3 | 9.8 | 2.2-35.2 | 33 | 75.6 | 52.2-89.8 |
| Native American | 113 | 23 | 17.1 | 9.4-29.1 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.3 | 18 | 25.0 | 12.4-44.0 | 68 | 55.3 | 40.1-69.6 |
| Other Minorities | 120 | 16 | 13.7 | 6.4-26.8 | 5 | 4.0 | 1.4-11.4 | 14 | 8.6 | 4.3-16.7 | 85 | 73.7 | 60.9-83.4 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 143 | 17 | 11.6 | 5.6-22.4 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.1- 8.2 | 19 | 10.2 | 5.4-18.3 | 103 | 75.2 | 63.9-83.9 |
| -English Speaking | 71 | 14 | 29.1 | 14.7-49.6 | 1 | 2.7 | 0.4-16.6 | 16 | 18.1 | 8.9-33.3 | 40 | 50.1 | 33.3-66.8 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 72 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 4.1 | 3 | 3.2 | 1.0-10.3 | 3 | 5.5 | 1.6-17.1 | 63 | 90.1 | 79.2-95.6 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,968 | 652 | 18.7 | 16.8-20.7 | 165 | 4.1 | 3.3- 5.1 | 897 | 20.9 | 19.1-22.8 | 2,254 | 56.3 | 54.0-58.7 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 297 | 61 | 25.3 | 18.4-33.7 | 26 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.6 | 23 | 9.7 | 5.4-16.7 | 187 | 59.8 | 51.0-68.0 |
| 25-34 | 690 | 119 | 16.8 | 13.3-20.9 | 33 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.6 | 84 | 12.0 | 8.9-15.8 | 454 | 67.1 | 62.1-71.8 |
| 35-44 | 758 | 159 | 23.8 | 19.3-28.9 | 35 | 6.8 | 4.3-10.4 | 147 | 19.4 | 15.7-23.6 | 417 | 50.1 | 44.9-55.3 |
| 45-54 | 798 | 155 | 19.6 | 15.9-24.1 | 27 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.8 | 188 | 22.9 | 18.8-27.6 | 428 | 54.9 | 49.7-60.0 |
| 55-64 | 600 | 106 | 16.4 | 12.7-21.0 | 20 | 2.7 | 1.4- 4.9 | 164 | 27.4 | 22.4-32.9 | 310 | 53.5 | 47.7-59.3 |
| 65-74 | 502 | 48 | 11.2 | 7.4-16.5 | 15 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.3 | 182 | 31.8 | 26.2-38.0 | 257 | 54.9 | 48.3-61.3 |
| 75+ | 432 | 15 | 4.4 | 2.0- 9.5 | 11 | 2.9 | 1.5- 5.7 | 124 | 27.8 | 22.2-34.3 | 282 | 64.9 | 58.1-71.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 637 | 125 | 22.2 | 17.1-28.4 | 32 | 5.0 | 3.1- 8.0 | 145 | 20.5 | 15.9-26.0 | 335 | 52.2 | 45.9-58.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,203 | 270 | 23.4 | 20.0-27.2 | 47 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.5 | 246 | 20.0 | 17.1-23.4 | 640 | 53.0 | 48.8-57.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,039 | 180 | 18.5 | 15.3-22.1 | 49 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.2 | 224 | 20.9 | 17.4-24.8 | 586 | 55.8 | 51.3-60.2 |
| College Graduate | 1,226 | 94 | 8.2 | 6.2-11.0 | 40 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.6 | 301 | 20.1 | 17.2-23.4 | 791 | 68.6 | 64.8-72.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 467 | 109 | 22.2 | 16.8-28.7 | 20 | 4.6 | 2.0-10.1 | 104 | 21.9 | 16.5-28.5 | 234 | 51.4 | 44.2-58.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 691 | 161 | 24.1 | 19.1-29.9 | 41 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.8 | 125 | 16.6 | 12.6-21.5 | 364 | 53.6 | 47.4-59.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 493 | 91 | 21.2 | 16.3-27.0 | 25 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.6 | 111 | 20.4 | 15.9-25.9 | 266 | 54.6 | 47.9-61.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 500 | 86 | 17.6 | 13.3-22.9 | 26 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.5 | 109 | 21.3 | 16.8-26.6 | 279 | 58.3 | 52.2-64.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 452 | 56 | 17.6 | 12.6-24.2 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.0 | 104 | 20.0 | 15.5-25.5 | 284 | 59.8 | 53.1-66.3 |
| $75,000+ | 446 | 40 | 10.4 | 6.9-15.4 | 10 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.2 | 109 | 22.5 | 17.6-28.3 | 287 | 65.3 | 58.9-71.2 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 254 | 32 | 12.5 | 8.6-17.8 | 14 | 5.0 | 2.9- 8.7 | 62 | 24.6 | 18.6-31.7 | 146 | 57.9 | 50.6-64.9 |
| Forsyth | 286 | 60 | 21.4 | 16.3-27.7 | 10 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.3 | 68 | 22.3 | 17.3-28.2 | 148 | 53.0 | 46.3-59.6 |
| Guilford | 269 | 37 | 12.9 | 8.7-18.9 | 10 | 3.6 | 1.9- 6.7 | 57 | 19.9 | 15.1-25.8 | 165 | 63.6 | 56.5-70.2 |
| Henderson/Transylvania | 284 | 38 | 12.9 | 9.0-18.2 | 13 | 4.3 | 2.3- 8.1 | 74 | 26.2 | 18.0-36.5 | 159 | 56.5 | 47.6-65.0 |
| Mecklenburg | 287 | 26 | 8.9 | 5.8-13.2 | 13 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.6 | 63 | 16.8 | 13.0-21.6 | 185 | 71.2 | 65.3-76.5 |
| Orange | 257 | 24 | 6.5 | 4.0-10.5 | 7 | 2.8 | 1.1- 6.6 | 62 | 16.9 | 12.1-23.1 | 164 | 73.8 | 65.8-80.4 |
| Pitt | 260 | 43 | 16.8 | 12.0-22.9 | 11 | 3.8 | 1.9- 7.3 | 57 | 22.6 | 14.6-33.3 | 149 | 56.8 | 47.8-65.4 |
| Randolph | 256 | 48 | 18.1 | 12.8-24.9 | 15 | 4.7 | 2.7- 8.0 | 54 | 28.7 | 20.8-38.0 | 139 | 48.6 | 40.6-56.6 |
| Robeson | 267 | 47 | 18.2 | 13.5-24.0 | 10 | 3.7 | 1.8- 7.5 | 53 | 16.6 | 12.5-21.6 | 157 | 61.6 | 54.7-68.0 |
| Wake | 247 | 32 | 12.7 | 8.7-18.3 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.2 | 53 | 20.1 | 15.0-26.3 | 155 | 64.5 | 57.4-71.0 |
| Western NC | 374 | 75 | 20.3 | 16.2-25.2 | 13 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.9 | 75 | 19.0 | 15.0-23.7 | 211 | 57.0 | 51.2-62.6 |
| Piedmont NC | 563 | 116 | 21.9 | 17.9-26.5 | 23 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.0 | 114 | 17.7 | 14.4-21.5 | 310 | 56.6 | 51.5-61.5 |
| Eastern NC | 514 | 91 | 20.0 | 16.1-24.6 | 23 | 5.1 | 3.2- 7.9 | 126 | 23.4 | 19.3-28.0 | 274 | 51.6 | 46.4-56.7 |
* 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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore,
Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
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