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12 or under | 13-14 | 15-16 | 17-18 | 19 0r older | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 1,921 | 345 | 18.7 | 16.2-21.4 | 341 | 18.9 | 16.4-21.8 | 540 | 28.6 | 25.5-31.8 | 319 | 16.9 | 14.4-19.7 | 376 | 17.0 | 14.7-19.6 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 104 | 31 | 23.3 | 14.2-35.9 | 28 | 31.3 | 19.9-45.6 | 32 | 30.4 | 18.6-45.4 | 10 | 12.6 | 4.8-29.3 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.5-11.1 |
25-34 | 256 | 68 | 29.3 | 22.0-37.9 | 68 | 24.5 | 17.9-32.6 | 68 | 26.6 | 19.6-35.1 | 29 | 13.6 | 8.5-21.2 | 23 | 5.9 | 3.4-10.2 |
35-44 | 362 | 92 | 24.5 | 18.7-31.3 | 94 | 26.0 | 20.0-33.0 | 99 | 28.2 | 21.9-35.6 | 42 | 10.2 | 6.4-15.9 | 35 | 11.2 | 7.2-16.8 |
45-54 | 426 | 76 | 19.0 | 13.9-25.4 | 63 | 12.6 | 8.8-17.7 | 131 | 29.3 | 23.5-35.9 | 74 | 17.8 | 13.0-23.8 | 82 | 21.3 | 15.7-28.4 |
55-64 | 330 | 39 | 7.8 | 4.7-12.6 | 44 | 12.7 | 8.2-19.0 | 87 | 31.7 | 23.7-40.9 | 72 | 24.1 | 17.8-31.9 | 88 | 23.7 | 17.3-31.7 |
65-74 | 263 | 25 | 8.7 | 5.2-14.0 | 31 | 12.6 | 8.1-18.9 | 74 | 28.9 | 21.5-37.6 | 58 | 22.5 | 15.7-31.0 | 75 | 27.4 | 20.2-36.0 |
75+ | 167 | 13 | 9.8 | 4.6-19.9 | 9 | 7.7 | 3.1-17.7 | 44 | 21.7 | 14.4-31.4 | 32 | 24.3 | 15.6-35.7 | 69 | 36.5 | 26.7-47.5 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 278 | 68 | 27.0 | 19.9-35.4 | 60 | 22.1 | 15.7-30.2 | 67 | 22.0 | 15.1-30.8 | 35 | 17.0 | 11.2-25.0 | 48 | 11.9 | 7.2-19.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 607 | 102 | 16.2 | 12.4-20.8 | 112 | 23.1 | 18.0-29.2 | 171 | 27.4 | 22.4-33.1 | 93 | 14.8 | 11.1-19.5 | 129 | 18.5 | 14.2-23.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 540 | 93 | 18.4 | 13.7-24.2 | 94 | 16.8 | 12.6-22.0 | 172 | 31.6 | 25.7-38.1 | 86 | 17.7 | 12.7-24.1 | 95 | 15.5 | 11.7-20.3 |
College Graduate | 494 | 81 | 16.2 | 12.0-21.4 | 75 | 13.9 | 10.3-18.5 | 130 | 31.3 | 25.3-38.0 | 105 | 18.4 | 14.2-23.5 | 103 | 20.3 | 15.7-25.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 237 | 53 | 19.0 | 12.9-27.2 | 38 | 18.3 | 11.7-27.4 | 59 | 25.4 | 16.7-36.6 | 38 | 18.8 | 12.0-28.1 | 49 | 18.5 | 12.7-26.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 401 | 84 | 24.6 | 18.6-31.8 | 68 | 20.0 | 14.5-27.0 | 115 | 26.5 | 20.8-33.2 | 59 | 14.9 | 10.5-20.8 | 75 | 13.9 | 9.4-20.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 230 | 44 | 26.5 | 17.6-37.9 | 42 | 19.7 | 12.6-29.5 | 68 | 27.6 | 19.3-37.7 | 34 | 9.9 | 6.1-15.6 | 42 | 16.2 | 10.4-24.5 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 265 | 37 | 16.6 | 10.9-24.6 | 54 | 22.0 | 15.1-31.0 | 81 | 28.5 | 21.0-37.5 | 44 | 15.7 | 10.4-23.1 | 49 | 17.1 | 11.7-24.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 198 | 32 | 15.2 | 9.5-23.4 | 41 | 14.4 | 9.4-21.6 | 57 | 39.0 | 29.4-49.6 | 40 | 18.5 | 12.0-27.3 | 28 | 12.8 | 7.6-20.9 |
$75,000+ | 209 | 27 | 15.5 | 9.8-23.6 | 35 | 16.5 | 10.9-24.2 | 60 | 27.8 | 20.3-36.9 | 44 | 22.1 | 14.8-31.5 | 43 | 18.2 | 12.5-25.7 |
COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
Buncombe | 106 | 21 | 24.3 | 14.6-37.8 | 14 | 16.7 | 9.5-27.6 | 22 | 17.6 | 11.2-26.5 | 22 | 19.0 | 12.0-28.7 | 27 | 22.4 | 14.6-32.8 |
Guilford | 83 | 11 | 11.1 | 5.8-20.2 | 21 | 27.9 | 17.6-41.2 | 27 | 33.5 | 22.7-46.3 | 15 | 16.9 | 8.7-30.1 | 9 | 10.7 | 5.1-20.9 |
Mecklenburg | 78 | 13 | 17.7 | 10.0-29.4 | 13 | 15.3 | 8.6-25.7 | 26 | 35.0 | 24.0-47.7 | 12 | 14.8 | 8.1-25.6 | 14 | 17.2 | 10.1-27.8 |
Orange | 93 | 17 | 17.4 | 8.9-31.1 | 15 | 11.6 | 6.0-21.4 | 23 | 33.7 | 15.8-57.9 | 17 | 11.9 | 6.2-21.5 | 21 | 25.5 | 11.7-46.8 |
Wake | 73 | 14 | 19.2 | 10.6-32.2 | 17 | 24.1 | 15.2-36.1 | 14 | 21.1 | 12.6-33.2 | 16 | 18.9 | 11.2-30.1 | 12 | 16.7 | 9.3-28.1 |
Chatham/Lee | 80 | 10 | 11.3 | 5.8-20.8 | 15 | 22.1 | 13.2-34.6 | 27 | 34.9 | 24.5-46.9 | 11 | 10.6 | 5.7-18.8 | 17 | 21.1 | 13.2-32.1 |
Nash/Wilson | 63 | 7 | 13.3 | 5.3-29.3 | 13 | 26.3 | 15.2-41.7 | 23 | 34.3 | 22.8-47.9 | 9 | 11.4 | 5.8-21.4 | 11 | 14.7 | 7.9-25.8 |
Craven/Pamlico | 112 | 19 | 16.5 | 10.4-25.3 | 23 | 25.5 | 16.9-36.5 | 35 | 26.9 | 19.2-36.4 | 13 | 11.9 | 6.6-20.6 | 22 | 19.1 | 12.6-28.0 |
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 109 | 21 | 30.5 | 20.5-42.8 | 16 | 12.2 | 7.2-19.9 | 31 | 25.5 | 17.7-35.3 | 17 | 12.7 | 7.6-20.5 | 24 | 19.1 | 12.6-27.9 |
Appalachian/Wilkes | 127 | 22 | 14.3 | 9.2-21.6 | 18 | 13.6 | 8.0-22.1 | 44 | 40.9 | 31.3-51.2 | 17 | 11.0 | 6.6-17.8 | 26 | 20.2 | 13.6-28.8 |
Franklin/Gran./Vance | 90 | 16 | 20.9 | 11.9-34.2 | 15 | 15.8 | 9.2-25.7 | 23 | 28.0 | 18.4-40.2 | 15 | 12.3 | 7.2-20.3 | 21 | 23.0 | 14.4-34.6 |
Graham/Swain/Jackson | 108 | 21 | 18.0 | 11.2-27.6 | 20 | 21.2 | 12.9-32.8 | 29 | 24.2 | 16.2-34.7 | 15 | 16.8 | 7.9-32.4 | 23 | 19.7 | 12.6-29.6 |
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland | 60 | 18 | 33.7 | 21.9-48.0 | 8 | 14.2 | 6.9-27.0 | 12 | 17.0 | 9.5-28.6 | 11 | 19.3 | 10.3-33.2 | 11 | 15.8 | 8.5-27.4 |
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson | 71 | 12 | 17.6 | 9.5-30.1 | 16 | 23.7 | 13.8-37.5 | 19 | 26.1 | 16.7-38.4 | 11 | 15.1 | 8.2-26.1 | 13 | 17.6 | 10.0-29.0 |
Northeast NC I | 64 | 9 | 12.0 | 5.8-23.2 | 14 | 25.6 | 15.4-39.5 | 15 | 25.1 | 14.8-39.1 | 12 | 18.7 | 10.0-32.4 | 14 | 18.6 | 10.6-30.5 |
Northeast NC II | 97 | 18 | 20.4 | 12.1-32.3 | 16 | 19.3 | 11.6-30.4 | 32 | 34.2 | 24.4-45.6 | 17 | 15.9 | 9.3-25.9 | 14 | 10.2 | 5.6-17.6 |
Northeastern Partnership | 161 | 27 | 18.2 | 11.6-27.3 | 30 | 21.0 | 14.3-29.6 | 47 | 31.8 | 24.0-40.9 | 29 | 16.7 | 11.0-24.5 | 28 | 12.4 | 8.1-18.4 |
Mountain AHEC | 336 | 63 | 21.3 | 15.3-29.0 | 56 | 20.9 | 15.0-28.3 | 85 | 22.4 | 17.2-28.7 | 57 | 16.7 | 12.2-22.4 | 75 | 18.7 | 14.0-24.4 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 592 | 100 | 16.2 | 12.0-21.5 | 117 | 21.4 | 16.4-27.4 | 168 | 29.3 | 23.5-35.9 | 97 | 17.3 | 12.5-23.4 | 110 | 15.8 | 12.0-20.5 |
Piedmont | 783 | 135 | 18.3 | 14.7-22.4 | 138 | 17.3 | 13.9-21.3 | 220 | 29.3 | 24.9-34.2 | 137 | 17.1 | 13.7-21.2 | 153 | 18.0 | 14.4-22.2 |
Western NC | 546 | 110 | 23.6 | 18.6-29.5 | 86 | 19.7 | 14.8-25.7 | 152 | 25.2 | 20.8-30.2 | 85 | 15.4 | 11.7-20.0 | 113 | 16.1 | 12.8-20.1 |
* This question was asked of all respondents who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes in his/her lifetime.
^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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