BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 6 mos.	6 mos. to 1 year	Past year	Past 5 years	Past 10 years
North Carolina	3,498	253	7.8	6.7- 9.0	139	3.9	3.2- 4.8	583	16.4	14.9-18.0	375	10.2	9.1-11.5	2,148	61.7	59.6-63.7
-Eastern NC	1,175	90	8.0	6.1-10.4	46	3.8	2.7- 5.3	217	18.9	16.3-21.7	136	10.5	8.6-12.7	686	58.9	55.4-62.2
GENDER
Male	541	41	8.3	5.6-12.1	13	2.3	1.3- 4.1	99	18.4	14.9-22.5	61	10.3	7.8-13.4	327	60.7	55.8-65.4
Female	634	49	7.6	5.5-10.3	33	5.9	3.9- 8.8	118	19.6	16.1-23.6	75	10.8	8.4-13.8	359	56.2	51.6-60.7
RACE
White	894	70	7.5	5.7- 9.8	35	3.8	2.5- 5.6	154	17.8	15.0-21.0	103	10.4	8.4-12.9	532	60.5	56.6-64.2
African American	211	8	3.3	1.6- 6.9	7	3.4	1.5- 7.5	38	16.7	11.7-23.4	27	12.6	8.2-18.8	131	64.0	56.2-71.1
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	29	14	57.7	35.0-77.5	2	5.9	1.4-22.2	9	28.9	13.2-52.1	3	6.4	1.8-20.3	1	1.0	0.1- 7.3
25-34	108	18	20.0	11.1-33.3	12	10.6	5.2-20.7	47	43.7	32.8-55.4	15	12.2	6.9-20.7	16	13.5	7.9-22.1
35-44	150	24	16.1	10.1-24.7	7	4.0	1.7- 8.9	36	28.3	19.7-38.9	30	14.9	10.1-21.6	53	36.7	28.1-46.3
45-54	213	8	3.2	1.5- 6.7	10	4.4	2.2- 8.6	49	21.2	15.8-28.0	30	13.8	9.0-20.4	116	57.4	49.6-64.9
55-64	261	12	3.1	1.7- 5.7	9	3.7	1.8- 7.2	38	14.3	10.1-20.0	28	11.2	7.4-16.7	174	67.7	60.7-73.9
65-74	257	9	2.4	1.2- 4.7	3	0.6	0.2- 2.1	27	9.0	5.9-13.5	22	7.3	4.5-11.7	196	80.6	74.9-85.3
75+	151	5	3.0	1.1- 8.2	3	1.8	0.5- 6.7	9	4.2	1.9- 9.2	8	3.8	1.8- 7.9	126	87.1	80.3-91.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	185	15	11.5	5.4-22.8	9	4.1	2.0- 8.5	36	18.2	12.4-26.0	19	8.7	5.0-14.6	106	57.5	47.7-66.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	349	25	7.8	4.9-12.1	14	4.9	2.7- 8.9	61	17.2	13.1-22.3	41	11.0	7.7-15.4	208	59.1	52.8-65.0
Some Post-H.S.	329	34	10.0	6.9-14.3	17	3.7	2.2- 6.2	64	20.3	15.3-26.3	39	10.4	7.2-14.8	175	55.5	49.1-61.8
College Graduate	310	16	4.0	2.3- 6.9	6	2.3	0.9- 5.8	56	19.8	14.9-25.8	37	11.1	7.8-15.7	195	62.7	56.3-68.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	146	13	10.1	3.9-23.6	7	6.0	2.7-12.5	34	18.2	12.5-25.8	20	13.3	8.0-21.3	72	52.4	41.9-62.6
$15,000- 24,999	188	7	3.7	1.6- 8.4	9	3.5	1.7- 7.2	37	19.4	13.3-27.3	22	10.4	6.2-17.0	113	63.0	54.3-70.9
$25,000- 34,999	120	17	12.1	7.1-19.9	6	7.5	2.9-17.8	19	15.6	9.6-24.4	15	11.6	6.5-19.8	63	53.2	42.9-63.3
$35,000- 49,999	177	13	6.8	3.6-12.5	5	2.1	0.7- 5.6	35	22.5	15.6-31.3	21	10.1	6.0-16.6	103	58.5	49.5-67.0
$50,000-74,999	138	15	11.0	5.9-19.4	4	2.4	0.7- 7.2	27	21.1	14.3-30.0	16	12.0	7.1-19.4	76	53.6	44.0-62.9
$75,000+	156	8	4.7	2.2- 9.8	5	2.8	0.9- 8.4	28	19.5	13.1-28.2	16	9.4	5.5-15.6	99	63.5	54.4-71.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	480	34	6.2	4.2- 9.0	17	4.0	2.4- 6.5	87	17.6	13.9-22.0	54	10.3	7.6-13.9	288	62.0	56.7-66.9
No	671	55	9.5	6.7-13.2	27	3.4	2.1- 5.5	125	20.0	16.5-24.0	78	10.4	8.0-13.2	386	56.8	52.2-61.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	283	13	4.4	2.3- 8.4	4	1.5	0.5- 4.0	38	12.6	8.9-17.7	31	9.5	6.4-13.8	197	72.0	65.8-77.5
Non-Veteran	876	72	8.9	6.6-12.1	42	4.8	3.4- 6.9	173	20.9	17.8-24.4	102	10.8	8.6-13.5	487	54.5	50.4-58.6
Currently Serving	16	5	29.9	10.9-59.9	0	0.0	. - .	6	38.9	14.7-70.1	3	14.3	3.9-40.4	2	16.9	3.2-55.8

Total
Respond.^

Less than 6 mos.

6 mos. to 1 year

Past year

Past 5 years

Past 10 years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,498

253

7.8

6.7- 9.0

139

3.9

3.2- 4.8

583

16.4

14.9-18.0

375

10.2

9.1-11.5

2,148

61.7

59.6-63.7

-Eastern NC

1,175

8.0

6.1-10.4

3.8

2.7- 5.3

217

18.9

16.3-21.7

136

10.5

8.6-12.7

686

58.9

55.4-62.2

GENDER

Male

541

8.3

5.6-12.1

2.3

1.3- 4.1

18.4

14.9-22.5

10.3

7.8-13.4

327

60.7

55.8-65.4

Female

634

7.6

5.5-10.3

5.9

3.9- 8.8

118

19.6

16.1-23.6

10.8

8.4-13.8

359

56.2

51.6-60.7

RACE

White

894

7.5

5.7- 9.8

3.8

2.5- 5.6

154

17.8

15.0-21.0

103

10.4

8.4-12.9

532

60.5

56.6-64.2

African American

211

3.3

1.6- 6.9

3.4

1.5- 7.5

16.7

11.7-23.4

12.6

8.2-18.8

131

64.0

56.2-71.1

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

57.7

35.0-77.5

5.9

1.4-22.2

28.9

13.2-52.1

6.4

1.8-20.3

1.0

0.1- 7.3

25-34

108

20.0

11.1-33.3

10.6

5.2-20.7

43.7

32.8-55.4

12.2

6.9-20.7

13.5

7.9-22.1

35-44

150

16.1

10.1-24.7

4.0

1.7- 8.9

28.3

19.7-38.9

14.9

10.1-21.6

36.7

28.1-46.3

45-54

213

3.2

1.5- 6.7

4.4

2.2- 8.6

21.2

15.8-28.0

13.8

9.0-20.4

116

57.4

49.6-64.9

55-64

261

3.1

1.7- 5.7

3.7

1.8- 7.2

14.3

10.1-20.0

11.2

7.4-16.7

174

67.7

60.7-73.9

65-74

257

2.4

1.2- 4.7

0.6

0.2- 2.1

9.0

5.9-13.5

7.3

4.5-11.7

196

80.6

74.9-85.3

75+

151

3.0

1.1- 8.2

1.8

0.5- 6.7

4.2

1.9- 9.2

3.8

1.8- 7.9

126

87.1

80.3-91.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

185

11.5

5.4-22.8

4.1

2.0- 8.5

18.2

12.4-26.0

8.7

5.0-14.6

106

57.5

47.7-66.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

349

7.8

4.9-12.1

4.9

2.7- 8.9

17.2

13.1-22.3

11.0

7.7-15.4

208

59.1

52.8-65.0

Some Post-H.S.

329

10.0

6.9-14.3

3.7

2.2- 6.2

20.3

15.3-26.3

10.4

7.2-14.8

175

55.5

49.1-61.8

College Graduate

310

4.0

2.3- 6.9

2.3

0.9- 5.8

19.8

14.9-25.8

11.1

7.8-15.7

195

62.7

56.3-68.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

146

10.1

3.9-23.6

6.0

2.7-12.5

18.2

12.5-25.8

13.3

8.0-21.3

52.4

41.9-62.6

$15,000- 24,999

188

3.7

1.6- 8.4

3.5

1.7- 7.2

19.4

13.3-27.3

10.4

6.2-17.0

113

63.0

54.3-70.9

$25,000- 34,999

120

12.1

7.1-19.9

7.5

2.9-17.8

15.6

9.6-24.4

11.6

6.5-19.8

53.2

42.9-63.3

$35,000- 49,999

177

6.8

3.6-12.5

2.1

0.7- 5.6

22.5

15.6-31.3

10.1

6.0-16.6

103

58.5

49.5-67.0

$50,000-74,999

138

11.0

5.9-19.4

2.4

0.7- 7.2

21.1

14.3-30.0

12.0

7.1-19.4

53.6

44.0-62.9

$75,000+

156

4.7

2.2- 9.8

2.8

0.9- 8.4

19.5

13.1-28.2

9.4

5.5-15.6

63.5

54.4-71.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

480

6.2

4.2- 9.0

4.0

2.4- 6.5

17.6

13.9-22.0

10.3

7.6-13.9

288

62.0

56.7-66.9

671

9.5

6.7-13.2

3.4

2.1- 5.5

125

20.0

16.5-24.0

10.4

8.0-13.2

386

56.8

52.2-61.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

283

4.4

2.3- 8.4

1.5

0.5- 4.0

12.6

8.9-17.7

9.5

6.4-13.8

197

72.0

65.8-77.5

Non-Veteran

876

8.9

6.6-12.1

4.8

3.4- 6.9

173

20.9

17.8-24.4

102

10.8

8.6-13.5

487

54.5

50.4-58.6

Currently Serving

29.9

10.9-59.9

0.0

. - .

38.9

14.7-70.1

14.3

3.9-40.4

16.9

3.2-55.8

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* Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in their entire lifetime and now smoke not at all (for any length of time).

^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 (MAHEC): 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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