BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Current Smoker*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	15,003	11,670	77.5	76.6-78.3	3,333	22.5	21.7-23.4
-Eastern NC	5,032	3,869	75.7	74.2-77.2	1,163	24.3	22.8-25.8
GENDER
Male	1,815	1,311	72.0	69.4-74.5	504	28.0	25.5-30.6
Female	3,217	2,558	79.0	77.3-80.7	659	21.0	19.3-22.7
RACE
White	3,316	2,510	74.8	73.0-76.6	806	25.2	23.4-27.0
African American	1,271	1,021	77.6	74.2-80.7	250	22.4	19.3-25.8
Other Minorities	14	14	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	335	245	72.0	65.0-78.1	90	28.0	21.9-35.0
25-34	821	610	73.9	70.1-77.3	211	26.1	22.7-29.9
35-44	887	617	69.8	65.8-73.5	270	30.2	26.5-34.2
45-54	924	667	71.4	67.6-74.9	257	28.6	25.1-32.4
55-64	872	659	75.0	71.2-78.5	213	25.0	21.5-28.8
65-74	682	590	87.3	84.1-89.9	92	12.7	10.1-15.9
75+	491	462	93.6	90.5-95.7	29	6.4	4.3- 9.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	868	624	69.0	64.6-73.1	244	31.0	26.9-35.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,622	1,208	72.9	70.0-75.6	414	27.1	24.4-30.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,315	1,001	76.0	73.1-78.6	314	24.0	21.4-26.9
College Graduate	1,218	1,028	84.7	82.2-87.0	190	15.3	13.0-17.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	670	476	70.4	65.7-74.6	194	29.6	25.4-34.3
$15,000- 24,999	947	696	71.4	67.1-75.3	251	28.6	24.7-32.9
$25,000- 34,999	590	439	75.0	70.8-78.8	151	25.0	21.2-29.2
$35,000- 49,999	666	496	73.5	69.2-77.3	170	26.5	22.7-30.8
$50,000-74,999	539	432	78.7	74.2-82.6	107	21.3	17.4-25.8
$75,000+	548	468	84.3	80.4-87.6	80	15.7	12.4-19.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,747	1,302	73.0	70.3-75.5	445	27.0	24.5-29.7
No	3,115	2,445	77.7	75.8-79.5	670	22.3	20.5-24.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	717	547	76.0	72.2-79.5	170	24.0	20.5-27.8
Non-Veteran	4,170	3,221	76.0	74.3-77.7	949	24.0	22.3-25.7
Currently Serving	135	93	66.6	56.5-75.3	42	33.4	24.7-43.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,003

11,670

77.5

76.6-78.3

3,333

22.5

21.7-23.4

-Eastern NC

5,032

3,869

75.7

74.2-77.2

1,163

24.3

22.8-25.8

GENDER

Male

1,815

1,311

72.0

69.4-74.5

504

28.0

25.5-30.6

Female

3,217

2,558

79.0

77.3-80.7

659

21.0

19.3-22.7

RACE

White

3,316

2,510

74.8

73.0-76.6

806

25.2

23.4-27.0

African American

1,271

1,021

77.6

74.2-80.7

250

22.4

19.3-25.8

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

335

245

72.0

65.0-78.1

28.0

21.9-35.0

25-34

821

610

73.9

70.1-77.3

211

26.1

22.7-29.9

35-44

887

617

69.8

65.8-73.5

270

30.2

26.5-34.2

45-54

924

667

71.4

67.6-74.9

257

28.6

25.1-32.4

55-64

872

659

75.0

71.2-78.5

213

25.0

21.5-28.8

65-74

682

590

87.3

84.1-89.9

12.7

10.1-15.9

75+

491

462

93.6

90.5-95.7

6.4

4.3- 9.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

868

624

69.0

64.6-73.1

244

31.0

26.9-35.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,622

1,208

72.9

70.0-75.6

414

27.1

24.4-30.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,315

1,001

76.0

73.1-78.6

314

24.0

21.4-26.9

College Graduate

1,218

1,028

84.7

82.2-87.0

190

15.3

13.0-17.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

670

476

70.4

65.7-74.6

194

29.6

25.4-34.3

$15,000- 24,999

947

696

71.4

67.1-75.3

251

28.6

24.7-32.9

$25,000- 34,999

590

439

75.0

70.8-78.8

151

25.0

21.2-29.2

$35,000- 49,999

666

496

73.5

69.2-77.3

170

26.5

22.7-30.8

$50,000-74,999

539

432

78.7

74.2-82.6

107

21.3

17.4-25.8

$75,000+

548

468

84.3

80.4-87.6

15.7

12.4-19.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,747

1,302

73.0

70.3-75.5

445

27.0

24.5-29.7

3,115

2,445

77.7

75.8-79.5

670

22.3

20.5-24.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

717

547

76.0

72.2-79.5

170

24.0

20.5-27.8

Non-Veteran

4,170

3,221

76.0

74.3-77.7

949

24.0

22.3-25.7

Currently Serving

135

66.6

56.5-75.3

33.4

24.7-43.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

^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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