BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	<10 cigaretts/per day	10-20 cigarettes/per day	20 cigs.(one pack)/per day	More than 20 cigarettes/per day
North Carolina	3,122	844	29.2	27.2-31.4	988	31.1	29.1-33.2	896	27.8	25.9-29.8	394	11.9	10.5-13.3
-Eastern NC	1,080	317	31.5	28.0-35.2	336	30.1	26.8-33.6	283	26.0	23.0-29.3	144	12.4	10.2-15.0
GENDER
Male	462	130	31.5	26.3-37.1	130	28.1	23.3-33.4	118	24.8	20.5-29.6	84	15.7	12.3-19.7
Female	618	187	31.5	27.1-36.2	206	32.4	28.1-37.0	165	27.5	23.5-31.9	60	8.7	6.2-12.0
RACE
White	760	159	22.1	18.7-25.9	235	28.8	25.1-32.8	239	32.5	28.7-36.7	127	16.6	13.5-20.1
African American	221	117	52.4	43.8-60.8	67	33.1	25.3-41.9	31	12.9	8.6-19.0	6	1.6	0.7- 3.9
AGE
18-24	87	39	39.2	27.0-52.9	30	39.5	26.6-54.1	12	9.8	5.2-18.0	6	11.4	4.5-26.2
25-34	198	73	42.1	34.0-50.6	68	32.5	25.4-40.6	47	20.7	15.2-27.5	10	4.7	2.3- 9.4
35-44	253	70	26.5	20.7-33.2	76	28.8	22.6-35.8	69	31.0	24.4-38.4	38	13.8	9.7-19.2
45-54	231	64	32.9	25.1-41.7	71	27.8	21.3-35.3	64	28.1	21.7-35.6	32	11.2	7.5-16.3
55-64	197	44	22.7	15.8-31.5	55	25.7	19.0-33.9	57	31.2	23.7-39.9	41	20.3	14.1-28.4
65-74	88	22	27.8	17.5-41.1	28	31.8	21.4-44.3	23	25.5	16.4-37.4	15	14.9	8.5-24.9
75+	25	5	20.5	8.2-42.6	8	31.5	14.9-54.8	10	36.3	18.5-58.9	2	11.7	2.8-38.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	223	72	36.5	28.2-45.6	66	27.5	20.8-35.4	48	21.5	15.8-28.6	37	14.5	9.7-21.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	384	115	30.9	25.4-36.9	113	28.2	22.9-34.2	108	28.4	23.2-34.2	48	12.5	9.0-17.3
Some Post-H.S.	296	79	29.1	23.0-36.1	102	33.7	27.5-40.5	84	27.6	22.1-33.9	31	9.5	6.5-13.8
College Graduate	176	51	29.5	22.2-38.1	54	31.8	24.0-40.8	43	24.5	17.7-32.9	28	14.2	9.2-21.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	181	57	36.1	27.5-45.8	51	27.1	20.1-35.5	44	23.1	16.6-31.2	29	13.6	9.0-20.1
$15,000- 24,999	231	86	38.2	30.2-47.0	68	27.9	21.2-35.7	54	23.8	17.6-31.4	23	10.0	5.8-17.0
$25,000- 34,999	141	39	27.4	19.8-36.6	44	27.9	20.3-37.0	42	31.9	23.7-41.3	16	12.8	7.7-20.4
$35,000- 49,999	157	37	26.7	19.0-36.1	55	33.1	25.0-42.3	45	30.4	22.5-39.8	20	9.8	5.9-15.9
$50,000-74,999	99	23	24.1	15.7-35.2	32	34.1	23.7-46.3	26	24.4	16.0-35.5	18	17.4	10.5-27.6
$75,000+	77	17	23.7	14.5-36.1	23	26.0	16.4-38.6	21	33.0	21.8-46.5	16	17.4	9.9-28.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	414	100	25.3	20.6-30.8	130	32.0	26.4-38.0	109	26.9	22.1-32.3	75	15.9	12.3-20.2
No	644	212	35.6	30.9-40.6	195	28.4	24.4-32.8	169	25.3	21.5-29.5	68	10.6	7.9-14.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	160	43	27.4	20.1-36.2	45	26.8	19.6-35.5	44	28.7	21.3-37.5	28	17.1	11.5-24.6
Non-Veteran	880	253	30.5	26.6-34.7	280	31.1	27.3-35.1	234	26.6	23.2-30.2	113	11.9	9.5-14.8
Currently Serving	40	21	64.4	47.2-78.5	11	24.5	12.9-41.7	5	6.8	2.7-16.1	3	4.3	1.4-13.1

Total
Respond.^

<10 cigaretts/per day

10-20 cigarettes/per day

20 cigs.(one pack)/per day

More than 20 cigarettes/per day

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,122

844

29.2

27.2-31.4

988

31.1

29.1-33.2

896

27.8

25.9-29.8

394

11.9

10.5-13.3

-Eastern NC

1,080

317

31.5

28.0-35.2

336

30.1

26.8-33.6

283

26.0

23.0-29.3

144

12.4

10.2-15.0

GENDER

Male

462

130

31.5

26.3-37.1

130

28.1

23.3-33.4

118

24.8

20.5-29.6

15.7

12.3-19.7

Female

618

187

31.5

27.1-36.2

206

32.4

28.1-37.0

165

27.5

23.5-31.9

8.7

6.2-12.0

RACE

White

760

159

22.1

18.7-25.9

235

28.8

25.1-32.8

239

32.5

28.7-36.7

127

16.6

13.5-20.1

African American

221

117

52.4

43.8-60.8

33.1

25.3-41.9

12.9

8.6-19.0

1.6

0.7- 3.9

AGE

18-24

39.2

27.0-52.9

39.5

26.6-54.1

9.8

5.2-18.0

11.4

4.5-26.2

25-34

198

42.1

34.0-50.6

32.5

25.4-40.6

20.7

15.2-27.5

4.7

2.3- 9.4

35-44

253

26.5

20.7-33.2

28.8

22.6-35.8

31.0

24.4-38.4

13.8

9.7-19.2

45-54

231

32.9

25.1-41.7

27.8

21.3-35.3

28.1

21.7-35.6

11.2

7.5-16.3

55-64

197

22.7

15.8-31.5

25.7

19.0-33.9

31.2

23.7-39.9

20.3

14.1-28.4

65-74

27.8

17.5-41.1

31.8

21.4-44.3

25.5

16.4-37.4

14.9

8.5-24.9

75+

20.5

8.2-42.6

31.5

14.9-54.8

36.3

18.5-58.9

11.7

2.8-38.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

223

36.5

28.2-45.6

27.5

20.8-35.4

21.5

15.8-28.6

14.5

9.7-21.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

384

115

30.9

25.4-36.9

113

28.2

22.9-34.2

108

28.4

23.2-34.2

12.5

9.0-17.3

Some Post-H.S.

296

29.1

23.0-36.1

102

33.7

27.5-40.5

27.6

22.1-33.9

9.5

6.5-13.8

College Graduate

176

29.5

22.2-38.1

31.8

24.0-40.8

24.5

17.7-32.9

14.2

9.2-21.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

181

36.1

27.5-45.8

27.1

20.1-35.5

23.1

16.6-31.2

13.6

9.0-20.1

$15,000- 24,999

231

38.2

30.2-47.0

27.9

21.2-35.7

23.8

17.6-31.4

10.0

5.8-17.0

$25,000- 34,999

141

27.4

19.8-36.6

27.9

20.3-37.0

31.9

23.7-41.3

12.8

7.7-20.4

$35,000- 49,999

157

26.7

19.0-36.1

33.1

25.0-42.3

30.4

22.5-39.8

9.8

5.9-15.9

$50,000-74,999

24.1

15.7-35.2

34.1

23.7-46.3

24.4

16.0-35.5

17.4

10.5-27.6

$75,000+

23.7

14.5-36.1

26.0

16.4-38.6

33.0

21.8-46.5

17.4

9.9-28.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

414

100

25.3

20.6-30.8

130

32.0

26.4-38.0

109

26.9

22.1-32.3

15.9

12.3-20.2

644

212

35.6

30.9-40.6

195

28.4

24.4-32.8

169

25.3

21.5-29.5

10.6

7.9-14.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

160

27.4

20.1-36.2

26.8

19.6-35.5

28.7

21.3-37.5

17.1

11.5-24.6

Non-Veteran

880

253

30.5

26.6-34.7

280

31.1

27.3-35.1

234

26.6

23.2-30.2

113

11.9

9.5-14.8

Currently Serving

64.4

47.2-78.5

24.5

12.9-41.7

6.8

2.7-16.1

4.3

1.4-13.1

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*Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in entire lifetime and now smoke daily or occasionally.

^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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