BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,004	6,909	45.8	44.8-46.8	8,095	54.2	53.2-55.2
-Eastern NC	5,033	2,366	48.1	46.3-49.8	2,667	51.9	50.2-53.7
GENDER
Male	1,815	1,058	57.6	54.8-60.3	757	42.4	39.7-45.2
Female	3,218	1,308	39.4	37.4-41.4	1,910	60.6	58.6-62.6
RACE
White	3,317	1,723	53.3	51.3-55.3	1,594	46.7	44.7-48.7
African American	1,271	465	39.1	35.6-42.6	806	60.9	57.4-64.4
Other Minorities	14	1	7.5	1.0-39.1	13	92.5	60.9-99.0
AGE
18-24	335	120	35.8	29.2-42.9	215	64.2	57.1-70.8
25-34	821	321	40.6	36.6-44.7	500	59.4	55.3-63.4
35-44	887	423	46.7	42.7-50.8	464	53.3	49.2-57.3
45-54	925	476	51.5	47.6-55.4	449	48.5	44.6-52.4
55-64	872	481	56.5	52.4-60.5	391	43.5	39.5-47.6
65-74	682	355	56.7	52.2-61.0	327	43.3	39.0-47.8
75+	491	183	41.9	36.6-47.3	308	58.1	52.7-63.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	868	431	52.1	47.6-56.6	437	47.9	43.4-52.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,623	776	49.3	46.3-52.3	847	50.7	47.7-53.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,315	652	49.5	46.3-52.7	663	50.5	47.3-53.7
College Graduate	1,218	504	41.4	38.2-44.7	714	58.6	55.3-61.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	670	341	52.8	47.6-57.9	329	47.2	42.1-52.4
$15,000- 24,999	947	442	47.4	43.2-51.7	505	52.6	48.3-56.8
$25,000- 34,999	590	273	45.1	40.5-49.8	317	54.9	50.2-59.5
$35,000- 49,999	666	352	53.0	48.5-57.4	314	47.0	42.6-51.5
$50,000-74,999	539	247	47.2	42.3-52.1	292	52.8	47.9-57.7
$75,000+	548	237	44.6	39.8-49.4	311	55.4	50.6-60.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,748	931	55.6	52.8-58.5	817	44.4	41.5-47.2
No	3,115	1,350	43.9	41.7-46.0	1,765	56.1	54.0-58.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	717	459	64.8	60.6-68.7	258	35.2	31.3-39.4
Non-Veteran	4,171	1,844	44.7	42.8-46.7	2,327	55.3	53.3-57.2
Currently Serving	135	59	45.8	36.2-55.8	76	54.2	44.2-63.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,004

6,909

45.8

44.8-46.8

8,095

54.2

53.2-55.2

-Eastern NC

5,033

2,366

48.1

46.3-49.8

2,667

51.9

50.2-53.7

GENDER

Male

1,815

1,058

57.6

54.8-60.3

757

42.4

39.7-45.2

Female

3,218

1,308

39.4

37.4-41.4

1,910

60.6

58.6-62.6

RACE

White

3,317

1,723

53.3

51.3-55.3

1,594

46.7

44.7-48.7

African American

1,271

465

39.1

35.6-42.6

806

60.9

57.4-64.4

Other Minorities

7.5

1.0-39.1

92.5

60.9-99.0

AGE

18-24

335

120

35.8

29.2-42.9

215

64.2

57.1-70.8

25-34

821

321

40.6

36.6-44.7

500

59.4

55.3-63.4

35-44

887

423

46.7

42.7-50.8

464

53.3

49.2-57.3

45-54

925

476

51.5

47.6-55.4

449

48.5

44.6-52.4

55-64

872

481

56.5

52.4-60.5

391

43.5

39.5-47.6

65-74

682

355

56.7

52.2-61.0

327

43.3

39.0-47.8

75+

491

183

41.9

36.6-47.3

308

58.1

52.7-63.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

868

431

52.1

47.6-56.6

437

47.9

43.4-52.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,623

776

49.3

46.3-52.3

847

50.7

47.7-53.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,315

652

49.5

46.3-52.7

663

50.5

47.3-53.7

College Graduate

1,218

504

41.4

38.2-44.7

714

58.6

55.3-61.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

670

341

52.8

47.6-57.9

329

47.2

42.1-52.4

$15,000- 24,999

947

442

47.4

43.2-51.7

505

52.6

48.3-56.8

$25,000- 34,999

590

273

45.1

40.5-49.8

317

54.9

50.2-59.5

$35,000- 49,999

666

352

53.0

48.5-57.4

314

47.0

42.6-51.5

$50,000-74,999

539

247

47.2

42.3-52.1

292

52.8

47.9-57.7

$75,000+

548

237

44.6

39.8-49.4

311

55.4

50.6-60.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,748

931

55.6

52.8-58.5

817

44.4

41.5-47.2

3,115

1,350

43.9

41.7-46.0

1,765

56.1

54.0-58.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

717

459

64.8

60.6-68.7

258

35.2

31.3-39.4

Non-Veteran

4,171

1,844

44.7

42.8-46.7

2,327

55.3

53.3-57.2

Currently Serving

135

45.8

36.2-55.8

54.2

44.2-63.8

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^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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