BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,324	1,784	54.7	52.5-56.8	1,540	45.3	43.2-47.5
-Eastern NC	1,161	652	57.2	53.6-60.8	509	42.8	39.2-46.4
GENDER
Male	503	281	58.4	53.0-63.7	222	41.6	36.3-47.0
Female	658	371	55.8	51.1-60.4	287	44.2	39.6-48.9
RACE
White	805	414	51.9	47.8-56.1	391	48.1	43.9-52.2
African American	249	172	68.2	59.0-76.1	77	31.8	23.9-41.0
AGE
18-24	90	62	70.8	57.7-81.2	28	29.2	18.8-42.3
25-34	210	128	61.4	53.4-68.8	82	38.6	31.2-46.6
35-44	270	152	54.5	46.5-62.3	118	45.5	37.7-53.5
45-54	257	132	54.5	46.8-61.9	125	45.5	38.1-53.2
55-64	212	111	52.3	43.8-60.7	101	47.7	39.3-56.2
65-74	92	54	60.3	48.3-71.2	38	39.7	28.8-51.7
75+	29	13	45.8	27.2-65.7	16	54.2	34.3-72.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	244	169	72.3	64.9-78.7	75	27.7	21.3-35.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	412	224	53.1	46.7-59.3	188	46.9	40.7-53.3
Some Post-H.S.	314	167	52.8	46.1-59.4	147	47.2	40.6-53.9
College Graduate	190	91	51.0	42.6-59.3	99	49.0	40.7-57.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	194	136	74.9	67.3-81.2	58	25.1	18.8-32.7
$15,000- 24,999	250	152	59.8	50.5-68.4	98	40.2	31.6-49.5
$25,000- 34,999	151	74	52.6	43.5-61.5	77	47.4	38.5-56.5
$35,000- 49,999	170	74	47.2	38.4-56.2	96	52.8	43.8-61.6
$50,000-74,999	107	48	43.1	32.5-54.3	59	56.9	45.7-67.5
$75,000+	80	39	50.2	37.8-62.6	41	49.8	37.4-62.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	444	273	63.3	57.8-68.5	171	36.7	31.5-42.2
No	669	353	54.9	50.1-59.5	316	45.1	40.5-49.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	170	84	51.0	42.4-59.6	86	49.0	40.4-57.6
Non-Veteran	947	541	58.0	53.8-62.1	406	42.0	37.9-46.2
Currently Serving	42	27	68.9	51.2-82.3	15	31.1	17.7-48.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,324

1,784

54.7

52.5-56.8

1,540

45.3

43.2-47.5

-Eastern NC

1,161

652

57.2

53.6-60.8

509

42.8

39.2-46.4

GENDER

Male

503

281

58.4

53.0-63.7

222

41.6

36.3-47.0

Female

658

371

55.8

51.1-60.4

287

44.2

39.6-48.9

RACE

White

805

414

51.9

47.8-56.1

391

48.1

43.9-52.2

African American

249

172

68.2

59.0-76.1

31.8

23.9-41.0

AGE

18-24

70.8

57.7-81.2

29.2

18.8-42.3

25-34

210

128

61.4

53.4-68.8

38.6

31.2-46.6

35-44

270

152

54.5

46.5-62.3

118

45.5

37.7-53.5

45-54

257

132

54.5

46.8-61.9

125

45.5

38.1-53.2

55-64

212

111

52.3

43.8-60.7

101

47.7

39.3-56.2

65-74

60.3

48.3-71.2

39.7

28.8-51.7

75+

45.8

27.2-65.7

54.2

34.3-72.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

244

169

72.3

64.9-78.7

27.7

21.3-35.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

412

224

53.1

46.7-59.3

188

46.9

40.7-53.3

Some Post-H.S.

314

167

52.8

46.1-59.4

147

47.2

40.6-53.9

College Graduate

190

51.0

42.6-59.3

49.0

40.7-57.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

194

136

74.9

67.3-81.2

25.1

18.8-32.7

$15,000- 24,999

250

152

59.8

50.5-68.4

40.2

31.6-49.5

$25,000- 34,999

151

52.6

43.5-61.5

47.4

38.5-56.5

$35,000- 49,999

170

47.2

38.4-56.2

52.8

43.8-61.6

$50,000-74,999

107

43.1

32.5-54.3

56.9

45.7-67.5

$75,000+

50.2

37.8-62.6

49.8

37.4-62.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

444

273

63.3

57.8-68.5

171

36.7

31.5-42.2

669

353

54.9

50.1-59.5

316

45.1

40.5-49.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

170

51.0

42.4-59.6

49.0

40.4-57.6

Non-Veteran

947

541

58.0

53.8-62.1

406

42.0

37.9-46.2

Currently Serving

68.9

51.2-82.3

31.1

17.7-48.8

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently smoking 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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