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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	231	22	10.7	6.8-16.6	12	3.4	1.7- 6.5	35	12.8	8.5-18.9	24	11.3	7.2-17.3	138	61.8	54.1-68.9
GENDER
Male	96	9	10.2	5.2-19.0	3	3.0	0.9- 9.0	16	13.7	7.6-23.7	12	13.8	7.6-23.8	56	59.3	47.8-69.8
Female	135	13	11.4	6.1-20.3	9	3.9	1.9- 8.0	19	11.7	6.7-19.7	12	8.2	4.2-15.5	82	64.7	54.7-73.6
RACE
White	211	20	11.3	7.1-17.5	10	3.0	1.4- 6.1	31	13.1	8.5-19.6	24	12.0	7.6-18.4	126	60.7	52.7-68.1
African American	7	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.4	0.5-28.1	1	6.1	0.8-36.0	0	0.0	. - .	5	89.5	61.3-97.9
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	6	2	46.6	11.7-85.2	1	1.9	0.2-14.4	3	51.5	13.9-87.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	24	5	31.4	13.4-57.7	3	9.6	2.7-28.9	8	26.5	11.2-50.8	5	20.1	6.5-47.6	3	12.4	3.8-33.5
35-44	20	3	17.2	5.3-43.8	2	6.0	1.2-24.7	2	10.6	2.1-39.6	2	10.7	2.2-39.6	11	55.4	31.1-77.4
45-54	43	6	9.8	3.2-26.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	8	20.2	9.0-39.6	8	21.4	10.1-39.8	20	48.3	31.2-65.8
55-64	49	3	6.2	1.9-18.1	2	4.0	0.9-16.8	8	12.1	4.4-29.3	7	18.0	8.3-34.7	29	59.6	42.9-74.4
65-74	50	2	6.9	1.7-24.2	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	5	6.8	2.4-18.0	0	0.0	. - .	42	84.8	69.6-93.2
75+	39	1	1.8	0.2-11.9	2	3.6	0.9-13.7	1	1.8	0.2-11.9	2	4.4	0.8-22.1	33	88.3	73.7-95.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	34	4	12.4	4.1-32.1	2	5.4	1.2-21.2	5	10.9	2.8-34.7	6	22.5	9.8-43.7	17	48.8	29.7-68.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	63	6	12.4	5.4-26.2	3	2.2	0.7- 6.9	11	11.8	5.7-22.8	6	9.3	3.5-22.2	37	64.3	49.6-76.7
Some Post-H.S.	67	8	11.5	5.4-23.0	3	2.2	0.6- 7.9	7	11.2	4.8-24.1	6	8.7	3.4-20.4	43	66.3	52.3-77.9
College Graduate	65	4	7.6	2.5-21.1	3	4.4	1.3-13.3	12	17.4	8.9-31.0	6	8.8	3.5-20.2	40	61.9	47.6-74.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	5	14.2	4.5-36.7	2	7.8	1.8-28.5	7	15.6	5.4-37.4	2	9.1	2.2-30.5	15	53.3	32.5-73.1
$15,000- 24,999	44	4	12.3	4.6-29.0	4	2.2	0.7- 6.6	6	11.8	3.6-32.8	9	22.5	10.5-41.6	21	51.2	33.3-68.8
$25,000- 34,999	31	4	12.8	4.3-32.4	2	3.8	0.9-14.5	6	15.2	6.0-33.6	1	4.7	0.7-27.0	18	63.5	43.2-79.9
$35,000- 49,999	31	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.3	0.5-20.4	5	14.7	5.3-34.8	4	7.7	2.5-21.6	21	74.3	54.6-87.4
$50,000-74,999	33	5	17.6	7.1-37.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.7	2.7-29.0	3	10.8	3.4-29.6	22	61.9	42.4-78.2
$75,000+	20	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.6	0.8-30.9	1	5.3	0.7-29.9	2	11.0	2.6-36.6	16	78.0	53.1-91.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	102	11	8.2	4.1-15.8	5	4.5	1.8-11.2	15	14.7	7.8-26.0	9	8.8	4.1-18.1	62	63.8	51.9-74.2
No	127	11	13.0	7.2-22.3	7	2.6	1.0- 6.2	20	11.7	6.8-19.3	15	13.4	7.7-22.5	74	59.3	49.1-68.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	47	2	5.5	1.3-19.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	7.4	2.1-22.5	2	5.0	1.2-17.8	40	82.2	66.2-91.6
Non-Veteran	183	20	12.7	7.9-19.9	12	4.7	2.4- 8.9	31	14.7	9.5-22.1	22	13.7	8.5-21.2	98	54.2	45.5-62.7
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Mountain AHEC

231

10.7

6.8-16.6

3.4

1.7- 6.5

12.8

8.5-18.9

11.3

7.2-17.3

138

61.8

54.1-68.9

GENDER

Male

10.2

5.2-19.0

3.0

0.9- 9.0

13.7

7.6-23.7

13.8

7.6-23.8

59.3

47.8-69.8

Female

135

11.4

6.1-20.3

3.9

1.9- 8.0

11.7

6.7-19.7

8.2

4.2-15.5

64.7

54.7-73.6

RACE

White

211

11.3

7.1-17.5

3.0

1.4- 6.1

13.1

8.5-19.6

12.0

7.6-18.4

126

60.7

52.7-68.1

African American

0.0

. - .

4.4

0.5-28.1

6.1

0.8-36.0

0.0

. - .

89.5

61.3-97.9

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

46.6

11.7-85.2

1.9

0.2-14.4

51.5

13.9-87.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

31.4

13.4-57.7

9.6

2.7-28.9

26.5

11.2-50.8

20.1

6.5-47.6

12.4

3.8-33.5

35-44

17.2

5.3-43.8

6.0

1.2-24.7

10.6

2.1-39.6

10.7

2.2-39.6

55.4

31.1-77.4

45-54

9.8

3.2-26.2

0.3

0.0- 2.2

20.2

9.0-39.6

21.4

10.1-39.8

48.3

31.2-65.8

55-64

6.2

1.9-18.1

4.0

0.9-16.8

12.1

4.4-29.3

18.0

8.3-34.7

59.6

42.9-74.4

65-74

6.9

1.7-24.2

1.4

0.2- 9.5

6.8

2.4-18.0

0.0

. - .

84.8

69.6-93.2

75+

1.8

0.2-11.9

3.6

0.9-13.7

1.8

0.2-11.9

4.4

0.8-22.1

88.3

73.7-95.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

12.4

4.1-32.1

5.4

1.2-21.2

10.9

2.8-34.7

22.5

9.8-43.7

48.8

29.7-68.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

12.4

5.4-26.2

2.2

0.7- 6.9

11.8

5.7-22.8

9.3

3.5-22.2

64.3

49.6-76.7

Some Post-H.S.

11.5

5.4-23.0

2.2

0.6- 7.9

11.2

4.8-24.1

8.7

3.4-20.4

66.3

52.3-77.9

College Graduate

7.6

2.5-21.1

4.4

1.3-13.3

17.4

8.9-31.0

8.8

3.5-20.2

61.9

47.6-74.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

14.2

4.5-36.7

7.8

1.8-28.5

15.6

5.4-37.4

9.1

2.2-30.5

53.3

32.5-73.1

$15,000- 24,999

12.3

4.6-29.0

2.2

0.7- 6.6

11.8

3.6-32.8

22.5

10.5-41.6

51.2

33.3-68.8

$25,000- 34,999

12.8

4.3-32.4

3.8

0.9-14.5

15.2

6.0-33.6

4.7

0.7-27.0

63.5

43.2-79.9

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

3.3

0.5-20.4

14.7

5.3-34.8

7.7

2.5-21.6

74.3

54.6-87.4

$50,000-74,999

17.6

7.1-37.3

0.0

. - .

9.7

2.7-29.0

10.8

3.4-29.6

61.9

42.4-78.2

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

5.6

0.8-30.9

5.3

0.7-29.9

11.0

2.6-36.6

78.0

53.1-91.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

102

8.2

4.1-15.8

4.5

1.8-11.2

14.7

7.8-26.0

8.8

4.1-18.1

63.8

51.9-74.2

127

13.0

7.2-22.3

2.6

1.0- 6.2

11.7

6.8-19.3

13.4

7.7-22.5

59.3

49.1-68.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

5.5

1.3-19.9

0.0

. - .

7.4

2.1-22.5

5.0

1.2-17.8

82.2

66.2-91.6

Non-Veteran

183

12.7

7.9-19.9

4.7

2.4- 8.9

14.7

9.5-22.1

13.7

8.5-21.2

54.2

45.5-62.7

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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