BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Current Smoker*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	944	720	76.3	72.8-79.5	224	23.7	20.5-27.2
GENDER
Male	345	250	73.0	67.0-78.2	95	27.0	21.8-33.0
Female	599	470	79.3	75.1-83.0	129	20.7	17.0-24.9
RACE
White	808	628	77.3	73.6-80.6	180	22.7	19.4-26.4
African American	51	34	70.2	54.5-82.3	17	29.8	17.7-45.5
Other Minorities	3	2	68.4	15.9-96.1	1	31.6	3.9-84.1
AGE
18-24	49	31	64.9	48.5-78.5	18	35.1	21.5-51.5
25-34	126	89	72.6	60.8-81.9	37	27.4	18.1-39.2
35-44	153	105	70.2	61.0-78.0	48	29.8	22.0-39.0
45-54	181	133	73.0	64.3-80.2	48	27.0	19.8-35.7
55-64	162	125	76.0	67.1-83.1	37	24.0	16.9-32.9
65-74	142	116	83.1	74.4-89.3	26	16.9	10.7-25.6
75+	127	117	94.5	87.7-97.7	10	5.5	2.3-12.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	143	100	70.1	59.4-79.1	43	29.9	20.9-40.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	264	189	70.7	63.4-77.1	75	29.3	22.9-36.6
Some Post-H.S.	254	195	75.1	67.9-81.2	59	24.9	18.8-32.1
College Graduate	279	233	86.2	81.3-90.0	46	13.8	10.0-18.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	120	80	68.9	57.3-78.5	40	31.1	21.5-42.7
$15,000- 24,999	165	118	69.9	59.9-78.3	47	30.1	21.7-40.1
$25,000- 34,999	125	88	68.0	57.0-77.3	37	32.0	22.7-43.0
$35,000- 49,999	129	95	71.0	60.4-79.7	34	29.0	20.3-39.6
$50,000-74,999	114	99	86.9	77.6-92.7	15	13.1	7.3-22.4
$75,000+	94	83	89.5	80.9-94.5	11	10.5	5.5-19.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	323	243	75.7	69.2-81.2	80	24.3	18.8-30.8
No	593	459	77.1	72.7-81.0	134	22.9	19.0-27.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	142	111	79.7	70.2-86.7	31	20.3	13.3-29.8
Non-Veteran	797	605	75.8	71.9-79.3	192	24.2	20.7-28.1
Currently Serving	4	3	39.8	5.9-87.4	1	60.2	12.6-94.1

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

-Mountain AHEC

944

720

76.3

72.8-79.5

224

23.7

20.5-27.2

GENDER

Male

345

250

73.0

67.0-78.2

27.0

21.8-33.0

Female

599

470

79.3

75.1-83.0

129

20.7

17.0-24.9

RACE

White

808

628

77.3

73.6-80.6

180

22.7

19.4-26.4

African American

70.2

54.5-82.3

29.8

17.7-45.5

Other Minorities

68.4

15.9-96.1

31.6

3.9-84.1

AGE

18-24

64.9

48.5-78.5

35.1

21.5-51.5

25-34

126

72.6

60.8-81.9

27.4

18.1-39.2

35-44

153

105

70.2

61.0-78.0

29.8

22.0-39.0

45-54

181

133

73.0

64.3-80.2

27.0

19.8-35.7

55-64

162

125

76.0

67.1-83.1

24.0

16.9-32.9

65-74

142

116

83.1

74.4-89.3

16.9

10.7-25.6

75+

127

117

94.5

87.7-97.7

5.5

2.3-12.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

143

100

70.1

59.4-79.1

29.9

20.9-40.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

264

189

70.7

63.4-77.1

29.3

22.9-36.6

Some Post-H.S.

254

195

75.1

67.9-81.2

24.9

18.8-32.1

College Graduate

279

233

86.2

81.3-90.0

13.8

10.0-18.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

120

68.9

57.3-78.5

31.1

21.5-42.7

$15,000- 24,999

165

118

69.9

59.9-78.3

30.1

21.7-40.1

$25,000- 34,999

125

68.0

57.0-77.3

32.0

22.7-43.0

$35,000- 49,999

129

71.0

60.4-79.7

29.0

20.3-39.6

$50,000-74,999

114

86.9

77.6-92.7

13.1

7.3-22.4

$75,000+

89.5

80.9-94.5

10.5

5.5-19.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

323

243

75.7

69.2-81.2

24.3

18.8-30.8

593

459

77.1

72.7-81.0

134

22.9

19.0-27.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

142

111

79.7

70.2-86.7

20.3

13.3-29.8

Non-Veteran

797

605

75.8

71.9-79.3

192

24.2

20.7-28.1

Currently Serving

39.8

5.9-87.4

60.2

12.6-94.1

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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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