BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Do you usually smoke regular, lights, or ultra lights?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Regular	Lights	Ultra lights
North Carolina	3,175	1,145	38.7	36.5-40.9	1,460	45.1	42.9-47.3	570	16.2	14.7-17.9
-Mountain AHEC	211	71	35.8	28.2-44.3	90	42.7	34.5-51.3	50	21.5	15.4-29.1
GENDER
Male	89	42	42.7	30.9-55.3	33	40.0	28.2-53.1	14	17.4	9.5-29.7
Female	122	29	27.8	19.0-38.8	57	45.9	35.5-56.7	36	26.3	18.1-36.4
RACE
White	170	52	34.1	26.0-43.3	75	43.5	34.9-52.6	43	22.4	15.8-30.6
African American	15	10	63.2	34.2-85.1	4	24.7	8.7-53.1	1	12.1	1.7-51.6
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	17	11	65.3	37.3-85.6	6	34.7	14.4-62.7	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	35	10	29.5	13.1-53.6	18	51.7	29.3-73.5	7	18.8	6.9-42.1
35-44	47	15	32.6	18.8-50.4	23	44.3	28.6-61.3	9	23.0	11.0-42.0
45-54	44	14	36.4	21.4-54.7	16	36.0	21.1-54.1	14	27.6	15.1-44.9
55-64	34	9	25.0	12.2-44.4	17	46.3	27.9-65.8	8	28.7	13.6-50.7
65-74	25	10	38.4	18.8-62.7	7	43.2	21.6-67.8	8	18.4	7.2-39.5
75+	9	2	44.6	11.4-83.5	3	26.7	6.4-66.2	4	28.6	7.2-67.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	42	19	51.2	31.9-70.1	17	40.7	22.8-61.3	6	8.2	2.4-24.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	70	23	35.5	22.9-50.4	35	46.6	32.7-61.1	12	17.9	8.6-33.5
Some Post-H.S.	54	15	29.9	17.3-46.3	22	39.9	25.2-56.7	17	30.2	17.5-46.9
College Graduate	44	13	26.8	15.1-43.0	16	42.2	26.5-59.7	15	31.0	18.2-47.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	38	15	44.2	25.5-64.8	16	39.5	22.2-59.8	7	16.3	6.4-35.6
$15,000- 24,999	44	16	33.8	19.0-52.6	17	44.2	26.2-63.9	11	22.0	10.1-41.3
$25,000- 34,999	36	10	35.8	18.9-57.2	17	48.8	29.8-68.1	9	15.4	6.3-32.9
$35,000- 49,999	33	9	32.1	16.0-54.0	15	43.8	25.1-64.4	9	24.1	11.7-43.2
$50,000-74,999	14	5	30.0	10.3-61.6	4	27.9	9.3-59.3	5	42.1	16.4-72.8
$75,000+	11	6	53.6	23.6-81.2	3	32.8	9.9-68.4	2	13.6	3.2-42.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	76	19	26.1	16.0-39.6	31	42.7	29.1-57.6	26	31.2	20.0-45.1
No	131	50	40.4	30.5-51.2	57	42.3	32.3-53.0	24	17.3	10.5-27.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	29	11	28.4	13.7-49.9	16	68.5	47.0-84.2	2	3.1	0.7-12.4
Non-Veteran	181	60	37.6	29.2-46.8	73	37.4	29.2-46.4	48	25.0	17.9-33.7
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Regular

Lights

Ultra lights

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,175

1,145

38.7

36.5-40.9

1,460

45.1

42.9-47.3

570

16.2

14.7-17.9

-Mountain AHEC

211

35.8

28.2-44.3

42.7

34.5-51.3

21.5

15.4-29.1

GENDER

Male

42.7

30.9-55.3

40.0

28.2-53.1

17.4

9.5-29.7

Female

122

27.8

19.0-38.8

45.9

35.5-56.7

26.3

18.1-36.4

RACE

White

170

34.1

26.0-43.3

43.5

34.9-52.6

22.4

15.8-30.6

African American

63.2

34.2-85.1

24.7

8.7-53.1

12.1

1.7-51.6

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

65.3

37.3-85.6

34.7

14.4-62.7

0.0

. - .

25-34

29.5

13.1-53.6

51.7

29.3-73.5

18.8

6.9-42.1

35-44

32.6

18.8-50.4

44.3

28.6-61.3

23.0

11.0-42.0

45-54

36.4

21.4-54.7

36.0

21.1-54.1

27.6

15.1-44.9

55-64

25.0

12.2-44.4

46.3

27.9-65.8

28.7

13.6-50.7

65-74

38.4

18.8-62.7

43.2

21.6-67.8

18.4

7.2-39.5

75+

44.6

11.4-83.5

26.7

6.4-66.2

28.6

7.2-67.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

51.2

31.9-70.1

40.7

22.8-61.3

8.2

2.4-24.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

35.5

22.9-50.4

46.6

32.7-61.1

17.9

8.6-33.5

Some Post-H.S.

29.9

17.3-46.3

39.9

25.2-56.7

30.2

17.5-46.9

College Graduate

26.8

15.1-43.0

42.2

26.5-59.7

31.0

18.2-47.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

44.2

25.5-64.8

39.5

22.2-59.8

16.3

6.4-35.6

$15,000- 24,999

33.8

19.0-52.6

44.2

26.2-63.9

22.0

10.1-41.3

$25,000- 34,999

35.8

18.9-57.2

48.8

29.8-68.1

15.4

6.3-32.9

$35,000- 49,999

32.1

16.0-54.0

43.8

25.1-64.4

24.1

11.7-43.2

$50,000-74,999

30.0

10.3-61.6

27.9

9.3-59.3

42.1

16.4-72.8

$75,000+

53.6

23.6-81.2

32.8

9.9-68.4

13.6

3.2-42.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

26.1

16.0-39.6

42.7

29.1-57.6

31.2

20.0-45.1

131

40.4

30.5-51.2

42.3

32.3-53.0

17.3

10.5-27.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

28.4

13.7-49.9

68.5

47.0-84.2

3.1

0.7-12.4

Non-Veteran

181

37.6

29.2-46.8

37.4

29.2-46.4

25.0

17.9-33.7

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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