BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	944	459	47.2	43.3-51.2	485	52.8	48.8-56.7
GENDER
Male	345	194	54.3	47.8-60.6	151	45.7	39.4-52.2
Female	599	265	41.0	36.3-45.8	334	59.0	54.2-63.7
RACE
White	808	395	47.9	43.7-52.1	413	52.1	47.9-56.3
African American	51	24	44.9	29.7-61.0	27	55.1	39.0-70.3
Other Minorities	3	2	76.3	22.4-97.3	1	23.7	2.7-77.6
AGE
18-24	49	24	45.0	29.8-61.1	25	55.0	38.9-70.2
25-34	126	62	42.1	31.2-53.8	64	57.9	46.2-68.8
35-44	153	68	44.4	35.2-53.9	85	55.6	46.1-64.8
45-54	181	91	47.4	38.6-56.5	90	52.6	43.5-61.4
55-64	162	88	54.9	45.3-64.1	74	45.1	35.9-54.7
65-74	142	76	52.9	43.0-62.7	66	47.1	37.3-57.0
75+	127	50	42.4	32.1-53.4	77	57.6	46.6-67.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	143	78	56.2	45.1-66.6	65	43.8	33.4-54.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	264	138	50.2	42.7-57.7	126	49.8	42.3-57.3
Some Post-H.S.	254	127	50.3	42.8-57.7	127	49.7	42.3-57.2
College Graduate	279	113	36.2	29.9-42.9	166	63.8	57.1-70.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	120	71	56.9	44.2-68.7	49	43.1	31.3-55.8
$15,000- 24,999	165	91	56.6	46.8-65.8	74	43.4	34.2-53.2
$25,000- 34,999	125	68	57.2	46.5-67.3	57	42.8	32.7-53.5
$35,000- 49,999	129	65	52.1	41.7-62.4	64	47.9	37.6-58.3
$50,000-74,999	114	48	43.9	33.7-54.7	66	56.1	45.3-66.3
$75,000+	94	32	30.8	21.6-41.8	62	69.2	58.2-78.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	323	183	56.9	49.9-63.6	140	43.1	36.4-50.1
No	593	261	42.4	37.6-47.3	332	57.6	52.7-62.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	142	80	57.2	47.0-66.8	62	42.8	33.2-53.0
Non-Veteran	797	377	45.0	40.8-49.3	420	55.0	50.7-59.2
Currently Serving	4	2	71.8	19.7-96.4	2	28.2	3.6-80.3

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

-Mountain AHEC

944

459

47.2

43.3-51.2

485

52.8

48.8-56.7

GENDER

Male

345

194

54.3

47.8-60.6

151

45.7

39.4-52.2

Female

599

265

41.0

36.3-45.8

334

59.0

54.2-63.7

RACE

White

808

395

47.9

43.7-52.1

413

52.1

47.9-56.3

African American

44.9

29.7-61.0

55.1

39.0-70.3

Other Minorities

76.3

22.4-97.3

23.7

2.7-77.6

AGE

18-24

45.0

29.8-61.1

55.0

38.9-70.2

25-34

126

42.1

31.2-53.8

57.9

46.2-68.8

35-44

153

44.4

35.2-53.9

55.6

46.1-64.8

45-54

181

47.4

38.6-56.5

52.6

43.5-61.4

55-64

162

54.9

45.3-64.1

45.1

35.9-54.7

65-74

142

52.9

43.0-62.7

47.1

37.3-57.0

75+

127

42.4

32.1-53.4

57.6

46.6-67.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

143

56.2

45.1-66.6

43.8

33.4-54.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

264

138

50.2

42.7-57.7

126

49.8

42.3-57.3

Some Post-H.S.

254

127

50.3

42.8-57.7

127

49.7

42.3-57.2

College Graduate

279

113

36.2

29.9-42.9

166

63.8

57.1-70.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

120

56.9

44.2-68.7

43.1

31.3-55.8

$15,000- 24,999

165

56.6

46.8-65.8

43.4

34.2-53.2

$25,000- 34,999

125

57.2

46.5-67.3

42.8

32.7-53.5

$35,000- 49,999

129

52.1

41.7-62.4

47.9

37.6-58.3

$50,000-74,999

114

43.9

33.7-54.7

56.1

45.3-66.3

$75,000+

30.8

21.6-41.8

69.2

58.2-78.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

323

183

56.9

49.9-63.6

140

43.1

36.4-50.1

593

261

42.4

37.6-47.3

332

57.6

52.7-62.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

142

57.2

47.0-66.8

42.8

33.2-53.0

Non-Veteran

797

377

45.0

40.8-49.3

420

55.0

50.7-59.2

Currently Serving

71.8

19.7-96.4

28.2

3.6-80.3

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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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