BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	224	112	51.2	43.1-59.3	112	48.8	40.7-56.9
GENDER
Male	95	42	51.3	39.2-63.2	53	48.7	36.8-60.8
Female	129	70	51.1	40.6-61.6	59	48.9	38.4-59.4
RACE
White	180	84	46.6	38.0-55.5	96	53.4	44.5-62.0
African American	17	13	71.1	40.2-90.0	4	28.9	10.0-59.8
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	18	13	70.0	41.8-88.3	5	30.0	11.7-58.2
25-34	37	23	65.6	42.3-83.3	14	34.4	16.7-57.7
35-44	48	25	52.2	35.5-68.4	23	47.8	31.6-64.5
45-54	48	20	37.4	23.0-54.5	28	62.6	45.5-77.0
55-64	37	17	50.4	32.2-68.6	20	49.6	31.4-67.8
65-74	26	9	33.8	16.1-57.5	17	66.2	42.5-83.9
75+	10	5	63.5	26.0-89.6	5	36.5	10.4-74.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	43	21	55.6	36.4-73.3	22	44.4	26.7-63.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	75	44	59.9	45.8-72.6	31	40.1	27.4-54.2
Some Post-H.S.	59	24	36.8	23.3-52.8	35	63.2	47.2-76.7
College Graduate	46	22	52.7	36.5-68.3	24	47.3	31.7-63.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	40	26	70.5	51.4-84.3	14	29.5	15.7-48.6
$15,000- 24,999	47	21	45.7	28.1-64.5	26	54.3	35.5-71.9
$25,000- 34,999	37	15	42.0	24.3-62.0	22	58.0	38.0-75.7
$35,000- 49,999	34	17	44.2	26.4-63.6	17	55.8	36.4-73.6
$50,000-74,999	15	7	59.0	31.2-82.0	8	41.0	18.0-68.8
$75,000+	11	5	46.5	18.8-76.5	6	53.5	23.5-81.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	80	46	58.5	44.4-71.3	34	41.5	28.7-55.6
No	134	61	47.4	37.1-57.8	73	52.6	42.2-62.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	31	15	57.9	36.4-76.8	16	42.1	23.2-63.6
Non-Veteran	192	96	49.5	40.8-58.2	96	50.5	41.8-59.2
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Mountain AHEC

224

112

51.2

43.1-59.3

112

48.8

40.7-56.9

GENDER

Male

51.3

39.2-63.2

48.7

36.8-60.8

Female

129

51.1

40.6-61.6

48.9

38.4-59.4

RACE

White

180

46.6

38.0-55.5

53.4

44.5-62.0

African American

71.1

40.2-90.0

28.9

10.0-59.8

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

70.0

41.8-88.3

30.0

11.7-58.2

25-34

65.6

42.3-83.3

34.4

16.7-57.7

35-44

52.2

35.5-68.4

47.8

31.6-64.5

45-54

37.4

23.0-54.5

62.6

45.5-77.0

55-64

50.4

32.2-68.6

49.6

31.4-67.8

65-74

33.8

16.1-57.5

66.2

42.5-83.9

75+

63.5

26.0-89.6

36.5

10.4-74.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

55.6

36.4-73.3

44.4

26.7-63.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

59.9

45.8-72.6

40.1

27.4-54.2

Some Post-H.S.

36.8

23.3-52.8

63.2

47.2-76.7

College Graduate

52.7

36.5-68.3

47.3

31.7-63.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

70.5

51.4-84.3

29.5

15.7-48.6

$15,000- 24,999

45.7

28.1-64.5

54.3

35.5-71.9

$25,000- 34,999

42.0

24.3-62.0

58.0

38.0-75.7

$35,000- 49,999

44.2

26.4-63.6

55.8

36.4-73.6

$50,000-74,999

59.0

31.2-82.0

41.0

18.0-68.8

$75,000+

46.5

18.8-76.5

53.5

23.5-81.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

58.5

44.4-71.3

41.5

28.7-55.6

134

47.4

37.1-57.8

52.6

42.2-62.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

57.9

36.4-76.8

42.1

23.2-63.6

Non-Veteran

192

49.5

40.8-58.2

50.5

41.8-59.2

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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