BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Current Smoker*)

	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	2,688	2,107	77.2	75.1-79.2	581	22.8	20.8-24.9
GENDER
Male	892	642	71.7	67.9-75.2	250	28.3	24.8-32.1
Female	1,796	1,465	81.6	79.2-83.7	331	18.4	16.3-20.8
AGE
18-24	176	137	74.5	64.4-82.5	39	25.5	17.5-35.6
25-34	468	368	77.1	72.0-81.5	100	22.9	18.5-28.0
35-44	530	384	72.9	67.5-77.6	146	27.1	22.4-32.5
45-54	522	375	72.3	67.3-76.8	147	27.7	23.2-32.7
55-64	427	335	76.8	71.3-81.6	92	23.2	18.4-28.7
65-74	329	285	85.8	80.5-89.9	44	14.2	10.1-19.5
75+	220	209	95.1	90.5-97.6	11	4.9	2.4- 9.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	605	462	70.6	65.5-75.3	143	29.4	24.7-34.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	926	686	72.6	68.6-76.3	240	27.4	23.7-31.4
Some Post-H.S.	655	517	78.9	74.6-82.5	138	21.1	17.5-25.4
College Graduate	496	438	90.6	87.5-93.0	58	9.4	7.0-12.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	530	402	70.2	64.9-75.1	128	29.8	24.9-35.1
$15,000- 24,999	621	454	72.1	66.9-76.7	167	27.9	23.3-33.1
$25,000- 34,999	344	273	80.1	74.5-84.8	71	19.9	15.2-25.5
$35,000- 49,999	301	226	74.2	67.8-79.7	75	25.8	20.3-32.2
$50,000-74,999	192	156	82.9	75.6-88.3	36	17.1	11.7-24.4
$75,000+	145	128	88.6	81.0-93.4	17	11.4	6.6-19.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	948	715	72.4	68.6-76.0	233	27.6	24.0-31.4
No	1,634	1,314	80.1	77.5-82.4	320	19.9	17.6-22.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	310	224	74.9	68.9-80.1	86	25.1	19.9-31.1
Non-Veteran	2,333	1,843	77.2	74.9-79.4	490	22.8	20.6-25.1
Currently Serving	38	33	92.6	80.9-97.4	5	7.4	2.6-19.1

*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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Current Smoker*

View results for a demographic group:	Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.^	No			Yes
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	2,688	2,107	77.2	75.1-79.2	581	22.8	20.8-24.9
GENDER
Male	892	642	71.7	67.9-75.2	250	28.3	24.8-32.1
Female	1,796	1,465	81.6	79.2-83.7	331	18.4	16.3-20.8
AGE
18-24	176	137	74.5	64.4-82.5	39	25.5	17.5-35.6
25-34	468	368	77.1	72.0-81.5	100	22.9	18.5-28.0
35-44	530	384	72.9	67.5-77.6	146	27.1	22.4-32.5
45-54	522	375	72.3	67.3-76.8	147	27.7	23.2-32.7
55-64	427	335	76.8	71.3-81.6	92	23.2	18.4-28.7
65-74	329	285	85.8	80.5-89.9	44	14.2	10.1-19.5
75+	220	209	95.1	90.5-97.6	11	4.9	2.4- 9.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	605	462	70.6	65.5-75.3	143	29.4	24.7-34.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	926	686	72.6	68.6-76.3	240	27.4	23.7-31.4
Some Post-H.S.	655	517	78.9	74.6-82.5	138	21.1	17.5-25.4
College Graduate	496	438	90.6	87.5-93.0	58	9.4	7.0-12.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	530	402	70.2	64.9-75.1	128	29.8	24.9-35.1
$15,000- 24,999	621	454	72.1	66.9-76.7	167	27.9	23.3-33.1
$25,000- 34,999	344	273	80.1	74.5-84.8	71	19.9	15.2-25.5
$35,000- 49,999	301	226	74.2	67.8-79.7	75	25.8	20.3-32.2
$50,000-74,999	192	156	82.9	75.6-88.3	36	17.1	11.7-24.4
$75,000+	145	128	88.6	81.0-93.4	17	11.4	6.6-19.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	948	715	72.4	68.6-76.0	233	27.6	24.0-31.4
No	1,634	1,314	80.1	77.5-82.4	320	19.9	17.6-22.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	310	224	74.9	68.9-80.1	86	25.1	19.9-31.1
Non-Veteran	2,333	1,843	77.2	74.9-79.4	490	22.8	20.6-25.1
Currently Serving	38	33	92.6	80.9-97.4	5	7.4	2.6-19.1