BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	1,044	396	39.4	35.7-43.3	185	17.1	14.4-20.2	463	43.5	39.7-47.3
GENDER
Male	468	174	39.6	34.2-45.3	76	14.7	11.3-18.9	218	45.7	40.3-51.3
Female	576	222	39.3	34.4-44.3	109	20.2	16.1-25.0	245	40.5	35.7-45.5
AGE
18-24	48	27	50.0	31.6-68.4	12	34.8	18.4-55.8	9	15.2	6.7-30.8
25-34	125	77	60.4	49.7-70.1	23	19.8	12.6-29.7	25	19.8	12.7-29.5
35-44	203	110	55.1	45.9-63.9	36	14.0	9.5-20.2	57	30.9	23.1-40.0
45-54	238	90	37.8	30.5-45.6	57	23.7	17.5-31.1	91	38.6	31.4-46.3
55-64	205	58	30.5	23.3-38.9	34	13.9	9.0-20.8	113	55.6	47.1-63.7
65-74	157	26	18.4	11.9-27.3	18	10.0	5.9-16.3	113	71.6	62.3-79.4
75+	62	8	11.1	4.8-23.7	3	3.5	1.1-10.9	51	85.4	72.8-92.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	262	103	41.0	33.7-48.7	40	15.9	10.7-22.9	119	43.1	35.7-50.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	390	172	45.1	38.8-51.6	68	17.3	13.1-22.7	150	37.5	31.7-43.8
Some Post-H.S.	242	82	36.5	29.1-44.5	56	20.6	15.1-27.5	104	43.0	35.4-50.9
College Graduate	148	37	23.2	16.3-31.8	21	12.7	7.8-20.1	90	64.1	54.7-72.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	237	98	45.8	38.1-53.7	30	12.2	8.2-17.9	109	42.0	34.6-49.7
$15,000- 24,999	266	112	42.9	34.8-51.4	55	19.9	14.3-26.9	99	37.2	29.7-45.4
$25,000- 34,999	112	50	43.8	33.2-55.0	21	18.2	10.2-30.3	41	38.0	27.8-49.4
$35,000- 49,999	135	50	37.5	28.4-47.6	25	20.3	13.2-30.1	60	42.1	32.7-52.2
$50,000-74,999	66	24	37.6	24.7-52.5	12	13.3	7.1-23.5	30	49.1	35.2-63.2
$75,000+	44	11	25.3	13.3-42.8	6	9.7	3.8-22.8	27	65.0	47.6-79.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	439	153	38.3	32.7-44.2	80	15.7	12.3-19.9	206	46.0	40.3-51.7
No	563	225	39.3	34.4-44.5	95	18.3	14.3-23.1	243	42.4	37.4-47.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	172	54	31.4	23.7-40.4	32	15.0	10.2-21.6	86	53.6	44.6-62.3
Non-Veteran	865	339	41.3	37.1-45.6	151	17.6	14.5-21.2	375	41.1	37.1-45.4
Currently Serving	6	3	50.4	13.0-87.3	2	13.5	2.5-48.3	1	36.1	5.9-83.7

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,044

396

39.4

35.7-43.3

185

17.1

14.4-20.2

463

43.5

39.7-47.3

GENDER

Male

468

174

39.6

34.2-45.3

14.7

11.3-18.9

218

45.7

40.3-51.3

Female

576

222

39.3

34.4-44.3

109

20.2

16.1-25.0

245

40.5

35.7-45.5

AGE

18-24

50.0

31.6-68.4

34.8

18.4-55.8

15.2

6.7-30.8

25-34

125

60.4

49.7-70.1

19.8

12.6-29.7

19.8

12.7-29.5

35-44

203

110

55.1

45.9-63.9

14.0

9.5-20.2

30.9

23.1-40.0

45-54

238

37.8

30.5-45.6

23.7

17.5-31.1

38.6

31.4-46.3

55-64

205

30.5

23.3-38.9

13.9

9.0-20.8

113

55.6

47.1-63.7

65-74

157

18.4

11.9-27.3

10.0

5.9-16.3

113

71.6

62.3-79.4

75+

11.1

4.8-23.7

3.5

1.1-10.9

85.4

72.8-92.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

262

103

41.0

33.7-48.7

15.9

10.7-22.9

119

43.1

35.7-50.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

390

172

45.1

38.8-51.6

17.3

13.1-22.7

150

37.5

31.7-43.8

Some Post-H.S.

242

36.5

29.1-44.5

20.6

15.1-27.5

104

43.0

35.4-50.9

College Graduate

148

23.2

16.3-31.8

12.7

7.8-20.1

64.1

54.7-72.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

237

45.8

38.1-53.7

12.2

8.2-17.9

109

42.0

34.6-49.7

$15,000- 24,999

266

112

42.9

34.8-51.4

19.9

14.3-26.9

37.2

29.7-45.4

$25,000- 34,999

112

43.8

33.2-55.0

18.2

10.2-30.3

38.0

27.8-49.4

$35,000- 49,999

135

37.5

28.4-47.6

20.3

13.2-30.1

42.1

32.7-52.2

$50,000-74,999

37.6

24.7-52.5

13.3

7.1-23.5

49.1

35.2-63.2

$75,000+

25.3

13.3-42.8

9.7

3.8-22.8

65.0

47.6-79.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

439

153

38.3

32.7-44.2

15.7

12.3-19.9

206

46.0

40.3-51.7

563

225

39.3

34.4-44.5

18.3

14.3-23.1

243

42.4

37.4-47.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

172

31.4

23.7-40.4

15.0

10.2-21.6

53.6

44.6-62.3

Non-Veteran

865

339

41.3

37.1-45.6

151

17.6

14.5-21.2

375

41.1

37.1-45.4

Currently Serving

50.4

13.0-87.3

13.5

2.5-48.3

36.1

5.9-83.7

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life.

^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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