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Once | Twice | Three times | 4 or more times | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 3,548 | 797 | 23.2 | 21.5-25.1 | 538 | 14.4 | 13.1-15.9 | 350 | 9.5 | 8.4-10.8 | 1,112 | 29.2 | 27.4-31.1 | 751 | 23.6 | 21.8-25.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,500 | 348 | 23.8 | 21.2-26.6 | 220 | 13.6 | 11.7-15.8 | 128 | 8.5 | 6.9-10.3 | 368 | 23.6 | 21.1-26.4 | 436 | 30.5 | 27.6-33.6 |
Female | 2,048 | 449 | 22.5 | 20.3-24.9 | 318 | 15.4 | 13.6-17.5 | 222 | 10.8 | 9.3-12.6 | 744 | 35.8 | 33.3-38.4 | 315 | 15.4 | 13.5-17.4 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,697 | 591 | 22.8 | 20.8-24.9 | 418 | 15.0 | 13.4-16.8 | 281 | 10.0 | 8.6-11.4 | 863 | 30.4 | 28.2-32.6 | 544 | 21.9 | 19.9-24.0 |
African American | 592 | 153 | 25.7 | 21.5-30.5 | 80 | 13.1 | 10.1-16.9 | 54 | 9.3 | 6.7-12.7 | 194 | 30.7 | 26.4-35.3 | 111 | 21.2 | 17.0-26.1 |
Asian | 12 | 4 | 43.6 | 17.6-73.7 | 2 | 21.6 | 4.9-59.9 | 1 | 7.9 | 1.1-40.6 | 2 | 7.6 | 1.7-27.8 | 3 | 19.2 | 5.6-48.9 |
Native American | 90 | 18 | 22.9 | 13.4-36.2 | 18 | 21.2 | 12.5-33.6 | 5 | 7.6 | 3.0-18.1 | 32 | 33.0 | 21.6-46.7 | 17 | 15.4 | 8.6-26.0 |
Other Minorities | 135 | 26 | 19.7 | 12.3-30.1 | 15 | 7.3 | 4.0-12.8 | 6 | 5.5 | 2.1-13.6 | 18 | 13.1 | 6.8-23.6 | 70 | 54.4 | 43.2-65.2 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 144 | 31 | 20.4 | 13.1-30.4 | 17 | 8.1 | 4.6-13.8 | 7 | 4.1 | 1.7- 9.6 | 17 | 10.2 | 5.5-18.3 | 72 | 57.1 | 46.6-67.1 |
-English Speaking | 66 | 17 | 18.1 | 10.5-29.5 | 11 | 14.0 | 7.0-26.1 | 6 | 12.0 | 5.0-26.2 | 12 | 14.1 | 7.5-25.1 | 20 | 41.8 | 27.6-57.4 |
-Spanish Speaking | 78 | 14 | 21.5 | 11.9-35.9 | 6 | 5.1 | 2.1-12.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 | 5 | 8.3 | 2.9-21.3 | 52 | 64.8 | 50.4-77.0 |
Non-Hispanic | 3,403 | 766 | 23.4 | 21.6-25.3 | 521 | 14.9 | 13.4-16.4 | 343 | 9.9 | 8.7-11.2 | 1,095 | 30.5 | 28.6-32.5 | 678 | 21.4 | 19.6-23.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 253 | 58 | 24.5 | 18.4-31.8 | 37 | 11.9 | 8.1-17.2 | 26 | 8.9 | 5.6-13.9 | 65 | 21.1 | 16.0-27.3 | 67 | 33.6 | 26.2-41.8 |
25-34 | 671 | 168 | 25.3 | 21.4-29.7 | 102 | 15.0 | 12.0-18.6 | 58 | 7.8 | 5.7-10.6 | 160 | 19.3 | 15.9-23.3 | 183 | 32.6 | 28.0-37.5 |
35-44 | 831 | 203 | 23.9 | 20.5-27.7 | 137 | 16.4 | 13.5-19.8 | 82 | 9.8 | 7.5-12.9 | 208 | 25.3 | 21.7-29.2 | 201 | 24.5 | 21.0-28.5 |
45-54 | 767 | 179 | 25.6 | 21.7-29.9 | 100 | 12.1 | 9.5-15.3 | 65 | 8.4 | 6.2-11.2 | 260 | 32.3 | 28.4-36.5 | 163 | 21.6 | 18.2-25.4 |
55-64 | 600 | 116 | 18.2 | 14.6-22.5 | 84 | 13.9 | 10.8-17.6 | 74 | 12.7 | 9.8-16.4 | 232 | 40.4 | 35.4-45.5 | 94 | 14.8 | 11.7-18.6 |
65-74 | 308 | 45 | 15.2 | 10.9-20.6 | 59 | 17.7 | 13.1-23.6 | 30 | 10.4 | 6.8-15.4 | 137 | 44.8 | 37.8-51.9 | 37 | 12.0 | 7.9-17.7 |
75+ | 111 | 24 | 26.2 | 17.1-37.9 | 18 | 12.6 | 7.4-20.8 | 15 | 11.8 | 6.5-20.5 | 50 | 46.4 | 35.7-57.5 | 4 | 2.9 | 1.0- 8.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 730 | 125 | 18.2 | 14.6-22.3 | 79 | 9.6 | 7.4-12.3 | 78 | 9.9 | 7.6-12.9 | 260 | 31.6 | 27.5-36.1 | 188 | 30.7 | 26.2-35.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,241 | 296 | 24.6 | 21.7-27.7 | 190 | 14.5 | 12.3-17.0 | 112 | 9.4 | 7.4-11.7 | 363 | 27.4 | 24.4-30.5 | 280 | 24.2 | 21.2-27.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 959 | 237 | 24.6 | 21.4-28.2 | 166 | 17.1 | 14.2-20.5 | 86 | 8.1 | 6.3-10.3 | 298 | 30.1 | 26.5-33.9 | 172 | 20.2 | 17.0-23.8 |
College Graduate | 613 | 139 | 25.2 | 21.1-29.9 | 102 | 16.7 | 13.4-20.6 | 73 | 11.7 | 8.9-15.2 | 191 | 28.6 | 24.5-33.0 | 108 | 17.9 | 14.5-21.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 543 | 82 | 13.0 | 10.1-16.5 | 54 | 10.6 | 7.6-14.5 | 50 | 9.1 | 6.4-12.9 | 252 | 43.6 | 38.2-49.1 | 105 | 23.6 | 18.8-29.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 738 | 176 | 26.9 | 22.7-31.6 | 99 | 10.3 | 8.1-13.0 | 59 | 8.3 | 5.9-11.4 | 224 | 27.7 | 23.7-32.1 | 180 | 26.8 | 22.8-31.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 490 | 118 | 24.8 | 20.2-30.0 | 81 | 15.2 | 11.8-19.5 | 40 | 7.7 | 5.3-11.0 | 147 | 28.5 | 23.8-33.8 | 104 | 23.7 | 19.2-28.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 521 | 122 | 23.6 | 19.4-28.4 | 89 | 17.5 | 13.8-21.8 | 63 | 11.7 | 8.9-15.4 | 144 | 27.1 | 22.7-32.0 | 103 | 20.1 | 16.1-24.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 360 | 90 | 25.1 | 20.0-30.9 | 70 | 19.1 | 14.6-24.6 | 35 | 7.8 | 5.2-11.4 | 96 | 27.0 | 21.7-33.1 | 69 | 21.0 | 16.3-26.7 |
$75,000+ | 309 | 77 | 26.2 | 20.6-32.6 | 56 | 19.3 | 14.4-25.3 | 41 | 12.6 | 8.7-17.9 | 83 | 24.7 | 19.4-31.0 | 52 | 17.2 | 12.6-23.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,299 | 186 | 14.1 | 11.9-16.6 | 150 | 11.4 | 9.4-13.7 | 120 | 8.9 | 7.1-11.1 | 660 | 49.3 | 45.9-52.8 | 183 | 16.3 | 13.6-19.3 |
No | 2,177 | 591 | 27.7 | 25.4-30.2 | 376 | 16.1 | 14.3-18.1 | 224 | 9.9 | 8.5-11.6 | 435 | 18.5 | 16.6-20.6 | 551 | 27.7 | 25.3-30.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 462 | 103 | 21.6 | 17.5-26.3 | 69 | 14.9 | 11.3-19.4 | 53 | 12.1 | 9.0-16.0 | 140 | 30.6 | 25.6-36.1 | 97 | 20.9 | 16.9-25.6 |
Non-Veteran | 3,032 | 688 | 23.7 | 21.8-25.8 | 458 | 14.2 | 12.8-15.8 | 288 | 8.9 | 7.7-10.3 | 958 | 29.1 | 27.1-31.1 | 640 | 24.0 | 22.0-26.2 |
Currently Serving | 53 | 5 | 10.8 | 4.2-25.3 | 11 | 20.0 | 10.6-34.6 | 9 | 17.2 | 8.3-32.3 | 14 | 23.8 | 12.7-40.2 | 14 | 28.1 | 16.2-44.1 |
*Asked of respondents who stopped smoking within the past year or now smoke every day or some days.
^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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