BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Smoking Cessation

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 6 mos.	6 mos. to 1 year	Past year	Past 5 years	Past 10 years
TOTAL	3,498	253	7.8	6.7- 9.0	139	3.9	3.2- 4.8	583	16.4	14.9-18.0	375	10.2	9.1-11.5	2,148	61.7	59.6-63.7
GENDER
Male	1,633	116	7.7	6.2- 9.5	52	3.4	2.4- 4.6	254	15.4	13.3-17.6	158	9.4	7.9-11.2	1,053	64.2	61.3-67.0
Female	1,865	137	7.9	6.5- 9.6	87	4.8	3.7- 6.2	329	17.8	15.8-20.1	217	11.4	9.8-13.3	1,095	58.0	55.3-60.8
RACE
White	2,899	204	7.0	5.9- 8.2	107	3.7	2.9- 4.7	465	15.6	14.1-17.3	310	10.4	9.1-11.8	1,813	63.4	61.2-65.5
African American	453	27	8.6	5.5-13.2	21	3.2	2.0- 5.2	75	15.2	11.7-19.6	50	10.6	7.7-14.3	280	62.4	56.8-67.7
Asian	4	1	43.1	7.1-88.3	1	21.2	2.5-73.6	2	35.6	6.4-81.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	51	3	1.7	0.5- 5.7	0	0.0	. - .	21	39.9	22.6-60.1	7	10.6	4.3-23.8	20	47.8	28.5-67.7
Other Minorities	77	16	24.0	13.2-39.7	8	11.8	5.4-23.6	18	30.8	17.7-47.8	7	6.5	2.8-14.5	28	26.9	16.1-41.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	89	16	21.9	12.1-36.4	10	11.3	5.5-22.0	19	26.4	14.8-42.6	11	5.8	2.6-12.4	33	34.6	22.5-49.1
-English Speaking	57	8	18.5	7.6-38.3	4	7.5	2.2-22.3	10	14.7	6.9-28.6	10	10.1	4.2-22.0	25	49.3	32.0-66.7
-Spanish Speaking	32	8	25.5	11.0-48.6	6	15.4	6.0-34.2	9	38.7	18.7-63.4	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7	8	19.1	7.4-41.2
Non-Hispanic	3,407	237	7.2	6.2- 8.4	129	3.6	2.9- 4.5	564	16.0	14.6-17.5	364	10.4	9.2-11.7	2,113	62.7	60.7-64.7
AGE
18-24	78	33	47.4	33.5-61.6	8	12.1	5.1-25.9	28	33.6	21.8-47.8	6	4.2	1.7- 9.7	3	2.9	0.8- 9.9
25-34	304	59	22.4	16.8-29.2	30	10.9	7.0-16.5	126	38.9	32.5-45.7	43	13.6	9.6-18.8	46	14.2	10.0-20.0
35-44	447	55	13.0	9.4-17.6	29	5.7	3.7- 8.6	99	21.6	17.2-26.7	77	16.7	13.0-21.3	187	43.0	37.4-48.8
45-54	647	40	5.4	3.8- 7.8	24	3.3	2.0- 5.4	119	18.0	14.3-22.4	79	12.2	9.4-15.7	385	61.1	56.2-65.8
55-64	794	31	3.3	2.1- 5.1	27	3.2	2.1- 4.8	104	12.4	9.9-15.3	89	11.2	8.9-14.1	543	69.9	65.9-73.6
65-74	735	25	3.4	2.1- 5.2	14	1.3	0.7- 2.5	78	9.8	7.6-12.7	56	5.8	4.3- 7.9	562	79.6	76.0-82.8
75+	479	9	1.6	0.8- 3.3	7	1.6	0.7- 3.5	27	4.7	3.0- 7.3	23	3.4	2.0- 5.8	413	88.7	85.1-91.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	540	41	10.2	6.9-14.8	25	4.3	2.7- 6.6	84	15.4	11.9-19.8	55	10.7	7.8-14.6	335	59.4	53.8-64.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	970	70	7.8	6.0-10.3	40	4.4	3.1- 6.4	172	16.7	13.9-19.9	111	11.1	9.0-13.7	577	59.9	56.0-63.7
Some Post-H.S.	915	84	9.1	7.1-11.6	38	3.9	2.6- 5.7	160	17.5	14.7-20.7	96	9.2	7.2-11.6	537	60.4	56.5-64.2
College Graduate	1,067	58	5.5	4.0- 7.5	35	3.4	2.2- 5.1	167	15.8	13.4-18.7	113	10.1	8.1-12.4	694	65.2	61.6-68.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	387	35	10.8	6.9-16.4	20	6.2	3.8- 9.9	77	17.9	12.7-24.6	41	10.8	7.6-15.3	214	54.3	47.4-61.0
$15,000- 24,999	535	35	8.6	5.9-12.4	23	3.4	2.0- 5.9	89	15.1	11.7-19.5	57	10.3	7.4-14.1	331	62.5	57.1-67.7
$25,000- 34,999	376	42	10.3	7.2-14.5	16	4.5	2.5- 7.9	64	17.4	13.3-22.4	44	10.8	7.7-15.0	210	57.0	51.0-62.8
$35,000- 49,999	494	30	5.8	3.8- 8.9	21	4.2	2.6- 6.8	93	19.1	15.2-23.7	56	9.7	7.1-13.1	294	61.2	55.9-66.3
$50,000-74,999	455	37	8.9	6.0-12.9	16	3.8	2.1- 7.0	77	16.0	12.5-20.2	52	11.6	8.5-15.5	273	59.8	54.3-65.1
$75,000+	508	28	5.0	3.1- 7.9	18	2.6	1.5- 4.5	72	15.2	11.8-19.4	56	11.0	8.2-14.7	334	66.2	61.0-71.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,346	95	6.7	5.3- 8.4	50	3.8	2.8- 5.2	218	16.5	14.0-19.3	142	10.1	8.3-12.2	841	63.0	59.6-66.2
No	2,096	155	8.5	7.0-10.3	85	3.8	2.9- 5.0	354	16.3	14.5-18.3	223	10.1	8.7-11.7	1,279	61.3	58.6-63.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	802	30	3.6	2.4- 5.5	17	2.3	1.4- 3.9	93	11.2	8.6-14.4	64	6.9	5.2- 9.1	598	76.0	72.2-79.4
Non-Veteran	2,674	216	9.2	7.8-10.8	122	4.6	3.7- 5.7	482	18.2	16.5-20.1	308	11.5	10.1-13.1	1,546	56.5	54.1-58.9
Currently Serving	21	7	35.4	16.0-61.1	0	0.0	. - .	8	37.6	16.6-64.5	3	11.0	3.1-32.2	3	16.0	4.0-47.0

Total
Respond.^

Less than 6 mos.

6 mos. to 1 year

Past year

Past 5 years

Past 10 years

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,498

253

7.8

6.7- 9.0

139

3.9

3.2- 4.8

583

16.4

14.9-18.0

375

10.2

9.1-11.5

2,148

61.7

59.6-63.7

GENDER

Male

1,633

116

7.7

6.2- 9.5

3.4

2.4- 4.6

254

15.4

13.3-17.6

158

9.4

7.9-11.2

1,053

64.2

61.3-67.0

Female

1,865

137

7.9

6.5- 9.6

4.8

3.7- 6.2

329

17.8

15.8-20.1

217

11.4

9.8-13.3

1,095

58.0

55.3-60.8

RACE

White

2,899

204

7.0

5.9- 8.2

107

3.7

2.9- 4.7

465

15.6

14.1-17.3

310

10.4

9.1-11.8

1,813

63.4

61.2-65.5

African American

453

8.6

5.5-13.2

3.2

2.0- 5.2

15.2

11.7-19.6

10.6

7.7-14.3

280

62.4

56.8-67.7

Asian

43.1

7.1-88.3

21.2

2.5-73.6

35.6

6.4-81.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

1.7

0.5- 5.7

0.0

. - .

39.9

22.6-60.1

10.6

4.3-23.8

47.8

28.5-67.7

Other Minorities

24.0

13.2-39.7

11.8

5.4-23.6

30.8

17.7-47.8

6.5

2.8-14.5

26.9

16.1-41.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

21.9

12.1-36.4

11.3

5.5-22.0

26.4

14.8-42.6

5.8

2.6-12.4

34.6

22.5-49.1

-English Speaking

18.5

7.6-38.3

7.5

2.2-22.3

14.7

6.9-28.6

10.1

4.2-22.0

49.3

32.0-66.7

-Spanish Speaking

25.5

11.0-48.6

15.4

6.0-34.2

38.7

18.7-63.4

1.3

0.2- 8.7

19.1

7.4-41.2

Non-Hispanic

3,407

237

7.2

6.2- 8.4

129

3.6

2.9- 4.5

564

16.0

14.6-17.5

364

10.4

9.2-11.7

2,113

62.7

60.7-64.7

AGE

18-24

47.4

33.5-61.6

12.1

5.1-25.9

33.6

21.8-47.8

4.2

1.7- 9.7

2.9

0.8- 9.9

25-34

304

22.4

16.8-29.2

10.9

7.0-16.5

126

38.9

32.5-45.7

13.6

9.6-18.8

14.2

10.0-20.0

35-44

447

13.0

9.4-17.6

5.7

3.7- 8.6

21.6

17.2-26.7

16.7

13.0-21.3

187

43.0

37.4-48.8

45-54

647

5.4

3.8- 7.8

3.3

2.0- 5.4

119

18.0

14.3-22.4

12.2

9.4-15.7

385

61.1

56.2-65.8

55-64

794

3.3

2.1- 5.1

3.2

2.1- 4.8

104

12.4

9.9-15.3

11.2

8.9-14.1

543

69.9

65.9-73.6

65-74

735

3.4

2.1- 5.2

1.3

0.7- 2.5

9.8

7.6-12.7

5.8

4.3- 7.9

562

79.6

76.0-82.8

75+

479

1.6

0.8- 3.3

1.6

0.7- 3.5

4.7

3.0- 7.3

3.4

2.0- 5.8

413

88.7

85.1-91.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

540

10.2

6.9-14.8

4.3

2.7- 6.6

15.4

11.9-19.8

10.7

7.8-14.6

335

59.4

53.8-64.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

970

7.8

6.0-10.3

4.4

3.1- 6.4

172

16.7

13.9-19.9

111

11.1

9.0-13.7

577

59.9

56.0-63.7

Some Post-H.S.

915

9.1

7.1-11.6

3.9

2.6- 5.7

160

17.5

14.7-20.7

9.2

7.2-11.6

537

60.4

56.5-64.2

College Graduate

1,067

5.5

4.0- 7.5

3.4

2.2- 5.1

167

15.8

13.4-18.7

113

10.1

8.1-12.4

694

65.2

61.6-68.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

387

10.8

6.9-16.4

6.2

3.8- 9.9

17.9

12.7-24.6

10.8

7.6-15.3

214

54.3

47.4-61.0

$15,000- 24,999

535

8.6

5.9-12.4

3.4

2.0- 5.9

15.1

11.7-19.5

10.3

7.4-14.1

331

62.5

57.1-67.7

$25,000- 34,999

376

10.3

7.2-14.5

4.5

2.5- 7.9

17.4

13.3-22.4

10.8

7.7-15.0

210

57.0

51.0-62.8

$35,000- 49,999

494

5.8

3.8- 8.9

4.2

2.6- 6.8

19.1

15.2-23.7

9.7

7.1-13.1

294

61.2

55.9-66.3

$50,000-74,999

455

8.9

6.0-12.9

3.8

2.1- 7.0

16.0

12.5-20.2

11.6

8.5-15.5

273

59.8

54.3-65.1

$75,000+

508

5.0

3.1- 7.9

2.6

1.5- 4.5

15.2

11.8-19.4

11.0

8.2-14.7

334

66.2

61.0-71.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,346

6.7

5.3- 8.4

3.8

2.8- 5.2

218

16.5

14.0-19.3

142

10.1

8.3-12.2

841

63.0

59.6-66.2

2,096

155

8.5

7.0-10.3

3.8

2.9- 5.0

354

16.3

14.5-18.3

223

10.1

8.7-11.7

1,279

61.3

58.6-63.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

802

3.6

2.4- 5.5

2.3

1.4- 3.9

11.2

8.6-14.4

6.9

5.2- 9.1

598

76.0

72.2-79.4

Non-Veteran

2,674

216

9.2

7.8-10.8

122

4.6

3.7- 5.7

482

18.2

16.5-20.1

308

11.5

10.1-13.1

1,546

56.5

54.1-58.9

Currently Serving

35.4

16.0-61.1

0.0

. - .

37.6

16.6-64.5

11.0

3.1-32.2

16.0

4.0-47.0

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* Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in their entire lifetime and now smoke not at all (for any length of time).

^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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