BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Current Smoker*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	15,003	11,670	77.5	76.6-78.3	3,333	22.5	21.7-23.4
GENDER
Male	5,540	4,129	74.7	73.3-76.1	1,411	25.3	23.9-26.7
Female	9,463	7,541	80.1	79.1-81.1	1,922	19.9	18.9-20.9
RACE
White	11,219	8,705	77.3	76.3-78.2	2,514	22.7	21.8-23.7
African American	2,688	2,107	77.2	75.1-79.2	581	22.8	20.8-24.9
Asian	90	80	88.6	78.7-94.2	10	11.4	5.8-21.3
Native American	291	196	67.1	59.6-73.8	95	32.9	26.2-40.4
Other Minorities	623	508	81.0	76.4-84.9	115	19.0	15.1-23.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	669	549	81.6	77.3-85.2	120	18.4	14.8-22.7
-English Speaking	279	223	81.1	75.1-85.9	56	18.9	14.1-24.9
-Spanish Speaking	390	326	81.8	76.0-86.4	64	18.2	13.6-24.0
Non-Hispanic	14,313	11,102	77.2	76.3-78.1	3,211	22.8	21.9-23.7
AGE
18-24	843	617	71.8	67.7-75.5	226	28.2	24.5-32.3
25-34	2,395	1,790	74.8	72.5-76.9	605	25.2	23.1-27.5
35-44	2,823	2,044	73.2	71.0-75.2	779	26.8	24.8-29.0
45-54	2,796	2,057	74.8	72.7-76.7	739	25.2	23.3-27.3
55-64	2,552	1,972	77.6	75.5-79.6	580	22.4	20.4-24.5
65-74	1,998	1,712	86.4	84.4-88.2	286	13.6	11.8-15.6
75+	1,521	1,411	93.6	92.0-94.8	110	6.4	5.2- 8.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,490	1,768	68.7	66.2-71.1	722	31.3	28.9-33.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,417	3,217	71.8	70.1-73.5	1,200	28.2	26.5-29.9
Some Post-H.S.	3,748	2,877	77.1	75.3-78.7	871	22.9	21.3-24.7
College Graduate	4,321	3,786	88.3	87.1-89.4	535	11.7	10.6-12.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,732	1,200	68.4	65.3-71.3	532	31.6	28.7-34.7
$15,000- 24,999	2,544	1,834	70.9	68.4-73.3	710	29.1	26.7-31.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,727	1,278	72.6	69.9-75.2	449	27.4	24.8-30.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,972	1,482	73.9	71.4-76.2	490	26.1	23.8-28.6
$50,000-74,999	1,798	1,480	82.0	79.7-84.0	318	18.0	16.0-20.3
$75,000+	2,011	1,744	87.3	85.5-88.9	267	12.7	11.1-14.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,789	3,543	72.8	71.1-74.4	1,246	27.2	25.6-28.9
No	9,767	7,800	79.8	78.8-80.8	1,967	20.2	19.2-21.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,934	1,498	78.3	76.0-80.4	436	21.7	19.6-24.0
Non-Veteran	12,876	10,033	77.5	76.5-78.4	2,843	22.5	21.6-23.5
Currently Serving	168	117	67.5	58.6-75.4	51	32.5	24.6-41.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,003

11,670

77.5

76.6-78.3

3,333

22.5

21.7-23.4

GENDER

Male

5,540

4,129

74.7

73.3-76.1

1,411

25.3

23.9-26.7

Female

9,463

7,541

80.1

79.1-81.1

1,922

19.9

18.9-20.9

RACE

White

11,219

8,705

77.3

76.3-78.2

2,514

22.7

21.8-23.7

African American

2,688

2,107

77.2

75.1-79.2

581

22.8

20.8-24.9

Asian

88.6

78.7-94.2

11.4

5.8-21.3

Native American

291

196

67.1

59.6-73.8

32.9

26.2-40.4

Other Minorities

623

508

81.0

76.4-84.9

115

19.0

15.1-23.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

669

549

81.6

77.3-85.2

120

18.4

14.8-22.7

-English Speaking

279

223

81.1

75.1-85.9

18.9

14.1-24.9

-Spanish Speaking

390

326

81.8

76.0-86.4

18.2

13.6-24.0

Non-Hispanic

14,313

11,102

77.2

76.3-78.1

3,211

22.8

21.9-23.7

AGE

18-24

843

617

71.8

67.7-75.5

226

28.2

24.5-32.3

25-34

2,395

1,790

74.8

72.5-76.9

605

25.2

23.1-27.5

35-44

2,823

2,044

73.2

71.0-75.2

779

26.8

24.8-29.0

45-54

2,796

2,057

74.8

72.7-76.7

739

25.2

23.3-27.3

55-64

2,552

1,972

77.6

75.5-79.6

580

22.4

20.4-24.5

65-74

1,998

1,712

86.4

84.4-88.2

286

13.6

11.8-15.6

75+

1,521

1,411

93.6

92.0-94.8

110

6.4

5.2- 8.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,490

1,768

68.7

66.2-71.1

722

31.3

28.9-33.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,417

3,217

71.8

70.1-73.5

1,200

28.2

26.5-29.9

Some Post-H.S.

3,748

2,877

77.1

75.3-78.7

871

22.9

21.3-24.7

College Graduate

4,321

3,786

88.3

87.1-89.4

535

11.7

10.6-12.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,732

1,200

68.4

65.3-71.3

532

31.6

28.7-34.7

$15,000- 24,999

2,544

1,834

70.9

68.4-73.3

710

29.1

26.7-31.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,727

1,278

72.6

69.9-75.2

449

27.4

24.8-30.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,972

1,482

73.9

71.4-76.2

490

26.1

23.8-28.6

$50,000-74,999

1,798

1,480

82.0

79.7-84.0

318

18.0

16.0-20.3

$75,000+

2,011

1,744

87.3

85.5-88.9

267

12.7

11.1-14.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,789

3,543

72.8

71.1-74.4

1,246

27.2

25.6-28.9

9,767

7,800

79.8

78.8-80.8

1,967

20.2

19.2-21.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,934

1,498

78.3

76.0-80.4

436

21.7

19.6-24.0

Non-Veteran

12,876

10,033

77.5

76.5-78.4

2,843

22.5

21.6-23.5

Currently Serving

168

117

67.5

58.6-75.4

32.5

24.6-41.4

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*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.

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