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Regular | Lights | Ultra lights | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 3,175 | 1,145 | 38.7 | 36.5-40.9 | 1,460 | 45.1 | 42.9-47.3 | 570 | 16.2 | 14.7-17.9 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 1,322 | 575 | 44.8 | 41.5-48.2 | 589 | 43.9 | 40.6-47.2 | 158 | 11.3 | 9.4-13.5 |
Female | 1,853 | 570 | 31.6 | 29.0-34.3 | 871 | 46.5 | 43.7-49.4 | 412 | 21.9 | 19.6-24.3 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 2,404 | 687 | 30.6 | 28.3-33.0 | 1,207 | 50.0 | 47.5-52.6 | 510 | 19.4 | 17.5-21.4 |
African American | 545 | 354 | 68.0 | 63.2-72.5 | 160 | 26.8 | 22.7-31.5 | 31 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.8 |
Asian | 8 | 2 | 31.0 | 7.1-72.6 | 3 | 39.2 | 12.3-74.8 | 3 | 29.8 | 8.6-65.8 |
Native American | 89 | 42 | 54.2 | 41.2-66.6 | 35 | 32.6 | 22.3-44.9 | 12 | 13.2 | 5.8-27.2 |
Other Minorities | 113 | 54 | 43.9 | 32.2-56.3 | 46 | 44.3 | 32.3-57.0 | 13 | 11.8 | 5.8-22.5 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 117 | 55 | 46.5 | 35.0-58.4 | 52 | 43.9 | 32.5-56.0 | 10 | 9.5 | 4.5-19.0 |
-English Speaking | 54 | 27 | 56.8 | 41.1-71.2 | 22 | 32.9 | 20.4-48.4 | 5 | 10.4 | 3.7-25.7 |
-Spanish Speaking | 63 | 28 | 41.6 | 27.1-57.7 | 30 | 49.3 | 33.8-64.8 | 5 | 9.1 | 3.3-22.9 |
Non-Hispanic | 3,056 | 1,090 | 38.2 | 36.0-40.5 | 1,406 | 45.1 | 42.9-47.4 | 560 | 16.6 | 15.1-18.3 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 212 | 104 | 53.4 | 45.0-61.6 | 96 | 42.3 | 34.3-50.7 | 12 | 4.3 | 2.2- 8.4 |
25-34 | 587 | 218 | 41.3 | 36.2-46.6 | 296 | 48.0 | 42.9-53.2 | 73 | 10.7 | 8.1-14.0 |
35-44 | 747 | 273 | 37.0 | 32.8-41.5 | 345 | 46.2 | 41.7-50.7 | 129 | 16.8 | 13.7-20.4 |
45-54 | 697 | 255 | 37.7 | 33.3-42.3 | 312 | 45.7 | 41.1-50.4 | 130 | 16.6 | 13.6-20.2 |
55-64 | 552 | 178 | 33.1 | 28.4-38.3 | 241 | 42.1 | 36.9-47.4 | 133 | 24.8 | 20.3-29.9 |
65-74 | 273 | 84 | 34.0 | 27.0-41.7 | 122 | 44.5 | 37.2-52.1 | 67 | 21.5 | 16.2-27.9 |
75+ | 100 | 30 | 36.6 | 25.7-49.1 | 46 | 39.9 | 29.4-51.4 | 24 | 23.5 | 15.4-34.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 685 | 309 | 48.0 | 43.1-53.0 | 289 | 41.7 | 36.9-46.6 | 87 | 10.3 | 7.9-13.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,139 | 427 | 39.9 | 36.3-43.6 | 537 | 45.9 | 42.3-49.6 | 175 | 14.2 | 11.8-17.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 836 | 277 | 36.5 | 32.3-40.9 | 391 | 43.9 | 39.7-48.3 | 168 | 19.6 | 16.4-23.3 |
College Graduate | 510 | 128 | 24.7 | 20.6-29.4 | 242 | 50.8 | 45.6-56.1 | 140 | 24.4 | 20.4-29.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 503 | 232 | 48.8 | 43.0-54.5 | 212 | 40.2 | 34.8-46.0 | 59 | 11.0 | 8.1-14.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 681 | 294 | 46.6 | 41.6-51.6 | 296 | 41.7 | 36.8-46.7 | 91 | 11.8 | 9.0-15.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 433 | 146 | 35.8 | 30.3-41.6 | 203 | 48.5 | 42.6-54.4 | 84 | 15.7 | 12.0-20.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 470 | 141 | 32.6 | 27.5-38.1 | 230 | 49.9 | 44.4-55.5 | 99 | 17.5 | 13.9-21.7 |
$50,000-74,999 | 303 | 83 | 28.3 | 22.6-34.9 | 149 | 48.9 | 42.1-55.7 | 71 | 22.8 | 17.4-29.2 |
$75,000+ | 255 | 63 | 26.1 | 20.0-33.2 | 115 | 46.3 | 38.9-53.8 | 77 | 27.7 | 21.7-34.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,202 | 476 | 43.0 | 39.3-46.7 | 502 | 39.3 | 35.8-42.9 | 224 | 17.7 | 15.2-20.6 |
No | 1,921 | 646 | 35.9 | 33.2-38.7 | 932 | 48.5 | 45.7-51.4 | 343 | 15.6 | 13.7-17.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 410 | 177 | 42.0 | 36.4-47.9 | 180 | 44.9 | 39.1-50.8 | 53 | 13.1 | 9.6-17.6 |
Non-Veteran | 2,715 | 951 | 38.2 | 35.8-40.6 | 1,253 | 45.0 | 42.6-47.4 | 511 | 16.9 | 15.2-18.7 |
Currently Serving | 49 | 17 | 35.4 | 21.5-52.2 | 26 | 53.1 | 37.0-68.6 | 6 | 11.5 | 4.5-26.4 |
*Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in entire lifetime and now smoke daily or occasionally.
^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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