BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,004	6,909	45.8	44.8-46.8	8,095	54.2	53.2-55.2
GENDER
Male	5,540	3,089	53.8	52.2-55.5	2,451	46.2	44.5-47.8
Female	9,464	3,820	38.3	37.1-39.5	5,644	61.7	60.5-62.9
RACE
White	11,220	5,477	48.8	47.6-50.0	5,743	51.2	50.0-52.4
African American	2,688	1,044	40.3	38.0-42.7	1,644	59.7	57.3-62.0
Asian	90	14	17.0	9.7-28.2	76	83.0	71.8-90.3
Native American	291	147	50.5	42.7-58.3	144	49.5	41.7-57.3
Other Minorities	623	193	31.4	26.6-36.5	430	68.6	63.5-73.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	669	210	31.8	27.2-36.8	459	68.2	63.2-72.8
-English Speaking	279	114	40.7	33.6-48.3	165	59.3	51.7-66.4
-Spanish Speaking	390	96	27.7	22.0-34.1	294	72.3	65.9-78.0
Non-Hispanic	14,314	6,693	46.8	45.8-47.8	7,621	53.2	52.2-54.2
AGE
18-24	843	308	36.1	32.0-40.3	535	63.9	59.7-68.0
25-34	2,395	917	38.0	35.6-40.5	1,478	62.0	59.5-64.4
35-44	2,823	1,236	42.4	40.1-44.7	1,587	57.6	55.3-59.9
45-54	2,797	1,399	48.4	46.1-50.8	1,398	51.6	49.2-53.9
55-64	2,552	1,389	55.2	52.7-57.6	1,163	44.8	42.4-47.3
65-74	1,998	1,039	55.3	52.5-58.0	959	44.7	42.0-47.5
75+	1,521	597	42.7	39.5-45.9	924	57.3	54.1-60.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,490	1,279	53.7	51.1-56.4	1,211	46.3	43.6-48.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,418	2,197	50.2	48.3-52.1	2,221	49.8	47.9-51.7
Some Post-H.S.	3,748	1,805	47.2	45.2-49.2	1,943	52.8	50.8-54.8
College Graduate	4,321	1,616	35.8	34.1-37.6	2,705	64.2	62.4-65.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,732	923	55.2	51.8-58.4	809	44.8	41.6-48.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,544	1,257	50.0	47.4-52.6	1,287	50.0	47.4-52.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,727	828	48.4	45.5-51.3	899	51.6	48.7-54.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,972	993	51.5	48.8-54.1	979	48.5	45.9-51.2
$50,000-74,999	1,798	780	43.8	41.0-46.6	1,018	56.2	53.4-59.0
$75,000+	2,011	781	37.1	34.6-39.7	1,230	62.9	60.3-65.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,790	2,610	56.4	54.6-58.2	2,180	43.6	41.8-45.4
No	9,767	4,083	41.1	39.8-42.3	5,684	58.9	57.7-60.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,934	1,257	65.0	62.3-67.5	677	35.0	32.5-37.7
Non-Veteran	12,877	5,570	42.4	41.3-43.5	7,307	57.6	56.5-58.7
Currently Serving	168	73	45.0	36.4-53.9	95	55.0	46.1-63.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,004

6,909

45.8

44.8-46.8

8,095

54.2

53.2-55.2

GENDER

Male

5,540

3,089

53.8

52.2-55.5

2,451

46.2

44.5-47.8

Female

9,464

3,820

38.3

37.1-39.5

5,644

61.7

60.5-62.9

RACE

White

11,220

5,477

48.8

47.6-50.0

5,743

51.2

50.0-52.4

African American

2,688

1,044

40.3

38.0-42.7

1,644

59.7

57.3-62.0

Asian

17.0

9.7-28.2

83.0

71.8-90.3

Native American

291

147

50.5

42.7-58.3

144

49.5

41.7-57.3

Other Minorities

623

193

31.4

26.6-36.5

430

68.6

63.5-73.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

669

210

31.8

27.2-36.8

459

68.2

63.2-72.8

-English Speaking

279

114

40.7

33.6-48.3

165

59.3

51.7-66.4

-Spanish Speaking

390

27.7

22.0-34.1

294

72.3

65.9-78.0

Non-Hispanic

14,314

6,693

46.8

45.8-47.8

7,621

53.2

52.2-54.2

AGE

18-24

843

308

36.1

32.0-40.3

535

63.9

59.7-68.0

25-34

2,395

917

38.0

35.6-40.5

1,478

62.0

59.5-64.4

35-44

2,823

1,236

42.4

40.1-44.7

1,587

57.6

55.3-59.9

45-54

2,797

1,399

48.4

46.1-50.8

1,398

51.6

49.2-53.9

55-64

2,552

1,389

55.2

52.7-57.6

1,163

44.8

42.4-47.3

65-74

1,998

1,039

55.3

52.5-58.0

959

44.7

42.0-47.5

75+

1,521

597

42.7

39.5-45.9

924

57.3

54.1-60.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,490

1,279

53.7

51.1-56.4

1,211

46.3

43.6-48.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,418

2,197

50.2

48.3-52.1

2,221

49.8

47.9-51.7

Some Post-H.S.

3,748

1,805

47.2

45.2-49.2

1,943

52.8

50.8-54.8

College Graduate

4,321

1,616

35.8

34.1-37.6

2,705

64.2

62.4-65.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,732

923

55.2

51.8-58.4

809

44.8

41.6-48.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,544

1,257

50.0

47.4-52.6

1,287

50.0

47.4-52.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,727

828

48.4

45.5-51.3

899

51.6

48.7-54.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,972

993

51.5

48.8-54.1

979

48.5

45.9-51.2

$50,000-74,999

1,798

780

43.8

41.0-46.6

1,018

56.2

53.4-59.0

$75,000+

2,011

781

37.1

34.6-39.7

1,230

62.9

60.3-65.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,790

2,610

56.4

54.6-58.2

2,180

43.6

41.8-45.4

9,767

4,083

41.1

39.8-42.3

5,684

58.9

57.7-60.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,934

1,257

65.0

62.3-67.5

677

35.0

32.5-37.7

Non-Veteran

12,877

5,570

42.4

41.3-43.5

7,307

57.6

56.5-58.7

Currently Serving

168

45.0

36.4-53.9

55.0

46.1-63.6

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^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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