BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,324	1,784	54.7	52.5-56.8	1,540	45.3	43.2-47.5
GENDER
Male	1,407	715	53.1	49.9-56.4	692	46.9	43.6-50.1
Female	1,917	1,069	56.5	53.7-59.2	848	43.5	40.8-46.3
RACE
White	2,508	1,247	50.2	47.7-52.6	1,261	49.8	47.4-52.3
African American	580	385	66.1	60.7-71.0	195	33.9	29.0-39.3
Asian	9	6	62.3	27.1-88.0	3	37.7	12.0-72.9
Native American	95	47	52.2	39.6-64.4	48	47.8	35.6-60.4
Other Minorities	114	88	77.0	65.1-85.7	26	23.0	14.3-34.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	119	92	75.9	64.2-84.7	27	24.1	15.3-35.8
-English Speaking	55	39	69.0	52.4-81.7	16	31.0	18.3-47.6
-Spanish Speaking	64	53	79.2	62.8-89.5	11	20.8	10.5-37.2
Non-Hispanic	3,203	1,691	53.5	51.2-55.7	1,512	46.5	44.3-48.8
AGE
18-24	225	153	68.8	60.9-75.7	72	31.2	24.3-39.1
25-34	602	370	60.7	55.6-65.6	232	39.3	34.4-44.4
35-44	779	411	53.7	49.1-58.2	368	46.3	41.8-50.9
45-54	738	375	50.5	45.9-55.0	363	49.5	45.0-54.1
55-64	576	283	49.9	44.7-55.1	293	50.1	44.9-55.3
65-74	286	139	48.7	41.4-56.1	147	51.3	43.9-58.6
75+	110	48	43.1	32.5-54.4	62	56.9	45.6-67.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	721	422	61.2	56.5-65.7	299	38.8	34.3-43.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,198	653	54.7	51.0-58.3	545	45.3	41.7-49.0
Some Post-H.S.	867	454	51.7	47.4-55.9	413	48.3	44.1-52.6
College Graduate	533	253	50.2	45.0-55.4	280	49.8	44.6-55.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	531	319	62.4	57.0-67.6	212	37.6	32.4-43.0
$15,000- 24,999	708	415	58.0	53.0-62.9	293	42.0	37.1-47.0
$25,000- 34,999	447	230	54.7	48.9-60.4	217	45.3	39.6-51.1
$35,000- 49,999	490	228	48.4	43.0-53.8	262	51.6	46.2-57.0
$50,000-74,999	318	143	45.5	38.9-52.2	175	54.5	47.8-61.1
$75,000+	265	130	48.3	41.0-55.6	135	51.7	44.4-59.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,243	730	59.2	55.7-62.7	513	40.8	37.3-44.3
No	1,961	991	52.4	49.5-55.2	970	47.6	44.8-50.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	435	207	48.9	43.2-54.6	228	51.1	45.4-56.8
Non-Veteran	2,835	1,542	55.4	53.0-57.7	1,293	44.6	42.3-47.0
Currently Serving	51	34	71.1	55.5-83.0	17	28.9	17.0-44.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,324

1,784

54.7

52.5-56.8

1,540

45.3

43.2-47.5

GENDER

Male

1,407

715

53.1

49.9-56.4

692

46.9

43.6-50.1

Female

1,917

1,069

56.5

53.7-59.2

848

43.5

40.8-46.3

RACE

White

2,508

1,247

50.2

47.7-52.6

1,261

49.8

47.4-52.3

African American

580

385

66.1

60.7-71.0

195

33.9

29.0-39.3

Asian

62.3

27.1-88.0

37.7

12.0-72.9

Native American

52.2

39.6-64.4

47.8

35.6-60.4

Other Minorities

114

77.0

65.1-85.7

23.0

14.3-34.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

119

75.9

64.2-84.7

24.1

15.3-35.8

-English Speaking

69.0

52.4-81.7

31.0

18.3-47.6

-Spanish Speaking

79.2

62.8-89.5

20.8

10.5-37.2

Non-Hispanic

3,203

1,691

53.5

51.2-55.7

1,512

46.5

44.3-48.8

AGE

18-24

225

153

68.8

60.9-75.7

31.2

24.3-39.1

25-34

602

370

60.7

55.6-65.6

232

39.3

34.4-44.4

35-44

779

411

53.7

49.1-58.2

368

46.3

41.8-50.9

45-54

738

375

50.5

45.9-55.0

363

49.5

45.0-54.1

55-64

576

283

49.9

44.7-55.1

293

50.1

44.9-55.3

65-74

286

139

48.7

41.4-56.1

147

51.3

43.9-58.6

75+

110

43.1

32.5-54.4

56.9

45.6-67.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

721

422

61.2

56.5-65.7

299

38.8

34.3-43.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,198

653

54.7

51.0-58.3

545

45.3

41.7-49.0

Some Post-H.S.

867

454

51.7

47.4-55.9

413

48.3

44.1-52.6

College Graduate

533

253

50.2

45.0-55.4

280

49.8

44.6-55.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

531

319

62.4

57.0-67.6

212

37.6

32.4-43.0

$15,000- 24,999

708

415

58.0

53.0-62.9

293

42.0

37.1-47.0

$25,000- 34,999

447

230

54.7

48.9-60.4

217

45.3

39.6-51.1

$35,000- 49,999

490

228

48.4

43.0-53.8

262

51.6

46.2-57.0

$50,000-74,999

318

143

45.5

38.9-52.2

175

54.5

47.8-61.1

$75,000+

265

130

48.3

41.0-55.6

135

51.7

44.4-59.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,243

730

59.2

55.7-62.7

513

40.8

37.3-44.3

1,961

991

52.4

49.5-55.2

970

47.6

44.8-50.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

435

207

48.9

43.2-54.6

228

51.1

45.4-56.8

Non-Veteran

2,835

1,542

55.4

53.0-57.7

1,293

44.6

42.3-47.0

Currently Serving

71.1

55.5-83.0

28.9

17.0-44.5

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently smoking 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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