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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention-FEMALES

Not including yourself, how many adults who live in your household smoke cigarettes, cigars or pipes?

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  Total
Respond.^
One adult Two adults Three or more adults No adults
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,315 1,297 16.9 15.9-17.9 155 2.3 1.9- 2.8 54 0.8 0.6- 1.1 7,809 80.0 78.9-81.1
RACE
White 6,930 991 17.1 16.0-18.3 106 2.2 1.7- 2.8 37 0.7 0.5- 1.1 5,796 79.9 78.7-81.1
African American 1,768 213 16.2 13.9-18.7 30 2.3 1.5- 3.5 8 0.5 0.2- 1.4 1,517 81.0 78.4-83.4
Asian 48 6 15.0 6.4-31.3 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.8 0.1- 5.6 41 84.2 68.1-93.0
Native American 198 41 26.0 18.9-34.6 6 3.8 1.4-10.2 2 2.9 0.7-10.8 149 67.3 58.1-75.4
Other Minorities 315 42 14.0 9.9-19.4 10 3.9 2.0- 7.4 4 1.0 0.3- 2.9 259 81.1 75.3-85.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 359 46 14.5 10.5-19.8 10 3.4 1.7- 6.6 5 1.1 0.4- 2.9 298 80.9 75.4-85.5
-English Speaking 174 24 16.0 10.2-24.1 5 3.6 1.5- 8.7 1 0.6 0.1- 4.3 144 79.8 71.3-86.2
-Spanish Speaking 185 22 13.5 8.5-20.9 5 3.2 1.2- 8.2 4 1.5 0.5- 4.4 154 81.7 73.9-87.6
Non-Hispanic 8,945 1,250 17.0 16.0-18.0 145 2.3 1.9- 2.8 48 0.7 0.5- 1.0 7,502 80.0 78.9-81.1
AGE
18-24 493 112 25.3 20.8-30.3 19 4.9 2.7- 8.6 8 2.6 1.2- 5.5 354 67.2 61.8-72.3
25-34 1,470 244 18.3 16.0-20.9 25 2.4 1.5- 3.8 10 0.7 0.4- 1.4 1,191 78.6 75.9-81.1
35-44 1,694 279 19.1 16.8-21.6 37 2.8 1.9- 4.0 3 0.1 0.0- 0.3 1,375 78.1 75.4-80.5
45-54 1,717 305 21.0 18.6-23.7 43 2.9 2.0- 4.1 14 1.1 0.6- 1.9 1,355 75.0 72.3-77.6
55-64 1,537 233 16.7 14.5-19.1 16 1.7 0.9- 3.1 9 1.0 0.5- 2.2 1,279 80.7 78.0-83.1
65-74 1,289 85 8.3 6.5-10.5 11 1.2 0.6- 2.3 5 0.2 0.1- 0.6 1,188 90.3 88.0-92.2
75+ 1,063 34 5.0 3.3- 7.3 3 0.5 0.2- 1.7 3 0.1 0.0- 0.4 1,023 94.4 91.9-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,489 229 19.5 17.0-22.3 36 3.8 2.5- 5.6 17 1.6 0.9- 2.7 1,207 75.1 72.1-77.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,773 472 20.6 18.6-22.6 53 2.6 1.9- 3.6 18 0.9 0.5- 1.5 2,230 75.9 73.8-78.0
Some Post-H.S. 2,431 354 18.1 16.1-20.2 44 2.4 1.7- 3.5 17 1.0 0.6- 1.8 2,016 78.5 76.2-80.6
College Graduate 2,609 240 10.7 9.3-12.2 21 1.2 0.7- 1.9 2 0.1 0.0- 0.3 2,346 88.1 86.4-89.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,207 150 18.1 15.2-21.4 21 2.5 1.5- 4.1 6 0.8 0.4- 2.0 1,030 78.6 75.1-81.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,680 249 19.1 16.8-21.8 35 3.0 2.0- 4.5 16 1.3 0.7- 2.3 1,380 76.5 73.7-79.1
$25,000- 34,999 1,051 163 18.9 16.0-22.3 20 2.4 1.5- 4.0 9 1.0 0.5- 2.1 859 77.6 74.2-80.8
$35,000- 49,999 1,131 192 19.0 16.4-22.1 19 2.5 1.5- 4.2 3 0.5 0.1- 2.0 917 78.0 74.8-80.9
$50,000-74,999 1,000 159 18.2 15.5-21.4 12 1.6 0.8- 3.1 3 0.5 0.1- 1.6 826 79.7 76.4-82.6
$75,000+ 1,110 153 13.7 11.4-16.3 12 1.4 0.7- 2.7 5 0.6 0.2- 1.6 940 84.4 81.6-86.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,112 454 18.8 17.0-20.7 59 2.7 1.9- 3.7 23 1.1 0.7- 1.8 2,576 77.5 75.4-79.4
No 6,092 832 16.2 15.0-17.4 93 2.2 1.7- 2.8 27 0.6 0.4- 0.9 5,140 81.1 79.8-82.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 166 17 13.5 8.1-21.6 4 2.2 0.7- 6.8 2 2.2 0.5- 9.0 143 82.1 73.5-88.4
Non-Veteran 9,115 1,274 16.9 15.9-17.9 151 2.3 1.9- 2.8 52 0.7 0.5- 1.0 7,638 80.0 78.9-81.1
Currently Serving 34 6 24.1 10.5-46.2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 28 75.9 53.8-89.5

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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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