BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 6 mos.	6 mos. to 1 year	Past year	Past 5 years	Past 10 years
TOTAL	1,865	137	7.9	6.5- 9.6	87	4.8	3.7- 6.2	329	17.8	15.8-20.1	217	11.4	9.8-13.3	1,095	58.0	55.3-60.8
RACE
White	1,556	114	7.7	6.2- 9.5	69	4.6	3.4- 6.1	261	17.6	15.4-20.0	186	11.6	9.8-13.7	926	58.5	55.5-61.5
African American	244	14	8.5	4.5-15.4	15	5.1	2.9- 8.9	47	16.6	11.8-22.9	24	9.3	6.0-14.2	144	60.5	52.8-67.7
Asian	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	31	3	4.2	1.2-13.1	0	0.0	. - .	13	40.8	23.6-60.6	3	12.0	3.1-36.9	12	43.0	25.2-62.8
Other Minorities	24	5	19.5	7.2-43.3	1	12.1	1.8-50.7	6	27.6	11.8-52.0	3	14.5	4.6-37.2	9	26.4	12.4-47.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	40	4	12.6	4.4-31.2	3	9.9	2.2-34.6	9	20.6	9.8-38.3	5	9.1	3.3-22.7	19	47.8	30.5-65.6
-English Speaking	36	4	13.9	4.8-33.9	3	10.9	2.5-37.2	8	21.1	9.6-40.2	4	7.4	2.3-21.6	17	46.7	28.7-65.7
-Spanish Speaking	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	16.5	2.0-66.0	1	25.8	3.4-77.7	2	57.6	15.1-91.2
Non-Hispanic	1,824	133	7.8	6.4- 9.5	84	4.6	3.6- 6.0	320	17.8	15.7-20.0	212	11.5	9.8-13.4	1,075	58.3	55.5-61.0
AGE
18-24	43	16	41.2	24.7-60.0	5	10.9	4.1-25.7	17	37.7	22.7-55.6	3	4.8	1.4-15.2	2	5.4	1.1-23.2
25-34	158	28	19.7	12.8-29.0	19	15.7	9.1-25.8	63	38.7	30.0-48.1	23	13.4	8.2-21.0	25	12.6	8.1-19.1
35-44	251	29	11.6	7.5-17.4	15	4.9	2.7- 8.8	55	22.1	16.2-29.4	46	17.4	12.5-23.7	106	44.0	36.6-51.7
45-54	383	24	5.5	3.4- 8.8	16	3.9	2.2- 6.9	75	18.2	13.9-23.4	45	11.4	8.1-16.0	223	60.9	54.8-66.8
55-64	405	21	5.2	3.2- 8.5	16	3.5	2.0- 6.1	57	14.2	10.8-18.5	53	14.2	10.6-18.9	258	62.8	57.1-68.1
65-74	362	14	4.4	2.5- 7.7	12	2.6	1.4- 4.7	41	11.9	8.4-16.6	31	7.0	4.7-10.4	264	74.1	68.5-78.9
75+	254	4	1.3	0.4- 3.9	4	1.8	0.6- 5.2	20	6.6	4.1-10.5	15	4.5	2.4- 8.3	211	85.9	80.5-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	250	17	8.9	5.1-15.1	12	4.4	2.3- 8.2	40	15.1	10.6-21.0	26	12.1	7.7-18.3	155	59.6	51.9-66.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	535	41	9.1	6.4-12.8	24	5.3	3.3- 8.6	105	18.1	14.6-22.1	67	11.9	9.1-15.6	298	55.6	50.4-60.7
Some Post-H.S.	509	46	9.2	6.6-12.7	27	4.5	3.0- 6.9	95	20.9	16.8-25.8	58	10.2	7.5-13.7	283	55.1	49.9-60.2
College Graduate	568	33	5.5	3.5- 8.5	23	4.6	2.7- 7.6	89	16.1	12.7-20.2	66	11.8	8.9-15.5	357	62.0	57.0-66.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	235	19	9.2	5.3-15.6	13	7.3	4.0-12.8	52	18.6	13.4-25.3	25	11.5	7.2-17.9	126	53.4	45.3-61.3
$15,000- 24,999	307	16	6.7	3.8-11.5	17	3.8	2.3- 6.3	61	18.1	13.8-23.3	38	12.0	8.3-17.0	175	59.4	52.8-65.7
$25,000- 34,999	179	23	14.4	8.8-22.7	11	7.3	3.4-14.8	37	24.6	17.4-33.5	19	8.5	4.9-14.5	89	45.2	36.5-54.2
$35,000- 49,999	266	18	6.5	3.8-10.8	12	5.4	2.7-10.5	51	19.3	14.1-25.9	28	7.8	5.2-11.5	157	61.1	53.7-68.0
$50,000-74,999	210	22	11.6	6.9-18.9	8	4.4	1.9-10.1	40	18.3	13.1-25.0	27	14.8	9.8-21.7	113	50.9	42.9-58.8
$75,000+	231	12	4.2	2.2- 7.8	10	3.1	1.5- 6.4	32	16.3	11.3-23.0	35	17.0	11.7-24.2	142	59.3	51.5-66.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	735	64	9.3	7.0-12.3	29	4.3	2.8- 6.5	123	16.2	13.2-19.6	84	11.4	8.8-14.6	435	58.8	54.4-63.1
No	1,110	73	7.2	5.5- 9.4	55	4.8	3.4- 6.7	200	18.7	16.1-21.8	129	11.3	9.3-13.7	653	57.9	54.4-61.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	39	3	14.6	4.6-37.7	2	5.8	1.4-20.8	7	14.1	6.3-28.6	7	18.1	7.8-36.5	20	47.5	29.6-66.1
Non-Veteran	1,824	134	7.8	6.4- 9.5	85	4.8	3.7- 6.2	321	17.9	15.8-20.1	210	11.3	9.6-13.2	1,074	58.3	55.5-61.0
Currently Serving	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	64.4	10.2-96.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	35.6	3.3-89.8

Total
Respond.^

Less than 6 mos.

6 mos. to 1 year

Past year

Past 5 years

Past 10 years

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,865

137

7.9

6.5- 9.6

4.8

3.7- 6.2

329

17.8

15.8-20.1

217

11.4

9.8-13.3

1,095

58.0

55.3-60.8

RACE

White

1,556

114

7.7

6.2- 9.5

4.6

3.4- 6.1

261

17.6

15.4-20.0

186

11.6

9.8-13.7

926

58.5

55.5-61.5

African American

244

8.5

4.5-15.4

5.1

2.9- 8.9

16.6

11.8-22.9

9.3

6.0-14.2

144

60.5

52.8-67.7

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

4.2

1.2-13.1

0.0

. - .

40.8

23.6-60.6

12.0

3.1-36.9

43.0

25.2-62.8

Other Minorities

19.5

7.2-43.3

12.1

1.8-50.7

27.6

11.8-52.0

14.5

4.6-37.2

26.4

12.4-47.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

12.6

4.4-31.2

9.9

2.2-34.6

20.6

9.8-38.3

9.1

3.3-22.7

47.8

30.5-65.6

-English Speaking

13.9

4.8-33.9

10.9

2.5-37.2

21.1

9.6-40.2

7.4

2.3-21.6

46.7

28.7-65.7

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

16.5

2.0-66.0

25.8

3.4-77.7

57.6

15.1-91.2

Non-Hispanic

1,824

133

7.8

6.4- 9.5

4.6

3.6- 6.0

320

17.8

15.7-20.0

212

11.5

9.8-13.4

1,075

58.3

55.5-61.0

AGE

18-24

41.2

24.7-60.0

10.9

4.1-25.7

37.7

22.7-55.6

4.8

1.4-15.2

5.4

1.1-23.2

25-34

158

19.7

12.8-29.0

15.7

9.1-25.8

38.7

30.0-48.1

13.4

8.2-21.0

12.6

8.1-19.1

35-44

251

11.6

7.5-17.4

4.9

2.7- 8.8

22.1

16.2-29.4

17.4

12.5-23.7

106

44.0

36.6-51.7

45-54

383

5.5

3.4- 8.8

3.9

2.2- 6.9

18.2

13.9-23.4

11.4

8.1-16.0

223

60.9

54.8-66.8

55-64

405

5.2

3.2- 8.5

3.5

2.0- 6.1

14.2

10.8-18.5

14.2

10.6-18.9

258

62.8

57.1-68.1

65-74

362

4.4

2.5- 7.7

2.6

1.4- 4.7

11.9

8.4-16.6

7.0

4.7-10.4

264

74.1

68.5-78.9

75+

254

1.3

0.4- 3.9

1.8

0.6- 5.2

6.6

4.1-10.5

4.5

2.4- 8.3

211

85.9

80.5-90.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

250

8.9

5.1-15.1

4.4

2.3- 8.2

15.1

10.6-21.0

12.1

7.7-18.3

155

59.6

51.9-66.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

535

9.1

6.4-12.8

5.3

3.3- 8.6

105

18.1

14.6-22.1

11.9

9.1-15.6

298

55.6

50.4-60.7

Some Post-H.S.

509

9.2

6.6-12.7

4.5

3.0- 6.9

20.9

16.8-25.8

10.2

7.5-13.7

283

55.1

49.9-60.2

College Graduate

568

5.5

3.5- 8.5

4.6

2.7- 7.6

16.1

12.7-20.2

11.8

8.9-15.5

357

62.0

57.0-66.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

235

9.2

5.3-15.6

7.3

4.0-12.8

18.6

13.4-25.3

11.5

7.2-17.9

126

53.4

45.3-61.3

$15,000- 24,999

307

6.7

3.8-11.5

3.8

2.3- 6.3

18.1

13.8-23.3

12.0

8.3-17.0

175

59.4

52.8-65.7

$25,000- 34,999

179

14.4

8.8-22.7

7.3

3.4-14.8

24.6

17.4-33.5

8.5

4.9-14.5

45.2

36.5-54.2

$35,000- 49,999

266

6.5

3.8-10.8

5.4

2.7-10.5

19.3

14.1-25.9

7.8

5.2-11.5

157

61.1

53.7-68.0

$50,000-74,999

210

11.6

6.9-18.9

4.4

1.9-10.1

18.3

13.1-25.0

14.8

9.8-21.7

113

50.9

42.9-58.8

$75,000+

231

4.2

2.2- 7.8

3.1

1.5- 6.4

16.3

11.3-23.0

17.0

11.7-24.2

142

59.3

51.5-66.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

735

9.3

7.0-12.3

4.3

2.8- 6.5

123

16.2

13.2-19.6

11.4

8.8-14.6

435

58.8

54.4-63.1

1,110

7.2

5.5- 9.4

4.8

3.4- 6.7

200

18.7

16.1-21.8

129

11.3

9.3-13.7

653

57.9

54.4-61.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

14.6

4.6-37.7

5.8

1.4-20.8

14.1

6.3-28.6

18.1

7.8-36.5

47.5

29.6-66.1

Non-Veteran

1,824

134

7.8

6.4- 9.5

4.8

3.7- 6.2

321

17.9

15.8-20.1

210

11.3

9.6-13.2

1,074

58.3

55.5-61.0

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

64.4

10.2-96.7

0.0

. - .

35.6

3.3-89.8

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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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