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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-FEMALES

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,463 1,481 15.3 14.5-16.2 441 4.6 4.1- 5.1 1,897 18.4 17.5-19.3 5,644 61.7 60.5-62.9
RACE
White 7,033 1,177 16.7 15.6-17.8 295 4.0 3.5- 4.6 1,584 21.1 20.0-22.2 3,977 58.3 56.8-59.7
African American 1,796 222 12.2 10.4-14.1 109 6.3 4.9- 8.0 245 12.5 10.8-14.5 1,220 69.0 66.3-71.6
Asian 49 2 3.1 0.7-12.0 2 4.4 1.0-17.1 1 1.3 0.2- 8.6 44 91.3 79.2-96.7
Native American 200 47 23.8 16.9-32.4 14 11.5 6.4-20.0 32 12.6 8.5-18.4 107 52.0 42.8-61.0
Other Minorities 323 28 7.1 4.6-10.9 14 3.5 2.0- 6.1 24 5.9 3.7- 9.3 257 83.4 78.5-87.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 367 28 6.5 4.3- 9.8 15 3.9 2.2- 6.9 40 8.8 6.1-12.5 284 80.8 75.9-84.9
-English Speaking 178 21 9.9 6.2-15.5 10 6.6 3.2-13.1 36 19.4 13.4-27.2 111 64.1 55.3-72.0
-Spanish Speaking 189 7 4.1 1.8- 8.9 5 2.1 0.8- 5.2 4 1.4 0.5- 3.9 173 92.4 87.3-95.6
Non-Hispanic 9,083 1,453 15.8 14.9-16.7 425 4.6 4.1- 5.2 1,854 18.9 17.9-19.8 5,351 60.8 59.5-62.0
AGE
18-24 505 88 17.8 14.1-22.1 22 3.6 2.2- 5.8 43 5.8 4.1- 8.3 352 72.8 68.0-77.1
25-34 1,497 263 16.6 14.5-18.9 82 4.7 3.7- 6.1 162 10.2 8.5-12.1 990 68.6 65.7-71.3
35-44 1,726 357 19.1 16.9-21.4 92 4.9 3.8- 6.3 255 13.6 11.8-15.7 1,022 62.4 59.6-65.2
45-54 1,751 337 18.6 16.4-20.9 101 5.9 4.6- 7.5 388 20.5 18.3-22.9 925 55.1 52.2-57.9
55-64 1,547 248 15.1 13.1-17.4 77 5.0 3.7- 6.7 411 26.2 23.7-28.9 811 53.7 50.6-56.7
65-74 1,304 127 8.7 7.1-10.7 50 3.9 2.8- 5.5 369 27.9 25.1-30.9 758 59.5 56.2-62.7
75+ 1,077 58 4.5 3.3- 6.0 16 1.5 0.9- 2.7 258 24.3 21.3-27.6 745 69.7 66.2-72.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,522 308 21.7 19.2-24.5 78 5.3 4.1- 6.9 255 14.7 12.7-16.9 881 58.3 55.1-61.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,836 546 19.3 17.6-21.1 145 4.7 3.8- 5.8 547 18.1 16.4-19.9 1,598 57.9 55.6-60.1
Some Post-H.S. 2,455 411 15.9 14.2-17.8 128 5.5 4.4- 6.8 517 18.8 17.1-20.6 1,399 59.8 57.4-62.2
College Graduate 2,636 215 7.6 6.5- 8.9 90 3.2 2.5- 4.1 574 20.1 18.4-22.0 1,757 69.1 66.9-71.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,226 274 22.9 20.1-25.9 75 7.1 5.3- 9.3 236 18.9 16.3-21.8 641 51.2 47.6-54.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,709 333 19.0 16.8-21.4 104 6.0 4.7- 7.5 312 15.7 13.8-17.7 960 59.4 56.5-62.2
$25,000- 34,999 1,061 201 19.2 16.4-22.3 60 5.5 3.8- 7.8 181 15.8 13.3-18.6 619 59.5 55.8-63.2
$35,000- 49,999 1,145 195 17.5 15.0-20.4 57 5.1 3.7- 6.8 270 22.2 19.4-25.3 623 55.2 51.7-58.6
$50,000-74,999 1,007 123 12.3 10.0-15.1 26 2.5 1.6- 3.8 211 19.3 16.7-22.3 647 65.9 62.3-69.3
$75,000+ 1,118 100 8.4 6.6-10.5 36 2.9 2.0- 4.1 234 19.1 16.6-21.9 748 69.6 66.4-72.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,141 567 18.2 16.6-19.9 185 5.8 4.9- 6.9 744 23.0 21.3-24.9 1,645 53.0 50.8-55.2
No 6,084 870 13.8 12.8-14.9 243 4.0 3.4- 4.7 1,122 16.6 15.5-17.7 3,849 65.6 64.1-67.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 165 29 21.4 13.7-31.9 14 8.9 5.0-15.4 38 20.0 13.8-27.9 84 49.7 40.3-59.2
Non-Veteran 9,257 1,446 15.2 14.4-16.1 425 4.5 4.0- 5.1 1,856 18.4 17.5-19.3 5,530 61.9 60.7-63.1
Currently Serving 35 5 11.3 4.4-25.9 2 2.5 0.5-10.4 2 4.9 1.1-18.8 26 81.3 65.4-90.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

^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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