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-FEMALES

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	1,917	1,069	56.5	53.7-59.2	848	43.5	40.8-46.3
RACE
White	1,469	769	52.8	49.6-55.9	700	47.2	44.1-50.4
African American	331	225	69.2	62.3-75.2	106	30.8	24.8-37.7
Asian	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	61	30	48.2	32.9-63.9	31	51.8	36.1-67.1
Other Minorities	41	33	80.2	61.5-91.1	8	19.8	8.9-38.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	33	82.5	66.2-91.9	9	17.5	8.1-33.8
-English Speaking	30	22	80.3	62.2-91.0	8	19.7	9.0-37.8
-Spanish Speaking	12	11	86.2	44.2-98.0	1	13.8	2.0-55.8
Non-Hispanic	1,874	1,035	55.8	53.0-58.6	839	44.2	41.4-47.0
AGE
18-24	109	74	63.4	52.0-73.4	35	36.6	26.6-48.0
25-34	343	212	63.2	56.9-69.0	131	36.8	31.0-43.1
35-44	449	252	57.2	51.5-62.8	197	42.8	37.2-48.5
45-54	438	243	55.8	49.9-61.5	195	44.2	38.5-50.1
55-64	323	158	47.7	40.9-54.6	165	52.3	45.4-59.1
65-74	177	91	52.1	42.9-61.1	86	47.9	38.9-57.1
75+	74	37	53.4	40.4-66.0	37	46.6	34.0-59.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	386	239	61.7	55.5-67.6	147	38.3	32.4-44.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	690	383	56.1	51.5-60.6	307	43.9	39.4-48.5
Some Post-H.S.	536	298	54.9	49.4-60.2	238	45.1	39.8-50.6
College Graduate	304	149	53.9	47.2-60.4	155	46.1	39.6-52.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	349	214	64.0	57.7-69.8	135	36.0	30.2-42.3
$15,000- 24,999	435	264	60.9	55.2-66.4	171	39.1	33.6-44.8
$25,000- 34,999	259	137	56.6	48.9-64.0	122	43.4	36.0-51.1
$35,000- 49,999	252	121	51.3	43.9-58.6	131	48.7	41.4-56.1
$50,000-74,999	149	70	45.4	35.9-55.4	79	54.6	44.6-64.1
$75,000+	136	74	56.3	46.3-65.8	62	43.7	34.2-53.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	751	456	62.1	57.7-66.2	295	37.9	33.8-42.3
No	1,109	581	53.4	49.7-57.0	528	46.6	43.0-50.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	43	26	51.4	32.3-70.2	17	48.6	29.8-67.7
Non-Veteran	1,866	1,039	56.6	53.8-59.4	827	43.4	40.6-46.2
Currently Serving	7	4	67.8	30.3-91.0	3	32.2	9.0-69.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,917

1,069

56.5

53.7-59.2

848

43.5

40.8-46.3

RACE

White

1,469

769

52.8

49.6-55.9

700

47.2

44.1-50.4

African American

331

225

69.2

62.3-75.2

106

30.8

24.8-37.7

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

48.2

32.9-63.9

51.8

36.1-67.1

Other Minorities

80.2

61.5-91.1

19.8

8.9-38.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

82.5

66.2-91.9

17.5

8.1-33.8

-English Speaking

80.3

62.2-91.0

19.7

9.0-37.8

-Spanish Speaking

86.2

44.2-98.0

13.8

2.0-55.8

Non-Hispanic

1,874

1,035

55.8

53.0-58.6

839

44.2

41.4-47.0

AGE

18-24

109

63.4

52.0-73.4

36.6

26.6-48.0

25-34

343

212

63.2

56.9-69.0

131

36.8

31.0-43.1

35-44

449

252

57.2

51.5-62.8

197

42.8

37.2-48.5

45-54

438

243

55.8

49.9-61.5

195

44.2

38.5-50.1

55-64

323

158

47.7

40.9-54.6

165

52.3

45.4-59.1

65-74

177

52.1

42.9-61.1

47.9

38.9-57.1

75+

53.4

40.4-66.0

46.6

34.0-59.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

386

239

61.7

55.5-67.6

147

38.3

32.4-44.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

690

383

56.1

51.5-60.6

307

43.9

39.4-48.5

Some Post-H.S.

536

298

54.9

49.4-60.2

238

45.1

39.8-50.6

College Graduate

304

149

53.9

47.2-60.4

155

46.1

39.6-52.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

349

214

64.0

57.7-69.8

135

36.0

30.2-42.3

$15,000- 24,999

435

264

60.9

55.2-66.4

171

39.1

33.6-44.8

$25,000- 34,999

259

137

56.6

48.9-64.0

122

43.4

36.0-51.1

$35,000- 49,999

252

121

51.3

43.9-58.6

131

48.7

41.4-56.1

$50,000-74,999

149

45.4

35.9-55.4

54.6

44.6-64.1

$75,000+

136

56.3

46.3-65.8

43.7

34.2-53.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

751

456

62.1

57.7-66.2

295

37.9

33.8-42.3

1,109

581

53.4

49.7-57.0

528

46.6

43.0-50.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

51.4

32.3-70.2

48.6

29.8-67.7

Non-Veteran

1,866

1,039

56.6

53.8-59.4

827

43.4

40.6-46.2

Currently Serving

67.8

30.3-91.0

32.2

9.0-69.7

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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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