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	1,633	116	7.7	6.2- 9.5	52	3.4	2.4- 4.6	254	15.4	13.3-17.6	158	9.4	7.9-11.2	1,053	64.2	61.3-67.0
RACE
White	1,343	90	6.5	5.1- 8.2	38	3.1	2.1- 4.4	204	14.2	12.2-16.5	124	9.4	7.7-11.4	887	66.9	63.8-69.8
African American	209	13	8.6	4.6-15.6	6	1.9	0.8- 4.4	28	14.2	9.6-20.6	26	11.5	7.5-17.3	136	63.8	55.7-71.1
Asian	3	1	48.1	7.7-91.1	1	23.7	2.7-77.9	1	28.2	3.3-81.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	20	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	8	39.3	15.3-69.9	4	9.6	3.0-27.2	8	51.1	22.7-78.8
Other Minorities	53	11	25.0	12.6-43.6	7	11.7	5.0-25.0	12	31.5	16.5-51.6	4	4.8	1.5-14.4	19	27.0	14.6-44.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	49	12	25.1	12.7-43.6	7	11.8	5.1-25.2	10	28.4	14.0-49.2	6	4.6	1.5-13.7	14	30.1	16.1-49.2
-English Speaking	21	4	22.2	6.3-54.8	1	4.7	0.6-27.5	2	9.5	2.1-34.0	6	12.2	3.7-33.5	8	51.3	25.2-76.8
-Spanish Speaking	28	8	26.8	11.5-50.7	6	16.2	6.2-35.9	8	39.8	19.0-65.2	0	0.0	. - .	6	17.2	5.8-41.0
Non-Hispanic	1,583	104	6.8	5.4- 8.5	45	2.9	2.1- 4.1	244	14.7	12.8-16.8	152	9.6	8.1-11.5	1,038	65.9	63.1-68.6
AGE
18-24	35	17	51.0	31.7-69.9	3	12.8	3.8-35.1	11	31.1	16.0-51.7	3	3.8	1.1-12.3	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5
25-34	146	31	24.2	16.5-34.0	11	7.7	3.8-14.9	63	39.1	30.4-48.5	20	13.7	8.5-21.3	21	15.4	9.3-24.3
35-44	196	26	14.1	9.0-21.5	14	6.4	3.5-11.2	44	21.1	15.1-28.6	31	16.2	11.0-23.1	81	42.2	34.2-50.7
45-54	264	16	5.4	3.1- 9.2	8	2.6	1.0- 6.5	44	17.8	12.2-25.1	34	13.0	8.9-18.6	162	61.3	53.7-68.3
55-64	389	10	2.1	0.9- 4.7	11	3.0	1.6- 5.4	47	11.2	8.0-15.4	36	9.3	6.5-13.3	285	74.4	69.0-79.2
65-74	373	11	2.8	1.4- 5.4	2	0.7	0.2- 2.6	37	8.7	5.9-12.5	25	5.2	3.3- 8.1	298	82.7	78.0-86.6
75+	225	5	1.8	0.7- 4.6	3	1.4	0.4- 4.7	7	3.5	1.5- 7.6	8	2.7	1.1- 6.4	202	90.6	85.4-94.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	290	24	10.7	6.5-17.1	13	4.2	2.4- 7.5	44	15.5	11.0-21.4	29	10.2	6.7-15.3	180	59.3	52.0-66.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	435	29	6.9	4.5-10.4	16	3.8	2.1- 6.6	67	15.6	11.6-20.7	44	10.5	7.6-14.4	279	63.2	57.5-68.6
Some Post-H.S.	406	38	9.0	6.3-12.8	11	3.3	1.7- 6.4	65	14.9	11.3-19.3	38	8.4	5.9-11.9	254	64.4	58.7-69.6
College Graduate	499	25	5.5	3.4- 8.6	12	2.5	1.2- 5.0	78	15.6	12.3-19.7	47	8.8	6.4-12.1	337	67.6	62.5-72.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	16	12.2	6.4-21.8	7	5.3	2.3-11.4	25	17.3	9.6-29.2	16	10.2	5.9-17.2	88	55.0	44.2-65.3
$15,000- 24,999	228	19	9.8	6.0-15.7	6	3.2	1.3- 7.7	28	13.3	8.6-20.0	19	9.2	5.4-15.1	156	64.6	56.5-71.9
$25,000- 34,999	197	19	7.7	4.6-12.5	5	2.7	1.1- 6.5	27	12.8	8.5-18.8	25	12.3	8.0-18.4	121	64.6	56.8-71.6
$35,000- 49,999	228	12	5.4	2.7-10.3	9	3.3	1.6- 6.4	42	18.9	13.6-25.7	28	11.2	7.3-16.8	137	61.3	53.6-68.4
$50,000-74,999	245	15	7.4	4.1-12.8	8	3.5	1.5- 8.1	37	14.7	10.4-20.3	25	9.8	6.3-14.8	160	64.6	57.4-71.3
$75,000+	277	16	5.5	3.0- 9.8	8	2.3	1.1- 5.1	40	14.5	10.2-20.1	21	7.6	4.7-12.1	192	70.1	63.3-76.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	611	31	4.7	3.1- 6.9	21	3.5	2.2- 5.5	95	16.7	13.0-21.1	58	9.1	6.8-12.1	406	66.0	61.2-70.5
No	986	82	9.4	7.3-12.1	30	3.1	2.0- 4.8	154	14.7	12.3-17.3	94	9.3	7.4-11.5	626	63.5	59.9-67.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	763	27	3.3	2.1- 5.1	15	2.2	1.3- 3.9	86	11.1	8.5-14.4	57	6.5	4.8- 8.7	578	76.9	73.0-80.3
Non-Veteran	850	82	10.9	8.5-14.0	37	4.4	3.0- 6.4	161	18.7	15.8-22.0	98	11.8	9.5-14.6	472	54.2	50.1-58.3
Currently Serving	19	7	37.3	16.7-63.8	0	0.0	. - .	7	36.1	14.9-64.6	3	11.6	3.3-33.8	2	15.0	3.1-49.0

Total
Respond.^

Less than 6 mos.

6 mos. to 1 year

Past year

Past 5 years

Past 10 years

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,633

116

7.7

6.2- 9.5

3.4

2.4- 4.6

254

15.4

13.3-17.6

158

9.4

7.9-11.2

1,053

64.2

61.3-67.0

RACE

White

1,343

6.5

5.1- 8.2

3.1

2.1- 4.4

204

14.2

12.2-16.5

124

9.4

7.7-11.4

887

66.9

63.8-69.8

African American

209

8.6

4.6-15.6

1.9

0.8- 4.4

14.2

9.6-20.6

11.5

7.5-17.3

136

63.8

55.7-71.1

Asian

48.1

7.7-91.1

23.7

2.7-77.9

28.2

3.3-81.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

39.3

15.3-69.9

9.6

3.0-27.2

51.1

22.7-78.8

Other Minorities

25.0

12.6-43.6

11.7

5.0-25.0

31.5

16.5-51.6

4.8

1.5-14.4

27.0

14.6-44.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

25.1

12.7-43.6

11.8

5.1-25.2

28.4

14.0-49.2

4.6

1.5-13.7

30.1

16.1-49.2

-English Speaking

22.2

6.3-54.8

4.7

0.6-27.5

9.5

2.1-34.0

12.2

3.7-33.5

51.3

25.2-76.8

-Spanish Speaking

26.8

11.5-50.7

16.2

6.2-35.9

39.8

19.0-65.2

0.0

. - .

17.2

5.8-41.0

Non-Hispanic

1,583

104

6.8

5.4- 8.5

2.9

2.1- 4.1

244

14.7

12.8-16.8

152

9.6

8.1-11.5

1,038

65.9

63.1-68.6

AGE

18-24

51.0

31.7-69.9

12.8

3.8-35.1

31.1

16.0-51.7

3.8

1.1-12.3

1.4

0.2- 9.5

25-34

146

24.2

16.5-34.0

7.7

3.8-14.9

39.1

30.4-48.5

13.7

8.5-21.3

15.4

9.3-24.3

35-44

196

14.1

9.0-21.5

6.4

3.5-11.2

21.1

15.1-28.6

16.2

11.0-23.1

42.2

34.2-50.7

45-54

264

5.4

3.1- 9.2

2.6

1.0- 6.5

17.8

12.2-25.1

13.0

8.9-18.6

162

61.3

53.7-68.3

55-64

389

2.1

0.9- 4.7

3.0

1.6- 5.4

11.2

8.0-15.4

9.3

6.5-13.3

285

74.4

69.0-79.2

65-74

373

2.8

1.4- 5.4

0.7

0.2- 2.6

8.7

5.9-12.5

5.2

3.3- 8.1

298

82.7

78.0-86.6

75+

225

1.8

0.7- 4.6

1.4

0.4- 4.7

3.5

1.5- 7.6

2.7

1.1- 6.4

202

90.6

85.4-94.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

290

10.7

6.5-17.1

4.2

2.4- 7.5

15.5

11.0-21.4

10.2

6.7-15.3

180

59.3

52.0-66.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

435

6.9

4.5-10.4

3.8

2.1- 6.6

15.6

11.6-20.7

10.5

7.6-14.4

279

63.2

57.5-68.6

Some Post-H.S.

406

9.0

6.3-12.8

3.3

1.7- 6.4

14.9

11.3-19.3

8.4

5.9-11.9

254

64.4

58.7-69.6

College Graduate

499

5.5

3.4- 8.6

2.5

1.2- 5.0

15.6

12.3-19.7

8.8

6.4-12.1

337

67.6

62.5-72.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

12.2

6.4-21.8

5.3

2.3-11.4

17.3

9.6-29.2

10.2

5.9-17.2

55.0

44.2-65.3

$15,000- 24,999

228

9.8

6.0-15.7

3.2

1.3- 7.7

13.3

8.6-20.0

9.2

5.4-15.1

156

64.6

56.5-71.9

$25,000- 34,999

197

7.7

4.6-12.5

2.7

1.1- 6.5

12.8

8.5-18.8

12.3

8.0-18.4

121

64.6

56.8-71.6

$35,000- 49,999

228

5.4

2.7-10.3

3.3

1.6- 6.4

18.9

13.6-25.7

11.2

7.3-16.8

137

61.3

53.6-68.4

$50,000-74,999

245

7.4

4.1-12.8

3.5

1.5- 8.1

14.7

10.4-20.3

9.8

6.3-14.8

160

64.6

57.4-71.3

$75,000+

277

5.5

3.0- 9.8

2.3

1.1- 5.1

14.5

10.2-20.1

7.6

4.7-12.1

192

70.1

63.3-76.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

611

4.7

3.1- 6.9

3.5

2.2- 5.5

16.7

13.0-21.1

9.1

6.8-12.1

406

66.0

61.2-70.5

986

9.4

7.3-12.1

3.1

2.0- 4.8

154

14.7

12.3-17.3

9.3

7.4-11.5

626

63.5

59.9-67.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

763

3.3

2.1- 5.1

2.2

1.3- 3.9

11.1

8.5-14.4

6.5

4.8- 8.7

578

76.9

73.0-80.3

Non-Veteran

850

10.9

8.5-14.0

4.4

3.0- 6.4

161

18.7

15.8-22.0

11.8

9.5-14.6

472

54.2

50.1-58.3

Currently Serving

37.3

16.7-63.8

0.0

. - .

36.1

14.9-64.6

11.6

3.3-33.8

15.0

3.1-49.0

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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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