BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	<10 cigaretts/per day	10-20 cigarettes/per day	20 cigs.(one pack)/per day	More than 20 cigarettes/per day
TOTAL	1,310	324	28.9	25.8-32.2	358	28.1	25.2-31.3	392	28.1	25.2-31.1	236	14.9	12.9-17.3
RACE
White	976	165	19.9	16.8-23.4	262	27.7	24.4-31.3	328	32.9	29.4-36.6	221	19.5	16.8-22.5
African American	226	101	44.2	36.6-52.1	71	33.1	26.0-41.0	48	20.6	15.3-27.2	6	2.1	0.8- 5.2
Asian	5	1	18.9	2.4-68.5	2	42.4	9.5-83.8	1	14.5	1.8-61.1	1	24.1	3.3-74.8
Native American	32	5	18.6	7.2-40.2	10	35.1	17.0-58.9	10	20.7	9.8-38.8	7	25.5	12.0-46.3
Other Minorities	66	51	78.9	63.0-89.2	11	18.4	8.6-34.9	3	2.2	0.6- 7.1	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	67	54	83.5	69.7-91.8	10	13.6	6.1-27.4	2	1.0	0.2- 3.9	1	2.0	0.3-12.7
-English Speaking	19	10	67.9	43.1-85.5	6	18.1	7.1-39.0	2	4.6	1.1-17.6	1	9.4	1.3-44.1
-Spanish Speaking	48	44	87.6	69.4-95.7	4	12.4	4.3-30.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,242	269	24.3	21.4-27.5	348	29.3	26.3-32.6	390	30.3	27.3-33.5	235	16.0	13.8-18.5
AGE
18-24	108	48	45.7	34.6-57.3	27	25.0	16.2-36.5	26	22.0	14.3-32.3	7	7.3	3.0-16.9
25-34	248	91	42.2	34.6-50.2	79	32.8	25.9-40.5	55	18.4	13.5-24.6	23	6.6	4.1-10.6
35-44	306	61	23.7	18.0-30.4	81	26.4	20.8-32.8	101	32.3	26.3-39.0	63	17.6	13.2-23.1
45-54	275	58	24.1	18.0-31.6	77	30.0	23.7-37.1	85	27.5	21.6-34.2	55	18.4	13.8-24.2
55-64	238	37	16.6	11.3-23.6	59	25.3	19.0-32.8	84	36.9	29.7-44.6	58	21.3	16.0-27.8
65-74	104	22	22.1	13.9-33.2	28	28.9	19.4-40.8	32	31.5	21.6-43.5	22	17.4	10.5-27.6
75+	29	6	23.5	10.4-44.8	7	16.6	7.4-33.2	8	36.2	17.7-60.0	8	23.7	11.2-43.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	309	90	36.4	29.5-43.9	69	23.4	17.8-30.1	84	23.1	18.2-28.8	66	17.2	12.8-22.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	475	104	23.1	18.6-28.2	122	26.4	21.8-31.5	169	35.6	30.4-41.1	80	15.0	11.7-19.1
Some Post-H.S.	307	74	29.8	23.6-36.8	98	32.8	26.4-39.8	86	24.9	19.7-30.9	49	12.6	9.1-17.1
College Graduate	215	54	28.1	21.3-36.1	68	34.0	26.9-42.0	53	23.6	17.5-31.1	40	14.3	10.0-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	166	43	34.1	24.9-44.8	37	25.0	17.2-35.0	45	21.5	15.3-29.4	41	19.3	13.6-26.7
$15,000- 24,999	253	81	34.0	26.8-42.0	61	25.3	18.9-32.8	76	29.2	22.7-36.6	35	11.6	7.6-17.4
$25,000- 34,999	180	43	28.6	21.1-37.5	47	25.1	18.5-33.1	59	29.7	22.6-38.0	31	16.5	10.8-24.3
$35,000- 49,999	219	42	24.4	17.8-32.5	63	28.9	22.2-36.6	72	31.1	24.0-39.1	42	15.6	11.0-21.6
$50,000-74,999	156	34	21.6	15.0-30.2	48	32.7	24.5-42.1	41	26.3	18.8-35.5	33	19.3	13.6-26.8
$75,000+	128	26	22.1	14.6-32.0	38	34.4	24.9-45.2	41	29.4	21.3-39.1	23	14.1	8.7-22.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	467	104	23.2	18.5-28.7	126	29.3	24.2-35.1	136	29.4	24.6-34.8	101	18.0	14.5-22.3
No	820	214	32.2	28.2-36.5	225	27.6	24.0-31.5	249	27.0	23.5-30.8	132	13.2	10.8-16.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	366	74	20.8	16.3-26.2	108	30.6	25.0-36.8	111	31.2	25.7-37.3	73	17.4	13.5-22.2
Non-Veteran	902	230	30.6	26.7-34.7	234	26.9	23.4-30.7	277	27.9	24.5-31.6	161	14.6	12.2-17.4
Currently Serving	41	20	55.1	38.0-71.1	15	36.7	21.9-54.4	4	5.9	2.1-15.5	2	2.4	0.6- 9.2

Total
Respond.^

<10 cigaretts/per day

10-20 cigarettes/per day

20 cigs.(one pack)/per day

More than 20 cigarettes/per day

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,310

324

28.9

25.8-32.2

358

28.1

25.2-31.3

392

28.1

25.2-31.1

236

14.9

12.9-17.3

RACE

White

976

165

19.9

16.8-23.4

262

27.7

24.4-31.3

328

32.9

29.4-36.6

221

19.5

16.8-22.5

African American

226

101

44.2

36.6-52.1

33.1

26.0-41.0

20.6

15.3-27.2

2.1

0.8- 5.2

Asian

18.9

2.4-68.5

42.4

9.5-83.8

14.5

1.8-61.1

24.1

3.3-74.8

Native American

18.6

7.2-40.2

35.1

17.0-58.9

20.7

9.8-38.8

25.5

12.0-46.3

Other Minorities

78.9

63.0-89.2

18.4

8.6-34.9

2.2

0.6- 7.1

0.5

0.1- 3.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

83.5

69.7-91.8

13.6

6.1-27.4

1.0

0.2- 3.9

2.0

0.3-12.7

-English Speaking

67.9

43.1-85.5

18.1

7.1-39.0

4.6

1.1-17.6

9.4

1.3-44.1

-Spanish Speaking

87.6

69.4-95.7

12.4

4.3-30.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,242

269

24.3

21.4-27.5

348

29.3

26.3-32.6

390

30.3

27.3-33.5

235

16.0

13.8-18.5

AGE

18-24

108

45.7

34.6-57.3

25.0

16.2-36.5

22.0

14.3-32.3

7.3

3.0-16.9

25-34

248

42.2

34.6-50.2

32.8

25.9-40.5

18.4

13.5-24.6

6.6

4.1-10.6

35-44

306

23.7

18.0-30.4

26.4

20.8-32.8

101

32.3

26.3-39.0

17.6

13.2-23.1

45-54

275

24.1

18.0-31.6

30.0

23.7-37.1

27.5

21.6-34.2

18.4

13.8-24.2

55-64

238

16.6

11.3-23.6

25.3

19.0-32.8

36.9

29.7-44.6

21.3

16.0-27.8

65-74

104

22.1

13.9-33.2

28.9

19.4-40.8

31.5

21.6-43.5

17.4

10.5-27.6

75+

23.5

10.4-44.8

16.6

7.4-33.2

36.2

17.7-60.0

23.7

11.2-43.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

309

36.4

29.5-43.9

23.4

17.8-30.1

23.1

18.2-28.8

17.2

12.8-22.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

475

104

23.1

18.6-28.2

122

26.4

21.8-31.5

169

35.6

30.4-41.1

15.0

11.7-19.1

Some Post-H.S.

307

29.8

23.6-36.8

32.8

26.4-39.8

24.9

19.7-30.9

12.6

9.1-17.1

College Graduate

215

28.1

21.3-36.1

34.0

26.9-42.0

23.6

17.5-31.1

14.3

10.0-19.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

166

34.1

24.9-44.8

25.0

17.2-35.0

21.5

15.3-29.4

19.3

13.6-26.7

$15,000- 24,999

253

34.0

26.8-42.0

25.3

18.9-32.8

29.2

22.7-36.6

11.6

7.6-17.4

$25,000- 34,999

180

28.6

21.1-37.5

25.1

18.5-33.1

29.7

22.6-38.0

16.5

10.8-24.3

$35,000- 49,999

219

24.4

17.8-32.5

28.9

22.2-36.6

31.1

24.0-39.1

15.6

11.0-21.6

$50,000-74,999

156

21.6

15.0-30.2

32.7

24.5-42.1

26.3

18.8-35.5

19.3

13.6-26.8

$75,000+

128

22.1

14.6-32.0

34.4

24.9-45.2

29.4

21.3-39.1

14.1

8.7-22.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

467

104

23.2

18.5-28.7

126

29.3

24.2-35.1

136

29.4

24.6-34.8

101

18.0

14.5-22.3

820

214

32.2

28.2-36.5

225

27.6

24.0-31.5

249

27.0

23.5-30.8

132

13.2

10.8-16.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

366

20.8

16.3-26.2

108

30.6

25.0-36.8

111

31.2

25.7-37.3

17.4

13.5-22.2

Non-Veteran

902

230

30.6

26.7-34.7

234

26.9

23.4-30.7

277

27.9

24.5-31.6

161

14.6

12.2-17.4

Currently Serving

55.1

38.0-71.1

36.7

21.9-54.4

5.9

2.1-15.5

2.4

0.6- 9.2

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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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