BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Do you usually smoke regular, lights, or ultra lights?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Regular	Lights	Ultra lights
TOTAL	1,322	575	44.8	41.5-48.2	589	43.9	40.6-47.2	158	11.3	9.4-13.5
RACE
White	981	364	37.3	33.6-41.1	480	49.3	45.4-53.1	137	13.4	11.1-16.2
African American	227	153	73.8	67.2-79.4	63	22.8	17.6-29.1	11	3.4	1.7- 6.5
Asian	5	1	32.4	5.0-81.4	2	38.7	8.7-80.7	2	29.0	5.9-72.6
Native American	32	16	52.3	31.7-72.2	12	26.5	13.3-45.9	4	21.1	6.7-49.9
Other Minorities	71	38	46.3	32.0-61.2	30	46.7	32.1-61.8	3	7.0	1.9-22.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	75	40	49.6	35.5-63.8	32	45.4	31.6-59.9	3	5.0	1.2-18.3
-English Speaking	24	15	64.3	41.1-82.3	8	32.2	15.1-55.8	1	3.5	0.5-21.6
-Spanish Speaking	51	25	45.1	28.8-62.5	24	49.5	32.6-66.5	2	5.4	1.0-24.0
Non-Hispanic	1,246	535	44.4	41.0-47.9	556	43.7	40.3-47.1	155	11.9	9.9-14.2
AGE
18-24	108	54	54.8	43.4-65.8	51	42.8	32.1-54.3	3	2.3	0.7- 7.6
25-34	252	114	49.1	41.5-56.7	120	44.2	36.8-51.9	18	6.7	3.8-11.5
35-44	311	132	43.1	36.5-49.9	137	44.5	37.9-51.4	42	12.4	8.8-17.3
45-54	282	115	41.5	34.6-48.8	133	47.7	40.5-55.0	34	10.8	7.3-15.7
55-64	234	93	36.9	29.9-44.4	99	41.2	33.8-49.1	42	21.9	15.6-29.8
65-74	101	47	46.0	34.5-58.0	37	40.2	29.2-52.2	17	13.8	8.0-22.8
75+	31	18	59.1	39.2-76.4	11	35.6	19.5-55.7	2	5.3	1.3-19.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	315	170	53.9	46.8-60.8	122	39.2	32.5-46.3	23	6.9	4.3-11.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	475	207	44.5	39.1-50.0	223	45.3	39.9-50.8	45	10.2	7.2-14.4
Some Post-H.S.	313	129	45.0	38.3-52.0	135	40.1	33.6-47.0	49	14.8	10.6-20.3
College Graduate	215	66	28.6	22.3-36.0	108	54.8	46.9-62.4	41	16.6	11.8-22.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	168	101	61.9	52.0-70.9	60	35.0	26.2-44.9	7	3.1	1.4- 6.7
$15,000- 24,999	256	118	46.3	38.6-54.1	115	43.9	36.3-51.8	23	9.8	6.0-15.7
$25,000- 34,999	180	76	43.7	35.3-52.5	83	47.1	38.5-55.8	21	9.2	5.6-14.7
$35,000- 49,999	227	93	42.8	35.2-50.8	103	46.2	38.3-54.2	31	11.1	7.2-16.6
$50,000-74,999	155	56	32.7	25.0-41.5	72	48.9	39.8-58.1	27	18.4	11.9-27.3
$75,000+	123	33	27.3	18.9-37.6	60	50.2	39.8-60.5	30	22.6	15.2-32.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	474	240	52.1	46.4-57.7	179	36.6	31.4-42.2	55	11.3	8.4-15.2
No	824	326	40.9	36.8-45.1	397	47.9	43.7-52.1	101	11.3	8.9-14.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	368	162	42.2	36.3-48.3	158	44.5	38.4-50.7	48	13.3	9.6-18.1
Non-Veteran	911	397	46.1	42.0-50.2	409	43.3	39.3-47.4	105	10.6	8.4-13.3
Currently Serving	42	16	36.8	22.2-54.3	21	51.4	34.7-67.8	5	11.8	4.5-27.6

Total
Respond.^

Regular

Lights

Ultra lights

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,322

575

44.8

41.5-48.2

589

43.9

40.6-47.2

158

11.3

9.4-13.5

RACE

White

981

364

37.3

33.6-41.1

480

49.3

45.4-53.1

137

13.4

11.1-16.2

African American

227

153

73.8

67.2-79.4

22.8

17.6-29.1

3.4

1.7- 6.5

Asian

32.4

5.0-81.4

38.7

8.7-80.7

29.0

5.9-72.6

Native American

52.3

31.7-72.2

26.5

13.3-45.9

21.1

6.7-49.9

Other Minorities

46.3

32.0-61.2

46.7

32.1-61.8

7.0

1.9-22.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

49.6

35.5-63.8

45.4

31.6-59.9

5.0

1.2-18.3

-English Speaking

64.3

41.1-82.3

32.2

15.1-55.8

3.5

0.5-21.6

-Spanish Speaking

45.1

28.8-62.5

49.5

32.6-66.5

5.4

1.0-24.0

Non-Hispanic

1,246

535

44.4

41.0-47.9

556

43.7

40.3-47.1

155

11.9

9.9-14.2

AGE

18-24

108

54.8

43.4-65.8

42.8

32.1-54.3

2.3

0.7- 7.6

25-34

252

114

49.1

41.5-56.7

120

44.2

36.8-51.9

6.7

3.8-11.5

35-44

311

132

43.1

36.5-49.9

137

44.5

37.9-51.4

12.4

8.8-17.3

45-54

282

115

41.5

34.6-48.8

133

47.7

40.5-55.0

10.8

7.3-15.7

55-64

234

36.9

29.9-44.4

41.2

33.8-49.1

21.9

15.6-29.8

65-74

101

46.0

34.5-58.0

40.2

29.2-52.2

13.8

8.0-22.8

75+

59.1

39.2-76.4

35.6

19.5-55.7

5.3

1.3-19.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

315

170

53.9

46.8-60.8

122

39.2

32.5-46.3

6.9

4.3-11.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

475

207

44.5

39.1-50.0

223

45.3

39.9-50.8

10.2

7.2-14.4

Some Post-H.S.

313

129

45.0

38.3-52.0

135

40.1

33.6-47.0

14.8

10.6-20.3

College Graduate

215

28.6

22.3-36.0

108

54.8

46.9-62.4

16.6

11.8-22.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

168

101

61.9

52.0-70.9

35.0

26.2-44.9

3.1

1.4- 6.7

$15,000- 24,999

256

118

46.3

38.6-54.1

115

43.9

36.3-51.8

9.8

6.0-15.7

$25,000- 34,999

180

43.7

35.3-52.5

47.1

38.5-55.8

9.2

5.6-14.7

$35,000- 49,999

227

42.8

35.2-50.8

103

46.2

38.3-54.2

11.1

7.2-16.6

$50,000-74,999

155

32.7

25.0-41.5

48.9

39.8-58.1

18.4

11.9-27.3

$75,000+

123

27.3

18.9-37.6

50.2

39.8-60.5

22.6

15.2-32.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

474

240

52.1

46.4-57.7

179

36.6

31.4-42.2

11.3

8.4-15.2

824

326

40.9

36.8-45.1

397

47.9

43.7-52.1

101

11.3

8.9-14.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

368

162

42.2

36.3-48.3

158

44.5

38.4-50.7

13.3

9.6-18.1

Non-Veteran

911

397

46.1

42.0-50.2

409

43.3

39.3-47.4

105

10.6

8.4-13.3

Currently Serving

36.8

22.2-54.3

51.4

34.7-67.8

11.8

4.5-27.6

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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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