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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On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke?*

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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	3,122	844	29.2	27.2-31.4	988	31.1	29.1-33.2	896	27.8	25.9-29.8	394	11.9	10.5-13.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes	2,374	633	28.1	25.8-30.5	765	32.0	29.7-34.4	679	27.9	25.7-30.2	297	12.0	10.5-13.7
No	746	209	32.1	27.6-37.0	223	28.8	24.8-33.2	217	27.6	23.7-31.8	97	11.5	9.0-14.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	75	17	21.1	12.1-34.2	28	42.7	28.9-57.6	22	28.6	18.0-42.3	8	7.6	3.4-16.1
Recommended Range	1,217	321	29.5	26.2-32.9	377	29.2	26.2-32.5	375	29.8	26.7-33.2	144	11.4	9.4-13.8
Overweight	1,075	298	30.6	27.0-34.5	339	32.5	29.0-36.3	296	25.3	22.2-28.6	142	11.5	9.5-14.0
Obese	655	173	25.3	21.4-29.7	212	31.0	26.8-35.7	177	29.1	24.9-33.7	93	14.5	11.4-18.3
Current Smoker
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Yes	3,122	844	29.2	27.2-31.4	988	31.1	29.1-33.2	896	27.8	25.9-29.8	394	11.9	10.5-13.3
Binge Drinker
No	2,584	693	29.0	26.7-31.4	843	32.0	29.7-34.3	739	27.5	25.4-29.7	309	11.5	10.1-13.1
Yes	466	136	32.3	27.0-38.0	125	26.5	21.8-31.9	132	27.9	23.1-33.3	73	13.2	10.1-17.1
Heavy Drinker
No	2,864	786	29.9	27.7-32.2	921	31.6	29.5-33.8	811	27.1	25.1-29.2	346	11.4	10.1-12.9
Yes	208	45	22.7	15.9-31.2	54	24.5	18.2-32.2	68	35.0	27.1-43.8	41	17.8	12.6-24.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	788	194	25.0	21.4-29.0	217	28.0	24.1-32.3	239	29.6	25.7-33.8	138	17.4	14.3-21.1
No	2,322	647	30.5	28.1-33.1	768	32.2	29.9-34.7	652	27.2	25.0-29.5	255	10.1	8.7-11.6
Current Asthma
Yes	296	84	30.6	24.1-38.0	83	28.6	22.2-35.9	79	24.5	18.9-31.0	50	16.4	11.9-22.0
No	2,797	756	29.3	27.1-31.6	900	31.6	29.4-33.8	804	27.9	25.9-30.0	337	11.2	9.9-12.7
Diabetes
Yes	240	54	27.0	19.6-35.9	70	29.1	22.3-37.0	78	28.3	21.6-36.1	38	15.6	10.4-22.7
Yes, During Pregnancy	30	9	38.3	20.0-60.6	10	28.5	14.1-49.1	9	28.4	13.5-50.2	2	4.9	1.2-18.2
No	2,803	770	29.4	27.3-31.7	887	31.1	28.9-33.3	794	27.8	25.8-29.9	352	11.7	10.4-13.2
No, Bordeline Diabetes	49	11	23.0	11.7-40.1	21	49.4	32.2-66.8	15	24.7	13.9-40.0	2	2.9	0.7-11.2

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

3,122

844

29.2

27.2-31.4

988

31.1

29.1-33.2

896

27.8

25.9-29.8

394

11.9

10.5-13.3

Have Health Insurance

Yes

2,374

633

28.1

25.8-30.5

765

32.0

29.7-34.4

679

27.9

25.7-30.2

297

12.0

10.5-13.7

746

209

32.1

27.6-37.0

223

28.8

24.8-33.2

217

27.6

23.7-31.8

11.5

9.0-14.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

21.1

12.1-34.2

42.7

28.9-57.6

28.6

18.0-42.3

7.6

3.4-16.1

Recommended Range

1,217

321

29.5

26.2-32.9

377

29.2

26.2-32.5

375

29.8

26.7-33.2

144

11.4

9.4-13.8

Overweight

1,075

298

30.6

27.0-34.5

339

32.5

29.0-36.3

296

25.3

22.2-28.6

142

11.5

9.5-14.0

Obese

655

173

25.3

21.4-29.7

212

31.0

26.8-35.7

177

29.1

24.9-33.7

14.5

11.4-18.3

Current Smoker

. - .

Yes

3,122

844

29.2

27.2-31.4

988

31.1

29.1-33.2

896

27.8

25.9-29.8

394

11.9

10.5-13.3

Binge Drinker

2,584

693

29.0

26.7-31.4

843

32.0

29.7-34.3

739

27.5

25.4-29.7

309

11.5

10.1-13.1

Yes

466

136

32.3

27.0-38.0

125

26.5

21.8-31.9

132

27.9

23.1-33.3

13.2

10.1-17.1

Heavy Drinker

2,864

786

29.9

27.7-32.2

921

31.6

29.5-33.8

811

27.1

25.1-29.2

346

11.4

10.1-12.9

Yes

208

22.7

15.9-31.2

24.5

18.2-32.2

35.0

27.1-43.8

17.8

12.6-24.5

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

788

194

25.0

21.4-29.0

217

28.0

24.1-32.3

239

29.6

25.7-33.8

138

17.4

14.3-21.1

2,322

647

30.5

28.1-33.1

768

32.2

29.9-34.7

652

27.2

25.0-29.5

255

10.1

8.7-11.6

Current Asthma

Yes

296

30.6

24.1-38.0

28.6

22.2-35.9

24.5

18.9-31.0

16.4

11.9-22.0

2,797

756

29.3

27.1-31.6

900

31.6

29.4-33.8

804

27.9

25.9-30.0

337

11.2

9.9-12.7

Diabetes

Yes

240

27.0

19.6-35.9

29.1

22.3-37.0

28.3

21.6-36.1

15.6

10.4-22.7

Yes, During Pregnancy

38.3

20.0-60.6

28.5

14.1-49.1

28.4

13.5-50.2

4.9

1.2-18.2

2,803

770

29.4

27.3-31.7

887

31.1

28.9-33.3

794

27.8

25.8-29.9

352

11.7

10.4-13.2

No, Bordeline Diabetes

23.0

11.7-40.1

49.4

32.2-66.8

24.7

13.9-40.0

2.9

0.7-11.2

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*Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in entire lifetime and now smoke 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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