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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Do you usually smoke regular, lights, or ultra lights?*

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	Total Respond.^	Regular	Lights	Ultra lights
TOTAL	3,175	1,145	38.7	36.5-40.9	1,460	45.1	42.9-47.3	570	16.2	14.7-17.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes	2,409	799	34.9	32.5-37.4	1,123	46.3	43.8-48.8	487	18.8	16.9-20.8
No	763	344	49.0	44.4-53.7	336	41.8	37.3-46.4	83	9.2	7.0-11.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight	77	28	38.9	25.9-53.7	36	44.0	30.9-57.9	13	17.2	9.0-30.2
Recommended Range	1,237	412	37.5	34.1-41.1	593	46.0	42.5-49.6	232	16.5	14.1-19.2
Overweight	1,097	407	39.4	35.7-43.2	496	45.2	41.4-49.0	194	15.4	13.1-18.2
Obese	658	264	40.5	35.9-45.3	284	42.3	37.7-47.1	110	17.2	13.7-21.3
Current Smoker
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Yes	3,175	1,145	38.7	36.5-40.9	1,460	45.1	42.9-47.3	570	16.2	14.7-17.9
Binge Drinker
No	2,629	931	37.7	35.3-40.2	1,195	44.9	42.4-47.3	503	17.4	15.7-19.3
Yes	474	186	43.5	37.9-49.2	233	46.3	40.8-52.0	55	10.2	7.4-13.9
Heavy Drinker
No	2,912	1,047	38.3	36.1-40.7	1,334	45.3	43.0-47.6	531	16.4	14.8-18.1
Yes	210	71	38.6	30.5-47.3	105	44.4	36.3-52.9	34	17.0	11.4-24.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	803	327	41.9	37.6-46.3	329	41.4	37.0-45.8	147	16.8	13.8-20.2
No	2,360	812	37.5	35.0-40.1	1,125	46.3	43.8-48.9	423	16.1	14.4-18.0
Current Asthma
Yes	297	120	44.6	37.4-52.0	125	38.9	31.9-46.3	52	16.5	12.0-22.4
No	2,850	1,019	38.1	35.9-40.5	1,320	45.7	43.4-48.1	511	16.1	14.5-17.9
Diabetes
Yes	243	79	33.5	26.2-41.6	115	49.3	41.0-57.7	49	17.2	12.3-23.6
Yes, During Pregnancy	29	14	49.5	29.1-70.1	10	39.7	21.3-61.5	5	10.8	4.2-25.4
No	2,853	1,036	38.9	36.6-41.3	1,313	45.0	42.7-47.3	504	16.1	14.5-17.8
No, Bordeline Diabetes	50	16	45.8	28.8-63.9	22	33.2	20.4-49.2	12	20.9	11.3-35.5

Total
Respond.^

Regular

Lights

Ultra lights

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,175

1,145

38.7

36.5-40.9

1,460

45.1

42.9-47.3

570

16.2

14.7-17.9

Have Health Insurance

Yes

2,409

799

34.9

32.5-37.4

1,123

46.3

43.8-48.8

487

18.8

16.9-20.8

763

344

49.0

44.4-53.7

336

41.8

37.3-46.4

9.2

7.0-11.9

Body Mass Index

Underweight

38.9

25.9-53.7

44.0

30.9-57.9

17.2

9.0-30.2

Recommended Range

1,237

412

37.5

34.1-41.1

593

46.0

42.5-49.6

232

16.5

14.1-19.2

Overweight

1,097

407

39.4

35.7-43.2

496

45.2

41.4-49.0

194

15.4

13.1-18.2

Obese

658

264

40.5

35.9-45.3

284

42.3

37.7-47.1

110

17.2

13.7-21.3

Current Smoker

. - .

Yes

3,175

1,145

38.7

36.5-40.9

1,460

45.1

42.9-47.3

570

16.2

14.7-17.9

Binge Drinker

2,629

931

37.7

35.3-40.2

1,195

44.9

42.4-47.3

503

17.4

15.7-19.3

Yes

474

186

43.5

37.9-49.2

233

46.3

40.8-52.0

10.2

7.4-13.9

Heavy Drinker

2,912

1,047

38.3

36.1-40.7

1,334

45.3

43.0-47.6

531

16.4

14.8-18.1

Yes

210

38.6

30.5-47.3

105

44.4

36.3-52.9

17.0

11.4-24.5

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

803

327

41.9

37.6-46.3

329

41.4

37.0-45.8

147

16.8

13.8-20.2

2,360

812

37.5

35.0-40.1

1,125

46.3

43.8-48.9

423

16.1

14.4-18.0

Current Asthma

Yes

297

120

44.6

37.4-52.0

125

38.9

31.9-46.3

16.5

12.0-22.4

2,850

1,019

38.1

35.9-40.5

1,320

45.7

43.4-48.1

511

16.1

14.5-17.9

Diabetes

Yes

243

33.5

26.2-41.6

115

49.3

41.0-57.7

17.2

12.3-23.6

Yes, During Pregnancy

49.5

29.1-70.1

39.7

21.3-61.5

10.8

4.2-25.4

2,853

1,036

38.9

36.6-41.3

1,313

45.0

42.7-47.3

504

16.1

14.5-17.8

No, Bordeline Diabetes

45.8

28.8-63.9

33.2

20.4-49.2

20.9

11.3-35.5

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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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