BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	6,908	2,578	37.6	36.2-39.1	755	11.5	10.5-12.6	3,575	50.9	49.4-52.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes	5,730	1,956	34.1	32.6-35.7	573	10.3	9.3-11.4	3,201	55.6	53.9-57.1
No	1,169	621	52.6	48.7-56.4	180	16.5	13.7-19.7	368	30.9	27.5-34.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	120	67	52.7	41.0-64.1	13	10.0	5.2-18.3	40	37.3	26.5-49.5
Recommended Range	2,372	1,028	44.2	41.6-46.7	272	11.9	10.3-13.8	1,072	43.9	41.4-46.4
Overweight	2,500	861	34.8	32.5-37.2	290	12.9	11.1-14.8	1,349	52.3	49.8-54.8
Obese	1,646	538	32.9	30.1-35.9	151	8.5	7.0-10.3	957	58.6	55.6-61.5
Current Smoker
No	3,575	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3,575	100	. - .
Yes	3,333	2,578	76.6	74.6-78.4	755	23.4	21.6-25.4	0	0.0	. - .
Binge Drinker
No	6,035	2,138	35.4	33.9-37.0	618	10.7	9.7-11.8	3,279	53.9	52.3-55.5
Yes	736	379	51.1	46.6-55.6	117	17.3	14.1-21.1	240	31.5	27.5-35.8
Heavy Drinker
No	6,459	2,352	36.5	35.0-38.0	699	11.5	10.5-12.6	3,408	52.0	50.5-53.6
Yes	350	181	53.6	47.0-60.1	39	11.5	7.8-16.6	130	34.9	29.0-41.3
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	1,742	657	38.6	35.7-41.6	188	9.9	8.4-11.7	897	51.5	48.5-54.4
No	5,136	1,912	37.3	35.7-39.0	564	12.0	10.9-13.3	2,660	50.6	48.9-52.4
Current Asthma
Yes	634	225	36.2	31.6-41.2	85	14.4	11.1-18.4	324	49.4	44.4-54.3
No	6,227	2,327	37.6	36.1-39.1	667	11.3	10.3-12.4	3,233	51.1	49.5-52.7
Diabetes
Yes	760	198	26.4	22.5-30.8	55	7.1	5.1- 9.7	507	66.5	62.0-70.7
Yes, During Pregnancy	51	26	50.9	35.3-66.3	4	9.9	3.4-25.4	21	39.2	25.3-55.2
No	5,996	2,314	39.0	37.4-40.6	686	12.1	11.1-13.3	2,996	48.9	47.3-50.5
No, Bordeline Diabetes	100	40	34.1	23.5-46.7	10	8.7	4.1-17.2	50	57.2	44.5-69.0

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,908

2,578

37.6

36.2-39.1

755

11.5

10.5-12.6

3,575

50.9

49.4-52.3

Have Health Insurance

Yes

5,730

1,956

34.1

32.6-35.7

573

10.3

9.3-11.4

3,201

55.6

53.9-57.1

1,169

621

52.6

48.7-56.4

180

16.5

13.7-19.7

368

30.9

27.5-34.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

120

52.7

41.0-64.1

10.0

5.2-18.3

37.3

26.5-49.5

Recommended Range

2,372

1,028

44.2

41.6-46.7

272

11.9

10.3-13.8

1,072

43.9

41.4-46.4

Overweight

2,500

861

34.8

32.5-37.2

290

12.9

11.1-14.8

1,349

52.3

49.8-54.8

Obese

1,646

538

32.9

30.1-35.9

151

8.5

7.0-10.3

957

58.6

55.6-61.5

Current Smoker

3,575

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

3,575

100

. - .

Yes

3,333

2,578

76.6

74.6-78.4

755

23.4

21.6-25.4

0.0

. - .

Binge Drinker

6,035

2,138

35.4

33.9-37.0

618

10.7

9.7-11.8

3,279

53.9

52.3-55.5

Yes

736

379

51.1

46.6-55.6

117

17.3

14.1-21.1

240

31.5

27.5-35.8

Heavy Drinker

6,459

2,352

36.5

35.0-38.0

699

11.5

10.5-12.6

3,408

52.0

50.5-53.6

Yes

350

181

53.6

47.0-60.1

11.5

7.8-16.6

130

34.9

29.0-41.3

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

1,742

657

38.6

35.7-41.6

188

9.9

8.4-11.7

897

51.5

48.5-54.4

5,136

1,912

37.3

35.7-39.0

564

12.0

10.9-13.3

2,660

50.6

48.9-52.4

Current Asthma

Yes

634

225

36.2

31.6-41.2

14.4

11.1-18.4

324

49.4

44.4-54.3

6,227

2,327

37.6

36.1-39.1

667

11.3

10.3-12.4

3,233

51.1

49.5-52.7

Diabetes

Yes

760

198

26.4

22.5-30.8

7.1

5.1- 9.7

507

66.5

62.0-70.7

Yes, During Pregnancy

50.9

35.3-66.3

9.9

3.4-25.4

39.2

25.3-55.2

5,996

2,314

39.0

37.4-40.6

686

12.1

11.1-13.3

2,996

48.9

47.3-50.5

No, Bordeline Diabetes

100

34.1

23.5-46.7

8.7

4.1-17.2

57.2

44.5-69.0

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life.

^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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