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	1,423	323	23.2	20.6-26.1	727	50.9	47.7-54.1	373	25.9	23.1-28.8
AGE
18-24	77	32	45.9	33.4-59.0	38	48.3	35.5-61.2	7	5.8	2.1-15.2
25-34	253	53	21.3	15.7-28.2	149	58.9	51.4-65.9	51	19.9	14.8-26.2
35-44	318	67	17.0	13.0-21.9	166	53.8	46.8-60.6	85	29.2	23.0-36.3
45-54	307	80	28.6	22.7-35.4	143	45.9	39.3-52.7	84	25.5	20.0-31.7
55-64	260	55	20.5	15.2-27.0	125	48.2	40.8-55.8	80	31.3	24.6-38.9
65-74	144	26	18.8	11.8-28.6	75	51.0	40.8-61.2	43	30.2	21.6-40.5
75+	61	10	17.9	9.4-31.4	30	40.8	28.0-54.9	21	41.3	28.0-56.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	262	75	30.8	24.2-38.2	135	51.6	44.1-59.0	52	17.6	12.6-24.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	513	124	26.7	22.1-31.8	269	50.9	45.5-56.2	120	22.5	18.3-27.2
Some Post-H.S.	408	91	19.6	15.5-24.4	209	52.0	45.9-58.0	108	28.4	23.1-34.5
College Graduate	239	32	13.2	8.9-19.3	114	48.6	41.0-56.2	93	38.2	31.1-45.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	235	73	29.0	22.6-36.5	120	51.1	43.2-59.0	42	19.8	14.1-27.1
$15,000- 24,999	293	93	39.9	33.0-47.2	139	42.5	35.9-49.4	61	17.5	13.2-22.9
$25,000- 34,999	196	39	18.8	13.3-25.8	100	54.2	45.5-62.7	57	27.0	19.7-35.8
$35,000- 49,999	198	27	11.3	7.4-17.1	109	58.8	50.5-66.6	62	29.8	22.9-37.9
$50,000-74,999	129	17	12.9	7.4-21.5	71	53.6	43.2-63.8	41	33.5	24.2-44.3
$75,000+	119	23	21.2	13.6-31.3	50	40.8	30.6-51.9	46	38.0	28.3-48.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	554	145	26.6	22.3-31.3	260	44.2	39.2-49.4	149	29.2	24.6-34.3
No	853	173	20.9	17.7-24.5	457	54.7	50.6-58.8	223	24.4	21.0-28.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	24	3	6.5	2.0-19.5	17	74.9	51.6-89.3	4	18.6	6.4-43.6
Non-Veteran	1,393	319	23.6	20.9-26.4	706	50.4	47.1-53.6	368	26.1	23.3-29.1
Currently Serving	6	1	13.4	1.7-57.8	4	79.9	40.2-95.9	1	6.7	0.8-38.6

Total
Respond.^

Regular

Lights

Ultra lights

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,423

323

23.2

20.6-26.1

727

50.9

47.7-54.1

373

25.9

23.1-28.8

AGE

18-24

45.9

33.4-59.0

48.3

35.5-61.2

5.8

2.1-15.2

25-34

253

21.3

15.7-28.2

149

58.9

51.4-65.9

19.9

14.8-26.2

35-44

318

17.0

13.0-21.9

166

53.8

46.8-60.6

29.2

23.0-36.3

45-54

307

28.6

22.7-35.4

143

45.9

39.3-52.7

25.5

20.0-31.7

55-64

260

20.5

15.2-27.0

125

48.2

40.8-55.8

31.3

24.6-38.9

65-74

144

18.8

11.8-28.6

51.0

40.8-61.2

30.2

21.6-40.5

75+

17.9

9.4-31.4

40.8

28.0-54.9

41.3

28.0-56.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

262

30.8

24.2-38.2

135

51.6

44.1-59.0

17.6

12.6-24.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

513

124

26.7

22.1-31.8

269

50.9

45.5-56.2

120

22.5

18.3-27.2

Some Post-H.S.

408

19.6

15.5-24.4

209

52.0

45.9-58.0

108

28.4

23.1-34.5

College Graduate

239

13.2

8.9-19.3

114

48.6

41.0-56.2

38.2

31.1-45.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

235

29.0

22.6-36.5

120

51.1

43.2-59.0

19.8

14.1-27.1

$15,000- 24,999

293

39.9

33.0-47.2

139

42.5

35.9-49.4

17.5

13.2-22.9

$25,000- 34,999

196

18.8

13.3-25.8

100

54.2

45.5-62.7

27.0

19.7-35.8

$35,000- 49,999

198

11.3

7.4-17.1

109

58.8

50.5-66.6

29.8

22.9-37.9

$50,000-74,999

129

12.9

7.4-21.5

53.6

43.2-63.8

33.5

24.2-44.3

$75,000+

119

21.2

13.6-31.3

40.8

30.6-51.9

38.0

28.3-48.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

554

145

26.6

22.3-31.3

260

44.2

39.2-49.4

149

29.2

24.6-34.3

853

173

20.9

17.7-24.5

457

54.7

50.6-58.8

223

24.4

21.0-28.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

6.5

2.0-19.5

74.9

51.6-89.3

18.6

6.4-43.6

Non-Veteran

1,393

319

23.6

20.9-26.4

706

50.4

47.1-53.6

368

26.1

23.3-29.1

Currently Serving

13.4

1.7-57.8

79.9

40.2-95.9

6.7

0.8-38.6

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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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