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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-WHITE FEMALES

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	3,056	1,177	40.0	37.8-42.1	295	9.5	8.3-10.9	1,584	50.5	48.3-52.7
AGE
18-24	119	68	65.8	55.7-74.6	15	13.1	7.4-22.2	36	21.1	14.6-29.5
25-34	394	200	52.4	46.5-58.3	59	12.5	9.4-16.5	135	35.0	29.5-41.0
35-44	543	260	47.1	41.9-52.4	63	12.0	8.8-16.1	220	40.9	35.9-46.1
45-54	638	271	42.9	38.2-47.7	53	8.1	5.9-11.1	314	48.9	44.1-53.8
55-64	610	214	34.4	29.9-39.1	52	7.8	5.6-10.8	344	57.9	53.0-62.5
65-74	449	109	23.1	18.7-28.1	39	9.1	6.2-13.3	301	67.8	62.3-72.9
75+	296	52	15.5	11.5-20.6	14	5.0	2.7- 9.1	230	79.4	73.7-84.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	467	228	54.0	48.4-59.5	48	10.4	7.5-14.2	191	35.7	30.6-41.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	977	434	46.9	43.0-50.8	96	8.2	6.4-10.4	447	44.9	41.1-48.8
Some Post-H.S.	856	335	39.2	35.3-43.4	84	11.2	8.7-14.5	437	49.5	45.4-53.7
College Graduate	753	179	23.9	20.4-27.8	67	8.9	6.7-11.6	507	67.2	63.0-71.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	405	198	49.3	43.3-55.4	49	13.2	9.3-18.4	158	37.5	31.8-43.6
$15,000- 24,999	542	241	48.2	43.1-53.3	60	10.2	7.7-13.5	241	41.6	36.7-46.6
$25,000- 34,999	353	162	48.5	42.0-55.0	38	9.8	6.4-14.8	153	41.7	35.4-48.2
$35,000- 49,999	436	162	39.1	33.6-44.9	43	10.0	7.0-14.0	231	50.9	45.1-56.6
$50,000-74,999	328	110	34.3	28.4-40.8	20	6.7	4.1-10.8	198	59.0	52.4-65.2
$75,000+	344	92	26.9	21.6-33.0	30	8.6	5.8-12.6	222	64.5	58.2-70.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,174	448	39.5	36.0-43.0	124	10.0	8.1-12.4	602	50.5	47.0-54.0
No	1,820	700	39.7	36.9-42.5	164	9.2	7.7-11.0	956	51.1	48.3-53.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	55	18	35.6	22.0-52.1	6	13.4	5.7-28.4	31	51.0	35.5-66.3
Non-Veteran	2,994	1,154	40.0	37.8-42.2	288	9.5	8.2-10.9	1,552	50.6	48.4-52.8
Currently Serving	6	5	93.3	61.4-99.2	1	6.7	0.8-38.6	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,056

1,177

40.0

37.8-42.1

295

9.5

8.3-10.9

1,584

50.5

48.3-52.7

AGE

18-24

119

65.8

55.7-74.6

13.1

7.4-22.2

21.1

14.6-29.5

25-34

394

200

52.4

46.5-58.3

12.5

9.4-16.5

135

35.0

29.5-41.0

35-44

543

260

47.1

41.9-52.4

12.0

8.8-16.1

220

40.9

35.9-46.1

45-54

638

271

42.9

38.2-47.7

8.1

5.9-11.1

314

48.9

44.1-53.8

55-64

610

214

34.4

29.9-39.1

7.8

5.6-10.8

344

57.9

53.0-62.5

65-74

449

109

23.1

18.7-28.1

9.1

6.2-13.3

301

67.8

62.3-72.9

75+

296

15.5

11.5-20.6

5.0

2.7- 9.1

230

79.4

73.7-84.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

467

228

54.0

48.4-59.5

10.4

7.5-14.2

191

35.7

30.6-41.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

977

434

46.9

43.0-50.8

8.2

6.4-10.4

447

44.9

41.1-48.8

Some Post-H.S.

856

335

39.2

35.3-43.4

11.2

8.7-14.5

437

49.5

45.4-53.7

College Graduate

753

179

23.9

20.4-27.8

8.9

6.7-11.6

507

67.2

63.0-71.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

405

198

49.3

43.3-55.4

13.2

9.3-18.4

158

37.5

31.8-43.6

$15,000- 24,999

542

241

48.2

43.1-53.3

10.2

7.7-13.5

241

41.6

36.7-46.6

$25,000- 34,999

353

162

48.5

42.0-55.0

9.8

6.4-14.8

153

41.7

35.4-48.2

$35,000- 49,999

436

162

39.1

33.6-44.9

10.0

7.0-14.0

231

50.9

45.1-56.6

$50,000-74,999

328

110

34.3

28.4-40.8

6.7

4.1-10.8

198

59.0

52.4-65.2

$75,000+

344

26.9

21.6-33.0

8.6

5.8-12.6

222

64.5

58.2-70.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,174

448

39.5

36.0-43.0

124

10.0

8.1-12.4

602

50.5

47.0-54.0

1,820

700

39.7

36.9-42.5

164

9.2

7.7-11.0

956

51.1

48.3-53.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

35.6

22.0-52.1

13.4

5.7-28.4

51.0

35.5-66.3

Non-Veteran

2,994

1,154

40.0

37.8-42.2

288

9.5

8.2-10.9

1,552

50.6

48.4-52.8

Currently Serving

93.3

61.4-99.2

6.7

0.8-38.6

0.0

. - .

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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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