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Total Respond.^ |
Everyday | Some days | Not at all | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | 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 | 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 | . - . |
* 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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