BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,469	769	52.8	49.6-55.9	700	47.2	44.1-50.4
AGE
18-24	83	55	62.4	49.5-73.7	28	37.6	26.3-50.5
25-34	258	157	60.6	53.3-67.5	101	39.4	32.5-46.7
35-44	323	168	54.4	47.5-61.1	155	45.6	38.9-52.5
45-54	324	165	50.2	43.5-56.8	159	49.8	43.2-56.5
55-64	264	120	43.1	35.9-50.6	144	56.9	49.4-64.1
65-74	148	72	48.8	38.8-58.8	76	51.2	41.2-61.2
75+	66	31	50.2	36.5-63.8	35	49.8	36.2-63.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	276	159	56.8	49.4-63.9	117	43.2	36.1-50.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	529	271	50.7	45.4-55.9	258	49.3	44.1-54.6
Some Post-H.S.	417	226	53.9	47.9-59.9	191	46.1	40.1-52.1
College Graduate	246	113	51.2	43.7-58.6	133	48.8	41.4-56.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	247	152	64.7	57.3-71.4	95	35.3	28.6-42.7
$15,000- 24,999	299	166	53.2	46.2-60.1	133	46.8	39.9-53.8
$25,000- 34,999	199	97	52.9	44.2-61.5	102	47.1	38.5-55.8
$35,000- 49,999	205	94	48.8	40.6-57.0	111	51.2	43.0-59.4
$50,000-74,999	130	59	44.0	34.1-54.4	71	56.0	45.6-65.9
$75,000+	122	66	55.8	45.2-65.9	56	44.2	34.1-54.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	571	318	56.3	51.2-61.3	253	43.7	38.7-48.8
No	862	433	51.3	47.2-55.4	429	48.7	44.6-52.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	24	13	49.6	27.9-71.5	11	50.4	28.5-72.1
Non-Veteran	1,439	753	52.8	49.6-56.0	686	47.2	44.0-50.4
Currently Serving	6	3	63.4	24.4-90.2	3	36.6	9.8-75.6

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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-WHITE FEMALES

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	1,469	769	52.8	49.6-55.9	700	47.2	44.1-50.4
AGE
18-24	83	55	62.4	49.5-73.7	28	37.6	26.3-50.5
25-34	258	157	60.6	53.3-67.5	101	39.4	32.5-46.7
35-44	323	168	54.4	47.5-61.1	155	45.6	38.9-52.5
45-54	324	165	50.2	43.5-56.8	159	49.8	43.2-56.5
55-64	264	120	43.1	35.9-50.6	144	56.9	49.4-64.1
65-74	148	72	48.8	38.8-58.8	76	51.2	41.2-61.2
75+	66	31	50.2	36.5-63.8	35	49.8	36.2-63.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	276	159	56.8	49.4-63.9	117	43.2	36.1-50.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	529	271	50.7	45.4-55.9	258	49.3	44.1-54.6
Some Post-H.S.	417	226	53.9	47.9-59.9	191	46.1	40.1-52.1
College Graduate	246	113	51.2	43.7-58.6	133	48.8	41.4-56.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	247	152	64.7	57.3-71.4	95	35.3	28.6-42.7
$15,000- 24,999	299	166	53.2	46.2-60.1	133	46.8	39.9-53.8
$25,000- 34,999	199	97	52.9	44.2-61.5	102	47.1	38.5-55.8
$35,000- 49,999	205	94	48.8	40.6-57.0	111	51.2	43.0-59.4
$50,000-74,999	130	59	44.0	34.1-54.4	71	56.0	45.6-65.9
$75,000+	122	66	55.8	45.2-65.9	56	44.2	34.1-54.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	571	318	56.3	51.2-61.3	253	43.7	38.7-48.8
No	862	433	51.3	47.2-55.4	429	48.7	44.6-52.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	24	13	49.6	27.9-71.5	11	50.4	28.5-72.1
Non-Veteran	1,439	753	52.8	49.6-56.0	686	47.2	44.0-50.4
Currently Serving	6	3	63.4	24.4-90.2	3	36.6	9.8-75.6