BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 6 mos.	6 mos. to 1 year	Past year	Past 5 years	Past 10 years
TOTAL	2,899	204	7.0	5.9- 8.2	107	3.7	2.9- 4.7	465	15.6	14.1-17.3	310	10.4	9.1-11.8	1,813	63.4	61.2-65.5
GENDER
Male	1,343	90	6.5	5.1- 8.2	38	3.1	2.1- 4.4	204	14.2	12.2-16.5	124	9.4	7.7-11.4	887	66.9	63.8-69.8
Female	1,556	114	7.7	6.2- 9.5	69	4.6	3.4- 6.1	261	17.6	15.4-20.0	186	11.6	9.8-13.7	926	58.5	55.5-61.5
AGE
18-24	59	25	47.4	32.7-62.7	5	6.6	2.5-16.4	22	37.2	23.9-52.8	4	4.4	1.5-12.2	3	4.4	1.2-14.7
25-34	247	47	19.9	14.6-26.7	22	11.2	6.7-18.2	101	40.0	33.0-47.4	39	15.5	10.8-21.6	38	13.4	9.2-19.2
35-44	371	46	12.0	8.6-16.7	24	5.8	3.6- 9.2	79	20.8	16.2-26.3	65	18.0	13.6-23.3	157	43.4	37.4-49.6
45-54	525	33	5.6	3.7- 8.3	18	3.2	1.8- 5.7	89	15.8	12.5-19.8	60	12.0	8.8-16.0	325	63.5	58.3-68.4
55-64	660	25	3.0	1.9- 4.6	22	3.4	2.1- 5.3	87	12.2	9.6-15.5	71	10.9	8.4-14.1	455	70.6	66.2-74.6
65-74	609	21	3.5	2.1- 5.6	11	1.2	0.6- 2.4	64	10.2	7.7-13.5	48	5.7	4.2- 7.8	465	79.4	75.5-82.9
75+	421	7	1.6	0.7- 3.6	5	1.3	0.5- 3.4	23	4.3	2.7- 6.7	21	3.5	1.9- 6.1	365	89.4	85.7-92.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	368	21	5.9	3.5- 9.6	15	3.6	1.9- 6.4	55	14.5	10.4-19.8	35	11.1	7.5-16.2	242	65.0	58.5-71.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	796	57	7.6	5.7-10.1	29	4.4	2.9- 6.7	130	14.9	12.3-17.9	95	11.6	9.1-14.5	485	61.6	57.4-65.6
Some Post-H.S.	783	73	9.1	7.0-11.8	32	3.8	2.5- 5.6	133	17.1	14.1-20.5	81	9.2	7.1-11.8	464	60.9	56.7-64.9
College Graduate	949	53	5.2	3.7- 7.3	30	3.1	2.0- 5.0	147	15.5	12.9-18.5	99	10.0	8.0-12.6	620	66.1	62.3-69.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	255	23	10.0	6.1-15.9	15	7.0	4.0-12.0	46	15.6	11.1-21.5	25	10.1	6.3-15.7	146	57.3	49.6-64.7
$15,000- 24,999	396	22	6.0	3.7- 9.5	13	2.1	1.1- 4.3	59	13.7	9.9-18.7	48	11.9	8.3-16.8	254	66.3	60.1-72.0
$25,000- 34,999	313	35	10.0	6.8-14.5	13	4.7	2.4- 8.8	50	16.6	12.3-22.0	35	10.0	6.8-14.5	180	58.7	52.1-65.0
$35,000- 49,999	425	27	6.5	4.1-10.1	18	4.3	2.5- 7.3	78	16.9	13.2-21.5	42	8.9	6.1-12.6	260	63.4	57.7-68.7
$50,000-74,999	418	32	7.8	5.1-11.7	15	4.2	2.2- 7.6	73	16.7	13.0-21.2	48	11.9	8.6-16.0	250	59.5	53.7-65.0
$75,000+	477	26	4.3	2.8- 6.6	17	2.6	1.4- 4.5	67	14.7	11.3-18.9	54	11.6	8.5-15.5	313	66.9	61.6-71.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,092	78	6.7	5.1- 8.6	40	3.6	2.5- 5.0	166	14.9	12.5-17.7	113	9.7	7.7-12.0	695	65.2	61.7-68.5
No	1,763	124	7.3	5.9- 8.9	64	3.7	2.7- 5.1	294	16.2	14.3-18.3	189	10.6	9.0-12.4	1,092	62.2	59.4-65.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	699	28	4.0	2.6- 6.2	15	2.6	1.5- 4.4	78	9.9	7.7-12.6	50	6.3	4.6- 8.7	528	77.2	73.4-80.5
Non-Veteran	2,184	171	8.0	6.7- 9.5	92	4.2	3.3- 5.4	381	17.8	15.9-19.9	258	12.0	10.4-13.9	1,282	57.9	55.3-60.5
Currently Serving	15	5	31.2	11.7-61.0	0	0.0	. - .	6	39.1	15.0-69.9	2	11.8	2.8-38.5	2	17.9	3.7-55.0

Total
Respond.^

Less than 6 mos.

6 mos. to 1 year

Past year

Past 5 years

Past 10 years

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,899

204

7.0

5.9- 8.2

107

3.7

2.9- 4.7

465

15.6

14.1-17.3

310

10.4

9.1-11.8

1,813

63.4

61.2-65.5

GENDER

Male

1,343

6.5

5.1- 8.2

3.1

2.1- 4.4

204

14.2

12.2-16.5

124

9.4

7.7-11.4

887

66.9

63.8-69.8

Female

1,556

114

7.7

6.2- 9.5

4.6

3.4- 6.1

261

17.6

15.4-20.0

186

11.6

9.8-13.7

926

58.5

55.5-61.5

AGE

18-24

47.4

32.7-62.7

6.6

2.5-16.4

37.2

23.9-52.8

4.4

1.5-12.2

4.4

1.2-14.7

25-34

247

19.9

14.6-26.7

11.2

6.7-18.2

101

40.0

33.0-47.4

15.5

10.8-21.6

13.4

9.2-19.2

35-44

371

12.0

8.6-16.7

5.8

3.6- 9.2

20.8

16.2-26.3

18.0

13.6-23.3

157

43.4

37.4-49.6

45-54

525

5.6

3.7- 8.3

3.2

1.8- 5.7

15.8

12.5-19.8

12.0

8.8-16.0

325

63.5

58.3-68.4

55-64

660

3.0

1.9- 4.6

3.4

2.1- 5.3

12.2

9.6-15.5

10.9

8.4-14.1

455

70.6

66.2-74.6

65-74

609

3.5

2.1- 5.6

1.2

0.6- 2.4

10.2

7.7-13.5

5.7

4.2- 7.8

465

79.4

75.5-82.9

75+

421

1.6

0.7- 3.6

1.3

0.5- 3.4

4.3

2.7- 6.7

3.5

1.9- 6.1

365

89.4

85.7-92.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

368

5.9

3.5- 9.6

3.6

1.9- 6.4

14.5

10.4-19.8

11.1

7.5-16.2

242

65.0

58.5-71.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

796

7.6

5.7-10.1

4.4

2.9- 6.7

130

14.9

12.3-17.9

11.6

9.1-14.5

485

61.6

57.4-65.6

Some Post-H.S.

783

9.1

7.0-11.8

3.8

2.5- 5.6

133

17.1

14.1-20.5

9.2

7.1-11.8

464

60.9

56.7-64.9

College Graduate

949

5.2

3.7- 7.3

3.1

2.0- 5.0

147

15.5

12.9-18.5

10.0

8.0-12.6

620

66.1

62.3-69.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

255

10.0

6.1-15.9

7.0

4.0-12.0

15.6

11.1-21.5

10.1

6.3-15.7

146

57.3

49.6-64.7

$15,000- 24,999

396

6.0

3.7- 9.5

2.1

1.1- 4.3

13.7

9.9-18.7

11.9

8.3-16.8

254

66.3

60.1-72.0

$25,000- 34,999

313

10.0

6.8-14.5

4.7

2.4- 8.8

16.6

12.3-22.0

10.0

6.8-14.5

180

58.7

52.1-65.0

$35,000- 49,999

425

6.5

4.1-10.1

4.3

2.5- 7.3

16.9

13.2-21.5

8.9

6.1-12.6

260

63.4

57.7-68.7

$50,000-74,999

418

7.8

5.1-11.7

4.2

2.2- 7.6

16.7

13.0-21.2

11.9

8.6-16.0

250

59.5

53.7-65.0

$75,000+

477

4.3

2.8- 6.6

2.6

1.4- 4.5

14.7

11.3-18.9

11.6

8.5-15.5

313

66.9

61.6-71.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,092

6.7

5.1- 8.6

3.6

2.5- 5.0

166

14.9

12.5-17.7

113

9.7

7.7-12.0

695

65.2

61.7-68.5

1,763

124

7.3

5.9- 8.9

3.7

2.7- 5.1

294

16.2

14.3-18.3

189

10.6

9.0-12.4

1,092

62.2

59.4-65.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

699

4.0

2.6- 6.2

2.6

1.5- 4.4

9.9

7.7-12.6

6.3

4.6- 8.7

528

77.2

73.4-80.5

Non-Veteran

2,184

171

8.0

6.7- 9.5

4.2

3.3- 5.4

381

17.8

15.9-19.9

258

12.0

10.4-13.9

1,282

57.9

55.3-60.5

Currently Serving

31.2

11.7-61.0

0.0

. - .

39.1

15.0-69.9

11.8

2.8-38.5

17.9

3.7-55.0

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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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