BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,220	5,477	48.8	47.6-50.0	5,743	51.2	50.0-52.4
GENDER
Male	4,186	2,420	56.4	54.5-58.2	1,766	43.6	41.8-45.5
Female	7,034	3,057	41.8	40.3-43.2	3,977	58.2	56.8-59.7
AGE
18-24	520	216	42.4	37.2-47.7	304	57.6	52.3-62.8
25-34	1,581	689	42.5	39.5-45.5	892	57.5	54.5-60.5
35-44	2,045	949	44.9	42.3-47.6	1,096	55.1	52.4-57.7
45-54	2,126	1,091	49.6	47.0-52.2	1,035	50.4	47.8-53.0
55-64	2,026	1,144	56.8	54.1-59.5	882	43.2	40.5-45.9
65-74	1,611	853	56.3	53.3-59.3	758	43.7	40.7-46.7
75+	1,268	523	44.5	41.1-48.0	745	55.5	52.0-58.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,450	862	63.5	60.2-66.6	588	36.5	33.4-39.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,232	1,715	54.1	51.9-56.2	1,517	45.9	43.8-48.1
Some Post-H.S.	2,894	1,480	50.5	48.2-52.7	1,414	49.5	47.3-51.8
College Graduate	3,630	1,414	38.0	36.0-39.9	2,216	62.0	60.1-64.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,046	620	61.6	57.6-65.5	426	38.4	34.5-42.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,589	870	57.4	54.3-60.4	719	42.6	39.6-45.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,278	667	54.4	51.1-57.8	611	45.6	42.2-48.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,574	823	53.7	50.7-56.7	751	46.3	43.3-49.3
$50,000-74,999	1,539	693	45.9	42.9-49.0	846	54.1	51.0-57.1
$75,000+	1,801	725	38.5	35.8-41.2	1,076	61.5	58.8-64.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,548	2,031	58.8	56.7-60.9	1,517	41.2	39.1-43.3
No	7,379	3,286	44.2	42.8-45.6	4,093	55.8	54.4-57.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,559	1,050	67.7	64.8-70.4	509	32.3	29.6-35.2
Non-Veteran	9,538	4,363	44.9	43.7-46.2	5,175	55.1	53.8-56.3
Currently Serving	107	57	57.8	47.0-68.0	50	42.2	32.0-53.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,220

5,477

48.8

47.6-50.0

5,743

51.2

50.0-52.4

GENDER

Male

4,186

2,420

56.4

54.5-58.2

1,766

43.6

41.8-45.5

Female

7,034

3,057

41.8

40.3-43.2

3,977

58.2

56.8-59.7

AGE

18-24

520

216

42.4

37.2-47.7

304

57.6

52.3-62.8

25-34

1,581

689

42.5

39.5-45.5

892

57.5

54.5-60.5

35-44

2,045

949

44.9

42.3-47.6

1,096

55.1

52.4-57.7

45-54

2,126

1,091

49.6

47.0-52.2

1,035

50.4

47.8-53.0

55-64

2,026

1,144

56.8

54.1-59.5

882

43.2

40.5-45.9

65-74

1,611

853

56.3

53.3-59.3

758

43.7

40.7-46.7

75+

1,268

523

44.5

41.1-48.0

745

55.5

52.0-58.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,450

862

63.5

60.2-66.6

588

36.5

33.4-39.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,232

1,715

54.1

51.9-56.2

1,517

45.9

43.8-48.1

Some Post-H.S.

2,894

1,480

50.5

48.2-52.7

1,414

49.5

47.3-51.8

College Graduate

3,630

1,414

38.0

36.0-39.9

2,216

62.0

60.1-64.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,046

620

61.6

57.6-65.5

426

38.4

34.5-42.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,589

870

57.4

54.3-60.4

719

42.6

39.6-45.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,278

667

54.4

51.1-57.8

611

45.6

42.2-48.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,574

823

53.7

50.7-56.7

751

46.3

43.3-49.3

$50,000-74,999

1,539

693

45.9

42.9-49.0

846

54.1

51.0-57.1

$75,000+

1,801

725

38.5

35.8-41.2

1,076

61.5

58.8-64.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,548

2,031

58.8

56.7-60.9

1,517

41.2

39.1-43.3

7,379

3,286

44.2

42.8-45.6

4,093

55.8

54.4-57.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,559

1,050

67.7

64.8-70.4

509

32.3

29.6-35.2

Non-Veteran

9,538

4,363

44.9

43.7-46.2

5,175

55.1

53.8-56.3

Currently Serving

107

57.8

47.0-68.0

42.2

32.0-53.0

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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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