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	2,508	1,247	50.2	47.7-52.6	1,261	49.8	47.4-52.3
GENDER
Male	1,039	478	47.8	44.1-51.5	561	52.2	48.5-55.9
Female	1,469	769	52.8	49.6-55.9	700	47.2	44.1-50.4
AGE
18-24	154	97	60.8	51.0-69.8	57	39.2	30.2-49.0
25-34	432	255	56.3	50.3-62.2	177	43.7	37.8-49.7
35-44	570	279	51.4	46.3-56.5	291	48.6	43.5-53.7
45-54	556	259	45.2	40.1-50.3	297	54.8	49.7-59.9
55-64	466	212	45.7	40.1-51.5	254	54.3	48.5-59.9
65-74	229	104	45.7	37.5-54.1	125	54.3	45.9-62.5
75+	96	38	40.1	28.9-52.4	58	59.9	47.6-71.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	478	251	54.3	48.6-59.8	227	45.7	40.2-51.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	898	452	49.9	45.8-54.1	446	50.1	45.9-54.2
Some Post-H.S.	679	341	49.1	44.3-54.0	338	50.9	46.0-55.7
College Graduate	450	202	47.9	42.3-53.6	248	52.1	46.4-57.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	361	206	58.0	51.2-64.5	155	42.0	35.5-48.8
$15,000- 24,999	464	242	50.8	44.9-56.7	222	49.2	43.3-55.1
$25,000- 34,999	350	167	50.5	43.9-57.1	183	49.5	42.9-56.1
$35,000- 49,999	389	172	45.4	39.4-51.6	217	54.6	48.4-60.6
$50,000-74,999	271	118	43.6	36.6-50.9	153	56.4	49.1-63.4
$75,000+	241	117	47.4	39.8-55.1	124	52.6	44.9-60.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	923	499	54.2	50.1-58.2	424	45.8	41.8-49.9
No	1,501	709	48.0	44.8-51.3	792	52.0	48.7-55.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	333	148	45.4	39.1-51.8	185	54.6	48.2-60.9
Non-Veteran	2,132	1,068	50.3	47.6-53.0	1,064	49.7	47.0-52.4
Currently Serving	41	30	82.3	67.5-91.3	11	17.7	8.7-32.5

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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-WHITES

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	2,508	1,247	50.2	47.7-52.6	1,261	49.8	47.4-52.3
GENDER
Male	1,039	478	47.8	44.1-51.5	561	52.2	48.5-55.9
Female	1,469	769	52.8	49.6-55.9	700	47.2	44.1-50.4
AGE
18-24	154	97	60.8	51.0-69.8	57	39.2	30.2-49.0
25-34	432	255	56.3	50.3-62.2	177	43.7	37.8-49.7
35-44	570	279	51.4	46.3-56.5	291	48.6	43.5-53.7
45-54	556	259	45.2	40.1-50.3	297	54.8	49.7-59.9
55-64	466	212	45.7	40.1-51.5	254	54.3	48.5-59.9
65-74	229	104	45.7	37.5-54.1	125	54.3	45.9-62.5
75+	96	38	40.1	28.9-52.4	58	59.9	47.6-71.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	478	251	54.3	48.6-59.8	227	45.7	40.2-51.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	898	452	49.9	45.8-54.1	446	50.1	45.9-54.2
Some Post-H.S.	679	341	49.1	44.3-54.0	338	50.9	46.0-55.7
College Graduate	450	202	47.9	42.3-53.6	248	52.1	46.4-57.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	361	206	58.0	51.2-64.5	155	42.0	35.5-48.8
$15,000- 24,999	464	242	50.8	44.9-56.7	222	49.2	43.3-55.1
$25,000- 34,999	350	167	50.5	43.9-57.1	183	49.5	42.9-56.1
$35,000- 49,999	389	172	45.4	39.4-51.6	217	54.6	48.4-60.6
$50,000-74,999	271	118	43.6	36.6-50.9	153	56.4	49.1-63.4
$75,000+	241	117	47.4	39.8-55.1	124	52.6	44.9-60.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	923	499	54.2	50.1-58.2	424	45.8	41.8-49.9
No	1,501	709	48.0	44.8-51.3	792	52.0	48.7-55.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	333	148	45.4	39.1-51.8	185	54.6	48.2-60.9
Non-Veteran	2,132	1,068	50.3	47.6-53.0	1,064	49.7	47.0-52.4
Currently Serving	41	30	82.3	67.5-91.3	11	17.7	8.7-32.5