BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	<10 cigaretts/per day	10-20 cigarettes/per day	20 cigs.(one pack)/per day	More than 20 cigarettes/per day
TOTAL	976	165	19.9	16.8-23.4	262	27.7	24.4-31.3	328	32.9	29.4-36.6	221	19.5	16.8-22.5
AGE
18-24	68	23	33.7	21.5-48.5	18	24.4	14.5-37.9	20	30.3	19.0-44.6	7	11.7	4.8-25.6
25-34	171	48	30.7	22.7-40.2	58	37.3	28.9-46.6	44	23.1	16.4-31.5	21	8.8	5.3-14.3
35-44	232	33	16.1	11.1-22.9	55	24.0	18.0-31.4	88	38.4	31.2-46.2	56	21.4	15.8-28.3
45-54	212	26	15.1	9.9-22.3	58	28.8	21.8-37.0	74	32.2	25.1-40.2	54	24.0	18.0-31.1
55-64	191	21	13.1	7.9-21.0	46	22.7	16.4-30.6	71	38.8	30.7-47.6	53	25.3	18.8-33.2
65-74	78	10	14.7	7.5-26.7	22	31.3	20.0-45.5	24	31.0	19.8-44.9	22	23.0	13.9-35.6
75+	24	4	21.9	8.3-46.8	5	13.9	5.3-31.7	7	35.0	15.4-61.3	8	29.2	13.9-51.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	189	22	15.7	9.9-24.1	42	22.2	15.7-30.4	63	32.2	24.8-40.5	62	29.9	22.6-38.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	344	51	15.8	11.5-21.4	80	23.7	18.8-29.4	137	40.8	34.6-47.4	76	19.7	15.3-25.0
Some Post-H.S.	245	46	23.8	17.4-31.6	78	33.6	26.4-41.6	76	27.9	21.8-35.0	45	14.7	10.5-20.2
College Graduate	196	46	27.3	20.1-35.8	61	33.5	26.0-41.9	52	25.2	18.6-33.1	37	14.1	9.7-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	104	15	21.8	11.6-37.1	21	23.8	13.8-37.9	33	26.3	17.6-37.3	35	28.2	19.2-39.3
$15,000- 24,999	160	27	16.5	10.8-24.6	40	25.1	17.8-34.0	61	39.9	30.7-49.7	32	18.5	12.1-27.4
$25,000- 34,999	147	32	25.9	18.0-35.6	36	24.3	17.1-33.3	49	30.6	22.7-39.9	30	19.3	12.6-28.4
$35,000- 49,999	168	22	17.4	10.9-26.6	44	26.8	19.5-35.7	63	36.6	28.1-46.0	39	19.2	13.4-26.7
$50,000-74,999	131	25	20.1	13.0-29.8	42	33.2	24.3-43.5	32	24.7	16.7-34.8	32	22.0	15.3-30.5
$75,000+	118	22	20.9	13.3-31.3	33	32.8	23.2-44.1	40	31.0	22.4-41.2	23	15.2	9.3-23.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	334	47	13.6	9.9-18.4	86	27.5	21.9-34.0	109	34.7	28.7-41.3	92	24.2	19.3-29.8
No	622	114	23.2	19.1-27.9	170	28.0	23.8-32.5	212	31.7	27.4-36.2	126	17.2	14.0-20.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	292	42	16.3	11.8-22.0	81	27.1	21.5-33.6	99	35.3	28.9-42.2	70	21.3	16.5-27.1
Non-Veteran	649	106	19.5	15.8-23.9	168	27.4	23.3-31.9	226	33.4	29.1-38.0	149	19.6	16.3-23.4
Currently Serving	34	17	55.4	36.8-72.7	12	36.4	20.6-56.0	3	5.3	1.6-16.4	2	2.8	0.7-10.9

Total
Respond.^

<10 cigaretts/per day

10-20 cigarettes/per day

20 cigs.(one pack)/per day

More than 20 cigarettes/per day

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

976

165

19.9

16.8-23.4

262

27.7

24.4-31.3

328

32.9

29.4-36.6

221

19.5

16.8-22.5

AGE

18-24

33.7

21.5-48.5

24.4

14.5-37.9

30.3

19.0-44.6

11.7

4.8-25.6

25-34

171

30.7

22.7-40.2

37.3

28.9-46.6

23.1

16.4-31.5

8.8

5.3-14.3

35-44

232

16.1

11.1-22.9

24.0

18.0-31.4

38.4

31.2-46.2

21.4

15.8-28.3

45-54

212

15.1

9.9-22.3

28.8

21.8-37.0

32.2

25.1-40.2

24.0

18.0-31.1

55-64

191

13.1

7.9-21.0

22.7

16.4-30.6

38.8

30.7-47.6

25.3

18.8-33.2

65-74

14.7

7.5-26.7

31.3

20.0-45.5

31.0

19.8-44.9

23.0

13.9-35.6

75+

21.9

8.3-46.8

13.9

5.3-31.7

35.0

15.4-61.3

29.2

13.9-51.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

189

15.7

9.9-24.1

22.2

15.7-30.4

32.2

24.8-40.5

29.9

22.6-38.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

344

15.8

11.5-21.4

23.7

18.8-29.4

137

40.8

34.6-47.4

19.7

15.3-25.0

Some Post-H.S.

245

23.8

17.4-31.6

33.6

26.4-41.6

27.9

21.8-35.0

14.7

10.5-20.2

College Graduate

196

27.3

20.1-35.8

33.5

26.0-41.9

25.2

18.6-33.1

14.1

9.7-19.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

104

21.8

11.6-37.1

23.8

13.8-37.9

26.3

17.6-37.3

28.2

19.2-39.3

$15,000- 24,999

160

16.5

10.8-24.6

25.1

17.8-34.0

39.9

30.7-49.7

18.5

12.1-27.4

$25,000- 34,999

147

25.9

18.0-35.6

24.3

17.1-33.3

30.6

22.7-39.9

19.3

12.6-28.4

$35,000- 49,999

168

17.4

10.9-26.6

26.8

19.5-35.7

36.6

28.1-46.0

19.2

13.4-26.7

$50,000-74,999

131

20.1

13.0-29.8

33.2

24.3-43.5

24.7

16.7-34.8

22.0

15.3-30.5

$75,000+

118

20.9

13.3-31.3

32.8

23.2-44.1

31.0

22.4-41.2

15.2

9.3-23.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

334

13.6

9.9-18.4

27.5

21.9-34.0

109

34.7

28.7-41.3

24.2

19.3-29.8

622

114

23.2

19.1-27.9

170

28.0

23.8-32.5

212

31.7

27.4-36.2

126

17.2

14.0-20.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

292

16.3

11.8-22.0

27.1

21.5-33.6

35.3

28.9-42.2

21.3

16.5-27.1

Non-Veteran

649

106

19.5

15.8-23.9

168

27.4

23.3-31.9

226

33.4

29.1-38.0

149

19.6

16.3-23.4

Currently Serving

55.4

36.8-72.7

36.4

20.6-56.0

5.3

1.6-16.4

2.8

0.7-10.9

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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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