BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Do you usually smoke regular, lights, or ultra lights?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Regular	Lights	Ultra lights
TOTAL	981	364	37.3	33.6-41.1	480	49.3	45.4-53.1	137	13.4	11.1-16.2
AGE
18-24	67	29	50.2	36.1-64.3	36	46.6	32.9-60.9	2	3.2	0.8-12.2
25-34	169	52	33.7	25.4-43.2	99	55.7	46.4-64.7	18	10.5	6.0-17.8
35-44	235	82	34.1	27.2-41.7	117	52.3	44.6-59.8	36	13.7	9.5-19.2
45-54	217	75	36.0	28.6-44.2	114	52.4	44.3-60.4	28	11.6	7.5-17.4
55-64	189	73	35.0	27.6-43.2	80	41.8	33.4-50.6	36	23.2	16.3-32.0
65-74	77	37	44.8	31.7-58.6	25	39.5	26.9-53.6	15	15.8	8.7-26.9
75+	26	16	61.1	39.0-79.4	8	32.4	15.8-55.1	2	6.5	1.6-23.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	189	95	48.8	40.2-57.5	77	41.8	33.5-50.7	17	9.4	5.7-15.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	347	117	34.3	28.5-40.8	190	53.9	47.4-60.2	40	11.8	8.2-16.7
Some Post-H.S.	249	92	40.1	32.6-48.0	115	43.7	36.2-51.5	42	16.3	11.3-22.8
College Graduate	194	59	27.6	21.1-35.3	97	55.4	47.1-63.5	38	17.0	11.9-23.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	105	58	56.3	43.4-68.4	43	39.9	28.1-52.9	4	3.9	1.4-10.5
$15,000- 24,999	159	64	43.3	33.9-53.2	77	45.2	35.9-54.8	18	11.5	6.9-18.6
$25,000- 34,999	147	56	39.3	30.3-49.0	74	51.1	41.5-60.6	17	9.6	5.6-16.0
$35,000- 49,999	175	61	35.4	27.3-44.4	85	51.4	42.3-60.4	29	13.2	8.4-20.0
$50,000-74,999	130	39	27.3	19.6-36.7	66	54.2	44.0-64.0	25	18.5	11.6-28.2
$75,000+	113	28	23.9	15.9-34.3	58	53.3	42.4-63.9	27	22.8	15.1-32.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	341	157	46.6	40.2-53.1	139	40.2	34.1-46.6	45	13.2	9.6-17.9
No	620	200	32.3	28.0-37.0	330	54.1	49.3-58.9	90	13.5	10.6-17.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	294	121	39.3	33.0-46.0	133	46.7	40.0-53.6	40	13.9	9.8-19.5
Non-Veteran	651	231	36.6	32.1-41.4	328	50.2	45.4-54.9	92	13.2	10.4-16.6
Currently Serving	35	12	34.9	19.5-54.3	18	51.2	33.1-68.9	5	13.9	5.3-31.7

Total
Respond.^

Regular

Lights

Ultra lights

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

981

364

37.3

33.6-41.1

480

49.3

45.4-53.1

137

13.4

11.1-16.2

AGE

18-24

50.2

36.1-64.3

46.6

32.9-60.9

3.2

0.8-12.2

25-34

169

33.7

25.4-43.2

55.7

46.4-64.7

10.5

6.0-17.8

35-44

235

34.1

27.2-41.7

117

52.3

44.6-59.8

13.7

9.5-19.2

45-54

217

36.0

28.6-44.2

114

52.4

44.3-60.4

11.6

7.5-17.4

55-64

189

35.0

27.6-43.2

41.8

33.4-50.6

23.2

16.3-32.0

65-74

44.8

31.7-58.6

39.5

26.9-53.6

15.8

8.7-26.9

75+

61.1

39.0-79.4

32.4

15.8-55.1

6.5

1.6-23.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

189

48.8

40.2-57.5

41.8

33.5-50.7

9.4

5.7-15.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

347

117

34.3

28.5-40.8

190

53.9

47.4-60.2

11.8

8.2-16.7

Some Post-H.S.

249

40.1

32.6-48.0

115

43.7

36.2-51.5

16.3

11.3-22.8

College Graduate

194

27.6

21.1-35.3

55.4

47.1-63.5

17.0

11.9-23.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

105

56.3

43.4-68.4

39.9

28.1-52.9

3.9

1.4-10.5

$15,000- 24,999

159

43.3

33.9-53.2

45.2

35.9-54.8

11.5

6.9-18.6

$25,000- 34,999

147

39.3

30.3-49.0

51.1

41.5-60.6

9.6

5.6-16.0

$35,000- 49,999

175

35.4

27.3-44.4

51.4

42.3-60.4

13.2

8.4-20.0

$50,000-74,999

130

27.3

19.6-36.7

54.2

44.0-64.0

18.5

11.6-28.2

$75,000+

113

23.9

15.9-34.3

53.3

42.4-63.9

22.8

15.1-32.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

341

157

46.6

40.2-53.1

139

40.2

34.1-46.6

13.2

9.6-17.9

620

200

32.3

28.0-37.0

330

54.1

49.3-58.9

13.5

10.6-17.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

294

121

39.3

33.0-46.0

133

46.7

40.0-53.6

13.9

9.8-19.5

Non-Veteran

651

231

36.6

32.1-41.4

328

50.2

45.4-54.9

13.2

10.4-16.6

Currently Serving

34.9

19.5-54.3

51.2

33.1-68.9

13.9

5.3-31.7

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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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