BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-WHITE MALES

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	2,420	855	36.0	33.7-38.3	187	8.3	7.0- 9.8	1,378	55.7	53.3-58.1
AGE
18-24	97	53	63.1	51.2-73.6	18	16.1	8.8-27.6	26	20.8	13.4-30.9
25-34	295	131	47.7	40.8-54.6	44	15.5	11.0-21.4	120	36.9	30.7-43.5
35-44	406	202	50.6	44.7-56.3	45	12.2	8.8-16.7	159	37.3	31.9-42.9
45-54	452	195	40.2	34.9-45.6	38	8.9	6.1-12.7	219	51.0	45.5-56.5
55-64	534	175	31.7	27.1-36.7	28	5.3	3.4- 8.2	331	63.0	57.9-67.9
65-74	404	74	16.7	12.8-21.4	7	2.1	0.9- 4.8	323	81.3	76.4-85.4
75+	227	25	9.2	5.8-14.1	5	2.1	0.8- 5.3	197	88.7	83.4-92.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	395	176	46.0	40.0-52.1	27	6.3	4.2- 9.4	192	47.7	41.7-53.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	737	311	44.9	40.6-49.3	58	7.9	5.8-10.7	368	47.2	43.0-51.6
Some Post-H.S.	624	211	33.4	29.1-38.1	52	9.6	6.9-13.2	361	57.0	52.2-61.6
College Graduate	661	155	22.0	18.6-25.9	50	8.9	6.4-12.1	456	69.1	64.7-73.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	215	100	43.8	35.6-52.2	15	7.8	3.9-15.3	100	48.4	40.1-56.8
$15,000- 24,999	328	145	46.0	39.4-52.8	20	4.4	2.7- 7.2	163	49.5	42.9-56.2
$25,000- 34,999	314	116	41.4	35.0-48.1	35	12.5	8.6-17.9	163	46.1	39.7-52.6
$35,000- 49,999	387	159	41.2	35.4-47.3	25	7.4	4.6-11.6	203	51.4	45.4-57.4
$50,000-74,999	365	111	30.4	25.1-36.2	30	8.3	5.4-12.4	224	61.4	55.3-67.1
$75,000+	381	93	25.4	20.5-31.1	28	7.8	5.1-11.8	260	66.8	60.8-72.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	856	296	36.2	32.4-40.3	57	6.1	4.6- 8.1	503	57.7	53.6-61.6
No	1,466	520	35.5	32.5-38.5	121	9.3	7.6-11.5	825	55.2	52.1-58.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	995	269	26.3	23.2-29.7	41	3.9	2.7- 5.6	685	69.8	66.3-73.0
Non-Veteran	1,368	563	42.4	39.2-45.6	132	10.6	8.7-12.9	673	47.1	43.8-50.3
Currently Serving	51	22	42.4	28.1-58.1	13	29.2	16.7-45.9	16	28.4	16.4-44.3

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,420

855

36.0

33.7-38.3

187

8.3

7.0- 9.8

1,378

55.7

53.3-58.1

AGE

18-24

63.1

51.2-73.6

16.1

8.8-27.6

20.8

13.4-30.9

25-34

295

131

47.7

40.8-54.6

15.5

11.0-21.4

120

36.9

30.7-43.5

35-44

406

202

50.6

44.7-56.3

12.2

8.8-16.7

159

37.3

31.9-42.9

45-54

452

195

40.2

34.9-45.6

8.9

6.1-12.7

219

51.0

45.5-56.5

55-64

534

175

31.7

27.1-36.7

5.3

3.4- 8.2

331

63.0

57.9-67.9

65-74

404

16.7

12.8-21.4

2.1

0.9- 4.8

323

81.3

76.4-85.4

75+

227

9.2

5.8-14.1

2.1

0.8- 5.3

197

88.7

83.4-92.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

395

176

46.0

40.0-52.1

6.3

4.2- 9.4

192

47.7

41.7-53.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

737

311

44.9

40.6-49.3

7.9

5.8-10.7

368

47.2

43.0-51.6

Some Post-H.S.

624

211

33.4

29.1-38.1

9.6

6.9-13.2

361

57.0

52.2-61.6

College Graduate

661

155

22.0

18.6-25.9

8.9

6.4-12.1

456

69.1

64.7-73.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

215

100

43.8

35.6-52.2

7.8

3.9-15.3

100

48.4

40.1-56.8

$15,000- 24,999

328

145

46.0

39.4-52.8

4.4

2.7- 7.2

163

49.5

42.9-56.2

$25,000- 34,999

314

116

41.4

35.0-48.1

12.5

8.6-17.9

163

46.1

39.7-52.6

$35,000- 49,999

387

159

41.2

35.4-47.3

7.4

4.6-11.6

203

51.4

45.4-57.4

$50,000-74,999

365

111

30.4

25.1-36.2

8.3

5.4-12.4

224

61.4

55.3-67.1

$75,000+

381

25.4

20.5-31.1

7.8

5.1-11.8

260

66.8

60.8-72.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

856

296

36.2

32.4-40.3

6.1

4.6- 8.1

503

57.7

53.6-61.6

1,466

520

35.5

32.5-38.5

121

9.3

7.6-11.5

825

55.2

52.1-58.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

995

269

26.3

23.2-29.7

3.9

2.7- 5.6

685

69.8

66.3-73.0

Non-Veteran

1,368

563

42.4

39.2-45.6

132

10.6

8.7-12.9

673

47.1

43.8-50.3

Currently Serving

42.4

28.1-58.1

29.2

16.7-45.9

28.4

16.4-44.3

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life.

^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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