BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 6 mos.	6 mos. to 1 year	Past year	Past 5 years	Past 10 years
North Carolina	3,498	253	7.8	6.7- 9.0	139	3.9	3.2- 4.8	583	16.4	14.9-18.0	375	10.2	9.1-11.5	2,148	61.7	59.6-63.7
-Northeastern Partnership	219	9	3.4	1.7- 6.6	13	5.2	2.9- 9.3	35	16.1	10.8-23.1	17	7.8	4.7-12.7	145	67.6	60.1-74.3
GENDER
Male	99	3	2.3	0.7- 7.3	3	2.9	0.9- 8.9	12	15.2	8.1-26.7	3	3.7	1.2-11.1	78	75.9	64.5-84.5
Female	120	6	4.8	2.1-10.6	10	8.4	4.2-16.0	23	17.2	11.0-25.9	14	13.2	7.6-21.8	67	56.5	46.4-66.1
RACE
White	159	6	3.0	1.3- 6.9	8	4.2	2.0- 8.7	26	15.5	10.1-23.1	12	7.7	4.2-13.6	107	69.6	61.1-76.8
African American	52	2	3.5	0.8-13.9	4	7.3	2.3-20.8	7	11.9	5.2-25.2	4	7.4	2.5-20.4	35	69.8	54.3-81.8
AGE
18-24	2	1	43.1	4.5-92.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	56.9	7.6-95.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	16	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.1	0.7-29.0	8	55.0	29.9-77.8	1	5.8	0.8-31.9	6	34.2	14.9-60.7
35-44	23	3	9.4	2.8-27.1	1	5.2	0.7-29.5	6	31.5	12.6-59.4	1	5.2	0.7-29.5	12	48.7	27.0-70.9
45-54	45	2	3.2	0.8-12.3	7	14.0	6.1-28.9	8	12.3	5.8-24.1	4	10.5	3.7-26.1	24	60.0	43.5-74.6
55-64	57	2	3.9	1.0-14.7	2	2.7	0.7-10.2	8	10.9	5.2-21.2	4	6.5	2.4-16.6	41	76.1	63.3-85.4
65-74	48	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	2	1.7	0.4- 6.8	4	9.7	3.4-24.8	40	86.7	72.7-94.1
75+	28	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.7	0.4-16.8	2	3.3	0.8-12.9	3	7.3	2.2-22.0	22	86.7	71.5-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	37	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.8	0.4-17.6	3	3.8	1.1-11.6	5	12.9	5.0-29.6	28	80.5	64.0-90.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	73	2	2.8	0.7-10.8	6	10.1	4.5-21.4	15	18.3	10.4-30.1	4	4.4	1.6-11.9	46	64.3	51.6-75.4
Some Post-H.S.	55	5	7.5	3.0-17.7	6	5.4	2.3-12.4	12	28.7	15.2-47.4	1	3.2	0.5-19.5	31	55.2	38.9-70.4
College Graduate	54	2	2.0	0.5- 8.1	0	0.0	. - .	5	8.1	3.2-19.2	7	13.7	6.3-27.0	40	76.2	62.3-86.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	32	0	0.0	. - .	4	18.8	7.2-40.9	7	15.3	6.7-31.2	5	17.7	6.9-38.7	16	48.1	29.5-67.3
$15,000- 24,999	42	1	3.1	0.4-19.0	2	2.8	0.7-10.8	6	8.5	3.7-18.4	1	1.4	0.2- 9.1	32	84.3	71.5-92.0
$25,000- 34,999	18	2	8.2	1.7-31.3	1	5.6	0.8-30.9	2	12.3	3.1-38.2	1	1.9	0.3-12.5	12	72.1	47.4-88.1
$35,000- 49,999	33	1	1.6	0.2-11.0	1	4.2	0.6-24.6	7	25.9	10.6-50.7	4	11.0	4.0-26.9	20	57.2	36.6-75.6
$50,000-74,999	25	2	7.0	1.7-24.7	2	3.8	0.8-16.2	5	24.9	10.5-48.3	1	6.9	1.0-35.4	15	57.4	36.1-76.4
$75,000+	26	1	2.0	0.3-13.3	2	3.3	0.7-13.2	3	13.0	3.2-40.5	1	5.3	0.7-29.7	19	76.4	52.5-90.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	86	4	3.9	1.4-10.7	8	10.3	4.8-20.6	11	12.3	5.0-27.5	6	6.9	2.8-16.2	57	66.5	53.1-77.8
No	128	5	3.2	1.3- 7.7	5	2.5	1.0- 6.2	23	18.5	12.0-27.5	11	8.5	4.6-15.4	84	67.2	57.8-75.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	49	1	2.2	0.3-13.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.0	0.7-11.9	3	5.0	1.4-16.6	43	89.8	77.7-95.7
Non-Veteran	170	8	3.8	1.8- 7.7	13	7.0	3.9-12.5	33	20.5	13.8-29.4	14	8.7	5.0-14.8	102	59.9	51.0-68.2

Total
Respond.^

Less than 6 mos.

6 mos. to 1 year

Past year

Past 5 years

Past 10 years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,498

253

7.8

6.7- 9.0

139

3.9

3.2- 4.8

583

16.4

14.9-18.0

375

10.2

9.1-11.5

2,148

61.7

59.6-63.7

-Northeastern Partnership

219

3.4

1.7- 6.6

5.2

2.9- 9.3

16.1

10.8-23.1

7.8

4.7-12.7

145

67.6

60.1-74.3

GENDER

Male

2.3

0.7- 7.3

2.9

0.9- 8.9

15.2

8.1-26.7

3.7

1.2-11.1

75.9

64.5-84.5

Female

120

4.8

2.1-10.6

8.4

4.2-16.0

17.2

11.0-25.9

13.2

7.6-21.8

56.5

46.4-66.1

RACE

White

159

3.0

1.3- 6.9

4.2

2.0- 8.7

15.5

10.1-23.1

7.7

4.2-13.6

107

69.6

61.1-76.8

African American

3.5

0.8-13.9

7.3

2.3-20.8

11.9

5.2-25.2

7.4

2.5-20.4

69.8

54.3-81.8

AGE

18-24

43.1

4.5-92.4

0.0

. - .

56.9

7.6-95.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

5.1

0.7-29.0

55.0

29.9-77.8

5.8

0.8-31.9

34.2

14.9-60.7

35-44

9.4

2.8-27.1

5.2

0.7-29.5

31.5

12.6-59.4

5.2

0.7-29.5

48.7

27.0-70.9

45-54

3.2

0.8-12.3

14.0

6.1-28.9

12.3

5.8-24.1

10.5

3.7-26.1

60.0

43.5-74.6

55-64

3.9

1.0-14.7

2.7

0.7-10.2

10.9

5.2-21.2

6.5

2.4-16.6

76.1

63.3-85.4

65-74

0.9

0.1- 6.3

1.0

0.1- 6.8

1.7

0.4- 6.8

9.7

3.4-24.8

86.7

72.7-94.1

75+

0.0

. - .

2.7

0.4-16.8

3.3

0.8-12.9

7.3

2.2-22.0

86.7

71.5-94.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

0.0

. - .

2.8

0.4-17.6

3.8

1.1-11.6

12.9

5.0-29.6

80.5

64.0-90.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2.8

0.7-10.8

10.1

4.5-21.4

18.3

10.4-30.1

4.4

1.6-11.9

64.3

51.6-75.4

Some Post-H.S.

7.5

3.0-17.7

5.4

2.3-12.4

28.7

15.2-47.4

3.2

0.5-19.5

55.2

38.9-70.4

College Graduate

2.0

0.5- 8.1

0.0

. - .

8.1

3.2-19.2

13.7

6.3-27.0

76.2

62.3-86.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

0.0

. - .

18.8

7.2-40.9

15.3

6.7-31.2

17.7

6.9-38.7

48.1

29.5-67.3

$15,000- 24,999

3.1

0.4-19.0

2.8

0.7-10.8

8.5

3.7-18.4

1.4

0.2- 9.1

84.3

71.5-92.0

$25,000- 34,999

8.2

1.7-31.3

5.6

0.8-30.9

12.3

3.1-38.2

1.9

0.3-12.5

72.1

47.4-88.1

$35,000- 49,999

1.6

0.2-11.0

4.2

0.6-24.6

25.9

10.6-50.7

11.0

4.0-26.9

57.2

36.6-75.6

$50,000-74,999

7.0

1.7-24.7

3.8

0.8-16.2

24.9

10.5-48.3

6.9

1.0-35.4

57.4

36.1-76.4

$75,000+

2.0

0.3-13.3

3.3

0.7-13.2

13.0

3.2-40.5

5.3

0.7-29.7

76.4

52.5-90.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3.9

1.4-10.7

10.3

4.8-20.6

12.3

5.0-27.5

6.9

2.8-16.2

66.5

53.1-77.8

128

3.2

1.3- 7.7

2.5

1.0- 6.2

18.5

12.0-27.5

8.5

4.6-15.4

67.2

57.8-75.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2.2

0.3-13.9

0.0

. - .

3.0

0.7-11.9

5.0

1.4-16.6

89.8

77.7-95.7

Non-Veteran

170

3.8

1.8- 7.7

7.0

3.9-12.5

20.5

13.8-29.4

8.7

5.0-14.8

102

59.9

51.0-68.2

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* Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in their entire lifetime and now smoke not at all (for any length of time).

^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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