BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Tobacco Use

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,004	6,909	45.8	44.8-46.8	8,095	54.2	53.2-55.2
-Northeastern Partnership	997	433	45.4	41.6-49.2	564	54.6	50.8-58.4
GENDER
Male	344	190	55.1	48.7-61.4	154	44.9	38.6-51.3
Female	653	243	36.7	32.7-41.0	410	63.3	59.0-67.3
RACE
White	577	299	55.0	50.3-59.5	278	45.0	40.5-49.7
African American	377	120	35.0	28.7-41.9	257	65.0	58.1-71.3
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	10	25.2	12.2-45.1	27	74.8	54.9-87.8
25-34	125	41	35.9	26.7-46.4	84	64.1	53.6-73.3
35-44	158	66	45.6	35.5-56.2	92	54.4	43.8-64.5
45-54	197	101	51.6	43.6-59.5	96	48.4	40.5-56.4
55-64	199	108	55.0	47.2-62.5	91	45.0	37.5-52.8
65-74	164	70	46.7	38.2-55.5	94	53.3	44.5-61.8
75+	116	37	36.6	27.3-47.1	79	63.4	52.9-72.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	221	88	41.4	33.6-49.6	133	58.6	50.4-66.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	352	158	49.2	42.6-55.9	194	50.8	44.1-57.4
Some Post-H.S.	229	102	44.4	37.0-52.0	127	55.6	48.0-63.0
College Graduate	195	85	44.0	36.4-52.0	110	56.0	48.0-63.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	172	75	46.8	38.2-55.6	97	53.2	44.4-61.8
$15,000- 24,999	197	77	39.4	29.6-50.0	120	60.6	50.0-70.4
$25,000- 34,999	101	52	49.2	38.5-60.0	49	50.8	40.0-61.5
$35,000- 49,999	130	62	49.7	40.0-59.4	68	50.3	40.6-60.0
$50,000-74,999	88	45	52.3	40.9-63.4	43	47.7	36.6-59.1
$75,000+	83	39	48.0	36.4-59.9	44	52.0	40.1-63.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	383	177	48.4	42.3-54.5	206	51.6	45.5-57.7
No	578	237	42.8	38.2-47.5	341	57.2	52.5-61.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	120	84	71.5	61.8-79.5	36	28.5	20.5-38.2
Non-Veteran	868	348	41.3	37.2-45.5	520	58.7	54.5-62.8
Currently Serving	7	1	29.3	4.7-77.9	6	70.7	22.1-95.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,004

6,909

45.8

44.8-46.8

8,095

54.2

53.2-55.2

-Northeastern Partnership

997

433

45.4

41.6-49.2

564

54.6

50.8-58.4

GENDER

Male

344

190

55.1

48.7-61.4

154

44.9

38.6-51.3

Female

653

243

36.7

32.7-41.0

410

63.3

59.0-67.3

RACE

White

577

299

55.0

50.3-59.5

278

45.0

40.5-49.7

African American

377

120

35.0

28.7-41.9

257

65.0

58.1-71.3

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

25.2

12.2-45.1

74.8

54.9-87.8

25-34

125

35.9

26.7-46.4

64.1

53.6-73.3

35-44

158

45.6

35.5-56.2

54.4

43.8-64.5

45-54

197

101

51.6

43.6-59.5

48.4

40.5-56.4

55-64

199

108

55.0

47.2-62.5

45.0

37.5-52.8

65-74

164

46.7

38.2-55.5

53.3

44.5-61.8

75+

116

36.6

27.3-47.1

63.4

52.9-72.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

221

41.4

33.6-49.6

133

58.6

50.4-66.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

352

158

49.2

42.6-55.9

194

50.8

44.1-57.4

Some Post-H.S.

229

102

44.4

37.0-52.0

127

55.6

48.0-63.0

College Graduate

195

44.0

36.4-52.0

110

56.0

48.0-63.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

172

46.8

38.2-55.6

53.2

44.4-61.8

$15,000- 24,999

197

39.4

29.6-50.0

120

60.6

50.0-70.4

$25,000- 34,999

101

49.2

38.5-60.0

50.8

40.0-61.5

$35,000- 49,999

130

49.7

40.0-59.4

50.3

40.6-60.0

$50,000-74,999

52.3

40.9-63.4

47.7

36.6-59.1

$75,000+

48.0

36.4-59.9

52.0

40.1-63.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

383

177

48.4

42.3-54.5

206

51.6

45.5-57.7

578

237

42.8

38.2-47.5

341

57.2

52.5-61.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

120

71.5

61.8-79.5

28.5

20.5-38.2

Non-Veteran

868

348

41.3

37.2-45.5

520

58.7

54.5-62.8

Currently Serving

29.3

4.7-77.9

70.7

22.1-95.3

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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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