BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,324	1,784	54.7	52.5-56.8	1,540	45.3	43.2-47.5
-Northeastern Partnership	206	120	55.8	46.2-64.9	86	44.2	35.1-53.8
GENDER
Male	87	45	49.8	36.1-63.6	42	50.2	36.4-63.9
Female	119	75	63.6	53.4-72.6	44	36.4	27.4-46.6
RACE
White	134	70	52.6	42.6-62.5	64	47.4	37.5-57.4
African American	66	46	61.3	39.7-79.2	20	38.7	20.8-60.3
AGE
18-24	8	8	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	25	17	70.5	47.3-86.4	8	29.5	13.6-52.7
35-44	43	28	55.5	30.7-77.9	15	44.5	22.1-69.3
45-54	54	22	39.3	25.8-54.6	32	60.7	45.4-74.2
55-64	47	27	55.5	38.9-70.9	20	44.5	29.1-61.1
65-74	21	13	55.1	31.6-76.6	8	44.9	23.4-68.4
75+	8	5	53.7	19.5-84.8	3	46.3	15.2-80.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	50	35	73.7	58.9-84.6	15	26.3	15.4-41.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	82	50	54.7	37.9-70.5	32	45.3	29.5-62.1
Some Post-H.S.	44	24	49.8	33.6-66.1	20	50.2	33.9-66.4
College Graduate	30	11	38.8	20.7-60.5	19	61.2	39.5-79.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	43	36	86.1	72.1-93.7	7	13.9	6.3-27.9
$15,000- 24,999	33	17	37.7	16.1-65.8	16	62.3	34.2-83.9
$25,000- 34,999	34	19	61.9	43.5-77.5	15	38.1	22.5-56.5
$35,000- 49,999	28	9	30.3	15.1-51.4	19	69.7	48.6-84.9
$50,000-74,999	20	8	41.3	20.6-65.7	12	58.7	34.3-79.4
$75,000+	12	5	25.0	8.8-53.6	7	75.0	46.4-91.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	89	55	58.0	45.7-69.3	34	42.0	30.7-54.3
No	108	59	58.8	47.8-69.0	49	41.2	31.0-52.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	33	15	45.8	28.6-64.0	18	54.2	36.0-71.4
Non-Veteran	172	104	57.4	46.3-67.8	68	42.6	32.2-53.7
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,324

1,784

54.7

52.5-56.8

1,540

45.3

43.2-47.5

-Northeastern Partnership

206

120

55.8

46.2-64.9

44.2

35.1-53.8

GENDER

Male

49.8

36.1-63.6

50.2

36.4-63.9

Female

119

63.6

53.4-72.6

36.4

27.4-46.6

RACE

White

134

52.6

42.6-62.5

47.4

37.5-57.4

African American

61.3

39.7-79.2

38.7

20.8-60.3

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

70.5

47.3-86.4

29.5

13.6-52.7

35-44

55.5

30.7-77.9

44.5

22.1-69.3

45-54

39.3

25.8-54.6

60.7

45.4-74.2

55-64

55.5

38.9-70.9

44.5

29.1-61.1

65-74

55.1

31.6-76.6

44.9

23.4-68.4

75+

53.7

19.5-84.8

46.3

15.2-80.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

73.7

58.9-84.6

26.3

15.4-41.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

54.7

37.9-70.5

45.3

29.5-62.1

Some Post-H.S.

49.8

33.6-66.1

50.2

33.9-66.4

College Graduate

38.8

20.7-60.5

61.2

39.5-79.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

86.1

72.1-93.7

13.9

6.3-27.9

$15,000- 24,999

37.7

16.1-65.8

62.3

34.2-83.9

$25,000- 34,999

61.9

43.5-77.5

38.1

22.5-56.5

$35,000- 49,999

30.3

15.1-51.4

69.7

48.6-84.9

$50,000-74,999

41.3

20.6-65.7

58.7

34.3-79.4

$75,000+

25.0

8.8-53.6

75.0

46.4-91.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

58.0

45.7-69.3

42.0

30.7-54.3

108

58.8

47.8-69.0

41.2

31.0-52.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

45.8

28.6-64.0

54.2

36.0-71.4

Non-Veteran

172

104

57.4

46.3-67.8

42.6

32.2-53.7

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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

^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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