BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	<10 cigaretts/per day	10-20 cigarettes/per day	20 cigs.(one pack)/per day	More than 20 cigarettes/per day
North Carolina	3,122	844	29.2	27.2-31.4	988	31.1	29.1-33.2	896	27.8	25.9-29.8	394	11.9	10.5-13.3
-Piedmont NC	1,661	441	29.7	26.8-32.7	534	31.4	28.6-34.3	483	27.2	24.6-30.0	203	11.7	9.9-13.7
GENDER
Male	686	163	28.5	24.2-33.2	187	27.8	23.9-32.2	211	28.2	24.3-32.5	125	15.4	12.6-18.8
Female	975	278	31.0	27.5-34.8	347	35.6	32.0-39.5	272	26.1	22.9-29.6	78	7.2	5.6- 9.3
RACE
White	1,286	238	19.5	16.9-22.5	423	32.3	29.1-35.6	433	33.1	29.9-36.5	192	15.1	12.8-17.7
African American	284	148	50.1	43.1-57.2	93	34.3	27.8-41.5	38	13.3	9.4-18.4	5	2.3	0.8- 6.2
Other Minorities	7	2	31.8	7.8-71.8	3	39.3	11.0-77.2	1	10.9	1.4-51.0	1	18.1	2.5-65.4
AGE
18-24	97	44	48.7	36.7-60.9	26	26.4	17.3-38.0	24	22.6	14.2-34.1	3	2.3	0.7- 7.5
25-34	321	107	36.6	29.9-43.9	104	31.6	25.5-38.4	87	25.5	20.0-31.8	23	6.3	3.8-10.2
35-44	384	87	25.1	19.8-31.3	143	35.8	29.9-42.1	107	26.7	21.5-32.7	47	12.4	8.7-17.3
45-54	368	81	23.3	18.4-29.1	116	32.9	27.3-39.0	114	28.0	22.8-33.7	57	15.8	11.9-20.7
55-64	286	62	25.5	19.2-33.0	89	29.4	23.1-36.5	90	28.9	22.8-35.8	45	16.3	11.5-22.6
65-74	140	35	27.3	19.0-37.6	37	22.7	15.3-32.5	48	35.2	25.3-46.4	20	14.8	8.3-24.9
75+	60	22	35.6	23.1-50.5	18	28.1	17.3-42.2	12	21.7	11.2-37.8	8	14.6	7.1-27.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	356	92	34.6	27.9-41.9	87	22.5	17.3-28.6	113	25.4	20.4-31.0	64	17.6	13.1-23.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	614	143	24.2	20.0-28.8	201	32.4	28.0-37.2	202	32.2	27.7-37.2	68	11.2	8.4-14.7
Some Post-H.S.	429	117	28.9	23.6-34.9	156	36.9	31.1-43.2	117	26.7	21.7-32.3	39	7.5	5.0-11.0
College Graduate	259	88	35.7	28.8-43.2	89	33.7	27.1-40.9	51	20.1	14.7-26.8	31	10.6	7.0-15.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	248	61	31.9	24.1-40.8	67	26.9	20.0-35.2	81	25.0	19.1-32.0	39	16.2	11.2-22.7
$15,000- 24,999	350	116	38.3	31.7-45.5	100	27.0	21.4-33.5	99	26.0	20.5-32.4	35	8.6	5.5-13.1
$25,000- 34,999	220	54	24.4	18.0-32.3	69	28.4	21.8-36.0	71	32.3	25.0-40.6	26	14.9	9.2-23.3
$35,000- 49,999	246	60	27.8	21.3-35.5	84	33.4	26.7-40.8	74	29.7	23.0-37.4	28	9.1	6.0-13.4
$50,000-74,999	174	38	22.0	15.4-30.5	70	39.6	31.1-48.7	42	23.5	16.8-31.8	24	14.9	9.7-22.2
$75,000+	162	45	26.2	18.9-35.2	49	35.0	26.2-44.9	50	28.3	20.8-37.1	18	10.5	6.0-17.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	617	152	26.8	22.1-32.0	183	28.4	24.1-33.2	184	28.9	24.5-33.8	98	15.9	12.6-19.8
No	1,019	280	31.1	27.5-34.9	343	33.2	29.7-37.0	293	26.3	23.2-29.8	103	9.4	7.4-11.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	201	45	21.6	15.6-29.0	59	31.6	24.1-40.3	60	30.8	23.4-39.3	37	16.0	11.0-22.7
Non-Veteran	1,453	396	31.1	28.0-34.5	469	31.1	28.2-34.2	422	26.7	24.0-29.7	166	11.0	9.2-13.2
Currently Serving	6	0	0.0	. - .	5	83.9	36.5-97.9	1	16.1	2.1-63.5	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

<10 cigaretts/per day

10-20 cigarettes/per day

20 cigs.(one pack)/per day

More than 20 cigarettes/per day

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,122

844

29.2

27.2-31.4

988

31.1

29.1-33.2

896

27.8

25.9-29.8

394

11.9

10.5-13.3

-Piedmont NC

1,661

441

29.7

26.8-32.7

534

31.4

28.6-34.3

483

27.2

24.6-30.0

203

11.7

9.9-13.7

GENDER

Male

686

163

28.5

24.2-33.2

187

27.8

23.9-32.2

211

28.2

24.3-32.5

125

15.4

12.6-18.8

Female

975

278

31.0

27.5-34.8

347

35.6

32.0-39.5

272

26.1

22.9-29.6

7.2

5.6- 9.3

RACE

White

1,286

238

19.5

16.9-22.5

423

32.3

29.1-35.6

433

33.1

29.9-36.5

192

15.1

12.8-17.7

African American

284

148

50.1

43.1-57.2

34.3

27.8-41.5

13.3

9.4-18.4

2.3

0.8- 6.2

Other Minorities

31.8

7.8-71.8

39.3

11.0-77.2

10.9

1.4-51.0

18.1

2.5-65.4

AGE

18-24

48.7

36.7-60.9

26.4

17.3-38.0

22.6

14.2-34.1

2.3

0.7- 7.5

25-34

321

107

36.6

29.9-43.9

104

31.6

25.5-38.4

25.5

20.0-31.8

6.3

3.8-10.2

35-44

384

25.1

19.8-31.3

143

35.8

29.9-42.1

107

26.7

21.5-32.7

12.4

8.7-17.3

45-54

368

23.3

18.4-29.1

116

32.9

27.3-39.0

114

28.0

22.8-33.7

15.8

11.9-20.7

55-64

286

25.5

19.2-33.0

29.4

23.1-36.5

28.9

22.8-35.8

16.3

11.5-22.6

65-74

140

27.3

19.0-37.6

22.7

15.3-32.5

35.2

25.3-46.4

14.8

8.3-24.9

75+

35.6

23.1-50.5

28.1

17.3-42.2

21.7

11.2-37.8

14.6

7.1-27.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

356

34.6

27.9-41.9

22.5

17.3-28.6

113

25.4

20.4-31.0

17.6

13.1-23.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

614

143

24.2

20.0-28.8

201

32.4

28.0-37.2

202

32.2

27.7-37.2

11.2

8.4-14.7

Some Post-H.S.

429

117

28.9

23.6-34.9

156

36.9

31.1-43.2

117

26.7

21.7-32.3

7.5

5.0-11.0

College Graduate

259

35.7

28.8-43.2

33.7

27.1-40.9

20.1

14.7-26.8

10.6

7.0-15.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

248

31.9

24.1-40.8

26.9

20.0-35.2

25.0

19.1-32.0

16.2

11.2-22.7

$15,000- 24,999

350

116

38.3

31.7-45.5

100

27.0

21.4-33.5

26.0

20.5-32.4

8.6

5.5-13.1

$25,000- 34,999

220

24.4

18.0-32.3

28.4

21.8-36.0

32.3

25.0-40.6

14.9

9.2-23.3

$35,000- 49,999

246

27.8

21.3-35.5

33.4

26.7-40.8

29.7

23.0-37.4

9.1

6.0-13.4

$50,000-74,999

174

22.0

15.4-30.5

39.6

31.1-48.7

23.5

16.8-31.8

14.9

9.7-22.2

$75,000+

162

26.2

18.9-35.2

35.0

26.2-44.9

28.3

20.8-37.1

10.5

6.0-17.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

617

152

26.8

22.1-32.0

183

28.4

24.1-33.2

184

28.9

24.5-33.8

15.9

12.6-19.8

1,019

280

31.1

27.5-34.9

343

33.2

29.7-37.0

293

26.3

23.2-29.8

103

9.4

7.4-11.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

201

21.6

15.6-29.0

31.6

24.1-40.3

30.8

23.4-39.3

16.0

11.0-22.7

Non-Veteran

1,453

396

31.1

28.0-34.5

469

31.1

28.2-34.2

422

26.7

24.0-29.7

166

11.0

9.2-13.2

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

83.9

36.5-97.9

16.1

2.1-63.5

0.0

. - .

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*Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in entire lifetime and now smoke 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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