BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Current Smoker*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	15,003	11,670	77.5	76.6-78.3	3,333	22.5	21.7-23.4
-Piedmont NC	8,338	6,576	79.2	78.1-80.3	1,762	20.8	19.7-21.9
GENDER
Male	3,110	2,379	77.0	75.1-78.7	731	23.0	21.3-24.9
Female	5,228	4,197	81.4	80.1-82.6	1,031	18.6	17.4-19.9
RACE
White	6,453	5,100	79.3	78.0-80.5	1,353	20.7	19.5-22.0
African American	1,345	1,037	77.3	74.4-80.0	308	22.7	20.0-25.6
Other Minorities	72	63	88.1	77.2-94.2	9	11.9	5.8-22.8
AGE
18-24	418	316	75.0	69.4-79.9	102	25.0	20.1-30.6
25-34	1,365	1,031	75.8	72.8-78.5	334	24.2	21.5-27.2
35-44	1,640	1,229	76.0	73.3-78.5	411	24.0	21.5-26.7
45-54	1,564	1,171	77.5	74.9-79.9	393	22.5	20.1-25.1
55-64	1,399	1,100	79.5	76.7-82.1	299	20.5	17.9-23.3
65-74	1,066	918	87.1	84.4-89.5	148	12.9	10.5-15.6
75+	836	768	93.1	91.0-94.8	68	6.9	5.2- 9.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,319	938	68.7	65.2-72.0	381	31.3	28.0-34.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,312	1,663	71.5	69.1-73.8	649	28.5	26.2-30.9
Some Post-H.S.	2,008	1,556	78.6	76.2-80.8	452	21.4	19.2-23.8
College Graduate	2,685	2,408	90.2	88.8-91.5	277	9.8	8.5-11.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	849	582	66.3	61.8-70.6	267	33.7	29.4-38.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,295	929	71.6	68.2-74.7	366	28.4	25.3-31.8
$25,000- 34,999	911	681	72.7	68.8-76.4	230	27.3	23.6-31.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,085	828	75.7	72.4-78.8	257	24.3	21.2-27.6
$50,000-74,999	1,076	895	83.3	80.4-85.8	181	16.7	14.2-19.6
$75,000+	1,316	1,145	88.0	85.7-89.9	171	12.0	10.1-14.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,463	1,819	72.8	70.4-75.1	644	27.2	24.9-29.6
No	5,637	4,579	81.7	80.4-82.9	1,058	18.3	17.1-19.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	992	776	79.2	76.0-82.1	216	20.8	17.9-24.0
Non-Veteran	7,306	5,768	79.2	78.0-80.4	1,538	20.8	19.6-22.0
Currently Serving	28	21	76.4	55.6-89.4	7	23.6	10.6-44.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,003

11,670

77.5

76.6-78.3

3,333

22.5

21.7-23.4

-Piedmont NC

8,338

6,576

79.2

78.1-80.3

1,762

20.8

19.7-21.9

GENDER

Male

3,110

2,379

77.0

75.1-78.7

731

23.0

21.3-24.9

Female

5,228

4,197

81.4

80.1-82.6

1,031

18.6

17.4-19.9

RACE

White

6,453

5,100

79.3

78.0-80.5

1,353

20.7

19.5-22.0

African American

1,345

1,037

77.3

74.4-80.0

308

22.7

20.0-25.6

Other Minorities

88.1

77.2-94.2

11.9

5.8-22.8

AGE

18-24

418

316

75.0

69.4-79.9

102

25.0

20.1-30.6

25-34

1,365

1,031

75.8

72.8-78.5

334

24.2

21.5-27.2

35-44

1,640

1,229

76.0

73.3-78.5

411

24.0

21.5-26.7

45-54

1,564

1,171

77.5

74.9-79.9

393

22.5

20.1-25.1

55-64

1,399

1,100

79.5

76.7-82.1

299

20.5

17.9-23.3

65-74

1,066

918

87.1

84.4-89.5

148

12.9

10.5-15.6

75+

836

768

93.1

91.0-94.8

6.9

5.2- 9.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,319

938

68.7

65.2-72.0

381

31.3

28.0-34.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,312

1,663

71.5

69.1-73.8

649

28.5

26.2-30.9

Some Post-H.S.

2,008

1,556

78.6

76.2-80.8

452

21.4

19.2-23.8

College Graduate

2,685

2,408

90.2

88.8-91.5

277

9.8

8.5-11.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

849

582

66.3

61.8-70.6

267

33.7

29.4-38.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,295

929

71.6

68.2-74.7

366

28.4

25.3-31.8

$25,000- 34,999

911

681

72.7

68.8-76.4

230

27.3

23.6-31.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,085

828

75.7

72.4-78.8

257

24.3

21.2-27.6

$50,000-74,999

1,076

895

83.3

80.4-85.8

181

16.7

14.2-19.6

$75,000+

1,316

1,145

88.0

85.7-89.9

171

12.0

10.1-14.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,463

1,819

72.8

70.4-75.1

644

27.2

24.9-29.6

5,637

4,579

81.7

80.4-82.9

1,058

18.3

17.1-19.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

992

776

79.2

76.0-82.1

216

20.8

17.9-24.0

Non-Veteran

7,306

5,768

79.2

78.0-80.4

1,538

20.8

19.6-22.0

Currently Serving

76.4

55.6-89.4

23.6

10.6-44.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

^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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