BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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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
-Piedmont NC	8,338	3,747	43.8	42.5-45.2	4,591	56.2	54.8-57.5
GENDER
Male	3,110	1,666	50.9	48.7-53.1	1,444	49.1	46.9-51.3
Female	5,228	2,081	37.1	35.5-38.8	3,147	62.9	61.2-64.5
RACE
White	6,453	3,040	46.5	45.0-48.0	3,413	53.5	52.0-55.0
African American	1,345	545	40.9	37.6-44.2	800	59.1	55.8-62.4
Other Minorities	72	11	16.2	8.5-28.5	61	83.8	71.5-91.5
AGE
18-24	418	145	32.7	27.3-38.6	273	67.3	61.4-72.7
25-34	1,365	505	36.3	33.2-39.6	860	63.7	60.4-66.8
35-44	1,640	677	39.7	36.8-42.7	963	60.3	57.3-63.2
45-54	1,564	769	46.3	43.3-49.4	795	53.7	50.6-56.7
55-64	1,399	751	54.1	50.7-57.4	648	45.9	42.6-49.3
65-74	1,066	549	54.6	50.8-58.4	517	45.4	41.6-49.2
75+	836	334	42.4	38.2-46.7	502	57.6	53.3-61.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,319	678	53.7	50.1-57.3	641	46.3	42.7-49.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,312	1,182	50.9	48.3-53.6	1,130	49.1	46.4-51.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,008	937	44.7	41.9-47.4	1,071	55.3	52.6-58.1
College Graduate	2,685	944	33.5	31.3-35.8	1,741	66.5	64.2-68.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	849	457	55.4	50.7-60.1	392	44.6	39.9-49.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,295	649	49.6	46.0-53.2	646	50.4	46.8-54.0
$25,000- 34,999	911	432	48.0	43.9-52.1	479	52.0	47.9-56.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,085	528	49.6	46.0-53.3	557	50.4	46.7-54.0
$50,000-74,999	1,076	459	42.2	38.7-45.9	617	57.8	54.1-61.3
$75,000+	1,316	496	35.5	32.4-38.8	820	64.5	61.2-67.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,463	1,347	56.1	53.5-58.7	1,116	43.9	41.3-46.5
No	5,637	2,289	39.2	37.6-40.8	3,348	60.8	59.2-62.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	992	653	65.1	61.4-68.6	339	34.9	31.4-38.6
Non-Veteran	7,306	3,079	40.4	39.0-41.9	4,227	59.6	58.1-61.0
Currently Serving	28	11	36.8	20.2-57.3	17	63.2	42.7-79.8

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

-Piedmont NC

8,338

3,747

43.8

42.5-45.2

4,591

56.2

54.8-57.5

GENDER

Male

3,110

1,666

50.9

48.7-53.1

1,444

49.1

46.9-51.3

Female

5,228

2,081

37.1

35.5-38.8

3,147

62.9

61.2-64.5

RACE

White

6,453

3,040

46.5

45.0-48.0

3,413

53.5

52.0-55.0

African American

1,345

545

40.9

37.6-44.2

800

59.1

55.8-62.4

Other Minorities

16.2

8.5-28.5

83.8

71.5-91.5

AGE

18-24

418

145

32.7

27.3-38.6

273

67.3

61.4-72.7

25-34

1,365

505

36.3

33.2-39.6

860

63.7

60.4-66.8

35-44

1,640

677

39.7

36.8-42.7

963

60.3

57.3-63.2

45-54

1,564

769

46.3

43.3-49.4

795

53.7

50.6-56.7

55-64

1,399

751

54.1

50.7-57.4

648

45.9

42.6-49.3

65-74

1,066

549

54.6

50.8-58.4

517

45.4

41.6-49.2

75+

836

334

42.4

38.2-46.7

502

57.6

53.3-61.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,319

678

53.7

50.1-57.3

641

46.3

42.7-49.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,312

1,182

50.9

48.3-53.6

1,130

49.1

46.4-51.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,008

937

44.7

41.9-47.4

1,071

55.3

52.6-58.1

College Graduate

2,685

944

33.5

31.3-35.8

1,741

66.5

64.2-68.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

849

457

55.4

50.7-60.1

392

44.6

39.9-49.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,295

649

49.6

46.0-53.2

646

50.4

46.8-54.0

$25,000- 34,999

911

432

48.0

43.9-52.1

479

52.0

47.9-56.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,085

528

49.6

46.0-53.3

557

50.4

46.7-54.0

$50,000-74,999

1,076

459

42.2

38.7-45.9

617

57.8

54.1-61.3

$75,000+

1,316

496

35.5

32.4-38.8

820

64.5

61.2-67.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,463

1,347

56.1

53.5-58.7

1,116

43.9

41.3-46.5

5,637

2,289

39.2

37.6-40.8

3,348

60.8

59.2-62.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

992

653

65.1

61.4-68.6

339

34.9

31.4-38.6

Non-Veteran

7,306

3,079

40.4

39.0-41.9

4,227

59.6

58.1-61.0

Currently Serving

36.8

20.2-57.3

63.2

42.7-79.8

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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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