BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	1,756	934	54.1	51.1-57.1	822	45.9	42.9-48.9
GENDER
Male	728	356	50.6	46.1-55.1	372	49.4	44.9-53.9
Female	1,028	578	58.2	54.4-61.9	450	41.8	38.1-45.6
RACE
White	1,349	666	49.4	46.0-52.8	683	50.6	47.2-54.0
African American	308	199	65.1	58.2-71.4	109	34.9	28.6-41.8
Other Minorities	8	5	59.1	23.5-87.2	3	40.9	12.8-76.5
AGE
18-24	101	68	69.0	57.2-78.7	33	31.0	21.3-42.8
25-34	332	206	59.9	52.9-66.4	126	40.1	33.6-47.1
35-44	411	208	51.3	45.1-57.4	203	48.7	42.6-54.9
45-54	392	206	52.4	46.3-58.4	186	47.6	41.6-53.7
55-64	297	143	49.2	41.9-56.5	154	50.8	43.5-58.1
65-74	148	69	48.1	37.8-58.7	79	51.9	41.3-62.2
75+	68	29	38.5	26.3-52.3	39	61.5	47.7-73.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	380	207	56.9	50.3-63.3	173	43.1	36.7-49.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	649	354	54.7	49.7-59.5	295	45.3	40.5-50.3
Some Post-H.S.	449	240	53.9	47.8-59.8	209	46.1	40.2-52.2
College Graduate	275	133	50.3	43.1-57.4	142	49.7	42.6-56.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	266	146	57.2	49.2-64.9	120	42.8	35.1-50.8
$15,000- 24,999	366	220	59.9	53.0-66.4	146	40.1	33.6-47.0
$25,000- 34,999	228	125	58.4	50.2-66.2	103	41.6	33.8-49.8
$35,000- 49,999	257	123	48.5	41.1-56.0	134	51.5	44.0-58.9
$50,000-74,999	181	80	44.7	36.2-53.5	101	55.3	46.5-63.8
$75,000+	169	82	46.1	37.0-55.3	87	53.9	44.7-63.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	643	371	57.2	52.1-62.2	272	42.8	37.8-47.9
No	1,053	533	52.4	48.6-56.3	520	47.6	43.7-51.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	215	101	46.6	38.6-54.8	114	53.4	45.2-61.4
Non-Veteran	1,533	827	55.2	52.0-58.4	706	44.8	41.6-48.0
Currently Serving	7	5	72.5	32.1-93.6	2	27.5	6.4-67.9

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

-Piedmont NC

1,756

934

54.1

51.1-57.1

822

45.9

42.9-48.9

GENDER

Male

728

356

50.6

46.1-55.1

372

49.4

44.9-53.9

Female

1,028

578

58.2

54.4-61.9

450

41.8

38.1-45.6

RACE

White

1,349

666

49.4

46.0-52.8

683

50.6

47.2-54.0

African American

308

199

65.1

58.2-71.4

109

34.9

28.6-41.8

Other Minorities

59.1

23.5-87.2

40.9

12.8-76.5

AGE

18-24

101

69.0

57.2-78.7

31.0

21.3-42.8

25-34

332

206

59.9

52.9-66.4

126

40.1

33.6-47.1

35-44

411

208

51.3

45.1-57.4

203

48.7

42.6-54.9

45-54

392

206

52.4

46.3-58.4

186

47.6

41.6-53.7

55-64

297

143

49.2

41.9-56.5

154

50.8

43.5-58.1

65-74

148

48.1

37.8-58.7

51.9

41.3-62.2

75+

38.5

26.3-52.3

61.5

47.7-73.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

380

207

56.9

50.3-63.3

173

43.1

36.7-49.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

649

354

54.7

49.7-59.5

295

45.3

40.5-50.3

Some Post-H.S.

449

240

53.9

47.8-59.8

209

46.1

40.2-52.2

College Graduate

275

133

50.3

43.1-57.4

142

49.7

42.6-56.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

266

146

57.2

49.2-64.9

120

42.8

35.1-50.8

$15,000- 24,999

366

220

59.9

53.0-66.4

146

40.1

33.6-47.0

$25,000- 34,999

228

125

58.4

50.2-66.2

103

41.6

33.8-49.8

$35,000- 49,999

257

123

48.5

41.1-56.0

134

51.5

44.0-58.9

$50,000-74,999

181

44.7

36.2-53.5

101

55.3

46.5-63.8

$75,000+

169

46.1

37.0-55.3

53.9

44.7-63.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

643

371

57.2

52.1-62.2

272

42.8

37.8-47.9

1,053

533

52.4

48.6-56.3

520

47.6

43.7-51.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

215

101

46.6

38.6-54.8

114

53.4

45.2-61.4

Non-Veteran

1,533

827

55.2

52.0-58.4

706

44.8

41.6-48.0

Currently Serving

72.5

32.1-93.6

27.5

6.4-67.9

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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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