BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 6 mos.	6 mos. to 1 year	Past year	Past 5 years	Past 10 years
North Carolina	3,498	253	7.8	6.7- 9.0	139	3.9	3.2- 4.8	583	16.4	14.9-18.0	375	10.2	9.1-11.5	2,148	61.7	59.6-63.7
-Western NC	380	27	8.5	5.7-12.6	20	3.8	2.3- 6.2	55	14.4	10.1-20.0	36	10.4	7.3-14.7	242	62.8	56.6-68.6
GENDER
Male	184	13	8.0	4.6-13.6	6	2.7	1.2- 6.0	28	15.7	9.7-24.4	19	11.3	7.1-17.7	118	62.2	53.5-70.3
Female	196	14	9.3	5.2-16.3	14	5.6	3.1-10.0	27	12.3	7.8-18.9	17	9.0	5.2-15.0	124	63.7	55.4-71.3
RACE
White	351	25	9.3	6.2-13.7	18	3.8	2.2- 6.3	49	13.1	9.4-17.9	35	11.0	7.7-15.6	224	62.9	56.7-68.6
African American	11	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.9	0.4-19.3	1	4.1	0.5-25.4	1	10.0	1.4-47.1	8	83.0	52.2-95.6
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	9	3	48.6	17.2-81.1	2	9.3	1.5-40.5	4	42.1	13.6-77.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	30	5	24.9	10.5-48.6	3	7.6	2.2-23.6	11	32.4	16.5-53.7	6	19.1	7.1-42.2	5	16.0	6.5-34.2
35-44	37	4	13.0	4.6-31.5	5	11.8	4.5-27.2	7	20.3	8.8-40.3	4	11.3	3.7-29.7	17	43.7	26.6-62.4
45-54	65	7	7.9	2.9-19.5	2	1.2	0.2- 6.6	11	24.9	11.4-46.0	9	14.4	6.9-27.5	36	51.6	35.7-67.2
55-64	86	4	5.2	1.9-13.4	3	3.2	0.9-10.4	11	9.7	4.3-20.4	13	18.4	10.6-30.1	55	63.5	50.9-74.5
65-74	88	3	6.0	1.9-17.2	3	2.2	0.7- 6.7	9	8.2	4.0-16.3	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	72	83.0	72.3-90.2
75+	65	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3	2	2.5	0.6- 9.5	2	1.7	0.4- 7.5	3	4.3	1.1-15.5	57	90.3	79.9-95.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	69	4	7.0	2.3-19.3	3	3.8	1.1-12.5	6	6.5	1.7-21.3	10	18.1	9.3-32.1	46	64.7	49.8-77.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	101	7	8.9	4.1-18.4	6	3.4	1.5- 7.9	21	20.8	10.9-36.2	7	7.0	2.9-15.8	60	59.8	46.4-71.9
Some Post-H.S.	110	11	10.7	5.7-19.3	6	4.2	1.7- 9.9	12	11.7	6.1-21.1	10	9.6	4.9-18.0	71	63.8	52.9-73.4
College Graduate	98	5	7.0	2.6-17.1	4	3.9	1.4-10.3	16	17.6	10.3-28.6	9	9.0	4.4-17.7	64	62.5	50.8-72.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	53	7	13.3	5.4-29.1	3	5.2	1.4-17.0	10	22.5	8.0-49.1	3	7.6	2.4-21.8	30	51.4	32.7-69.7
$15,000- 24,999	73	4	7.5	2.8-18.6	5	2.1	0.7- 5.6	10	10.0	4.0-22.9	9	13.7	6.3-27.2	45	66.7	52.3-78.6
$25,000- 34,999	54	4	8.0	2.7-21.3	3	3.8	1.2-11.5	12	19.9	10.8-33.8	5	10.4	4.2-23.4	30	57.9	42.8-71.8
$35,000- 49,999	50	2	5.7	1.4-20.2	4	6.6	2.4-16.6	6	11.1	4.5-25.0	7	12.1	5.1-25.9	31	64.5	48.7-77.7
$50,000-74,999	44	5	13.9	5.6-30.6	1	2.8	0.4-17.2	5	12.9	5.1-29.0	4	10.1	3.6-25.2	29	60.3	43.4-75.1
$75,000+	31	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.0	1.4-21.8	3	13.8	4.3-36.6	2	7.2	1.7-25.9	24	73.0	52.1-87.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	174	15	8.0	4.5-13.8	8	3.9	1.9- 8.1	25	17.6	10.4-28.3	15	9.2	5.2-15.8	111	61.3	51.4-70.3
No	203	12	9.2	5.2-15.7	12	3.9	2.0- 7.3	30	11.9	7.7-17.9	21	11.6	7.3-18.1	128	63.4	55.4-70.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	93	4	4.9	1.8-13.0	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7	10	14.1	6.0-29.5	5	5.7	2.3-13.5	73	74.6	60.8-84.7
Non-Veteran	286	23	10.2	6.6-15.5	19	5.3	3.2- 8.7	44	14.4	10.1-20.1	31	12.6	8.5-18.2	169	57.6	50.6-64.3
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Less than 6 mos.

6 mos. to 1 year

Past year

Past 5 years

Past 10 years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,498

253

7.8

6.7- 9.0

139

3.9

3.2- 4.8

583

16.4

14.9-18.0

375

10.2

9.1-11.5

2,148

61.7

59.6-63.7

-Western NC

380

8.5

5.7-12.6

3.8

2.3- 6.2

14.4

10.1-20.0

10.4

7.3-14.7

242

62.8

56.6-68.6

GENDER

Male

184

8.0

4.6-13.6

2.7

1.2- 6.0

15.7

9.7-24.4

11.3

7.1-17.7

118

62.2

53.5-70.3

Female

196

9.3

5.2-16.3

5.6

3.1-10.0

12.3

7.8-18.9

9.0

5.2-15.0

124

63.7

55.4-71.3

RACE

White

351

9.3

6.2-13.7

3.8

2.2- 6.3

13.1

9.4-17.9

11.0

7.7-15.6

224

62.9

56.7-68.6

African American

0.0

. - .

2.9

0.4-19.3

4.1

0.5-25.4

10.0

1.4-47.1

83.0

52.2-95.6

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

48.6

17.2-81.1

9.3

1.5-40.5

42.1

13.6-77.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

24.9

10.5-48.6

7.6

2.2-23.6

32.4

16.5-53.7

19.1

7.1-42.2

16.0

6.5-34.2

35-44

13.0

4.6-31.5

11.8

4.5-27.2

20.3

8.8-40.3

11.3

3.7-29.7

43.7

26.6-62.4

45-54

7.9

2.9-19.5

1.2

0.2- 6.6

24.9

11.4-46.0

14.4

6.9-27.5

51.6

35.7-67.2

55-64

5.2

1.9-13.4

3.2

0.9-10.4

9.7

4.3-20.4

18.4

10.6-30.1

63.5

50.9-74.5

65-74

6.0

1.9-17.2

2.2

0.7- 6.7

8.2

4.0-16.3

0.6

0.1- 4.2

83.0

72.3-90.2

75+

1.2

0.2- 8.3

2.5

0.6- 9.5

1.7

0.4- 7.5

4.3

1.1-15.5

90.3

79.9-95.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

7.0

2.3-19.3

3.8

1.1-12.5

6.5

1.7-21.3

18.1

9.3-32.1

64.7

49.8-77.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

101

8.9

4.1-18.4

3.4

1.5- 7.9

20.8

10.9-36.2

7.0

2.9-15.8

59.8

46.4-71.9

Some Post-H.S.

110

10.7

5.7-19.3

4.2

1.7- 9.9

11.7

6.1-21.1

9.6

4.9-18.0

63.8

52.9-73.4

College Graduate

7.0

2.6-17.1

3.9

1.4-10.3

17.6

10.3-28.6

9.0

4.4-17.7

62.5

50.8-72.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

13.3

5.4-29.1

5.2

1.4-17.0

22.5

8.0-49.1

7.6

2.4-21.8

51.4

32.7-69.7

$15,000- 24,999

7.5

2.8-18.6

2.1

0.7- 5.6

10.0

4.0-22.9

13.7

6.3-27.2

66.7

52.3-78.6

$25,000- 34,999

8.0

2.7-21.3

3.8

1.2-11.5

19.9

10.8-33.8

10.4

4.2-23.4

57.9

42.8-71.8

$35,000- 49,999

5.7

1.4-20.2

6.6

2.4-16.6

11.1

4.5-25.0

12.1

5.1-25.9

64.5

48.7-77.7

$50,000-74,999

13.9

5.6-30.6

2.8

0.4-17.2

12.9

5.1-29.0

10.1

3.6-25.2

60.3

43.4-75.1

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

6.0

1.4-21.8

13.8

4.3-36.6

7.2

1.7-25.9

73.0

52.1-87.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

174

8.0

4.5-13.8

3.9

1.9- 8.1

17.6

10.4-28.3

9.2

5.2-15.8

111

61.3

51.4-70.3

203

9.2

5.2-15.7

3.9

2.0- 7.3

11.9

7.7-17.9

11.6

7.3-18.1

128

63.4

55.4-70.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

4.9

1.8-13.0

0.7

0.1- 4.7

14.1

6.0-29.5

5.7

2.3-13.5

74.6

60.8-84.7

Non-Veteran

286

10.2

6.6-15.5

5.3

3.2- 8.7

14.4

10.1-20.1

12.6

8.5-18.2

169

57.6

50.6-64.3

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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* Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in their entire lifetime and now smoke not at all (for any length of time).

^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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