BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	6,908	2,578	37.6	36.2-39.1	755	11.5	10.5-12.6	3,575	50.9	49.4-52.3
-Western NC	796	320	40.4	36.2-44.6	88	11.9	9.3-15.1	388	47.7	43.5-52.0
GENDER
Male	365	143	38.7	32.9-44.9	33	10.9	7.5-15.6	189	50.4	44.3-56.5
Female	431	177	42.6	37.0-48.4	55	13.3	9.7-17.9	199	44.1	38.6-49.8
RACE
White	714	281	40.3	36.0-44.7	74	11.4	8.7-14.7	359	48.4	44.0-52.7
African American	34	18	47.9	29.9-66.5	5	15.3	6.2-32.9	11	36.8	20.5-56.8
Other Minorities	2	1	41.4	4.2-91.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	58.6	8.1-95.8
AGE
18-24	43	25	64.5	47.8-78.3	9	18.7	9.1-34.5	9	16.8	8.0-32.0
25-34	91	43	56.1	42.7-68.6	17	14.5	7.2-27.1	31	29.4	19.6-41.6
35-44	136	76	51.6	41.4-61.6	22	20.0	12.6-30.2	38	28.5	20.4-38.3
45-54	154	73	46.1	36.4-56.1	16	11.1	6.1-19.3	65	42.8	33.1-53.1
55-64	157	54	32.3	24.4-41.5	14	9.4	5.2-16.4	89	58.3	48.9-67.0
65-74	135	37	23.7	16.3-33.1	9	7.7	3.8-15.2	89	68.6	58.6-77.0
75+	80	12	10.4	4.9-20.8	1	1.1	0.1- 7.2	67	88.5	78.1-94.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	170	78	46.8	37.6-56.2	19	9.3	5.7-14.9	73	43.9	34.9-53.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	239	111	47.9	40.0-55.9	26	11.3	7.0-17.7	102	40.8	33.2-48.9
Some Post-H.S.	216	80	34.3	27.1-42.3	25	16.3	10.6-24.1	111	49.4	41.5-57.4
College Graduate	168	50	30.0	22.4-38.9	18	9.6	5.5-16.0	100	60.4	51.5-68.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	125	56	41.1	30.3-52.8	15	10.4	5.6-18.3	54	48.5	36.8-60.4
$15,000- 24,999	166	78	49.0	39.5-58.6	15	7.5	3.9-14.0	73	43.4	34.2-53.1
$25,000- 34,999	123	46	37.6	27.9-48.4	22	19.8	12.2-30.6	55	42.6	32.7-53.1
$35,000- 49,999	113	51	45.5	35.0-56.4	12	12.2	6.4-22.2	50	42.2	32.1-53.1
$50,000-74,999	74	26	33.8	22.4-47.4	4	6.0	2.1-16.2	44	60.2	46.7-72.3
$75,000+	48	11	23.9	12.0-42.0	5	9.8	3.8-23.2	32	66.2	49.0-80.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	332	119	36.6	30.3-43.4	38	10.6	7.2-15.2	175	52.8	46.0-59.5
No	444	193	43.5	38.0-49.2	46	12.1	8.6-16.7	205	44.4	39.0-50.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	145	42	26.9	19.0-36.5	8	4.3	1.9- 9.2	95	68.8	59.1-77.2
Non-Veteran	647	277	44.0	39.3-48.7	79	14.0	10.8-17.9	291	42.0	37.5-46.6
Currently Serving	3	1	72.3	19.1-96.6	1	13.7	1.2-67.7	1	14.0	1.2-68.1

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,908

2,578

37.6

36.2-39.1

755

11.5

10.5-12.6

3,575

50.9

49.4-52.3

-Western NC

796

320

40.4

36.2-44.6

11.9

9.3-15.1

388

47.7

43.5-52.0

GENDER

Male

365

143

38.7

32.9-44.9

10.9

7.5-15.6

189

50.4

44.3-56.5

Female

431

177

42.6

37.0-48.4

13.3

9.7-17.9

199

44.1

38.6-49.8

RACE

White

714

281

40.3

36.0-44.7

11.4

8.7-14.7

359

48.4

44.0-52.7

African American

47.9

29.9-66.5

15.3

6.2-32.9

36.8

20.5-56.8

Other Minorities

41.4

4.2-91.9

0.0

. - .

58.6

8.1-95.8

AGE

18-24

64.5

47.8-78.3

18.7

9.1-34.5

16.8

8.0-32.0

25-34

56.1

42.7-68.6

14.5

7.2-27.1

29.4

19.6-41.6

35-44

136

51.6

41.4-61.6

20.0

12.6-30.2

28.5

20.4-38.3

45-54

154

46.1

36.4-56.1

11.1

6.1-19.3

42.8

33.1-53.1

55-64

157

32.3

24.4-41.5

9.4

5.2-16.4

58.3

48.9-67.0

65-74

135

23.7

16.3-33.1

7.7

3.8-15.2

68.6

58.6-77.0

75+

10.4

4.9-20.8

1.1

0.1- 7.2

88.5

78.1-94.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

170

46.8

37.6-56.2

9.3

5.7-14.9

43.9

34.9-53.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

239

111

47.9

40.0-55.9

11.3

7.0-17.7

102

40.8

33.2-48.9

Some Post-H.S.

216

34.3

27.1-42.3

16.3

10.6-24.1

111

49.4

41.5-57.4

College Graduate

168

30.0

22.4-38.9

9.6

5.5-16.0

100

60.4

51.5-68.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

125

41.1

30.3-52.8

10.4

5.6-18.3

48.5

36.8-60.4

$15,000- 24,999

166

49.0

39.5-58.6

7.5

3.9-14.0

43.4

34.2-53.1

$25,000- 34,999

123

37.6

27.9-48.4

19.8

12.2-30.6

42.6

32.7-53.1

$35,000- 49,999

113

45.5

35.0-56.4

12.2

6.4-22.2

42.2

32.1-53.1

$50,000-74,999

33.8

22.4-47.4

6.0

2.1-16.2

60.2

46.7-72.3

$75,000+

23.9

12.0-42.0

9.8

3.8-23.2

66.2

49.0-80.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

332

119

36.6

30.3-43.4

10.6

7.2-15.2

175

52.8

46.0-59.5

444

193

43.5

38.0-49.2

12.1

8.6-16.7

205

44.4

39.0-50.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

145

26.9

19.0-36.5

4.3

1.9- 9.2

68.8

59.1-77.2

Non-Veteran

647

277

44.0

39.3-48.7

14.0

10.8-17.9

291

42.0

37.5-46.6

Currently Serving

72.3

19.1-96.6

13.7

1.2-67.7

14.0

1.2-68.1

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life.

^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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