BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	407	198	51.5	45.5-57.5	209	48.5	42.5-54.5
GENDER
Male	176	78	50.6	41.8-59.4	98	49.4	40.6-58.2
Female	231	120	52.6	44.7-60.4	111	47.4	39.6-55.3
RACE
White	354	167	49.5	43.2-55.9	187	50.5	44.1-56.8
African American	23	14	58.6	34.9-78.9	9	41.4	21.1-65.1
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	34	23	65.1	45.6-80.6	11	34.9	19.4-54.4
25-34	60	36	62.7	45.3-77.3	24	37.3	22.7-54.7
35-44	98	51	59.6	47.7-70.5	47	40.4	29.5-52.3
45-54	89	37	37.3	26.2-49.8	52	62.7	50.2-73.8
55-64	67	29	47.0	33.3-61.2	38	53.0	38.8-66.7
65-74	46	16	35.2	20.9-52.6	30	64.8	47.4-79.1
75+	13	6	55.2	23.6-83.1	7	44.8	16.9-76.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	97	46	53.1	40.7-65.2	51	46.9	34.8-59.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	137	75	57.9	47.5-67.5	62	42.1	32.5-52.5
Some Post-H.S.	104	47	43.6	32.2-55.7	57	56.4	44.3-67.8
College Graduate	68	29	48.3	34.5-62.4	39	51.7	37.6-65.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	71	37	53.4	38.8-67.5	34	46.6	32.5-61.2
$15,000- 24,999	92	43	49.9	37.1-62.8	49	50.1	37.2-62.9
$25,000- 34,999	68	31	49.0	34.8-63.4	37	51.0	36.6-65.2
$35,000- 49,999	63	31	50.3	35.9-64.6	32	49.7	35.4-64.1
$50,000-74,999	30	15	54.1	33.1-73.7	15	45.9	26.3-66.9
$75,000+	16	9	60.7	32.5-83.2	7	39.3	16.8-67.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	156	86	57.2	47.4-66.6	70	42.8	33.4-52.6
No	239	105	47.4	39.6-55.3	134	52.6	44.7-60.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	50	22	51.4	34.8-67.8	28	48.6	32.2-65.2
Non-Veteran	355	174	51.2	44.7-57.6	181	48.8	42.4-55.3
Currently Serving	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Western NC

407

198

51.5

45.5-57.5

209

48.5

42.5-54.5

GENDER

Male

176

50.6

41.8-59.4

49.4

40.6-58.2

Female

231

120

52.6

44.7-60.4

111

47.4

39.6-55.3

RACE

White

354

167

49.5

43.2-55.9

187

50.5

44.1-56.8

African American

58.6

34.9-78.9

41.4

21.1-65.1

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

65.1

45.6-80.6

34.9

19.4-54.4

25-34

62.7

45.3-77.3

37.3

22.7-54.7

35-44

59.6

47.7-70.5

40.4

29.5-52.3

45-54

37.3

26.2-49.8

62.7

50.2-73.8

55-64

47.0

33.3-61.2

53.0

38.8-66.7

65-74

35.2

20.9-52.6

64.8

47.4-79.1

75+

55.2

23.6-83.1

44.8

16.9-76.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

53.1

40.7-65.2

46.9

34.8-59.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

137

57.9

47.5-67.5

42.1

32.5-52.5

Some Post-H.S.

104

43.6

32.2-55.7

56.4

44.3-67.8

College Graduate

48.3

34.5-62.4

51.7

37.6-65.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

53.4

38.8-67.5

46.6

32.5-61.2

$15,000- 24,999

49.9

37.1-62.8

50.1

37.2-62.9

$25,000- 34,999

49.0

34.8-63.4

51.0

36.6-65.2

$35,000- 49,999

50.3

35.9-64.6

49.7

35.4-64.1

$50,000-74,999

54.1

33.1-73.7

45.9

26.3-66.9

$75,000+

60.7

32.5-83.2

39.3

16.8-67.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

156

57.2

47.4-66.6

42.8

33.4-52.6

239

105

47.4

39.6-55.3

134

52.6

44.7-60.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

51.4

34.8-67.8

48.6

32.2-65.2

Non-Veteran

355

174

51.2

44.7-57.6

181

48.8

42.4-55.3

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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