BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Current Smoker*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	17,183	13,641	77.4	76.5-78.3	3,542	22.6	21.7-23.5
-Eastern NC	5,547	4,326	75.1	73.4-76.7	1,221	24.9	23.3-26.6
GENDER
Male	1,929	1,438	71.9	69.0-74.7	491	28.1	25.3-31.0
Female	3,618	2,888	78.0	76.2-79.7	730	22.0	20.3-23.8
RACE
White	3,702	2,855	74.2	72.2-76.1	847	25.8	23.9-27.8
African American	1,359	1,098	78.7	75.6-81.5	261	21.3	18.5-24.4
Other Minorities	468	360	72.5	64.6-79.2	108	27.5	20.8-35.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	244	202	78.9	71.2-84.9	42	21.1	15.1-28.8
Non-Hispanic	5,296	4,118	74.8	73.0-76.5	1,178	25.2	23.5-27.0
AGE
18-24	278	196	68.3	60.3-75.4	82	31.7	24.6-39.7
25-34	774	558	69.6	65.3-73.5	216	30.4	26.5-34.7
35-44	991	718	72.8	69.2-76.0	273	27.2	24.0-30.8
45-54	1,136	812	69.8	66.3-73.0	324	30.2	27.0-33.7
55-64	1,034	825	79.5	76.2-82.3	209	20.5	17.7-23.8
65-74	766	681	90.1	87.5-92.2	85	9.9	7.8-12.5
75+	536	506	93.9	91.0-95.9	30	6.1	4.1- 9.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	865	664	71.8	67.1-76.1	201	28.2	23.9-32.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,831	1,353	69.8	66.4-73.0	478	30.2	27.0-33.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,416	1,066	74.3	71.2-77.2	350	25.7	22.8-28.8
College Graduate	1,426	1,236	86.3	84.0-88.3	190	13.7	11.7-16.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	750	545	71.1	66.5-75.3	205	28.9	24.7-33.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,034	754	69.4	65.2-73.3	280	30.6	26.7-34.8
$25,000- 34,999	707	536	69.5	63.0-75.3	171	30.5	24.7-37.0
$35,000- 49,999	787	614	76.1	72.2-79.6	173	23.9	20.4-27.8
$50,000-74,999	715	571	79.0	75.2-82.4	144	21.0	17.6-24.8
$75,000+	753	650	83.5	79.5-86.8	103	16.5	13.2-20.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,879	1,412	70.5	67.0-73.7	467	29.5	26.3-33.0
No	3,511	2,798	77.4	75.4-79.2	713	22.6	20.8-24.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	899	705	76.2	72.4-79.7	194	23.8	20.3-27.6
Non-Veteran	4,632	3,609	74.9	73.0-76.7	1,023	25.1	23.3-27.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,183

13,641

77.4

76.5-78.3

3,542

22.6

21.7-23.5

-Eastern NC

5,547

4,326

75.1

73.4-76.7

1,221

24.9

23.3-26.6

GENDER

Male

1,929

1,438

71.9

69.0-74.7

491

28.1

25.3-31.0

Female

3,618

2,888

78.0

76.2-79.7

730

22.0

20.3-23.8

RACE

White

3,702

2,855

74.2

72.2-76.1

847

25.8

23.9-27.8

African American

1,359

1,098

78.7

75.6-81.5

261

21.3

18.5-24.4

Other Minorities

468

360

72.5

64.6-79.2

108

27.5

20.8-35.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

244

202

78.9

71.2-84.9

21.1

15.1-28.8

Non-Hispanic

5,296

4,118

74.8

73.0-76.5

1,178

25.2

23.5-27.0

AGE

18-24

278

196

68.3

60.3-75.4

31.7

24.6-39.7

25-34

774

558

69.6

65.3-73.5

216

30.4

26.5-34.7

35-44

991

718

72.8

69.2-76.0

273

27.2

24.0-30.8

45-54

1,136

812

69.8

66.3-73.0

324

30.2

27.0-33.7

55-64

1,034

825

79.5

76.2-82.3

209

20.5

17.7-23.8

65-74

766

681

90.1

87.5-92.2

9.9

7.8-12.5

75+

536

506

93.9

91.0-95.9

6.1

4.1- 9.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

865

664

71.8

67.1-76.1

201

28.2

23.9-32.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,831

1,353

69.8

66.4-73.0

478

30.2

27.0-33.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,416

1,066

74.3

71.2-77.2

350

25.7

22.8-28.8

College Graduate

1,426

1,236

86.3

84.0-88.3

190

13.7

11.7-16.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

750

545

71.1

66.5-75.3

205

28.9

24.7-33.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,034

754

69.4

65.2-73.3

280

30.6

26.7-34.8

$25,000- 34,999

707

536

69.5

63.0-75.3

171

30.5

24.7-37.0

$35,000- 49,999

787

614

76.1

72.2-79.6

173

23.9

20.4-27.8

$50,000-74,999

715

571

79.0

75.2-82.4

144

21.0

17.6-24.8

$75,000+

753

650

83.5

79.5-86.8

103

16.5

13.2-20.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,879

1,412

70.5

67.0-73.7

467

29.5

26.3-33.0

3,511

2,798

77.4

75.4-79.2

713

22.6

20.8-24.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

899

705

76.2

72.4-79.7

194

23.8

20.3-27.6

Non-Veteran

4,632

3,609

74.9

73.0-76.7

1,023

25.1

23.3-27.0

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

^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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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