BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	<10 cigaretts/per day	10-20 cigarettes/per day	20 cigs.(one pack)/per day	More than 20 cigarettes/per day
North Carolina	3,337	884	28.6	26.4-30.9	1,024	31.4	29.2-33.7	969	26.3	24.4-28.4	460	13.7	12.0-15.5
-Eastern NC	1,143	310	29.1	25.5-33.1	341	28.3	25.0-31.8	339	27.4	24.1-31.0	153	15.2	11.8-19.3
GENDER
Male	447	109	30.5	24.8-36.9	119	24.4	19.8-29.7	129	25.6	20.6-31.3	90	19.5	13.9-26.6
Female	696	201	27.5	23.6-31.9	222	32.7	28.5-37.1	210	29.6	25.6-33.9	63	10.2	7.6-13.6
RACE
White	806	169	21.5	17.6-25.9	228	28.4	24.6-32.5	274	32.1	28.0-36.5	135	18.0	14.7-21.8
African American	233	106	47.4	39.3-55.7	75	30.5	23.7-38.3	41	18.8	12.9-26.6	11	3.2	1.6- 6.4
Other Minorities	101	35	44.4	28.6-61.4	36	23.4	14.2-36.0	23	13.4	7.8-22.2	7	18.8	4.8-51.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	40	27	70.3	51.1-84.3	6	12.5	4.9-28.5	4	12.3	3.6-34.2	3	4.9	1.4-16.2
Non-Hispanic	1,102	283	26.1	22.6-30.0	334	29.4	26.0-33.0	335	28.6	25.1-32.3	150	15.9	12.4-20.3
AGE
18-24	74	30	39.3	25.8-54.7	19	18.2	10.4-29.7	15	24.5	13.9-39.7	10	18.0	6.4-41.2
25-34	205	69	35.7	27.8-44.5	61	29.9	22.9-37.9	54	22.4	16.6-29.5	21	12.0	6.9-20.1
35-44	262	63	26.6	20.0-34.5	90	32.2	26.0-39.1	75	27.0	21.1-33.9	34	14.1	9.8-20.1
45-54	305	81	25.0	19.6-31.4	89	30.5	24.5-37.4	99	31.6	25.7-38.2	36	12.8	8.7-18.6
55-64	192	42	17.5	12.4-24.1	54	30.1	22.6-38.9	58	27.8	21.1-35.7	38	24.5	17.3-33.5
65-74	79	17	21.5	12.8-33.8	22	25.4	16.2-37.4	27	34.0	23.0-47.1	13	19.1	10.7-31.8
75+	25	8	32.9	16.2-55.4	6	18.2	7.7-37.2	10	46.8	27.0-67.7	1	2.2	0.3-14.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	56	39.6	30.4-49.7	43	20.6	14.0-29.2	55	26.9	19.6-35.8	27	12.9	8.2-19.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	445	118	28.0	22.0-34.9	141	29.0	23.8-34.9	139	27.0	21.6-33.0	47	16.0	9.6-25.5
Some Post-H.S.	334	87	25.4	19.9-31.8	109	32.7	26.7-39.4	81	25.3	19.4-32.2	57	16.6	12.4-22.0
College Graduate	182	49	26.3	19.2-34.8	47	26.7	19.7-35.1	64	34.4	26.9-42.9	22	12.6	7.8-19.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	192	53	32.1	23.5-42.1	63	31.2	23.4-40.3	50	22.1	15.6-30.2	26	14.6	9.0-22.8
$15,000- 24,999	266	92	39.6	31.6-48.2	68	25.7	19.5-33.0	77	24.0	18.0-31.1	29	10.8	7.1-16.2
$25,000- 34,999	155	35	22.7	14.2-34.2	49	24.8	16.6-35.3	44	23.6	15.2-34.8	27	29.0	15.6-47.5
$35,000- 49,999	168	41	24.1	17.1-32.7	46	29.0	21.4-38.0	52	29.3	21.8-38.1	29	17.6	11.7-25.7
$50,000-74,999	137	27	21.2	14.0-30.8	45	33.2	24.9-42.7	46	30.8	22.9-40.0	19	14.8	8.8-23.7
$75,000+	98	22	22.2	12.9-35.3	33	34.2	23.7-46.5	31	34.6	23.2-48.1	12	9.0	4.8-16.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	442	115	26.2	20.5-32.9	116	22.8	18.1-28.2	134	27.0	21.3-33.7	77	24.0	16.5-33.4
No	694	193	30.9	26.3-35.8	222	31.2	27.1-35.7	203	27.7	23.7-32.0	76	10.2	7.9-13.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	179	34	18.4	12.8-25.8	56	37.9	29.2-47.4	58	27.0	20.3-35.0	31	16.7	10.2-26.1
Non-Veteran	962	276	31.4	27.2-35.8	285	26.4	23.0-30.1	279	27.3	23.6-31.4	122	14.9	11.2-19.6

Total
Respond.^

<10 cigaretts/per day

10-20 cigarettes/per day

20 cigs.(one pack)/per day

More than 20 cigarettes/per day

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,337

884

28.6

26.4-30.9

1,024

31.4

29.2-33.7

969

26.3

24.4-28.4

460

13.7

12.0-15.5

-Eastern NC

1,143

310

29.1

25.5-33.1

341

28.3

25.0-31.8

339

27.4

24.1-31.0

153

15.2

11.8-19.3

GENDER

Male

447

109

30.5

24.8-36.9

119

24.4

19.8-29.7

129

25.6

20.6-31.3

19.5

13.9-26.6

Female

696

201

27.5

23.6-31.9

222

32.7

28.5-37.1

210

29.6

25.6-33.9

10.2

7.6-13.6

RACE

White

806

169

21.5

17.6-25.9

228

28.4

24.6-32.5

274

32.1

28.0-36.5

135

18.0

14.7-21.8

African American

233

106

47.4

39.3-55.7

30.5

23.7-38.3

18.8

12.9-26.6

3.2

1.6- 6.4

Other Minorities

101

44.4

28.6-61.4

23.4

14.2-36.0

13.4

7.8-22.2

18.8

4.8-51.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

70.3

51.1-84.3

12.5

4.9-28.5

12.3

3.6-34.2

4.9

1.4-16.2

Non-Hispanic

1,102

283

26.1

22.6-30.0

334

29.4

26.0-33.0

335

28.6

25.1-32.3

150

15.9

12.4-20.3

AGE

18-24

39.3

25.8-54.7

18.2

10.4-29.7

24.5

13.9-39.7

18.0

6.4-41.2

25-34

205

35.7

27.8-44.5

29.9

22.9-37.9

22.4

16.6-29.5

12.0

6.9-20.1

35-44

262

26.6

20.0-34.5

32.2

26.0-39.1

27.0

21.1-33.9

14.1

9.8-20.1

45-54

305

25.0

19.6-31.4

30.5

24.5-37.4

31.6

25.7-38.2

12.8

8.7-18.6

55-64

192

17.5

12.4-24.1

30.1

22.6-38.9

27.8

21.1-35.7

24.5

17.3-33.5

65-74

21.5

12.8-33.8

25.4

16.2-37.4

34.0

23.0-47.1

19.1

10.7-31.8

75+

32.9

16.2-55.4

18.2

7.7-37.2

46.8

27.0-67.7

2.2

0.3-14.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

39.6

30.4-49.7

20.6

14.0-29.2

26.9

19.6-35.8

12.9

8.2-19.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

445

118

28.0

22.0-34.9

141

29.0

23.8-34.9

139

27.0

21.6-33.0

16.0

9.6-25.5

Some Post-H.S.

334

25.4

19.9-31.8

109

32.7

26.7-39.4

25.3

19.4-32.2

16.6

12.4-22.0

College Graduate

182

26.3

19.2-34.8

26.7

19.7-35.1

34.4

26.9-42.9

12.6

7.8-19.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

192

32.1

23.5-42.1

31.2

23.4-40.3

22.1

15.6-30.2

14.6

9.0-22.8

$15,000- 24,999

266

39.6

31.6-48.2

25.7

19.5-33.0

24.0

18.0-31.1

10.8

7.1-16.2

$25,000- 34,999

155

22.7

14.2-34.2

24.8

16.6-35.3

23.6

15.2-34.8

29.0

15.6-47.5

$35,000- 49,999

168

24.1

17.1-32.7

29.0

21.4-38.0

29.3

21.8-38.1

17.6

11.7-25.7

$50,000-74,999

137

21.2

14.0-30.8

33.2

24.9-42.7

30.8

22.9-40.0

14.8

8.8-23.7

$75,000+

22.2

12.9-35.3

34.2

23.7-46.5

34.6

23.2-48.1

9.0

4.8-16.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

442

115

26.2

20.5-32.9

116

22.8

18.1-28.2

134

27.0

21.3-33.7

24.0

16.5-33.4

694

193

30.9

26.3-35.8

222

31.2

27.1-35.7

203

27.7

23.7-32.0

10.2

7.9-13.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

179

18.4

12.8-25.8

37.9

29.2-47.4

27.0

20.3-35.0

16.7

10.2-26.1

Non-Veteran

962

276

31.4

27.2-35.8

285

26.4

23.0-30.1

279

27.3

23.6-31.4

122

14.9

11.2-19.6

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*Asked only of respondents who reported 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: 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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