BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,189	8,134	46.2	45.2-47.3	9,055	53.8	52.7-54.8
-Eastern NC	5,550	2,718	48.7	47.0-50.5	2,832	51.3	49.5-53.0
GENDER
Male	1,930	1,134	54.6	51.5-57.6	796	45.4	42.4-48.5
Female	3,620	1,584	43.4	41.3-45.4	2,036	56.6	54.6-58.7
RACE
White	3,704	1,973	52.6	50.4-54.7	1,731	47.4	45.3-49.6
African American	1,360	542	41.4	37.9-44.9	818	58.6	55.1-62.1
Other Minorities	468	194	41.7	34.8-49.0	274	58.3	51.0-65.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	244	87	35.9	28.4-44.2	157	64.1	55.8-71.6
Non-Hispanic	5,299	2,628	49.8	48.0-51.6	2,671	50.2	48.4-52.0
AGE
18-24	278	103	38.4	31.1-46.3	175	61.6	53.7-68.9
25-34	774	315	44.0	39.7-48.3	459	56.0	51.7-60.3
35-44	991	439	45.2	41.4-49.0	552	54.8	51.0-58.6
45-54	1,138	624	56.6	53.0-60.1	514	43.4	39.9-47.0
55-64	1,035	575	56.6	53.0-60.3	460	43.4	39.7-47.0
65-74	766	411	54.7	50.5-58.8	355	45.3	41.2-49.5
75+	536	240	44.8	39.8-49.8	296	55.2	50.2-60.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	865	430	50.3	45.4-55.2	435	49.7	44.8-54.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,833	967	53.0	49.7-56.2	866	47.0	43.8-50.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,417	745	51.1	47.7-54.5	672	48.9	45.5-52.3
College Graduate	1,426	572	38.6	35.7-41.6	854	61.4	58.4-64.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	751	405	51.2	46.4-56.0	346	48.8	44.0-53.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,034	517	50.3	46.0-54.7	517	49.7	45.3-54.0
$25,000- 34,999	708	350	51.5	45.7-57.1	358	48.5	42.9-54.3
$35,000- 49,999	787	383	49.2	44.9-53.4	404	50.8	46.6-55.1
$50,000-74,999	715	353	48.2	43.8-52.7	362	51.8	47.3-56.2
$75,000+	753	330	44.2	40.0-48.5	423	55.8	51.5-60.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,879	1,051	57.1	54.0-60.3	828	42.9	39.7-46.0
No	3,513	1,594	45.1	42.9-47.3	1,919	54.9	52.7-57.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	899	570	61.2	57.0-65.2	329	38.8	34.8-43.0
Non-Veteran	4,635	2,141	46.0	44.0-48.0	2,494	54.0	52.0-56.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,189

8,134

46.2

45.2-47.3

9,055

53.8

52.7-54.8

-Eastern NC

5,550

2,718

48.7

47.0-50.5

2,832

51.3

49.5-53.0

GENDER

Male

1,930

1,134

54.6

51.5-57.6

796

45.4

42.4-48.5

Female

3,620

1,584

43.4

41.3-45.4

2,036

56.6

54.6-58.7

RACE

White

3,704

1,973

52.6

50.4-54.7

1,731

47.4

45.3-49.6

African American

1,360

542

41.4

37.9-44.9

818

58.6

55.1-62.1

Other Minorities

468

194

41.7

34.8-49.0

274

58.3

51.0-65.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

244

35.9

28.4-44.2

157

64.1

55.8-71.6

Non-Hispanic

5,299

2,628

49.8

48.0-51.6

2,671

50.2

48.4-52.0

AGE

18-24

278

103

38.4

31.1-46.3

175

61.6

53.7-68.9

25-34

774

315

44.0

39.7-48.3

459

56.0

51.7-60.3

35-44

991

439

45.2

41.4-49.0

552

54.8

51.0-58.6

45-54

1,138

624

56.6

53.0-60.1

514

43.4

39.9-47.0

55-64

1,035

575

56.6

53.0-60.3

460

43.4

39.7-47.0

65-74

766

411

54.7

50.5-58.8

355

45.3

41.2-49.5

75+

536

240

44.8

39.8-49.8

296

55.2

50.2-60.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

865

430

50.3

45.4-55.2

435

49.7

44.8-54.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,833

967

53.0

49.7-56.2

866

47.0

43.8-50.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,417

745

51.1

47.7-54.5

672

48.9

45.5-52.3

College Graduate

1,426

572

38.6

35.7-41.6

854

61.4

58.4-64.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

751

405

51.2

46.4-56.0

346

48.8

44.0-53.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,034

517

50.3

46.0-54.7

517

49.7

45.3-54.0

$25,000- 34,999

708

350

51.5

45.7-57.1

358

48.5

42.9-54.3

$35,000- 49,999

787

383

49.2

44.9-53.4

404

50.8

46.6-55.1

$50,000-74,999

715

353

48.2

43.8-52.7

362

51.8

47.3-56.2

$75,000+

753

330

44.2

40.0-48.5

423

55.8

51.5-60.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,879

1,051

57.1

54.0-60.3

828

42.9

39.7-46.0

3,513

1,594

45.1

42.9-47.3

1,919

54.9

52.7-57.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

899

570

61.2

57.0-65.2

329

38.8

34.8-43.0

Non-Veteran

4,635

2,141

46.0

44.0-48.0

2,494

54.0

52.0-56.0

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^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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