BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	3,538	1,910	54.9	52.5-57.2	1,628	45.1	42.8-47.5
-Eastern NC	1,219	666	54.3	50.2-58.3	553	45.7	41.7-49.8
GENDER
Male	490	262	53.9	47.5-60.1	228	46.1	39.9-52.5
Female	729	404	54.8	50.2-59.3	325	45.2	40.7-49.8
RACE
White	845	438	52.1	47.5-56.6	407	47.9	43.4-52.5
African American	261	169	64.5	56.7-71.7	92	35.5	28.3-43.3
Other Minorities	108	57	49.0	32.8-65.3	51	51.0	34.7-67.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	24	61.1	42.6-76.9	18	38.9	23.1-57.4
Non-Hispanic	1,176	642	53.8	49.7-57.9	534	46.2	42.1-50.3
AGE
18-24	81	45	53.4	38.2-67.9	36	46.6	32.1-61.8
25-34	216	128	60.1	51.8-67.8	88	39.9	32.2-48.2
35-44	272	152	56.0	48.7-63.1	120	44.0	36.9-51.3
45-54	324	175	52.6	46.0-59.2	149	47.4	40.8-54.0
55-64	209	112	51.3	43.0-59.6	97	48.7	40.4-57.0
65-74	85	43	48.9	36.8-61.0	42	51.1	39.0-63.2
75+	30	10	29.1	14.8-49.4	20	70.9	50.6-85.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	200	109	53.6	44.1-62.9	91	46.4	37.1-55.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	477	262	54.6	47.6-61.6	215	45.4	38.4-52.4
Some Post-H.S.	350	195	54.6	47.8-61.2	155	45.4	38.8-52.2
College Graduate	190	100	53.9	45.4-62.2	90	46.1	37.8-54.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	205	131	63.0	53.7-71.5	74	37.0	28.5-46.3
$15,000- 24,999	279	163	59.4	51.6-66.8	116	40.6	33.2-48.4
$25,000- 34,999	171	90	47.8	35.2-60.8	81	52.2	39.2-64.8
$35,000- 49,999	172	94	54.9	45.8-63.6	78	45.1	36.4-54.2
$50,000-74,999	144	62	45.6	36.3-55.1	82	54.4	44.9-63.7
$75,000+	103	59	58.4	46.4-69.5	44	41.6	30.5-53.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	467	273	57.4	49.7-64.7	194	42.6	35.3-50.3
No	711	374	52.9	48.0-57.6	337	47.1	42.4-52.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	193	95	50.5	41.7-59.3	98	49.5	40.7-58.3
Non-Veteran	1,022	568	55.1	50.5-59.5	454	44.9	40.5-49.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,538

1,910

54.9

52.5-57.2

1,628

45.1

42.8-47.5

-Eastern NC

1,219

666

54.3

50.2-58.3

553

45.7

41.7-49.8

GENDER

Male

490

262

53.9

47.5-60.1

228

46.1

39.9-52.5

Female

729

404

54.8

50.2-59.3

325

45.2

40.7-49.8

RACE

White

845

438

52.1

47.5-56.6

407

47.9

43.4-52.5

African American

261

169

64.5

56.7-71.7

35.5

28.3-43.3

Other Minorities

108

49.0

32.8-65.3

51.0

34.7-67.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

61.1

42.6-76.9

38.9

23.1-57.4

Non-Hispanic

1,176

642

53.8

49.7-57.9

534

46.2

42.1-50.3

AGE

18-24

53.4

38.2-67.9

46.6

32.1-61.8

25-34

216

128

60.1

51.8-67.8

39.9

32.2-48.2

35-44

272

152

56.0

48.7-63.1

120

44.0

36.9-51.3

45-54

324

175

52.6

46.0-59.2

149

47.4

40.8-54.0

55-64

209

112

51.3

43.0-59.6

48.7

40.4-57.0

65-74

48.9

36.8-61.0

51.1

39.0-63.2

75+

29.1

14.8-49.4

70.9

50.6-85.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

200

109

53.6

44.1-62.9

46.4

37.1-55.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

477

262

54.6

47.6-61.6

215

45.4

38.4-52.4

Some Post-H.S.

350

195

54.6

47.8-61.2

155

45.4

38.8-52.2

College Graduate

190

100

53.9

45.4-62.2

46.1

37.8-54.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

205

131

63.0

53.7-71.5

37.0

28.5-46.3

$15,000- 24,999

279

163

59.4

51.6-66.8

116

40.6

33.2-48.4

$25,000- 34,999

171

47.8

35.2-60.8

52.2

39.2-64.8

$35,000- 49,999

172

54.9

45.8-63.6

45.1

36.4-54.2

$50,000-74,999

144

45.6

36.3-55.1

54.4

44.9-63.7

$75,000+

103

58.4

46.4-69.5

41.6

30.5-53.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

467

273

57.4

49.7-64.7

194

42.6

35.3-50.3

711

374

52.9

48.0-57.6

337

47.1

42.4-52.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

193

50.5

41.7-59.3

49.5

40.7-58.3

Non-Veteran

1,022

568

55.1

50.5-59.5

454

44.9

40.5-49.5

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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: 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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