BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Current Smoker*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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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
-Mountain AHEC	1,193	934	76.1	72.6-79.3	259	23.9	20.7-27.4
GENDER
Male	422	312	72.9	67.1-78.1	110	27.1	21.9-32.9
Female	771	622	78.9	74.7-82.6	149	21.1	17.4-25.3
RACE
White	1,040	825	76.9	73.3-80.1	215	23.1	19.9-26.7
African American	65	47	70.8	49.4-85.8	18	29.2	14.2-50.6
Other Minorities	88	62	72.3	56.7-83.9	26	27.7	16.1-43.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	37	86.4	70.9-94.3	8	13.6	5.7-29.1
Non-Hispanic	1,146	895	75.3	71.7-78.6	251	24.7	21.4-28.3
AGE
18-24	59	42	73.4	57.3-85.0	17	26.6	15.0-42.7
25-34	170	114	68.1	59.0-75.9	56	31.9	24.1-41.0
35-44	185	121	65.6	56.8-73.5	64	34.4	26.5-43.2
45-54	201	140	69.0	60.9-76.1	61	31.0	23.9-39.1
55-64	216	185	86.4	79.7-91.2	31	13.6	8.8-20.3
65-74	186	168	89.1	82.1-93.6	18	10.9	6.4-17.9
75+	171	159	93.7	88.5-96.6	12	6.3	3.4-11.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	180	126	66.2	54.9-76.0	54	33.8	24.0-45.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	353	254	71.1	64.4-76.9	99	28.9	23.1-35.6
Some Post-H.S.	305	242	80.9	74.7-85.9	63	19.1	14.1-25.3
College Graduate	352	309	83.4	77.2-88.2	43	16.6	11.8-22.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	153	110	70.3	58.6-79.8	43	29.7	20.2-41.4
$15,000- 24,999	243	172	68.0	59.6-75.5	71	32.0	24.5-40.4
$25,000- 34,999	166	125	71.9	62.4-79.9	41	28.1	20.1-37.6
$35,000- 49,999	168	133	75.5	66.2-82.9	35	24.5	17.1-33.8
$50,000-74,999	144	124	86.8	78.8-92.1	20	13.2	7.9-21.2
$75,000+	135	114	85.1	76.5-91.0	21	14.9	9.0-23.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	399	295	72.2	65.8-77.7	104	27.8	22.3-34.2
No	761	609	77.1	72.7-81.0	152	22.9	19.0-27.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	162	136	79.8	70.8-86.6	26	20.2	13.4-29.2
Non-Veteran	1,030	797	75.5	71.7-79.0	233	24.5	21.0-28.3

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,193

934

76.1

72.6-79.3

259

23.9

20.7-27.4

GENDER

Male

422

312

72.9

67.1-78.1

110

27.1

21.9-32.9

Female

771

622

78.9

74.7-82.6

149

21.1

17.4-25.3

RACE

White

1,040

825

76.9

73.3-80.1

215

23.1

19.9-26.7

African American

70.8

49.4-85.8

29.2

14.2-50.6

Other Minorities

72.3

56.7-83.9

27.7

16.1-43.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

86.4

70.9-94.3

13.6

5.7-29.1

Non-Hispanic

1,146

895

75.3

71.7-78.6

251

24.7

21.4-28.3

AGE

18-24

73.4

57.3-85.0

26.6

15.0-42.7

25-34

170

114

68.1

59.0-75.9

31.9

24.1-41.0

35-44

185

121

65.6

56.8-73.5

34.4

26.5-43.2

45-54

201

140

69.0

60.9-76.1

31.0

23.9-39.1

55-64

216

185

86.4

79.7-91.2

13.6

8.8-20.3

65-74

186

168

89.1

82.1-93.6

10.9

6.4-17.9

75+

171

159

93.7

88.5-96.6

6.3

3.4-11.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

180

126

66.2

54.9-76.0

33.8

24.0-45.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

353

254

71.1

64.4-76.9

28.9

23.1-35.6

Some Post-H.S.

305

242

80.9

74.7-85.9

19.1

14.1-25.3

College Graduate

352

309

83.4

77.2-88.2

16.6

11.8-22.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

153

110

70.3

58.6-79.8

29.7

20.2-41.4

$15,000- 24,999

243

172

68.0

59.6-75.5

32.0

24.5-40.4

$25,000- 34,999

166

125

71.9

62.4-79.9

28.1

20.1-37.6

$35,000- 49,999

168

133

75.5

66.2-82.9

24.5

17.1-33.8

$50,000-74,999

144

124

86.8

78.8-92.1

13.2

7.9-21.2

$75,000+

135

114

85.1

76.5-91.0

14.9

9.0-23.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

399

295

72.2

65.8-77.7

104

27.8

22.3-34.2

761

609

77.1

72.7-81.0

152

22.9

19.0-27.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

162

136

79.8

70.8-86.6

20.2

13.4-29.2

Non-Veteran

1,030

797

75.5

71.7-79.0

233

24.5

21.0-28.3

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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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