BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	1,193	633	52.1	48.2-56.0	560	47.9	44.0-51.8
GENDER
Male	422	258	58.1	51.5-64.3	164	41.9	35.7-48.5
Female	771	375	46.8	42.2-51.4	396	53.2	48.6-57.8
RACE
White	1,040	558	52.8	48.8-56.9	482	47.2	43.1-51.2
African American	65	32	42.7	25.8-61.5	33	57.3	38.5-74.2
Other Minorities	88	43	51.6	35.9-67.1	45	48.4	32.9-64.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	16	38.4	20.9-59.4	29	61.6	40.6-79.1
Non-Hispanic	1,146	616	53.0	49.1-56.9	530	47.0	43.1-50.9
AGE
18-24	59	26	42.6	27.7-58.9	33	57.4	41.1-72.3
25-34	170	93	53.2	43.9-62.2	77	46.8	37.8-56.1
35-44	185	90	46.6	38.0-55.5	95	53.4	44.5-62.0
45-54	201	118	57.9	49.3-66.1	83	42.1	33.9-50.7
55-64	216	109	54.7	46.8-62.4	107	45.3	37.6-53.2
65-74	186	100	53.8	45.4-62.0	86	46.2	38.0-54.6
75+	171	95	59.6	50.9-67.7	76	40.4	32.3-49.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	180	110	62.3	50.0-73.3	70	37.7	26.7-50.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	353	202	55.8	48.5-62.9	151	44.2	37.1-51.5
Some Post-H.S.	305	166	52.5	45.1-59.7	139	47.5	40.3-54.9
College Graduate	352	154	41.1	35.0-47.5	198	58.9	52.5-65.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	153	92	55.9	44.1-67.1	61	44.1	32.9-55.9
$15,000- 24,999	243	151	65.0	55.9-73.1	92	35.0	26.9-44.1
$25,000- 34,999	166	87	56.1	46.7-65.1	79	43.9	34.9-53.3
$35,000- 49,999	168	82	49.2	40.1-58.4	86	50.8	41.6-59.9
$50,000-74,999	144	69	39.0	29.1-49.8	75	61.0	50.2-70.9
$75,000+	135	59	39.8	30.5-49.8	76	60.2	50.2-69.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	399	250	59.6	52.4-66.3	149	40.4	33.7-47.6
No	761	368	48.7	43.9-53.6	393	51.3	46.4-56.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	162	111	71.6	63.0-78.8	51	28.4	21.2-37.0
Non-Veteran	1,030	521	49.1	44.8-53.3	509	50.9	46.7-55.2

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,193

633

52.1

48.2-56.0

560

47.9

44.0-51.8

GENDER

Male

422

258

58.1

51.5-64.3

164

41.9

35.7-48.5

Female

771

375

46.8

42.2-51.4

396

53.2

48.6-57.8

RACE

White

1,040

558

52.8

48.8-56.9

482

47.2

43.1-51.2

African American

42.7

25.8-61.5

57.3

38.5-74.2

Other Minorities

51.6

35.9-67.1

48.4

32.9-64.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

38.4

20.9-59.4

61.6

40.6-79.1

Non-Hispanic

1,146

616

53.0

49.1-56.9

530

47.0

43.1-50.9

AGE

18-24

42.6

27.7-58.9

57.4

41.1-72.3

25-34

170

53.2

43.9-62.2

46.8

37.8-56.1

35-44

185

46.6

38.0-55.5

53.4

44.5-62.0

45-54

201

118

57.9

49.3-66.1

42.1

33.9-50.7

55-64

216

109

54.7

46.8-62.4

107

45.3

37.6-53.2

65-74

186

100

53.8

45.4-62.0

46.2

38.0-54.6

75+

171

59.6

50.9-67.7

40.4

32.3-49.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

180

110

62.3

50.0-73.3

37.7

26.7-50.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

353

202

55.8

48.5-62.9

151

44.2

37.1-51.5

Some Post-H.S.

305

166

52.5

45.1-59.7

139

47.5

40.3-54.9

College Graduate

352

154

41.1

35.0-47.5

198

58.9

52.5-65.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

153

55.9

44.1-67.1

44.1

32.9-55.9

$15,000- 24,999

243

151

65.0

55.9-73.1

35.0

26.9-44.1

$25,000- 34,999

166

56.1

46.7-65.1

43.9

34.9-53.3

$35,000- 49,999

168

49.2

40.1-58.4

50.8

41.6-59.9

$50,000-74,999

144

39.0

29.1-49.8

61.0

50.2-70.9

$75,000+

135

39.8

30.5-49.8

60.2

50.2-69.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

399

250

59.6

52.4-66.3

149

40.4

33.7-47.6

761

368

48.7

43.9-53.6

393

51.3

46.4-56.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

162

111

71.6

63.0-78.8

28.4

21.2-37.0

Non-Veteran

1,030

521

49.1

44.8-53.3

509

50.9

46.7-55.2

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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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