BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	259	144	57.1	49.1-64.7	115	42.9	35.3-50.9
GENDER
Male	110	54	52.9	41.3-64.2	56	47.1	35.8-58.7
Female	149	90	61.8	51.0-71.6	59	38.2	28.4-49.0
RACE
White	215	115	55.4	47.0-63.4	100	44.6	36.6-53.0
African American	18	14	74.0	39.5-92.6	4	26.0	7.4-60.5
Other Minorities	26	15	58.3	30.7-81.5	11	41.7	18.5-69.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	5	67.3	28.0-91.6	3	32.7	8.4-72.0
Non-Hispanic	251	139	56.7	48.5-64.4	112	43.3	35.6-51.5
AGE
18-24	17	13	71.7	41.7-89.9	4	28.3	10.1-58.3
25-34	56	34	56.5	40.5-71.2	22	43.5	28.8-59.5
35-44	64	37	57.4	42.4-71.2	27	42.6	28.8-57.6
45-54	61	31	53.7	39.3-67.6	30	46.3	32.4-60.7
55-64	31	15	59.6	38.1-77.9	16	40.4	22.1-61.9
65-74	18	10	38.4	18.0-64.0	8	61.6	36.0-82.0
75+	12	4	26.3	9.1-56.1	8	73.7	43.9-90.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	54	35	63.9	45.3-79.0	19	36.1	21.0-54.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	99	50	47.7	35.6-60.2	49	52.3	39.8-64.4
Some Post-H.S.	63	35	62.6	46.6-76.2	28	37.4	23.8-53.4
College Graduate	43	24	60.6	42.4-76.3	19	39.4	23.7-57.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	43	24	46.4	26.8-67.1	19	53.6	32.9-73.2
$15,000- 24,999	71	38	59.0	44.3-72.3	33	41.0	27.7-55.7
$25,000- 34,999	41	26	60.9	41.7-77.3	15	39.1	22.7-58.3
$35,000- 49,999	35	15	34.7	18.9-54.8	20	65.3	45.2-81.1
$50,000-74,999	20	13	59.9	34.6-80.9	7	40.1	19.1-65.4
$75,000+	21	13	71.9	47.8-87.7	8	28.1	12.3-52.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	104	67	73.8	63.1-82.2	37	26.2	17.8-36.9
No	152	76	48.3	37.9-58.7	76	51.7	41.3-62.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	26	11	42.3	22.4-65.1	15	57.7	34.9-77.6
Non-Veteran	233	133	59.0	50.5-67.0	100	41.0	33.0-49.5

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

-Mountain AHEC

259

144

57.1

49.1-64.7

115

42.9

35.3-50.9

GENDER

Male

110

52.9

41.3-64.2

47.1

35.8-58.7

Female

149

61.8

51.0-71.6

38.2

28.4-49.0

RACE

White

215

115

55.4

47.0-63.4

100

44.6

36.6-53.0

African American

74.0

39.5-92.6

26.0

7.4-60.5

Other Minorities

58.3

30.7-81.5

41.7

18.5-69.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

67.3

28.0-91.6

32.7

8.4-72.0

Non-Hispanic

251

139

56.7

48.5-64.4

112

43.3

35.6-51.5

AGE

18-24

71.7

41.7-89.9

28.3

10.1-58.3

25-34

56.5

40.5-71.2

43.5

28.8-59.5

35-44

57.4

42.4-71.2

42.6

28.8-57.6

45-54

53.7

39.3-67.6

46.3

32.4-60.7

55-64

59.6

38.1-77.9

40.4

22.1-61.9

65-74

38.4

18.0-64.0

61.6

36.0-82.0

75+

26.3

9.1-56.1

73.7

43.9-90.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

63.9

45.3-79.0

36.1

21.0-54.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

47.7

35.6-60.2

52.3

39.8-64.4

Some Post-H.S.

62.6

46.6-76.2

37.4

23.8-53.4

College Graduate

60.6

42.4-76.3

39.4

23.7-57.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

46.4

26.8-67.1

53.6

32.9-73.2

$15,000- 24,999

59.0

44.3-72.3

41.0

27.7-55.7

$25,000- 34,999

60.9

41.7-77.3

39.1

22.7-58.3

$35,000- 49,999

34.7

18.9-54.8

65.3

45.2-81.1

$50,000-74,999

59.9

34.6-80.9

40.1

19.1-65.4

$75,000+

71.9

47.8-87.7

28.1

12.3-52.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

104

73.8

63.1-82.2

26.2

17.8-36.9

152

48.3

37.9-58.7

51.7

41.3-62.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

42.3

22.4-65.1

57.7

34.9-77.6

Non-Veteran

233

133

59.0

50.5-67.0

100

41.0

33.0-49.5

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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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