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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^
Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,023 430 14.8 13.2-16.6 183 7.5 5.9- 9.5 609 18.0 16.3-19.8 1,801 59.7 57.2-62.1
GENDER
Male 908 181 18.4 15.5-21.7 81 10.7 7.7-14.7 229 20.0 17.1-23.3 417 50.8 46.5-55.2
Female 2,115 249 11.7 10.1-13.6 102 4.7 3.7- 6.0 380 16.2 14.5-18.2 1,384 67.3 64.8-69.8
AGE
18-24 182 22 10.9 6.5-17.7 17 15.3 8.0-27.3 7 2.3 1.0- 5.0 136 71.6 60.8-80.3
25-34 474 75 15.6 11.9-20.3 31 7.0 4.5-10.7 28 4.8 3.0- 7.5 340 72.6 67.1-77.4
35-44 620 96 16.7 13.2-21.0 40 7.9 5.5-11.2 72 13.9 10.6-18.0 412 61.5 56.4-66.3
45-54 647 111 18.5 14.9-22.8 49 7.0 4.9- 9.9 150 24.6 20.3-29.4 337 50.0 45.0-55.0
55-64 526 88 18.4 14.4-23.2 34 6.0 4.1- 8.9 160 30.9 26.0-36.3 244 44.7 39.4-50.0
65-74 346 29 9.9 6.3-15.2 9 3.1 1.5- 6.1 125 38.1 32.0-44.6 183 48.9 42.6-55.4
75+ 211 9 4.5 2.2- 8.8 3 1.3 0.4- 4.4 64 32.3 25.3-40.2 135 61.9 53.9-69.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 614 96 16.3 12.7-20.7 30 8.4 4.0-16.9 168 24.6 20.1-29.6 320 50.7 44.5-56.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,068 191 18.4 15.5-21.8 77 8.9 6.5-12.1 195 15.8 13.3-18.5 605 56.9 52.8-60.9
Some Post-H.S. 724 95 13.8 10.7-17.6 44 6.3 4.4- 9.0 148 18.2 14.9-22.0 437 61.7 56.8-66.4
College Graduate 611 47 7.3 5.2-10.2 32 5.5 3.7- 8.2 98 15.1 11.9-18.9 434 72.1 67.5-76.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 608 109 18.2 14.5-22.7 44 7.4 5.1-10.5 149 23.6 19.6-28.1 306 50.9 45.7-56.1
$15,000- 24,999 715 115 19.2 15.4-23.6 44 9.1 6.1-13.5 150 20.1 16.6-24.2 406 51.6 46.6-56.5
$25,000- 34,999 445 69 16.8 12.4-22.3 30 5.0 3.1- 8.0 75 15.8 11.8-20.9 271 62.4 56.1-68.2
$35,000- 49,999 341 45 13.7 9.8-18.9 25 11.8 5.5-23.4 64 14.8 10.9-19.8 207 59.7 51.4-67.4
$50,000-74,999 244 21 8.0 4.9-13.0 11 5.5 2.8-10.5 47 17.5 12.5-23.9 165 69.0 61.1-75.9
$75,000+ 220 21 10.4 6.4-16.6 5 1.8 0.7- 4.6 35 13.8 9.2-20.1 159 74.0 66.4-80.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,083 176 18.2 15.2-21.6 63 6.5 4.8- 8.8 286 24.3 21.2-27.6 558 51.1 47.1-55.0
No 1,799 231 13.1 11.1-15.3 112 8.2 6.0-11.2 304 15.5 13.5-17.8 1,152 63.2 59.9-66.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 319 58 18.1 13.7-23.6 19 6.5 3.9-10.8 100 31.3 25.4-37.9 142 44.0 37.4-50.8
Non-Veteran 2,693 370 14.3 12.6-16.3 163 7.7 5.9- 9.9 507 16.2 14.5-18.0 1,653 61.8 59.1-64.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

^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.

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