BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	17,189	8,134	46.2	45.2-47.3	9,055	53.8	52.7-54.8
GENDER
Male	6,160	3,502	52.4	50.7-54.1	2,658	47.6	45.9-49.3
Female	11,029	4,632	40.4	39.2-41.6	6,397	59.6	58.4-60.8
RACE
White	12,967	6,496	49.5	48.3-50.6	6,471	50.5	49.4-51.7
African American	3,024	1,223	40.4	37.9-42.8	1,801	59.6	57.2-62.1
Asian	116	20	14.6	8.7-23.3	96	85.4	76.7-91.3
Native American	295	150	52.3	44.9-59.5	145	47.7	40.5-55.1
Other Minorities	727	222	31.4	26.7-36.6	505	68.6	63.4-73.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	876	254	29.6	25.6-33.8	622	70.4	66.2-74.4
-English Speaking	265	108	39.2	32.0-46.9	157	60.8	53.1-68.0
-Spanish Speaking	611	146	26.8	22.3-31.9	465	73.2	68.1-77.7
Non-Hispanic	16,298	7,873	47.8	46.8-48.9	8,425	52.2	51.1-53.2
AGE
18-24	817	284	36.0	31.8-40.5	533	64.0	59.5-68.2
25-34	2,394	960	41.8	39.3-44.3	1,434	58.2	55.7-60.7
35-44	3,188	1,326	41.7	39.5-43.8	1,862	58.3	56.2-60.5
45-54	3,327	1,716	52.2	50.1-54.3	1,611	47.8	45.7-49.9
55-64	3,136	1,710	55.7	53.6-57.8	1,426	44.3	42.2-46.4
65-74	2,369	1,282	54.8	52.4-57.2	1,087	45.2	42.8-47.6
75+	1,869	823	46.2	43.4-48.9	1,046	53.8	51.1-56.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,715	1,366	49.2	46.3-52.1	1,349	50.8	47.9-53.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,186	2,733	53.0	51.1-54.9	2,453	47.0	45.1-48.9
Some Post-H.S.	4,187	2,111	48.8	46.7-50.8	2,076	51.2	49.2-53.3
College Graduate	5,064	1,910	35.4	33.8-37.0	3,154	64.6	63.0-66.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,071	1,107	51.2	48.1-54.3	964	48.8	45.7-51.9
$15,000- 24,999	3,085	1,581	51.3	48.6-53.9	1,504	48.7	46.1-51.4
$25,000- 34,999	2,112	1,067	50.5	47.5-53.6	1,045	49.5	46.4-52.5
$35,000- 49,999	2,345	1,139	48.3	45.6-50.9	1,206	51.7	49.1-54.4
$50,000-74,999	2,235	1,019	43.0	40.3-45.6	1,216	57.0	54.4-59.7
$75,000+	2,788	1,115	39.4	37.2-41.6	1,673	60.6	58.4-62.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,385	3,007	56.1	54.3-58.0	2,378	43.9	42.0-45.7
No	11,327	4,922	42.6	41.3-43.8	6,405	57.4	56.2-58.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,307	1,475	63.4	60.8-65.9	832	36.6	34.1-39.2
Non-Veteran	14,853	6,645	43.5	42.4-44.7	8,208	56.5	55.3-57.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

17,189

8,134

46.2

45.2-47.3

9,055

53.8

52.7-54.8

GENDER

Male

6,160

3,502

52.4

50.7-54.1

2,658

47.6

45.9-49.3

Female

11,029

4,632

40.4

39.2-41.6

6,397

59.6

58.4-60.8

RACE

White

12,967

6,496

49.5

48.3-50.6

6,471

50.5

49.4-51.7

African American

3,024

1,223

40.4

37.9-42.8

1,801

59.6

57.2-62.1

Asian

116

14.6

8.7-23.3

85.4

76.7-91.3

Native American

295

150

52.3

44.9-59.5

145

47.7

40.5-55.1

Other Minorities

727

222

31.4

26.7-36.6

505

68.6

63.4-73.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

876

254

29.6

25.6-33.8

622

70.4

66.2-74.4

-English Speaking

265

108

39.2

32.0-46.9

157

60.8

53.1-68.0

-Spanish Speaking

611

146

26.8

22.3-31.9

465

73.2

68.1-77.7

Non-Hispanic

16,298

7,873

47.8

46.8-48.9

8,425

52.2

51.1-53.2

AGE

18-24

817

284

36.0

31.8-40.5

533

64.0

59.5-68.2

25-34

2,394

960

41.8

39.3-44.3

1,434

58.2

55.7-60.7

35-44

3,188

1,326

41.7

39.5-43.8

1,862

58.3

56.2-60.5

45-54

3,327

1,716

52.2

50.1-54.3

1,611

47.8

45.7-49.9

55-64

3,136

1,710

55.7

53.6-57.8

1,426

44.3

42.2-46.4

65-74

2,369

1,282

54.8

52.4-57.2

1,087

45.2

42.8-47.6

75+

1,869

823

46.2

43.4-48.9

1,046

53.8

51.1-56.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,715

1,366

49.2

46.3-52.1

1,349

50.8

47.9-53.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,186

2,733

53.0

51.1-54.9

2,453

47.0

45.1-48.9

Some Post-H.S.

4,187

2,111

48.8

46.7-50.8

2,076

51.2

49.2-53.3

College Graduate

5,064

1,910

35.4

33.8-37.0

3,154

64.6

63.0-66.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,071

1,107

51.2

48.1-54.3

964

48.8

45.7-51.9

$15,000- 24,999

3,085

1,581

51.3

48.6-53.9

1,504

48.7

46.1-51.4

$25,000- 34,999

2,112

1,067

50.5

47.5-53.6

1,045

49.5

46.4-52.5

$35,000- 49,999

2,345

1,139

48.3

45.6-50.9

1,206

51.7

49.1-54.4

$50,000-74,999

2,235

1,019

43.0

40.3-45.6

1,216

57.0

54.4-59.7

$75,000+

2,788

1,115

39.4

37.2-41.6

1,673

60.6

58.4-62.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,385

3,007

56.1

54.3-58.0

2,378

43.9

42.0-45.7

11,327

4,922

42.6

41.3-43.8

6,405

57.4

56.2-58.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,307

1,475

63.4

60.8-65.9

832

36.6

34.1-39.2

Non-Veteran

14,853

6,645

43.5

42.4-44.7

8,208

56.5

55.3-57.6

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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.

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