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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-FEMALES

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,029	4,632	40.4	39.2-41.6	6,397	59.6	58.4-60.8
RACE
White	8,201	3,700	44.2	42.8-45.6	4,501	55.8	54.4-57.2
African American	2,115	731	32.7	30.2-35.2	1,384	67.3	64.8-69.8
Asian	74	13	13.5	7.1-23.9	61	86.5	76.1-92.9
Native American	185	82	46.5	37.1-56.2	103	53.5	43.8-62.9
Other Minorities	416	95	19.6	15.2-24.8	321	80.4	75.2-84.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	516	110	17.8	14.2-22.2	406	82.2	77.8-85.8
-English Speaking	175	67	35.1	26.8-44.4	108	64.9	55.6-73.2
-Spanish Speaking	341	43	10.9	7.5-15.6	298	89.1	84.4-92.5
Non-Hispanic	10,501	4,518	42.2	41.0-43.4	5,983	57.8	56.6-59.0
AGE
18-24	521	167	32.0	27.2-37.1	354	68.0	62.9-72.8
25-34	1,531	571	37.7	34.8-40.6	960	62.3	59.4-65.2
35-44	2,034	801	39.4	36.9-41.9	1,233	60.6	58.1-63.1
45-54	2,096	1,008	47.2	44.7-49.8	1,088	52.8	50.2-55.3
55-64	1,974	942	46.6	44.0-49.2	1,032	53.4	50.8-56.0
65-74	1,523	704	43.7	40.8-46.7	819	56.3	53.3-59.2
75+	1,284	417	33.5	30.4-36.7	867	66.5	63.3-69.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,683	678	39.0	35.8-42.2	1,005	61.0	57.8-64.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,358	1,587	46.6	44.4-48.8	1,771	53.4	51.2-55.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,834	1,307	44.9	42.6-47.4	1,527	55.1	52.6-57.4
College Graduate	3,129	1,054	30.7	28.8-32.6	2,075	69.3	67.4-71.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,510	717	43.4	40.0-46.8	793	56.6	53.2-60.0
$15,000- 24,999	2,064	936	45.8	42.9-48.8	1,128	54.2	51.2-57.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,334	587	43.3	39.9-46.7	747	56.7	53.3-60.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,415	620	42.8	39.7-45.9	795	57.2	54.1-60.3
$50,000-74,999	1,320	537	39.5	36.4-42.7	783	60.5	57.3-63.6
$75,000+	1,575	562	35.2	32.5-38.0	1,013	64.8	62.0-67.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,528	1,740	48.3	46.1-50.4	1,788	51.7	49.6-53.9
No	7,209	2,788	37.3	35.9-38.7	4,421	62.7	61.3-64.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	224	94	43.0	35.0-51.4	130	57.0	48.6-65.0
Non-Veteran	10,790	4,532	40.3	39.2-41.5	6,258	59.7	58.5-60.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,029

4,632

40.4

39.2-41.6

6,397

59.6

58.4-60.8

RACE

White

8,201

3,700

44.2

42.8-45.6

4,501

55.8

54.4-57.2

African American

2,115

731

32.7

30.2-35.2

1,384

67.3

64.8-69.8

Asian

13.5

7.1-23.9

86.5

76.1-92.9

Native American

185

46.5

37.1-56.2

103

53.5

43.8-62.9

Other Minorities

416

19.6

15.2-24.8

321

80.4

75.2-84.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

516

110

17.8

14.2-22.2

406

82.2

77.8-85.8

-English Speaking

175

35.1

26.8-44.4

108

64.9

55.6-73.2

-Spanish Speaking

341

10.9

7.5-15.6

298

89.1

84.4-92.5

Non-Hispanic

10,501

4,518

42.2

41.0-43.4

5,983

57.8

56.6-59.0

AGE

18-24

521

167

32.0

27.2-37.1

354

68.0

62.9-72.8

25-34

1,531

571

37.7

34.8-40.6

960

62.3

59.4-65.2

35-44

2,034

801

39.4

36.9-41.9

1,233

60.6

58.1-63.1

45-54

2,096

1,008

47.2

44.7-49.8

1,088

52.8

50.2-55.3

55-64

1,974

942

46.6

44.0-49.2

1,032

53.4

50.8-56.0

65-74

1,523

704

43.7

40.8-46.7

819

56.3

53.3-59.2

75+

1,284

417

33.5

30.4-36.7

867

66.5

63.3-69.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,683

678

39.0

35.8-42.2

1,005

61.0

57.8-64.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,358

1,587

46.6

44.4-48.8

1,771

53.4

51.2-55.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,834

1,307

44.9

42.6-47.4

1,527

55.1

52.6-57.4

College Graduate

3,129

1,054

30.7

28.8-32.6

2,075

69.3

67.4-71.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,510

717

43.4

40.0-46.8

793

56.6

53.2-60.0

$15,000- 24,999

2,064

936

45.8

42.9-48.8

1,128

54.2

51.2-57.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,334

587

43.3

39.9-46.7

747

56.7

53.3-60.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,415

620

42.8

39.7-45.9

795

57.2

54.1-60.3

$50,000-74,999

1,320

537

39.5

36.4-42.7

783

60.5

57.3-63.6

$75,000+

1,575

562

35.2

32.5-38.0

1,013

64.8

62.0-67.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,528

1,740

48.3

46.1-50.4

1,788

51.7

49.6-53.9

7,209

2,788

37.3

35.9-38.7

4,421

62.7

61.3-64.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

224

43.0

35.0-51.4

130

57.0

48.6-65.0

Non-Veteran

10,790

4,532

40.3

39.2-41.5

6,258

59.7

58.5-60.8

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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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