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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke?*

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  Total
Respond.^
<10 cigaretts/per day 10-20 cigarettes/per day 20 cigs.(one pack)/per day More than 20 cigarettes/per day
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,571 543 22.2 20.0-24.6 784 32.3 29.8-34.9 835 30.0 27.7-32.4 409 15.5 13.7-17.4
GENDER
Male 1,020 171 19.8 16.4-23.7 273 29.7 26.0-33.8 334 30.5 26.9-34.2 242 20.0 17.2-23.2
Female 1,551 372 24.8 22.1-27.8 511 35.0 31.9-38.2 501 29.5 26.7-32.5 167 10.6 8.8-12.9
AGE
18-24 148 45 32.6 23.8-42.7 56 36.6 27.6-46.6 32 21.9 14.9-31.0 15 9.0 4.9-16.0
25-34 434 115 24.5 19.9-29.9 150 37.8 32.1-43.7 121 26.2 21.5-31.5 48 11.5 8.0-16.2
35-44 571 103 19.3 15.4-23.9 180 30.3 26.0-35.0 193 32.0 27.5-36.8 95 18.4 14.8-22.8
45-54 627 110 16.8 13.7-20.5 171 28.2 24.0-32.7 223 35.2 30.8-39.9 123 19.8 16.4-23.8
55-64 457 83 16.2 12.6-20.6 132 30.1 25.1-35.6 159 33.7 28.7-39.1 83 20.0 15.6-25.3
65-74 243 61 25.9 19.7-33.1 72 29.4 22.8-36.9 76 30.4 23.9-37.7 34 14.4 9.7-20.8
75+ 86 26 32.2 22.1-44.3 21 22.5 14.5-33.2 28 34.7 24.5-46.6 11 10.6 5.5-19.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 435 73 16.0 11.5-21.8 114 31.0 24.9-38.0 169 33.8 28.2-39.9 79 19.2 14.5-25.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 955 177 20.6 16.8-24.9 301 33.1 29.0-37.5 337 30.9 27.2-34.8 140 15.5 12.6-18.9
Some Post-H.S. 706 168 25.3 21.2-30.0 230 33.1 28.6-37.9 198 27.9 23.5-32.8 110 13.7 11.0-17.0
College Graduate 473 125 27.8 22.8-33.4 138 30.6 25.5-36.2 130 27.2 22.5-32.6 80 14.4 11.0-18.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 323 66 20.4 15.0-27.0 94 34.8 27.3-43.0 110 29.3 23.4-36.0 53 15.6 10.9-21.7
$15,000- 24,999 537 117 23.1 18.0-29.1 154 30.0 24.7-36.0 189 33.1 27.7-39.1 77 13.7 10.4-18.0
$25,000- 34,999 387 63 15.8 11.5-21.3 125 31.8 25.9-38.2 135 32.4 26.6-38.9 64 20.0 14.6-26.8
$35,000- 49,999 415 88 20.4 16.2-25.4 126 34.1 28.4-40.4 128 28.4 23.3-34.0 73 17.1 12.9-22.3
$50,000-74,999 341 70 20.4 15.6-26.2 105 34.1 27.4-41.4 103 28.3 22.9-34.4 63 17.3 13.1-22.6
$75,000+ 297 72 27.3 21.0-34.6 99 31.6 25.7-38.3 82 29.2 23.0-36.3 44 11.9 8.4-16.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 946 191 19.8 16.4-23.6 243 27.6 23.7-31.9 336 34.6 30.5-38.9 176 18.1 15.0-21.7
No 1,616 349 23.4 20.5-26.5 537 34.6 31.5-37.8 497 27.8 25.0-30.7 233 14.3 12.2-16.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 340 55 17.1 11.7-24.3 102 33.3 26.5-40.8 114 31.3 25.1-38.2 69 18.3 13.4-24.5
Non-Veteran 2,229 488 23.1 20.7-25.7 682 32.2 29.5-34.9 719 29.7 27.3-32.3 340 15.0 13.2-17.1

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*Asked only of respondents who reported 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.

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