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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-WHITES

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 12,962 10,258 76.8 75.8-77.8 2,704 23.2 22.2-24.2
GENDER
Male 4,765 3,683 74.8 73.0-76.4 1,082 25.2 23.6-27.0
Female 8,197 6,575 78.7 77.5-79.8 1,622 21.3 20.2-22.5
AGE
18-24 515 357 68.4 63.1-73.2 158 31.6 26.8-36.9
25-34 1,553 1,094 69.5 66.6-72.3 459 30.5 27.7-33.4
35-44 2,267 1,671 74.1 71.8-76.2 596 25.9 23.8-28.2
45-54 2,500 1,847 74.0 71.9-76.1 653 26.0 23.9-28.1
55-64 2,497 2,019 81.5 79.6-83.3 478 18.5 16.7-20.4
65-74 1,963 1,708 87.9 86.1-89.5 255 12.1 10.5-13.9
75+ 1,610 1,515 94.3 92.9-95.5 95 5.7 4.5- 7.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,633 1,173 64.0 60.3-67.6 460 36.0 32.4-39.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,834 2,831 70.5 68.3-72.5 1,003 29.5 27.5-31.7
Some Post-H.S. 3,260 2,522 76.0 73.9-78.0 738 24.0 22.0-26.1
College Graduate 4,210 3,713 87.8 86.5-89.1 497 12.2 10.9-13.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,257 918 70.0 66.1-73.6 339 30.0 26.4-33.9
$15,000- 24,999 1,996 1,433 66.1 62.9-69.2 563 33.9 30.8-37.1
$25,000- 34,999 1,541 1,132 69.9 66.5-73.1 409 30.1 26.9-33.5
$35,000- 49,999 1,904 1,479 76.1 73.5-78.5 425 23.9 21.5-26.5
$50,000-74,999 1,917 1,566 81.0 78.6-83.2 351 19.0 16.8-21.4
$75,000+ 2,460 2,150 85.9 84.0-87.6 310 14.1 12.4-16.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,980 3,000 71.1 69.0-73.1 980 28.9 26.9-31.0
No 8,695 7,035 79.0 77.7-80.2 1,660 21.0 19.8-22.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,885 1,526 77.6 74.7-80.2 359 22.4 19.8-25.3
Non-Veteran 11,063 8,721 76.7 75.5-77.8 2,342 23.3 22.2-24.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

^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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