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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-WHITES

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,491 2,162 37.2 35.6-38.9 542 9.7 8.6-10.8 3,787 53.1 51.5-54.7
GENDER
Male 2,795 876 36.2 33.8-38.7 206 9.5 7.9-11.5 1,713 54.3 51.8-56.8
Female 3,696 1,286 38.5 36.4-40.6 336 9.8 8.6-11.1 2,074 51.7 49.7-53.8
AGE
18-24 214 120 60.0 51.6-67.8 38 18.0 12.1-26.0 56 22.0 16.3-29.0
25-34 728 351 48.9 44.4-53.4 108 14.1 11.2-17.7 269 37.0 32.7-41.4
35-44 1,030 486 45.4 41.7-49.1 110 11.9 9.6-14.8 434 42.7 39.1-46.4
45-54 1,310 545 41.2 38.0-44.5 108 8.0 6.4- 9.9 657 50.8 47.5-54.0
55-64 1,365 379 26.2 23.5-29.1 99 6.7 5.3- 8.5 887 67.0 64.0-70.0
65-74 1,091 201 17.5 15.0-20.4 54 4.1 3.0- 5.5 836 78.4 75.3-81.1
75+ 727 72 8.7 6.7-11.2 23 3.2 2.0- 4.9 632 88.1 85.3-90.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 935 391 52.3 47.8-56.8 69 8.1 5.8-11.2 475 39.5 35.5-43.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,145 828 41.9 39.1-44.8 175 10.0 8.1-12.3 1,142 48.1 45.2-50.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,731 580 36.2 33.2-39.4 158 10.1 8.1-12.4 993 53.7 50.5-56.8
College Graduate 1,667 357 22.9 20.4-25.6 140 9.8 8.0-11.9 1,170 67.4 64.4-70.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 716 271 45.3 40.1-50.6 68 9.4 7.2-12.4 377 45.2 40.2-50.4
$15,000- 24,999 1,144 460 46.8 42.6-50.9 103 10.6 8.1-13.8 581 42.7 38.8-46.6
$25,000- 34,999 842 347 46.5 41.9-51.2 62 7.8 5.6-10.8 433 45.7 41.3-50.2
$35,000- 49,999 962 348 39.4 35.5-43.4 77 8.2 6.3-10.5 537 52.5 48.5-56.4
$50,000-74,999 915 275 32.2 28.4-36.2 76 9.9 7.6-12.9 564 57.9 53.8-61.9
$75,000+ 1,023 221 24.6 21.3-28.2 89 9.6 7.5-12.2 713 65.8 62.1-69.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,321 784 39.1 36.3-41.9 196 9.3 7.8-11.2 1,341 51.6 48.8-54.3
No 4,029 1,329 36.4 34.4-38.5 331 9.7 8.4-11.1 2,369 53.9 51.9-56.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,245 296 27.9 24.5-31.6 63 6.3 4.4- 9.1 886 65.7 61.9-69.4
Non-Veteran 5,239 1,863 39.5 37.7-41.3 479 10.5 9.3-11.8 2,897 50.0 48.2-51.9

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

^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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