BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Current Smoker*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	17,183	13,641	77.4	76.5-78.3	3,542	22.6	21.7-23.5
-Northeastern Partnership	1,186	907	70.8	66.9-74.4	279	29.2	25.6-33.1
GENDER
Male	420	291	63.2	56.7-69.3	129	36.8	30.7-43.3
Female	766	616	78.4	74.5-81.8	150	21.6	18.2-25.5
RACE
White	698	523	67.0	61.6-72.0	175	33.0	28.0-38.4
African American	428	342	77.7	71.9-82.6	86	22.3	17.4-28.1
Other Minorities	53	37	68.9	52.3-81.7	16	31.1	18.3-47.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	30	71.7	48.7-87.1	7	28.3	12.9-51.3
Non-Hispanic	1,149	877	70.7	66.7-74.4	272	29.3	25.6-33.3
AGE
18-24	37	22	50.5	32.4-68.5	15	49.5	31.5-67.6
25-34	129	83	59.2	48.1-69.4	46	40.8	30.6-51.9
35-44	179	119	66.1	57.3-74.0	60	33.9	26.0-42.7
45-54	269	191	68.8	61.6-75.1	78	31.2	24.9-38.4
55-64	244	195	78.3	71.3-83.9	49	21.7	16.1-28.7
65-74	177	155	88.9	82.9-93.0	22	11.1	7.0-17.1
75+	144	136	93.2	86.0-96.8	8	6.8	3.2-14.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	243	181	71.4	63.2-78.4	62	28.6	21.6-36.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	438	325	64.9	57.8-71.5	113	35.1	28.5-42.2
Some Post-H.S.	261	192	69.3	61.2-76.4	69	30.7	23.6-38.8
College Graduate	242	207	84.0	77.4-89.0	35	16.0	11.0-22.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	197	147	74.9	66.1-82.0	50	25.1	18.0-33.9
$15,000- 24,999	231	170	64.0	54.2-72.8	61	36.0	27.2-45.8
$25,000- 34,999	155	116	64.5	51.7-75.6	39	35.5	24.4-48.3
$35,000- 49,999	137	110	79.5	70.4-86.4	27	20.5	13.6-29.6
$50,000-74,999	132	96	69.8	59.4-78.4	36	30.2	21.6-40.6
$75,000+	130	103	76.1	66.6-83.5	27	23.9	16.5-33.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	477	364	70.5	63.8-76.5	113	29.5	23.5-36.2
No	678	523	71.5	66.5-76.0	155	28.5	24.0-33.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	122	66.7	55.8-76.1	41	33.3	23.9-44.2
Non-Veteran	1,016	781	71.7	67.5-75.5	235	28.3	24.5-32.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,183

13,641

77.4

76.5-78.3

3,542

22.6

21.7-23.5

-Northeastern Partnership

1,186

907

70.8

66.9-74.4

279

29.2

25.6-33.1

GENDER

Male

420

291

63.2

56.7-69.3

129

36.8

30.7-43.3

Female

766

616

78.4

74.5-81.8

150

21.6

18.2-25.5

RACE

White

698

523

67.0

61.6-72.0

175

33.0

28.0-38.4

African American

428

342

77.7

71.9-82.6

22.3

17.4-28.1

Other Minorities

68.9

52.3-81.7

31.1

18.3-47.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

71.7

48.7-87.1

28.3

12.9-51.3

Non-Hispanic

1,149

877

70.7

66.7-74.4

272

29.3

25.6-33.3

AGE

18-24

50.5

32.4-68.5

49.5

31.5-67.6

25-34

129

59.2

48.1-69.4

40.8

30.6-51.9

35-44

179

119

66.1

57.3-74.0

33.9

26.0-42.7

45-54

269

191

68.8

61.6-75.1

31.2

24.9-38.4

55-64

244

195

78.3

71.3-83.9

21.7

16.1-28.7

65-74

177

155

88.9

82.9-93.0

11.1

7.0-17.1

75+

144

136

93.2

86.0-96.8

6.8

3.2-14.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

243

181

71.4

63.2-78.4

28.6

21.6-36.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

438

325

64.9

57.8-71.5

113

35.1

28.5-42.2

Some Post-H.S.

261

192

69.3

61.2-76.4

30.7

23.6-38.8

College Graduate

242

207

84.0

77.4-89.0

16.0

11.0-22.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

197

147

74.9

66.1-82.0

25.1

18.0-33.9

$15,000- 24,999

231

170

64.0

54.2-72.8

36.0

27.2-45.8

$25,000- 34,999

155

116

64.5

51.7-75.6

35.5

24.4-48.3

$35,000- 49,999

137

110

79.5

70.4-86.4

20.5

13.6-29.6

$50,000-74,999

132

69.8

59.4-78.4

30.2

21.6-40.6

$75,000+

130

103

76.1

66.6-83.5

23.9

16.5-33.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

477

364

70.5

63.8-76.5

113

29.5

23.5-36.2

678

523

71.5

66.5-76.0

155

28.5

24.0-33.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

122

66.7

55.8-76.1

33.3

23.9-44.2

Non-Veteran

1,016

781

71.7

67.5-75.5

235

28.3

24.5-32.5

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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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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