BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Tobacco Use

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,189	8,134	46.2	45.2-47.3	9,055	53.8	52.7-54.8
-Northeastern Partnership	1,186	616	54.9	51.2-58.6	570	45.1	41.4-48.8
GENDER
Male	420	281	66.4	60.3-71.9	139	33.6	28.1-39.7
Female	766	335	43.4	39.3-47.6	431	56.6	52.4-60.7
RACE
White	698	404	62.3	57.6-66.8	294	37.7	33.2-42.4
African American	428	184	44.5	38.4-50.8	244	55.5	49.2-61.6
Other Minorities	53	24	44.5	29.7-60.3	29	55.5	39.7-70.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	15	42.3	24.5-62.4	22	57.7	37.6-75.5
Non-Hispanic	1,149	601	55.7	51.9-59.4	548	44.3	40.6-48.1
AGE
18-24	37	17	55.9	37.6-72.7	20	44.1	27.3-62.4
25-34	129	63	53.0	42.6-63.2	66	47.0	36.8-57.4
35-44	179	92	54.7	45.8-63.4	87	45.3	36.6-54.2
45-54	269	149	58.8	51.5-65.8	120	41.2	34.2-48.5
55-64	244	122	50.4	43.1-57.7	122	49.6	42.3-56.9
65-74	177	103	60.2	51.6-68.3	74	39.8	31.7-48.4
75+	144	67	49.6	40.5-58.7	77	50.4	41.3-59.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	243	132	54.7	46.3-62.9	111	45.3	37.1-53.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	438	231	57.8	51.5-63.9	207	42.2	36.1-48.5
Some Post-H.S.	261	145	57.9	49.8-65.6	116	42.1	34.4-50.2
College Graduate	242	108	45.6	38.4-53.0	134	54.4	47.0-61.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	197	104	48.8	39.8-58.0	93	51.2	42.0-60.2
$15,000- 24,999	231	129	61.8	53.1-69.8	102	38.2	30.2-46.9
$25,000- 34,999	155	73	52.0	40.8-63.0	82	48.0	37.0-59.2
$35,000- 49,999	137	73	54.5	44.8-63.8	64	45.5	36.2-55.2
$50,000-74,999	132	76	61.7	51.5-70.9	56	38.3	29.1-48.5
$75,000+	130	67	54.1	44.3-63.7	63	45.9	36.3-55.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	477	272	59.9	54.2-65.3	205	40.1	34.7-45.8
No	678	328	52.1	47.2-57.0	350	47.9	43.0-52.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	118	74.3	65.3-81.6	45	25.7	18.4-34.7
Non-Veteran	1,016	494	51.2	47.1-55.3	522	48.8	44.7-52.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,189

8,134

46.2

45.2-47.3

9,055

53.8

52.7-54.8

-Northeastern Partnership

1,186

616

54.9

51.2-58.6

570

45.1

41.4-48.8

GENDER

Male

420

281

66.4

60.3-71.9

139

33.6

28.1-39.7

Female

766

335

43.4

39.3-47.6

431

56.6

52.4-60.7

RACE

White

698

404

62.3

57.6-66.8

294

37.7

33.2-42.4

African American

428

184

44.5

38.4-50.8

244

55.5

49.2-61.6

Other Minorities

44.5

29.7-60.3

55.5

39.7-70.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

42.3

24.5-62.4

57.7

37.6-75.5

Non-Hispanic

1,149

601

55.7

51.9-59.4

548

44.3

40.6-48.1

AGE

18-24

55.9

37.6-72.7

44.1

27.3-62.4

25-34

129

53.0

42.6-63.2

47.0

36.8-57.4

35-44

179

54.7

45.8-63.4

45.3

36.6-54.2

45-54

269

149

58.8

51.5-65.8

120

41.2

34.2-48.5

55-64

244

122

50.4

43.1-57.7

122

49.6

42.3-56.9

65-74

177

103

60.2

51.6-68.3

39.8

31.7-48.4

75+

144

49.6

40.5-58.7

50.4

41.3-59.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

243

132

54.7

46.3-62.9

111

45.3

37.1-53.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

438

231

57.8

51.5-63.9

207

42.2

36.1-48.5

Some Post-H.S.

261

145

57.9

49.8-65.6

116

42.1

34.4-50.2

College Graduate

242

108

45.6

38.4-53.0

134

54.4

47.0-61.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

197

104

48.8

39.8-58.0

51.2

42.0-60.2

$15,000- 24,999

231

129

61.8

53.1-69.8

102

38.2

30.2-46.9

$25,000- 34,999

155

52.0

40.8-63.0

48.0

37.0-59.2

$35,000- 49,999

137

54.5

44.8-63.8

45.5

36.2-55.2

$50,000-74,999

132

61.7

51.5-70.9

38.3

29.1-48.5

$75,000+

130

54.1

44.3-63.7

45.9

36.3-55.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

477

272

59.9

54.2-65.3

205

40.1

34.7-45.8

678

328

52.1

47.2-57.0

350

47.9

43.0-52.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

118

74.3

65.3-81.6

25.7

18.4-34.7

Non-Veteran

1,016

494

51.2

47.1-55.3

522

48.8

44.7-52.9

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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.

** 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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