BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,538	1,910	54.9	52.5-57.2	1,628	45.1	42.8-47.5
-Northeastern Partnership	279	157	59.2	51.1-66.8	122	40.8	33.2-48.9
GENDER
Male	129	75	60.5	48.9-71.0	54	39.5	29.0-51.1
Female	150	82	57.0	47.5-66.0	68	43.0	34.0-52.5
RACE
White	175	89	54.7	44.2-64.8	86	45.3	35.2-55.8
African American	86	59	71.1	57.6-81.7	27	28.9	18.3-42.4
Other Minorities	16	8	54.7	27.3-79.6	8	45.3	20.4-72.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	7	4	47.4	13.6-83.8	3	52.6	16.2-86.4
Non-Hispanic	272	153	59.9	51.8-67.4	119	40.1	32.6-48.2
AGE
18-24	15	7	45.3	20.4-72.9	8	54.7	27.1-79.6
25-34	46	34	77.0	60.6-87.9	12	23.0	12.1-39.4
35-44	60	32	58.1	43.1-71.8	28	41.9	28.2-56.9
45-54	78	40	57.3	44.6-69.0	38	42.7	31.0-55.4
55-64	49	28	61.6	45.3-75.6	21	38.4	24.4-54.7
65-74	22	13	53.3	30.6-74.7	9	46.7	25.3-69.4
75+	8	3	36.9	10.1-75.3	5	63.1	24.7-89.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	62	39	59.8	43.3-74.3	23	40.2	25.7-56.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	113	64	61.7	48.5-73.4	49	38.3	26.6-51.5
Some Post-H.S.	69	36	54.3	39.0-68.8	33	45.7	31.2-61.0
College Graduate	35	18	58.6	38.9-75.9	17	41.4	24.1-61.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	50	33	66.1	47.8-80.5	17	33.9	19.5-52.2
$15,000- 24,999	61	34	60.2	43.6-74.7	27	39.8	25.3-56.4
$25,000- 34,999	39	23	63.4	38.3-82.8	16	36.6	17.2-61.7
$35,000- 49,999	27	15	62.2	39.8-80.4	12	37.8	19.6-60.2
$50,000-74,999	36	18	61.5	43.2-77.1	18	38.5	22.9-56.8
$75,000+	27	15	54.1	34.0-72.9	12	45.9	27.1-66.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	113	66	58.1	43.7-71.2	47	41.9	28.8-56.3
No	155	83	58.4	48.2-67.8	72	41.6	32.2-51.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	41	19	53.2	33.7-71.7	22	46.8	28.3-66.3
Non-Veteran	235	136	60.9	52.0-69.2	99	39.1	30.8-48.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,538

1,910

54.9

52.5-57.2

1,628

45.1

42.8-47.5

-Northeastern Partnership

279

157

59.2

51.1-66.8

122

40.8

33.2-48.9

GENDER

Male

129

60.5

48.9-71.0

39.5

29.0-51.1

Female

150

57.0

47.5-66.0

43.0

34.0-52.5

RACE

White

175

54.7

44.2-64.8

45.3

35.2-55.8

African American

71.1

57.6-81.7

28.9

18.3-42.4

Other Minorities

54.7

27.3-79.6

45.3

20.4-72.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

47.4

13.6-83.8

52.6

16.2-86.4

Non-Hispanic

272

153

59.9

51.8-67.4

119

40.1

32.6-48.2

AGE

18-24

45.3

20.4-72.9

54.7

27.1-79.6

25-34

77.0

60.6-87.9

23.0

12.1-39.4

35-44

58.1

43.1-71.8

41.9

28.2-56.9

45-54

57.3

44.6-69.0

42.7

31.0-55.4

55-64

61.6

45.3-75.6

38.4

24.4-54.7

65-74

53.3

30.6-74.7

46.7

25.3-69.4

75+

36.9

10.1-75.3

63.1

24.7-89.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

59.8

43.3-74.3

40.2

25.7-56.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

113

61.7

48.5-73.4

38.3

26.6-51.5

Some Post-H.S.

54.3

39.0-68.8

45.7

31.2-61.0

College Graduate

58.6

38.9-75.9

41.4

24.1-61.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

66.1

47.8-80.5

33.9

19.5-52.2

$15,000- 24,999

60.2

43.6-74.7

39.8

25.3-56.4

$25,000- 34,999

63.4

38.3-82.8

36.6

17.2-61.7

$35,000- 49,999

62.2

39.8-80.4

37.8

19.6-60.2

$50,000-74,999

61.5

43.2-77.1

38.5

22.9-56.8

$75,000+

54.1

34.0-72.9

45.9

27.1-66.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

113

58.1

43.7-71.2

41.9

28.8-56.3

155

58.4

48.2-67.8

41.6

32.2-51.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

53.2

33.7-71.7

46.8

28.3-66.3

Non-Veteran

235

136

60.9

52.0-69.2

39.1

30.8-48.0

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently 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.

** 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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