BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 6 mos.	6 mos. to 1 year	Past year	Past 5 years	Past 10 years
North Carolina	4,481	266	7.2	6.1- 8.5	149	4.7	3.8- 5.9	641	16.7	15.2-18.3	493	11.3	10.1-12.6	2,932	60.1	58.1-62.0
-Piedmont NC	2,458	149	7.6	6.1- 9.3	84	4.8	3.6- 6.4	348	16.7	14.7-18.9	272	11.1	9.6-12.8	1,605	59.8	57.1-62.4
GENDER
Male	1,124	68	8.2	6.0-11.0	42	5.3	3.6- 7.7	163	17.5	14.6-20.9	100	9.4	7.4-11.8	751	59.6	55.7-63.4
Female	1,334	81	6.8	5.2- 8.7	42	4.2	2.7- 6.6	185	15.7	13.2-18.5	172	13.3	11.2-15.8	854	60.0	56.6-63.3
RACE
White	2,082	124	7.6	6.0- 9.6	66	4.3	3.1- 5.9	278	15.7	13.7-18.1	222	10.6	9.0-12.4	1,392	61.8	58.9-64.5
African American	299	18	6.3	3.7-10.5	13	4.9	2.4- 9.7	55	19.8	14.8-26.0	37	13.2	8.9-19.2	176	55.8	48.5-62.9
Other Minorities	69	7	11.2	4.8-24.1	5	13.8	4.7-34.4	15	25.7	13.0-44.4	13	14.5	7.7-25.7	29	34.9	21.9-50.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	67	6	7.4	2.7-19.0	7	14.1	5.2-32.9	18	29.4	16.6-46.6	13	14.7	7.7-26.1	23	34.4	21.6-50.0
Non-Hispanic	2,390	143	7.6	6.1- 9.4	77	4.3	3.2- 5.8	330	16.0	14.1-18.2	259	10.9	9.4-12.6	1,581	61.2	58.5-63.7
AGE
18-24	34	10	24.5	12.0-43.6	6	24.8	10.1-49.3	13	39.2	22.1-59.6	4	8.8	3.1-23.0	1	2.6	0.4-16.4
25-34	176	25	15.8	9.3-25.6	20	11.5	6.7-19.0	65	38.5	29.4-48.5	35	15.7	10.6-22.7	31	18.4	11.9-27.5
35-44	310	25	8.3	5.2-12.8	21	7.3	4.3-12.1	74	21.8	16.9-27.7	50	16.2	11.8-21.8	140	46.4	39.8-53.1
45-54	449	37	7.8	5.2-11.4	17	4.1	2.3- 7.2	65	13.7	10.4-17.9	63	13.4	10.0-17.8	267	61.0	55.3-66.4
55-64	585	30	6.4	4.1- 9.7	10	1.2	0.6- 2.2	68	11.5	8.8-15.0	67	10.7	8.1-14.0	410	70.3	65.6-74.6
65-74	517	13	1.8	1.0- 3.3	9	1.7	0.8- 3.6	47	9.7	7.0-13.4	30	5.1	3.3- 7.9	418	81.6	77.3-85.2
75+	377	9	2.3	1.2- 4.6	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	14	3.2	1.8- 5.7	22	4.9	2.9- 8.2	331	89.5	85.5-92.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	368	19	6.6	3.7-11.5	11	6.9	3.0-15.0	60	18.1	12.9-24.9	48	12.0	8.6-16.6	230	56.3	48.8-63.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	718	53	9.5	6.6-13.4	38	6.4	4.0- 9.9	113	19.5	15.5-24.3	65	8.9	6.6-12.0	449	55.8	50.7-60.7
Some Post-H.S.	625	41	8.6	5.8-12.5	19	4.3	2.5- 7.5	91	18.1	14.3-22.6	69	11.1	8.4-14.6	405	57.9	52.8-62.9
College Graduate	745	36	5.5	3.5- 8.5	16	3.0	1.7- 5.2	83	12.6	9.8-16.0	90	12.7	10.0-16.1	520	66.2	61.7-70.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	283	24	10.7	6.4-17.3	9	6.5	2.5-15.8	44	15.4	10.8-21.6	35	13.7	8.9-20.5	171	53.6	45.4-61.6
$15,000- 24,999	415	30	8.6	4.9-14.4	19	7.0	3.7-13.0	73	25.9	19.4-33.6	43	8.1	5.6-11.5	250	50.5	43.5-57.5
$25,000- 34,999	275	11	5.5	2.6-11.4	8	3.5	1.4- 8.2	36	15.9	10.4-23.7	35	11.0	7.5-15.9	185	64.0	55.9-71.3
$35,000- 49,999	325	28	11.8	7.9-17.2	10	2.9	1.5- 5.6	54	15.7	11.4-21.1	36	13.2	8.8-19.5	197	56.4	49.5-63.0
$50,000-74,999	347	15	6.4	3.4-11.7	13	4.7	2.5- 8.7	45	13.8	10.0-18.8	44	12.1	8.7-16.5	230	63.0	56.5-69.0
$75,000+	462	20	4.1	2.4- 7.0	13	3.7	2.0- 6.7	59	16.4	12.4-21.4	53	13.4	9.9-17.8	317	62.4	56.8-67.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	880	55	8.8	6.2-12.4	22	3.7	2.1- 6.5	117	14.8	12.0-18.0	91	10.5	8.0-13.7	595	62.2	57.7-66.4
No	1,562	94	7.1	5.4- 9.2	62	5.4	3.8- 7.5	230	17.6	15.1-20.5	179	11.4	9.6-13.5	997	58.6	55.3-61.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	500	22	6.1	3.7- 9.7	10	2.2	0.9- 5.4	51	10.3	7.5-14.0	38	7.3	4.9-11.0	379	74.1	68.8-78.7
Non-Veteran	1,958	127	8.0	6.3-10.0	74	5.5	4.0- 7.4	297	18.4	16.0-21.0	234	12.1	10.4-14.0	1,226	56.1	53.1-59.1

Total
Respond.^

Less than 6 mos.

6 mos. to 1 year

Past year

Past 5 years

Past 10 years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,481

266

7.2

6.1- 8.5

149

4.7

3.8- 5.9

641

16.7

15.2-18.3

493

11.3

10.1-12.6

2,932

60.1

58.1-62.0

-Piedmont NC

2,458

149

7.6

6.1- 9.3

4.8

3.6- 6.4

348

16.7

14.7-18.9

272

11.1

9.6-12.8

1,605

59.8

57.1-62.4

GENDER

Male

1,124

8.2

6.0-11.0

5.3

3.6- 7.7

163

17.5

14.6-20.9

100

9.4

7.4-11.8

751

59.6

55.7-63.4

Female

1,334

6.8

5.2- 8.7

4.2

2.7- 6.6

185

15.7

13.2-18.5

172

13.3

11.2-15.8

854

60.0

56.6-63.3

RACE

White

2,082

124

7.6

6.0- 9.6

4.3

3.1- 5.9

278

15.7

13.7-18.1

222

10.6

9.0-12.4

1,392

61.8

58.9-64.5

African American

299

6.3

3.7-10.5

4.9

2.4- 9.7

19.8

14.8-26.0

13.2

8.9-19.2

176

55.8

48.5-62.9

Other Minorities

11.2

4.8-24.1

13.8

4.7-34.4

25.7

13.0-44.4

14.5

7.7-25.7

34.9

21.9-50.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.4

2.7-19.0

14.1

5.2-32.9

29.4

16.6-46.6

14.7

7.7-26.1

34.4

21.6-50.0

Non-Hispanic

2,390

143

7.6

6.1- 9.4

4.3

3.2- 5.8

330

16.0

14.1-18.2

259

10.9

9.4-12.6

1,581

61.2

58.5-63.7

AGE

18-24

24.5

12.0-43.6

24.8

10.1-49.3

39.2

22.1-59.6

8.8

3.1-23.0

2.6

0.4-16.4

25-34

176

15.8

9.3-25.6

11.5

6.7-19.0

38.5

29.4-48.5

15.7

10.6-22.7

18.4

11.9-27.5

35-44

310

8.3

5.2-12.8

7.3

4.3-12.1

21.8

16.9-27.7

16.2

11.8-21.8

140

46.4

39.8-53.1

45-54

449

7.8

5.2-11.4

4.1

2.3- 7.2

13.7

10.4-17.9

13.4

10.0-17.8

267

61.0

55.3-66.4

55-64

585

6.4

4.1- 9.7

1.2

0.6- 2.2

11.5

8.8-15.0

10.7

8.1-14.0

410

70.3

65.6-74.6

65-74

517

1.8

1.0- 3.3

1.7

0.8- 3.6

9.7

7.0-13.4

5.1

3.3- 7.9

418

81.6

77.3-85.2

75+

377

2.3

1.2- 4.6

0.1

0.0- 0.7

3.2

1.8- 5.7

4.9

2.9- 8.2

331

89.5

85.5-92.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

368

6.6

3.7-11.5

6.9

3.0-15.0

18.1

12.9-24.9

12.0

8.6-16.6

230

56.3

48.8-63.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

718

9.5

6.6-13.4

6.4

4.0- 9.9

113

19.5

15.5-24.3

8.9

6.6-12.0

449

55.8

50.7-60.7

Some Post-H.S.

625

8.6

5.8-12.5

4.3

2.5- 7.5

18.1

14.3-22.6

11.1

8.4-14.6

405

57.9

52.8-62.9

College Graduate

745

5.5

3.5- 8.5

3.0

1.7- 5.2

12.6

9.8-16.0

12.7

10.0-16.1

520

66.2

61.7-70.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

283

10.7

6.4-17.3

6.5

2.5-15.8

15.4

10.8-21.6

13.7

8.9-20.5

171

53.6

45.4-61.6

$15,000- 24,999

415

8.6

4.9-14.4

7.0

3.7-13.0

25.9

19.4-33.6

8.1

5.6-11.5

250

50.5

43.5-57.5

$25,000- 34,999

275

5.5

2.6-11.4

3.5

1.4- 8.2

15.9

10.4-23.7

11.0

7.5-15.9

185

64.0

55.9-71.3

$35,000- 49,999

325

11.8

7.9-17.2

2.9

1.5- 5.6

15.7

11.4-21.1

13.2

8.8-19.5

197

56.4

49.5-63.0

$50,000-74,999

347

6.4

3.4-11.7

4.7

2.5- 8.7

13.8

10.0-18.8

12.1

8.7-16.5

230

63.0

56.5-69.0

$75,000+

462

4.1

2.4- 7.0

3.7

2.0- 6.7

16.4

12.4-21.4

13.4

9.9-17.8

317

62.4

56.8-67.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

880

8.8

6.2-12.4

3.7

2.1- 6.5

117

14.8

12.0-18.0

10.5

8.0-13.7

595

62.2

57.7-66.4

1,562

7.1

5.4- 9.2

5.4

3.8- 7.5

230

17.6

15.1-20.5

179

11.4

9.6-13.5

997

58.6

55.3-61.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

500

6.1

3.7- 9.7

2.2

0.9- 5.4

10.3

7.5-14.0

7.3

4.9-11.0

379

74.1

68.8-78.7

Non-Veteran

1,958

127

8.0

6.3-10.0

5.5

4.0- 7.4

297

18.4

16.0-21.0

234

12.1

10.4-14.0

1,226

56.1

53.1-59.1

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* Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in their entire lifetime and now smoke not at all (for any length of time).

^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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