BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Current Smoker*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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
-Piedmont NC	9,638	7,743	78.7	77.4-79.8	1,895	21.3	20.2-22.6
GENDER
Male	3,516	2,725	75.8	73.7-77.8	791	24.2	22.2-26.3
Female	6,122	5,018	81.4	80.1-82.7	1,104	18.6	17.3-19.9
RACE
White	7,481	5,996	77.9	76.5-79.3	1,485	22.1	20.7-23.5
African American	1,571	1,243	77.3	73.9-80.3	328	22.7	19.7-26.1
Other Minorities	545	469	86.8	82.9-89.9	76	13.2	10.1-17.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	554	477	85.2	80.7-88.8	77	14.8	11.2-19.3
Non-Hispanic	9,078	7,262	77.9	76.7-79.2	1,816	22.1	20.8-23.3
AGE
18-24	438	331	72.1	66.0-77.4	107	27.9	22.6-34.0
25-34	1,355	1,017	74.5	71.5-77.4	338	25.5	22.6-28.5
35-44	1,885	1,463	78.5	76.1-80.6	422	21.5	19.4-23.9
45-54	1,841	1,406	77.3	74.9-79.6	435	22.7	20.4-25.1
55-64	1,720	1,375	80.0	77.6-82.2	345	20.0	17.8-22.4
65-74	1,294	1,116	86.4	83.9-88.6	178	13.6	11.4-16.1
75+	1,056	996	94.6	92.9-95.9	60	5.4	4.1- 7.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,503	1,138	72.0	68.2-75.6	365	28.0	24.4-31.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,745	2,033	71.4	68.9-73.8	712	28.6	26.2-31.1
Some Post-H.S.	2,288	1,823	77.5	74.9-79.9	465	22.5	20.1-25.1
College Graduate	3,083	2,735	88.8	87.4-90.2	348	11.2	9.8-12.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,039	785	71.7	67.2-75.7	254	28.3	24.3-32.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,635	1,232	72.6	69.1-75.8	403	27.4	24.2-30.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,134	838	72.6	68.9-76.1	296	27.4	23.9-31.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,262	981	76.1	72.3-79.6	281	23.9	20.4-27.7
$50,000-74,999	1,306	1,090	82.2	79.2-84.9	216	17.8	15.1-20.8
$75,000+	1,809	1,588	86.4	84.2-88.4	221	13.6	11.6-15.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,829	2,165	72.7	70.3-75.1	664	27.3	24.9-29.7
No	6,543	5,365	80.7	79.2-82.0	1,178	19.3	18.0-20.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,142	928	77.2	73.2-80.7	214	22.8	19.3-26.8
Non-Veteran	8,484	6,807	78.9	77.6-80.1	1,677	21.1	19.9-22.4

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

-Piedmont NC

9,638

7,743

78.7

77.4-79.8

1,895

21.3

20.2-22.6

GENDER

Male

3,516

2,725

75.8

73.7-77.8

791

24.2

22.2-26.3

Female

6,122

5,018

81.4

80.1-82.7

1,104

18.6

17.3-19.9

RACE

White

7,481

5,996

77.9

76.5-79.3

1,485

22.1

20.7-23.5

African American

1,571

1,243

77.3

73.9-80.3

328

22.7

19.7-26.1

Other Minorities

545

469

86.8

82.9-89.9

13.2

10.1-17.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

554

477

85.2

80.7-88.8

14.8

11.2-19.3

Non-Hispanic

9,078

7,262

77.9

76.7-79.2

1,816

22.1

20.8-23.3

AGE

18-24

438

331

72.1

66.0-77.4

107

27.9

22.6-34.0

25-34

1,355

1,017

74.5

71.5-77.4

338

25.5

22.6-28.5

35-44

1,885

1,463

78.5

76.1-80.6

422

21.5

19.4-23.9

45-54

1,841

1,406

77.3

74.9-79.6

435

22.7

20.4-25.1

55-64

1,720

1,375

80.0

77.6-82.2

345

20.0

17.8-22.4

65-74

1,294

1,116

86.4

83.9-88.6

178

13.6

11.4-16.1

75+

1,056

996

94.6

92.9-95.9

5.4

4.1- 7.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,503

1,138

72.0

68.2-75.6

365

28.0

24.4-31.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,745

2,033

71.4

68.9-73.8

712

28.6

26.2-31.1

Some Post-H.S.

2,288

1,823

77.5

74.9-79.9

465

22.5

20.1-25.1

College Graduate

3,083

2,735

88.8

87.4-90.2

348

11.2

9.8-12.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,039

785

71.7

67.2-75.7

254

28.3

24.3-32.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,635

1,232

72.6

69.1-75.8

403

27.4

24.2-30.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,134

838

72.6

68.9-76.1

296

27.4

23.9-31.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,262

981

76.1

72.3-79.6

281

23.9

20.4-27.7

$50,000-74,999

1,306

1,090

82.2

79.2-84.9

216

17.8

15.1-20.8

$75,000+

1,809

1,588

86.4

84.2-88.4

221

13.6

11.6-15.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,829

2,165

72.7

70.3-75.1

664

27.3

24.9-29.7

6,543

5,365

80.7

79.2-82.0

1,178

19.3

18.0-20.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,142

928

77.2

73.2-80.7

214

22.8

19.3-26.8

Non-Veteran

8,484

6,807

78.9

77.6-80.1

1,677

21.1

19.9-22.4

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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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