BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	8,128	2,744	37.0	35.5-38.4	798	12.0	10.9-13.2	4,586	51.0	49.5-52.5
-Piedmont NC	4,407	1,472	36.2	34.2-38.2	423	12.4	10.8-14.1	2,512	51.5	49.4-53.5
GENDER
Male	1,941	611	34.4	31.5-37.4	180	13.9	11.4-16.8	1,150	51.7	48.6-54.8
Female	2,466	861	38.5	36.0-41.1	243	10.4	9.0-12.0	1,362	51.1	48.6-53.6
RACE
White	3,609	1,192	36.7	34.6-39.0	293	9.7	8.2-11.4	2,124	53.6	51.3-55.8
African American	639	232	37.7	32.6-43.1	96	19.5	14.4-25.9	311	42.8	37.5-48.1
Other Minorities	145	44	23.2	16.3-31.8	32	30.0	20.9-41.0	69	46.8	36.4-57.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	144	39	20.3	13.6-29.2	38	35.6	25.6-47.0	67	44.1	33.8-54.9
Non-Hispanic	4,260	1,432	37.2	35.2-39.3	384	10.9	9.3-12.6	2,444	51.9	49.9-54.0
AGE
18-24	143	78	54.5	43.6-64.9	29	26.3	17.0-38.3	36	19.2	13.0-27.5
25-34	519	243	45.2	39.8-50.8	95	19.3	15.2-24.2	181	35.5	30.3-41.1
35-44	741	331	41.9	37.7-46.2	91	13.7	10.8-17.2	319	44.4	40.1-48.8
45-54	894	355	37.8	34.0-41.8	80	8.8	6.6-11.5	459	53.4	49.4-57.5
55-64	939	272	28.3	24.9-31.9	73	7.9	6.0-10.4	594	63.8	60.0-67.5
65-74	706	137	19.6	16.2-23.6	41	5.2	3.6- 7.3	528	75.2	71.1-78.9
75+	445	48	9.9	7.2-13.3	12	2.4	1.3- 4.4	385	87.8	84.0-90.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	746	302	46.5	40.9-52.1	63	13.2	8.7-19.4	381	40.4	35.3-45.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,448	571	41.6	38.0-45.2	141	12.4	9.8-15.7	736	46.0	42.5-49.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,100	364	36.8	32.9-40.9	101	11.8	9.0-15.3	635	51.4	47.4-55.4
College Graduate	1,106	230	21.1	18.3-24.2	118	12.3	9.9-15.2	758	66.6	63.0-70.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	544	195	43.7	37.6-50.1	59	13.0	9.1-18.2	290	43.3	37.5-49.3
$15,000- 24,999	828	316	41.9	36.9-47.0	87	14.3	10.7-18.9	425	43.8	38.9-48.8
$25,000- 34,999	574	251	47.9	42.5-53.5	45	7.7	5.2-11.1	278	44.4	39.1-49.8
$35,000- 49,999	612	224	37.4	32.3-42.8	57	13.6	8.6-20.9	331	49.0	43.4-54.6
$50,000-74,999	571	162	31.3	26.4-36.6	54	11.4	8.2-15.7	355	57.3	51.9-62.5
$75,000+	690	156	25.1	21.2-29.5	65	10.8	8.0-14.2	469	64.1	59.5-68.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,557	528	39.7	36.3-43.2	136	10.0	8.0-12.3	893	50.3	47.0-53.7
No	2,744	905	34.5	32.1-37.0	273	13.2	11.1-15.6	1,566	52.3	49.7-54.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	724	178	28.7	24.1-33.7	36	7.4	4.5-12.0	510	63.9	58.6-68.9
Non-Veteran	3,677	1,291	37.6	35.4-39.8	386	13.3	11.6-15.3	2,000	49.1	46.8-51.3

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,128

2,744

37.0

35.5-38.4

798

12.0

10.9-13.2

4,586

51.0

49.5-52.5

-Piedmont NC

4,407

1,472

36.2

34.2-38.2

423

12.4

10.8-14.1

2,512

51.5

49.4-53.5

GENDER

Male

1,941

611

34.4

31.5-37.4

180

13.9

11.4-16.8

1,150

51.7

48.6-54.8

Female

2,466

861

38.5

36.0-41.1

243

10.4

9.0-12.0

1,362

51.1

48.6-53.6

RACE

White

3,609

1,192

36.7

34.6-39.0

293

9.7

8.2-11.4

2,124

53.6

51.3-55.8

African American

639

232

37.7

32.6-43.1

19.5

14.4-25.9

311

42.8

37.5-48.1

Other Minorities

145

23.2

16.3-31.8

30.0

20.9-41.0

46.8

36.4-57.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

144

20.3

13.6-29.2

35.6

25.6-47.0

44.1

33.8-54.9

Non-Hispanic

4,260

1,432

37.2

35.2-39.3

384

10.9

9.3-12.6

2,444

51.9

49.9-54.0

AGE

18-24

143

54.5

43.6-64.9

26.3

17.0-38.3

19.2

13.0-27.5

25-34

519

243

45.2

39.8-50.8

19.3

15.2-24.2

181

35.5

30.3-41.1

35-44

741

331

41.9

37.7-46.2

13.7

10.8-17.2

319

44.4

40.1-48.8

45-54

894

355

37.8

34.0-41.8

8.8

6.6-11.5

459

53.4

49.4-57.5

55-64

939

272

28.3

24.9-31.9

7.9

6.0-10.4

594

63.8

60.0-67.5

65-74

706

137

19.6

16.2-23.6

5.2

3.6- 7.3

528

75.2

71.1-78.9

75+

445

9.9

7.2-13.3

2.4

1.3- 4.4

385

87.8

84.0-90.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

746

302

46.5

40.9-52.1

13.2

8.7-19.4

381

40.4

35.3-45.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,448

571

41.6

38.0-45.2

141

12.4

9.8-15.7

736

46.0

42.5-49.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,100

364

36.8

32.9-40.9

101

11.8

9.0-15.3

635

51.4

47.4-55.4

College Graduate

1,106

230

21.1

18.3-24.2

118

12.3

9.9-15.2

758

66.6

63.0-70.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

544

195

43.7

37.6-50.1

13.0

9.1-18.2

290

43.3

37.5-49.3

$15,000- 24,999

828

316

41.9

36.9-47.0

14.3

10.7-18.9

425

43.8

38.9-48.8

$25,000- 34,999

574

251

47.9

42.5-53.5

7.7

5.2-11.1

278

44.4

39.1-49.8

$35,000- 49,999

612

224

37.4

32.3-42.8

13.6

8.6-20.9

331

49.0

43.4-54.6

$50,000-74,999

571

162

31.3

26.4-36.6

11.4

8.2-15.7

355

57.3

51.9-62.5

$75,000+

690

156

25.1

21.2-29.5

10.8

8.0-14.2

469

64.1

59.5-68.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,557

528

39.7

36.3-43.2

136

10.0

8.0-12.3

893

50.3

47.0-53.7

2,744

905

34.5

32.1-37.0

273

13.2

11.1-15.6

1,566

52.3

49.7-54.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

724

178

28.7

24.1-33.7

7.4

4.5-12.0

510

63.9

58.6-68.9

Non-Veteran

3,677

1,291

37.6

35.4-39.8

386

13.3

11.6-15.3

2,000

49.1

46.8-51.3

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

^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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