BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	9,641	4,410	44.0	42.6-45.3	5,231	56.0	54.7-57.4
GENDER
Male	3,517	1,942	50.1	47.8-52.4	1,575	49.9	47.6-52.2
Female	6,124	2,468	38.0	36.5-39.6	3,656	62.0	60.4-63.5
RACE
White	7,484	3,612	47.6	46.0-49.1	3,872	52.4	50.9-54.0
African American	1,571	639	39.7	36.4-43.2	932	60.3	56.8-63.6
Other Minorities	545	145	24.8	20.4-29.9	400	75.2	70.1-79.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	554	144	26.4	21.8-31.7	410	73.6	68.3-78.2
Non-Hispanic	9,081	4,263	45.9	44.5-47.3	4,818	54.1	52.7-55.5
AGE
18-24	438	143	34.6	29.0-40.7	295	65.4	59.3-71.0
25-34	1,355	519	39.5	36.2-42.8	836	60.5	57.2-63.8
35-44	1,886	742	38.8	36.1-41.5	1,144	61.2	58.5-63.9
45-54	1,841	894	48.7	45.8-51.5	947	51.3	48.5-54.2
55-64	1,722	941	55.5	52.6-58.3	781	44.5	41.7-47.4
65-74	1,294	706	54.8	51.5-58.0	588	45.2	42.0-48.5
75+	1,056	445	43.9	40.3-47.6	611	56.1	52.4-59.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,503	746	46.9	42.9-50.9	757	53.1	49.1-57.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,745	1,448	52.9	50.3-55.5	1,297	47.1	44.5-49.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,290	1,102	46.4	43.6-49.3	1,188	53.6	50.7-56.4
College Graduate	3,084	1,107	33.5	31.4-35.5	1,977	66.5	64.5-68.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,039	544	50.0	45.5-54.5	495	50.0	45.5-54.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,636	829	48.8	45.1-52.5	807	51.2	47.5-54.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,134	574	49.2	45.2-53.2	560	50.8	46.8-54.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,263	613	46.9	43.1-50.6	650	53.1	49.4-56.9
$50,000-74,999	1,306	571	41.6	38.2-45.1	735	58.4	54.9-61.8
$75,000+	1,809	690	37.8	35.1-40.6	1,119	62.2	59.4-64.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,831	1,559	55.0	52.4-57.5	1,272	45.0	42.5-47.6
No	6,543	2,744	40.5	38.9-42.2	3,799	59.5	57.8-61.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,143	725	63.3	59.6-66.9	418	36.7	33.1-40.4
Non-Veteran	8,486	3,679	41.5	40.0-42.9	4,807	58.5	57.1-60.0

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

-Piedmont NC

9,641

4,410

44.0

42.6-45.3

5,231

56.0

54.7-57.4

GENDER

Male

3,517

1,942

50.1

47.8-52.4

1,575

49.9

47.6-52.2

Female

6,124

2,468

38.0

36.5-39.6

3,656

62.0

60.4-63.5

RACE

White

7,484

3,612

47.6

46.0-49.1

3,872

52.4

50.9-54.0

African American

1,571

639

39.7

36.4-43.2

932

60.3

56.8-63.6

Other Minorities

545

145

24.8

20.4-29.9

400

75.2

70.1-79.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

554

144

26.4

21.8-31.7

410

73.6

68.3-78.2

Non-Hispanic

9,081

4,263

45.9

44.5-47.3

4,818

54.1

52.7-55.5

AGE

18-24

438

143

34.6

29.0-40.7

295

65.4

59.3-71.0

25-34

1,355

519

39.5

36.2-42.8

836

60.5

57.2-63.8

35-44

1,886

742

38.8

36.1-41.5

1,144

61.2

58.5-63.9

45-54

1,841

894

48.7

45.8-51.5

947

51.3

48.5-54.2

55-64

1,722

941

55.5

52.6-58.3

781

44.5

41.7-47.4

65-74

1,294

706

54.8

51.5-58.0

588

45.2

42.0-48.5

75+

1,056

445

43.9

40.3-47.6

611

56.1

52.4-59.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,503

746

46.9

42.9-50.9

757

53.1

49.1-57.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,745

1,448

52.9

50.3-55.5

1,297

47.1

44.5-49.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,290

1,102

46.4

43.6-49.3

1,188

53.6

50.7-56.4

College Graduate

3,084

1,107

33.5

31.4-35.5

1,977

66.5

64.5-68.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,039

544

50.0

45.5-54.5

495

50.0

45.5-54.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,636

829

48.8

45.1-52.5

807

51.2

47.5-54.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,134

574

49.2

45.2-53.2

560

50.8

46.8-54.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,263

613

46.9

43.1-50.6

650

53.1

49.4-56.9

$50,000-74,999

1,306

571

41.6

38.2-45.1

735

58.4

54.9-61.8

$75,000+

1,809

690

37.8

35.1-40.6

1,119

62.2

59.4-64.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,831

1,559

55.0

52.4-57.5

1,272

45.0

42.5-47.6

6,543

2,744

40.5

38.9-42.2

3,799

59.5

57.8-61.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,143

725

63.3

59.6-66.9

418

36.7

33.1-40.4

Non-Veteran

8,486

3,679

41.5

40.0-42.9

4,807

58.5

57.1-60.0

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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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