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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

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
-Western NC	1,998	1,572	77.0	74.4-79.4	426	23.0	20.6-25.6
GENDER
Male	713	537	73.8	69.4-77.8	176	26.2	22.2-30.6
Female	1,285	1,035	79.7	76.7-82.5	250	20.3	17.5-23.3
RACE
White	1,779	1,407	77.0	74.4-79.5	372	23.0	20.5-25.6
African American	93	69	73.8	55.9-86.2	24	26.2	13.8-44.1
Other Minorities	125	95	78.2	66.4-86.7	30	21.8	13.3-33.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	78	67	87.0	75.1-93.7	11	13.0	6.3-24.9
Non-Hispanic	1,918	1,503	76.2	73.5-78.6	415	23.8	21.4-26.5
AGE
18-24	101	76	77.7	66.1-86.1	25	22.3	13.9-33.9
25-34	265	186	70.3	63.2-76.5	79	29.7	23.5-36.8
35-44	311	213	67.0	60.3-73.1	98	33.0	26.9-39.7
45-54	348	247	70.4	64.5-75.7	101	29.6	24.3-35.5
55-64	379	314	83.7	78.7-87.8	65	16.3	12.2-21.3
65-74	309	271	87.6	82.5-91.4	38	12.4	8.6-17.5
75+	277	257	93.7	90.0-96.1	20	6.3	3.9-10.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	347	253	70.4	62.9-76.9	94	29.6	23.1-37.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	608	450	72.1	67.1-76.6	158	27.9	23.4-32.9
Some Post-H.S.	480	370	79.7	74.9-83.8	110	20.3	16.2-25.1
College Graduate	554	490	85.1	80.6-88.7	64	14.9	11.3-19.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	281	203	72.6	64.9-79.2	78	27.4	20.8-35.1
$15,000- 24,999	415	302	68.7	62.3-74.4	113	31.3	25.6-37.7
$25,000- 34,999	270	203	74.4	67.3-80.4	67	25.6	19.6-32.7
$35,000- 49,999	295	228	73.8	66.8-79.8	67	26.2	20.2-33.2
$50,000-74,999	214	182	86.1	79.9-90.7	32	13.9	9.3-20.1
$75,000+	226	200	89.0	83.2-93.0	26	11.0	7.0-16.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	675	502	73.3	68.7-77.5	173	26.7	22.5-31.3
No	1,271	1,028	78.4	75.1-81.3	243	21.6	18.7-24.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	265	217	79.8	73.0-85.3	48	20.2	14.7-27.0
Non-Veteran	1,732	1,354	76.6	73.7-79.2	378	23.4	20.8-26.3

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

-Western NC

1,998

1,572

77.0

74.4-79.4

426

23.0

20.6-25.6

GENDER

Male

713

537

73.8

69.4-77.8

176

26.2

22.2-30.6

Female

1,285

1,035

79.7

76.7-82.5

250

20.3

17.5-23.3

RACE

White

1,779

1,407

77.0

74.4-79.5

372

23.0

20.5-25.6

African American

73.8

55.9-86.2

26.2

13.8-44.1

Other Minorities

125

78.2

66.4-86.7

21.8

13.3-33.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

87.0

75.1-93.7

13.0

6.3-24.9

Non-Hispanic

1,918

1,503

76.2

73.5-78.6

415

23.8

21.4-26.5

AGE

18-24

101

77.7

66.1-86.1

22.3

13.9-33.9

25-34

265

186

70.3

63.2-76.5

29.7

23.5-36.8

35-44

311

213

67.0

60.3-73.1

33.0

26.9-39.7

45-54

348

247

70.4

64.5-75.7

101

29.6

24.3-35.5

55-64

379

314

83.7

78.7-87.8

16.3

12.2-21.3

65-74

309

271

87.6

82.5-91.4

12.4

8.6-17.5

75+

277

257

93.7

90.0-96.1

6.3

3.9-10.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

347

253

70.4

62.9-76.9

29.6

23.1-37.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

608

450

72.1

67.1-76.6

158

27.9

23.4-32.9

Some Post-H.S.

480

370

79.7

74.9-83.8

110

20.3

16.2-25.1

College Graduate

554

490

85.1

80.6-88.7

14.9

11.3-19.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

281

203

72.6

64.9-79.2

27.4

20.8-35.1

$15,000- 24,999

415

302

68.7

62.3-74.4

113

31.3

25.6-37.7

$25,000- 34,999

270

203

74.4

67.3-80.4

25.6

19.6-32.7

$35,000- 49,999

295

228

73.8

66.8-79.8

26.2

20.2-33.2

$50,000-74,999

214

182

86.1

79.9-90.7

13.9

9.3-20.1

$75,000+

226

200

89.0

83.2-93.0

11.0

7.0-16.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

675

502

73.3

68.7-77.5

173

26.7

22.5-31.3

1,271

1,028

78.4

75.1-81.3

243

21.6

18.7-24.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

265

217

79.8

73.0-85.3

20.2

14.7-27.0

Non-Veteran

1,732

1,354

76.6

73.7-79.2

378

23.4

20.8-26.3

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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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