BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	<10 cigaretts/per day	10-20 cigarettes/per day	20 cigs.(one pack)/per day	More than 20 cigarettes/per day
North Carolina	3,337	884	28.6	26.4-30.9	1,024	31.4	29.2-33.7	969	26.3	24.4-28.4	460	13.7	12.0-15.5
-Western NC	400	97	25.9	20.7-31.9	130	35.0	29.3-41.2	120	27.4	22.3-33.2	53	11.7	8.4-16.1
GENDER
Male	163	37	22.6	15.6-31.4	46	32.5	24.4-41.8	48	28.7	21.3-37.6	32	16.2	10.7-23.8
Female	237	60	29.5	22.2-38.0	84	37.8	30.1-46.1	72	26.0	19.5-33.7	21	6.8	4.0-11.2
RACE
White	352	75	22.5	17.4-28.6	119	38.0	31.8-44.6	111	27.2	22.0-33.1	47	12.3	8.6-17.1
African American	20	12	72.6	48.6-88.1	4	11.9	4.1-30.1	3	13.6	3.8-38.7	1	1.9	0.2-12.8
Other Minorities	28	10	44.3	21.3-70.0	7	11.3	3.9-28.5	6	35.1	13.9-64.5	5	9.3	3.3-23.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	5	73.3	43.2-90.8	2	11.8	2.4-42.3	2	8.0	1.6-32.1	2	6.9	1.5-26.7
Non-Hispanic	389	92	23.7	18.7-29.5	128	36.1	30.2-42.4	118	28.3	23.0-34.3	51	11.9	8.5-16.5
AGE
18-24	23	11	45.9	24.3-69.0	10	41.3	21.3-64.8	2	12.8	2.8-43.0	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	76	18	20.8	12.0-33.5	28	41.9	29.4-55.5	21	26.5	16.3-40.1	9	10.9	4.8-22.9
35-44	89	20	29.0	18.6-42.3	25	25.7	16.3-38.0	29	28.6	18.8-40.9	15	16.7	9.4-27.8
45-54	97	18	20.3	12.5-31.1	37	38.1	27.5-49.9	30	31.3	21.6-42.9	12	10.3	5.6-18.2
55-64	60	9	10.5	5.1-20.7	18	33.7	20.4-50.2	25	41.7	27.3-57.6	8	14.1	4.9-34.0
65-74	37	14	35.6	20.6-54.0	9	28.1	13.4-49.6	7	18.6	8.1-37.0	7	17.7	7.6-36.3
75+	18	7	42.1	21.2-66.3	3	19.2	6.3-45.4	6	24.3	10.1-47.8	2	14.4	3.7-42.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	86	19	18.9	10.7-31.2	19	24.6	15.0-37.7	28	37.3	25.2-51.1	20	19.3	11.7-30.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	149	25	19.5	12.1-30.0	53	40.6	30.9-51.0	58	30.1	22.2-39.5	13	9.8	4.9-18.6
Some Post-H.S.	104	31	38.3	26.7-51.5	39	39.4	28.1-51.9	24	16.7	10.3-25.9	10	5.6	2.7-11.3
College Graduate	61	22	33.8	21.4-48.9	19	30.3	18.0-46.2	10	22.0	11.0-39.2	10	14.0	6.5-27.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	74	21	29.0	16.9-45.0	20	28.1	16.8-43.0	25	36.2	22.2-53.1	8	6.8	2.9-15.0
$15,000- 24,999	107	23	29.3	19.0-42.4	27	30.2	20.2-42.6	40	28.7	19.7-39.9	17	11.7	6.7-19.9
$25,000- 34,999	65	11	16.4	8.0-30.7	23	37.5	23.9-53.2	19	29.8	17.9-45.3	12	16.4	8.1-30.4
$35,000- 49,999	63	17	19.6	11.4-31.7	26	48.0	33.4-62.9	16	24.3	13.5-39.8	4	8.1	2.3-25.1
$50,000-74,999	31	5	17.0	6.7-37.0	15	51.0	31.6-70.1	5	16.3	5.5-39.7	6	15.7	6.7-32.6
$75,000+	25	11	50.3	28.0-72.5	8	19.1	8.2-38.3	2	7.5	1.4-32.6	4	23.1	7.1-54.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	166	40	27.1	19.2-36.8	42	27.5	19.4-37.3	60	35.6	26.9-45.5	24	9.8	6.3-15.1
No	232	56	25.2	18.6-33.1	87	39.0	31.5-47.0	60	23.1	17.1-30.3	29	12.8	8.2-19.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	45	10	18.8	9.3-34.3	16	39.5	23.9-57.6	12	25.7	13.2-44.0	7	16.0	6.3-35.1
Non-Veteran	355	87	26.8	21.1-33.3	114	34.5	28.4-41.1	108	27.6	22.2-33.8	46	11.2	7.8-15.7

Total
Respond.^

<10 cigaretts/per day

10-20 cigarettes/per day

20 cigs.(one pack)/per day

More than 20 cigarettes/per day

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,337

884

28.6

26.4-30.9

1,024

31.4

29.2-33.7

969

26.3

24.4-28.4

460

13.7

12.0-15.5

-Western NC

400

25.9

20.7-31.9

130

35.0

29.3-41.2

120

27.4

22.3-33.2

11.7

8.4-16.1

GENDER

Male

163

22.6

15.6-31.4

32.5

24.4-41.8

28.7

21.3-37.6

16.2

10.7-23.8

Female

237

29.5

22.2-38.0

37.8

30.1-46.1

26.0

19.5-33.7

6.8

4.0-11.2

RACE

White

352

22.5

17.4-28.6

119

38.0

31.8-44.6

111

27.2

22.0-33.1

12.3

8.6-17.1

African American

72.6

48.6-88.1

11.9

4.1-30.1

13.6

3.8-38.7

1.9

0.2-12.8

Other Minorities

44.3

21.3-70.0

11.3

3.9-28.5

35.1

13.9-64.5

9.3

3.3-23.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

73.3

43.2-90.8

11.8

2.4-42.3

8.0

1.6-32.1

6.9

1.5-26.7

Non-Hispanic

389

23.7

18.7-29.5

128

36.1

30.2-42.4

118

28.3

23.0-34.3

11.9

8.5-16.5

AGE

18-24

45.9

24.3-69.0

41.3

21.3-64.8

12.8

2.8-43.0

0.0

. - .

25-34

20.8

12.0-33.5

41.9

29.4-55.5

26.5

16.3-40.1

10.9

4.8-22.9

35-44

29.0

18.6-42.3

25.7

16.3-38.0

28.6

18.8-40.9

16.7

9.4-27.8

45-54

20.3

12.5-31.1

38.1

27.5-49.9

31.3

21.6-42.9

10.3

5.6-18.2

55-64

10.5

5.1-20.7

33.7

20.4-50.2

41.7

27.3-57.6

14.1

4.9-34.0

65-74

35.6

20.6-54.0

28.1

13.4-49.6

18.6

8.1-37.0

17.7

7.6-36.3

75+

42.1

21.2-66.3

19.2

6.3-45.4

24.3

10.1-47.8

14.4

3.7-42.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

18.9

10.7-31.2

24.6

15.0-37.7

37.3

25.2-51.1

19.3

11.7-30.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

149

19.5

12.1-30.0

40.6

30.9-51.0

30.1

22.2-39.5

9.8

4.9-18.6

Some Post-H.S.

104

38.3

26.7-51.5

39.4

28.1-51.9

16.7

10.3-25.9

5.6

2.7-11.3

College Graduate

33.8

21.4-48.9

30.3

18.0-46.2

22.0

11.0-39.2

14.0

6.5-27.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

29.0

16.9-45.0

28.1

16.8-43.0

36.2

22.2-53.1

6.8

2.9-15.0

$15,000- 24,999

107

29.3

19.0-42.4

30.2

20.2-42.6

28.7

19.7-39.9

11.7

6.7-19.9

$25,000- 34,999

16.4

8.0-30.7

37.5

23.9-53.2

29.8

17.9-45.3

16.4

8.1-30.4

$35,000- 49,999

19.6

11.4-31.7

48.0

33.4-62.9

24.3

13.5-39.8

8.1

2.3-25.1

$50,000-74,999

17.0

6.7-37.0

51.0

31.6-70.1

16.3

5.5-39.7

15.7

6.7-32.6

$75,000+

50.3

28.0-72.5

19.1

8.2-38.3

7.5

1.4-32.6

23.1

7.1-54.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

166

27.1

19.2-36.8

27.5

19.4-37.3

35.6

26.9-45.5

9.8

6.3-15.1

232

25.2

18.6-33.1

39.0

31.5-47.0

23.1

17.1-30.3

12.8

8.2-19.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

18.8

9.3-34.3

39.5

23.9-57.6

25.7

13.2-44.0

16.0

6.3-35.1

Non-Veteran

355

26.8

21.1-33.3

114

34.5

28.4-41.1

108

27.6

22.2-33.8

11.2

7.8-15.7

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*Asked only of respondents who reported smoking daily or occasionally.

^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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