BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (Are you aware of Quit Now NC smoking cessation phone lines or Quit Now websites?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,399	973	29.2	27.1-31.4	2,426	70.8	68.6-72.9
-Western NC	412	123	28.3	23.2-34.1	289	71.7	65.9-76.8
GENDER
Male	170	42	24.6	17.6-33.3	128	75.4	66.7-82.4
Female	242	81	32.5	25.6-40.3	161	67.5	59.7-74.4
RACE
White	361	106	29.3	23.8-35.4	255	70.7	64.6-76.2
African American	22	8	31.1	10.5-63.5	14	68.9	36.5-89.5
Other Minorities	29	9	15.9	6.5-34.0	20	84.1	66.0-93.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	2	22.7	4.4-65.0	9	77.3	35.0-95.6
Non-Hispanic	401	121	28.6	23.4-34.4	280	71.4	65.6-76.6
AGE
18-24	25	5	14.7	4.9-36.7	20	85.3	63.3-95.1
25-34	77	18	26.0	16.1-39.1	59	74.0	60.9-83.9
35-44	94	22	24.0	14.7-36.6	72	76.0	63.4-85.3
45-54	99	42	47.2	36.0-58.6	57	52.8	41.4-64.0
55-64	61	17	20.8	11.8-34.0	44	79.2	66.0-88.2
65-74	38	11	30.6	16.4-49.8	27	69.4	50.2-83.6
75+	18	8	41.2	20.4-65.7	10	58.8	34.3-79.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	90	25	25.5	16.1-37.9	65	74.5	62.1-83.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	152	46	28.7	20.6-38.4	106	71.3	61.6-79.4
Some Post-H.S.	108	30	27.9	18.4-39.8	78	72.1	60.2-81.6
College Graduate	62	22	32.2	19.8-47.7	40	67.8	52.3-80.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	77	23	27.0	16.8-40.4	54	73.0	59.6-83.2
$15,000- 24,999	110	32	27.7	18.5-39.3	78	72.3	60.7-81.5
$25,000- 34,999	66	21	30.2	18.7-44.9	45	69.8	55.1-81.3
$35,000- 49,999	64	20	26.8	16.0-41.3	44	73.2	58.7-84.0
$50,000-74,999	32	7	24.0	10.7-45.5	25	76.0	54.5-89.3
$75,000+	25	8	27.7	12.3-51.1	17	72.3	48.9-87.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	170	53	34.0	25.4-43.8	117	66.0	56.2-74.6
No	240	69	25.3	19.2-32.5	171	74.7	67.5-80.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	48	11	28.6	14.7-48.3	37	71.4	51.7-85.3
Non-Veteran	364	112	28.3	22.9-34.4	252	71.7	65.6-77.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,399

973

29.2

27.1-31.4

2,426

70.8

68.6-72.9

-Western NC

412

123

28.3

23.2-34.1

289

71.7

65.9-76.8

GENDER

Male

170

24.6

17.6-33.3

128

75.4

66.7-82.4

Female

242

32.5

25.6-40.3

161

67.5

59.7-74.4

RACE

White

361

106

29.3

23.8-35.4

255

70.7

64.6-76.2

African American

31.1

10.5-63.5

68.9

36.5-89.5

Other Minorities

15.9

6.5-34.0

84.1

66.0-93.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

22.7

4.4-65.0

77.3

35.0-95.6

Non-Hispanic

401

121

28.6

23.4-34.4

280

71.4

65.6-76.6

AGE

18-24

14.7

4.9-36.7

85.3

63.3-95.1

25-34

26.0

16.1-39.1

74.0

60.9-83.9

35-44

24.0

14.7-36.6

76.0

63.4-85.3

45-54

47.2

36.0-58.6

52.8

41.4-64.0

55-64

20.8

11.8-34.0

79.2

66.0-88.2

65-74

30.6

16.4-49.8

69.4

50.2-83.6

75+

41.2

20.4-65.7

58.8

34.3-79.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

25.5

16.1-37.9

74.5

62.1-83.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

152

28.7

20.6-38.4

106

71.3

61.6-79.4

Some Post-H.S.

108

27.9

18.4-39.8

72.1

60.2-81.6

College Graduate

32.2

19.8-47.7

67.8

52.3-80.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

27.0

16.8-40.4

73.0

59.6-83.2

$15,000- 24,999

110

27.7

18.5-39.3

72.3

60.7-81.5

$25,000- 34,999

30.2

18.7-44.9

69.8

55.1-81.3

$35,000- 49,999

26.8

16.0-41.3

73.2

58.7-84.0

$50,000-74,999

24.0

10.7-45.5

76.0

54.5-89.3

$75,000+

27.7

12.3-51.1

72.3

48.9-87.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

170

34.0

25.4-43.8

117

66.0

56.2-74.6

240

25.3

19.2-32.5

171

74.7

67.5-80.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

28.6

14.7-48.3

71.4

51.7-85.3

Non-Veteran

364

112

28.3

22.9-34.4

252

71.7

65.6-77.1

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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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