BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (Smoking Status*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
North Carolina	17,183	2,744	17.1	16.3-17.9	798	5.5	5.0- 6.1	4,586	23.6	22.8-24.4	9,055	53.8	52.8-54.8
-Western NC	1,998	341	18.6	16.4-21.0	85	4.4	3.3- 5.9	580	26.6	24.3-29.1	992	50.3	47.4-53.3
GENDER
Male	713	142	20.9	17.4-25.0	34	5.2	3.3- 8.3	250	30.9	26.8-35.3	287	42.9	38.1-47.8
Female	1,285	199	16.6	14.0-19.5	51	3.7	2.7- 5.1	330	22.9	20.3-25.7	705	56.8	53.3-60.2
RACE
White	1,779	303	19.1	16.8-21.6	69	3.9	3.0- 5.1	539	27.9	25.4-30.5	868	49.1	46.1-52.2
African American	93	18	14.4	8.0-24.8	6	11.8	2.9-37.3	18	13.3	7.4-22.7	51	60.5	44.6-74.5
Other Minorities	125	20	16.3	8.9-27.9	10	5.5	2.2-12.9	23	21.7	12.0-36.0	72	56.5	43.5-68.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	78	9	10.2	4.6-21.3	2	2.8	0.5-13.3	12	19.5	9.4-36.2	55	67.5	51.8-80.0
Non-Hispanic	1,918	332	19.3	17.0-21.8	83	4.6	3.4- 6.1	567	27.1	24.8-29.6	936	49.0	46.1-52.0
AGE
18-24	101	18	17.0	10.2-27.1	7	5.3	1.5-16.9	13	14.0	7.2-25.5	63	63.7	51.1-74.6
25-34	265	61	24.8	19.0-31.7	18	5.0	2.8- 8.7	47	17.2	12.7-23.0	139	53.0	45.8-60.2
35-44	311	75	25.5	19.9-32.0	23	7.5	4.6-11.9	47	14.5	10.4-20.0	166	52.5	45.7-59.2
45-54	348	89	25.6	20.6-31.3	12	4.0	2.2- 7.1	97	27.0	21.9-32.8	150	43.4	37.4-49.7
55-64	379	57	13.9	10.2-18.7	8	2.4	1.0- 5.3	129	38.6	32.8-44.7	185	45.2	39.3-51.1
65-74	309	30	10.1	6.7-15.1	8	2.3	1.1- 4.6	127	42.7	36.5-49.2	144	44.9	38.6-51.3
75+	277	11	3.3	1.7- 6.2	9	3.0	1.5- 6.0	118	47.2	40.5-54.1	139	46.5	39.8-53.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	347	78	23.7	18.2-30.1	16	6.0	2.6-13.2	96	25.2	19.5-32.0	157	45.2	37.4-53.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	608	132	23.5	19.3-28.3	26	4.4	2.8- 7.0	160	25.1	21.0-29.7	290	47.0	41.7-52.3
Some Post-H.S.	480	87	16.4	12.7-21.1	23	3.8	2.4- 6.1	154	32.0	26.9-37.5	216	47.8	41.9-53.7
College Graduate	554	44	11.0	7.7-15.5	20	3.9	2.4- 6.1	167	24.4	20.7-28.5	323	60.7	55.7-65.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	281	64	23.1	16.9-30.8	14	4.2	2.4- 7.4	80	27.4	20.7-35.3	123	45.2	37.2-53.5
$15,000- 24,999	415	92	26.3	20.8-32.6	21	5.0	3.0- 8.2	122	28.0	22.7-34.1	180	40.7	34.2-47.4
$25,000- 34,999	270	55	21.2	15.7-28.1	12	4.4	2.1- 8.7	76	27.2	20.9-34.5	127	47.2	39.9-54.6
$35,000- 49,999	295	54	23.0	17.2-29.9	13	3.2	1.7- 6.1	76	24.5	19.2-30.8	152	49.3	42.3-56.3
$50,000-74,999	214	27	11.6	7.5-17.5	5	2.3	0.9- 5.7	63	24.3	18.2-31.8	119	61.8	53.2-69.7
$75,000+	226	20	8.4	4.9-13.9	6	2.6	1.1- 6.0	69	27.4	21.5-34.3	131	61.6	54.0-68.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	675	140	21.2	17.4-25.6	33	5.5	3.7- 8.1	224	31.1	26.7-35.7	278	42.3	37.2-47.5
No	1,271	193	17.6	15.0-20.6	50	4.0	2.6- 6.0	341	24.3	21.5-27.4	687	54.1	50.4-57.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	265	42	17.4	12.4-23.9	6	2.8	1.0- 7.4	132	49.3	42.3-56.4	85	30.5	24.5-37.3
Non-Veteran	1,732	299	18.8	16.4-21.4	79	4.7	3.4- 6.3	447	23.3	20.9-26.0	907	53.2	50.0-56.4

Total
Respond.^

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,183

2,744

17.1

16.3-17.9

798

5.5

5.0- 6.1

4,586

23.6

22.8-24.4

9,055

53.8

52.8-54.8

-Western NC

1,998

341

18.6

16.4-21.0

4.4

3.3- 5.9

580

26.6

24.3-29.1

992

50.3

47.4-53.3

GENDER

Male

713

142

20.9

17.4-25.0

5.2

3.3- 8.3

250

30.9

26.8-35.3

287

42.9

38.1-47.8

Female

1,285

199

16.6

14.0-19.5

3.7

2.7- 5.1

330

22.9

20.3-25.7

705

56.8

53.3-60.2

RACE

White

1,779

303

19.1

16.8-21.6

3.9

3.0- 5.1

539

27.9

25.4-30.5

868

49.1

46.1-52.2

African American

14.4

8.0-24.8

11.8

2.9-37.3

13.3

7.4-22.7

60.5

44.6-74.5

Other Minorities

125

16.3

8.9-27.9

5.5

2.2-12.9

21.7

12.0-36.0

56.5

43.5-68.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.2

4.6-21.3

2.8

0.5-13.3

19.5

9.4-36.2

67.5

51.8-80.0

Non-Hispanic

1,918

332

19.3

17.0-21.8

4.6

3.4- 6.1

567

27.1

24.8-29.6

936

49.0

46.1-52.0

AGE

18-24

101

17.0

10.2-27.1

5.3

1.5-16.9

14.0

7.2-25.5

63.7

51.1-74.6

25-34

265

24.8

19.0-31.7

5.0

2.8- 8.7

17.2

12.7-23.0

139

53.0

45.8-60.2

35-44

311

25.5

19.9-32.0

7.5

4.6-11.9

14.5

10.4-20.0

166

52.5

45.7-59.2

45-54

348

25.6

20.6-31.3

4.0

2.2- 7.1

27.0

21.9-32.8

150

43.4

37.4-49.7

55-64

379

13.9

10.2-18.7

2.4

1.0- 5.3

129

38.6

32.8-44.7

185

45.2

39.3-51.1

65-74

309

10.1

6.7-15.1

2.3

1.1- 4.6

127

42.7

36.5-49.2

144

44.9

38.6-51.3

75+

277

3.3

1.7- 6.2

3.0

1.5- 6.0

118

47.2

40.5-54.1

139

46.5

39.8-53.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

347

23.7

18.2-30.1

6.0

2.6-13.2

25.2

19.5-32.0

157

45.2

37.4-53.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

608

132

23.5

19.3-28.3

4.4

2.8- 7.0

160

25.1

21.0-29.7

290

47.0

41.7-52.3

Some Post-H.S.

480

16.4

12.7-21.1

3.8

2.4- 6.1

154

32.0

26.9-37.5

216

47.8

41.9-53.7

College Graduate

554

11.0

7.7-15.5

3.9

2.4- 6.1

167

24.4

20.7-28.5

323

60.7

55.7-65.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

281

23.1

16.9-30.8

4.2

2.4- 7.4

27.4

20.7-35.3

123

45.2

37.2-53.5

$15,000- 24,999

415

26.3

20.8-32.6

5.0

3.0- 8.2

122

28.0

22.7-34.1

180

40.7

34.2-47.4

$25,000- 34,999

270

21.2

15.7-28.1

4.4

2.1- 8.7

27.2

20.9-34.5

127

47.2

39.9-54.6

$35,000- 49,999

295

23.0

17.2-29.9

3.2

1.7- 6.1

24.5

19.2-30.8

152

49.3

42.3-56.3

$50,000-74,999

214

11.6

7.5-17.5

2.3

0.9- 5.7

24.3

18.2-31.8

119

61.8

53.2-69.7

$75,000+

226

8.4

4.9-13.9

2.6

1.1- 6.0

27.4

21.5-34.3

131

61.6

54.0-68.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

675

140

21.2

17.4-25.6

5.5

3.7- 8.1

224

31.1

26.7-35.7

278

42.3

37.2-47.5

1,271

193

17.6

15.0-20.6

4.0

2.6- 6.0

341

24.3

21.5-27.4

687

54.1

50.4-57.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

265

17.4

12.4-23.9

2.8

1.0- 7.4

132

49.3

42.3-56.4

30.5

24.5-37.3

Non-Veteran

1,732

299

18.8

16.4-21.4

4.7

3.4- 6.3

447

23.3

20.9-26.0

907

53.2

50.0-56.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

^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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