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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	1,998	1,006	49.7	46.7-52.6	992	50.3	47.4-53.3
GENDER
Male	713	426	57.1	52.2-61.9	287	42.9	38.1-47.8
Female	1,285	580	43.2	39.8-46.7	705	56.8	53.3-60.2
RACE
White	1,779	911	50.9	47.8-53.9	868	49.1	46.1-52.2
African American	93	42	39.5	25.5-55.4	51	60.5	44.6-74.5
Other Minorities	125	53	43.5	31.3-56.5	72	56.5	43.5-68.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	78	23	32.5	20.0-48.2	55	67.5	51.8-80.0
Non-Hispanic	1,918	982	51.0	48.0-53.9	936	49.0	46.1-52.0
AGE
18-24	101	38	36.3	25.4-48.9	63	63.7	51.1-74.6
25-34	265	126	47.0	39.8-54.2	139	53.0	45.8-60.2
35-44	311	145	47.5	40.8-54.3	166	52.5	45.7-59.2
45-54	348	198	56.6	50.3-62.6	150	43.4	37.4-49.7
55-64	379	194	54.8	48.9-60.7	185	45.2	39.3-51.1
65-74	309	165	55.1	48.7-61.4	144	44.9	38.6-51.3
75+	277	138	53.5	46.7-60.2	139	46.5	39.8-53.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	347	190	54.8	46.8-62.6	157	45.2	37.4-53.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	608	318	53.0	47.7-58.3	290	47.0	41.7-52.3
Some Post-H.S.	480	264	52.2	46.3-58.1	216	47.8	41.9-53.7
College Graduate	554	231	39.3	34.5-44.3	323	60.7	55.7-65.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	281	158	54.8	46.5-62.8	123	45.2	37.2-53.5
$15,000- 24,999	415	235	59.3	52.6-65.8	180	40.7	34.2-47.4
$25,000- 34,999	270	143	52.8	45.4-60.1	127	47.2	39.9-54.6
$35,000- 49,999	295	143	50.7	43.7-57.7	152	49.3	42.3-56.3
$50,000-74,999	214	95	38.2	30.3-46.8	119	61.8	53.2-69.7
$75,000+	226	95	38.4	31.4-46.0	131	61.6	54.0-68.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	675	397	57.7	52.5-62.8	278	42.3	37.2-47.5
No	1,271	584	45.9	42.3-49.6	687	54.1	50.4-57.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	265	180	69.5	62.7-75.5	85	30.5	24.5-37.3
Non-Veteran	1,732	825	46.8	43.6-50.0	907	53.2	50.0-56.4

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

-Western NC

1,998

1,006

49.7

46.7-52.6

992

50.3

47.4-53.3

GENDER

Male

713

426

57.1

52.2-61.9

287

42.9

38.1-47.8

Female

1,285

580

43.2

39.8-46.7

705

56.8

53.3-60.2

RACE

White

1,779

911

50.9

47.8-53.9

868

49.1

46.1-52.2

African American

39.5

25.5-55.4

60.5

44.6-74.5

Other Minorities

125

43.5

31.3-56.5

56.5

43.5-68.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

32.5

20.0-48.2

67.5

51.8-80.0

Non-Hispanic

1,918

982

51.0

48.0-53.9

936

49.0

46.1-52.0

AGE

18-24

101

36.3

25.4-48.9

63.7

51.1-74.6

25-34

265

126

47.0

39.8-54.2

139

53.0

45.8-60.2

35-44

311

145

47.5

40.8-54.3

166

52.5

45.7-59.2

45-54

348

198

56.6

50.3-62.6

150

43.4

37.4-49.7

55-64

379

194

54.8

48.9-60.7

185

45.2

39.3-51.1

65-74

309

165

55.1

48.7-61.4

144

44.9

38.6-51.3

75+

277

138

53.5

46.7-60.2

139

46.5

39.8-53.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

347

190

54.8

46.8-62.6

157

45.2

37.4-53.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

608

318

53.0

47.7-58.3

290

47.0

41.7-52.3

Some Post-H.S.

480

264

52.2

46.3-58.1

216

47.8

41.9-53.7

College Graduate

554

231

39.3

34.5-44.3

323

60.7

55.7-65.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

281

158

54.8

46.5-62.8

123

45.2

37.2-53.5

$15,000- 24,999

415

235

59.3

52.6-65.8

180

40.7

34.2-47.4

$25,000- 34,999

270

143

52.8

45.4-60.1

127

47.2

39.9-54.6

$35,000- 49,999

295

143

50.7

43.7-57.7

152

49.3

42.3-56.3

$50,000-74,999

214

38.2

30.3-46.8

119

61.8

53.2-69.7

$75,000+

226

38.4

31.4-46.0

131

61.6

54.0-68.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

675

397

57.7

52.5-62.8

278

42.3

37.2-47.5

1,271

584

45.9

42.3-49.6

687

54.1

50.4-57.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

265

180

69.5

62.7-75.5

30.5

24.5-37.3

Non-Veteran

1,732

825

46.8

43.6-50.0

907

53.2

50.0-56.4

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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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