BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,538	1,910	54.9	52.5-57.2	1,628	45.1	42.8-47.5
-Western NC	426	227	56.1	50.0-62.0	199	43.9	38.0-50.0
GENDER
Male	176	89	55.1	45.9-63.9	87	44.9	36.1-54.1
Female	250	138	57.3	49.2-64.9	112	42.7	35.1-50.8
RACE
White	372	193	54.6	48.3-60.8	179	45.4	39.2-51.7
African American	24	16	70.7	40.0-89.8	8	29.3	10.2-60.0
Other Minorities	30	18	62.4	36.2-82.9	12	37.6	17.1-63.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	6	58.8	24.9-86.0	5	41.2	14.0-75.1
Non-Hispanic	415	221	56.0	49.8-62.0	194	44.0	38.0-50.2
AGE
18-24	25	19	72.9	48.2-88.6	6	27.1	11.4-51.8
25-34	79	49	59.7	46.3-71.8	30	40.3	28.2-53.7
35-44	98	52	54.6	42.6-66.1	46	45.4	33.9-57.4
45-54	101	46	47.5	36.5-58.7	55	52.5	41.3-63.5
55-64	65	32	55.9	41.0-69.8	33	44.1	30.2-59.0
65-74	38	21	48.9	31.0-67.2	17	51.1	32.8-69.0
75+	20	8	35.9	17.8-59.1	12	64.1	40.9-82.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	94	56	59.3	45.7-71.6	38	40.7	28.4-54.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	158	76	50.8	41.0-60.6	82	49.2	39.4-59.0
Some Post-H.S.	110	60	59.8	48.0-70.6	50	40.2	29.4-52.0
College Graduate	64	35	58.7	43.8-72.1	29	41.3	27.9-56.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	78	44	51.9	37.0-66.5	34	48.1	33.5-63.0
$15,000- 24,999	113	55	54.4	42.7-65.5	58	45.6	34.5-57.3
$25,000- 34,999	67	36	55.5	40.6-69.4	31	44.5	30.6-59.4
$35,000- 49,999	67	36	50.6	36.2-64.9	31	49.4	35.1-63.8
$50,000-74,999	32	19	60.0	40.2-77.0	13	40.0	23.0-59.8
$75,000+	26	14	63.4	41.2-81.0	12	36.6	19.0-58.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	173	98	63.2	54.1-71.5	75	36.8	28.5-45.9
No	243	125	52.5	44.4-60.5	118	47.5	39.5-55.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	48	23	48.8	32.2-65.7	25	51.2	34.3-67.8
Non-Veteran	378	204	57.0	50.5-63.3	174	43.0	36.7-49.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,538

1,910

54.9

52.5-57.2

1,628

45.1

42.8-47.5

-Western NC

426

227

56.1

50.0-62.0

199

43.9

38.0-50.0

GENDER

Male

176

55.1

45.9-63.9

44.9

36.1-54.1

Female

250

138

57.3

49.2-64.9

112

42.7

35.1-50.8

RACE

White

372

193

54.6

48.3-60.8

179

45.4

39.2-51.7

African American

70.7

40.0-89.8

29.3

10.2-60.0

Other Minorities

62.4

36.2-82.9

37.6

17.1-63.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

58.8

24.9-86.0

41.2

14.0-75.1

Non-Hispanic

415

221

56.0

49.8-62.0

194

44.0

38.0-50.2

AGE

18-24

72.9

48.2-88.6

27.1

11.4-51.8

25-34

59.7

46.3-71.8

40.3

28.2-53.7

35-44

54.6

42.6-66.1

45.4

33.9-57.4

45-54

101

47.5

36.5-58.7

52.5

41.3-63.5

55-64

55.9

41.0-69.8

44.1

30.2-59.0

65-74

48.9

31.0-67.2

51.1

32.8-69.0

75+

35.9

17.8-59.1

64.1

40.9-82.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

59.3

45.7-71.6

40.7

28.4-54.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

158

50.8

41.0-60.6

49.2

39.4-59.0

Some Post-H.S.

110

59.8

48.0-70.6

40.2

29.4-52.0

College Graduate

58.7

43.8-72.1

41.3

27.9-56.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

51.9

37.0-66.5

48.1

33.5-63.0

$15,000- 24,999

113

54.4

42.7-65.5

45.6

34.5-57.3

$25,000- 34,999

55.5

40.6-69.4

44.5

30.6-59.4

$35,000- 49,999

50.6

36.2-64.9

49.4

35.1-63.8

$50,000-74,999

60.0

40.2-77.0

40.0

23.0-59.8

$75,000+

63.4

41.2-81.0

36.6

19.0-58.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

173

63.2

54.1-71.5

36.8

28.5-45.9

243

125

52.5

44.4-60.5

118

47.5

39.5-55.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

48.8

32.2-65.7

51.2

34.3-67.8

Non-Veteran

378

204

57.0

50.5-63.3

174

43.0

36.7-49.5

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently 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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