BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	2,994	819	29.4	27.0-31.8	937	31.6	29.2-34.1	823	26.4	24.2-28.7	415	12.6	11.2-14.3
-Eastern NC	1,058	296	27.6	24.0-31.5	316	29.8	26.2-33.8	291	29.2	25.5-33.2	155	13.3	11.1-16.0
GENDER
Male	430	90	24.0	18.9-30.0	111	26.8	21.5-32.8	130	30.4	25.0-36.4	99	18.8	15.0-23.3
Female	628	206	31.6	26.8-36.8	205	33.2	28.4-38.4	161	28.0	23.2-33.3	56	7.2	5.3- 9.8
RACE
White	731	158	19.6	16.0-23.8	198	28.3	23.9-33.2	231	33.7	29.0-38.7	144	18.4	15.2-22.1
African American	217	94	41.1	32.7-50.0	76	35.9	28.1-44.7	42	21.7	14.8-30.5	5	1.3	0.5- 3.3
Other Minorities	107	44	53.1	40.2-65.7	41	27.0	18.0-38.6	16	15.4	8.4-26.4	6	4.5	1.8-10.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	44	29	72.9	55.3-85.4	7	14.6	6.1-30.9	6	11.3	4.3-26.2	2	1.3	0.3- 5.3
Non-Hispanic	1,013	267	24.4	21.0-28.1	308	30.8	27.0-34.9	285	30.6	26.7-34.7	153	14.2	11.8-17.0
AGE
18-24	59	19	34.2	21.6-49.5	21	32.7	20.6-47.5	17	31.1	18.8-46.7	2	2.1	0.5- 8.8
25-34	150	56	33.7	25.6-42.9	43	32.8	24.0-43.1	37	24.5	17.3-33.4	14	9.0	4.9-16.0
35-44	213	57	23.2	16.9-30.9	78	32.8	25.8-40.6	55	30.2	22.7-38.9	23	13.8	9.0-20.8
45-54	286	76	27.0	20.9-34.0	72	23.6	18.1-30.3	86	31.8	25.4-38.8	52	17.6	12.9-23.6
55-64	198	44	19.8	14.1-27.0	53	24.8	18.4-32.5	55	27.2	20.7-34.9	46	28.2	21.2-36.5
65-74	111	23	16.1	10.2-24.6	37	32.9	23.4-44.2	35	37.0	26.9-48.3	16	13.9	7.7-23.8
75+	36	19	45.6	28.1-64.2	11	38.9	22.2-58.6	5	12.8	4.8-29.8	1	2.8	0.4-17.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	183	48	29.4	20.3-40.5	50	19.9	13.5-28.2	49	34.5	25.0-45.4	36	16.2	10.7-23.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	388	93	24.5	19.2-30.7	105	28.1	22.3-34.7	128	33.8	27.6-40.6	62	13.6	10.2-17.9
Some Post-H.S.	302	86	24.9	18.9-32.1	103	38.3	30.9-46.3	72	23.8	18.2-30.5	41	13.0	9.0-18.4
College Graduate	180	69	40.6	31.6-50.2	56	29.3	21.8-38.1	39	20.3	13.8-28.8	16	9.8	5.7-16.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	180	50	29.8	21.3-40.0	54	26.2	18.9-35.2	47	24.8	18.0-33.0	29	19.2	12.4-28.5
$15,000- 24,999	207	63	34.6	26.2-44.2	60	27.5	20.3-36.0	57	26.2	19.1-34.8	27	11.7	7.5-17.7
$25,000- 34,999	143	35	25.8	16.8-37.5	39	27.4	18.9-37.8	46	31.8	22.8-42.5	23	15.0	9.1-23.8
$35,000- 49,999	165	43	24.7	16.7-34.8	50	34.7	25.0-45.8	45	28.7	20.1-39.2	27	12.0	7.6-18.5
$50,000-74,999	130	33	22.1	14.7-31.7	37	29.1	19.1-41.7	40	34.6	23.7-47.5	20	14.1	8.6-22.3
$75,000+	102	30	26.4	18.1-36.7	36	35.2	25.5-46.3	20	24.4	15.6-36.1	16	14.0	8.4-22.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	437	98	20.8	16.3-26.3	131	27.2	22.2-32.8	128	33.1	27.2-39.5	80	18.9	14.7-24.0
No	605	190	31.1	26.2-36.5	181	31.1	26.2-36.5	162	27.7	23.0-32.9	72	10.1	7.7-13.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	177	36	21.2	14.4-30.0	57	39.0	29.4-49.6	51	25.8	18.4-34.8	33	14.0	9.2-20.7
Non-Veteran	881	260	29.3	25.2-33.7	259	27.4	23.7-31.4	240	30.1	26.0-34.6	122	13.2	10.7-16.1

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

2,994

819

29.4

27.0-31.8

937

31.6

29.2-34.1

823

26.4

24.2-28.7

415

12.6

11.2-14.3

-Eastern NC

1,058

296

27.6

24.0-31.5

316

29.8

26.2-33.8

291

29.2

25.5-33.2

155

13.3

11.1-16.0

GENDER

Male

430

24.0

18.9-30.0

111

26.8

21.5-32.8

130

30.4

25.0-36.4

18.8

15.0-23.3

Female

628

206

31.6

26.8-36.8

205

33.2

28.4-38.4

161

28.0

23.2-33.3

7.2

5.3- 9.8

RACE

White

731

158

19.6

16.0-23.8

198

28.3

23.9-33.2

231

33.7

29.0-38.7

144

18.4

15.2-22.1

African American

217

41.1

32.7-50.0

35.9

28.1-44.7

21.7

14.8-30.5

1.3

0.5- 3.3

Other Minorities

107

53.1

40.2-65.7

27.0

18.0-38.6

15.4

8.4-26.4

4.5

1.8-10.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

72.9

55.3-85.4

14.6

6.1-30.9

11.3

4.3-26.2

1.3

0.3- 5.3

Non-Hispanic

1,013

267

24.4

21.0-28.1

308

30.8

27.0-34.9

285

30.6

26.7-34.7

153

14.2

11.8-17.0

AGE

18-24

34.2

21.6-49.5

32.7

20.6-47.5

31.1

18.8-46.7

2.1

0.5- 8.8

25-34

150

33.7

25.6-42.9

32.8

24.0-43.1

24.5

17.3-33.4

9.0

4.9-16.0

35-44

213

23.2

16.9-30.9

32.8

25.8-40.6

30.2

22.7-38.9

13.8

9.0-20.8

45-54

286

27.0

20.9-34.0

23.6

18.1-30.3

31.8

25.4-38.8

17.6

12.9-23.6

55-64

198

19.8

14.1-27.0

24.8

18.4-32.5

27.2

20.7-34.9

28.2

21.2-36.5

65-74

111

16.1

10.2-24.6

32.9

23.4-44.2

37.0

26.9-48.3

13.9

7.7-23.8

75+

45.6

28.1-64.2

38.9

22.2-58.6

12.8

4.8-29.8

2.8

0.4-17.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

183

29.4

20.3-40.5

19.9

13.5-28.2

34.5

25.0-45.4

16.2

10.7-23.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

388

24.5

19.2-30.7

105

28.1

22.3-34.7

128

33.8

27.6-40.6

13.6

10.2-17.9

Some Post-H.S.

302

24.9

18.9-32.1

103

38.3

30.9-46.3

23.8

18.2-30.5

13.0

9.0-18.4

College Graduate

180

40.6

31.6-50.2

29.3

21.8-38.1

20.3

13.8-28.8

9.8

5.7-16.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

180

29.8

21.3-40.0

26.2

18.9-35.2

24.8

18.0-33.0

19.2

12.4-28.5

$15,000- 24,999

207

34.6

26.2-44.2

27.5

20.3-36.0

26.2

19.1-34.8

11.7

7.5-17.7

$25,000- 34,999

143

25.8

16.8-37.5

27.4

18.9-37.8

31.8

22.8-42.5

15.0

9.1-23.8

$35,000- 49,999

165

24.7

16.7-34.8

34.7

25.0-45.8

28.7

20.1-39.2

12.0

7.6-18.5

$50,000-74,999

130

22.1

14.7-31.7

29.1

19.1-41.7

34.6

23.7-47.5

14.1

8.6-22.3

$75,000+

102

26.4

18.1-36.7

35.2

25.5-46.3

24.4

15.6-36.1

14.0

8.4-22.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

437

20.8

16.3-26.3

131

27.2

22.2-32.8

128

33.1

27.2-39.5

18.9

14.7-24.0

605

190

31.1

26.2-36.5

181

31.1

26.2-36.5

162

27.7

23.0-32.9

10.1

7.7-13.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

177

21.2

14.4-30.0

39.0

29.4-49.6

25.8

18.4-34.8

14.0

9.2-20.7

Non-Veteran

881

260

29.3

25.2-33.7

259

27.4

23.7-31.4

240

30.1

26.0-34.6

122

13.2

10.7-16.1

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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.

** 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.

***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.

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