BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you usually smoke regular, lights, or ultra lights?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Regular	Lights	Ultra lights
North Carolina	2,986	1,026	39.6	37.0-42.3	1,356	45.6	43.1-48.2	604	14.7	13.3-16.3
-Eastern NC	1,058	379	40.2	36.2-44.4	461	43.8	39.7-48.0	218	16.0	13.6-18.7
GENDER
Male	426	178	43.4	37.4-49.6	186	45.6	39.5-51.9	62	11.0	8.3-14.5
Female	632	201	36.7	31.4-42.2	275	41.8	36.6-47.2	156	21.5	17.8-25.9
RACE
White	733	200	31.2	26.6-36.1	360	50.5	45.5-55.4	173	18.4	15.3-21.9
African American	217	136	68.7	60.1-76.2	54	22.1	15.5-30.5	27	9.2	5.9-14.2
Other Minorities	105	40	41.3	28.8-55.1	47	44.5	31.7-58.1	18	14.1	8.0-23.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	21	45.4	27.5-64.6	16	43.6	25.7-63.2	6	11.0	4.5-24.8
Non-Hispanic	1,014	357	39.7	35.6-44.0	445	43.9	39.7-48.2	212	16.4	13.9-19.2
AGE
18-24	59	31	50.7	36.1-65.2	24	43.2	29.1-58.5	4	6.1	2.1-16.2
25-34	153	61	39.3	30.4-48.9	72	50.2	40.7-59.7	20	10.5	6.5-16.6
35-44	209	76	39.3	31.3-48.0	94	43.7	35.6-52.1	39	17.0	12.0-23.6
45-54	283	105	40.8	33.7-48.2	132	44.7	37.7-52.0	46	14.5	10.4-19.9
55-64	198	67	34.8	27.3-43.0	82	39.1	31.5-47.3	49	26.1	19.3-34.2
65-74	114	30	31.2	21.6-42.7	45	37.5	27.7-48.5	39	31.3	22.4-41.8
75+	36	5	15.9	6.3-34.6	11	31.4	16.6-51.2	20	52.8	34.3-70.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	179	89	50.3	39.8-60.8	72	42.3	32.1-53.2	18	7.3	4.1-12.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	392	152	45.1	38.4-51.9	161	39.1	32.8-45.9	79	15.8	12.2-20.3
Some Post-H.S.	304	100	35.3	28.5-42.9	140	48.5	40.8-56.2	64	16.2	11.9-21.8
College Graduate	178	37	23.6	16.4-32.8	87	50.6	41.2-59.9	54	25.8	18.8-34.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	179	87	49.7	40.1-59.4	58	28.9	20.9-38.4	34	21.4	14.4-30.4
$15,000- 24,999	210	91	51.6	42.6-60.5	85	37.1	29.1-45.9	34	11.2	7.4-16.8
$25,000- 34,999	143	56	41.2	31.0-52.1	63	46.5	35.8-57.5	24	12.4	7.7-19.3
$35,000- 49,999	164	40	32.8	23.3-43.9	88	51.2	40.6-61.6	36	16.1	10.3-24.1
$50,000-74,999	130	30	23.6	15.6-34.2	69	57.8	46.3-68.5	31	18.6	12.3-27.1
$75,000+	103	23	30.4	20.6-42.2	49	44.8	34.4-55.7	31	24.8	17.0-34.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	433	170	42.8	36.6-49.2	172	38.7	32.8-45.0	91	18.5	14.5-23.2
No	609	204	38.6	33.4-44.2	281	46.9	41.4-52.5	124	14.5	11.6-17.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	175	83	47.0	37.3-56.9	61	40.5	30.9-50.9	31	12.5	8.1-18.8
Non-Veteran	883	296	38.4	34.0-43.0	400	44.7	40.2-49.3	187	16.9	14.2-20.0

Total
Respond.^

Regular

Lights

Ultra lights

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,986

1,026

39.6

37.0-42.3

1,356

45.6

43.1-48.2

604

14.7

13.3-16.3

-Eastern NC

1,058

379

40.2

36.2-44.4

461

43.8

39.7-48.0

218

16.0

13.6-18.7

GENDER

Male

426

178

43.4

37.4-49.6

186

45.6

39.5-51.9

11.0

8.3-14.5

Female

632

201

36.7

31.4-42.2

275

41.8

36.6-47.2

156

21.5

17.8-25.9

RACE

White

733

200

31.2

26.6-36.1

360

50.5

45.5-55.4

173

18.4

15.3-21.9

African American

217

136

68.7

60.1-76.2

22.1

15.5-30.5

9.2

5.9-14.2

Other Minorities

105

41.3

28.8-55.1

44.5

31.7-58.1

14.1

8.0-23.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

45.4

27.5-64.6

43.6

25.7-63.2

11.0

4.5-24.8

Non-Hispanic

1,014

357

39.7

35.6-44.0

445

43.9

39.7-48.2

212

16.4

13.9-19.2

AGE

18-24

50.7

36.1-65.2

43.2

29.1-58.5

6.1

2.1-16.2

25-34

153

39.3

30.4-48.9

50.2

40.7-59.7

10.5

6.5-16.6

35-44

209

39.3

31.3-48.0

43.7

35.6-52.1

17.0

12.0-23.6

45-54

283

105

40.8

33.7-48.2

132

44.7

37.7-52.0

14.5

10.4-19.9

55-64

198

34.8

27.3-43.0

39.1

31.5-47.3

26.1

19.3-34.2

65-74

114

31.2

21.6-42.7

37.5

27.7-48.5

31.3

22.4-41.8

75+

15.9

6.3-34.6

31.4

16.6-51.2

52.8

34.3-70.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

179

50.3

39.8-60.8

42.3

32.1-53.2

7.3

4.1-12.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

392

152

45.1

38.4-51.9

161

39.1

32.8-45.9

15.8

12.2-20.3

Some Post-H.S.

304

100

35.3

28.5-42.9

140

48.5

40.8-56.2

16.2

11.9-21.8

College Graduate

178

23.6

16.4-32.8

50.6

41.2-59.9

25.8

18.8-34.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

179

49.7

40.1-59.4

28.9

20.9-38.4

21.4

14.4-30.4

$15,000- 24,999

210

51.6

42.6-60.5

37.1

29.1-45.9

11.2

7.4-16.8

$25,000- 34,999

143

41.2

31.0-52.1

46.5

35.8-57.5

12.4

7.7-19.3

$35,000- 49,999

164

32.8

23.3-43.9

51.2

40.6-61.6

16.1

10.3-24.1

$50,000-74,999

130

23.6

15.6-34.2

57.8

46.3-68.5

18.6

12.3-27.1

$75,000+

103

30.4

20.6-42.2

44.8

34.4-55.7

24.8

17.0-34.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

433

170

42.8

36.6-49.2

172

38.7

32.8-45.0

18.5

14.5-23.2

609

204

38.6

33.4-44.2

281

46.9

41.4-52.5

124

14.5

11.6-17.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

175

47.0

37.3-56.9

40.5

30.9-50.9

12.5

8.1-18.8

Non-Veteran

883

296

38.4

34.0-43.0

400

44.7

40.2-49.3

187

16.9

14.2-20.0

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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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