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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use Prevention (Asked January--June Only)

Not including yourself, how many adults who live in your household smoke cigarettes, cigars or pipes?

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  Total
Respond.^
One adult Two adults Three or more adults No adults
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,996 1,013 20.6 19.1-22.1 129 4.9 3.8- 6.2 31 1.2 0.7- 1.9 3,823 73.4 71.6-75.1
-Eastern NC 1,603 362 23.0 20.4-25.8 42 5.0 3.4- 7.4 12 1.5 0.7- 3.2 1,187 70.6 67.3-73.6
GENDER
Male 624 119 19.9 16.2-24.2 19 6.0 3.4-10.4 2 0.3 0.1- 1.2 484 73.8 68.7-78.3
Female 979 243 25.9 22.4-29.8 23 4.0 2.5- 6.5 10 2.6 1.1- 6.0 703 67.5 63.2-71.4
RACE
White 1,141 275 25.7 22.5-29.2 29 5.6 3.4- 8.8 10 1.7 0.6- 4.2 827 67.1 63.1-70.9
African American 297 56 17.4 12.9-23.1 10 5.5 2.6-11.4 1 1.2 0.2- 8.2 230 75.9 69.0-81.6
Other Minorities 159 29 18.1 11.0-28.3 3 1.9 0.5- 6.4 1 0.9 0.1- 6.2 126 79.1 68.9-86.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 102 22 21.0 12.4-33.3 3 2.3 0.7- 7.9 1 1.1 0.2- 7.5 76 75.5 63.2-84.7
Non-Hispanic 1,499 340 23.3 20.6-26.2 39 5.4 3.6- 8.0 11 1.5 0.6- 3.5 1,109 69.8 66.5-73.0
AGE
18-24 97 23 24.0 15.5-35.2 14 16.7 9.4-27.8 3 5.3 1.7-15.5 57 54.0 42.1-65.5
25-34 235 62 27.0 20.9-34.1 4 1.5 0.5- 4.6 1 0.7 0.1- 4.8 168 70.8 63.6-77.1
35-44 290 76 23.0 18.0-28.8 7 4.0 1.6- 9.5 3 0.7 0.2- 2.6 204 72.4 65.9-78.0
45-54 324 96 28.0 22.8-33.9 8 3.5 1.6- 7.5 1 0.5 0.1- 3.6 219 68.0 61.8-73.6
55-64 342 68 20.3 15.7-25.9 6 1.7 0.7- 4.0 4 1.1 0.4- 3.0 264 76.9 71.2-81.7
65-74 189 27 14.8 10.0-21.3 2 1.3 0.3- 5.2 0 0.0 . - . 160 83.9 77.2-88.8
75+ 113 10 9.6 4.8-18.3 1 1.2 0.2- 8.0 0 0.0 . - . 102 89.2 80.3-94.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 218 45 18.6 13.1-25.8 8 7.5 3.5-15.4 2 2.2 0.5- 8.7 163 71.7 63.0-79.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 509 134 26.9 22.0-32.3 19 5.7 3.2-10.1 5 1.4 0.4- 5.0 351 66.0 60.2-71.5
Some Post-H.S. 434 103 26.6 21.2-32.8 12 5.9 2.7-12.6 3 1.9 0.4- 9.2 316 65.5 58.6-71.9
College Graduate 440 80 16.8 13.2-21.1 3 1.2 0.3- 4.2 2 0.6 0.1- 2.5 355 81.4 76.8-85.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 38 41.2 30.3-53.0 3 4.0 1.1-13.5 0 0.0 . - . 70 54.9 43.3-66.0
$15,000- 24,999 244 50 17.8 12.5-24.8 9 7.8 3.1-18.3 3 2.9 0.8-10.2 182 71.5 62.2-79.3
$25,000- 34,999 188 52 31.4 23.6-40.5 5 3.9 1.3-10.7 2 0.9 0.2- 4.1 129 63.8 54.6-72.0
$35,000- 49,999 265 63 20.9 15.4-27.7 9 5.5 2.3-12.2 0 0.0 . - . 193 73.6 66.0-80.1
$50,000-74,999 262 69 28.1 21.6-35.8 8 3.7 1.8- 7.5 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 184 68.1 60.3-75.0
$75,000+ 317 51 14.7 10.8-19.8 1 0.5 0.1- 3.6 1 0.5 0.1- 3.6 264 84.3 79.0-88.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 529 122 23.9 19.7-28.7 16 6.2 3.4-11.2 5 1.9 0.6- 5.9 386 68.0 62.5-73.1
No 1,064 237 22.6 19.4-26.2 26 4.6 2.7- 7.5 7 1.3 0.5- 3.7 794 71.5 67.5-75.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 322 57 22.7 16.8-29.8 6 2.8 0.9- 8.5 2 0.7 0.2- 2.6 257 73.9 66.5-80.1
Non-Veteran 1,281 305 23.1 20.2-26.2 36 5.6 3.7- 8.4 10 1.7 0.7- 3.9 930 69.7 66.0-73.1

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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.

** 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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