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| Total Respond.^ |
Everyday | Some days | Not at all | |||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 7,405 | 2,424 | 36.8 | 35.2-38.4 | 709 | 11.0 | 10.0-12.1 | 4,272 | 52.2 | 50.6-53.8 |
| -Eastern NC | 2,570 | 856 | 38.3 | 35.7-41.0 | 250 | 10.6 | 9.0-12.5 | 1,464 | 51.1 | 48.4-53.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 1,126 | 360 | 37.0 | 33.3-41.0 | 91 | 10.1 | 7.8-13.1 | 675 | 52.8 | 48.9-56.7 |
| Female | 1,444 | 496 | 39.8 | 36.4-43.4 | 159 | 11.3 | 9.2-13.7 | 789 | 48.9 | 45.5-52.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 1,870 | 611 | 38.3 | 35.3-41.5 | 145 | 8.6 | 7.0-10.7 | 1,114 | 53.0 | 49.9-56.1 |
| African American | 479 | 167 | 42.9 | 37.0-49.0 | 70 | 13.9 | 10.4-18.3 | 242 | 43.2 | 37.6-49.0 |
| Other Minorities | 216 | 75 | 29.9 | 22.5-38.5 | 35 | 17.7 | 11.2-27.0 | 106 | 52.3 | 42.8-61.7 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 100 | 23 | 18.5 | 11.3-28.8 | 22 | 22.9 | 13.5-35.9 | 55 | 58.7 | 45.8-70.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,463 | 832 | 40.0 | 37.3-42.7 | 228 | 9.7 | 8.1-11.4 | 1,403 | 50.4 | 47.7-53.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 84 | 48 | 56.8 | 43.6-69.0 | 14 | 18.0 | 10.0-30.4 | 22 | 25.2 | 15.3-38.6 |
| 25-34 | 253 | 114 | 45.4 | 38.1-52.9 | 48 | 18.8 | 13.7-25.2 | 91 | 35.8 | 29.1-43.1 |
| 35-44 | 369 | 181 | 49.0 | 42.7-55.4 | 39 | 8.4 | 5.9-11.9 | 149 | 42.6 | 36.4-49.1 |
| 45-54 | 551 | 224 | 41.7 | 36.7-47.0 | 71 | 12.1 | 9.3-15.8 | 256 | 46.1 | 41.0-51.3 |
| 55-64 | 588 | 159 | 26.5 | 22.5-30.9 | 44 | 6.2 | 4.3- 8.8 | 385 | 67.4 | 62.7-71.7 |
| 65-74 | 442 | 98 | 22.6 | 18.3-27.5 | 21 | 4.0 | 2.4- 6.7 | 323 | 73.4 | 68.3-78.0 |
| 75+ | 268 | 26 | 10.6 | 6.9-16.0 | 12 | 4.1 | 2.1- 7.7 | 230 | 85.3 | 79.5-89.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 449 | 151 | 39.4 | 32.9-46.3 | 47 | 11.8 | 7.6-17.9 | 251 | 48.7 | 42.0-55.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 854 | 321 | 42.8 | 38.3-47.4 | 85 | 10.9 | 8.3-14.1 | 448 | 46.4 | 41.9-50.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 678 | 254 | 41.9 | 36.9-47.1 | 58 | 9.3 | 6.5-13.1 | 366 | 48.8 | 43.6-53.9 |
| College Graduate | 584 | 125 | 23.4 | 19.1-28.3 | 60 | 11.0 | 8.2-14.7 | 399 | 65.6 | 60.5-70.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 353 | 142 | 47.5 | 40.7-54.4 | 44 | 11.9 | 8.2-16.9 | 167 | 40.6 | 34.3-47.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 449 | 170 | 38.4 | 32.3-45.0 | 47 | 12.2 | 8.3-17.7 | 232 | 49.4 | 42.6-56.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 329 | 126 | 45.3 | 38.0-52.7 | 26 | 7.9 | 4.5-13.5 | 177 | 46.8 | 39.7-54.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 384 | 132 | 42.3 | 35.4-49.5 | 39 | 12.9 | 8.4-19.1 | 213 | 44.9 | 38.3-51.7 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 346 | 104 | 35.9 | 29.0-43.4 | 27 | 7.9 | 5.2-12.0 | 215 | 56.2 | 49.0-63.2 |
| $75,000+ | 346 | 79 | 23.3 | 18.5-28.8 | 27 | 9.7 | 6.5-14.4 | 240 | 67.0 | 60.9-72.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1,098 | 358 | 39.1 | 35.3-43.1 | 91 | 7.3 | 5.6- 9.5 | 649 | 53.5 | 49.6-57.4 |
| No | 1,398 | 471 | 37.5 | 34.0-41.2 | 146 | 12.3 | 9.9-15.2 | 781 | 50.2 | 46.6-53.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 574 | 148 | 33.4 | 28.2-39.1 | 35 | 7.7 | 5.1-11.4 | 391 | 58.9 | 53.3-64.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,991 | 704 | 39.7 | 36.7-42.7 | 214 | 11.6 | 9.7-13.9 | 1,073 | 48.7 | 45.6-51.7 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.
^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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