BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Smoking Cessation

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 6 mos.	6 mos. to 1 year	Past year	Past 5 years	Past 10 years
TOTAL	4,159	202	7.1	5.9- 8.6	117	3.7	2.8- 4.9	575	17.0	15.3-18.8	446	12.5	11.0-14.1	2,819	59.7	57.5-61.8
GENDER
Male	1,936	87	6.8	5.1- 9.0	53	4.1	2.8- 6.1	239	16.0	13.7-18.7	199	13.2	11.0-15.6	1,358	59.9	56.7-63.0
Female	2,223	115	7.5	5.9- 9.6	64	3.3	2.3- 4.6	336	18.2	15.9-20.6	247	11.6	9.9-13.5	1,461	59.5	56.6-62.3
RACE
White	3,411	147	6.3	5.0- 7.8	93	3.7	2.7- 5.2	434	15.1	13.4-17.0	358	12.2	10.7-14.0	2,379	62.7	60.3-65.0
African American	518	32	7.9	5.1-12.0	19	4.9	2.8- 8.5	77	15.1	11.5-19.6	55	10.3	7.3-14.3	335	61.8	56.2-67.1
Asian	17	3	21.9	6.1-54.9	0	0.0	. - .	6	38.6	14.6-69.7	4	27.0	9.6-56.2	4	12.5	4.1-31.9
Native American	64	7	14.6	6.0-31.6	3	6.7	2.1-19.6	11	23.5	12.3-40.3	8	10.6	4.9-21.4	35	44.6	30.8-59.3
Other Minorities	135	12	12.8	6.5-23.5	2	2.0	0.4- 9.2	44	37.1	27.3-48.1	19	18.0	10.6-29.0	58	30.0	22.0-39.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	145	11	12.6	6.5-23.0	2	1.8	0.4- 8.7	43	34.0	24.7-44.6	22	19.9	12.4-30.5	67	31.7	23.6-41.0
-English Speaking	64	2	6.1	1.4-23.1	1	1.4	0.2- 9.2	10	19.8	9.2-37.7	8	14.0	5.8-30.1	43	58.7	42.2-73.5
-Spanish Speaking	81	9	15.0	7.2-28.6	1	2.0	0.3-12.9	33	39.3	27.5-52.4	14	22.1	12.7-35.7	24	21.6	13.6-32.5
Non-Hispanic	3,997	191	6.7	5.5- 8.1	115	3.9	2.9- 5.2	530	15.5	13.9-17.2	422	11.9	10.5-13.4	2,739	62.0	59.9-64.2
AGE
18-24	56	21	35.7	22.5-51.5	9	16.4	7.4-32.4	15	28.1	16.2-44.3	9	16.1	7.6-30.9	2	3.7	0.8-15.1
25-34	250	47	15.9	11.2-22.1	21	9.1	5.2-15.4	94	38.7	31.6-46.4	47	19.0	13.6-25.8	41	17.3	12.4-23.6
35-44	428	35	9.4	6.3-13.8	17	2.5	1.4- 4.3	107	24.8	20.1-30.2	94	24.0	19.0-29.8	175	39.3	33.8-45.1
45-54	754	38	4.9	3.4- 7.1	23	2.9	1.7- 4.9	122	16.0	13.0-19.5	86	11.2	8.7-14.4	485	64.9	60.6-69.0
55-64	1,043	35	3.0	2.1- 4.4	24	2.1	1.3- 3.3	118	11.4	9.3-14.0	89	7.9	6.2-10.0	777	75.6	72.4-78.6
65-74	953	20	1.7	1.0- 3.0	18	2.0	1.1- 3.6	87	7.7	6.0- 9.8	84	9.6	7.3-12.3	744	79.0	75.7-82.0
75+	652	5	0.4	0.2- 1.0	4	0.4	0.1- 1.2	30	4.0	2.7- 6.1	32	4.0	2.6- 6.4	581	91.1	88.3-93.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	652	30	7.2	4.1-12.5	12	2.4	1.1- 5.1	108	21.9	17.2-27.4	66	11.0	7.7-15.4	436	57.6	51.7-63.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,237	76	8.9	6.7-11.8	38	4.6	2.8- 7.3	163	17.4	14.2-21.2	149	14.2	11.5-17.5	811	54.9	50.8-58.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,038	55	7.9	5.4-11.5	35	4.6	2.7- 7.6	156	16.8	13.9-20.0	135	14.4	11.6-17.9	657	56.3	52.0-60.5
College Graduate	1,224	41	4.6	3.1- 6.8	32	2.9	1.6- 5.1	147	14.2	11.7-17.2	95	9.8	7.6-12.6	909	68.5	64.7-72.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	454	34	10.8	6.9-16.7	12	2.4	1.3- 4.4	68	14.7	10.6-19.8	45	10.4	6.8-15.8	295	61.6	54.9-67.9
$15,000- 24,999	685	33	9.9	6.0-15.8	21	3.7	2.0- 6.7	110	22.0	17.2-27.7	74	12.8	9.3-17.4	447	51.6	45.9-57.3
$25,000- 34,999	494	26	8.3	4.8-13.8	15	4.5	2.3- 8.6	70	17.2	12.8-22.6	61	13.1	9.4-18.1	322	56.9	50.7-62.9
$35,000- 49,999	579	25	4.1	2.4- 7.1	23	5.2	2.6-10.3	77	17.4	13.1-22.7	67	14.1	10.1-19.4	387	59.1	53.1-64.9
$50,000-74,999	570	29	7.3	4.8-11.1	16	4.0	1.6- 9.3	93	18.1	14.2-22.8	74	14.4	11.0-18.7	358	56.2	50.7-61.6
$75,000+	793	31	5.4	3.4- 8.3	18	3.6	1.9- 6.8	95	13.7	10.8-17.2	79	11.6	9.0-15.0	570	65.7	61.2-70.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,786	79	5.6	4.2- 7.4	51	3.1	2.2- 4.4	225	14.6	12.2-17.4	181	11.6	9.4-14.1	1,250	65.1	61.8-68.3
No	2,336	119	8.0	6.3-10.1	64	4.1	2.8- 6.0	343	18.3	16.1-20.7	263	13.1	11.2-15.3	1,547	56.5	53.6-59.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,018	38	5.9	4.0- 8.8	23	2.4	1.5- 3.9	87	9.2	7.2-11.8	92	11.1	8.7-14.0	778	71.4	67.5-74.9
Non-Veteran	3,140	164	7.5	6.0- 9.3	94	4.2	3.0- 5.7	488	19.4	17.3-21.6	354	12.9	11.2-14.8	2,040	56.1	53.5-58.6

Total
Respond.^

Less than 6 mos.

6 mos. to 1 year

Past year

Past 5 years

Past 10 years

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,159

202

7.1

5.9- 8.6

117

3.7

2.8- 4.9

575

17.0

15.3-18.8

446

12.5

11.0-14.1

2,819

59.7

57.5-61.8

GENDER

Male

1,936

6.8

5.1- 9.0

4.1

2.8- 6.1

239

16.0

13.7-18.7

199

13.2

11.0-15.6

1,358

59.9

56.7-63.0

Female

2,223

115

7.5

5.9- 9.6

3.3

2.3- 4.6

336

18.2

15.9-20.6

247

11.6

9.9-13.5

1,461

59.5

56.6-62.3

RACE

White

3,411

147

6.3

5.0- 7.8

3.7

2.7- 5.2

434

15.1

13.4-17.0

358

12.2

10.7-14.0

2,379

62.7

60.3-65.0

African American

518

7.9

5.1-12.0

4.9

2.8- 8.5

15.1

11.5-19.6

10.3

7.3-14.3

335

61.8

56.2-67.1

Asian

21.9

6.1-54.9

0.0

. - .

38.6

14.6-69.7

27.0

9.6-56.2

12.5

4.1-31.9

Native American

14.6

6.0-31.6

6.7

2.1-19.6

23.5

12.3-40.3

10.6

4.9-21.4

44.6

30.8-59.3

Other Minorities

135

12.8

6.5-23.5

2.0

0.4- 9.2

37.1

27.3-48.1

18.0

10.6-29.0

30.0

22.0-39.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

145

12.6

6.5-23.0

1.8

0.4- 8.7

34.0

24.7-44.6

19.9

12.4-30.5

31.7

23.6-41.0

-English Speaking

6.1

1.4-23.1

1.4

0.2- 9.2

19.8

9.2-37.7

14.0

5.8-30.1

58.7

42.2-73.5

-Spanish Speaking

15.0

7.2-28.6

2.0

0.3-12.9

39.3

27.5-52.4

22.1

12.7-35.7

21.6

13.6-32.5

Non-Hispanic

3,997

191

6.7

5.5- 8.1

115

3.9

2.9- 5.2

530

15.5

13.9-17.2

422

11.9

10.5-13.4

2,739

62.0

59.9-64.2

AGE

18-24

35.7

22.5-51.5

16.4

7.4-32.4

28.1

16.2-44.3

16.1

7.6-30.9

3.7

0.8-15.1

25-34

250

15.9

11.2-22.1

9.1

5.2-15.4

38.7

31.6-46.4

19.0

13.6-25.8

17.3

12.4-23.6

35-44

428

9.4

6.3-13.8

2.5

1.4- 4.3

107

24.8

20.1-30.2

24.0

19.0-29.8

175

39.3

33.8-45.1

45-54

754

4.9

3.4- 7.1

2.9

1.7- 4.9

122

16.0

13.0-19.5

11.2

8.7-14.4

485

64.9

60.6-69.0

55-64

1,043

3.0

2.1- 4.4

2.1

1.3- 3.3

118

11.4

9.3-14.0

7.9

6.2-10.0

777

75.6

72.4-78.6

65-74

953

1.7

1.0- 3.0

2.0

1.1- 3.6

7.7

6.0- 9.8

9.6

7.3-12.3

744

79.0

75.7-82.0

75+

652

0.4

0.2- 1.0

0.4

0.1- 1.2

4.0

2.7- 6.1

4.0

2.6- 6.4

581

91.1

88.3-93.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

652

7.2

4.1-12.5

2.4

1.1- 5.1

108

21.9

17.2-27.4

11.0

7.7-15.4

436

57.6

51.7-63.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,237

8.9

6.7-11.8

4.6

2.8- 7.3

163

17.4

14.2-21.2

149

14.2

11.5-17.5

811

54.9

50.8-58.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,038

7.9

5.4-11.5

4.6

2.7- 7.6

156

16.8

13.9-20.0

135

14.4

11.6-17.9

657

56.3

52.0-60.5

College Graduate

1,224

4.6

3.1- 6.8

2.9

1.6- 5.1

147

14.2

11.7-17.2

9.8

7.6-12.6

909

68.5

64.7-72.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

454

10.8

6.9-16.7

2.4

1.3- 4.4

14.7

10.6-19.8

10.4

6.8-15.8

295

61.6

54.9-67.9

$15,000- 24,999

685

9.9

6.0-15.8

3.7

2.0- 6.7

110

22.0

17.2-27.7

12.8

9.3-17.4

447

51.6

45.9-57.3

$25,000- 34,999

494

8.3

4.8-13.8

4.5

2.3- 8.6

17.2

12.8-22.6

13.1

9.4-18.1

322

56.9

50.7-62.9

$35,000- 49,999

579

4.1

2.4- 7.1

5.2

2.6-10.3

17.4

13.1-22.7

14.1

10.1-19.4

387

59.1

53.1-64.9

$50,000-74,999

570

7.3

4.8-11.1

4.0

1.6- 9.3

18.1

14.2-22.8

14.4

11.0-18.7

358

56.2

50.7-61.6

$75,000+

793

5.4

3.4- 8.3

3.6

1.9- 6.8

13.7

10.8-17.2

11.6

9.0-15.0

570

65.7

61.2-70.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,786

5.6

4.2- 7.4

3.1

2.2- 4.4

225

14.6

12.2-17.4

181

11.6

9.4-14.1

1,250

65.1

61.8-68.3

2,336

119

8.0

6.3-10.1

4.1

2.8- 6.0

343

18.3

16.1-20.7

263

13.1

11.2-15.3

1,547

56.5

53.6-59.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,018

5.9

4.0- 8.8

2.4

1.5- 3.9

9.2

7.2-11.8

11.1

8.7-14.0

778

71.4

67.5-74.9

Non-Veteran

3,140

164

7.5

6.0- 9.3

4.2

3.0- 5.7

488

19.4

17.3-21.6

354

12.9

11.2-14.8

2,040

56.1

53.5-58.6

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* Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in their entire lifetime and now smoke not at all (for any length of time).

^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.

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