BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	3,306	1,033	36.5	34.2-38.9	279	11.0	9.5-12.8	1,994	52.5	50.1-54.9
Female	4,099	1,391	37.2	35.1-39.2	430	11.0	9.8-12.4	2,278	51.8	49.8-53.9
RACE
White	5,841	1,881	36.8	35.0-38.6	470	9.1	8.1-10.3	3,490	54.1	52.3-55.9
African American	1,061	372	40.2	36.1-44.4	154	15.0	12.0-18.5	535	44.9	40.9-48.9
Asian	25	4	17.1	5.0-44.6	3	15.5	4.0-44.7	18	67.4	40.9-86.1
Native American	177	89	59.1	48.5-68.9	18	7.4	4.0-13.3	70	33.5	24.5-43.8
Other Minorities	273	71	25.7	19.0-33.7	61	23.3	17.2-30.9	141	51.0	43.0-58.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	273	57	20.8	14.6-28.8	63	23.5	17.3-31.0	153	55.7	47.5-63.6
-English Speaking	120	31	27.4	17.4-40.3	21	15.4	9.3-24.2	68	57.3	45.1-68.6
-Spanish Speaking	153	26	18.3	11.1-28.7	42	26.6	18.6-36.4	85	55.1	44.9-64.9
Non-Hispanic	7,109	2,365	38.2	36.5-39.8	645	10.0	9.0-11.1	4,099	51.8	50.2-53.4
AGE
18-24	229	135	57.7	49.9-65.2	37	16.3	11.3-22.8	57	26.0	19.6-33.5
25-34	730	341	46.0	41.4-50.6	131	16.5	13.6-19.9	258	37.6	33.2-42.1
35-44	1,072	501	44.7	41.0-48.4	129	11.7	9.4-14.4	442	43.7	39.9-47.5
45-54	1,565	608	38.1	35.0-41.2	175	11.8	9.6-14.3	782	50.2	47.0-53.4
55-64	1,687	493	28.0	25.5-30.6	131	7.5	6.1- 9.1	1,063	64.6	61.8-67.3
65-74	1,319	265	19.0	16.7-21.7	75	5.1	3.9- 6.6	979	75.9	73.0-78.5
75+	757	65	8.1	6.1-10.7	28	3.9	2.5- 6.1	664	88.0	84.9-90.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,293	465	42.6	38.4-46.8	153	12.9	10.3-15.9	675	44.6	40.6-48.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,401	897	41.6	38.8-44.5	226	11.1	9.3-13.2	1,278	47.3	44.5-50.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,924	697	40.1	37.0-43.3	168	10.3	8.3-12.7	1,059	49.6	46.4-52.7
College Graduate	1,769	359	21.0	18.6-23.6	160	10.2	8.5-12.4	1,250	68.8	65.8-71.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	967	374	43.2	38.1-48.4	127	16.0	12.1-20.7	466	40.9	36.2-45.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,330	486	40.7	36.9-44.6	140	11.8	9.6-14.5	704	47.5	43.6-51.4
$25,000- 34,999	935	341	40.2	35.9-44.7	87	10.7	8.0-14.0	507	49.1	44.7-53.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,082	404	40.4	36.5-44.5	87	9.5	7.3-12.3	591	50.1	46.0-54.2
$50,000-74,999	951	302	37.0	32.5-41.6	72	8.4	6.2-11.3	577	54.6	50.0-59.1
$75,000+	1,158	249	23.4	20.3-26.8	95	10.4	7.9-13.6	814	66.1	62.3-69.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,101	992	37.8	35.2-40.4	285	10.2	8.7-11.8	1,824	52.1	49.5-54.6
No	4,107	1,362	35.8	33.7-37.9	394	11.4	9.9-13.0	2,351	52.8	50.6-55.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,509	379	29.1	26.1-32.3	87	8.2	6.1-10.9	1,043	62.7	59.3-66.0
Non-Veteran	5,883	2,039	38.6	36.8-40.5	617	11.7	10.5-12.9	3,227	49.7	47.9-51.6

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

3,306

1,033

36.5

34.2-38.9

279

11.0

9.5-12.8

1,994

52.5

50.1-54.9

Female

4,099

1,391

37.2

35.1-39.2

430

11.0

9.8-12.4

2,278

51.8

49.8-53.9

RACE

White

5,841

1,881

36.8

35.0-38.6

470

9.1

8.1-10.3

3,490

54.1

52.3-55.9

African American

1,061

372

40.2

36.1-44.4

154

15.0

12.0-18.5

535

44.9

40.9-48.9

Asian

17.1

5.0-44.6

15.5

4.0-44.7

67.4

40.9-86.1

Native American

177

59.1

48.5-68.9

7.4

4.0-13.3

33.5

24.5-43.8

Other Minorities

273

25.7

19.0-33.7

23.3

17.2-30.9

141

51.0

43.0-58.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

273

20.8

14.6-28.8

23.5

17.3-31.0

153

55.7

47.5-63.6

-English Speaking

120

27.4

17.4-40.3

15.4

9.3-24.2

57.3

45.1-68.6

-Spanish Speaking

153

18.3

11.1-28.7

26.6

18.6-36.4

55.1

44.9-64.9

Non-Hispanic

7,109

2,365

38.2

36.5-39.8

645

10.0

9.0-11.1

4,099

51.8

50.2-53.4

AGE

18-24

229

135

57.7

49.9-65.2

16.3

11.3-22.8

26.0

19.6-33.5

25-34

730

341

46.0

41.4-50.6

131

16.5

13.6-19.9

258

37.6

33.2-42.1

35-44

1,072

501

44.7

41.0-48.4

129

11.7

9.4-14.4

442

43.7

39.9-47.5

45-54

1,565

608

38.1

35.0-41.2

175

11.8

9.6-14.3

782

50.2

47.0-53.4

55-64

1,687

493

28.0

25.5-30.6

131

7.5

6.1- 9.1

1,063

64.6

61.8-67.3

65-74

1,319

265

19.0

16.7-21.7

5.1

3.9- 6.6

979

75.9

73.0-78.5

75+

757

8.1

6.1-10.7

3.9

2.5- 6.1

664

88.0

84.9-90.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,293

465

42.6

38.4-46.8

153

12.9

10.3-15.9

675

44.6

40.6-48.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,401

897

41.6

38.8-44.5

226

11.1

9.3-13.2

1,278

47.3

44.5-50.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,924

697

40.1

37.0-43.3

168

10.3

8.3-12.7

1,059

49.6

46.4-52.7

College Graduate

1,769

359

21.0

18.6-23.6

160

10.2

8.5-12.4

1,250

68.8

65.8-71.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

967

374

43.2

38.1-48.4

127

16.0

12.1-20.7

466

40.9

36.2-45.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,330

486

40.7

36.9-44.6

140

11.8

9.6-14.5

704

47.5

43.6-51.4

$25,000- 34,999

935

341

40.2

35.9-44.7

10.7

8.0-14.0

507

49.1

44.7-53.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,082

404

40.4

36.5-44.5

9.5

7.3-12.3

591

50.1

46.0-54.2

$50,000-74,999

951

302

37.0

32.5-41.6

8.4

6.2-11.3

577

54.6

50.0-59.1

$75,000+

1,158

249

23.4

20.3-26.8

10.4

7.9-13.6

814

66.1

62.3-69.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,101

992

37.8

35.2-40.4

285

10.2

8.7-11.8

1,824

52.1

49.5-54.6

4,107

1,362

35.8

33.7-37.9

394

11.4

9.9-13.0

2,351

52.8

50.6-55.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,509

379

29.1

26.1-32.3

8.2

6.1-10.9

1,043

62.7

59.3-66.0

Non-Veteran

5,883

2,039

38.6

36.8-40.5

617

11.7

10.5-12.9

3,227

49.7

47.9-51.6

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*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.

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