BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,574	7,410	46.2	45.0-47.3	8,164	53.8	52.7-55.0
GENDER
Male	5,687	3,308	53.2	51.4-55.0	2,379	46.8	45.0-48.6
Female	9,887	4,102	39.5	38.2-40.8	5,785	60.5	59.2-61.8
RACE
White	11,746	5,846	48.8	47.5-50.1	5,900	51.2	49.9-52.5
African American	2,578	1,061	40.1	37.6-42.7	1,517	59.9	57.3-62.4
Asian	106	25	14.1	8.4-22.7	81	85.9	77.3-91.6
Native American	299	177	63.3	55.5-70.5	122	36.7	29.5-44.5
Other Minorities	778	273	37.7	33.2-42.5	505	62.3	57.5-66.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	815	273	36.4	31.9-41.0	542	63.6	59.0-68.1
-English Speaking	311	120	37.8	30.9-45.3	191	62.2	54.7-69.1
-Spanish Speaking	503	153	35.9	30.5-41.7	350	64.1	58.3-69.5
Non-Hispanic	14,724	7,114	47.2	46.0-48.3	7,610	52.8	51.7-54.0
AGE
18-24	625	229	37.5	33.0-42.4	396	62.5	57.6-67.0
25-34	1,862	730	42.3	39.4-45.2	1,132	57.7	54.8-60.6
35-44	2,662	1,072	40.4	38.1-42.7	1,590	59.6	57.3-61.9
45-54	3,084	1,566	51.5	49.3-53.8	1,518	48.5	46.2-50.7
55-64	3,085	1,688	55.3	53.1-57.5	1,397	44.7	42.5-46.9
65-74	2,356	1,320	57.5	55.1-59.9	1,036	42.5	40.1-44.9
75+	1,787	758	43.5	40.7-46.3	1,029	56.5	53.7-59.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,381	1,294	53.4	50.3-56.5	1,087	46.6	43.5-49.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,721	2,403	51.1	49.0-53.2	2,318	48.9	46.8-51.0
Some Post-H.S.	3,846	1,925	48.6	46.3-51.0	1,921	51.4	49.0-53.7
College Graduate	4,585	1,769	35.1	33.3-36.8	2,816	64.9	63.2-66.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,773	968	55.0	51.4-58.6	805	45.0	41.4-48.6
$15,000- 24,999	2,576	1,330	52.4	49.5-55.3	1,246	47.6	44.7-50.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,868	935	48.4	45.2-51.5	933	51.6	48.5-54.8
$35,000- 49,999	2,197	1,083	47.8	44.9-50.7	1,114	52.2	49.3-55.1
$50,000-74,999	2,013	951	47.5	44.6-50.5	1,062	52.5	49.5-55.4
$75,000+	2,836	1,159	39.1	36.8-41.4	1,677	60.9	58.6-63.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,602	3,103	55.9	54.1-57.8	2,499	44.1	42.2-45.9
No	9,482	4,110	42.1	40.7-43.5	5,372	57.9	56.5-59.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,266	1,510	65.3	62.6-67.8	756	34.7	32.2-37.4
Non-Veteran	13,277	5,887	43.1	41.9-44.3	7,390	56.9	55.7-58.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,574

7,410

46.2

45.0-47.3

8,164

53.8

52.7-55.0

GENDER

Male

5,687

3,308

53.2

51.4-55.0

2,379

46.8

45.0-48.6

Female

9,887

4,102

39.5

38.2-40.8

5,785

60.5

59.2-61.8

RACE

White

11,746

5,846

48.8

47.5-50.1

5,900

51.2

49.9-52.5

African American

2,578

1,061

40.1

37.6-42.7

1,517

59.9

57.3-62.4

Asian

106

14.1

8.4-22.7

85.9

77.3-91.6

Native American

299

177

63.3

55.5-70.5

122

36.7

29.5-44.5

Other Minorities

778

273

37.7

33.2-42.5

505

62.3

57.5-66.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

815

273

36.4

31.9-41.0

542

63.6

59.0-68.1

-English Speaking

311

120

37.8

30.9-45.3

191

62.2

54.7-69.1

-Spanish Speaking

503

153

35.9

30.5-41.7

350

64.1

58.3-69.5

Non-Hispanic

14,724

7,114

47.2

46.0-48.3

7,610

52.8

51.7-54.0

AGE

18-24

625

229

37.5

33.0-42.4

396

62.5

57.6-67.0

25-34

1,862

730

42.3

39.4-45.2

1,132

57.7

54.8-60.6

35-44

2,662

1,072

40.4

38.1-42.7

1,590

59.6

57.3-61.9

45-54

3,084

1,566

51.5

49.3-53.8

1,518

48.5

46.2-50.7

55-64

3,085

1,688

55.3

53.1-57.5

1,397

44.7

42.5-46.9

65-74

2,356

1,320

57.5

55.1-59.9

1,036

42.5

40.1-44.9

75+

1,787

758

43.5

40.7-46.3

1,029

56.5

53.7-59.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,381

1,294

53.4

50.3-56.5

1,087

46.6

43.5-49.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,721

2,403

51.1

49.0-53.2

2,318

48.9

46.8-51.0

Some Post-H.S.

3,846

1,925

48.6

46.3-51.0

1,921

51.4

49.0-53.7

College Graduate

4,585

1,769

35.1

33.3-36.8

2,816

64.9

63.2-66.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,773

968

55.0

51.4-58.6

805

45.0

41.4-48.6

$15,000- 24,999

2,576

1,330

52.4

49.5-55.3

1,246

47.6

44.7-50.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,868

935

48.4

45.2-51.5

933

51.6

48.5-54.8

$35,000- 49,999

2,197

1,083

47.8

44.9-50.7

1,114

52.2

49.3-55.1

$50,000-74,999

2,013

951

47.5

44.6-50.5

1,062

52.5

49.5-55.4

$75,000+

2,836

1,159

39.1

36.8-41.4

1,677

60.9

58.6-63.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,602

3,103

55.9

54.1-57.8

2,499

44.1

42.2-45.9

9,482

4,110

42.1

40.7-43.5

5,372

57.9

56.5-59.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,266

1,510

65.3

62.6-67.8

756

34.7

32.2-37.4

Non-Veteran

13,277

5,887

43.1

41.9-44.3

7,390

56.9

55.7-58.1

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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.

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