BRFSS 2006 - Northeast Partnership I*: (Do you usually smoke regular, lights, or ultra lights?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

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	Total Respond.^	Regular	Lights	Ultra lights
North Carolina	2,986	1,026	39.6	37.0-42.3	1,356	45.6	43.1-48.2	604	14.7	13.3-16.3
-Northeast Partnership I	71	29	39.5	27.1-53.4	29	42.9	29.9-57.0	13	17.6	8.5-32.8
GENDER
Male	29	15	57.2	36.2-75.9	12	37.4	19.8-59.1	2	5.4	1.2-20.5
Female	42	14	25.0	13.8-41.0	17	47.5	29.9-65.7	11	27.5	12.7-49.7
RACE
White	41	11	23.6	12.3-40.5	22	56.8	37.7-74.1	8	19.6	7.2-43.5
Other	30	18	61.7	41.2-78.7	7	23.6	10.5-44.8	5	14.7	5.7-32.8
AGE
18-44	17	5	23.7	9.2-48.9	11	61.0	33.2-83.1	1	15.3	2.3-58.0
45+	54	24	49.3	34.3-64.4	18	31.7	19.3-47.5	12	19.0	10.3-32.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	39	16	39.8	23.6-58.5	18	42.2	25.6-60.8	5	18.0	6.0-43.4
Some College +	32	13	39.1	21.9-59.5	11	44.0	25.2-64.7	8	16.9	8.0-32.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	53	22	44.0	29.1-60.2	21	36.2	22.6-52.4	10	19.7	8.6-39.2
$50,000+	10	3	13.4	3.7-38.7	5	72.6	41.8-90.7	2	14.0	3.2-44.9

Total
Respond.^

Regular

Lights

Ultra lights

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,986

1,026

39.6

37.0-42.3

1,356

45.6

43.1-48.2

604

14.7

13.3-16.3

-Northeast Partnership I

39.5

27.1-53.4

42.9

29.9-57.0

17.6

8.5-32.8

GENDER

Male

57.2

36.2-75.9

37.4

19.8-59.1

5.4

1.2-20.5

Female

25.0

13.8-41.0

47.5

29.9-65.7

27.5

12.7-49.7

RACE

White

23.6

12.3-40.5

56.8

37.7-74.1

19.6

7.2-43.5

Other

61.7

41.2-78.7

23.6

10.5-44.8

14.7

5.7-32.8

AGE

18-44

23.7

9.2-48.9

61.0

33.2-83.1

15.3

2.3-58.0

45+

49.3

34.3-64.4

31.7

19.3-47.5

19.0

10.3-32.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

39.8

23.6-58.5

42.2

25.6-60.8

18.0

6.0-43.4

Some College +

39.1

21.9-59.5

44.0

25.2-64.7

16.9

8.0-32.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

44.0

29.1-60.2

36.2

22.6-52.4

19.7

8.6-39.2

$50,000+

13.4

3.7-38.7

72.6

41.8-90.7

14.0

3.2-44.9

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*Asked only of respondents who reported smoking daily or occasionally.

^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.

*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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