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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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Do you usually smoke regular, lights, or ultra lights?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Regular Lights Ultra lights
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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 II 114 47 50.5 38.6-62.2 50 40.4 29.5-52.4 17 9.1 5.2-15.5
GENDER
Male 49 22 49.8 33.4-66.3 22 44.5 28.6-61.5 5 5.7 1.9-15.8
Female 65 25 51.2 35.2-67.0 28 35.4 22.7-50.5 12 13.4 7.0-24.1
RACE
White 82 24 38.0 25.4-52.5 43 50.5 37.0-64.0 15 11.4 6.3-19.9
Other 32 23 81.7 63.8-91.9 7 15.1 6.2-32.5 2 3.2 0.6-14.4
AGE
18-44 44 24 60.7 42.8-76.0 16 32.8 18.7-51.0 4 6.5 2.2-17.4
45+ 70 23 36.0 23.7-50.6 34 51.2 37.5-64.6 13 12.8 7.1-22.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 69 32 57.3 42.6-70.9 26 33.0 21.0-47.6 11 9.7 4.7-19.0
Some College + 45 15 39.0 21.7-59.6 24 52.9 33.7-71.3 6 8.1 3.4-18.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 75 34 55.5 40.7-69.4 31 37.7 24.7-52.8 10 6.8 3.3-13.3
$50,000+ 25 9 35.0 18.6-56.0 12 48.9 29.5-68.6 4 16.1 5.4-39.2

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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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