BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Smoking Status*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
North Carolina	15,569	2,424	17.0	16.1-17.9	709	5.1	4.6- 5.6	4,272	24.1	23.2-25.0	8,164	53.9	52.7-55.0
-Northeastern Partnership	1,075	177	17.9	15.1-21.1	54	6.5	4.5- 9.4	311	26.8	23.4-30.4	533	48.8	44.7-52.9
GENDER
Male	383	82	20.6	16.1-25.9	20	7.6	4.3-12.9	148	33.8	27.9-40.3	133	38.0	31.4-45.2
Female	692	95	15.5	12.2-19.5	34	5.6	3.4- 9.0	163	20.3	17.1-23.9	400	58.6	53.9-63.2
RACE
White	668	132	21.3	17.7-25.6	31	7.4	4.7-11.5	209	28.5	24.4-33.0	296	42.7	37.7-47.9
African American	352	41	14.9	10.3-21.2	20	4.3	2.6- 7.1	92	22.4	17.8-27.7	199	58.4	51.6-64.9
Other Minorities	51	4	5.2	1.7-14.7	2	7.7	1.4-32.3	10	29.8	14.9-50.8	35	57.3	38.4-74.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	31	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.9	2.2-39.8	8	37.2	18.3-61.0	21	51.8	30.7-72.3
Non-Hispanic	1,040	177	19.3	16.3-22.6	52	6.2	4.3- 9.0	301	25.9	22.8-29.3	510	48.5	44.5-52.6
AGE
18-24	39	6	11.1	4.5-24.7	4	13.7	5.1-32.1	5	16.7	6.7-36.0	24	58.5	40.2-74.7
25-34	93	22	29.0	19.5-40.8	7	8.6	3.8-18.6	12	13.6	7.6-23.2	52	48.8	37.7-59.9
35-44	145	28	20.7	14.3-29.1	9	6.6	3.2-13.1	24	17.4	11.3-25.8	84	55.3	46.0-64.2
45-54	234	46	23.0	17.1-30.2	16	6.9	4.0-11.7	69	29.2	23.1-36.3	103	40.8	33.9-48.1
55-64	240	42	17.3	12.7-23.3	12	3.6	1.9- 6.7	88	41.5	34.4-48.9	98	37.6	31.1-44.6
65-74	180	24	10.4	6.8-15.8	3	1.6	0.4- 5.7	69	39.7	31.8-48.2	84	48.2	40.1-56.5
75+	136	9	6.8	3.2-13.9	3	2.0	0.6- 6.9	43	33.0	24.5-42.6	81	58.2	48.5-67.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	233	30	12.3	7.9-18.5	10	5.7	2.1-14.8	79	32.0	24.0-41.2	114	50.0	40.8-59.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	371	77	24.7	19.2-31.0	14	4.4	2.3- 8.3	107	26.4	21.0-32.5	173	44.6	37.6-51.8
Some Post-H.S.	237	50	21.3	15.4-28.6	13	10.0	4.7-20.2	55	23.7	17.2-31.9	119	44.9	36.8-53.3
College Graduate	231	20	8.3	5.0-13.3	16	7.6	4.5-12.5	70	25.4	19.7-32.0	125	58.8	51.2-66.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	167	30	22.9	14.9-33.4	10	7.5	3.5-15.3	48	22.6	16.6-30.2	79	47.0	37.5-56.7
$15,000- 24,999	207	31	15.3	9.9-22.7	9	5.7	1.9-16.4	55	28.6	20.2-38.6	112	50.5	41.0-59.9
$25,000- 34,999	139	30	22.1	14.6-32.1	8	9.0	3.3-22.3	32	22.2	14.6-32.3	69	46.6	35.6-58.0
$35,000- 49,999	145	28	24.7	16.7-35.1	9	11.0	4.8-23.4	45	26.5	18.5-36.5	63	37.7	28.7-47.7
$50,000-74,999	123	17	16.7	10.3-25.9	8	6.5	3.2-12.6	42	30.5	22.2-40.3	56	46.4	36.3-56.8
$75,000+	128	16	11.4	6.6-18.9	6	6.2	2.5-14.5	36	28.7	20.4-38.8	70	53.7	43.0-64.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	443	83	20.0	15.6-25.2	20	5.9	3.4-10.1	144	28.2	23.5-33.4	196	45.9	39.8-52.2
No	601	91	16.8	13.2-21.1	31	7.0	4.2-11.5	159	26.0	21.5-31.2	320	50.1	44.7-55.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	149	28	22.0	14.5-31.9	10	12.5	5.9-24.4	63	41.2	32.0-51.0	48	24.4	17.7-32.6
Non-Veteran	923	149	17.3	14.3-20.6	43	5.5	3.6- 8.4	248	24.3	20.8-28.3	483	52.9	48.4-57.3

Total
Respond.^

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,569

2,424

17.0

16.1-17.9

709

5.1

4.6- 5.6

4,272

24.1

23.2-25.0

8,164

53.9

52.7-55.0

-Northeastern Partnership

1,075

177

17.9

15.1-21.1

6.5

4.5- 9.4

311

26.8

23.4-30.4

533

48.8

44.7-52.9

GENDER

Male

383

20.6

16.1-25.9

7.6

4.3-12.9

148

33.8

27.9-40.3

133

38.0

31.4-45.2

Female

692

15.5

12.2-19.5

5.6

3.4- 9.0

163

20.3

17.1-23.9

400

58.6

53.9-63.2

RACE

White

668

132

21.3

17.7-25.6

7.4

4.7-11.5

209

28.5

24.4-33.0

296

42.7

37.7-47.9

African American

352

14.9

10.3-21.2

4.3

2.6- 7.1

22.4

17.8-27.7

199

58.4

51.6-64.9

Other Minorities

5.2

1.7-14.7

7.7

1.4-32.3

29.8

14.9-50.8

57.3

38.4-74.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

10.9

2.2-39.8

37.2

18.3-61.0

51.8

30.7-72.3

Non-Hispanic

1,040

177

19.3

16.3-22.6

6.2

4.3- 9.0

301

25.9

22.8-29.3

510

48.5

44.5-52.6

AGE

18-24

11.1

4.5-24.7

13.7

5.1-32.1

16.7

6.7-36.0

58.5

40.2-74.7

25-34

29.0

19.5-40.8

8.6

3.8-18.6

13.6

7.6-23.2

48.8

37.7-59.9

35-44

145

20.7

14.3-29.1

6.6

3.2-13.1

17.4

11.3-25.8

55.3

46.0-64.2

45-54

234

23.0

17.1-30.2

6.9

4.0-11.7

29.2

23.1-36.3

103

40.8

33.9-48.1

55-64

240

17.3

12.7-23.3

3.6

1.9- 6.7

41.5

34.4-48.9

37.6

31.1-44.6

65-74

180

10.4

6.8-15.8

1.6

0.4- 5.7

39.7

31.8-48.2

48.2

40.1-56.5

75+

136

6.8

3.2-13.9

2.0

0.6- 6.9

33.0

24.5-42.6

58.2

48.5-67.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

233

12.3

7.9-18.5

5.7

2.1-14.8

32.0

24.0-41.2

114

50.0

40.8-59.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

371

24.7

19.2-31.0

4.4

2.3- 8.3

107

26.4

21.0-32.5

173

44.6

37.6-51.8

Some Post-H.S.

237

21.3

15.4-28.6

10.0

4.7-20.2

23.7

17.2-31.9

119

44.9

36.8-53.3

College Graduate

231

8.3

5.0-13.3

7.6

4.5-12.5

25.4

19.7-32.0

125

58.8

51.2-66.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

167

22.9

14.9-33.4

7.5

3.5-15.3

22.6

16.6-30.2

47.0

37.5-56.7

$15,000- 24,999

207

15.3

9.9-22.7

5.7

1.9-16.4

28.6

20.2-38.6

112

50.5

41.0-59.9

$25,000- 34,999

139

22.1

14.6-32.1

9.0

3.3-22.3

22.2

14.6-32.3

46.6

35.6-58.0

$35,000- 49,999

145

24.7

16.7-35.1

11.0

4.8-23.4

26.5

18.5-36.5

37.7

28.7-47.7

$50,000-74,999

123

16.7

10.3-25.9

6.5

3.2-12.6

30.5

22.2-40.3

46.4

36.3-56.8

$75,000+

128

11.4

6.6-18.9

6.2

2.5-14.5

28.7

20.4-38.8

53.7

43.0-64.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

443

20.0

15.6-25.2

5.9

3.4-10.1

144

28.2

23.5-33.4

196

45.9

39.8-52.2

601

16.8

13.2-21.1

7.0

4.2-11.5

159

26.0

21.5-31.2

320

50.1

44.7-55.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

149

22.0

14.5-31.9

12.5

5.9-24.4

41.2

32.0-51.0

24.4

17.7-32.6

Non-Veteran

923

149

17.3

14.3-20.6

5.5

3.6- 8.4

248

24.3

20.8-28.3

483

52.9

48.4-57.3

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* Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

^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.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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