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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	225	85	44.5	36.0-53.3	98	41.4	33.4-49.9	42	14.1	9.9-19.8
GENDER
Male	98	42	48.2	36.2-60.4	43	41.7	30.2-54.2	13	10.1	5.5-17.9
Female	127	43	40.1	28.6-52.7	55	41.1	30.8-52.3	29	18.8	12.1-28.0
RACE
White	162	43	33.1	24.2-43.4	84	50.1	40.5-59.8	35	16.8	11.4-24.0
African American	58	39	75.6	61.4-85.7	13	18.3	9.7-31.9	6	6.1	2.5-14.3
Other Minorities	5	3	77.4	29.9-96.5	1	12.8	1.3-61.8	1	9.8	1.0-54.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	223	83	42.7	34.4-51.3	98	42.8	34.7-51.2	42	14.6	10.2-20.3
AGE
18-24	10	6	69.2	34.8-90.4	3	23.0	5.6-60.1	1	7.8	1.0-40.6
25-34	28	11	35.4	19.0-56.0	14	54.3	34.4-72.9	3	10.4	3.2-29.2
35-44	36	16	52.2	34.9-68.9	17	39.9	24.7-57.4	3	7.9	2.5-22.3
45-54	62	28	43.7	30.2-58.1	24	42.2	29.0-56.6	10	14.1	7.3-25.5
55-64	53	18	37.6	24.3-53.1	24	41.6	28.0-56.7	11	20.7	11.2-35.2
65-74	25	5	17.9	6.7-39.5	12	48.0	28.0-68.7	8	34.2	17.1-56.7
75+	11	1	7.2	1.0-38.3	4	44.8	17.0-76.3	6	48.1	19.7-77.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	38	20	66.0	45.7-81.8	15	28.7	14.8-48.3	3	5.3	1.5-17.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	91	32	42.3	30.2-55.3	38	38.6	27.4-51.2	21	19.1	11.6-29.8
Some Post-H.S.	62	19	37.3	21.8-56.0	35	55.2	37.7-71.6	8	7.4	3.4-15.4
College Graduate	34	14	41.5	24.8-60.4	10	36.9	20.9-56.4	10	21.6	10.9-38.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	40	20	54.4	34.6-72.9	10	21.4	10.1-39.7	10	24.2	11.2-44.5
$15,000- 24,999	40	18	65.0	45.4-80.6	16	28.7	15.1-47.6	6	6.3	2.5-14.8
$25,000- 34,999	38	16	62.0	42.6-78.2	15	22.8	11.8-39.6	7	15.2	6.6-31.3
$35,000- 49,999	35	9	26.0	12.4-46.7	22	67.9	47.6-83.1	4	6.1	2.0-17.1
$50,000-74,999	25	5	17.8	7.4-37.1	14	60.1	39.3-77.8	6	22.1	9.2-44.3
$75,000+	22	9	44.5	23.1-68.2	8	34.3	16.6-57.8	5	21.2	8.2-44.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	101	41	45.3	33.6-57.7	40	37.4	26.7-49.5	20	17.2	10.3-27.4
No	120	44	44.7	33.2-56.8	54	43.0	32.0-54.7	22	12.3	7.5-19.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	35	16	50.7	30.4-70.8	12	29.9	15.1-50.7	7	19.3	7.9-39.9
Non-Veteran	190	69	43.0	33.9-52.6	86	44.1	35.3-53.4	35	12.9	8.8-18.4

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

-Northeastern Partnership

225

44.5

36.0-53.3

41.4

33.4-49.9

14.1

9.9-19.8

GENDER

Male

48.2

36.2-60.4

41.7

30.2-54.2

10.1

5.5-17.9

Female

127

40.1

28.6-52.7

41.1

30.8-52.3

18.8

12.1-28.0

RACE

White

162

33.1

24.2-43.4

50.1

40.5-59.8

16.8

11.4-24.0

African American

75.6

61.4-85.7

18.3

9.7-31.9

6.1

2.5-14.3

Other Minorities

77.4

29.9-96.5

12.8

1.3-61.8

9.8

1.0-54.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

223

42.7

34.4-51.3

42.8

34.7-51.2

14.6

10.2-20.3

AGE

18-24

69.2

34.8-90.4

23.0

5.6-60.1

7.8

1.0-40.6

25-34

35.4

19.0-56.0

54.3

34.4-72.9

10.4

3.2-29.2

35-44

52.2

34.9-68.9

39.9

24.7-57.4

7.9

2.5-22.3

45-54

43.7

30.2-58.1

42.2

29.0-56.6

14.1

7.3-25.5

55-64

37.6

24.3-53.1

41.6

28.0-56.7

20.7

11.2-35.2

65-74

17.9

6.7-39.5

48.0

28.0-68.7

34.2

17.1-56.7

75+

7.2

1.0-38.3

44.8

17.0-76.3

48.1

19.7-77.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

66.0

45.7-81.8

28.7

14.8-48.3

5.3

1.5-17.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

42.3

30.2-55.3

38.6

27.4-51.2

19.1

11.6-29.8

Some Post-H.S.

37.3

21.8-56.0

55.2

37.7-71.6

7.4

3.4-15.4

College Graduate

41.5

24.8-60.4

36.9

20.9-56.4

21.6

10.9-38.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

54.4

34.6-72.9

21.4

10.1-39.7

24.2

11.2-44.5

$15,000- 24,999

65.0

45.4-80.6

28.7

15.1-47.6

6.3

2.5-14.8

$25,000- 34,999

62.0

42.6-78.2

22.8

11.8-39.6

15.2

6.6-31.3

$35,000- 49,999

26.0

12.4-46.7

67.9

47.6-83.1

6.1

2.0-17.1

$50,000-74,999

17.8

7.4-37.1

60.1

39.3-77.8

22.1

9.2-44.3

$75,000+

44.5

23.1-68.2

34.3

16.6-57.8

21.2

8.2-44.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

101

45.3

33.6-57.7

37.4

26.7-49.5

17.2

10.3-27.4

120

44.7

33.2-56.8

43.0

32.0-54.7

12.3

7.5-19.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

50.7

30.4-70.8

29.9

15.1-50.7

19.3

7.9-39.9

Non-Veteran

190

43.0

33.9-52.6

44.1

35.3-53.4

12.9

8.8-18.4

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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.

**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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