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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Tobacco Use Prevention (Asked January--June Only)

Not including yourself, how many adults who live in your household smoke cigarettes, cigars or pipes?

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  Total
Respond.^
One adult Two adults Three or more adults No adults
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,996 1,013 20.6 19.1-22.1 129 4.9 3.8- 6.2 31 1.2 0.7- 1.9 3,823 73.4 71.6-75.1
-Northeastern Partnership 321 59 21.5 16.1-28.1 13 5.1 2.7- 9.3 3 1.3 0.4- 4.5 246 72.2 65.3-78.2
GENDER
Male 118 19 19.1 11.6-29.7 4 2.3 0.8- 6.1 1 1.0 0.1- 6.6 94 77.7 67.1-85.6
Female 203 40 23.6 16.5-32.5 9 7.5 3.6-15.2 2 1.6 0.3- 7.6 152 67.2 58.0-75.3
RACE
White 211 39 21.4 15.1-29.5 7 4.6 2.0-10.5 2 1.0 0.2- 4.6 163 72.9 64.5-79.9
African American 91 18 23.4 14.1-36.4 6 8.1 3.2-19.0 0 0.0 . - . 67 68.5 55.4-79.1
Other Minorities 18 1 14.7 2.2-57.0 0 0.0 . - . 1 6.3 0.9-34.1 16 79.1 43.0-95.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 11 1 19.5 2.9-65.9 0 0.0 . - . 1 8.3 1.1-42.2 9 72.2 33.0-93.2
Non-Hispanic 310 58 21.6 16.3-28.1 13 5.5 2.9-10.1 2 0.7 0.2- 3.1 237 72.2 65.3-78.1
AGE
18-24 17 4 28.8 11.2-56.7 4 16.3 5.7-38.6 0 0.0 . - . 9 54.9 30.3-77.3
25-34 36 5 12.2 5.0-27.0 1 1.4 0.2- 9.6 1 4.7 0.7-26.7 29 81.6 64.6-91.5
35-44 48 13 30.4 17.8-46.8 2 3.4 0.8-12.6 0 0.0 . - . 33 66.2 50.1-79.3
45-54 70 19 26.3 16.9-38.6 1 1.2 0.2- 8.1 1 2.4 0.3-15.1 49 70.1 57.5-80.2
55-64 87 13 16.6 9.2-27.9 2 2.3 0.6- 8.8 1 1.0 0.1- 6.7 71 80.2 68.7-88.1
65-74 35 3 13.1 4.2-33.8 2 6.7 1.7-23.1 0 0.0 . - . 30 80.3 60.4-91.5
75+ 26 2 10.1 2.2-35.6 1 5.1 0.7-28.4 0 0.0 . - . 23 84.9 60.6-95.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 8 23.8 10.5-45.5 2 6.3 1.3-25.7 1 4.0 0.6-23.3 35 65.8 45.7-81.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 24 20.7 12.9-31.4 7 6.0 2.7-12.9 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 83 72.8 61.8-81.6
Some Post-H.S. 79 19 28.8 17.4-43.9 4 7.0 2.2-20.4 0 0.0 . - . 56 64.1 49.1-76.8
College Graduate 80 8 12.2 5.9-23.5 0 0.0 . - . 1 2.2 0.3-13.9 71 85.6 73.8-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 9 35.8 18.2-58.3 1 2.0 0.3-12.9 0 0.0 . - . 23 62.3 40.3-80.2
$15,000- 24,999 48 6 18.6 6.6-42.2 3 8.7 2.2-28.8 1 4.1 0.6-23.9 38 68.7 47.5-84.1
$25,000- 34,999 37 8 30.4 13.8-54.4 2 5.8 1.3-22.6 0 0.0 . - . 27 63.8 41.4-81.5
$35,000- 49,999 60 14 18.7 10.6-30.9 4 7.8 2.7-20.1 0 0.0 . - . 42 73.5 59.7-83.8
$50,000-74,999 49 10 18.0 9.1-32.6 2 3.7 0.9-13.8 0 0.0 . - . 37 78.3 63.4-88.3
$75,000+ 59 7 15.1 6.7-30.6 0 0.0 . - . 1 2.5 0.4-15.9 51 82.4 66.6-91.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 117 21 19.3 12.4-28.8 5 6.1 2.1-16.2 2 2.6 0.5-11.7 89 72.0 61.2-80.7
No 202 38 22.7 15.7-31.7 8 4.6 2.1- 9.8 1 0.7 0.1- 4.7 155 72.0 63.0-79.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 56 13 35.6 21.2-53.2 1 1.3 0.2- 8.6 0 0.0 . - . 42 63.1 45.8-77.7
Non-Veteran 265 46 18.1 12.9-24.9 12 5.9 3.1-11.1 3 1.6 0.5- 5.5 204 74.3 66.9-80.5

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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.

**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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