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| Total Respond.^ |
Everyday | Some days | Not at all | |||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 7,405 | 2,424 | 36.8 | 35.2-38.4 | 709 | 11.0 | 10.0-12.1 | 4,272 | 52.2 | 50.6-53.8 |
| -Northeastern Partnership | 542 | 177 | 35.0 | 30.0-40.4 | 54 | 12.8 | 8.9-18.0 | 311 | 52.2 | 46.6-57.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 250 | 82 | 33.2 | 26.4-40.8 | 20 | 12.2 | 7.1-20.2 | 148 | 54.6 | 46.5-62.4 |
| Female | 292 | 95 | 37.4 | 30.4-45.1 | 34 | 13.5 | 8.5-20.9 | 163 | 49.0 | 41.7-56.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 372 | 132 | 37.3 | 31.3-43.6 | 31 | 13.0 | 8.3-19.6 | 209 | 49.8 | 43.4-56.2 |
| African American | 153 | 41 | 35.9 | 26.2-46.9 | 20 | 10.4 | 6.2-16.7 | 92 | 53.7 | 43.6-63.6 |
| Other Minorities | 16 | 4 | 12.2 | 3.7-33.8 | 2 | 18.0 | 3.4-58.1 | 10 | 69.8 | 37.1-90.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 22.7 | 4.5-64.7 | 8 | 77.3 | 35.3-95.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 530 | 177 | 37.5 | 32.4-42.9 | 52 | 12.1 | 8.4-17.1 | 301 | 50.4 | 45.0-55.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 15 | 6 | 26.7 | 10.6-52.8 | 4 | 33.1 | 12.8-62.6 | 5 | 40.2 | 17.2-68.5 |
| 25-34 | 41 | 22 | 56.6 | 40.0-71.9 | 7 | 16.8 | 7.4-33.9 | 12 | 26.6 | 14.9-42.7 |
| 35-44 | 61 | 28 | 46.4 | 33.0-60.2 | 9 | 14.8 | 7.3-27.8 | 24 | 38.8 | 26.2-53.2 |
| 45-54 | 131 | 46 | 38.9 | 29.6-49.0 | 16 | 11.7 | 6.8-19.4 | 69 | 49.4 | 39.7-59.2 |
| 55-64 | 142 | 42 | 27.8 | 20.4-36.6 | 12 | 5.7 | 3.0-10.7 | 88 | 66.5 | 57.4-74.5 |
| 65-74 | 96 | 24 | 20.2 | 13.1-29.7 | 3 | 3.1 | 0.8-10.6 | 69 | 76.8 | 66.7-84.5 |
| 75+ | 55 | 9 | 16.4 | 7.8-31.0 | 3 | 4.8 | 1.3-15.8 | 43 | 78.8 | 63.9-88.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 119 | 30 | 24.5 | 15.9-35.8 | 10 | 11.4 | 4.2-27.4 | 79 | 64.0 | 50.6-75.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 198 | 77 | 44.5 | 36.0-53.3 | 14 | 7.9 | 4.1-14.7 | 107 | 47.6 | 39.1-56.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 118 | 50 | 38.7 | 27.9-50.6 | 13 | 18.2 | 8.8-34.1 | 55 | 43.1 | 31.5-55.5 |
| College Graduate | 106 | 20 | 20.0 | 12.5-30.5 | 16 | 18.3 | 11.1-28.7 | 70 | 61.6 | 50.5-71.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 88 | 30 | 43.2 | 30.1-57.3 | 10 | 14.1 | 6.6-27.4 | 48 | 42.7 | 30.8-55.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 95 | 31 | 30.8 | 19.8-44.5 | 9 | 11.6 | 3.8-30.1 | 55 | 57.7 | 42.7-71.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 70 | 30 | 41.5 | 27.8-56.7 | 8 | 16.9 | 6.4-37.5 | 32 | 41.7 | 27.9-56.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 82 | 28 | 39.7 | 27.0-54.0 | 9 | 17.7 | 7.8-35.2 | 45 | 42.6 | 29.7-56.6 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 67 | 17 | 31.1 | 19.9-45.1 | 8 | 12.0 | 6.0-22.6 | 42 | 56.8 | 43.4-69.4 |
| $75,000+ | 58 | 16 | 24.6 | 14.6-38.4 | 6 | 13.5 | 5.6-29.0 | 36 | 61.9 | 47.0-74.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 247 | 83 | 36.9 | 29.8-44.7 | 20 | 10.9 | 6.4-18.1 | 144 | 52.2 | 44.5-59.7 |
| No | 281 | 91 | 33.7 | 26.8-41.3 | 31 | 14.1 | 8.6-22.2 | 159 | 52.2 | 44.3-60.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 101 | 28 | 29.1 | 19.3-41.3 | 10 | 16.5 | 7.9-31.2 | 63 | 54.4 | 42.0-66.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 440 | 149 | 36.6 | 30.9-42.8 | 43 | 11.7 | 7.7-17.5 | 248 | 51.7 | 45.4-57.9 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.
^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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