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| Total Respond.^ |
Less than 6 mos. | 6 mos. to 1 year | Past year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 4,159 | 202 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.6 | 117 | 3.7 | 2.8- 4.9 | 575 | 17.0 | 15.3-18.8 | 446 | 12.5 | 11.0-14.1 | 2,819 | 59.7 | 57.5-61.8 |
| -Piedmont NC | 2,288 | 115 | 6.9 | 5.4- 8.8 | 63 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.2 | 301 | 16.5 | 14.3-19.0 | 250 | 13.1 | 11.2-15.3 | 1,559 | 59.2 | 56.3-62.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,076 | 47 | 6.0 | 4.2- 8.5 | 30 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.5 | 116 | 15.4 | 12.3-19.2 | 121 | 14.9 | 12.0-18.4 | 762 | 58.5 | 54.2-62.7 |
| Female | 1,212 | 68 | 8.1 | 5.8-11.1 | 33 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.7 | 185 | 17.9 | 15.0-21.1 | 129 | 10.7 | 8.6-13.2 | 797 | 60.2 | 56.4-63.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,907 | 84 | 5.9 | 4.4- 7.8 | 51 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.8 | 233 | 14.6 | 12.4-17.1 | 203 | 12.6 | 10.6-15.0 | 1,336 | 62.5 | 59.2-65.6 |
| African American | 274 | 21 | 9.7 | 5.7-16.1 | 11 | 5.9 | 2.9-11.6 | 38 | 13.3 | 8.9-19.6 | 29 | 11.8 | 7.5-18.0 | 175 | 59.3 | 51.5-66.7 |
| Other Minorities | 96 | 10 | 12.6 | 6.2-24.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.6 | 27 | 37.9 | 25.9-51.6 | 16 | 19.6 | 10.7-33.1 | 42 | 29.0 | 19.9-40.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 78 | 7 | 13.0 | 6.0-26.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 21 | 34.4 | 22.0-49.3 | 15 | 23.4 | 13.1-38.1 | 35 | 29.3 | 19.5-41.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,200 | 108 | 6.4 | 5.0- 8.2 | 63 | 4.7 | 3.2- 6.8 | 278 | 14.9 | 12.8-17.2 | 234 | 12.3 | 10.4-14.4 | 1,517 | 61.8 | 58.8-64.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 28 | 9 | 29.4 | 14.6-50.4 | 5 | 20.4 | 7.2-45.8 | 8 | 31.5 | 15.1-54.2 | 5 | 16.6 | 5.8-39.1 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.3-14.0 |
| 25-34 | 129 | 27 | 17.7 | 11.3-26.6 | 12 | 11.7 | 5.9-21.9 | 44 | 33.5 | 24.5-43.9 | 23 | 18.5 | 11.8-27.8 | 23 | 18.7 | 12.2-27.4 |
| 35-44 | 244 | 21 | 8.5 | 4.9-14.2 | 8 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.8 | 63 | 26.4 | 20.0-33.9 | 50 | 23.1 | 17.0-30.7 | 102 | 39.8 | 32.6-47.5 |
| 45-54 | 425 | 22 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.9 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.2 | 63 | 15.5 | 11.5-20.5 | 54 | 13.2 | 9.5-17.9 | 276 | 64.0 | 58.1-69.5 |
| 55-64 | 559 | 21 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.7 | 15 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.6 | 59 | 10.2 | 7.6-13.6 | 48 | 8.6 | 6.1-11.9 | 416 | 75.2 | 70.6-79.2 |
| 65-74 | 531 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.6 | 11 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.3 | 48 | 7.2 | 5.2- 9.8 | 49 | 9.9 | 6.9-14.1 | 413 | 79.0 | 74.3-83.1 |
| 75+ | 358 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 14 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.3 | 18 | 4.7 | 2.5- 8.8 | 321 | 90.5 | 86.0-93.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 337 | 16 | 7.1 | 3.6-13.5 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.1 | 56 | 21.5 | 15.1-29.8 | 39 | 12.6 | 8.1-19.1 | 221 | 57.3 | 49.3-64.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 678 | 40 | 8.5 | 5.6-12.6 | 20 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.4 | 87 | 17.2 | 13.0-22.5 | 92 | 16.9 | 12.8-21.9 | 439 | 52.3 | 46.8-57.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 557 | 30 | 7.2 | 4.4-11.6 | 19 | 5.8 | 2.9-11.5 | 83 | 17.0 | 13.2-21.6 | 78 | 14.9 | 11.4-19.2 | 347 | 55.1 | 49.4-60.7 |
| College Graduate | 709 | 29 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.2 | 19 | 3.5 | 1.7- 7.3 | 74 | 13.3 | 10.1-17.5 | 40 | 8.6 | 5.9-12.4 | 547 | 69.3 | 64.2-74.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 234 | 14 | 9.1 | 4.7-16.8 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.8 | 32 | 10.8 | 7.0-16.5 | 26 | 12.8 | 6.9-22.6 | 157 | 65.5 | 55.9-73.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 369 | 20 | 7.2 | 4.0-12.7 | 12 | 6.0 | 3.0-11.6 | 59 | 24.2 | 17.2-32.9 | 44 | 12.9 | 8.7-18.8 | 234 | 49.6 | 42.2-57.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 255 | 11 | 9.3 | 3.9-20.4 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.3 | 30 | 11.5 | 7.5-17.1 | 32 | 12.4 | 7.8-19.1 | 173 | 63.0 | 54.2-71.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 303 | 16 | 5.7 | 2.8-11.2 | 11 | 5.8 | 2.2-14.3 | 37 | 16.8 | 11.5-23.9 | 27 | 11.7 | 7.0-18.8 | 212 | 60.1 | 51.8-67.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 304 | 20 | 8.5 | 5.0-14.0 | 9 | 5.0 | 1.6-14.8 | 46 | 18.4 | 13.1-25.3 | 37 | 15.1 | 10.2-21.7 | 192 | 53.0 | 45.3-60.5 |
| $75,000+ | 508 | 20 | 5.0 | 2.8- 8.8 | 12 | 4.3 | 2.0- 9.2 | 63 | 14.9 | 11.1-19.6 | 56 | 13.2 | 9.7-17.6 | 357 | 62.6 | 56.8-68.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 945 | 44 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.2 | 27 | 3.2 | 2.1- 5.0 | 117 | 15.5 | 12.0-19.8 | 106 | 12.1 | 9.3-15.6 | 651 | 62.9 | 58.2-67.3 |
| No | 1,321 | 68 | 7.2 | 5.2- 9.8 | 36 | 4.9 | 3.0- 8.0 | 179 | 17.0 | 14.2-20.1 | 143 | 13.8 | 11.2-16.8 | 895 | 57.2 | 53.4-60.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 528 | 18 | 5.4 | 2.9- 9.9 | 15 | 3.2 | 1.7- 5.8 | 34 | 7.7 | 5.1-11.4 | 45 | 10.6 | 7.7-14.5 | 416 | 73.1 | 67.7-77.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,759 | 97 | 7.3 | 5.6- 9.5 | 48 | 4.6 | 3.0- 7.0 | 267 | 18.9 | 16.2-21.9 | 205 | 13.8 | 11.5-16.4 | 1,142 | 55.4 | 52.1-58.8 |
* Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in their entire lifetime and now smoke not at all (for any length of time).
^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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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