BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Smoking Status*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	8,697	1,270	15.5	14.4-16.7	387	5.3	4.6- 6.1	2,348	23.4	22.2-24.6	4,692	55.9	54.4-57.3
GENDER
Male	3,220	555	18.1	16.2-20.1	153	6.1	4.9- 7.5	1,107	26.9	25.0-28.9	1,405	49.0	46.5-51.4
Female	5,477	715	13.0	11.8-14.3	234	4.5	3.8- 5.3	1,241	19.9	18.6-21.3	3,287	62.5	60.8-64.2
RACE
White	6,739	1,003	16.1	14.9-17.5	264	4.5	3.8- 5.3	1,954	25.8	24.4-27.2	3,518	53.6	51.9-55.3
African American	1,328	195	15.4	12.9-18.3	82	6.3	4.5- 8.8	283	18.6	16.2-21.3	768	59.7	56.0-63.2
Other Minorities	588	68	12.3	8.7-17.0	40	8.5	5.8-12.4	97	15.5	12.1-19.6	383	63.8	58.2-69.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	486	26	7.5	4.2-12.9	37	9.4	6.2-13.9	79	17.3	13.3-22.2	344	65.8	59.6-71.5
Non-Hispanic	8,193	1,243	16.4	15.3-17.7	350	4.8	4.2- 5.6	2,257	24.0	22.8-25.2	4,343	54.8	53.2-56.3
AGE
18-24	338	72	22.2	17.2-28.2	23	7.2	4.4-11.3	28	9.2	6.0-13.8	215	61.4	54.8-67.6
25-34	1,059	186	18.0	15.1-21.3	73	7.0	5.3- 9.1	133	14.3	11.8-17.3	667	60.7	56.9-64.4
35-44	1,570	263	15.0	13.0-17.3	72	4.7	3.4- 6.3	249	17.0	14.8-19.5	986	63.3	60.3-66.2
45-54	1,721	310	16.5	14.5-18.8	91	6.2	4.5- 8.3	446	26.5	24.0-29.1	874	50.9	47.9-53.8
55-64	1,687	270	15.0	13.1-17.1	69	4.0	3.1- 5.3	568	34.8	32.0-37.7	780	46.2	43.3-49.2
65-74	1,276	126	9.4	7.7-11.5	45	3.3	2.4- 4.6	541	44.7	41.4-48.0	564	42.6	39.3-45.9
75+	978	33	3.1	2.0- 4.6	12	1.5	0.7- 3.0	366	39.9	36.2-43.7	567	55.6	51.7-59.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,257	252	23.1	19.4-27.2	86	7.7	5.8-10.3	346	22.4	19.5-25.7	573	46.8	42.6-51.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,523	473	20.5	18.2-22.9	120	6.1	4.7- 7.9	699	24.9	22.6-27.3	1,231	48.6	45.7-51.5
Some Post-H.S.	2,106	357	17.7	15.4-20.4	90	5.1	3.7- 7.0	566	22.6	20.3-25.0	1,093	54.6	51.3-57.8
College Graduate	2,786	187	6.4	5.3- 7.7	90	3.7	2.8- 4.8	729	23.0	21.2-25.0	1,780	66.9	64.6-69.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	887	181	23.4	18.6-29.1	67	10.7	7.1-15.9	240	21.7	18.1-25.8	399	44.1	38.8-49.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,368	257	20.1	17.2-23.4	77	6.4	4.8- 8.5	374	24.2	21.1-27.6	660	49.2	45.3-53.2
$25,000- 34,999	962	169	17.7	14.5-21.5	50	6.3	4.3- 9.0	262	22.0	18.9-25.5	481	54.0	49.6-58.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,191	219	17.6	15.0-20.6	40	3.8	2.7- 5.5	310	23.0	20.0-26.3	622	55.5	51.7-59.3
$50,000-74,999	1,119	167	17.7	14.3-21.7	41	4.6	3.0- 6.9	308	25.4	22.2-28.9	603	52.3	48.3-56.3
$75,000+	1,881	151	8.7	7.1-10.5	62	4.2	2.9- 6.0	522	25.0	22.6-27.4	1,146	62.2	59.3-65.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,965	500	19.9	17.7-22.4	161	6.5	5.2- 8.0	963	28.5	26.4-30.8	1,341	45.0	42.5-47.7
No	5,462	733	13.5	12.3-14.9	211	4.8	3.9- 5.8	1,329	21.6	20.2-23.0	3,189	60.2	58.3-62.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,137	197	17.9	15.2-20.8	42	5.6	3.5- 8.8	540	42.4	38.8-46.2	358	34.1	30.4-37.9
Non-Veteran	7,542	1,071	15.2	14.0-16.5	342	5.2	4.5- 6.0	1,806	20.8	19.6-22.1	4,323	58.8	57.1-60.3

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

-Piedmont NC

8,697

1,270

15.5

14.4-16.7

387

5.3

4.6- 6.1

2,348

23.4

22.2-24.6

4,692

55.9

54.4-57.3

GENDER

Male

3,220

555

18.1

16.2-20.1

153

6.1

4.9- 7.5

1,107

26.9

25.0-28.9

1,405

49.0

46.5-51.4

Female

5,477

715

13.0

11.8-14.3

234

4.5

3.8- 5.3

1,241

19.9

18.6-21.3

3,287

62.5

60.8-64.2

RACE

White

6,739

1,003

16.1

14.9-17.5

264

4.5

3.8- 5.3

1,954

25.8

24.4-27.2

3,518

53.6

51.9-55.3

African American

1,328

195

15.4

12.9-18.3

6.3

4.5- 8.8

283

18.6

16.2-21.3

768

59.7

56.0-63.2

Other Minorities

588

12.3

8.7-17.0

8.5

5.8-12.4

15.5

12.1-19.6

383

63.8

58.2-69.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

486

7.5

4.2-12.9

9.4

6.2-13.9

17.3

13.3-22.2

344

65.8

59.6-71.5

Non-Hispanic

8,193

1,243

16.4

15.3-17.7

350

4.8

4.2- 5.6

2,257

24.0

22.8-25.2

4,343

54.8

53.2-56.3

AGE

18-24

338

22.2

17.2-28.2

7.2

4.4-11.3

9.2

6.0-13.8

215

61.4

54.8-67.6

25-34

1,059

186

18.0

15.1-21.3

7.0

5.3- 9.1

133

14.3

11.8-17.3

667

60.7

56.9-64.4

35-44

1,570

263

15.0

13.0-17.3

4.7

3.4- 6.3

249

17.0

14.8-19.5

986

63.3

60.3-66.2

45-54

1,721

310

16.5

14.5-18.8

6.2

4.5- 8.3

446

26.5

24.0-29.1

874

50.9

47.9-53.8

55-64

1,687

270

15.0

13.1-17.1

4.0

3.1- 5.3

568

34.8

32.0-37.7

780

46.2

43.3-49.2

65-74

1,276

126

9.4

7.7-11.5

3.3

2.4- 4.6

541

44.7

41.4-48.0

564

42.6

39.3-45.9

75+

978

3.1

2.0- 4.6

1.5

0.7- 3.0

366

39.9

36.2-43.7

567

55.6

51.7-59.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,257

252

23.1

19.4-27.2

7.7

5.8-10.3

346

22.4

19.5-25.7

573

46.8

42.6-51.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,523

473

20.5

18.2-22.9

120

6.1

4.7- 7.9

699

24.9

22.6-27.3

1,231

48.6

45.7-51.5

Some Post-H.S.

2,106

357

17.7

15.4-20.4

5.1

3.7- 7.0

566

22.6

20.3-25.0

1,093

54.6

51.3-57.8

College Graduate

2,786

187

6.4

5.3- 7.7

3.7

2.8- 4.8

729

23.0

21.2-25.0

1,780

66.9

64.6-69.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

887

181

23.4

18.6-29.1

10.7

7.1-15.9

240

21.7

18.1-25.8

399

44.1

38.8-49.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,368

257

20.1

17.2-23.4

6.4

4.8- 8.5

374

24.2

21.1-27.6

660

49.2

45.3-53.2

$25,000- 34,999

962

169

17.7

14.5-21.5

6.3

4.3- 9.0

262

22.0

18.9-25.5

481

54.0

49.6-58.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,191

219

17.6

15.0-20.6

3.8

2.7- 5.5

310

23.0

20.0-26.3

622

55.5

51.7-59.3

$50,000-74,999

1,119

167

17.7

14.3-21.7

4.6

3.0- 6.9

308

25.4

22.2-28.9

603

52.3

48.3-56.3

$75,000+

1,881

151

8.7

7.1-10.5

4.2

2.9- 6.0

522

25.0

22.6-27.4

1,146

62.2

59.3-65.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,965

500

19.9

17.7-22.4

161

6.5

5.2- 8.0

963

28.5

26.4-30.8

1,341

45.0

42.5-47.7

5,462

733

13.5

12.3-14.9

211

4.8

3.9- 5.8

1,329

21.6

20.2-23.0

3,189

60.2

58.3-62.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,137

197

17.9

15.2-20.8

5.6

3.5- 8.8

540

42.4

38.8-46.2

358

34.1

30.4-37.9

Non-Veteran

7,542

1,071

15.2

14.0-16.5

342

5.2

4.5- 6.0

1,806

20.8

19.6-22.1

4,323

58.8

57.1-60.3

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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, 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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