BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	<10 cigaretts/per day	10-20 cigarettes/per day	20 cigs.(one pack)/per day	More than 20 cigarettes/per day
North Carolina	2,994	819	29.4	27.0-31.8	937	31.6	29.2-34.1	823	26.4	24.2-28.7	415	12.6	11.2-14.3
-Piedmont NC	1,581	438	32.5	29.1-36.2	500	31.4	28.0-34.9	434	24.2	21.3-27.4	209	11.9	10.0-14.2
GENDER
Male	678	178	32.8	27.6-38.3	193	29.7	24.9-35.0	181	23.1	18.9-27.9	126	14.4	11.5-18.0
Female	903	260	32.2	28.1-36.5	307	33.5	29.5-37.9	253	25.7	22.1-29.7	83	8.6	6.6-11.1
RACE
White	1,214	261	22.4	19.3-25.9	387	32.7	29.0-36.7	381	30.9	27.2-34.8	185	14.0	11.6-16.7
African American	258	121	50.2	41.3-59.0	90	35.8	28.0-44.5	37	10.1	6.6-15.0	10	3.9	1.7- 8.8
Other Minorities	106	56	64.6	50.7-76.4	21	17.2	8.0-33.2	16	7.2	4.0-12.8	13	10.9	5.6-20.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	62	48	78.7	56.5-91.3	9	17.3	5.8-41.3	5	4.0	1.0-15.0	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,519	390	28.1	24.8-31.6	491	32.7	29.4-36.2	429	26.1	23.1-29.4	209	13.1	11.0-15.5
AGE
18-24	90	36	39.0	27.9-51.5	25	26.8	17.4-38.8	21	26.2	16.3-39.3	8	8.0	3.7-16.3
25-34	245	92	35.4	28.2-43.2	93	39.5	31.5-48.1	42	15.9	11.3-21.9	18	9.3	5.4-15.5
35-44	315	81	33.5	26.4-41.5	99	29.2	23.4-35.8	99	27.5	22.1-33.6	36	9.8	6.8-13.9
45-54	390	96	29.2	22.7-36.8	115	29.7	24.0-36.1	109	24.1	19.3-29.7	70	16.9	12.9-21.9
55-64	330	74	22.7	17.8-28.5	98	28.6	23.0-35.0	109	31.8	26.3-38.0	49	16.8	12.5-22.3
65-74	161	46	29.2	21.6-38.2	48	27.0	20.0-35.3	42	26.2	19.1-34.8	25	17.6	11.3-26.5
75+	40	10	30.7	15.5-51.7	18	41.6	25.0-60.4	10	24.6	12.2-43.2	2	3.1	0.7-12.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	326	86	33.0	25.5-41.5	90	24.3	17.1-33.2	93	26.5	19.9-34.3	57	16.2	11.6-22.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	565	140	32.2	26.3-38.6	190	34.3	28.9-40.1	160	22.6	18.3-27.4	75	11.0	8.1-14.8
Some Post-H.S.	420	115	26.8	20.8-33.9	133	33.0	26.4-40.3	122	29.4	23.0-36.6	50	10.8	7.6-15.2
College Graduate	269	97	42.1	34.4-50.2	86	31.4	24.9-38.8	59	16.4	12.0-22.0	27	10.1	6.1-16.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	239	69	38.1	27.1-50.6	89	32.6	22.3-44.9	47	17.0	11.1-25.3	34	12.3	7.4-19.7
$15,000- 24,999	318	91	35.6	28.5-43.6	95	28.1	22.0-35.1	84	23.1	17.6-29.6	48	13.2	9.1-18.7
$25,000- 34,999	215	53	28.8	21.2-37.7	78	41.4	31.9-51.5	58	20.7	14.9-28.0	26	9.2	5.8-14.4
$35,000- 49,999	247	58	23.6	17.9-30.6	72	31.2	24.0-39.5	82	31.7	24.8-39.6	35	13.4	8.9-19.7
$50,000-74,999	199	51	25.6	17.5-35.8	59	32.8	23.7-43.3	64	30.2	21.0-41.3	25	11.5	6.8-18.8
$75,000+	201	72	43.3	33.7-53.4	59	26.3	19.6-34.4	46	19.9	13.4-28.6	24	10.4	6.4-16.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	644	162	27.3	22.3-32.9	199	32.4	27.1-38.1	178	26.6	21.4-32.5	105	13.8	10.8-17.4
No	919	272	36.2	31.7-41.1	294	30.2	26.1-34.8	252	23.0	19.7-26.7	101	10.5	8.1-13.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	234	53	27.3	19.0-37.6	70	30.5	23.5-38.6	64	26.4	20.1-33.9	47	15.7	10.8-22.4
Non-Veteran	1,345	384	33.3	29.6-37.3	430	31.5	27.9-35.4	370	23.9	20.7-27.4	161	11.2	9.2-13.7

Total
Respond.^

<10 cigaretts/per day

10-20 cigarettes/per day

20 cigs.(one pack)/per day

More than 20 cigarettes/per day

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,994

819

29.4

27.0-31.8

937

31.6

29.2-34.1

823

26.4

24.2-28.7

415

12.6

11.2-14.3

-Piedmont NC

1,581

438

32.5

29.1-36.2

500

31.4

28.0-34.9

434

24.2

21.3-27.4

209

11.9

10.0-14.2

GENDER

Male

678

178

32.8

27.6-38.3

193

29.7

24.9-35.0

181

23.1

18.9-27.9

126

14.4

11.5-18.0

Female

903

260

32.2

28.1-36.5

307

33.5

29.5-37.9

253

25.7

22.1-29.7

8.6

6.6-11.1

RACE

White

1,214

261

22.4

19.3-25.9

387

32.7

29.0-36.7

381

30.9

27.2-34.8

185

14.0

11.6-16.7

African American

258

121

50.2

41.3-59.0

35.8

28.0-44.5

10.1

6.6-15.0

3.9

1.7- 8.8

Other Minorities

106

64.6

50.7-76.4

17.2

8.0-33.2

7.2

4.0-12.8

10.9

5.6-20.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

78.7

56.5-91.3

17.3

5.8-41.3

4.0

1.0-15.0

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,519

390

28.1

24.8-31.6

491

32.7

29.4-36.2

429

26.1

23.1-29.4

209

13.1

11.0-15.5

AGE

18-24

39.0

27.9-51.5

26.8

17.4-38.8

26.2

16.3-39.3

8.0

3.7-16.3

25-34

245

35.4

28.2-43.2

39.5

31.5-48.1

15.9

11.3-21.9

9.3

5.4-15.5

35-44

315

33.5

26.4-41.5

29.2

23.4-35.8

27.5

22.1-33.6

9.8

6.8-13.9

45-54

390

29.2

22.7-36.8

115

29.7

24.0-36.1

109

24.1

19.3-29.7

16.9

12.9-21.9

55-64

330

22.7

17.8-28.5

28.6

23.0-35.0

109

31.8

26.3-38.0

16.8

12.5-22.3

65-74

161

29.2

21.6-38.2

27.0

20.0-35.3

26.2

19.1-34.8

17.6

11.3-26.5

75+

30.7

15.5-51.7

41.6

25.0-60.4

24.6

12.2-43.2

3.1

0.7-12.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

326

33.0

25.5-41.5

24.3

17.1-33.2

26.5

19.9-34.3

16.2

11.6-22.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

565

140

32.2

26.3-38.6

190

34.3

28.9-40.1

160

22.6

18.3-27.4

11.0

8.1-14.8

Some Post-H.S.

420

115

26.8

20.8-33.9

133

33.0

26.4-40.3

122

29.4

23.0-36.6

10.8

7.6-15.2

College Graduate

269

42.1

34.4-50.2

31.4

24.9-38.8

16.4

12.0-22.0

10.1

6.1-16.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

239

38.1

27.1-50.6

32.6

22.3-44.9

17.0

11.1-25.3

12.3

7.4-19.7

$15,000- 24,999

318

35.6

28.5-43.6

28.1

22.0-35.1

23.1

17.6-29.6

13.2

9.1-18.7

$25,000- 34,999

215

28.8

21.2-37.7

41.4

31.9-51.5

20.7

14.9-28.0

9.2

5.8-14.4

$35,000- 49,999

247

23.6

17.9-30.6

31.2

24.0-39.5

31.7

24.8-39.6

13.4

8.9-19.7

$50,000-74,999

199

25.6

17.5-35.8

32.8

23.7-43.3

30.2

21.0-41.3

11.5

6.8-18.8

$75,000+

201

43.3

33.7-53.4

26.3

19.6-34.4

19.9

13.4-28.6

10.4

6.4-16.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

644

162

27.3

22.3-32.9

199

32.4

27.1-38.1

178

26.6

21.4-32.5

105

13.8

10.8-17.4

919

272

36.2

31.7-41.1

294

30.2

26.1-34.8

252

23.0

19.7-26.7

101

10.5

8.1-13.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

234

27.3

19.0-37.6

30.5

23.5-38.6

26.4

20.1-33.9

15.7

10.8-22.4

Non-Veteran

1,345

384

33.3

29.6-37.3

430

31.5

27.9-35.4

370

23.9

20.7-27.4

161

11.2

9.2-13.7

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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, 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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