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| Total Respond.^ |
Regular | Lights | Ultra lights | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 2,986 | 1,026 | 39.6 | 37.0-42.3 | 1,356 | 45.6 | 43.1-48.2 | 604 | 14.7 | 13.3-16.3 |
| -Piedmont NC | 1,574 | 503 | 37.8 | 34.1-41.6 | 743 | 47.1 | 43.5-50.8 | 328 | 15.1 | 13.1-17.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 668 | 258 | 44.0 | 38.5-49.6 | 322 | 47.0 | 41.6-52.5 | 88 | 9.0 | 6.8-11.7 |
| Female | 906 | 245 | 29.5 | 25.6-33.9 | 421 | 47.2 | 42.9-51.7 | 240 | 23.2 | 19.9-26.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 1,212 | 279 | 25.7 | 22.0-29.8 | 638 | 55.1 | 51.0-59.1 | 295 | 19.1 | 16.5-22.1 |
| African American | 254 | 169 | 74.6 | 67.3-80.7 | 60 | 19.0 | 13.7-25.7 | 25 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.8 |
| Other Minorities | 106 | 54 | 56.4 | 42.7-69.2 | 44 | 39.3 | 26.9-53.3 | 8 | 4.3 | 1.9- 9.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 62 | 26 | 49.8 | 32.9-66.8 | 30 | 46.3 | 29.7-63.7 | 6 | 3.8 | 1.5- 9.7 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,512 | 477 | 36.6 | 33.0-40.4 | 713 | 47.2 | 43.6-50.8 | 322 | 16.2 | 14.1-18.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 89 | 49 | 59.3 | 47.0-70.5 | 34 | 35.1 | 24.6-47.3 | 6 | 5.6 | 2.3-12.9 |
| 25-34 | 243 | 79 | 31.3 | 24.6-39.0 | 137 | 59.4 | 51.4-66.9 | 27 | 9.3 | 6.0-14.1 |
| 35-44 | 312 | 104 | 35.1 | 28.5-42.3 | 159 | 50.9 | 43.9-57.8 | 49 | 14.0 | 10.1-19.1 |
| 45-54 | 385 | 116 | 34.9 | 28.2-42.3 | 183 | 45.4 | 38.8-52.1 | 86 | 19.7 | 15.1-25.3 |
| 55-64 | 329 | 93 | 30.6 | 24.8-37.2 | 137 | 41.2 | 35.0-47.7 | 99 | 28.1 | 22.9-34.1 |
| 65-74 | 164 | 49 | 31.5 | 23.5-40.7 | 70 | 41.2 | 32.8-50.2 | 45 | 27.3 | 20.2-35.8 |
| 75+ | 42 | 9 | 25.4 | 12.7-44.4 | 20 | 47.2 | 29.7-65.4 | 13 | 27.4 | 14.9-44.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 321 | 152 | 54.4 | 45.8-62.8 | 127 | 38.7 | 30.5-47.5 | 42 | 6.9 | 4.8-10.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 567 | 188 | 41.5 | 35.5-47.7 | 273 | 45.3 | 39.5-51.3 | 106 | 13.2 | 10.2-16.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 421 | 109 | 32.6 | 25.3-40.7 | 217 | 50.0 | 42.7-57.3 | 95 | 17.4 | 13.4-22.4 |
| College Graduate | 264 | 54 | 16.8 | 12.2-22.5 | 125 | 57.1 | 49.3-64.5 | 85 | 26.1 | 20.1-33.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 237 | 112 | 51.4 | 39.8-62.9 | 91 | 39.5 | 28.4-51.7 | 34 | 9.1 | 5.7-14.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 313 | 122 | 50.5 | 43.0-58.0 | 145 | 40.5 | 33.5-47.9 | 46 | 9.0 | 6.3-12.5 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 214 | 78 | 41.4 | 32.1-51.3 | 92 | 45.8 | 36.5-55.5 | 44 | 12.8 | 8.8-18.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 244 | 62 | 30.5 | 23.7-38.4 | 128 | 49.4 | 41.4-57.5 | 54 | 20.1 | 14.2-27.5 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 203 | 42 | 30.1 | 20.1-42.4 | 101 | 50.5 | 39.9-61.0 | 60 | 19.4 | 13.9-26.5 |
| $75,000+ | 199 | 30 | 14.7 | 8.0-25.4 | 111 | 62.9 | 53.1-71.7 | 58 | 22.4 | 16.4-30.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 637 | 232 | 43.6 | 37.6-49.8 | 281 | 41.2 | 35.7-46.9 | 124 | 15.2 | 11.9-19.2 |
| No | 919 | 263 | 34.2 | 29.7-39.0 | 454 | 50.5 | 45.8-55.2 | 202 | 15.3 | 12.8-18.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 230 | 78 | 38.5 | 29.7-48.2 | 101 | 43.9 | 35.6-52.5 | 51 | 17.6 | 12.6-23.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,343 | 424 | 37.6 | 33.7-41.8 | 642 | 47.6 | 43.7-51.7 | 277 | 14.7 | 12.6-17.2 |
*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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