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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 4,005 | 1,270 | 35.1 | 32.9-37.4 | 387 | 12.0 | 10.4-13.7 | 2,348 | 52.9 | 50.7-55.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 1,815 | 555 | 35.4 | 32.2-38.8 | 153 | 11.9 | 9.7-14.6 | 1,107 | 52.7 | 49.3-56.0 |
| Female | 2,190 | 715 | 34.7 | 32.1-37.5 | 234 | 12.1 | 10.3-14.1 | 1,241 | 53.2 | 50.4-56.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 3,221 | 1,003 | 34.7 | 32.4-37.2 | 264 | 9.7 | 8.3-11.4 | 1,954 | 55.6 | 53.1-58.0 |
| African American | 560 | 195 | 38.2 | 32.7-44.0 | 82 | 15.7 | 11.4-21.2 | 283 | 46.1 | 40.6-51.8 |
| Other Minorities | 205 | 68 | 33.8 | 25.1-43.9 | 40 | 23.5 | 16.2-32.7 | 97 | 42.7 | 33.8-52.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 142 | 26 | 21.9 | 12.9-34.6 | 37 | 27.4 | 18.6-38.4 | 79 | 50.7 | 39.6-61.8 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,850 | 1,243 | 36.3 | 34.1-38.6 | 350 | 10.7 | 9.2-12.3 | 2,257 | 53.0 | 50.8-55.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 123 | 72 | 57.6 | 47.0-67.5 | 23 | 18.5 | 11.7-28.0 | 28 | 23.9 | 16.0-34.0 |
| 25-34 | 392 | 186 | 45.8 | 39.6-52.1 | 73 | 17.8 | 13.7-22.8 | 133 | 36.5 | 30.7-42.7 |
| 35-44 | 584 | 263 | 40.9 | 36.0-46.0 | 72 | 12.7 | 9.5-16.9 | 249 | 46.4 | 41.3-51.6 |
| 45-54 | 847 | 310 | 33.6 | 29.8-37.7 | 91 | 12.5 | 9.3-16.7 | 446 | 53.8 | 49.5-58.2 |
| 55-64 | 907 | 270 | 27.8 | 24.5-31.4 | 69 | 7.5 | 5.7- 9.8 | 568 | 64.7 | 60.9-68.3 |
| 65-74 | 712 | 126 | 16.5 | 13.5-19.9 | 45 | 5.8 | 4.1- 7.9 | 541 | 77.8 | 74.1-81.1 |
| 75+ | 411 | 33 | 6.9 | 4.6-10.2 | 12 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.7 | 366 | 89.7 | 85.7-92.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 684 | 252 | 43.3 | 37.6-49.3 | 86 | 14.5 | 10.9-19.0 | 346 | 42.1 | 36.8-47.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,292 | 473 | 39.8 | 35.9-43.8 | 120 | 11.8 | 9.1-15.1 | 699 | 48.4 | 44.4-52.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,013 | 357 | 39.0 | 34.6-43.6 | 90 | 11.3 | 8.4-15.1 | 566 | 49.7 | 45.2-54.1 |
| College Graduate | 1,006 | 187 | 19.3 | 16.3-22.8 | 90 | 11.1 | 8.6-14.2 | 729 | 69.6 | 65.6-73.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 488 | 181 | 41.9 | 34.2-50.1 | 67 | 19.2 | 12.9-27.6 | 240 | 38.9 | 32.2-46.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 708 | 257 | 39.6 | 34.6-44.9 | 77 | 12.7 | 9.6-16.6 | 374 | 47.7 | 42.5-52.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 481 | 169 | 38.5 | 32.5-44.9 | 50 | 13.6 | 9.5-19.2 | 262 | 47.8 | 41.7-54.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 569 | 219 | 39.7 | 34.5-45.1 | 40 | 8.6 | 6.0-12.3 | 310 | 51.7 | 46.3-57.1 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 516 | 167 | 37.1 | 30.9-43.8 | 41 | 9.6 | 6.3-14.2 | 308 | 53.3 | 46.9-59.6 |
| $75,000+ | 735 | 151 | 22.9 | 19.0-27.3 | 62 | 11.1 | 7.8-15.5 | 522 | 66.0 | 61.0-70.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1,624 | 500 | 36.3 | 32.7-40.1 | 161 | 11.8 | 9.6-14.4 | 963 | 51.9 | 48.3-55.5 |
| No | 2,273 | 733 | 33.9 | 31.2-36.7 | 211 | 12.0 | 9.9-14.4 | 1,329 | 54.1 | 51.2-57.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 779 | 197 | 27.1 | 23.3-31.3 | 42 | 8.5 | 5.4-13.2 | 540 | 64.4 | 59.6-68.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,219 | 1,071 | 36.9 | 34.4-39.4 | 342 | 12.6 | 10.9-14.5 | 1,806 | 50.5 | 48.0-53.0 |
*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, 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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