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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	1,663	298	20.1	17.4-23.0	72	4.2	3.2- 5.5	460	26.1	23.4-29.0	833	49.6	46.3-53.0
GENDER
Male	618	118	22.8	18.4-28.0	35	5.4	3.7- 7.9	212	29.3	25.0-34.1	253	42.4	37.3-47.8
Female	1,045	180	17.7	14.8-20.9	37	3.1	2.1- 4.5	248	23.2	20.0-26.8	580	56.0	51.9-60.0
RACE
White	1,502	267	20.5	17.7-23.7	61	4.1	3.1- 5.5	422	26.1	23.3-29.1	752	49.3	45.8-52.8
African American	47	10	20.7	10.2-37.4	2	6.4	1.6-22.8	10	18.7	9.2-34.3	25	54.2	36.3-71.0
Other Minorities	104	21	15.6	8.4-27.2	7	3.4	1.4- 8.3	26	29.2	18.3-43.2	50	51.8	38.8-64.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	66	8	10.0	4.5-20.8	4	2.4	0.8- 6.8	19	33.2	20.6-48.9	35	54.3	39.6-68.3
Non-Hispanic	1,590	290	20.8	18.1-23.9	67	4.3	3.2- 5.7	439	25.6	22.9-28.5	794	49.3	45.9-52.7
AGE
18-24	52	15	22.4	12.5-36.9	0	0.0	. - .	7	14.2	6.5-28.6	30	63.4	47.6-76.7
25-34	172	41	26.0	18.3-35.6	10	4.5	2.3- 8.5	34	24.2	16.8-33.5	87	45.3	36.4-54.4
35-44	246	57	24.0	18.1-31.1	18	7.0	4.1-11.8	44	16.9	12.0-23.3	127	52.1	44.7-59.5
45-54	320	74	25.6	19.7-32.5	13	4.7	2.4- 8.8	80	25.4	20.0-31.7	153	44.4	37.8-51.2
55-64	354	64	16.7	12.6-21.6	18	5.3	3.0- 9.1	110	30.9	25.4-37.0	162	47.2	41.0-53.5
65-74	292	41	12.8	9.0-17.7	9	2.8	1.2- 6.5	115	44.1	37.5-51.0	127	40.3	33.8-47.1
75+	220	6	2.6	1.0- 6.8	4	2.1	0.7- 6.0	68	31.9	24.9-39.9	142	63.3	55.2-70.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	269	62	26.2	18.6-35.4	20	5.4	3.1- 9.2	78	25.0	18.4-33.0	109	43.5	34.5-52.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	513	103	24.0	19.0-29.7	21	4.7	3.0- 7.5	131	23.9	19.3-29.2	258	47.4	41.3-53.5
Some Post-H.S.	414	86	22.8	17.8-28.7	20	5.2	3.0- 8.8	127	28.9	23.7-34.8	181	43.1	37.0-49.3
College Graduate	459	47	8.9	6.3-12.4	10	1.7	0.8- 3.5	122	26.6	21.8-32.0	280	62.9	57.1-68.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	223	51	22.3	14.8-32.1	16	7.7	4.3-13.3	59	27.0	19.6-35.8	97	43.1	34.0-52.8
$15,000- 24,999	307	59	29.8	22.4-38.5	16	5.7	3.2- 9.9	98	27.9	21.7-35.1	134	36.6	29.8-44.0
$25,000- 34,999	239	46	19.2	13.3-26.9	11	4.2	2.0- 8.7	68	30.2	22.8-38.7	114	46.5	37.7-55.5
$35,000- 49,999	261	53	19.1	13.8-25.8	8	2.7	1.1- 6.3	68	27.1	20.3-35.3	132	51.1	43.1-59.0
$50,000-74,999	193	31	16.9	11.3-24.6	4	1.8	0.6- 5.3	54	24.8	18.4-32.6	104	56.4	47.9-64.6
$75,000+	195	19	11.5	6.8-18.7	6	2.9	1.1- 7.2	52	26.9	20.0-35.0	118	58.8	50.2-66.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	664	134	24.2	19.6-29.5	33	6.0	4.0- 8.8	212	30.0	25.6-34.8	285	39.8	34.8-45.1
No	949	158	18.5	15.3-22.2	37	3.4	2.3- 5.0	241	24.8	21.4-28.6	513	53.3	48.9-57.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	242	34	15.9	10.9-22.7	10	5.5	2.5-11.5	112	43.9	36.5-51.7	86	34.7	27.8-42.3
Non-Veteran	1,419	264	20.7	17.8-24.0	61	4.0	3.0- 5.3	348	23.5	20.6-26.6	746	51.9	48.2-55.5

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

-Western NC

1,663

298

20.1

17.4-23.0

4.2

3.2- 5.5

460

26.1

23.4-29.0

833

49.6

46.3-53.0

GENDER

Male

618

118

22.8

18.4-28.0

5.4

3.7- 7.9

212

29.3

25.0-34.1

253

42.4

37.3-47.8

Female

1,045

180

17.7

14.8-20.9

3.1

2.1- 4.5

248

23.2

20.0-26.8

580

56.0

51.9-60.0

RACE

White

1,502

267

20.5

17.7-23.7

4.1

3.1- 5.5

422

26.1

23.3-29.1

752

49.3

45.8-52.8

African American

20.7

10.2-37.4

6.4

1.6-22.8

18.7

9.2-34.3

54.2

36.3-71.0

Other Minorities

104

15.6

8.4-27.2

3.4

1.4- 8.3

29.2

18.3-43.2

51.8

38.8-64.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.0

4.5-20.8

2.4

0.8- 6.8

33.2

20.6-48.9

54.3

39.6-68.3

Non-Hispanic

1,590

290

20.8

18.1-23.9

4.3

3.2- 5.7

439

25.6

22.9-28.5

794

49.3

45.9-52.7

AGE

18-24

22.4

12.5-36.9

0.0

. - .

14.2

6.5-28.6

63.4

47.6-76.7

25-34

172

26.0

18.3-35.6

4.5

2.3- 8.5

24.2

16.8-33.5

45.3

36.4-54.4

35-44

246

24.0

18.1-31.1

7.0

4.1-11.8

16.9

12.0-23.3

127

52.1

44.7-59.5

45-54

320

25.6

19.7-32.5

4.7

2.4- 8.8

25.4

20.0-31.7

153

44.4

37.8-51.2

55-64

354

16.7

12.6-21.6

5.3

3.0- 9.1

110

30.9

25.4-37.0

162

47.2

41.0-53.5

65-74

292

12.8

9.0-17.7

2.8

1.2- 6.5

115

44.1

37.5-51.0

127

40.3

33.8-47.1

75+

220

2.6

1.0- 6.8

2.1

0.7- 6.0

31.9

24.9-39.9

142

63.3

55.2-70.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

269

26.2

18.6-35.4

5.4

3.1- 9.2

25.0

18.4-33.0

109

43.5

34.5-52.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

513

103

24.0

19.0-29.7

4.7

3.0- 7.5

131

23.9

19.3-29.2

258

47.4

41.3-53.5

Some Post-H.S.

414

22.8

17.8-28.7

5.2

3.0- 8.8

127

28.9

23.7-34.8

181

43.1

37.0-49.3

College Graduate

459

8.9

6.3-12.4

1.7

0.8- 3.5

122

26.6

21.8-32.0

280

62.9

57.1-68.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

223

22.3

14.8-32.1

7.7

4.3-13.3

27.0

19.6-35.8

43.1

34.0-52.8

$15,000- 24,999

307

29.8

22.4-38.5

5.7

3.2- 9.9

27.9

21.7-35.1

134

36.6

29.8-44.0

$25,000- 34,999

239

19.2

13.3-26.9

4.2

2.0- 8.7

30.2

22.8-38.7

114

46.5

37.7-55.5

$35,000- 49,999

261

19.1

13.8-25.8

2.7

1.1- 6.3

27.1

20.3-35.3

132

51.1

43.1-59.0

$50,000-74,999

193

16.9

11.3-24.6

1.8

0.6- 5.3

24.8

18.4-32.6

104

56.4

47.9-64.6

$75,000+

195

11.5

6.8-18.7

2.9

1.1- 7.2

26.9

20.0-35.0

118

58.8

50.2-66.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

664

134

24.2

19.6-29.5

6.0

4.0- 8.8

212

30.0

25.6-34.8

285

39.8

34.8-45.1

949

158

18.5

15.3-22.2

3.4

2.3- 5.0

241

24.8

21.4-28.6

513

53.3

48.9-57.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

242

15.9

10.9-22.7

5.5

2.5-11.5

112

43.9

36.5-51.7

34.7

27.8-42.3

Non-Veteran

1,419

264

20.7

17.8-24.0

4.0

3.0- 5.3

348

23.5

20.6-26.6

746

51.9

48.2-55.5

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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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