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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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | 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 |
| -Western NC | 355 | 85 | 21.9 | 17.2-27.5 | 121 | 36.0 | 29.4-43.3 | 98 | 28.3 | 22.2-35.3 | 51 | 13.8 | 9.7-19.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 148 | 38 | 21.4 | 14.9-29.6 | 49 | 39.4 | 29.3-50.6 | 36 | 25.3 | 16.9-36.1 | 25 | 13.9 | 8.2-22.6 |
| Female | 207 | 47 | 22.6 | 16.3-30.5 | 72 | 31.9 | 24.7-40.1 | 62 | 31.9 | 24.0-40.8 | 26 | 13.6 | 8.8-20.5 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 316 | 67 | 19.0 | 14.5-24.5 | 107 | 35.8 | 28.8-43.4 | 93 | 30.4 | 23.8-37.8 | 49 | 14.9 | 10.5-20.7 |
| African American | 10 | 3 | 45.3 | 16.6-77.5 | 5 | 41.1 | 15.0-73.3 | 2 | 13.6 | 3.1-43.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Other Minorities | 28 | 14 | 54.9 | 28.3-79.0 | 9 | 38.9 | 16.1-67.9 | 3 | 3.1 | 0.9-10.3 | 2 | 3.1 | 0.5-15.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 11 | 8 | 83.3 | 53.9-95.5 | 2 | 12.7 | 2.7-43.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 4.0 | 0.5-25.1 |
| Non-Hispanic | 344 | 77 | 20.0 | 15.5-25.4 | 119 | 36.8 | 30.0-44.2 | 98 | 29.2 | 22.9-36.3 | 50 | 14.1 | 9.9-19.6 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 15 | 2 | 9.4 | 2.2-33.0 | 7 | 44.0 | 19.2-72.3 | 4 | 26.5 | 8.5-58.2 | 2 | 20.1 | 5.1-54.2 |
| 25-34 | 47 | 16 | 23.1 | 13.0-37.7 | 15 | 31.8 | 17.2-51.0 | 13 | 39.2 | 23.0-58.1 | 3 | 5.9 | 1.8-17.7 |
| 35-44 | 73 | 21 | 26.4 | 16.4-39.6 | 31 | 42.6 | 29.6-56.7 | 10 | 12.5 | 5.8-24.9 | 11 | 18.5 | 9.9-31.9 |
| 45-54 | 86 | 19 | 22.4 | 13.6-34.7 | 25 | 33.8 | 21.7-48.4 | 27 | 31.0 | 20.0-44.7 | 15 | 12.8 | 6.4-23.9 |
| 55-64 | 78 | 14 | 17.4 | 9.4-29.9 | 25 | 35.0 | 23.1-49.2 | 25 | 30.3 | 19.6-43.7 | 14 | 17.3 | 9.8-28.7 |
| 65-74 | 47 | 9 | 20.8 | 9.5-39.5 | 15 | 31.6 | 18.2-49.0 | 17 | 33.8 | 20.2-50.6 | 6 | 13.9 | 5.3-31.8 |
| 75+ | 9 | 4 | 63.4 | 29.0-88.0 | 3 | 15.7 | 3.8-47.0 | 2 | 20.8 | 4.8-58.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 78 | 15 | 20.3 | 10.7-35.0 | 29 | 33.4 | 18.9-51.8 | 21 | 31.6 | 18.3-48.8 | 13 | 14.8 | 6.4-30.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 122 | 26 | 20.5 | 13.5-29.8 | 39 | 34.1 | 23.9-45.9 | 40 | 33.7 | 23.3-45.9 | 17 | 11.7 | 6.7-19.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 103 | 29 | 24.1 | 15.9-34.8 | 39 | 43.1 | 31.2-55.9 | 23 | 18.0 | 10.3-29.5 | 12 | 14.8 | 7.6-26.8 |
| College Graduate | 52 | 15 | 24.7 | 13.8-40.1 | 14 | 28.8 | 15.9-46.6 | 14 | 30.0 | 17.1-47.3 | 9 | 16.4 | 7.3-32.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 61 | 8 | 12.3 | 5.5-25.3 | 26 | 50.6 | 32.2-68.8 | 20 | 27.3 | 15.1-44.1 | 7 | 9.9 | 4.0-22.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 73 | 14 | 14.2 | 7.9-24.1 | 28 | 39.3 | 25.4-55.3 | 23 | 34.9 | 21.3-51.6 | 8 | 11.6 | 4.5-26.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 56 | 16 | 26.5 | 14.2-44.1 | 14 | 21.5 | 11.2-37.3 | 14 | 25.1 | 12.9-43.2 | 12 | 26.8 | 13.6-46.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 59 | 16 | 23.9 | 13.6-38.6 | 17 | 35.3 | 20.8-53.2 | 15 | 22.9 | 12.3-38.5 | 11 | 17.9 | 9.2-31.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 35 | 9 | 23.2 | 11.1-42.3 | 17 | 51.4 | 32.2-70.2 | 8 | 23.9 | 10.8-44.9 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.8 |
| $75,000+ | 24 | 8 | 27.0 | 12.2-49.6 | 5 | 17.0 | 6.6-37.3 | 6 | 34.4 | 14.9-61.0 | 5 | 21.6 | 7.8-47.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 164 | 34 | 21.6 | 14.7-30.6 | 61 | 39.7 | 29.7-50.7 | 43 | 22.6 | 15.4-32.0 | 26 | 16.0 | 9.7-25.3 |
| No | 189 | 50 | 22.1 | 16.0-29.6 | 60 | 33.7 | 25.1-43.4 | 54 | 32.0 | 23.4-42.1 | 25 | 12.3 | 7.5-19.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Veteran | 44 | 11 | 25.1 | 12.9-43.2 | 14 | 41.6 | 24.9-60.5 | 13 | 18.2 | 9.4-32.4 | 6 | 15.0 | 6.3-31.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 311 | 74 | 21.5 | 16.6-27.4 | 107 | 35.3 | 28.2-43.1 | 85 | 29.6 | 22.9-37.3 | 45 | 13.6 | 9.3-19.5 |
*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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