BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you usually smoke regular, lights, or ultra lights?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Regular	Lights	Ultra lights
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
-Western NC	354	144	44.8	37.8-52.0	152	44.2	37.3-51.3	58	11.0	7.8-15.3
GENDER
Male	146	75	56.6	45.9-66.7	60	37.2	27.7-47.9	11	6.2	2.8-13.0
Female	208	69	30.6	23.5-38.8	92	52.6	44.0-61.0	47	16.8	11.8-23.3
RACE
White	317	126	43.3	36.0-50.9	136	45.3	38.1-52.8	55	11.4	8.0-15.9
African American	10	6	69.3	33.0-91.2	3	12.0	3.2-35.7	1	18.7	2.8-65.1
Other Minorities	26	11	56.8	30.2-80.0	13	41.2	18.8-68.0	2	2.0	0.5- 8.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	4	45.4	15.2-79.3	4	45.6	15.7-79.0	2	9.0	1.9-33.1
Non-Hispanic	344	140	44.8	37.7-52.1	148	44.2	37.2-51.4	56	11.0	7.8-15.4
AGE
18-24	15	9	61.3	32.5-84.0	5	30.4	11.2-60.2	1	8.3	1.1-41.4
25-34	47	19	46.8	29.5-64.8	26	50.7	33.1-68.1	2	2.6	0.6-10.6
35-44	72	29	41.1	28.1-55.4	37	51.9	38.1-65.5	6	7.0	2.8-16.6
45-54	83	38	41.8	29.2-55.6	36	48.0	34.4-61.9	9	10.1	4.4-21.5
55-64	80	31	45.3	32.6-58.7	23	27.3	17.6-39.9	26	27.3	17.2-40.5
65-74	47	15	39.3	23.9-57.1	22	44.3	28.4-61.4	10	16.4	8.1-30.6
75+	10	3	27.0	7.9-61.2	3	40.6	13.1-75.6	4	32.5	9.3-69.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	78	38	61.4	45.2-75.5	33	34.7	21.3-51.0	7	3.9	1.6- 9.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	121	50	42.5	31.6-54.2	55	48.7	37.4-60.2	16	8.8	4.5-16.4
Some Post-H.S.	100	37	42.2	30.2-55.2	42	44.0	32.0-56.7	21	13.8	7.5-24.0
College Graduate	55	19	27.7	15.9-43.6	22	47.4	31.9-63.3	14	25.0	13.9-40.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	23	48.3	29.7-67.4	29	42.5	26.0-60.9	9	9.2	4.2-19.1
$15,000- 24,999	75	39	53.9	38.6-68.5	25	35.2	22.0-51.2	11	10.9	4.6-23.5
$25,000- 34,999	54	22	46.7	29.8-64.3	24	48.2	31.2-65.6	8	5.1	2.0-12.3
$35,000- 49,999	59	19	32.8	19.1-50.3	23	49.4	33.7-65.1	17	17.8	9.7-30.4
$50,000-74,999	34	10	28.2	13.6-49.5	17	51.2	31.5-70.4	7	20.6	9.0-40.4
$75,000+	25	14	61.5	38.4-80.4	9	30.9	14.3-54.4	2	7.7	1.8-27.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	164	68	48.7	38.4-59.3	70	42.1	32.2-52.6	26	9.2	5.8-14.3
No	188	75	42.0	32.8-51.8	82	46.3	37.0-55.9	31	11.7	7.2-18.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	42	19	55.6	37.3-72.6	18	33.2	19.2-51.0	5	11.1	3.1-33.2
Non-Veteran	312	125	43.5	36.0-51.2	134	45.6	38.2-53.2	53	11.0	7.7-15.4

Total
Respond.^

Regular

Lights

Ultra lights

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

-Western NC

354

144

44.8

37.8-52.0

152

44.2

37.3-51.3

11.0

7.8-15.3

GENDER

Male

146

56.6

45.9-66.7

37.2

27.7-47.9

6.2

2.8-13.0

Female

208

30.6

23.5-38.8

52.6

44.0-61.0

16.8

11.8-23.3

RACE

White

317

126

43.3

36.0-50.9

136

45.3

38.1-52.8

11.4

8.0-15.9

African American

69.3

33.0-91.2

12.0

3.2-35.7

18.7

2.8-65.1

Other Minorities

56.8

30.2-80.0

41.2

18.8-68.0

2.0

0.5- 8.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

45.4

15.2-79.3

45.6

15.7-79.0

9.0

1.9-33.1

Non-Hispanic

344

140

44.8

37.7-52.1

148

44.2

37.2-51.4

11.0

7.8-15.4

AGE

18-24

61.3

32.5-84.0

30.4

11.2-60.2

8.3

1.1-41.4

25-34

46.8

29.5-64.8

50.7

33.1-68.1

2.6

0.6-10.6

35-44

41.1

28.1-55.4

51.9

38.1-65.5

7.0

2.8-16.6

45-54

41.8

29.2-55.6

48.0

34.4-61.9

10.1

4.4-21.5

55-64

45.3

32.6-58.7

27.3

17.6-39.9

27.3

17.2-40.5

65-74

39.3

23.9-57.1

44.3

28.4-61.4

16.4

8.1-30.6

75+

27.0

7.9-61.2

40.6

13.1-75.6

32.5

9.3-69.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

61.4

45.2-75.5

34.7

21.3-51.0

3.9

1.6- 9.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

121

42.5

31.6-54.2

48.7

37.4-60.2

8.8

4.5-16.4

Some Post-H.S.

100

42.2

30.2-55.2

44.0

32.0-56.7

13.8

7.5-24.0

College Graduate

27.7

15.9-43.6

47.4

31.9-63.3

25.0

13.9-40.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

48.3

29.7-67.4

42.5

26.0-60.9

9.2

4.2-19.1

$15,000- 24,999

53.9

38.6-68.5

35.2

22.0-51.2

10.9

4.6-23.5

$25,000- 34,999

46.7

29.8-64.3

48.2

31.2-65.6

5.1

2.0-12.3

$35,000- 49,999

32.8

19.1-50.3

49.4

33.7-65.1

17.8

9.7-30.4

$50,000-74,999

28.2

13.6-49.5

51.2

31.5-70.4

20.6

9.0-40.4

$75,000+

61.5

38.4-80.4

30.9

14.3-54.4

7.7

1.8-27.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

164

48.7

38.4-59.3

42.1

32.2-52.6

9.2

5.8-14.3

188

42.0

32.8-51.8

46.3

37.0-55.9

11.7

7.2-18.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

55.6

37.3-72.6

33.2

19.2-51.0

11.1

3.1-33.2

Non-Veteran

312

125

43.5

36.0-51.2

134

45.6

38.2-53.2

11.0

7.7-15.4

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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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