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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 |
| -Western NC | 830 | 298 | 39.9 | 35.4-44.6 | 72 | 8.3 | 6.3-10.8 | 460 | 51.8 | 47.2-56.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 365 | 118 | 39.7 | 32.9-46.8 | 35 | 9.4 | 6.4-13.5 | 212 | 51.0 | 44.1-57.8 |
| Female | 465 | 180 | 40.1 | 34.5-46.1 | 37 | 7.0 | 4.8-10.2 | 248 | 52.8 | 46.9-58.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 750 | 267 | 40.5 | 35.7-45.4 | 61 | 8.1 | 6.0-10.9 | 422 | 51.4 | 46.6-56.2 |
| African American | 22 | 10 | 45.2 | 24.2-68.0 | 2 | 14.0 | 3.6-42.0 | 10 | 40.8 | 21.1-63.9 |
| Other Minorities | 54 | 21 | 32.3 | 17.6-51.7 | 7 | 7.1 | 2.7-17.1 | 26 | 60.6 | 41.7-76.8 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 31 | 8 | 21.9 | 9.7-42.2 | 4 | 5.3 | 1.8-14.8 | 19 | 72.8 | 52.7-86.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 796 | 290 | 41.1 | 36.5-45.9 | 67 | 8.5 | 6.4-11.1 | 439 | 50.4 | 45.8-55.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 22 | 15 | 61.1 | 36.7-81.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 38.9 | 19.0-63.3 |
| 25-34 | 85 | 41 | 47.5 | 34.6-60.8 | 10 | 8.2 | 4.2-15.4 | 34 | 44.2 | 31.6-57.6 |
| 35-44 | 119 | 57 | 50.1 | 39.3-60.9 | 18 | 14.6 | 8.5-23.8 | 44 | 35.3 | 25.7-46.4 |
| 45-54 | 167 | 74 | 46.0 | 36.6-55.6 | 13 | 8.4 | 4.4-15.5 | 80 | 45.7 | 36.5-55.2 |
| 55-64 | 192 | 64 | 31.5 | 24.3-39.8 | 18 | 9.9 | 5.7-16.8 | 110 | 58.5 | 50.0-66.6 |
| 65-74 | 165 | 41 | 21.4 | 15.2-29.1 | 9 | 4.7 | 2.0-10.7 | 115 | 73.9 | 65.7-80.7 |
| 75+ | 78 | 6 | 7.2 | 2.8-17.6 | 4 | 5.7 | 2.0-15.6 | 68 | 87.0 | 75.5-93.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 160 | 62 | 46.2 | 34.8-58.1 | 20 | 9.5 | 5.4-16.1 | 78 | 44.3 | 33.4-55.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 255 | 103 | 45.5 | 37.5-53.8 | 21 | 9.0 | 5.7-14.1 | 131 | 45.5 | 37.6-53.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 233 | 86 | 40.1 | 32.1-48.6 | 20 | 9.1 | 5.3-15.1 | 127 | 50.8 | 42.5-59.1 |
| College Graduate | 179 | 47 | 23.8 | 17.2-32.1 | 10 | 4.6 | 2.2- 9.2 | 122 | 71.6 | 63.1-78.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 126 | 51 | 39.1 | 27.2-52.6 | 16 | 13.5 | 7.5-22.9 | 59 | 47.4 | 35.2-59.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 173 | 59 | 47.0 | 36.6-57.7 | 16 | 8.9 | 5.0-15.5 | 98 | 44.1 | 34.3-54.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 125 | 46 | 35.8 | 25.6-47.5 | 11 | 7.9 | 3.7-15.8 | 68 | 56.3 | 44.7-67.3 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 129 | 53 | 39.0 | 28.7-50.4 | 8 | 5.5 | 2.3-12.7 | 68 | 55.4 | 44.0-66.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 89 | 31 | 38.9 | 27.3-52.0 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.3-11.7 | 54 | 57.0 | 44.2-69.0 |
| $75,000+ | 77 | 19 | 27.9 | 17.2-42.0 | 6 | 7.0 | 2.7-16.7 | 52 | 65.1 | 51.2-76.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 379 | 134 | 40.2 | 33.5-47.4 | 33 | 10.0 | 6.7-14.5 | 212 | 49.8 | 43.0-56.6 |
| No | 436 | 158 | 39.6 | 33.6-46.0 | 37 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.6 | 241 | 53.1 | 46.9-59.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 156 | 34 | 24.4 | 16.9-33.9 | 10 | 8.4 | 3.9-17.1 | 112 | 67.2 | 57.2-75.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 673 | 264 | 43.0 | 37.9-48.3 | 61 | 8.2 | 6.2-11.0 | 348 | 48.7 | 43.6-53.9 |
*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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