BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,128	1,696	57.3	54.8-59.8	1,432	42.7	40.2-45.2
-Western NC	369	183	52.6	45.6-59.4	186	47.4	40.6-54.4
GENDER
Male	153	79	53.9	43.3-64.1	74	46.1	35.9-56.7
Female	216	104	51.0	42.6-59.4	112	49.0	40.6-57.4
RACE
White	327	160	51.7	44.4-58.9	167	48.3	41.1-55.6
African American	12	7	63.2	30.9-86.9	5	36.8	13.1-69.1
Other Minorities	28	15	63.3	35.5-84.4	13	36.7	15.6-64.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	7	67.8	37.0-88.3	5	32.2	11.7-63.0
Non-Hispanic	356	175	52.0	45.0-59.0	181	48.0	41.0-55.0
AGE
18-24	15	11	72.5	41.1-90.9	4	27.5	9.1-58.9
25-34	51	30	54.4	36.6-71.1	21	45.6	28.9-63.4
35-44	75	34	49.8	36.4-63.2	41	50.2	36.8-63.6
45-54	87	39	46.8	33.6-60.3	48	53.2	39.7-66.4
55-64	82	39	53.1	40.2-65.7	43	46.9	34.3-59.8
65-74	49	22	41.8	26.7-58.6	27	58.2	41.4-73.3
75+	10	8	67.1	27.9-91.5	2	32.9	8.5-72.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	81	42	49.5	33.4-65.6	39	50.5	34.4-66.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	124	61	52.2	40.8-63.4	63	47.8	36.6-59.2
Some Post-H.S.	106	52	57.4	45.2-68.7	54	42.6	31.3-54.8
College Graduate	57	27	47.3	32.2-62.9	30	52.7	37.1-67.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	67	36	49.6	32.1-67.2	31	50.4	32.8-67.9
$15,000- 24,999	75	40	51.8	36.7-66.7	35	48.2	33.3-63.3
$25,000- 34,999	57	27	48.7	32.1-65.5	30	51.3	34.5-67.9
$35,000- 49,999	61	31	55.7	40.3-70.2	30	44.3	29.8-59.7
$50,000-74,999	35	20	66.8	47.8-81.5	15	33.2	18.5-52.2
$75,000+	25	5	20.9	8.2-43.9	20	79.1	56.1-91.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	166	95	55.1	44.4-65.4	71	44.9	34.6-55.6
No	195	82	50.7	41.3-59.9	113	49.3	40.1-58.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	44	21	43.5	27.0-61.7	23	56.5	38.3-73.0
Non-Veteran	324	161	53.7	46.3-61.0	163	46.3	39.0-53.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,128

1,696

57.3

54.8-59.8

1,432

42.7

40.2-45.2

-Western NC

369

183

52.6

45.6-59.4

186

47.4

40.6-54.4

GENDER

Male

153

53.9

43.3-64.1

46.1

35.9-56.7

Female

216

104

51.0

42.6-59.4

112

49.0

40.6-57.4

RACE

White

327

160

51.7

44.4-58.9

167

48.3

41.1-55.6

African American

63.2

30.9-86.9

36.8

13.1-69.1

Other Minorities

63.3

35.5-84.4

36.7

15.6-64.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

67.8

37.0-88.3

32.2

11.7-63.0

Non-Hispanic

356

175

52.0

45.0-59.0

181

48.0

41.0-55.0

AGE

18-24

72.5

41.1-90.9

27.5

9.1-58.9

25-34

54.4

36.6-71.1

45.6

28.9-63.4

35-44

49.8

36.4-63.2

50.2

36.8-63.6

45-54

46.8

33.6-60.3

53.2

39.7-66.4

55-64

53.1

40.2-65.7

46.9

34.3-59.8

65-74

41.8

26.7-58.6

58.2

41.4-73.3

75+

67.1

27.9-91.5

32.9

8.5-72.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

49.5

33.4-65.6

50.5

34.4-66.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

124

52.2

40.8-63.4

47.8

36.6-59.2

Some Post-H.S.

106

57.4

45.2-68.7

42.6

31.3-54.8

College Graduate

47.3

32.2-62.9

52.7

37.1-67.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

49.6

32.1-67.2

50.4

32.8-67.9

$15,000- 24,999

51.8

36.7-66.7

48.2

33.3-63.3

$25,000- 34,999

48.7

32.1-65.5

51.3

34.5-67.9

$35,000- 49,999

55.7

40.3-70.2

44.3

29.8-59.7

$50,000-74,999

66.8

47.8-81.5

33.2

18.5-52.2

$75,000+

20.9

8.2-43.9

79.1

56.1-91.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

166

55.1

44.4-65.4

44.9

34.6-55.6

195

50.7

41.3-59.9

113

49.3

40.1-58.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

43.5

27.0-61.7

56.5

38.3-73.0

Non-Veteran

324

161

53.7

46.3-61.0

163

46.3

39.0-53.7

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently 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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