BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 6 mos.	6 mos. to 1 year	Past year	Past 5 years	Past 10 years
North Carolina	4,178	228	8.1	6.7- 9.7	117	3.4	2.6- 4.4	578	18.5	16.4-20.7	423	10.5	9.3-11.9	2,832	59.5	57.2-61.8
-Eastern NC	1,259	74	6.1	4.6- 8.0	43	4.4	2.9- 6.4	191	19.2	16.3-22.5	123	9.4	7.7-11.4	828	61.0	57.5-64.4
GENDER
Male	558	21	4.5	2.7- 7.2	13	3.1	1.6- 6.0	85	20.0	15.7-25.1	48	7.9	5.7-10.8	391	64.5	59.2-69.4
Female	701	53	7.9	5.7-10.8	30	5.7	3.5- 9.2	106	18.3	14.6-22.7	75	11.0	8.5-14.0	437	57.1	52.3-61.8
RACE
White	942	54	6.0	4.3- 8.3	32	4.9	3.1- 7.7	136	18.7	15.3-22.7	89	9.1	7.2-11.5	631	61.3	57.1-65.3
African American	224	13	5.4	2.9- 9.9	7	2.1	0.9- 4.5	32	16.0	10.8-23.0	23	10.8	6.7-16.9	149	65.7	57.8-72.8
Other Minorities	89	7	8.6	3.5-19.9	4	4.5	1.5-12.4	23	32.6	21.6-46.0	11	8.5	4.6-15.4	44	45.7	33.8-58.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	39	2	2.7	0.7-10.5	3	6.6	2.0-19.9	10	37.1	20.7-57.1	5	6.7	2.6-16.2	19	46.9	29.8-64.8
Non-Hispanic	1,218	72	6.2	4.7- 8.2	40	4.3	2.8- 6.4	181	18.5	15.6-21.8	118	9.5	7.7-11.6	807	61.5	57.9-65.0
AGE
18-24	14	5	26.5	10.1-53.7	2	15.9	3.0-53.6	7	57.5	29.5-81.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	76	14	13.8	7.6-23.8	11	13.6	7.3-24.1	33	49.3	36.5-62.2	10	12.8	6.6-23.4	8	10.5	5.1-20.4
35-44	148	13	8.8	4.7-15.9	5	3.6	1.0-12.0	45	32.4	23.8-42.3	23	12.5	7.8-19.5	62	42.7	33.3-52.7
45-54	203	20	6.8	4.1-11.0	8	4.6	2.0-10.4	38	18.9	13.4-26.1	21	11.0	6.9-17.0	116	58.7	50.5-66.4
55-64	325	14	3.0	1.6- 5.5	10	3.0	1.6- 5.6	34	10.6	7.3-15.2	38	11.2	7.8-15.6	229	72.3	66.4-77.5
65-74	314	6	2.1	0.8- 5.2	4	1.2	0.4- 3.2	25	6.6	4.2-10.2	27	8.0	5.3-11.9	252	82.1	77.0-86.3
75+	177	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7	3	2.1	0.5- 8.8	9	2.7	1.3- 5.5	4	2.1	0.7- 6.3	159	92.1	86.4-95.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	171	6	3.9	1.5- 9.6	11	7.2	3.7-13.8	25	14.6	9.1-22.5	23	13.9	8.9-20.9	106	60.4	51.2-68.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	407	23	5.2	3.1- 8.6	11	2.4	1.1- 5.1	70	23.4	18.1-29.6	34	6.6	4.5- 9.5	269	62.4	56.2-68.3
Some Post-H.S.	334	27	7.4	4.7-11.4	9	5.2	2.2-12.0	53	18.8	13.2-26.0	35	11.2	7.8-15.9	210	57.4	50.2-64.4
College Graduate	345	18	6.9	4.0-11.7	12	4.5	2.2- 8.9	43	17.3	12.2-23.9	31	8.7	5.7-13.1	241	62.6	55.7-69.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	114	4	3.0	0.9- 9.3	2	2.4	0.5-11.1	17	21.3	12.4-34.0	18	16.3	9.8-25.9	73	57.1	45.4-68.0
$15,000- 24,999	205	12	6.6	3.2-13.1	10	5.9	2.7-12.5	32	19.2	13.0-27.6	17	8.4	4.9-14.0	134	59.9	51.0-68.1
$25,000- 34,999	177	10	4.5	2.0- 9.8	7	7.0	2.5-18.2	37	31.4	21.9-42.8	19	7.9	4.9-12.7	104	49.1	39.3-59.0
$35,000- 49,999	175	7	4.3	1.8-10.2	4	2.6	0.8- 8.2	30	18.2	11.9-26.8	19	10.4	6.2-16.9	115	64.4	55.3-72.6
$50,000-74,999	212	17	6.9	4.0-11.6	11	7.6	3.7-15.0	27	14.8	9.6-22.2	22	10.1	6.3-16.0	135	60.5	52.2-68.3
$75,000+	228	15	7.6	4.2-13.4	4	1.2	0.4- 3.3	29	16.1	10.4-24.1	18	8.5	5.1-13.9	162	66.6	58.3-74.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	555	26	4.7	2.9- 7.4	21	6.7	3.8-11.5	87	17.5	13.6-22.1	56	10.1	7.5-13.4	365	61.1	55.7-66.2
No	696	48	7.1	5.0- 9.9	22	2.8	1.8- 4.5	101	20.1	16.0-24.8	65	8.7	6.6-11.5	460	61.3	56.5-65.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	327	9	2.7	1.3- 5.6	7	2.6	1.2- 5.7	41	15.5	10.4-22.6	26	7.9	5.1-12.0	244	71.3	64.3-77.4
Non-Veteran	932	65	7.4	5.5- 9.9	36	5.1	3.2- 7.8	150	20.7	17.2-24.5	97	9.9	7.9-12.4	584	56.9	52.8-61.0

Total
Respond.^

Less than 6 mos.

6 mos. to 1 year

Past year

Past 5 years

Past 10 years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,178

228

8.1

6.7- 9.7

117

3.4

2.6- 4.4

578

18.5

16.4-20.7

423

10.5

9.3-11.9

2,832

59.5

57.2-61.8

-Eastern NC

1,259

6.1

4.6- 8.0

4.4

2.9- 6.4

191

19.2

16.3-22.5

123

9.4

7.7-11.4

828

61.0

57.5-64.4

GENDER

Male

558

4.5

2.7- 7.2

3.1

1.6- 6.0

20.0

15.7-25.1

7.9

5.7-10.8

391

64.5

59.2-69.4

Female

701

7.9

5.7-10.8

5.7

3.5- 9.2

106

18.3

14.6-22.7

11.0

8.5-14.0

437

57.1

52.3-61.8

RACE

White

942

6.0

4.3- 8.3

4.9

3.1- 7.7

136

18.7

15.3-22.7

9.1

7.2-11.5

631

61.3

57.1-65.3

African American

224

5.4

2.9- 9.9

2.1

0.9- 4.5

16.0

10.8-23.0

10.8

6.7-16.9

149

65.7

57.8-72.8

Other Minorities

8.6

3.5-19.9

4.5

1.5-12.4

32.6

21.6-46.0

8.5

4.6-15.4

45.7

33.8-58.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.7

0.7-10.5

6.6

2.0-19.9

37.1

20.7-57.1

6.7

2.6-16.2

46.9

29.8-64.8

Non-Hispanic

1,218

6.2

4.7- 8.2

4.3

2.8- 6.4

181

18.5

15.6-21.8

118

9.5

7.7-11.6

807

61.5

57.9-65.0

AGE

18-24

26.5

10.1-53.7

15.9

3.0-53.6

57.5

29.5-81.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

13.8

7.6-23.8

13.6

7.3-24.1

49.3

36.5-62.2

12.8

6.6-23.4

10.5

5.1-20.4

35-44

148

8.8

4.7-15.9

3.6

1.0-12.0

32.4

23.8-42.3

12.5

7.8-19.5

42.7

33.3-52.7

45-54

203

6.8

4.1-11.0

4.6

2.0-10.4

18.9

13.4-26.1

11.0

6.9-17.0

116

58.7

50.5-66.4

55-64

325

3.0

1.6- 5.5

3.0

1.6- 5.6

10.6

7.3-15.2

11.2

7.8-15.6

229

72.3

66.4-77.5

65-74

314

2.1

0.8- 5.2

1.2

0.4- 3.2

6.6

4.2-10.2

8.0

5.3-11.9

252

82.1

77.0-86.3

75+

177

0.9

0.2- 3.7

2.1

0.5- 8.8

2.7

1.3- 5.5

2.1

0.7- 6.3

159

92.1

86.4-95.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

171

3.9

1.5- 9.6

7.2

3.7-13.8

14.6

9.1-22.5

13.9

8.9-20.9

106

60.4

51.2-68.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

407

5.2

3.1- 8.6

2.4

1.1- 5.1

23.4

18.1-29.6

6.6

4.5- 9.5

269

62.4

56.2-68.3

Some Post-H.S.

334

7.4

4.7-11.4

5.2

2.2-12.0

18.8

13.2-26.0

11.2

7.8-15.9

210

57.4

50.2-64.4

College Graduate

345

6.9

4.0-11.7

4.5

2.2- 8.9

17.3

12.2-23.9

8.7

5.7-13.1

241

62.6

55.7-69.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

114

3.0

0.9- 9.3

2.4

0.5-11.1

21.3

12.4-34.0

16.3

9.8-25.9

57.1

45.4-68.0

$15,000- 24,999

205

6.6

3.2-13.1

5.9

2.7-12.5

19.2

13.0-27.6

8.4

4.9-14.0

134

59.9

51.0-68.1

$25,000- 34,999

177

4.5

2.0- 9.8

7.0

2.5-18.2

31.4

21.9-42.8

7.9

4.9-12.7

104

49.1

39.3-59.0

$35,000- 49,999

175

4.3

1.8-10.2

2.6

0.8- 8.2

18.2

11.9-26.8

10.4

6.2-16.9

115

64.4

55.3-72.6

$50,000-74,999

212

6.9

4.0-11.6

7.6

3.7-15.0

14.8

9.6-22.2

10.1

6.3-16.0

135

60.5

52.2-68.3

$75,000+

228

7.6

4.2-13.4

1.2

0.4- 3.3

16.1

10.4-24.1

8.5

5.1-13.9

162

66.6

58.3-74.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

555

4.7

2.9- 7.4

6.7

3.8-11.5

17.5

13.6-22.1

10.1

7.5-13.4

365

61.1

55.7-66.2

696

7.1

5.0- 9.9

2.8

1.8- 4.5

101

20.1

16.0-24.8

8.7

6.6-11.5

460

61.3

56.5-65.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

327

2.7

1.3- 5.6

2.6

1.2- 5.7

15.5

10.4-22.6

7.9

5.1-12.0

244

71.3

64.3-77.4

Non-Veteran

932

7.4

5.5- 9.9

5.1

3.2- 7.8

150

20.7

17.2-24.5

9.9

7.9-12.4

584

56.9

52.8-61.0

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* Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in their entire lifetime and now smoke not at all (for any length of time).

^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.

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