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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Opinion

In the last 12 months, have you heard about or seen the North Carolina TRU (or Tobacco.
Reality. Unfiltered.) media campaign directed at preventing tobacco use among youth?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, more than once Yes, only once No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,641 2,351 38.8 37.0-40.7 476 7.3 6.4- 8.4 3,814 53.8 52.0-55.7
-Eastern NC 2,164 785 38.6 35.6-41.6 156 6.6 5.3- 8.2 1,223 54.8 51.7-57.9
GENDER
Male 753 291 41.1 36.2-46.1 50 6.0 4.0- 8.9 412 52.9 47.9-57.9
Female 1,411 494 36.1 32.8-39.6 106 7.2 5.7- 9.1 811 56.7 53.1-60.2
RACE
White 1,460 526 38.8 35.3-42.5 107 6.8 5.2- 8.8 827 54.4 50.7-58.0
African American 491 193 40.8 34.6-47.4 39 5.9 4.0- 8.6 259 53.2 46.7-59.7
Other Minorities 205 66 33.5 24.1-44.4 10 7.3 3.0-16.9 129 59.2 48.3-69.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 96 31 30.8 18.7-46.3 6 8.7 3.0-23.0 59 60.5 45.4-73.8
Non-Hispanic 2,056 753 39.3 36.3-42.4 150 6.5 5.2- 8.0 1,153 54.2 51.1-57.3
AGE
18-24 77 33 42.7 30.7-55.7 6 6.4 2.6-14.9 38 50.9 38.1-63.5
25-34 259 115 44.1 36.4-52.0 15 7.9 4.1-14.6 129 48.0 40.2-56.0
35-44 357 139 42.2 35.5-49.1 28 5.4 3.5- 8.2 190 52.4 45.6-59.2
45-54 439 166 39.5 34.0-45.2 33 6.7 4.5-10.1 240 53.8 48.0-59.4
55-64 445 149 34.0 29.0-39.4 35 7.0 4.8-10.1 261 59.0 53.5-64.3
65-74 333 107 27.9 22.7-33.8 24 6.5 4.2- 9.9 202 65.6 59.5-71.2
75+ 241 73 28.7 22.0-36.4 14 6.2 3.3-11.1 154 65.2 57.3-72.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 305 99 33.2 24.6-43.0 22 9.0 4.7-16.6 184 57.9 48.0-67.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 723 251 33.5 28.8-38.5 63 7.9 5.6-10.9 409 58.6 53.5-63.6
Some Post-H.S. 573 222 43.3 37.6-49.2 36 5.5 3.5- 8.6 315 51.1 45.4-56.9
College Graduate 561 212 44.4 39.1-49.9 35 4.3 3.0- 6.3 314 51.2 45.9-56.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 242 94 37.1 27.7-47.4 20 6.3 3.6-11.0 128 56.6 46.0-66.7
$15,000- 24,999 375 140 36.6 29.1-44.9 30 7.0 4.3-11.1 205 56.4 48.3-64.1
$25,000- 34,999 297 107 38.9 31.7-46.7 30 7.9 5.0-12.3 160 53.2 45.5-60.7
$35,000- 49,999 298 121 41.5 34.0-49.5 14 6.0 3.0-11.6 163 52.5 44.6-60.2
$50,000-74,999 300 110 40.8 34.1-47.9 19 5.6 3.4- 9.0 171 53.6 46.6-60.6
$75,000+ 356 127 39.4 32.4-46.8 26 7.3 4.0-13.2 203 53.3 46.1-60.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 833 274 31.5 27.3-36.1 58 7.2 4.8-10.8 501 61.2 56.3-65.9
No 1,313 505 42.2 38.4-46.1 97 6.3 4.8- 8.2 711 51.5 47.6-55.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 354 123 34.4 28.4-41.0 27 6.3 3.7-10.5 204 59.3 52.7-65.7
Non-Veteran 1,810 662 39.4 36.1-42.9 129 6.7 5.2- 8.5 1,019 53.9 50.4-57.3

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^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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