BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	<10 cigaretts/per day	10-20 cigarettes/per day	20 cigs.(one pack)/per day	More than 20 cigarettes/per day
North Carolina	2,777	779	31.9	29.0-34.9	813	29.3	26.6-32.1	837	26.2	23.9-28.8	348	12.6	10.7-14.7
-Eastern NC	980	297	32.2	27.6-37.1	296	30.0	26.0-34.4	296	28.3	24.4-32.5	91	9.5	7.1-12.7
GENDER
Male	387	96	31.3	24.3-39.2	107	28.1	22.4-34.7	121	26.6	21.1-32.9	63	14.0	10.0-19.3
Female	593	201	33.3	28.5-38.5	189	32.5	27.5-37.9	175	30.5	25.7-35.8	28	3.7	2.3- 5.7
RACE
White	683	156	23.4	18.6-29.1	212	31.3	26.3-36.7	239	33.4	28.6-38.7	76	11.8	8.6-16.1
African American	196	102	46.7	36.3-57.4	53	27.5	19.6-37.1	33	20.0	12.7-30.0	8	5.8	2.5-12.6
Other Minorities	99	39	55.9	41.5-69.4	31	28.1	17.6-41.7	23	12.7	7.5-20.8	6	3.3	1.3- 8.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	24	70.3	48.6-85.6	6	14.0	5.0-33.4	4	3.9	1.3-11.3	3	11.8	3.0-36.4
Non-Hispanic	941	273	29.0	24.6-33.9	289	31.1	27.0-35.6	292	30.5	26.4-34.9	87	9.4	7.0-12.4
AGE
18-24	44	22	47.9	30.2-66.0	15	33.4	19.2-51.6	3	8.7	2.5-26.2	4	10.0	3.4-25.8
25-34	140	60	40.2	29.9-51.5	43	27.4	19.3-37.3	30	25.3	16.5-36.7	7	7.1	2.9-16.2
35-44	180	47	22.8	16.5-30.5	68	39.7	31.2-49.0	54	29.0	21.8-37.5	11	8.5	4.1-16.6
45-54	261	75	27.3	21.0-34.7	69	25.7	19.7-32.7	89	36.7	29.7-44.2	28	10.3	6.6-15.7
55-64	213	54	24.0	17.9-31.4	57	22.5	16.9-29.5	74	38.8	30.8-47.5	28	14.6	9.7-21.5
65-74	111	30	26.4	18.0-36.9	31	29.9	20.8-40.9	37	34.0	24.2-45.3	13	9.8	5.1-17.9
75+	28	9	26.5	12.6-47.5	11	41.6	21.5-64.9	8	31.9	14.0-57.3	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	174	53	30.4	20.5-42.4	57	34.1	24.4-45.4	47	25.6	17.0-36.5	17	10.0	4.8-19.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	372	94	28.0	21.1-36.2	115	30.6	24.3-37.7	117	29.0	22.9-35.9	46	12.4	8.4-17.9
Some Post-H.S.	288	92	36.8	27.7-47.0	85	25.9	19.0-34.1	90	28.9	21.9-37.1	21	8.4	4.4-15.3
College Graduate	146	58	37.3	28.1-47.5	39	31.4	22.3-42.2	42	28.5	20.2-38.6	7	2.7	1.2- 6.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	151	44	32.2	21.1-45.7	54	36.5	26.5-48.0	38	22.9	15.5-32.6	15	8.4	4.3-15.6
$15,000- 24,999	228	68	29.8	19.9-42.0	67	35.1	25.8-45.8	65	22.3	15.6-30.9	28	12.8	7.7-20.6
$25,000- 34,999	125	33	31.5	18.9-47.7	39	25.0	16.3-36.3	40	29.2	19.5-41.2	13	14.3	6.7-28.1
$35,000- 49,999	153	53	34.8	25.4-45.7	36	22.5	15.0-32.2	55	39.9	29.5-51.2	9	2.8	1.3- 6.0
$50,000-74,999	115	34	31.2	21.9-42.3	39	32.1	23.0-42.8	31	24.4	16.2-35.0	11	12.3	6.1-23.3
$75,000+	109	33	30.1	20.3-42.1	31	27.8	18.3-39.9	35	32.5	22.8-44.1	10	9.5	4.1-20.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	432	108	24.0	17.7-31.7	140	32.6	26.4-39.5	135	29.6	23.7-36.4	49	13.7	9.2-20.0
No	540	188	38.1	31.9-44.7	151	27.9	22.8-33.7	159	27.3	22.4-32.9	42	6.7	4.5- 9.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	158	47	35.7	24.1-49.2	42	24.8	16.5-35.5	45	25.7	17.8-35.7	24	13.8	7.6-23.7
Non-Veteran	822	250	31.4	26.6-36.7	254	31.1	26.7-36.0	251	28.8	24.6-33.5	67	8.6	6.2-11.9

Total
Respond.^

<10 cigaretts/per day

10-20 cigarettes/per day

20 cigs.(one pack)/per day

More than 20 cigarettes/per day

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,777

779

31.9

29.0-34.9

813

29.3

26.6-32.1

837

26.2

23.9-28.8

348

12.6

10.7-14.7

-Eastern NC

980

297

32.2

27.6-37.1

296

30.0

26.0-34.4

296

28.3

24.4-32.5

9.5

7.1-12.7

GENDER

Male

387

31.3

24.3-39.2

107

28.1

22.4-34.7

121

26.6

21.1-32.9

14.0

10.0-19.3

Female

593

201

33.3

28.5-38.5

189

32.5

27.5-37.9

175

30.5

25.7-35.8

3.7

2.3- 5.7

RACE

White

683

156

23.4

18.6-29.1

212

31.3

26.3-36.7

239

33.4

28.6-38.7

11.8

8.6-16.1

African American

196

102

46.7

36.3-57.4

27.5

19.6-37.1

20.0

12.7-30.0

5.8

2.5-12.6

Other Minorities

55.9

41.5-69.4

28.1

17.6-41.7

12.7

7.5-20.8

3.3

1.3- 8.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

70.3

48.6-85.6

14.0

5.0-33.4

3.9

1.3-11.3

11.8

3.0-36.4

Non-Hispanic

941

273

29.0

24.6-33.9

289

31.1

27.0-35.6

292

30.5

26.4-34.9

9.4

7.0-12.4

AGE

18-24

47.9

30.2-66.0

33.4

19.2-51.6

8.7

2.5-26.2

10.0

3.4-25.8

25-34

140

40.2

29.9-51.5

27.4

19.3-37.3

25.3

16.5-36.7

7.1

2.9-16.2

35-44

180

22.8

16.5-30.5

39.7

31.2-49.0

29.0

21.8-37.5

8.5

4.1-16.6

45-54

261

27.3

21.0-34.7

25.7

19.7-32.7

36.7

29.7-44.2

10.3

6.6-15.7

55-64

213

24.0

17.9-31.4

22.5

16.9-29.5

38.8

30.8-47.5

14.6

9.7-21.5

65-74

111

26.4

18.0-36.9

29.9

20.8-40.9

34.0

24.2-45.3

9.8

5.1-17.9

75+

26.5

12.6-47.5

41.6

21.5-64.9

31.9

14.0-57.3

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

174

30.4

20.5-42.4

34.1

24.4-45.4

25.6

17.0-36.5

10.0

4.8-19.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

372

28.0

21.1-36.2

115

30.6

24.3-37.7

117

29.0

22.9-35.9

12.4

8.4-17.9

Some Post-H.S.

288

36.8

27.7-47.0

25.9

19.0-34.1

28.9

21.9-37.1

8.4

4.4-15.3

College Graduate

146

37.3

28.1-47.5

31.4

22.3-42.2

28.5

20.2-38.6

2.7

1.2- 6.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

151

32.2

21.1-45.7

36.5

26.5-48.0

22.9

15.5-32.6

8.4

4.3-15.6

$15,000- 24,999

228

29.8

19.9-42.0

35.1

25.8-45.8

22.3

15.6-30.9

12.8

7.7-20.6

$25,000- 34,999

125

31.5

18.9-47.7

25.0

16.3-36.3

29.2

19.5-41.2

14.3

6.7-28.1

$35,000- 49,999

153

34.8

25.4-45.7

22.5

15.0-32.2

39.9

29.5-51.2

2.8

1.3- 6.0

$50,000-74,999

115

31.2

21.9-42.3

32.1

23.0-42.8

24.4

16.2-35.0

12.3

6.1-23.3

$75,000+

109

30.1

20.3-42.1

27.8

18.3-39.9

32.5

22.8-44.1

9.5

4.1-20.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

432

108

24.0

17.7-31.7

140

32.6

26.4-39.5

135

29.6

23.7-36.4

13.7

9.2-20.0

540

188

38.1

31.9-44.7

151

27.9

22.8-33.7

159

27.3

22.4-32.9

6.7

4.5- 9.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

158

35.7

24.1-49.2

24.8

16.5-35.5

25.7

17.8-35.7

13.8

7.6-23.7

Non-Veteran

822

250

31.4

26.6-36.7

254

31.1

26.7-36.0

251

28.8

24.6-33.5

8.6

6.2-11.9

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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.

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