BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you usually smoke regular, lights, or ultra lights?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Regular	Lights	Ultra lights
North Carolina	2,777	971	41.3	38.2-44.4	1,251	43.4	40.5-46.3	555	15.3	13.7-17.2
-Eastern NC	972	358	41.2	36.5-46.2	428	44.6	40.0-49.3	186	14.2	11.7-17.0
GENDER
Male	382	165	47.5	40.2-54.9	169	43.6	36.6-50.8	48	9.0	6.1-13.0
Female	590	193	33.3	28.3-38.7	259	45.9	40.5-51.3	138	20.9	17.2-25.1
RACE
White	682	183	32.1	26.4-38.3	341	51.2	45.5-56.8	158	16.8	13.7-20.3
African American	191	135	75.0	66.1-82.2	45	20.7	14.1-29.2	11	4.3	2.1- 8.8
Other Minorities	97	40	35.4	23.3-49.9	41	49.7	34.8-64.6	16	14.9	7.2-28.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	36	16	41.5	22.8-63.1	16	45.5	25.3-67.4	4	12.9	4.0-34.5
Non-Hispanic	935	342	41.2	36.4-46.3	411	44.5	39.9-49.2	182	14.3	11.9-17.1
AGE
18-24	43	21	57.6	39.5-73.9	18	35.3	20.8-53.2	4	7.1	2.3-19.9
25-34	137	58	40.5	30.1-51.8	58	49.5	38.5-60.6	21	10.0	5.8-16.7
35-44	179	63	39.5	30.9-48.8	84	45.0	36.4-53.9	32	15.5	10.5-22.4
45-54	262	94	36.0	29.0-43.6	124	49.0	41.5-56.5	44	15.0	10.5-20.9
55-64	207	72	36.9	29.3-45.2	86	40.7	32.6-49.4	49	22.4	16.4-29.7
65-74	112	45	42.3	32.0-53.3	40	35.6	25.6-47.1	27	22.1	14.7-31.8
75+	28	5	28.1	11.2-54.9	15	52.5	30.3-73.7	8	19.4	8.5-38.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	170	76	51.7	40.3-63.0	71	38.3	28.0-49.8	23	10.0	5.3-17.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	372	149	41.4	34.0-49.2	166	46.0	38.7-53.5	57	12.6	8.9-17.5
Some Post-H.S.	285	92	38.9	29.5-49.3	120	44.3	35.5-53.5	73	16.7	12.3-22.3
College Graduate	145	41	31.6	22.8-41.9	71	49.1	39.0-59.2	33	19.3	13.2-27.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	149	72	50.3	38.7-61.9	58	42.3	30.7-54.9	19	7.3	4.4-12.1
$15,000- 24,999	223	93	51.9	41.3-62.4	91	33.5	25.1-43.1	39	14.6	9.3-22.3
$25,000- 34,999	123	53	51.7	38.3-64.9	50	36.7	25.6-49.4	20	11.6	6.5-20.0
$35,000- 49,999	152	42	29.6	20.8-40.1	77	55.9	45.2-66.2	33	14.5	9.2-22.1
$50,000-74,999	113	28	23.8	15.6-34.4	57	57.5	46.5-67.8	28	18.7	12.2-27.7
$75,000+	108	27	26.4	17.1-38.5	52	51.1	39.3-62.7	29	22.5	14.9-32.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	426	169	46.0	38.6-53.5	185	40.1	33.6-47.0	72	13.9	10.1-18.8
No	538	189	38.3	32.2-44.9	238	47.5	41.3-53.8	111	14.2	11.1-17.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	157	65	49.7	37.8-61.7	73	43.2	32.2-54.9	19	7.1	4.0-12.3
Non-Veteran	815	293	39.4	34.3-44.7	355	44.9	39.9-50.0	167	15.8	12.9-19.1

Total
Respond.^

Regular

Lights

Ultra lights

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,777

971

41.3

38.2-44.4

1,251

43.4

40.5-46.3

555

15.3

13.7-17.2

-Eastern NC

972

358

41.2

36.5-46.2

428

44.6

40.0-49.3

186

14.2

11.7-17.0

GENDER

Male

382

165

47.5

40.2-54.9

169

43.6

36.6-50.8

9.0

6.1-13.0

Female

590

193

33.3

28.3-38.7

259

45.9

40.5-51.3

138

20.9

17.2-25.1

RACE

White

682

183

32.1

26.4-38.3

341

51.2

45.5-56.8

158

16.8

13.7-20.3

African American

191

135

75.0

66.1-82.2

20.7

14.1-29.2

4.3

2.1- 8.8

Other Minorities

35.4

23.3-49.9

49.7

34.8-64.6

14.9

7.2-28.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

41.5

22.8-63.1

45.5

25.3-67.4

12.9

4.0-34.5

Non-Hispanic

935

342

41.2

36.4-46.3

411

44.5

39.9-49.2

182

14.3

11.9-17.1

AGE

18-24

57.6

39.5-73.9

35.3

20.8-53.2

7.1

2.3-19.9

25-34

137

40.5

30.1-51.8

49.5

38.5-60.6

10.0

5.8-16.7

35-44

179

39.5

30.9-48.8

45.0

36.4-53.9

15.5

10.5-22.4

45-54

262

36.0

29.0-43.6

124

49.0

41.5-56.5

15.0

10.5-20.9

55-64

207

36.9

29.3-45.2

40.7

32.6-49.4

22.4

16.4-29.7

65-74

112

42.3

32.0-53.3

35.6

25.6-47.1

22.1

14.7-31.8

75+

28.1

11.2-54.9

52.5

30.3-73.7

19.4

8.5-38.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

170

51.7

40.3-63.0

38.3

28.0-49.8

10.0

5.3-17.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

372

149

41.4

34.0-49.2

166

46.0

38.7-53.5

12.6

8.9-17.5

Some Post-H.S.

285

38.9

29.5-49.3

120

44.3

35.5-53.5

16.7

12.3-22.3

College Graduate

145

31.6

22.8-41.9

49.1

39.0-59.2

19.3

13.2-27.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

149

50.3

38.7-61.9

42.3

30.7-54.9

7.3

4.4-12.1

$15,000- 24,999

223

51.9

41.3-62.4

33.5

25.1-43.1

14.6

9.3-22.3

$25,000- 34,999

123

51.7

38.3-64.9

36.7

25.6-49.4

11.6

6.5-20.0

$35,000- 49,999

152

29.6

20.8-40.1

55.9

45.2-66.2

14.5

9.2-22.1

$50,000-74,999

113

23.8

15.6-34.4

57.5

46.5-67.8

18.7

12.2-27.7

$75,000+

108

26.4

17.1-38.5

51.1

39.3-62.7

22.5

14.9-32.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

426

169

46.0

38.6-53.5

185

40.1

33.6-47.0

13.9

10.1-18.8

538

189

38.3

32.2-44.9

238

47.5

41.3-53.8

111

14.2

11.1-17.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

157

49.7

37.8-61.7

43.2

32.2-54.9

7.1

4.0-12.3

Non-Veteran

815

293

39.4

34.3-44.7

355

44.9

39.9-50.0

167

15.8

12.9-19.1

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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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