BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	7,338	2,329	36.9	35.0-38.7	645	11.1	9.9-12.4	4,364	52.1	50.2-53.9
-Eastern NC	2,356	817	42.2	39.2-45.2	223	11.3	9.5-13.4	1,316	46.5	43.7-49.3
GENDER
Male	996	335	44.6	40.0-49.2	79	11.0	8.3-14.4	582	44.4	40.2-48.7
Female	1,360	482	39.3	35.8-42.9	144	11.7	9.6-14.2	734	49.0	45.5-52.5
RACE
White	1,702	593	42.3	38.9-45.9	130	8.7	7.0-10.9	979	48.9	45.5-52.3
African American	451	144	42.5	35.7-49.7	68	15.2	11.3-20.0	239	42.3	36.3-48.6
Other Minorities	195	78	40.6	30.7-51.2	24	22.1	13.4-34.3	93	37.3	28.8-46.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	81	24	36.4	22.4-53.2	15	31.3	18.2-48.4	42	32.3	21.5-45.4
Non-Hispanic	2,271	792	42.7	39.6-45.7	207	9.9	8.3-11.8	1,272	47.4	44.6-50.3
AGE
18-24	64	35	63.1	48.8-75.5	14	19.4	10.9-32.1	15	17.5	9.8-29.3
25-34	236	123	57.7	49.4-65.6	31	15.9	10.4-23.5	82	26.4	20.4-33.4
35-44	341	159	46.7	40.3-53.2	30	9.2	6.0-13.9	152	44.1	37.7-50.6
45-54	495	214	46.9	41.5-52.4	63	13.4	10.1-17.5	218	39.7	34.6-45.0
55-64	555	172	31.9	27.3-36.8	50	9.0	6.5-12.4	333	59.1	54.1-64.0
65-74	443	90	17.9	14.2-22.4	27	5.2	3.4- 7.8	326	76.9	72.1-81.0
75+	215	21	10.7	6.4-17.5	7	2.6	1.2- 5.7	187	86.7	79.9-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	370	147	48.0	40.4-55.7	39	12.3	7.7-19.0	184	39.7	33.1-46.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	817	329	48.3	43.3-53.3	63	10.7	7.7-14.6	425	41.1	36.6-45.7
Some Post-H.S.	658	233	42.9	37.0-49.0	77	13.9	10.5-18.1	348	43.2	37.9-48.8
College Graduate	509	108	25.7	20.9-31.1	44	8.4	5.9-12.0	357	65.9	60.3-71.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	279	123	45.1	37.2-53.2	36	19.2	11.8-29.8	120	35.7	28.8-43.2
$15,000- 24,999	460	199	52.9	45.7-60.0	46	12.7	8.5-18.7	215	34.4	28.7-40.6
$25,000- 34,999	318	104	43.2	34.7-52.0	27	9.9	5.9-16.0	187	47.0	38.9-55.2
$35,000- 49,999	342	128	47.5	40.3-54.7	32	10.7	7.1-15.8	182	41.9	35.4-48.7
$50,000-74,999	338	87	28.7	23.0-35.0	34	12.2	8.3-17.5	217	59.2	52.6-65.4
$75,000+	343	87	31.1	24.9-38.0	26	8.4	5.2-13.3	230	60.5	53.6-67.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,022	355	43.3	38.7-48.1	93	10.3	7.9-13.3	574	46.4	42.0-50.8
No	1,256	431	40.5	36.6-44.7	123	12.4	9.8-15.6	702	47.1	43.2-50.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	503	136	34.1	27.8-41.0	29	7.6	4.9-11.8	338	58.3	51.7-64.6
Non-Veteran	1,853	681	44.5	41.1-47.9	194	12.4	10.3-14.9	978	43.1	40.0-46.2

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,338

2,329

36.9

35.0-38.7

645

11.1

9.9-12.4

4,364

52.1

50.2-53.9

-Eastern NC

2,356

817

42.2

39.2-45.2

223

11.3

9.5-13.4

1,316

46.5

43.7-49.3

GENDER

Male

996

335

44.6

40.0-49.2

11.0

8.3-14.4

582

44.4

40.2-48.7

Female

1,360

482

39.3

35.8-42.9

144

11.7

9.6-14.2

734

49.0

45.5-52.5

RACE

White

1,702

593

42.3

38.9-45.9

130

8.7

7.0-10.9

979

48.9

45.5-52.3

African American

451

144

42.5

35.7-49.7

15.2

11.3-20.0

239

42.3

36.3-48.6

Other Minorities

195

40.6

30.7-51.2

22.1

13.4-34.3

37.3

28.8-46.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

36.4

22.4-53.2

31.3

18.2-48.4

32.3

21.5-45.4

Non-Hispanic

2,271

792

42.7

39.6-45.7

207

9.9

8.3-11.8

1,272

47.4

44.6-50.3

AGE

18-24

63.1

48.8-75.5

19.4

10.9-32.1

17.5

9.8-29.3

25-34

236

123

57.7

49.4-65.6

15.9

10.4-23.5

26.4

20.4-33.4

35-44

341

159

46.7

40.3-53.2

9.2

6.0-13.9

152

44.1

37.7-50.6

45-54

495

214

46.9

41.5-52.4

13.4

10.1-17.5

218

39.7

34.6-45.0

55-64

555

172

31.9

27.3-36.8

9.0

6.5-12.4

333

59.1

54.1-64.0

65-74

443

17.9

14.2-22.4

5.2

3.4- 7.8

326

76.9

72.1-81.0

75+

215

10.7

6.4-17.5

2.6

1.2- 5.7

187

86.7

79.9-91.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

370

147

48.0

40.4-55.7

12.3

7.7-19.0

184

39.7

33.1-46.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

817

329

48.3

43.3-53.3

10.7

7.7-14.6

425

41.1

36.6-45.7

Some Post-H.S.

658

233

42.9

37.0-49.0

13.9

10.5-18.1

348

43.2

37.9-48.8

College Graduate

509

108

25.7

20.9-31.1

8.4

5.9-12.0

357

65.9

60.3-71.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

279

123

45.1

37.2-53.2

19.2

11.8-29.8

120

35.7

28.8-43.2

$15,000- 24,999

460

199

52.9

45.7-60.0

12.7

8.5-18.7

215

34.4

28.7-40.6

$25,000- 34,999

318

104

43.2

34.7-52.0

9.9

5.9-16.0

187

47.0

38.9-55.2

$35,000- 49,999

342

128

47.5

40.3-54.7

10.7

7.1-15.8

182

41.9

35.4-48.7

$50,000-74,999

338

28.7

23.0-35.0

12.2

8.3-17.5

217

59.2

52.6-65.4

$75,000+

343

31.1

24.9-38.0

8.4

5.2-13.3

230

60.5

53.6-67.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,022

355

43.3

38.7-48.1

10.3

7.9-13.3

574

46.4

42.0-50.8

1,256

431

40.5

36.6-44.7

123

12.4

9.8-15.6

702

47.1

43.2-50.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

503

136

34.1

27.8-41.0

7.6

4.9-11.8

338

58.3

51.7-64.6

Non-Veteran

1,853

681

44.5

41.1-47.9

194

12.4

10.3-14.9

978

43.1

40.0-46.2

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

^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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