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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	2,007	113	9.3	7.3-11.8	54	3.1	2.1- 4.5	279	19.0	16.0-22.3	215	10.8	9.1-12.9	1,346	57.8	54.4-61.2
GENDER
Male	925	55	9.0	6.3-12.7	20	2.7	1.4- 5.1	117	20.4	15.8-25.8	84	9.2	7.0-12.1	649	58.8	53.5-63.8
Female	1,082	58	9.7	6.9-13.5	34	3.6	2.4- 5.3	162	17.2	14.3-20.6	131	12.9	10.3-16.0	697	56.6	52.4-60.8
RACE
White	1,708	84	7.5	5.7- 9.8	45	3.1	2.0- 4.8	232	18.1	15.3-21.4	176	10.6	8.7-12.8	1,171	60.7	57.2-64.1
African American	225	19	10.8	6.0-18.9	7	2.8	1.2- 6.2	32	16.1	10.2-24.5	28	13.4	8.4-20.8	139	56.8	47.8-65.5
Other Minorities	65	10	23.9	11.6-43.0	2	3.4	0.8-13.0	14	33.4	17.0-55.1	11	8.9	3.8-19.3	28	30.4	17.8-46.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	49	8	24.7	11.1-46.2	1	2.4	0.3-15.4	12	34.6	16.1-59.3	9	10.8	4.4-24.4	19	27.5	14.1-46.5
Non-Hispanic	1,955	105	8.2	6.4-10.5	53	3.1	2.1- 4.6	267	17.9	15.3-20.9	206	10.8	9.1-12.9	1,324	59.9	56.6-63.1
AGE
18-24	20	9	51.2	26.9-75.0	0	0.0	. - .	11	48.8	25.0-73.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	130	25	16.8	10.3-26.2	12	7.8	3.7-15.7	53	44.8	33.5-56.7	23	14.0	8.6-22.0	17	16.6	9.6-27.2
35-44	202	18	8.9	5.1-15.0	9	4.4	2.0- 9.1	48	21.5	15.2-29.5	42	18.2	12.6-25.7	85	47.0	38.2-56.1
45-54	356	20	5.6	3.3- 9.1	15	3.5	2.0- 6.2	52	14.4	10.4-19.6	47	13.8	9.8-19.2	222	62.7	56.3-68.8
55-64	479	24	6.2	3.7-10.0	10	1.8	0.8- 3.9	64	12.9	9.6-17.2	53	10.4	7.3-14.6	328	68.7	63.1-73.9
65-74	477	14	4.6	2.6- 8.2	7	0.9	0.4- 2.3	36	6.3	4.1- 9.4	41	7.1	4.7-10.8	379	81.0	76.1-85.1
75+	333	2	0.2	0.0- 0.8	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	15	3.2	1.8- 5.6	8	2.1	0.9- 4.6	307	94.1	91.0-96.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	257	10	8.7	3.9-18.2	9	3.4	1.4- 8.1	41	29.6	18.5-43.9	20	9.9	5.2-17.8	177	48.4	37.5-59.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	542	39	10.4	6.7-15.7	18	3.7	2.1- 6.5	79	19.8	14.8-26.0	52	8.5	5.9-12.2	354	57.6	51.3-63.6
Some Post-H.S.	534	30	7.9	5.2-11.8	17	4.4	2.1- 9.0	68	16.6	11.8-22.8	73	14.7	10.9-19.5	346	56.4	50.1-62.6
College Graduate	673	34	9.8	6.2-15.2	10	1.5	0.7- 3.2	91	16.1	12.4-20.6	70	9.9	7.4-13.1	468	62.7	57.2-67.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	165	16	18.3	7.9-37.1	10	7.2	3.6-13.9	18	10.7	5.3-20.3	15	5.4	3.0- 9.6	106	58.4	44.8-70.9
$15,000- 24,999	304	21	13.3	7.4-22.7	8	3.2	1.1- 8.9	41	21.2	13.1-32.5	33	12.5	7.6-20.0	201	49.8	40.5-59.0
$25,000- 34,999	187	10	9.4	4.6-18.1	8	5.1	2.0-12.5	26	19.8	11.9-31.0	21	11.1	6.4-18.4	122	54.6	43.7-65.1
$35,000- 49,999	296	11	4.0	1.9- 8.1	8	4.1	1.2-13.5	59	27.7	20.1-36.8	36	11.8	7.6-17.8	182	52.4	43.9-60.8
$50,000-74,999	311	16	5.3	3.1- 8.8	5	1.7	0.6- 4.5	43	16.9	11.7-23.8	40	13.7	9.1-20.1	207	62.4	54.7-69.4
$75,000+	498	30	10.9	7.0-16.5	12	2.5	1.3- 4.8	61	14.3	10.2-19.7	53	11.4	8.3-15.5	342	60.9	54.7-66.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	763	44	9.3	6.0-14.2	19	2.7	1.5- 4.7	94	15.2	11.7-19.5	83	11.1	8.3-14.7	523	61.7	56.4-66.7
No	1,229	67	9.3	6.9-12.5	35	3.3	2.1- 5.3	184	20.7	16.8-25.2	130	10.8	8.6-13.4	813	56.0	51.6-60.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	433	17	5.6	3.2- 9.7	6	3.0	0.9-10.0	40	10.6	7.0-15.7	23	5.4	2.9-10.1	347	75.4	68.4-81.2
Non-Veteran	1,574	96	10.2	7.8-13.3	48	3.1	2.2- 4.4	239	21.1	17.6-25.1	192	12.2	10.1-14.6	999	53.4	49.5-57.1

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

-Piedmont NC

2,007

113

9.3

7.3-11.8

3.1

2.1- 4.5

279

19.0

16.0-22.3

215

10.8

9.1-12.9

1,346

57.8

54.4-61.2

GENDER

Male

925

9.0

6.3-12.7

2.7

1.4- 5.1

117

20.4

15.8-25.8

9.2

7.0-12.1

649

58.8

53.5-63.8

Female

1,082

9.7

6.9-13.5

3.6

2.4- 5.3

162

17.2

14.3-20.6

131

12.9

10.3-16.0

697

56.6

52.4-60.8

RACE

White

1,708

7.5

5.7- 9.8

3.1

2.0- 4.8

232

18.1

15.3-21.4

176

10.6

8.7-12.8

1,171

60.7

57.2-64.1

African American

225

10.8

6.0-18.9

2.8

1.2- 6.2

16.1

10.2-24.5

13.4

8.4-20.8

139

56.8

47.8-65.5

Other Minorities

23.9

11.6-43.0

3.4

0.8-13.0

33.4

17.0-55.1

8.9

3.8-19.3

30.4

17.8-46.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

24.7

11.1-46.2

2.4

0.3-15.4

34.6

16.1-59.3

10.8

4.4-24.4

27.5

14.1-46.5

Non-Hispanic

1,955

105

8.2

6.4-10.5

3.1

2.1- 4.6

267

17.9

15.3-20.9

206

10.8

9.1-12.9

1,324

59.9

56.6-63.1

AGE

18-24

51.2

26.9-75.0

0.0

. - .

48.8

25.0-73.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

130

16.8

10.3-26.2

7.8

3.7-15.7

44.8

33.5-56.7

14.0

8.6-22.0

16.6

9.6-27.2

35-44

202

8.9

5.1-15.0

4.4

2.0- 9.1

21.5

15.2-29.5

18.2

12.6-25.7

47.0

38.2-56.1

45-54

356

5.6

3.3- 9.1

3.5

2.0- 6.2

14.4

10.4-19.6

13.8

9.8-19.2

222

62.7

56.3-68.8

55-64

479

6.2

3.7-10.0

1.8

0.8- 3.9

12.9

9.6-17.2

10.4

7.3-14.6

328

68.7

63.1-73.9

65-74

477

4.6

2.6- 8.2

0.9

0.4- 2.3

6.3

4.1- 9.4

7.1

4.7-10.8

379

81.0

76.1-85.1

75+

333

0.2

0.0- 0.8

0.3

0.0- 2.4

3.2

1.8- 5.6

2.1

0.9- 4.6

307

94.1

91.0-96.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

257

8.7

3.9-18.2

3.4

1.4- 8.1

29.6

18.5-43.9

9.9

5.2-17.8

177

48.4

37.5-59.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

542

10.4

6.7-15.7

3.7

2.1- 6.5

19.8

14.8-26.0

8.5

5.9-12.2

354

57.6

51.3-63.6

Some Post-H.S.

534

7.9

5.2-11.8

4.4

2.1- 9.0

16.6

11.8-22.8

14.7

10.9-19.5

346

56.4

50.1-62.6

College Graduate

673

9.8

6.2-15.2

1.5

0.7- 3.2

16.1

12.4-20.6

9.9

7.4-13.1

468

62.7

57.2-67.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

165

18.3

7.9-37.1

7.2

3.6-13.9

10.7

5.3-20.3

5.4

3.0- 9.6

106

58.4

44.8-70.9

$15,000- 24,999

304

13.3

7.4-22.7

3.2

1.1- 8.9

21.2

13.1-32.5

12.5

7.6-20.0

201

49.8

40.5-59.0

$25,000- 34,999

187

9.4

4.6-18.1

5.1

2.0-12.5

19.8

11.9-31.0

11.1

6.4-18.4

122

54.6

43.7-65.1

$35,000- 49,999

296

4.0

1.9- 8.1

4.1

1.2-13.5

27.7

20.1-36.8

11.8

7.6-17.8

182

52.4

43.9-60.8

$50,000-74,999

311

5.3

3.1- 8.8

1.7

0.6- 4.5

16.9

11.7-23.8

13.7

9.1-20.1

207

62.4

54.7-69.4

$75,000+

498

10.9

7.0-16.5

2.5

1.3- 4.8

14.3

10.2-19.7

11.4

8.3-15.5

342

60.9

54.7-66.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

763

9.3

6.0-14.2

2.7

1.5- 4.7

15.2

11.7-19.5

11.1

8.3-14.7

523

61.7

56.4-66.7

1,229

9.3

6.9-12.5

3.3

2.1- 5.3

184

20.7

16.8-25.2

130

10.8

8.6-13.4

813

56.0

51.6-60.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

433

5.6

3.2- 9.7

3.0

0.9-10.0

10.6

7.0-15.7

5.4

2.9-10.1

347

75.4

68.4-81.2

Non-Veteran

1,574

10.2

7.8-13.3

3.1

2.2- 4.4

239

21.1

17.6-25.1

192

12.2

10.1-14.6

999

53.4

49.5-57.1

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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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