BRFSS 2007 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Current Smoker*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	14,734	11,760	77.1	76.0-78.2	2,974	22.9	21.8-24.0
-Piedmont NC	7,081	5,728	78.5	76.8-80.0	1,353	21.5	20.0-23.2
GENDER
Male	2,619	2,080	76.7	74.0-79.3	539	23.3	20.7-26.0
Female	4,462	3,648	80.1	78.2-81.8	814	19.9	18.2-21.8
RACE
White	5,657	4,577	78.4	76.6-80.2	1,080	21.6	19.8-23.4
African American	982	782	76.0	71.4-80.0	200	24.0	20.0-28.6
Other Minorities	418	348	82.4	76.9-86.8	70	17.6	13.2-23.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	312	263	83.5	77.1-88.3	49	16.5	11.7-22.9
Non-Hispanic	6,756	5,454	78.0	76.3-79.6	1,302	22.0	20.4-23.7
AGE
18-24	237	170	67.2	58.9-74.5	67	32.8	25.5-41.1
25-34	713	543	77.8	73.3-81.8	170	22.2	18.2-26.7
35-44	1,208	940	77.2	74.0-80.1	268	22.8	19.9-26.0
45-54	1,462	1,100	75.5	72.5-78.3	362	24.5	21.7-27.5
55-64	1,422	1,150	81.9	79.3-84.3	272	18.1	15.7-20.7
65-74	1,117	963	88.3	85.8-90.4	154	11.7	9.6-14.2
75+	875	824	93.3	90.6-95.3	51	6.7	4.7- 9.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	939	654	67.3	62.0-72.1	285	32.7	27.9-38.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,971	1,504	70.3	66.6-73.7	467	29.7	26.3-33.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,789	1,412	77.2	73.8-80.3	377	22.8	19.7-26.2
College Graduate	2,375	2,152	90.8	89.0-92.3	223	9.2	7.7-11.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	646	443	64.5	58.3-70.2	203	35.5	29.8-41.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,003	743	69.7	64.2-74.8	260	30.3	25.2-35.8
$25,000- 34,999	714	560	77.1	72.2-81.3	154	22.9	18.7-27.8
$35,000- 49,999	976	774	77.1	72.7-80.9	202	22.9	19.1-27.3
$50,000-74,999	1,039	866	78.8	74.1-82.8	173	21.2	17.2-25.9
$75,000+	1,692	1,501	87.6	84.9-89.9	191	12.4	10.1-15.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,367	1,800	70.8	67.6-73.8	567	29.2	26.2-32.4
No	4,413	3,683	81.5	79.5-83.4	730	18.5	16.6-20.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	947	760	78.3	73.6-82.4	187	21.7	17.6-26.4
Non-Veteran	6,132	4,966	78.5	76.7-80.2	1,166	21.5	19.8-23.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,734

11,760

77.1

76.0-78.2

2,974

22.9

21.8-24.0

-Piedmont NC

7,081

5,728

78.5

76.8-80.0

1,353

21.5

20.0-23.2

GENDER

Male

2,619

2,080

76.7

74.0-79.3

539

23.3

20.7-26.0

Female

4,462

3,648

80.1

78.2-81.8

814

19.9

18.2-21.8

RACE

White

5,657

4,577

78.4

76.6-80.2

1,080

21.6

19.8-23.4

African American

982

782

76.0

71.4-80.0

200

24.0

20.0-28.6

Other Minorities

418

348

82.4

76.9-86.8

17.6

13.2-23.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

312

263

83.5

77.1-88.3

16.5

11.7-22.9

Non-Hispanic

6,756

5,454

78.0

76.3-79.6

1,302

22.0

20.4-23.7

AGE

18-24

237

170

67.2

58.9-74.5

32.8

25.5-41.1

25-34

713

543

77.8

73.3-81.8

170

22.2

18.2-26.7

35-44

1,208

940

77.2

74.0-80.1

268

22.8

19.9-26.0

45-54

1,462

1,100

75.5

72.5-78.3

362

24.5

21.7-27.5

55-64

1,422

1,150

81.9

79.3-84.3

272

18.1

15.7-20.7

65-74

1,117

963

88.3

85.8-90.4

154

11.7

9.6-14.2

75+

875

824

93.3

90.6-95.3

6.7

4.7- 9.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

939

654

67.3

62.0-72.1

285

32.7

27.9-38.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,971

1,504

70.3

66.6-73.7

467

29.7

26.3-33.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,789

1,412

77.2

73.8-80.3

377

22.8

19.7-26.2

College Graduate

2,375

2,152

90.8

89.0-92.3

223

9.2

7.7-11.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

646

443

64.5

58.3-70.2

203

35.5

29.8-41.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,003

743

69.7

64.2-74.8

260

30.3

25.2-35.8

$25,000- 34,999

714

560

77.1

72.2-81.3

154

22.9

18.7-27.8

$35,000- 49,999

976

774

77.1

72.7-80.9

202

22.9

19.1-27.3

$50,000-74,999

1,039

866

78.8

74.1-82.8

173

21.2

17.2-25.9

$75,000+

1,692

1,501

87.6

84.9-89.9

191

12.4

10.1-15.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,367

1,800

70.8

67.6-73.8

567

29.2

26.2-32.4

4,413

3,683

81.5

79.5-83.4

730

18.5

16.6-20.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

947

760

78.3

73.6-82.4

187

21.7

17.6-26.4

Non-Veteran

6,132

4,966

78.5

76.7-80.2

1,166

21.5

19.8-23.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

^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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