BRFSS 2007 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,973	1,625	56.8	53.9-59.6	1,348	43.2	40.4-46.1
-Piedmont NC	1,353	727	56.4	52.0-60.6	626	43.6	39.4-48.0
GENDER
Male	539	269	56.1	49.3-62.7	270	43.9	37.3-50.7
Female	814	458	56.7	51.5-61.7	356	43.3	38.3-48.5
RACE
White	1,080	549	52.8	47.9-57.7	531	47.2	42.3-52.1
African American	200	137	67.2	56.7-76.2	63	32.8	23.8-43.3
Other Minorities	70	40	59.7	44.0-73.7	30	40.3	26.3-56.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	49	29	55.7	37.1-72.9	20	44.3	27.1-62.9
Non-Hispanic	1,302	697	56.3	51.9-60.7	605	43.7	39.3-48.1
AGE
18-24	67	46	60.6	45.0-74.2	21	39.4	25.8-55.0
25-34	170	110	64.1	53.3-73.7	60	35.9	26.3-46.7
35-44	268	142	54.9	47.2-62.4	126	45.1	37.6-52.8
45-54	362	181	52.5	45.6-59.2	181	47.5	40.8-54.4
55-64	272	137	49.7	42.2-57.2	135	50.3	42.8-57.8
65-74	154	79	53.8	43.5-63.9	75	46.2	36.1-56.5
75+	51	29	47.4	31.0-64.4	22	52.6	35.6-69.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	285	143	52.1	42.7-61.3	142	47.9	38.7-57.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	467	248	57.2	49.6-64.4	219	42.8	35.6-50.4
Some Post-H.S.	377	224	58.5	50.1-66.4	153	41.5	33.6-49.9
College Graduate	223	112	57.1	47.9-65.8	111	42.9	34.2-52.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	203	112	53.8	43.0-64.2	91	46.2	35.8-57.0
$15,000- 24,999	260	152	68.5	59.1-76.6	108	31.5	23.4-40.9
$25,000- 34,999	154	70	51.1	40.1-61.9	84	48.9	38.1-59.9
$35,000- 49,999	202	104	55.1	44.8-65.0	98	44.9	35.0-55.2
$50,000-74,999	173	99	58.2	45.8-69.6	74	41.8	30.4-54.2
$75,000+	191	99	48.5	37.9-59.3	92	51.5	40.7-62.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	567	322	58.1	51.5-64.4	245	41.9	35.6-48.5
No	730	377	55.0	49.0-60.8	353	45.0	39.2-51.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	187	90	62.3	51.8-71.8	97	37.7	28.2-48.2
Non-Veteran	1,166	637	55.6	50.9-60.2	529	44.4	39.8-49.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,973

1,625

56.8

53.9-59.6

1,348

43.2

40.4-46.1

-Piedmont NC

1,353

727

56.4

52.0-60.6

626

43.6

39.4-48.0

GENDER

Male

539

269

56.1

49.3-62.7

270

43.9

37.3-50.7

Female

814

458

56.7

51.5-61.7

356

43.3

38.3-48.5

RACE

White

1,080

549

52.8

47.9-57.7

531

47.2

42.3-52.1

African American

200

137

67.2

56.7-76.2

32.8

23.8-43.3

Other Minorities

59.7

44.0-73.7

40.3

26.3-56.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

55.7

37.1-72.9

44.3

27.1-62.9

Non-Hispanic

1,302

697

56.3

51.9-60.7

605

43.7

39.3-48.1

AGE

18-24

60.6

45.0-74.2

39.4

25.8-55.0

25-34

170

110

64.1

53.3-73.7

35.9

26.3-46.7

35-44

268

142

54.9

47.2-62.4

126

45.1

37.6-52.8

45-54

362

181

52.5

45.6-59.2

181

47.5

40.8-54.4

55-64

272

137

49.7

42.2-57.2

135

50.3

42.8-57.8

65-74

154

53.8

43.5-63.9

46.2

36.1-56.5

75+

47.4

31.0-64.4

52.6

35.6-69.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

285

143

52.1

42.7-61.3

142

47.9

38.7-57.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

467

248

57.2

49.6-64.4

219

42.8

35.6-50.4

Some Post-H.S.

377

224

58.5

50.1-66.4

153

41.5

33.6-49.9

College Graduate

223

112

57.1

47.9-65.8

111

42.9

34.2-52.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

203

112

53.8

43.0-64.2

46.2

35.8-57.0

$15,000- 24,999

260

152

68.5

59.1-76.6

108

31.5

23.4-40.9

$25,000- 34,999

154

51.1

40.1-61.9

48.9

38.1-59.9

$35,000- 49,999

202

104

55.1

44.8-65.0

44.9

35.0-55.2

$50,000-74,999

173

58.2

45.8-69.6

41.8

30.4-54.2

$75,000+

191

48.5

37.9-59.3

51.5

40.7-62.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

567

322

58.1

51.5-64.4

245

41.9

35.6-48.5

730

377

55.0

49.0-60.8

353

45.0

39.2-51.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

187

62.3

51.8-71.8

37.7

28.2-48.2

Non-Veteran

1,166

637

55.6

50.9-60.2

529

44.4

39.8-49.1

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently 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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