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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	912	41	6.4	4.3- 9.5	20	3.1	1.8- 5.4	108	15.2	11.9-19.1	85	11.4	8.7-14.7	658	64.0	59.4-68.3
GENDER
Male	435	14	6.9	3.8-12.3	7	2.1	0.7- 6.3	46	16.4	11.5-22.8	32	8.6	5.8-12.7	336	65.9	59.2-72.0
Female	477	27	5.8	3.6- 9.3	13	4.3	2.4- 7.6	62	13.6	10.2-17.9	53	14.8	10.3-20.7	322	61.5	55.5-67.2
RACE
White	857	37	6.7	4.4-10.1	14	1.9	1.1- 3.4	101	15.1	11.8-19.1	79	11.2	8.6-14.6	626	65.1	60.5-69.5
African American	31	3	4.7	1.4-15.0	2	9.8	2.4-32.1	3	20.7	5.4-54.5	3	5.1	1.4-17.0	20	59.7	35.5-80.0
Other Minorities	21	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	3	26.8	7.1-63.6	4	12.4	3.6-35.0	2	21.2	4.2-62.4	11	38.7	17.2-65.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	2	4.8	0.9-21.7	1	5.2	0.6-32.8	1	13.1	1.6-57.8	1	40.3	7.5-84.9	4	36.7	9.6-76.0
Non-Hispanic	899	39	6.5	4.3- 9.6	19	3.1	1.7- 5.4	107	15.2	12.0-19.2	84	10.9	8.4-14.1	650	64.3	59.8-68.6
AGE
18-24	7	3	34.1	8.9-73.2	1	10.8	1.4-51.6	1	16.2	2.1-63.2	2	38.8	8.4-81.5	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	42	9	19.8	9.0-38.0	3	7.8	2.1-25.4	18	43.3	27.1-61.1	8	18.3	8.3-35.7	4	10.8	3.8-27.2
35-44	62	6	6.0	2.2-15.7	4	5.4	2.0-14.2	9	15.2	7.7-27.8	15	28.4	16.8-43.7	28	45.0	31.6-59.2
45-54	144	13	9.0	4.3-17.8	4	3.2	1.1- 9.3	22	19.6	11.7-31.0	21	13.0	8.1-20.2	84	55.2	44.7-65.3
55-64	235	4	2.3	0.7- 7.3	3	0.8	0.2- 2.5	26	9.0	5.9-13.5	18	8.0	4.8-12.8	184	80.0	73.7-85.1
65-74	245	5	1.8	0.6- 4.9	4	2.2	0.7- 6.5	20	7.0	4.5-10.9	10	3.4	1.7- 6.8	206	85.6	80.2-89.7
75+	174	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0	12	5.8	3.2-10.5	11	4.8	2.6- 8.8	149	87.3	81.1-91.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	154	4	4.1	1.3-11.8	4	3.7	1.3-10.4	18	11.6	7.0-18.6	20	14.8	9.2-22.9	108	65.9	56.3-74.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	256	14	7.3	3.9-13.5	6	3.2	1.4- 7.3	39	17.7	12.1-25.2	25	9.5	5.5-16.1	172	62.2	53.9-69.8
Some Post-H.S.	251	14	5.8	2.9-11.1	7	2.4	1.0- 5.5	30	16.7	10.4-25.6	24	15.0	9.1-23.8	176	60.2	51.3-68.5
College Graduate	250	9	7.5	3.1-17.1	3	3.4	0.9-12.5	21	13.1	7.5-22.1	16	7.7	4.3-13.3	201	68.3	58.6-76.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	99	9	8.8	4.2-17.7	5	6.1	2.3-14.9	16	19.9	9.7-36.3	7	8.3	3.6-18.0	62	57.0	43.4-69.5
$15,000- 24,999	182	7	5.1	2.2-11.4	5	3.9	1.5-10.2	22	14.9	9.4-22.8	19	13.9	7.6-24.2	129	62.2	52.4-71.1
$25,000- 34,999	103	5	8.6	2.3-27.3	0	0.0	. - .	18	20.5	11.2-34.7	15	14.5	7.7-25.6	65	56.3	42.9-68.9
$35,000- 49,999	129	5	4.5	1.5-12.6	6	9.1	3.5-22.0	19	18.7	10.3-31.3	10	6.2	3.1-11.9	89	61.5	49.2-72.5
$50,000-74,999	145	4	5.0	1.4-16.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5	15	16.6	9.2-28.2	12	11.7	5.6-22.7	113	66.1	54.1-76.3
$75,000+	143	7	10.4	4.5-22.1	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	10	10.6	4.7-22.0	12	12.5	6.6-22.2	113	66.1	54.3-76.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	400	15	4.6	2.6- 8.1	11	3.5	1.8- 6.7	38	8.4	5.8-12.1	34	10.6	7.4-15.2	302	72.8	67.2-77.8
No	508	26	7.6	4.5-12.4	9	2.9	1.3- 6.5	70	19.4	14.6-25.2	51	11.9	8.2-16.8	352	58.4	52.2-64.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	239	5	3.5	1.4- 8.5	3	1.0	0.3- 3.5	19	10.0	5.3-18.0	17	10.7	6.2-17.8	195	74.8	66.2-81.8
Non-Veteran	673	36	7.4	4.7-11.5	17	3.8	2.1- 6.9	89	17.0	13.1-21.7	68	11.6	8.5-15.6	463	60.1	54.8-65.2

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

-Western NC

912

6.4

4.3- 9.5

3.1

1.8- 5.4

108

15.2

11.9-19.1

11.4

8.7-14.7

658

64.0

59.4-68.3

GENDER

Male

435

6.9

3.8-12.3

2.1

0.7- 6.3

16.4

11.5-22.8

8.6

5.8-12.7

336

65.9

59.2-72.0

Female

477

5.8

3.6- 9.3

4.3

2.4- 7.6

13.6

10.2-17.9

14.8

10.3-20.7

322

61.5

55.5-67.2

RACE

White

857

6.7

4.4-10.1

1.9

1.1- 3.4

101

15.1

11.8-19.1

11.2

8.6-14.6

626

65.1

60.5-69.5

African American

4.7

1.4-15.0

9.8

2.4-32.1

20.7

5.4-54.5

5.1

1.4-17.0

59.7

35.5-80.0

Other Minorities

0.9

0.1- 6.3

26.8

7.1-63.6

12.4

3.6-35.0

21.2

4.2-62.4

38.7

17.2-65.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

4.8

0.9-21.7

5.2

0.6-32.8

13.1

1.6-57.8

40.3

7.5-84.9

36.7

9.6-76.0

Non-Hispanic

899

6.5

4.3- 9.6

3.1

1.7- 5.4

107

15.2

12.0-19.2

10.9

8.4-14.1

650

64.3

59.8-68.6

AGE

18-24

34.1

8.9-73.2

10.8

1.4-51.6

16.2

2.1-63.2

38.8

8.4-81.5

0.0

. - .

25-34

19.8

9.0-38.0

7.8

2.1-25.4

43.3

27.1-61.1

18.3

8.3-35.7

10.8

3.8-27.2

35-44

6.0

2.2-15.7

5.4

2.0-14.2

15.2

7.7-27.8

28.4

16.8-43.7

45.0

31.6-59.2

45-54

144

9.0

4.3-17.8

3.2

1.1- 9.3

19.6

11.7-31.0

13.0

8.1-20.2

55.2

44.7-65.3

55-64

235

2.3

0.7- 7.3

0.8

0.2- 2.5

9.0

5.9-13.5

8.0

4.8-12.8

184

80.0

73.7-85.1

65-74

245

1.8

0.6- 4.9

2.2

0.7- 6.5

7.0

4.5-10.9

3.4

1.7- 6.8

206

85.6

80.2-89.7

75+

174

1.0

0.1- 7.0

1.0

0.1- 7.0

5.8

3.2-10.5

4.8

2.6- 8.8

149

87.3

81.1-91.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

154

4.1

1.3-11.8

3.7

1.3-10.4

11.6

7.0-18.6

14.8

9.2-22.9

108

65.9

56.3-74.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

256

7.3

3.9-13.5

3.2

1.4- 7.3

17.7

12.1-25.2

9.5

5.5-16.1

172

62.2

53.9-69.8

Some Post-H.S.

251

5.8

2.9-11.1

2.4

1.0- 5.5

16.7

10.4-25.6

15.0

9.1-23.8

176

60.2

51.3-68.5

College Graduate

250

7.5

3.1-17.1

3.4

0.9-12.5

13.1

7.5-22.1

7.7

4.3-13.3

201

68.3

58.6-76.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

8.8

4.2-17.7

6.1

2.3-14.9

19.9

9.7-36.3

8.3

3.6-18.0

57.0

43.4-69.5

$15,000- 24,999

182

5.1

2.2-11.4

3.9

1.5-10.2

14.9

9.4-22.8

13.9

7.6-24.2

129

62.2

52.4-71.1

$25,000- 34,999

103

8.6

2.3-27.3

0.0

. - .

20.5

11.2-34.7

14.5

7.7-25.6

56.3

42.9-68.9

$35,000- 49,999

129

4.5

1.5-12.6

9.1

3.5-22.0

18.7

10.3-31.3

6.2

3.1-11.9

61.5

49.2-72.5

$50,000-74,999

145

5.0

1.4-16.4

0.6

0.1- 4.5

16.6

9.2-28.2

11.7

5.6-22.7

113

66.1

54.1-76.3

$75,000+

143

10.4

4.5-22.1

0.4

0.1- 3.1

10.6

4.7-22.0

12.5

6.6-22.2

113

66.1

54.3-76.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

400

4.6

2.6- 8.1

3.5

1.8- 6.7

8.4

5.8-12.1

10.6

7.4-15.2

302

72.8

67.2-77.8

508

7.6

4.5-12.4

2.9

1.3- 6.5

19.4

14.6-25.2

11.9

8.2-16.8

352

58.4

52.2-64.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

239

3.5

1.4- 8.5

1.0

0.3- 3.5

10.0

5.3-18.0

10.7

6.2-17.8

195

74.8

66.2-81.8

Non-Veteran

673

7.4

4.7-11.5

3.8

2.1- 6.9

17.0

13.1-21.7

11.6

8.5-15.6

463

60.1

54.8-65.2

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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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