BRFSS 2007 - Western North Carolina**: (On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	<10 cigarettes/per day	10-20 cigarettes/per day	20 cigs.(one pack)/per day	More than 20 cigarettes/per day
North Carolina	2,777	779	31.9	29.0-34.9	813	29.3	26.6-32.1	837	26.2	23.9-28.8	348	12.6	10.7-14.7
-Western NC	540	133	26.0	20.9-31.8	142	28.1	22.9-34.0	177	30.5	25.5-36.0	88	15.3	11.4-20.3
GENDER
Male	212	46	27.4	19.3-37.4	48	24.2	16.7-33.6	72	28.4	20.9-37.3	46	20.1	13.4-28.9
Female	328	87	24.5	19.3-30.6	94	32.4	26.0-39.6	105	32.8	26.8-39.5	42	10.3	7.1-14.6
RACE
White	500	118	23.2	18.6-28.4	132	27.9	22.9-33.6	166	32.3	27.1-38.1	84	16.6	12.3-22.0
African American	14	3	10.3	2.1-38.2	5	65.1	27.7-90.1	5	18.5	5.0-49.5	1	6.1	0.7-37.0
Other Minorities	25	11	71.0	43.0-88.9	5	12.9	2.8-43.2	6	12.4	3.9-32.8	3	3.7	1.0-12.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	6	75.4	37.6-93.9	1	14.3	1.9-59.3	2	5.6	1.1-24.4	1	4.7	0.6-30.0
Non-Hispanic	530	127	23.7	19.1-29.1	141	28.8	23.5-34.7	175	31.7	26.5-37.3	87	15.8	11.8-21.0
AGE
18-24	19	8	42.9	19.7-69.7	7	26.5	10.9-51.5	3	17.7	4.2-51.4	1	12.9	1.9-53.2
25-34	61	19	29.2	17.8-44.0	24	42.1	27.8-57.9	16	23.1	13.3-37.0	2	5.6	1.4-19.8
35-44	108	23	20.2	13.2-29.8	24	21.2	13.6-31.6	41	38.3	28.6-49.1	20	20.3	12.5-31.0
45-54	125	25	23.5	15.8-33.6	33	24.7	17.1-34.3	42	31.4	23.1-41.2	25	20.4	13.3-29.8
55-64	121	26	19.1	12.7-27.8	24	19.4	13.0-28.0	44	40.4	30.5-51.1	27	21.1	14.2-30.2
65-74	72	20	23.8	15.0-35.6	21	31.0	19.9-44.9	19	28.4	18.1-41.5	12	16.8	9.4-28.3
75+	33	12	28.2	15.2-46.2	8	31.1	15.7-52.1	12	37.6	21.4-57.0	1	3.2	0.4-19.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	109	18	21.3	11.4-36.1	32	23.0	14.7-34.1	38	33.9	23.0-46.7	21	21.9	11.2-38.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	199	43	21.2	13.4-31.7	57	32.6	23.9-42.7	68	31.5	22.9-41.7	31	14.7	9.3-22.4
Some Post-H.S.	150	44	30.5	21.5-41.3	33	27.6	17.7-40.4	48	29.6	21.3-39.6	25	12.3	7.6-19.3
College Graduate	81	28	38.5	25.7-53.2	20	25.5	14.2-41.5	22	23.2	14.2-35.4	11	12.8	6.3-24.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	92	14	15.9	7.2-31.5	26	33.9	21.6-48.9	30	24.9	16.3-36.2	22	25.3	15.7-38.1
$15,000- 24,999	153	43	30.0	20.8-41.2	32	21.5	14.3-30.9	55	29.7	21.6-39.2	23	18.9	10.2-32.2
$25,000- 34,999	65	13	21.9	9.1-44.0	23	40.5	23.9-59.6	24	29.4	17.5-44.9	5	8.3	2.8-22.3
$35,000- 49,999	86	20	27.7	16.7-42.3	24	25.0	15.0-38.6	27	29.5	19.4-42.0	15	17.8	9.8-30.3
$50,000-74,999	61	18	33.0	19.5-50.1	16	27.6	15.3-44.6	17	27.2	15.9-42.5	10	12.2	5.7-24.5
$75,000+	35	14	42.1	25.8-60.3	8	19.5	9.3-36.4	7	26.3	12.9-46.3	6	12.1	4.9-26.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	241	46	18.7	13.0-26.3	61	26.2	19.3-34.4	84	31.6	23.5-41.0	50	23.5	15.8-33.5
No	292	83	30.2	23.1-38.5	81	29.9	22.8-38.2	92	29.8	23.6-36.8	36	10.0	6.7-14.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	68	16	21.9	12.5-35.5	16	27.8	16.6-42.8	19	27.4	16.5-41.9	17	22.9	13.5-36.1
Non-Veteran	472	117	26.4	21.0-32.8	126	28.2	22.6-34.5	158	30.8	25.4-36.8	71	14.6	10.4-20.0

Total
Respond.^

<10 cigarettes/per day

10-20 cigarettes/per day

20 cigs.(one pack)/per day

More than 20 cigarettes/per day

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,777

779

31.9

29.0-34.9

813

29.3

26.6-32.1

837

26.2

23.9-28.8

348

12.6

10.7-14.7

-Western NC

540

133

26.0

20.9-31.8

142

28.1

22.9-34.0

177

30.5

25.5-36.0

15.3

11.4-20.3

GENDER

Male

212

27.4

19.3-37.4

24.2

16.7-33.6

28.4

20.9-37.3

20.1

13.4-28.9

Female

328

24.5

19.3-30.6

32.4

26.0-39.6

105

32.8

26.8-39.5

10.3

7.1-14.6

RACE

White

500

118

23.2

18.6-28.4

132

27.9

22.9-33.6

166

32.3

27.1-38.1

16.6

12.3-22.0

African American

10.3

2.1-38.2

65.1

27.7-90.1

18.5

5.0-49.5

6.1

0.7-37.0

Other Minorities

71.0

43.0-88.9

12.9

2.8-43.2

12.4

3.9-32.8

3.7

1.0-12.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

75.4

37.6-93.9

14.3

1.9-59.3

5.6

1.1-24.4

4.7

0.6-30.0

Non-Hispanic

530

127

23.7

19.1-29.1

141

28.8

23.5-34.7

175

31.7

26.5-37.3

15.8

11.8-21.0

AGE

18-24

42.9

19.7-69.7

26.5

10.9-51.5

17.7

4.2-51.4

12.9

1.9-53.2

25-34

29.2

17.8-44.0

42.1

27.8-57.9

23.1

13.3-37.0

5.6

1.4-19.8

35-44

108

20.2

13.2-29.8

21.2

13.6-31.6

38.3

28.6-49.1

20.3

12.5-31.0

45-54

125

23.5

15.8-33.6

24.7

17.1-34.3

31.4

23.1-41.2

20.4

13.3-29.8

55-64

121

19.1

12.7-27.8

19.4

13.0-28.0

40.4

30.5-51.1

21.1

14.2-30.2

65-74

23.8

15.0-35.6

31.0

19.9-44.9

28.4

18.1-41.5

16.8

9.4-28.3

75+

28.2

15.2-46.2

31.1

15.7-52.1

37.6

21.4-57.0

3.2

0.4-19.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

109

21.3

11.4-36.1

23.0

14.7-34.1

33.9

23.0-46.7

21.9

11.2-38.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

199

21.2

13.4-31.7

32.6

23.9-42.7

31.5

22.9-41.7

14.7

9.3-22.4

Some Post-H.S.

150

30.5

21.5-41.3

27.6

17.7-40.4

29.6

21.3-39.6

12.3

7.6-19.3

College Graduate

38.5

25.7-53.2

25.5

14.2-41.5

23.2

14.2-35.4

12.8

6.3-24.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

15.9

7.2-31.5

33.9

21.6-48.9

24.9

16.3-36.2

25.3

15.7-38.1

$15,000- 24,999

153

30.0

20.8-41.2

21.5

14.3-30.9

29.7

21.6-39.2

18.9

10.2-32.2

$25,000- 34,999

21.9

9.1-44.0

40.5

23.9-59.6

29.4

17.5-44.9

8.3

2.8-22.3

$35,000- 49,999

27.7

16.7-42.3

25.0

15.0-38.6

29.5

19.4-42.0

17.8

9.8-30.3

$50,000-74,999

33.0

19.5-50.1

27.6

15.3-44.6

27.2

15.9-42.5

12.2

5.7-24.5

$75,000+

42.1

25.8-60.3

19.5

9.3-36.4

26.3

12.9-46.3

12.1

4.9-26.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

241

18.7

13.0-26.3

26.2

19.3-34.4

31.6

23.5-41.0

23.5

15.8-33.5

292

30.2

23.1-38.5

29.9

22.8-38.2

29.8

23.6-36.8

10.0

6.7-14.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

21.9

12.5-35.5

27.8

16.6-42.8

27.4

16.5-41.9

22.9

13.5-36.1

Non-Veteran

472

117

26.4

21.0-32.8

126

28.2

22.6-34.5

158

30.8

25.4-36.8

14.6

10.4-20.0

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*Asked only of respondents who reported 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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