BRFSS 2007 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you usually smoke regular, lights, or ultra lights?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Regular	Lights	Ultra lights
North Carolina	2,777	971	41.3	38.2-44.4	1,251	43.4	40.5-46.3	555	15.3	13.7-17.2
-Western NC	545	176	35.5	29.6-41.8	260	49.0	43.0-55.0	109	15.5	12.1-19.6
GENDER
Male	209	88	43.3	33.8-53.4	98	46.8	37.3-56.5	23	9.9	5.6-16.7
Female	336	88	27.3	21.5-34.0	162	51.3	44.5-58.1	86	21.4	16.8-26.9
RACE
White	505	160	32.0	26.6-38.0	242	51.3	45.3-57.2	103	16.7	13.1-21.1
African American	14	8	81.0	49.7-94.9	5	16.5	4.2-46.9	1	2.5	0.3-18.4
Other Minorities	25	8	59.9	30.6-83.5	12	34.0	13.3-63.3	5	6.1	1.9-17.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	3	56.7	19.7-87.4	6	43.3	12.6-80.3	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	536	173	34.6	28.8-40.8	254	49.3	43.3-55.2	109	16.2	12.7-20.4
AGE
18-24	19	10	65.9	38.3-85.7	9	34.1	14.3-61.7	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	60	18	30.0	17.2-46.9	35	55.9	40.2-70.5	7	14.1	6.2-28.9
35-44	108	31	27.7	19.2-38.2	61	59.6	48.9-69.5	16	12.7	7.4-20.9
45-54	128	41	34.8	25.8-45.1	66	50.7	40.7-60.5	21	14.5	9.1-22.4
55-64	124	44	34.2	25.6-44.0	45	34.8	25.8-44.9	35	31.0	22.3-41.4
65-74	74	20	27.8	18.0-40.4	34	48.6	36.0-61.4	20	23.5	14.8-35.3
75+	31	12	41.9	24.4-61.6	10	28.6	14.5-48.7	9	29.5	14.7-50.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	111	45	47.5	34.2-61.2	50	41.3	29.4-54.3	16	11.2	5.2-22.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	200	59	33.8	24.4-44.8	97	50.8	40.7-60.9	44	15.3	10.5-21.8
Some Post-H.S.	151	51	35.8	25.4-47.7	70	48.7	38.0-59.5	30	15.5	10.1-23.0
College Graduate	82	20	18.8	11.2-29.8	43	57.8	43.6-70.8	19	23.4	13.0-38.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	92	37	38.7	26.8-52.0	45	54.2	40.7-67.2	10	7.1	3.3-14.6
$15,000- 24,999	155	58	43.9	33.1-55.4	66	43.5	33.3-54.2	31	12.6	8.3-18.6
$25,000- 34,999	66	18	45.4	27.8-64.3	38	44.9	28.7-62.3	10	9.7	4.3-20.5
$35,000- 49,999	87	27	32.9	21.5-46.8	41	50.8	37.6-63.8	19	16.3	9.4-26.9
$50,000-74,999	61	9	12.8	6.0-25.1	30	53.5	37.6-68.8	22	33.7	20.3-50.3
$75,000+	35	8	21.0	9.9-39.2	17	54.2	36.6-70.9	10	24.7	13.1-41.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	245	93	40.8	31.9-50.3	112	48.1	39.0-57.4	40	11.1	7.7-15.7
No	292	82	32.5	24.8-41.3	144	49.1	41.2-57.0	66	18.4	13.4-24.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	66	29	43.2	29.8-57.7	28	45.3	31.5-59.8	9	11.6	5.7-22.0
Non-Veteran	479	147	34.7	28.4-41.6	232	49.4	43.0-55.8	100	15.9	12.3-20.4

Total
Respond.^

Regular

Lights

Ultra lights

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,777

971

41.3

38.2-44.4

1,251

43.4

40.5-46.3

555

15.3

13.7-17.2

-Western NC

545

176

35.5

29.6-41.8

260

49.0

43.0-55.0

109

15.5

12.1-19.6

GENDER

Male

209

43.3

33.8-53.4

46.8

37.3-56.5

9.9

5.6-16.7

Female

336

27.3

21.5-34.0

162

51.3

44.5-58.1

21.4

16.8-26.9

RACE

White

505

160

32.0

26.6-38.0

242

51.3

45.3-57.2

103

16.7

13.1-21.1

African American

81.0

49.7-94.9

16.5

4.2-46.9

2.5

0.3-18.4

Other Minorities

59.9

30.6-83.5

34.0

13.3-63.3

6.1

1.9-17.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

56.7

19.7-87.4

43.3

12.6-80.3

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

536

173

34.6

28.8-40.8

254

49.3

43.3-55.2

109

16.2

12.7-20.4

AGE

18-24

65.9

38.3-85.7

34.1

14.3-61.7

0.0

. - .

25-34

30.0

17.2-46.9

55.9

40.2-70.5

14.1

6.2-28.9

35-44

108

27.7

19.2-38.2

59.6

48.9-69.5

12.7

7.4-20.9

45-54

128

34.8

25.8-45.1

50.7

40.7-60.5

14.5

9.1-22.4

55-64

124

34.2

25.6-44.0

34.8

25.8-44.9

31.0

22.3-41.4

65-74

27.8

18.0-40.4

48.6

36.0-61.4

23.5

14.8-35.3

75+

41.9

24.4-61.6

28.6

14.5-48.7

29.5

14.7-50.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

111

47.5

34.2-61.2

41.3

29.4-54.3

11.2

5.2-22.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

200

33.8

24.4-44.8

50.8

40.7-60.9

15.3

10.5-21.8

Some Post-H.S.

151

35.8

25.4-47.7

48.7

38.0-59.5

15.5

10.1-23.0

College Graduate

18.8

11.2-29.8

57.8

43.6-70.8

23.4

13.0-38.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

38.7

26.8-52.0

54.2

40.7-67.2

7.1

3.3-14.6

$15,000- 24,999

155

43.9

33.1-55.4

43.5

33.3-54.2

12.6

8.3-18.6

$25,000- 34,999

45.4

27.8-64.3

44.9

28.7-62.3

9.7

4.3-20.5

$35,000- 49,999

32.9

21.5-46.8

50.8

37.6-63.8

16.3

9.4-26.9

$50,000-74,999

12.8

6.0-25.1

53.5

37.6-68.8

33.7

20.3-50.3

$75,000+

21.0

9.9-39.2

54.2

36.6-70.9

24.7

13.1-41.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

245

40.8

31.9-50.3

112

48.1

39.0-57.4

11.1

7.7-15.7

292

32.5

24.8-41.3

144

49.1

41.2-57.0

18.4

13.4-24.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

43.2

29.8-57.7

45.3

31.5-59.8

11.6

5.7-22.0

Non-Veteran

479

147

34.7

28.4-41.6

232

49.4

43.0-55.8

100

15.9

12.3-20.4

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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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