BRFSS 2008 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	7,667	2,183	33.9	32.2-35.6	695	11.9	10.6-13.3	4,789	54.3	52.5-56.0
-Eastern NC	2,617	747	32.4	29.7-35.1	253	14.4	11.8-17.3	1,617	53.3	50.4-56.2
GENDER
Male	1,177	295	30.0	26.2-34.1	113	15.7	11.8-20.6	769	54.2	49.8-58.6
Female	1,440	452	35.2	31.8-38.8	140	12.7	10.1-15.9	848	52.1	48.5-55.7
RACE
White	1,888	540	32.9	29.8-36.1	131	9.7	7.4-12.7	1,217	57.4	54.0-60.6
African American	501	137	31.6	25.6-38.3	83	24.1	16.9-33.1	281	44.3	37.7-51.1
Other Minorities	214	64	29.9	21.9-39.4	39	26.1	18.0-36.4	111	44.0	34.1-54.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	72	19	24.1	14.0-38.2	14	31.6	18.7-48.2	39	44.2	29.3-60.3
Non-Hispanic	2,533	724	32.8	30.1-35.6	239	13.5	11.0-16.5	1,570	53.7	50.7-56.6
AGE
18-24	61	27	42.0	28.0-57.5	21	43.0	28.0-59.4	13	14.9	7.8-26.7
25-34	229	91	38.1	31.0-45.8	36	18.7	13.0-26.2	102	43.2	35.7-51.0
35-44	341	150	44.0	37.4-50.9	42	12.7	8.9-17.9	149	43.3	36.5-50.3
45-54	536	203	38.6	33.5-43.8	64	11.5	8.7-15.2	269	49.9	44.6-55.1
55-64	612	157	24.3	20.5-28.6	59	9.4	6.9-12.8	396	66.3	61.6-70.6
65-74	502	88	15.2	12.0-19.1	17	2.7	1.6- 4.5	397	82.1	78.1-85.5
75+	320	25	8.0	4.9-12.9	12	3.5	1.9- 6.5	283	88.5	83.3-92.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	439	147	42.9	35.7-50.3	43	10.7	7.1-15.7	249	46.5	39.4-53.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	867	287	35.9	31.2-40.9	99	19.1	14.0-25.5	481	45.0	40.1-50.1
Some Post-H.S.	723	215	32.9	28.3-37.8	67	13.3	9.1-19.1	441	53.8	48.6-59.0
College Graduate	582	97	15.2	12.0-19.1	44	10.7	7.2-15.5	441	74.2	69.0-78.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	361	137	40.2	32.5-48.4	45	17.1	11.1-25.4	179	42.7	34.8-51.0
$15,000- 24,999	438	157	44.4	37.6-51.5	54	14.5	10.3-20.1	227	41.0	34.8-47.6
$25,000- 34,999	328	99	32.7	24.9-41.5	30	20.5	10.7-35.7	199	46.8	37.6-56.3
$35,000- 49,999	390	97	28.6	23.0-34.9	36	13.7	9.0-20.3	257	57.7	51.0-64.1
$50,000-74,999	379	105	28.8	23.1-35.4	33	11.8	7.8-17.6	241	59.3	52.4-65.9
$75,000+	416	73	21.6	16.2-28.2	29	9.8	6.1-15.2	314	68.6	61.8-74.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,168	349	34.9	30.8-39.3	104	12.2	8.4-17.4	715	52.8	48.3-57.3
No	1,376	370	29.7	26.2-33.4	139	15.2	12.1-19.0	867	55.1	51.2-59.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	621	125	20.8	16.8-25.4	46	12.7	7.0-21.8	450	66.6	59.5-73.0
Non-Veteran	1,994	622	35.9	32.8-39.1	206	14.7	12.1-17.8	1,166	49.3	46.1-52.6

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,667

2,183

33.9

32.2-35.6

695

11.9

10.6-13.3

4,789

54.3

52.5-56.0

-Eastern NC

2,617

747

32.4

29.7-35.1

253

14.4

11.8-17.3

1,617

53.3

50.4-56.2

GENDER

Male

1,177

295

30.0

26.2-34.1

113

15.7

11.8-20.6

769

54.2

49.8-58.6

Female

1,440

452

35.2

31.8-38.8

140

12.7

10.1-15.9

848

52.1

48.5-55.7

RACE

White

1,888

540

32.9

29.8-36.1

131

9.7

7.4-12.7

1,217

57.4

54.0-60.6

African American

501

137

31.6

25.6-38.3

24.1

16.9-33.1

281

44.3

37.7-51.1

Other Minorities

214

29.9

21.9-39.4

26.1

18.0-36.4

111

44.0

34.1-54.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

24.1

14.0-38.2

31.6

18.7-48.2

44.2

29.3-60.3

Non-Hispanic

2,533

724

32.8

30.1-35.6

239

13.5

11.0-16.5

1,570

53.7

50.7-56.6

AGE

18-24

42.0

28.0-57.5

43.0

28.0-59.4

14.9

7.8-26.7

25-34

229

38.1

31.0-45.8

18.7

13.0-26.2

102

43.2

35.7-51.0

35-44

341

150

44.0

37.4-50.9

12.7

8.9-17.9

149

43.3

36.5-50.3

45-54

536

203

38.6

33.5-43.8

11.5

8.7-15.2

269

49.9

44.6-55.1

55-64

612

157

24.3

20.5-28.6

9.4

6.9-12.8

396

66.3

61.6-70.6

65-74

502

15.2

12.0-19.1

2.7

1.6- 4.5

397

82.1

78.1-85.5

75+

320

8.0

4.9-12.9

3.5

1.9- 6.5

283

88.5

83.3-92.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

439

147

42.9

35.7-50.3

10.7

7.1-15.7

249

46.5

39.4-53.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

867

287

35.9

31.2-40.9

19.1

14.0-25.5

481

45.0

40.1-50.1

Some Post-H.S.

723

215

32.9

28.3-37.8

13.3

9.1-19.1

441

53.8

48.6-59.0

College Graduate

582

15.2

12.0-19.1

10.7

7.2-15.5

441

74.2

69.0-78.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

361

137

40.2

32.5-48.4

17.1

11.1-25.4

179

42.7

34.8-51.0

$15,000- 24,999

438

157

44.4

37.6-51.5

14.5

10.3-20.1

227

41.0

34.8-47.6

$25,000- 34,999

328

32.7

24.9-41.5

20.5

10.7-35.7

199

46.8

37.6-56.3

$35,000- 49,999

390

28.6

23.0-34.9

13.7

9.0-20.3

257

57.7

51.0-64.1

$50,000-74,999

379

105

28.8

23.1-35.4

11.8

7.8-17.6

241

59.3

52.4-65.9

$75,000+

416

21.6

16.2-28.2

9.8

6.1-15.2

314

68.6

61.8-74.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,168

349

34.9

30.8-39.3

104

12.2

8.4-17.4

715

52.8

48.3-57.3

1,376

370

29.7

26.2-33.4

139

15.2

12.1-19.0

867

55.1

51.2-59.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

621

125

20.8

16.8-25.4

12.7

7.0-21.8

450

66.6

59.5-73.0

Non-Veteran

1,994

622

35.9

32.8-39.1

206

14.7

12.1-17.8

1,166

49.3

46.1-52.6

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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