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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

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
-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES	389	104	32.4	25.4-40.3	71	23.5	17.0-31.4	214	44.1	36.8-51.7
AGE
18-24	15	7	43.3	18.8-71.5	7	41.5	17.4-70.6	1	15.2	2.2-58.4
25-34	25	15	67.0	44.3-83.8	4	10.7	3.5-28.3	6	22.3	9.4-44.4
35-44	52	14	26.1	14.9-41.7	17	40.8	25.5-58.1	21	33.1	20.5-48.7
45-54	93	31	31.2	20.8-44.1	24	25.0	15.4-37.9	38	43.8	31.0-57.4
55-64	98	22	26.0	16.2-38.9	12	9.4	4.9-17.3	64	64.6	52.1-75.4
65-74	64	13	18.4	10.2-30.8	5	9.1	3.5-21.6	46	72.5	58.7-83.0
75+	41	2	3.2	0.7-13.7	1	1.8	0.2-11.7	38	95.0	84.4-98.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	89	22	31.4	19.8-45.9	13	20.9	10.5-37.1	54	47.8	34.8-61.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	174	50	33.2	23.0-45.3	37	27.1	17.2-39.9	87	39.7	29.1-51.3
Some Post-H.S.	82	26	43.6	29.0-59.4	15	16.0	8.1-29.1	41	40.4	27.5-54.9
College Graduate	43	6	9.9	3.6-24.5	6	21.6	9.7-41.3	31	68.6	49.9-82.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	70	23	44.0	28.1-61.2	12	21.0	10.7-37.2	35	35.0	22.3-50.2
$15,000- 24,999	88	23	32.2	18.1-50.4	18	21.7	11.3-37.8	47	46.1	29.5-63.6
$25,000- 34,999	54	18	30.0	15.8-49.4	12	36.6	15.3-64.9	24	33.4	18.3-52.9
$35,000- 49,999	68	14	21.0	10.9-36.7	12	21.9	10.9-39.0	42	57.1	40.9-71.9
$50,000-74,999	40	9	23.4	9.5-47.1	6	21.2	7.9-45.5	25	55.5	34.4-74.7
$75,000+	29	3	12.2	3.8-32.8	5	13.4	5.2-30.1	21	74.5	54.3-87.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	183	48	30.7	21.8-41.4	26	21.8	11.9-36.4	109	47.5	37.0-58.2
No	185	50	33.6	23.3-45.7	39	24.2	16.2-34.5	96	42.2	31.8-53.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	140	32	22.0	14.3-32.3	22	24.3	11.5-44.1	86	53.8	39.8-67.2
Non-Veteran	249	72	36.5	27.7-46.3	49	23.2	16.4-31.6	128	40.3	31.8-49.5

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

-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

389

104

32.4

25.4-40.3

23.5

17.0-31.4

214

44.1

36.8-51.7

AGE

18-24

43.3

18.8-71.5

41.5

17.4-70.6

15.2

2.2-58.4

25-34

67.0

44.3-83.8

10.7

3.5-28.3

22.3

9.4-44.4

35-44

26.1

14.9-41.7

40.8

25.5-58.1

33.1

20.5-48.7

45-54

31.2

20.8-44.1

25.0

15.4-37.9

43.8

31.0-57.4

55-64

26.0

16.2-38.9

9.4

4.9-17.3

64.6

52.1-75.4

65-74

18.4

10.2-30.8

9.1

3.5-21.6

72.5

58.7-83.0

75+

3.2

0.7-13.7

1.8

0.2-11.7

95.0

84.4-98.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

31.4

19.8-45.9

20.9

10.5-37.1

47.8

34.8-61.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

174

33.2

23.0-45.3

27.1

17.2-39.9

39.7

29.1-51.3

Some Post-H.S.

43.6

29.0-59.4

16.0

8.1-29.1

40.4

27.5-54.9

College Graduate

9.9

3.6-24.5

21.6

9.7-41.3

68.6

49.9-82.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

44.0

28.1-61.2

21.0

10.7-37.2

35.0

22.3-50.2

$15,000- 24,999

32.2

18.1-50.4

21.7

11.3-37.8

46.1

29.5-63.6

$25,000- 34,999

30.0

15.8-49.4

36.6

15.3-64.9

33.4

18.3-52.9

$35,000- 49,999

21.0

10.9-36.7

21.9

10.9-39.0

57.1

40.9-71.9

$50,000-74,999

23.4

9.5-47.1

21.2

7.9-45.5

55.5

34.4-74.7

$75,000+

12.2

3.8-32.8

13.4

5.2-30.1

74.5

54.3-87.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

183

30.7

21.8-41.4

21.8

11.9-36.4

109

47.5

37.0-58.2

185

33.6

23.3-45.7

24.2

16.2-34.5

42.2

31.8-53.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

140

22.0

14.3-32.3

24.3

11.5-44.1

53.8

39.8-67.2

Non-Veteran

249

36.5

27.7-46.3

23.2

16.4-31.6

128

40.3

31.8-49.5

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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.

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