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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	3,511	928	31.8	29.4-34.3	298	13.4	11.4-15.6	2,285	54.8	52.2-57.4
Female	4,156	1,255	36.4	34.2-38.8	397	10.0	8.7-11.5	2,504	53.6	51.3-55.8
RACE
White	6,237	1,757	34.7	32.8-36.5	463	8.7	7.6- 9.9	4,017	56.6	54.8-58.5
African American	983	290	34.2	29.6-39.2	161	20.4	16.2-25.4	532	45.4	40.5-50.3
Asian	27	7	23.6	8.6-50.6	4	22.6	6.6-54.6	16	53.8	29.2-76.6
Native American	191	72	49.6	39.9-59.3	23	11.0	6.2-18.6	96	39.4	30.7-48.8
Other Minorities	202	46	18.2	11.0-28.7	44	28.5	19.9-39.2	112	53.2	41.6-64.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	187	42	16.9	10.5-26.2	38	28.7	19.5-40.2	107	54.3	42.1-66.1
-English Speaking	98	30	23.5	12.5-39.7	10	12.5	5.2-26.8	58	64.1	43.9-80.2
-Spanish Speaking	89	12	13.2	5.9-27.1	28	38.0	25.5-52.3	49	48.8	35.1-62.7
Non-Hispanic	7,455	2,134	34.8	33.1-36.5	657	11.0	9.8-12.3	4,664	54.2	52.5-56.0
AGE
18-24	142	73	50.2	39.2-61.2	40	27.8	19.4-38.2	29	22.0	13.0-34.6
25-34	592	266	46.5	41.3-51.7	83	16.4	12.7-20.8	243	37.1	32.4-42.1
35-44	984	411	41.0	37.2-44.9	112	12.5	9.8-15.9	461	46.5	42.5-50.5
45-54	1,568	582	37.1	34.1-40.2	181	12.0	10.0-14.3	805	50.9	47.7-54.1
55-64	1,876	494	25.9	23.5-28.5	157	7.4	6.1- 8.9	1,225	66.7	63.9-69.3
65-74	1,506	263	16.9	14.6-19.4	85	5.2	4.0- 6.7	1,158	77.9	75.2-80.4
75+	947	76	8.0	6.0-10.5	32	3.0	2.0- 4.5	839	89.0	86.3-91.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,232	422	43.6	39.1-48.2	116	12.7	9.6-16.7	694	43.7	39.4-48.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,479	831	39.6	36.3-43.0	250	13.1	10.7-15.8	1,398	47.3	44.0-50.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,067	614	34.8	31.7-38.0	180	10.3	8.3-12.7	1,273	54.9	51.6-58.1
College Graduate	1,877	314	16.9	14.8-19.3	147	11.2	9.1-13.8	1,416	71.9	68.9-74.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,014	385	40.8	35.7-46.2	133	17.2	13.2-22.1	496	41.9	36.8-47.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,348	476	41.9	37.3-46.7	136	12.7	10.0-16.1	736	45.3	40.5-50.2
$25,000- 34,999	875	270	36.0	31.3-41.1	84	15.4	10.5-22.1	521	48.5	43.3-53.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,109	318	34.3	30.3-38.5	97	11.5	8.7-15.0	694	54.2	49.9-58.4
$50,000-74,999	1,061	260	28.3	24.7-32.3	85	10.8	8.2-14.0	716	60.9	56.7-64.9
$75,000+	1,342	248	23.2	19.6-27.2	89	8.3	6.3-10.8	1,005	68.5	64.4-72.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,324	971	36.5	33.8-39.3	303	10.7	8.9-12.8	2,050	52.8	50.0-55.5
No	4,132	1,145	31.6	29.4-33.9	372	12.4	10.8-14.3	2,615	55.9	53.5-58.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,588	315	22.0	19.3-25.0	97	9.4	6.6-13.2	1,176	68.6	64.8-72.1
Non-Veteran	6,076	1,868	36.6	34.7-38.6	597	12.4	11.0-13.9	3,611	51.0	49.0-53.0

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

3,511

928

31.8

29.4-34.3

298

13.4

11.4-15.6

2,285

54.8

52.2-57.4

Female

4,156

1,255

36.4

34.2-38.8

397

10.0

8.7-11.5

2,504

53.6

51.3-55.8

RACE

White

6,237

1,757

34.7

32.8-36.5

463

8.7

7.6- 9.9

4,017

56.6

54.8-58.5

African American

983

290

34.2

29.6-39.2

161

20.4

16.2-25.4

532

45.4

40.5-50.3

Asian

23.6

8.6-50.6

22.6

6.6-54.6

53.8

29.2-76.6

Native American

191

49.6

39.9-59.3

11.0

6.2-18.6

39.4

30.7-48.8

Other Minorities

202

18.2

11.0-28.7

28.5

19.9-39.2

112

53.2

41.6-64.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

187

16.9

10.5-26.2

28.7

19.5-40.2

107

54.3

42.1-66.1

-English Speaking

23.5

12.5-39.7

12.5

5.2-26.8

64.1

43.9-80.2

-Spanish Speaking

13.2

5.9-27.1

38.0

25.5-52.3

48.8

35.1-62.7

Non-Hispanic

7,455

2,134

34.8

33.1-36.5

657

11.0

9.8-12.3

4,664

54.2

52.5-56.0

AGE

18-24

142

50.2

39.2-61.2

27.8

19.4-38.2

22.0

13.0-34.6

25-34

592

266

46.5

41.3-51.7

16.4

12.7-20.8

243

37.1

32.4-42.1

35-44

984

411

41.0

37.2-44.9

112

12.5

9.8-15.9

461

46.5

42.5-50.5

45-54

1,568

582

37.1

34.1-40.2

181

12.0

10.0-14.3

805

50.9

47.7-54.1

55-64

1,876

494

25.9

23.5-28.5

157

7.4

6.1- 8.9

1,225

66.7

63.9-69.3

65-74

1,506

263

16.9

14.6-19.4

5.2

4.0- 6.7

1,158

77.9

75.2-80.4

75+

947

8.0

6.0-10.5

3.0

2.0- 4.5

839

89.0

86.3-91.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,232

422

43.6

39.1-48.2

116

12.7

9.6-16.7

694

43.7

39.4-48.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,479

831

39.6

36.3-43.0

250

13.1

10.7-15.8

1,398

47.3

44.0-50.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,067

614

34.8

31.7-38.0

180

10.3

8.3-12.7

1,273

54.9

51.6-58.1

College Graduate

1,877

314

16.9

14.8-19.3

147

11.2

9.1-13.8

1,416

71.9

68.9-74.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,014

385

40.8

35.7-46.2

133

17.2

13.2-22.1

496

41.9

36.8-47.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,348

476

41.9

37.3-46.7

136

12.7

10.0-16.1

736

45.3

40.5-50.2

$25,000- 34,999

875

270

36.0

31.3-41.1

15.4

10.5-22.1

521

48.5

43.3-53.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,109

318

34.3

30.3-38.5

11.5

8.7-15.0

694

54.2

49.9-58.4

$50,000-74,999

1,061

260

28.3

24.7-32.3

10.8

8.2-14.0

716

60.9

56.7-64.9

$75,000+

1,342

248

23.2

19.6-27.2

8.3

6.3-10.8

1,005

68.5

64.4-72.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,324

971

36.5

33.8-39.3

303

10.7

8.9-12.8

2,050

52.8

50.0-55.5

4,132

1,145

31.6

29.4-33.9

372

12.4

10.8-14.3

2,615

55.9

53.5-58.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,588

315

22.0

19.3-25.0

9.4

6.6-13.2

1,176

68.6

64.8-72.1

Non-Veteran

6,076

1,868

36.6

34.7-38.6

597

12.4

11.0-13.9

3,611

51.0

49.0-53.0

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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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