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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	6,650	1,702	30.8	29.0-32.6	540	10.1	8.9-11.4	4,408	59.1	57.3-60.9
No	1,009	479	46.4	41.3-51.6	153	19.0	15.1-23.7	377	34.6	29.5-40.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight	138	61	55.1	42.2-67.4	20	16.6	7.8-31.9	57	28.2	19.8-38.6
Recommended Range	2,356	780	38.1	34.9-41.3	246	14.3	11.7-17.4	1,330	47.6	44.4-50.9
Overweight	2,822	733	30.1	27.6-32.7	246	11.6	9.7-13.7	1,843	58.4	55.6-61.0
Obese	2,112	541	33.1	29.8-36.7	169	10.1	8.0-12.5	1,402	56.8	53.2-60.3
History of CVD**
Yes	1,227	266	26.3	22.3-30.8	97	8.2	6.3-10.5	864	65.5	61.1-69.6
No	6,356	1,896	34.9	33.1-36.8	591	12.4	11.0-14.0	3,869	52.6	50.7-54.6
Binge Drinker
No	6,643	1,733	31.0	29.3-32.8	578	10.5	9.4-11.8	4,332	58.5	56.7-60.3
Yes	889	396	44.2	39.0-49.6	104	18.6	14.3-23.9	389	37.1	32.0-42.5
Heavy Drinker
No	7,064	1,930	32.3	30.5-34.1	641	11.7	10.4-13.1	4,493	56.1	54.2-57.9
Yes	414	183	50.8	43.3-58.2	33	15.0	9.2-23.6	198	34.2	28.4-40.5
Current Asthma
Yes	725	227	41.2	35.3-47.3	79	12.0	8.8-16.1	419	46.9	41.3-52.5
No	6,900	1,948	33.2	31.4-35.0	610	11.9	10.5-13.3	4,342	54.9	53.1-56.8
Diabetes
Yes	1,064	206	21.2	17.8-25.0	95	8.8	6.8-11.3	763	70.1	66.0-73.8
No	6,600	1,976	35.4	33.5-37.3	600	12.3	10.9-13.8	4,024	52.3	50.4-54.3
Disability
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

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

6,650

1,702

30.8

29.0-32.6

540

10.1

8.9-11.4

4,408

59.1

57.3-60.9

1,009

479

46.4

41.3-51.6

153

19.0

15.1-23.7

377

34.6

29.5-40.0

Body Mass Index

Underweight

138

55.1

42.2-67.4

16.6

7.8-31.9

28.2

19.8-38.6

Recommended Range

2,356

780

38.1

34.9-41.3

246

14.3

11.7-17.4

1,330

47.6

44.4-50.9

Overweight

2,822

733

30.1

27.6-32.7

246

11.6

9.7-13.7

1,843

58.4

55.6-61.0

Obese

2,112

541

33.1

29.8-36.7

169

10.1

8.0-12.5

1,402

56.8

53.2-60.3

History of CVD**

Yes

1,227

266

26.3

22.3-30.8

8.2

6.3-10.5

864

65.5

61.1-69.6

6,356

1,896

34.9

33.1-36.8

591

12.4

11.0-14.0

3,869

52.6

50.7-54.6

Binge Drinker

6,643

1,733

31.0

29.3-32.8

578

10.5

9.4-11.8

4,332

58.5

56.7-60.3

Yes

889

396

44.2

39.0-49.6

104

18.6

14.3-23.9

389

37.1

32.0-42.5

Heavy Drinker

7,064

1,930

32.3

30.5-34.1

641

11.7

10.4-13.1

4,493

56.1

54.2-57.9

Yes

414

183

50.8

43.3-58.2

15.0

9.2-23.6

198

34.2

28.4-40.5

Current Asthma

Yes

725

227

41.2

35.3-47.3

12.0

8.8-16.1

419

46.9

41.3-52.5

6,900

1,948

33.2

31.4-35.0

610

11.9

10.5-13.3

4,342

54.9

53.1-56.8

Diabetes

Yes

1,064

206

21.2

17.8-25.0

8.8

6.8-11.3

763

70.1

66.0-73.8

6,600

1,976

35.4

33.5-37.3

600

12.3

10.9-13.8

4,024

52.3

50.4-54.3

Disability

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

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

**History of Cardiovascular Disease: includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

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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