BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-WHITES

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,871	1,623	58.3	55.5-61.1	1,248	41.7	38.9-44.5
-WHITES	2,214	1,183	53.6	50.4-56.8	1,031	46.4	43.2-49.6
GENDER
Males	931	465	53.0	48.3-57.6	466	47.0	42.4-51.7
Females	1,283	718	54.3	49.9-58.6	565	45.7	41.4-50.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	22	17	75.4	47.3-91.2	5	24.6	8.8-52.7
Non-Hispanic	2,190	1,165	53.4	50.2-56.6	1,025	46.6	43.4-49.8
AGE
18-24	73	45	57.5	43.0-70.8	28	42.5	29.2-57.0
25-34	252	155	62.1	54.2-69.4	97	37.9	30.6-45.8
35-44	390	211	49.9	43.7-56.1	179	50.1	43.9-56.3
45-54	584	295	49.8	44.7-55.0	289	50.2	45.0-55.3
55-64	524	277	50.9	45.4-56.4	247	49.1	43.6-54.6
65-74	293	157	50.5	43.1-57.8	136	49.5	42.2-56.9
75+	84	38	47.0	34.0-60.5	46	53.0	39.5-66.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	381	206	51.5	43.8-59.1	175	48.5	40.9-56.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	822	417	51.0	45.6-56.4	405	49.0	43.6-54.4
Some Post-H.S.	630	360	55.9	49.8-61.9	270	44.1	38.1-50.2
College Graduate	379	198	58.0	51.3-64.5	181	42.0	35.5-48.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	359	209	61.0	53.0-68.4	150	39.0	31.6-47.0
$15,000- 24,999	433	227	48.0	41.0-55.0	206	52.0	45.0-59.0
$25,000- 34,999	261	143	54.3	44.7-63.7	118	45.7	36.3-55.3
$35,000- 49,999	336	173	57.1	49.6-64.2	163	42.9	35.8-50.4
$50,000-74,999	295	154	50.3	42.8-57.8	141	49.7	42.2-57.2
$75,000+	307	147	50.2	41.6-58.8	160	49.8	41.2-58.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	984	556	57.7	52.7-62.5	428	42.3	37.5-47.3
No	1,172	595	50.3	46.1-54.6	577	49.7	45.4-53.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	316	165	52.5	45.0-59.9	151	47.5	40.1-55.0
Non-Veteran	1,898	1,018	53.7	50.3-57.2	880	46.3	42.8-49.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,871

1,623

58.3

55.5-61.1

1,248

41.7

38.9-44.5

-WHITES

2,214

1,183

53.6

50.4-56.8

1,031

46.4

43.2-49.6

GENDER

Males

931

465

53.0

48.3-57.6

466

47.0

42.4-51.7

Females

1,283

718

54.3

49.9-58.6

565

45.7

41.4-50.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

75.4

47.3-91.2

24.6

8.8-52.7

Non-Hispanic

2,190

1,165

53.4

50.2-56.6

1,025

46.6

43.4-49.8

AGE

18-24

57.5

43.0-70.8

42.5

29.2-57.0

25-34

252

155

62.1

54.2-69.4

37.9

30.6-45.8

35-44

390

211

49.9

43.7-56.1

179

50.1

43.9-56.3

45-54

584

295

49.8

44.7-55.0

289

50.2

45.0-55.3

55-64

524

277

50.9

45.4-56.4

247

49.1

43.6-54.6

65-74

293

157

50.5

43.1-57.8

136

49.5

42.2-56.9

75+

47.0

34.0-60.5

53.0

39.5-66.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

381

206

51.5

43.8-59.1

175

48.5

40.9-56.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

822

417

51.0

45.6-56.4

405

49.0

43.6-54.4

Some Post-H.S.

630

360

55.9

49.8-61.9

270

44.1

38.1-50.2

College Graduate

379

198

58.0

51.3-64.5

181

42.0

35.5-48.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

359

209

61.0

53.0-68.4

150

39.0

31.6-47.0

$15,000- 24,999

433

227

48.0

41.0-55.0

206

52.0

45.0-59.0

$25,000- 34,999

261

143

54.3

44.7-63.7

118

45.7

36.3-55.3

$35,000- 49,999

336

173

57.1

49.6-64.2

163

42.9

35.8-50.4

$50,000-74,999

295

154

50.3

42.8-57.8

141

49.7

42.2-57.2

$75,000+

307

147

50.2

41.6-58.8

160

49.8

41.2-58.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

984

556

57.7

52.7-62.5

428

42.3

37.5-47.3

1,172

595

50.3

46.1-54.6

577

49.7

45.4-53.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

316

165

52.5

45.0-59.9

151

47.5

40.1-55.0

Non-Veteran

1,898

1,018

53.7

50.3-57.2

880

46.3

42.8-49.7

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently smoking daily or occasionally.

^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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