BRFSS 2008 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Current Smoker*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	15,776	12,898	79.1	78.0-80.1	2,878	20.9	19.9-22.0
-Piedmont NC	7,581	6,283	80.7	79.2-82.1	1,298	19.3	17.9-20.8
GENDER
Male	2,899	2,343	77.8	75.3-80.0	556	22.2	20.0-24.7
Female	4,682	3,940	83.4	81.6-85.0	742	16.6	15.0-18.4
RACE
White	6,013	4,990	80.0	78.3-81.6	1,023	20.0	18.4-21.7
African American	1,086	874	78.8	74.9-82.3	212	21.2	17.7-25.1
Other Minorities	461	401	87.2	81.9-91.1	60	12.8	8.9-18.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	348	314	90.7	85.1-94.3	34	9.3	5.7-14.9
Non-Hispanic	7,217	5,956	79.7	78.1-81.1	1,261	20.3	18.9-21.9
AGE
18-24	213	171	77.5	69.6-83.8	42	22.5	16.2-30.4
25-34	753	603	76.3	71.8-80.2	150	23.7	19.8-28.2
35-44	1,255	1,023	81.4	78.5-84.0	232	18.6	16.0-21.5
45-54	1,529	1,188	77.9	75.1-80.4	341	22.1	19.6-24.9
55-64	1,596	1,290	81.2	78.7-83.6	306	18.8	16.4-21.3
65-74	1,230	1,066	86.9	84.4-89.1	164	13.1	10.9-15.6
75+	945	895	94.8	92.7-96.3	50	5.2	3.7- 7.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	963	733	72.4	67.4-77.0	230	27.6	23.0-32.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,106	1,632	72.9	69.4-76.1	474	27.1	23.9-30.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,932	1,580	80.1	77.2-82.7	352	19.9	17.3-22.8
College Graduate	2,561	2,321	90.8	89.2-92.2	240	9.2	7.8-10.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	704	507	69.2	62.5-75.2	197	30.8	24.8-37.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,164	898	75.1	70.6-79.2	266	24.9	20.8-29.4
$25,000- 34,999	742	587	75.7	70.7-80.1	155	24.3	19.9-29.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,007	805	76.8	72.6-80.5	202	23.2	19.5-27.4
$50,000-74,999	1,060	908	84.2	80.8-87.1	152	15.8	12.9-19.2
$75,000+	1,866	1,678	88.5	86.0-90.6	188	11.5	9.4-14.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,586	2,042	73.6	70.5-76.4	544	26.4	23.6-29.5
No	4,785	4,062	83.8	82.1-85.4	723	16.2	14.6-17.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,008	842	82.5	79.1-85.5	166	17.5	14.5-20.9
Non-Veteran	6,570	5,438	80.4	78.8-81.9	1,132	19.6	18.1-21.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,776

12,898

79.1

78.0-80.1

2,878

20.9

19.9-22.0

-Piedmont NC

7,581

6,283

80.7

79.2-82.1

1,298

19.3

17.9-20.8

GENDER

Male

2,899

2,343

77.8

75.3-80.0

556

22.2

20.0-24.7

Female

4,682

3,940

83.4

81.6-85.0

742

16.6

15.0-18.4

RACE

White

6,013

4,990

80.0

78.3-81.6

1,023

20.0

18.4-21.7

African American

1,086

874

78.8

74.9-82.3

212

21.2

17.7-25.1

Other Minorities

461

401

87.2

81.9-91.1

12.8

8.9-18.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

348

314

90.7

85.1-94.3

9.3

5.7-14.9

Non-Hispanic

7,217

5,956

79.7

78.1-81.1

1,261

20.3

18.9-21.9

AGE

18-24

213

171

77.5

69.6-83.8

22.5

16.2-30.4

25-34

753

603

76.3

71.8-80.2

150

23.7

19.8-28.2

35-44

1,255

1,023

81.4

78.5-84.0

232

18.6

16.0-21.5

45-54

1,529

1,188

77.9

75.1-80.4

341

22.1

19.6-24.9

55-64

1,596

1,290

81.2

78.7-83.6

306

18.8

16.4-21.3

65-74

1,230

1,066

86.9

84.4-89.1

164

13.1

10.9-15.6

75+

945

895

94.8

92.7-96.3

5.2

3.7- 7.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

963

733

72.4

67.4-77.0

230

27.6

23.0-32.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,106

1,632

72.9

69.4-76.1

474

27.1

23.9-30.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,932

1,580

80.1

77.2-82.7

352

19.9

17.3-22.8

College Graduate

2,561

2,321

90.8

89.2-92.2

240

9.2

7.8-10.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

704

507

69.2

62.5-75.2

197

30.8

24.8-37.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,164

898

75.1

70.6-79.2

266

24.9

20.8-29.4

$25,000- 34,999

742

587

75.7

70.7-80.1

155

24.3

19.9-29.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,007

805

76.8

72.6-80.5

202

23.2

19.5-27.4

$50,000-74,999

1,060

908

84.2

80.8-87.1

152

15.8

12.9-19.2

$75,000+

1,866

1,678

88.5

86.0-90.6

188

11.5

9.4-14.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,586

2,042

73.6

70.5-76.4

544

26.4

23.6-29.5

4,785

4,062

83.8

82.1-85.4

723

16.2

14.6-17.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,008

842

82.5

79.1-85.5

166

17.5

14.5-20.9

Non-Veteran

6,570

5,438

80.4

78.8-81.9

1,132

19.6

18.1-21.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

Due to small number of respondents no further breakdowns are available.

^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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