BRFSS 2008 - Western North Carolina**: (Smoking Status*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
North Carolina	15,776	2,183	15.5	14.6-16.4	695	5.4	4.8- 6.1	4,789	24.8	23.9-25.8	8,109	54.3	53.1-55.5
-Western NC	2,906	450	19.2	17.1-21.6	130	5.1	4.1- 6.5	919	25.5	23.5-27.5	1,407	50.2	47.6-52.8
GENDER
Male	1,153	209	21.7	18.3-25.6	53	5.9	4.1- 8.3	448	29.3	26.1-32.6	443	43.2	39.0-47.4
Female	1,753	241	16.9	14.4-19.8	77	4.5	3.3- 6.1	471	21.9	19.7-24.4	964	56.6	53.5-59.8
RACE
White	2,685	411	19.1	16.9-21.4	115	4.4	3.5- 5.6	862	26.1	24.1-28.2	1,297	50.4	47.8-53.1
African American	80	13	15.1	7.7-27.5	6	9.3	3.8-20.9	23	26.5	16.0-40.5	38	49.1	34.7-63.5
Other Minorities	130	24	23.9	12.1-41.6	9	13.8	5.9-28.8	30	15.1	8.0-26.7	67	47.2	33.7-61.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	59	7	20.6	6.8-48.0	6	18.5	7.6-38.5	12	15.6	6.5-32.9	34	45.3	28.1-63.7
Non-Hispanic	2,837	443	19.2	17.2-21.5	124	4.6	3.6- 5.7	902	25.9	24.0-27.9	1,368	50.3	47.8-52.9
AGE
18-24	75	19	23.3	13.9-36.5	4	5.8	1.9-16.1	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	51	70.2	56.4-81.0
25-34	225	56	27.5	20.5-35.8	16	8.9	5.2-14.8	30	11.9	8.0-17.4	123	51.7	43.7-59.6
35-44	372	79	22.4	17.7-28.0	20	4.8	2.9- 7.8	72	20.7	15.9-26.4	201	52.1	46.0-58.2
45-54	523	117	23.0	18.9-27.6	38	6.7	4.6- 9.6	125	21.5	17.8-25.7	243	48.9	43.7-54.0
55-64	693	105	15.1	12.2-18.5	24	2.8	1.7- 4.5	247	37.0	32.9-41.3	317	45.1	40.9-49.4
65-74	561	56	11.2	7.8-15.9	23	3.8	2.4- 5.9	253	44.6	39.8-49.6	229	40.4	35.7-45.3
75+	442	16	3.7	2.0- 6.6	5	0.8	0.3- 1.9	186	44.4	38.9-50.0	235	51.2	45.6-56.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	447	98	33.8	26.8-41.7	20	5.5	2.9-10.3	163	25.8	21.0-31.2	166	34.9	28.3-42.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	900	166	21.7	17.9-25.9	55	6.4	4.3- 9.4	270	24.0	20.6-27.8	409	47.9	43.0-52.9
Some Post-H.S.	741	129	19.5	15.6-24.2	31	4.5	2.8- 7.2	226	23.5	20.1-27.2	355	52.5	47.6-57.3
College Graduate	813	57	8.0	5.6-11.3	23	4.0	2.4- 6.4	260	28.7	25.1-32.7	473	59.3	54.8-63.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	389	105	31.5	25.1-38.6	34	10.1	6.1-16.5	116	22.4	17.6-28.1	134	36.0	28.8-43.8
$15,000- 24,999	510	108	27.1	20.8-34.4	27	7.6	4.5-12.7	171	28.7	23.4-34.5	204	36.6	30.6-43.0
$25,000- 34,999	342	59	21.8	16.5-28.2	11	3.2	1.5- 6.4	96	23.1	18.6-28.4	176	52.0	45.4-58.4
$35,000- 49,999	433	63	16.5	12.3-21.8	17	4.1	2.3- 7.2	145	25.5	21.1-30.5	208	53.9	47.5-60.1
$50,000-74,999	408	41	11.9	8.3-16.7	14	5.0	2.6- 9.1	138	27.7	22.8-33.3	215	55.5	49.1-61.6
$75,000+	420	35	11.2	7.3-16.9	12	2.8	1.3- 5.8	129	24.4	19.8-29.6	244	61.6	55.1-67.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,194	211	21.5	18.3-25.0	66	5.9	4.3- 8.1	425	30.3	27.1-33.6	492	42.4	38.5-46.3
No	1,638	223	17.6	14.8-20.8	62	4.8	3.4- 6.7	472	22.8	20.4-25.4	881	54.8	51.3-58.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	422	59	19.0	13.5-26.0	16	5.1	2.7- 9.4	228	47.1	41.1-53.3	119	28.8	23.6-34.7
Non-Veteran	2,483	391	19.3	17.0-21.8	114	5.2	4.0- 6.7	690	22.2	20.3-24.4	1,288	53.3	50.5-56.1

Total
Respond.^

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,776

2,183

15.5

14.6-16.4

695

5.4

4.8- 6.1

4,789

24.8

23.9-25.8

8,109

54.3

53.1-55.5

-Western NC

2,906

450

19.2

17.1-21.6

130

5.1

4.1- 6.5

919

25.5

23.5-27.5

1,407

50.2

47.6-52.8

GENDER

Male

1,153

209

21.7

18.3-25.6

5.9

4.1- 8.3

448

29.3

26.1-32.6

443

43.2

39.0-47.4

Female

1,753

241

16.9

14.4-19.8

4.5

3.3- 6.1

471

21.9

19.7-24.4

964

56.6

53.5-59.8

RACE

White

2,685

411

19.1

16.9-21.4

115

4.4

3.5- 5.6

862

26.1

24.1-28.2

1,297

50.4

47.8-53.1

African American

15.1

7.7-27.5

9.3

3.8-20.9

26.5

16.0-40.5

49.1

34.7-63.5

Other Minorities

130

23.9

12.1-41.6

13.8

5.9-28.8

15.1

8.0-26.7

47.2

33.7-61.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

20.6

6.8-48.0

18.5

7.6-38.5

15.6

6.5-32.9

45.3

28.1-63.7

Non-Hispanic

2,837

443

19.2

17.2-21.5

124

4.6

3.6- 5.7

902

25.9

24.0-27.9

1,368

50.3

47.8-52.9

AGE

18-24

23.3

13.9-36.5

5.8

1.9-16.1

0.8

0.1- 5.3

70.2

56.4-81.0

25-34

225

27.5

20.5-35.8

8.9

5.2-14.8

11.9

8.0-17.4

123

51.7

43.7-59.6

35-44

372

22.4

17.7-28.0

4.8

2.9- 7.8

20.7

15.9-26.4

201

52.1

46.0-58.2

45-54

523

117

23.0

18.9-27.6

6.7

4.6- 9.6

125

21.5

17.8-25.7

243

48.9

43.7-54.0

55-64

693

105

15.1

12.2-18.5

2.8

1.7- 4.5

247

37.0

32.9-41.3

317

45.1

40.9-49.4

65-74

561

11.2

7.8-15.9

3.8

2.4- 5.9

253

44.6

39.8-49.6

229

40.4

35.7-45.3

75+

442

3.7

2.0- 6.6

0.8

0.3- 1.9

186

44.4

38.9-50.0

235

51.2

45.6-56.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

447

33.8

26.8-41.7

5.5

2.9-10.3

163

25.8

21.0-31.2

166

34.9

28.3-42.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

900

166

21.7

17.9-25.9

6.4

4.3- 9.4

270

24.0

20.6-27.8

409

47.9

43.0-52.9

Some Post-H.S.

741

129

19.5

15.6-24.2

4.5

2.8- 7.2

226

23.5

20.1-27.2

355

52.5

47.6-57.3

College Graduate

813

8.0

5.6-11.3

4.0

2.4- 6.4

260

28.7

25.1-32.7

473

59.3

54.8-63.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

389

105

31.5

25.1-38.6

10.1

6.1-16.5

116

22.4

17.6-28.1

134

36.0

28.8-43.8

$15,000- 24,999

510

108

27.1

20.8-34.4

7.6

4.5-12.7

171

28.7

23.4-34.5

204

36.6

30.6-43.0

$25,000- 34,999

342

21.8

16.5-28.2

3.2

1.5- 6.4

23.1

18.6-28.4

176

52.0

45.4-58.4

$35,000- 49,999

433

16.5

12.3-21.8

4.1

2.3- 7.2

145

25.5

21.1-30.5

208

53.9

47.5-60.1

$50,000-74,999

408

11.9

8.3-16.7

5.0

2.6- 9.1

138

27.7

22.8-33.3

215

55.5

49.1-61.6

$75,000+

420

11.2

7.3-16.9

2.8

1.3- 5.8

129

24.4

19.8-29.6

244

61.6

55.1-67.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,194

211

21.5

18.3-25.0

5.9

4.3- 8.1

425

30.3

27.1-33.6

492

42.4

38.5-46.3

1,638

223

17.6

14.8-20.8

4.8

3.4- 6.7

472

22.8

20.4-25.4

881

54.8

51.3-58.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

422

19.0

13.5-26.0

5.1

2.7- 9.4

228

47.1

41.1-53.3

119

28.8

23.6-34.7

Non-Veteran

2,483

391

19.3

17.0-21.8

114

5.2

4.0- 6.7

690

22.2

20.3-24.4

1,288

53.3

50.5-56.1

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* Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

^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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