BRFSS 2008 - Western North Carolina**: (Not including yourself, how many of the adults who live in your household smoke cigarettes, cigars or pipes?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use Prevention

Not including yourself, how many of the adults who live in your household smoke cigarettes, cigars or pipes?

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	Total Respond.^	One adult	Two adults	Three or more adults	No adults
North Carolina	10,245	1,870	18.8	17.7-19.9	257	4.1	3.4- 4.9	66	1.6	1.1- 2.3	8,052	75.5	74.2-76.8
-Western NC	1,896	344	19.5	17.2-22.0	50	4.3	3.0- 6.2	11	1.3	0.6- 2.8	1,491	74.9	72.0-77.6
GENDER
Male	838	125	16.3	13.2-20.0	23	5.1	3.1- 8.5	6	1.8	0.6- 4.9	684	76.8	72.3-80.7
Female	1,058	219	22.6	19.5-26.1	27	3.5	2.2- 5.8	5	0.8	0.3- 2.2	807	73.0	69.3-76.5
RACE
White	1,760	313	19.1	16.8-21.6	43	3.9	2.6- 5.7	11	1.4	0.6- 3.1	1,393	75.6	72.7-78.3
African American	44	8	28.1	13.0-50.6	1	4.7	0.7-26.7	0	0.0	. - .	35	67.2	45.5-83.3
Other Minorities	87	20	19.9	10.6-34.1	6	10.1	3.3-26.9	0	0.0	. - .	61	70.0	53.9-82.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	48	10	20.5	9.1-39.7	1	6.6	0.9-34.3	0	0.0	. - .	37	73.0	51.9-87.1
Non-Hispanic	1,844	333	19.4	17.2-21.9	49	4.2	2.9- 6.1	11	1.3	0.6- 2.9	1,451	75.0	72.1-77.7
AGE
18-24	67	22	28.8	17.9-42.9	2	4.0	0.9-15.4	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1	42	66.3	51.8-78.3
25-34	187	40	18.8	13.2-26.1	8	7.1	3.4-14.5	3	3.2	0.9-11.1	136	70.8	62.1-78.2
35-44	272	62	22.5	17.4-28.7	10	5.3	2.3-11.8	3	1.8	0.5- 6.3	197	70.3	63.3-76.5
45-54	368	72	20.6	16.1-25.9	17	4.8	2.9- 7.8	0	0.0	. - .	279	74.6	69.1-79.4
55-64	482	84	18.5	14.7-22.9	8	1.7	0.8- 3.5	2	0.5	0.1- 2.4	388	79.4	74.8-83.3
65-74	347	52	15.4	11.3-20.6	4	3.2	1.0- 9.5	2	1.1	0.2- 5.2	289	80.3	74.1-85.4
75+	169	12	6.4	3.4-11.8	1	0.7	0.1- 5.0	0	0.0	. - .	156	92.8	87.3-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	238	58	21.1	15.3-28.5	15	6.8	3.6-12.3	4	3.2	1.1- 8.7	161	68.9	60.5-76.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	573	118	24.0	19.2-29.5	20	6.8	3.8-11.7	2	0.3	0.1- 1.1	433	69.0	63.0-74.4
Some Post-H.S.	503	100	20.5	16.5-25.2	12	3.4	1.7- 6.7	2	1.8	0.3- 9.5	389	74.3	68.7-79.2
College Graduate	579	68	13.0	9.9-16.8	3	1.4	0.3- 5.7	3	1.0	0.3- 3.4	505	84.7	80.3-88.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	151	39	23.6	16.1-33.2	15	10.1	5.7-17.4	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8	96	65.4	55.3-74.3
$15,000- 24,999	293	61	19.5	14.4-25.9	12	7.7	3.8-15.1	1	1.1	0.2- 7.7	219	71.6	63.7-78.4
$25,000- 34,999	206	47	26.8	20.2-34.7	8	4.1	1.9- 8.4	1	1.6	0.2-10.1	150	67.6	59.4-74.8
$35,000- 49,999	303	62	21.2	15.9-27.8	3	2.0	0.4- 8.6	2	0.7	0.2- 2.8	236	76.1	69.1-81.9
$50,000-74,999	341	49	16.9	11.9-23.3	3	3.0	0.8-11.1	2	0.6	0.1- 2.8	287	79.6	72.3-85.3
$75,000+	365	42	12.4	8.6-17.5	5	2.5	0.7- 8.2	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	317	84.6	78.6-89.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	690	144	20.9	17.4-24.9	32	6.4	4.2- 9.6	4	1.1	0.4- 3.6	510	71.6	67.1-75.8
No	1,190	200	19.0	16.1-22.2	18	3.4	1.9- 6.0	6	1.3	0.5- 3.6	966	76.4	72.6-79.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	295	40	16.3	11.3-22.8	4	3.0	0.9- 9.0	2	3.9	0.8-17.0	249	76.9	68.2-83.7
Non-Veteran	1,600	304	20.0	17.5-22.7	46	4.5	3.1- 6.6	9	0.9	0.4- 1.9	1,241	74.6	71.5-77.5

Total
Respond.^

One adult

Two adults

Three or more adults

No adults

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

10,245

1,870

18.8

17.7-19.9

257

4.1

3.4- 4.9

1.6

1.1- 2.3

8,052

75.5

74.2-76.8

-Western NC

1,896

344

19.5

17.2-22.0

4.3

3.0- 6.2

1.3

0.6- 2.8

1,491

74.9

72.0-77.6

GENDER

Male

838

125

16.3

13.2-20.0

5.1

3.1- 8.5

1.8

0.6- 4.9

684

76.8

72.3-80.7

Female

1,058

219

22.6

19.5-26.1

3.5

2.2- 5.8

0.8

0.3- 2.2

807

73.0

69.3-76.5

RACE

White

1,760

313

19.1

16.8-21.6

3.9

2.6- 5.7

1.4

0.6- 3.1

1,393

75.6

72.7-78.3

African American

28.1

13.0-50.6

4.7

0.7-26.7

0.0

. - .

67.2

45.5-83.3

Other Minorities

19.9

10.6-34.1

10.1

3.3-26.9

0.0

. - .

70.0

53.9-82.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

20.5

9.1-39.7

6.6

0.9-34.3

0.0

. - .

73.0

51.9-87.1

Non-Hispanic

1,844

333

19.4

17.2-21.9

4.2

2.9- 6.1

1.3

0.6- 2.9

1,451

75.0

72.1-77.7

AGE

18-24

28.8

17.9-42.9

4.0

0.9-15.4

0.9

0.1- 6.1

66.3

51.8-78.3

25-34

187

18.8

13.2-26.1

7.1

3.4-14.5

3.2

0.9-11.1

136

70.8

62.1-78.2

35-44

272

22.5

17.4-28.7

5.3

2.3-11.8

1.8

0.5- 6.3

197

70.3

63.3-76.5

45-54

368

20.6

16.1-25.9

4.8

2.9- 7.8

0.0

. - .

279

74.6

69.1-79.4

55-64

482

18.5

14.7-22.9

1.7

0.8- 3.5

0.5

0.1- 2.4

388

79.4

74.8-83.3

65-74

347

15.4

11.3-20.6

3.2

1.0- 9.5

1.1

0.2- 5.2

289

80.3

74.1-85.4

75+

169

6.4

3.4-11.8

0.7

0.1- 5.0

0.0

. - .

156

92.8

87.3-96.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

238

21.1

15.3-28.5

6.8

3.6-12.3

3.2

1.1- 8.7

161

68.9

60.5-76.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

573

118

24.0

19.2-29.5

6.8

3.8-11.7

0.3

0.1- 1.1

433

69.0

63.0-74.4

Some Post-H.S.

503

100

20.5

16.5-25.2

3.4

1.7- 6.7

1.8

0.3- 9.5

389

74.3

68.7-79.2

College Graduate

579

13.0

9.9-16.8

1.4

0.3- 5.7

1.0

0.3- 3.4

505

84.7

80.3-88.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

151

23.6

16.1-33.2

10.1

5.7-17.4

0.8

0.1- 5.8

65.4

55.3-74.3

$15,000- 24,999

293

19.5

14.4-25.9

7.7

3.8-15.1

1.1

0.2- 7.7

219

71.6

63.7-78.4

$25,000- 34,999

206

26.8

20.2-34.7

4.1

1.9- 8.4

1.6

0.2-10.1

150

67.6

59.4-74.8

$35,000- 49,999

303

21.2

15.9-27.8

2.0

0.4- 8.6

0.7

0.2- 2.8

236

76.1

69.1-81.9

$50,000-74,999

341

16.9

11.9-23.3

3.0

0.8-11.1

0.6

0.1- 2.8

287

79.6

72.3-85.3

$75,000+

365

12.4

8.6-17.5

2.5

0.7- 8.2

0.5

0.1- 3.8

317

84.6

78.6-89.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

690

144

20.9

17.4-24.9

6.4

4.2- 9.6

1.1

0.4- 3.6

510

71.6

67.1-75.8

1,190

200

19.0

16.1-22.2

3.4

1.9- 6.0

1.3

0.5- 3.6

966

76.4

72.6-79.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

295

16.3

11.3-22.8

3.0

0.9- 9.0

3.9

0.8-17.0

249

76.9

68.2-83.7

Non-Veteran

1,600

304

20.0

17.5-22.7

4.5

3.1- 6.6

0.9

0.4- 1.9

1,241

74.6

71.5-77.5

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^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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