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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	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
-Western NC	1,499	450	38.6	35.0-42.4	130	10.3	8.2-13.0	919	51.1	47.5-54.6
GENDER
Male	710	209	38.2	33.1-43.7	53	10.3	7.3-14.3	448	51.5	46.3-56.6
Female	789	241	39.1	34.2-44.2	77	10.4	7.6-13.9	471	50.6	45.7-55.4
RACE
White	1,388	411	38.5	34.9-42.2	115	8.9	7.1-11.2	862	52.6	49.0-56.2
African American	42	13	29.7	15.7-49.0	6	18.3	7.7-37.5	23	52.0	33.7-69.8
Other Minorities	63	24	45.2	24.5-67.8	9	26.1	11.2-49.7	30	28.7	14.5-48.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	25	7	37.7	13.3-70.5	6	33.8	13.2-63.2	12	28.5	11.0-56.3
Non-Hispanic	1,469	443	38.7	35.3-42.3	124	9.2	7.3-11.4	902	52.1	48.6-55.5
AGE
18-24	24	19	78.2	53.5-91.8	4	19.3	6.6-44.8	1	2.5	0.3-16.4
25-34	102	56	56.9	45.0-68.0	16	18.4	10.9-29.4	30	24.7	16.6-35.1
35-44	171	79	46.8	37.9-55.8	20	10.0	6.1-16.0	72	43.2	34.4-52.4
45-54	280	117	44.9	38.1-51.9	38	13.0	9.1-18.4	125	42.0	35.5-48.8
55-64	376	105	27.5	22.5-33.1	24	5.0	3.1- 8.1	247	67.4	61.7-72.7
65-74	332	56	18.8	13.3-26.0	23	6.3	4.0- 9.8	253	74.9	67.8-80.8
75+	207	16	7.5	4.1-13.3	5	1.6	0.6- 3.9	186	90.9	85.2-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	281	98	52.0	43.2-60.6	20	8.4	4.4-15.5	163	39.6	32.0-47.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	491	166	41.6	35.6-47.9	55	12.3	8.4-17.6	270	46.1	40.2-52.2
Some Post-H.S.	386	129	41.1	34.2-48.4	31	9.5	6.0-14.7	226	49.4	42.6-56.2
College Graduate	340	57	19.7	14.1-26.7	23	9.8	6.0-15.4	260	70.6	63.2-77.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	255	105	49.2	40.5-57.8	34	15.8	9.7-24.9	116	35.0	27.7-43.1
$15,000- 24,999	306	108	42.7	33.9-52.0	27	12.0	7.1-19.6	171	45.2	36.9-53.9
$25,000- 34,999	166	59	45.3	36.1-54.8	11	6.6	3.2-13.0	96	48.1	39.1-57.2
$35,000- 49,999	225	63	35.8	27.9-44.5	17	8.9	5.0-15.2	145	55.3	46.9-63.4
$50,000-74,999	193	41	26.6	19.1-35.8	14	11.1	6.0-19.6	138	62.2	52.8-70.8
$75,000+	176	35	29.2	20.0-40.5	12	7.2	3.5-14.5	129	63.5	52.7-73.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	702	211	37.3	32.5-42.4	66	10.2	7.5-13.8	425	52.5	47.6-57.4
No	757	223	38.9	33.7-44.4	62	10.6	7.6-14.6	472	50.5	45.3-55.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	303	59	26.7	19.4-35.5	16	7.1	3.8-13.1	228	66.2	57.6-73.9
Non-Veteran	1,195	391	41.3	37.3-45.5	114	11.1	8.6-14.1	690	47.6	43.7-51.6

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-Western NC

1,499

450

38.6

35.0-42.4

130

10.3

8.2-13.0

919

51.1

47.5-54.6

GENDER

Male

710

209

38.2

33.1-43.7

10.3

7.3-14.3

448

51.5

46.3-56.6

Female

789

241

39.1

34.2-44.2

10.4

7.6-13.9

471

50.6

45.7-55.4

RACE

White

1,388

411

38.5

34.9-42.2

115

8.9

7.1-11.2

862

52.6

49.0-56.2

African American

29.7

15.7-49.0

18.3

7.7-37.5

52.0

33.7-69.8

Other Minorities

45.2

24.5-67.8

26.1

11.2-49.7

28.7

14.5-48.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

37.7

13.3-70.5

33.8

13.2-63.2

28.5

11.0-56.3

Non-Hispanic

1,469

443

38.7

35.3-42.3

124

9.2

7.3-11.4

902

52.1

48.6-55.5

AGE

18-24

78.2

53.5-91.8

19.3

6.6-44.8

2.5

0.3-16.4

25-34

102

56.9

45.0-68.0

18.4

10.9-29.4

24.7

16.6-35.1

35-44

171

46.8

37.9-55.8

10.0

6.1-16.0

43.2

34.4-52.4

45-54

280

117

44.9

38.1-51.9

13.0

9.1-18.4

125

42.0

35.5-48.8

55-64

376

105

27.5

22.5-33.1

5.0

3.1- 8.1

247

67.4

61.7-72.7

65-74

332

18.8

13.3-26.0

6.3

4.0- 9.8

253

74.9

67.8-80.8

75+

207

7.5

4.1-13.3

1.6

0.6- 3.9

186

90.9

85.2-94.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

281

52.0

43.2-60.6

8.4

4.4-15.5

163

39.6

32.0-47.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

491

166

41.6

35.6-47.9

12.3

8.4-17.6

270

46.1

40.2-52.2

Some Post-H.S.

386

129

41.1

34.2-48.4

9.5

6.0-14.7

226

49.4

42.6-56.2

College Graduate

340

19.7

14.1-26.7

9.8

6.0-15.4

260

70.6

63.2-77.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

255

105

49.2

40.5-57.8

15.8

9.7-24.9

116

35.0

27.7-43.1

$15,000- 24,999

306

108

42.7

33.9-52.0

12.0

7.1-19.6

171

45.2

36.9-53.9

$25,000- 34,999

166

45.3

36.1-54.8

6.6

3.2-13.0

48.1

39.1-57.2

$35,000- 49,999

225

35.8

27.9-44.5

8.9

5.0-15.2

145

55.3

46.9-63.4

$50,000-74,999

193

26.6

19.1-35.8

11.1

6.0-19.6

138

62.2

52.8-70.8

$75,000+

176

29.2

20.0-40.5

7.2

3.5-14.5

129

63.5

52.7-73.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

702

211

37.3

32.5-42.4

10.2

7.5-13.8

425

52.5

47.6-57.4

757

223

38.9

33.7-44.4

10.6

7.6-14.6

472

50.5

45.3-55.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

303

26.7

19.4-35.5

7.1

3.8-13.1

228

66.2

57.6-73.9

Non-Veteran

1,195

391

41.3

37.3-45.5

114

11.1

8.6-14.1

690

47.6

43.7-51.6

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

^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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