BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 1 year ago	1 to 5 years ago	5 to 10 years ago	10 or more years ago
North Carolina	3,979	242	10.2	8.0-12.8	537	18.0	15.8-20.5	462	12.6	10.8-14.7	2,738	59.2	56.3-62.0
-Eastern NC	1,105	74	10.2	5.9-17.1	144	16.4	12.3-21.4	142	12.5	9.7-15.9	745	61.0	54.9-66.7
GENDER
Male	503	34	8.5	5.1-13.7	60	17.3	11.2-25.7	57	12.7	8.8-18.0	352	61.5	53.5-68.9
Female	602	40	12.1	4.9-27.1	84	15.3	11.0-20.8	85	12.2	8.7-16.7	393	60.4	51.1-69.0
RACE
White	822	52	10.5	5.2-19.9	113	18.4	13.4-24.7	96	12.3	9.1-16.5	561	58.8	51.6-65.7
African American	190	13	8.2	3.9-16.7	23	10.6	5.5-19.4	25	8.8	4.9-15.2	129	72.4	61.5-81.1
Other Minorities	84	9	13.4	6.1-26.9	8	9.4	4.0-20.7	19	21.7	12.0-36.1	48	55.4	39.7-70.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	26	5	25.0	10.0-49.9	3	7.8	2.2-23.6	6	34.0	15.3-59.6	12	33.2	16.9-54.7
Non-Hispanic	1,075	68	9.6	5.3-16.9	141	16.6	12.5-21.8	135	12.0	9.2-15.4	731	61.8	55.6-67.6
AGE
18-24	8	5	88.1	53.6-97.9	3	11.9	2.1-46.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	86	16	15.1	7.4-28.3	29	42.5	25.6-61.4	28	28.2	16.6-43.7	13	14.1	6.2-29.0
35-44	93	13	7.7	3.8-14.8	23	21.0	11.4-35.4	17	19.8	10.1-35.2	40	51.5	35.1-67.6
45-54	184	15	7.9	3.3-17.4	24	15.6	8.6-26.6	30	8.3	4.6-14.7	115	68.2	56.7-77.8
55-64	269	12	4.9	2.1-11.0	37	13.4	8.6-20.1	38	12.9	8.4-19.4	182	68.8	60.3-76.2
65+	457	12	1.8	0.9- 3.6	27	5.2	2.7- 9.8	29	6.3	3.7-10.6	389	86.7	81.1-90.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	160	10	8.5	3.2-20.5	21	10.4	5.7-18.1	23	12.3	6.4-22.2	106	68.9	56.3-79.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	334	26	10.2	5.6-17.8	48	17.1	10.5-26.6	44	9.6	6.3-14.2	216	63.2	53.8-71.6
Some Post-H.S.	315	33	17.4	7.1-36.8	41	18.0	9.9-30.3	35	12.3	7.3-19.9	206	52.3	39.8-64.6
College Graduate	294	5	1.1	0.4- 2.7	33	17.4	10.8-26.7	40	16.6	10.8-24.7	216	64.9	55.6-73.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	131	17	17.4	9.7-29.4	25	12.4	7.0-21.0	11	10.4	3.4-27.5	78	59.8	45.6-72.5
$15,000- 24,999	171	11	6.4	1.8-20.6	27	28.7	15.1-47.8	27	12.9	7.5-21.4	106	52.0	37.4-66.2
$25,000- 34,999	113	6	6.1	1.9-18.4	18	26.5	12.1-48.5	10	10.1	3.5-25.7	79	57.2	39.1-73.6
$35,000- 49,999	151	12	24.9	6.4-61.6	14	7.0	3.0-15.4	28	12.6	6.3-23.7	97	55.5	32.4-76.4
$50,000-74,999	166	10	4.3	2.1- 8.7	18	15.5	8.4-26.7	25	15.6	9.5-24.5	113	64.6	52.9-74.8
$75,000+	222	12	7.9	3.3-17.8	30	18.1	10.9-28.4	25	15.2	9.0-24.4	155	58.9	48.3-68.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	456	29	5.4	3.4- 8.3	59	16.7	11.6-23.3	50	9.6	6.0-15.1	318	68.3	60.8-75.0
No	588	36	7.3	4.6-11.4	80	17.6	11.6-25.9	84	15.1	11.1-20.0	388	60.0	52.7-66.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	248	13	4.4	2.4- 8.0	21	12.9	7.1-22.3	19	8.8	4.8-15.5	195	73.9	64.3-81.7
Non-Veteran	761	49	11.4	5.7-21.4	109	16.8	11.8-23.4	117	14.7	11.1-19.2	486	57.1	49.5-64.3

Total
Respond.^

Less than 1 year ago

1 to 5 years ago

5 to 10 years ago

10 or more years ago

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,979

242

10.2

8.0-12.8

537

18.0

15.8-20.5

462

12.6

10.8-14.7

2,738

59.2

56.3-62.0

-Eastern NC

1,105

10.2

5.9-17.1

144

16.4

12.3-21.4

142

12.5

9.7-15.9

745

61.0

54.9-66.7

GENDER

Male

503

8.5

5.1-13.7

17.3

11.2-25.7

12.7

8.8-18.0

352

61.5

53.5-68.9

Female

602

12.1

4.9-27.1

15.3

11.0-20.8

12.2

8.7-16.7

393

60.4

51.1-69.0

RACE

White

822

10.5

5.2-19.9

113

18.4

13.4-24.7

12.3

9.1-16.5

561

58.8

51.6-65.7

African American

190

8.2

3.9-16.7

10.6

5.5-19.4

8.8

4.9-15.2

129

72.4

61.5-81.1

Other Minorities

13.4

6.1-26.9

9.4

4.0-20.7

21.7

12.0-36.1

55.4

39.7-70.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

25.0

10.0-49.9

7.8

2.2-23.6

34.0

15.3-59.6

33.2

16.9-54.7

Non-Hispanic

1,075

9.6

5.3-16.9

141

16.6

12.5-21.8

135

12.0

9.2-15.4

731

61.8

55.6-67.6

AGE

18-24

88.1

53.6-97.9

11.9

2.1-46.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

15.1

7.4-28.3

42.5

25.6-61.4

28.2

16.6-43.7

14.1

6.2-29.0

35-44

7.7

3.8-14.8

21.0

11.4-35.4

19.8

10.1-35.2

51.5

35.1-67.6

45-54

184

7.9

3.3-17.4

15.6

8.6-26.6

8.3

4.6-14.7

115

68.2

56.7-77.8

55-64

269

4.9

2.1-11.0

13.4

8.6-20.1

12.9

8.4-19.4

182

68.8

60.3-76.2

65+

457

1.8

0.9- 3.6

5.2

2.7- 9.8

6.3

3.7-10.6

389

86.7

81.1-90.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

160

8.5

3.2-20.5

10.4

5.7-18.1

12.3

6.4-22.2

106

68.9

56.3-79.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

334

10.2

5.6-17.8

17.1

10.5-26.6

9.6

6.3-14.2

216

63.2

53.8-71.6

Some Post-H.S.

315

17.4

7.1-36.8

18.0

9.9-30.3

12.3

7.3-19.9

206

52.3

39.8-64.6

College Graduate

294

1.1

0.4- 2.7

17.4

10.8-26.7

16.6

10.8-24.7

216

64.9

55.6-73.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

131

17.4

9.7-29.4

12.4

7.0-21.0

10.4

3.4-27.5

59.8

45.6-72.5

$15,000- 24,999

171

6.4

1.8-20.6

28.7

15.1-47.8

12.9

7.5-21.4

106

52.0

37.4-66.2

$25,000- 34,999

113

6.1

1.9-18.4

26.5

12.1-48.5

10.1

3.5-25.7

57.2

39.1-73.6

$35,000- 49,999

151

24.9

6.4-61.6

7.0

3.0-15.4

12.6

6.3-23.7

55.5

32.4-76.4

$50,000-74,999

166

4.3

2.1- 8.7

15.5

8.4-26.7

15.6

9.5-24.5

113

64.6

52.9-74.8

$75,000+

222

7.9

3.3-17.8

18.1

10.9-28.4

15.2

9.0-24.4

155

58.9

48.3-68.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

456

5.4

3.4- 8.3

16.7

11.6-23.3

9.6

6.0-15.1

318

68.3

60.8-75.0

588

7.3

4.6-11.4

17.6

11.6-25.9

15.1

11.1-20.0

388

60.0

52.7-66.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

248

4.4

2.4- 8.0

12.9

7.1-22.3

8.8

4.8-15.5

195

73.9

64.3-81.7

Non-Veteran

761

11.4

5.7-21.4

109

16.8

11.8-23.4

117

14.7

11.1-19.2

486

57.1

49.5-64.3

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*This question was asked of those who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes, but no longer smoke.

^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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