BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days did you usually smoke menthol cigarettes?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	964	318	37.8	32.6-43.1	646	62.2	56.9-67.4
-Eastern NC	307	134	42.7	32.9-53.1	173	57.3	46.9-67.1
GENDER
Male	122	41	39.8	25.6-56.0	81	60.2	44.0-74.4
Female	185	93	46.8	35.8-58.1	92	53.2	41.9-64.2
RACE
White	208	73	30.8	22.5-40.5	135	69.2	59.5-77.5
African American	61	46	63.2	39.0-82.1	15	36.8	17.9-61.0
Other Minorities	37	14	56.7	26.7-82.4	23	43.3	17.6-73.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	4	64.4	18.9-93.4	5	35.6	6.6-81.1
Non-Hispanic	298	130	39.3	31.0-48.4	168	60.7	51.6-69.0
AGE
18-24	17	9	48.1	23.8-73.4	8	51.9	26.6-76.2
25-34	44	20	49.4	26.2-72.9	24	50.6	27.1-73.8
35-44	63	23	30.4	15.8-50.3	40	69.6	49.7-84.2
45-54	71	36	47.6	30.9-64.8	35	52.4	35.2-69.1
55-64	65	32	50.8	33.3-68.1	33	49.2	31.9-66.7
65+	46	14	26.8	13.1-47.0	32	73.2	53.0-86.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	51	27	73.2	50.2-88.1	24	26.8	11.9-49.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	106	56	42.8	27.6-59.6	50	57.2	40.4-72.4
Some Post-H.S.	98	38	38.6	23.7-55.9	60	61.4	44.1-76.3
College Graduate	51	13	19.7	9.5-36.3	38	80.3	63.7-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	57	27	55.5	34.9-74.4	30	44.5	25.6-65.1
$15,000- 24,999	68	31	47.2	23.1-72.6	37	52.8	27.4-76.9
$25,000- 34,999	33	14	41.8	16.1-73.0	19	58.2	27.0-83.9
$35,000- 49,999	40	18	35.9	19.0-57.3	22	64.1	42.7-81.0
$50,000-74,999	43	19	39.1	19.5-63.1	24	60.9	36.9-80.5
$75,000+	38	14	36.7	19.6-58.0	24	63.3	42.0-80.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	130	56	44.3	28.4-61.4	74	55.7	38.6-71.6
No	170	72	39.8	28.0-52.9	98	60.2	47.1-72.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	48	16	39.8	20.1-63.4	32	60.2	36.6-79.9
Non-Veteran	259	118	43.5	32.6-55.1	141	56.5	44.9-67.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

964

318

37.8

32.6-43.1

646

62.2

56.9-67.4

-Eastern NC

307

134

42.7

32.9-53.1

173

57.3

46.9-67.1

GENDER

Male

122

39.8

25.6-56.0

60.2

44.0-74.4

Female

185

46.8

35.8-58.1

53.2

41.9-64.2

RACE

White

208

30.8

22.5-40.5

135

69.2

59.5-77.5

African American

63.2

39.0-82.1

36.8

17.9-61.0

Other Minorities

56.7

26.7-82.4

43.3

17.6-73.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

64.4

18.9-93.4

35.6

6.6-81.1

Non-Hispanic

298

130

39.3

31.0-48.4

168

60.7

51.6-69.0

AGE

18-24

48.1

23.8-73.4

51.9

26.6-76.2

25-34

49.4

26.2-72.9

50.6

27.1-73.8

35-44

30.4

15.8-50.3

69.6

49.7-84.2

45-54

47.6

30.9-64.8

52.4

35.2-69.1

55-64

50.8

33.3-68.1

49.2

31.9-66.7

65+

26.8

13.1-47.0

73.2

53.0-86.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

73.2

50.2-88.1

26.8

11.9-49.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

106

42.8

27.6-59.6

57.2

40.4-72.4

Some Post-H.S.

38.6

23.7-55.9

61.4

44.1-76.3

College Graduate

19.7

9.5-36.3

80.3

63.7-90.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

55.5

34.9-74.4

44.5

25.6-65.1

$15,000- 24,999

47.2

23.1-72.6

52.8

27.4-76.9

$25,000- 34,999

41.8

16.1-73.0

58.2

27.0-83.9

$35,000- 49,999

35.9

19.0-57.3

64.1

42.7-81.0

$50,000-74,999

39.1

19.5-63.1

60.9

36.9-80.5

$75,000+

36.7

19.6-58.0

63.3

42.0-80.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

130

44.3

28.4-61.4

55.7

38.6-71.6

170

39.8

28.0-52.9

60.2

47.1-72.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

39.8

20.1-63.4

60.2

36.6-79.9

Non-Veteran

259

118

43.5

32.6-55.1

141

56.5

44.9-67.4

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*Asked of current smokers or those who last smoked less than 30 days ago.

^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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