BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	6,457	1,774	31.0	29.0-33.1	619	12.7	11.0-14.6	4,064	56.3	54.1-58.5
-Eastern NC	1,854	549	32.2	28.5-36.2	179	12.9	9.9-16.6	1,126	54.9	50.6-59.1
GENDER
Male	802	207	31.1	25.7-37.1	81	15.0	10.3-21.4	514	53.9	47.6-60.1
Female	1,052	342	33.6	28.7-38.9	98	10.3	7.8-13.6	612	56.0	50.5-61.4
RACE
White	1,307	369	29.1	25.0-33.5	99	10.1	7.4-13.5	839	60.9	56.1-65.5
African American	367	121	37.0	28.4-46.5	53	16.7	10.6-25.5	193	46.2	37.3-55.4
Other Minorities	166	56	44.0	29.0-60.2	25	24.0	10.3-46.3	85	32.0	21.3-45.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	47	13	47.1	21.0-74.8	8	28.7	7.0-68.1	26	24.2	11.4-44.2
Non-Hispanic	1,803	536	31.5	27.9-35.4	171	12.1	9.5-15.2	1,096	56.4	52.2-60.4
AGE
18-24	51	29	46.6	27.2-67.1	14	27.0	13.3-47.0	8	26.4	8.8-57.0
25-34	185	76	43.1	31.9-55.0	20	8.9	4.5-16.8	89	48.0	36.5-59.7
35-44	229	106	41.6	30.9-53.2	29	23.1	12.5-38.8	94	35.3	25.4-46.6
45-54	399	164	37.2	30.0-45.1	46	11.0	7.1-16.7	189	51.7	43.7-59.8
55-64	416	100	21.2	15.8-27.9	45	10.7	7.2-15.6	271	68.1	61.0-74.4
65+	565	73	12.2	8.8-16.7	25	5.0	2.8- 8.6	467	82.8	77.7-87.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	289	95	37.2	27.6-47.8	31	9.9	5.0-18.8	163	52.9	42.5-63.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	610	202	37.7	31.1-44.7	70	13.8	9.7-19.2	338	48.5	41.8-55.3
Some Post-H.S.	540	176	30.3	23.8-37.7	42	13.7	7.7-23.2	322	56.0	47.2-64.4
College Graduate	412	75	22.3	15.9-30.4	36	12.7	7.4-20.8	301	65.0	56.4-72.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	270	101	36.6	27.6-46.8	33	11.3	6.6-18.7	136	52.1	42.1-61.9
$15,000- 24,999	328	119	40.1	29.8-51.4	36	16.3	7.8-30.9	173	43.6	33.2-54.6
$25,000- 34,999	198	56	26.2	17.7-36.9	27	23.9	13.6-38.6	115	49.9	37.7-62.1
$35,000- 49,999	250	71	29.6	19.9-41.5	26	11.1	6.3-18.8	153	59.3	46.2-71.3
$50,000-74,999	256	63	29.0	20.4-39.5	23	15.9	9.1-26.3	170	55.1	44.8-65.1
$75,000+	311	66	26.9	19.2-36.2	19	7.5	3.7-14.7	226	65.6	56.1-74.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	794	248	34.3	28.6-40.5	80	11.3	8.0-15.7	466	54.4	48.2-60.4
No	948	262	29.3	24.5-34.6	87	15.4	10.6-21.8	599	55.3	49.4-61.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	363	76	26.1	18.8-35.2	34	18.0	9.4-31.7	253	55.9	45.5-65.9
Non-Veteran	1,342	438	35.0	30.4-39.8	129	11.4	8.6-14.9	775	53.7	48.7-58.6

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,457

1,774

31.0

29.0-33.1

619

12.7

11.0-14.6

4,064

56.3

54.1-58.5

-Eastern NC

1,854

549

32.2

28.5-36.2

179

12.9

9.9-16.6

1,126

54.9

50.6-59.1

GENDER

Male

802

207

31.1

25.7-37.1

15.0

10.3-21.4

514

53.9

47.6-60.1

Female

1,052

342

33.6

28.7-38.9

10.3

7.8-13.6

612

56.0

50.5-61.4

RACE

White

1,307

369

29.1

25.0-33.5

10.1

7.4-13.5

839

60.9

56.1-65.5

African American

367

121

37.0

28.4-46.5

16.7

10.6-25.5

193

46.2

37.3-55.4

Other Minorities

166

44.0

29.0-60.2

24.0

10.3-46.3

32.0

21.3-45.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

47.1

21.0-74.8

28.7

7.0-68.1

24.2

11.4-44.2

Non-Hispanic

1,803

536

31.5

27.9-35.4

171

12.1

9.5-15.2

1,096

56.4

52.2-60.4

AGE

18-24

46.6

27.2-67.1

27.0

13.3-47.0

26.4

8.8-57.0

25-34

185

43.1

31.9-55.0

8.9

4.5-16.8

48.0

36.5-59.7

35-44

229

106

41.6

30.9-53.2

23.1

12.5-38.8

35.3

25.4-46.6

45-54

399

164

37.2

30.0-45.1

11.0

7.1-16.7

189

51.7

43.7-59.8

55-64

416

100

21.2

15.8-27.9

10.7

7.2-15.6

271

68.1

61.0-74.4

65+

565

12.2

8.8-16.7

5.0

2.8- 8.6

467

82.8

77.7-87.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

289

37.2

27.6-47.8

9.9

5.0-18.8

163

52.9

42.5-63.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

610

202

37.7

31.1-44.7

13.8

9.7-19.2

338

48.5

41.8-55.3

Some Post-H.S.

540

176

30.3

23.8-37.7

13.7

7.7-23.2

322

56.0

47.2-64.4

College Graduate

412

22.3

15.9-30.4

12.7

7.4-20.8

301

65.0

56.4-72.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

270

101

36.6

27.6-46.8

11.3

6.6-18.7

136

52.1

42.1-61.9

$15,000- 24,999

328

119

40.1

29.8-51.4

16.3

7.8-30.9

173

43.6

33.2-54.6

$25,000- 34,999

198

26.2

17.7-36.9

23.9

13.6-38.6

115

49.9

37.7-62.1

$35,000- 49,999

250

29.6

19.9-41.5

11.1

6.3-18.8

153

59.3

46.2-71.3

$50,000-74,999

256

29.0

20.4-39.5

15.9

9.1-26.3

170

55.1

44.8-65.1

$75,000+

311

26.9

19.2-36.2

7.5

3.7-14.7

226

65.6

56.1-74.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

794

248

34.3

28.6-40.5

11.3

8.0-15.7

466

54.4

48.2-60.4

948

262

29.3

24.5-34.6

15.4

10.6-21.8

599

55.3

49.4-61.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

363

26.1

18.8-35.2

18.0

9.4-31.7

253

55.9

45.5-65.9

Non-Veteran

1,342

438

35.0

30.4-39.8

129

11.4

8.6-14.9

775

53.7

48.7-58.6

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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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