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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	2,899	756	30.6	27.7-33.6	237	12.8	10.3-15.7	1,906	56.7	53.4-59.9
Female	3,558	1,018	31.6	29.0-34.3	382	12.6	10.7-14.8	2,158	55.8	52.9-58.6
RACE
White	5,246	1,390	30.0	27.9-32.2	447	10.7	9.2-12.4	3,409	59.2	56.9-61.5
African American	805	260	36.3	30.8-42.1	111	16.1	11.7-21.6	434	47.6	42.0-53.4
Asian	32	11	32.5	16.0-54.8	3	15.6	3.6-47.8	18	52.0	29.8-73.4
Native American	190	69	38.5	27.2-51.1	31	25.4	13.0-43.8	90	36.1	25.2-48.7
Other Minorities	132	36	30.8	19.1-45.6	22	25.0	12.6-43.5	74	44.2	30.3-59.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	149	32	21.1	12.6-33.2	23	23.5	12.4-40.1	94	55.3	41.0-68.8
-English Speaking	91	21	24.9	13.8-40.7	13	14.5	7.1-27.5	57	60.6	44.4-74.7
-Spanish Speaking	58	11	19.1	8.8-36.8	10	28.3	12.8-51.5	37	52.6	33.2-71.1
Non-Hispanic	6,288	1,740	31.8	29.8-33.8	593	12.0	10.5-13.6	3,955	56.2	54.1-58.4
AGE
18-24	155	72	40.9	30.7-52.0	48	29.9	20.7-41.1	35	29.2	19.3-41.6
25-34	525	208	38.3	32.1-44.9	83	16.6	12.0-22.4	234	45.1	38.5-52.0
35-44	788	329	40.9	35.8-46.2	92	13.5	9.4-19.0	367	45.6	40.4-50.9
45-54	1,273	484	34.6	30.8-38.8	141	11.9	8.9-15.9	648	53.4	49.0-57.8
55-64	1,520	380	26.0	22.8-29.5	138	8.7	6.9-11.0	1,002	65.2	61.6-68.7
65-74	1,329	232	16.8	14.1-20.0	80	5.8	4.4- 7.7	1,017	77.3	74.0-80.4
75+	831	66	6.9	4.8- 9.7	32	3.2	1.9- 5.3	733	89.9	86.7-92.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,028	368	39.2	33.3-45.4	99	14.0	9.2-20.6	561	46.8	40.7-53.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,064	656	35.9	32.3-39.7	228	13.8	11.2-17.0	1,180	50.2	46.5-54.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,730	491	29.8	26.3-33.5	159	12.9	9.7-16.8	1,080	57.4	53.1-61.6
College Graduate	1,627	257	19.6	16.5-23.1	132	9.9	7.7-12.8	1,238	70.4	66.6-74.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	835	315	38.4	32.2-44.9	107	14.6	9.9-21.1	413	47.0	40.0-54.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,146	388	36.0	31.0-41.4	136	15.7	11.2-21.6	622	48.2	42.7-53.8
$25,000- 34,999	750	204	28.8	23.6-34.6	74	19.9	13.5-28.3	472	51.3	44.7-58.0
$35,000- 49,999	877	227	29.1	24.3-34.5	81	9.4	6.9-12.6	569	61.5	55.7-67.0
$50,000-74,999	822	200	28.2	23.3-33.6	79	14.8	10.6-20.4	543	57.0	51.2-62.6
$75,000+	1,121	186	20.8	17.1-25.2	74	7.6	5.4-10.5	861	71.6	67.1-75.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,628	783	34.4	31.2-37.7	258	12.7	10.1-15.8	1,587	52.9	49.5-56.3
No	3,457	877	28.2	25.7-30.8	322	13.1	10.9-15.8	2,258	58.7	55.7-61.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,130	210	23.0	18.7-28.0	72	10.1	6.3-15.7	848	66.9	61.2-72.1
Non-Veteran	4,811	1,423	32.7	30.4-35.1	490	13.3	11.4-15.5	2,898	54.0	51.4-56.5

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

2,899

756

30.6

27.7-33.6

237

12.8

10.3-15.7

1,906

56.7

53.4-59.9

Female

3,558

1,018

31.6

29.0-34.3

382

12.6

10.7-14.8

2,158

55.8

52.9-58.6

RACE

White

5,246

1,390

30.0

27.9-32.2

447

10.7

9.2-12.4

3,409

59.2

56.9-61.5

African American

805

260

36.3

30.8-42.1

111

16.1

11.7-21.6

434

47.6

42.0-53.4

Asian

32.5

16.0-54.8

15.6

3.6-47.8

52.0

29.8-73.4

Native American

190

38.5

27.2-51.1

25.4

13.0-43.8

36.1

25.2-48.7

Other Minorities

132

30.8

19.1-45.6

25.0

12.6-43.5

44.2

30.3-59.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

149

21.1

12.6-33.2

23.5

12.4-40.1

55.3

41.0-68.8

-English Speaking

24.9

13.8-40.7

14.5

7.1-27.5

60.6

44.4-74.7

-Spanish Speaking

19.1

8.8-36.8

28.3

12.8-51.5

52.6

33.2-71.1

Non-Hispanic

6,288

1,740

31.8

29.8-33.8

593

12.0

10.5-13.6

3,955

56.2

54.1-58.4

AGE

18-24

155

40.9

30.7-52.0

29.9

20.7-41.1

29.2

19.3-41.6

25-34

525

208

38.3

32.1-44.9

16.6

12.0-22.4

234

45.1

38.5-52.0

35-44

788

329

40.9

35.8-46.2

13.5

9.4-19.0

367

45.6

40.4-50.9

45-54

1,273

484

34.6

30.8-38.8

141

11.9

8.9-15.9

648

53.4

49.0-57.8

55-64

1,520

380

26.0

22.8-29.5

138

8.7

6.9-11.0

1,002

65.2

61.6-68.7

65-74

1,329

232

16.8

14.1-20.0

5.8

4.4- 7.7

1,017

77.3

74.0-80.4

75+

831

6.9

4.8- 9.7

3.2

1.9- 5.3

733

89.9

86.7-92.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,028

368

39.2

33.3-45.4

14.0

9.2-20.6

561

46.8

40.7-53.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,064

656

35.9

32.3-39.7

228

13.8

11.2-17.0

1,180

50.2

46.5-54.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,730

491

29.8

26.3-33.5

159

12.9

9.7-16.8

1,080

57.4

53.1-61.6

College Graduate

1,627

257

19.6

16.5-23.1

132

9.9

7.7-12.8

1,238

70.4

66.6-74.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

835

315

38.4

32.2-44.9

107

14.6

9.9-21.1

413

47.0

40.0-54.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,146

388

36.0

31.0-41.4

136

15.7

11.2-21.6

622

48.2

42.7-53.8

$25,000- 34,999

750

204

28.8

23.6-34.6

19.9

13.5-28.3

472

51.3

44.7-58.0

$35,000- 49,999

877

227

29.1

24.3-34.5

9.4

6.9-12.6

569

61.5

55.7-67.0

$50,000-74,999

822

200

28.2

23.3-33.6

14.8

10.6-20.4

543

57.0

51.2-62.6

$75,000+

1,121

186

20.8

17.1-25.2

7.6

5.4-10.5

861

71.6

67.1-75.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,628

783

34.4

31.2-37.7

258

12.7

10.1-15.8

1,587

52.9

49.5-56.3

3,457

877

28.2

25.7-30.8

322

13.1

10.9-15.8

2,258

58.7

55.7-61.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,130

210

23.0

18.7-28.0

10.1

6.3-15.7

848

66.9

61.2-72.1

Non-Veteran

4,811

1,423

32.7

30.4-35.1

490

13.3

11.4-15.5

2,898

54.0

51.4-56.5

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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.

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