BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	13,224	6,462	46.5	44.9-48.0	6,762	53.5	52.0-55.1
GENDER
Male	4,964	2,901	53.4	50.9-56.0	2,063	46.6	44.0-49.1
Female	8,260	3,561	40.0	38.1-41.9	4,699	60.0	58.1-61.9
RACE
White	10,460	5,251	48.8	47.1-50.5	5,209	51.2	49.5-52.9
African American	1,852	805	38.7	35.0-42.5	1,047	61.3	57.5-65.0
Asian	105	32	38.2	26.2-51.9	73	61.8	48.1-73.8
Native American	311	190	65.0	55.8-73.3	121	35.0	26.7-44.2
Other Minorities	406	132	38.1	29.5-47.6	274	61.9	52.4-70.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	440	149	40.6	32.2-49.6	291	59.4	50.4-67.8
-English Speaking	231	91	40.8	31.1-51.2	140	59.2	48.8-68.9
-Spanish Speaking	209	58	40.6	29.1-53.2	151	59.4	46.8-70.9
Non-Hispanic	12,747	6,293	46.9	45.4-48.4	6,454	53.1	51.6-54.6
AGE
18-24	409	155	34.0	27.7-40.9	254	66.0	59.1-72.3
25-34	1,222	525	44.4	40.1-48.8	697	55.6	51.2-59.9
35-44	1,991	788	40.6	37.3-43.9	1,203	59.4	56.1-62.7
45-54	2,563	1,275	49.2	46.3-52.1	1,288	50.8	47.9-53.7
55-64	2,766	1,521	56.4	53.6-59.0	1,245	43.6	41.0-46.4
65-74	2,341	1,329	57.1	54.1-60.0	1,012	42.9	40.0-45.9
75+	1,812	831	49.0	45.3-52.8	981	51.0	47.2-54.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,733	1,028	58.1	52.9-63.2	705	41.9	36.8-47.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,925	2,066	51.5	48.4-54.5	1,859	48.5	45.5-51.6
Some Post-H.S.	3,345	1,732	49.6	46.5-52.8	1,613	50.4	47.2-53.5
College Graduate	4,199	1,628	34.2	32.1-36.3	2,571	65.8	63.7-67.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,445	837	55.4	49.7-61.1	608	44.6	38.9-50.3
$15,000- 24,999	2,095	1,146	53.0	48.8-57.2	949	47.0	42.8-51.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,356	750	55.0	49.9-59.9	606	45.0	40.1-50.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,703	877	51.0	46.7-55.3	826	49.0	44.7-53.3
$50,000-74,999	1,810	822	46.4	42.8-50.2	988	53.6	49.8-57.2
$75,000+	2,793	1,122	36.6	33.9-39.4	1,671	63.4	60.6-66.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,585	2,631	58.2	55.5-60.9	1,954	41.8	39.1-44.5
No	7,841	3,459	41.6	39.8-43.5	4,382	58.4	56.5-60.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,727	1,130	63.1	59.2-66.8	597	36.9	33.2-40.8
Non-Veteran	10,391	4,815	44.0	42.2-45.7	5,576	56.0	54.3-57.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

13,224

6,462

46.5

44.9-48.0

6,762

53.5

52.0-55.1

GENDER

Male

4,964

2,901

53.4

50.9-56.0

2,063

46.6

44.0-49.1

Female

8,260

3,561

40.0

38.1-41.9

4,699

60.0

58.1-61.9

RACE

White

10,460

5,251

48.8

47.1-50.5

5,209

51.2

49.5-52.9

African American

1,852

805

38.7

35.0-42.5

1,047

61.3

57.5-65.0

Asian

105

38.2

26.2-51.9

61.8

48.1-73.8

Native American

311

190

65.0

55.8-73.3

121

35.0

26.7-44.2

Other Minorities

406

132

38.1

29.5-47.6

274

61.9

52.4-70.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

440

149

40.6

32.2-49.6

291

59.4

50.4-67.8

-English Speaking

231

40.8

31.1-51.2

140

59.2

48.8-68.9

-Spanish Speaking

209

40.6

29.1-53.2

151

59.4

46.8-70.9

Non-Hispanic

12,747

6,293

46.9

45.4-48.4

6,454

53.1

51.6-54.6

AGE

18-24

409

155

34.0

27.7-40.9

254

66.0

59.1-72.3

25-34

1,222

525

44.4

40.1-48.8

697

55.6

51.2-59.9

35-44

1,991

788

40.6

37.3-43.9

1,203

59.4

56.1-62.7

45-54

2,563

1,275

49.2

46.3-52.1

1,288

50.8

47.9-53.7

55-64

2,766

1,521

56.4

53.6-59.0

1,245

43.6

41.0-46.4

65-74

2,341

1,329

57.1

54.1-60.0

1,012

42.9

40.0-45.9

75+

1,812

831

49.0

45.3-52.8

981

51.0

47.2-54.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,733

1,028

58.1

52.9-63.2

705

41.9

36.8-47.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,925

2,066

51.5

48.4-54.5

1,859

48.5

45.5-51.6

Some Post-H.S.

3,345

1,732

49.6

46.5-52.8

1,613

50.4

47.2-53.5

College Graduate

4,199

1,628

34.2

32.1-36.3

2,571

65.8

63.7-67.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,445

837

55.4

49.7-61.1

608

44.6

38.9-50.3

$15,000- 24,999

2,095

1,146

53.0

48.8-57.2

949

47.0

42.8-51.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,356

750

55.0

49.9-59.9

606

45.0

40.1-50.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,703

877

51.0

46.7-55.3

826

49.0

44.7-53.3

$50,000-74,999

1,810

822

46.4

42.8-50.2

988

53.6

49.8-57.2

$75,000+

2,793

1,122

36.6

33.9-39.4

1,671

63.4

60.6-66.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,585

2,631

58.2

55.5-60.9

1,954

41.8

39.1-44.5

7,841

3,459

41.6

39.8-43.5

4,382

58.4

56.5-60.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,727

1,130

63.1

59.2-66.8

597

36.9

33.2-40.8

Non-Veteran

10,391

4,815

44.0

42.2-45.7

5,576

56.0

54.3-57.8

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^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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