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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Have you heard of the North Carolina Tobacco Use Quitline at 1-800-QuitNow or the website, QuitlineNC.org?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 11,935 4,171 39.4 37.8-41.0 7,764 60.6 59.0-62.2
-WHITES 9,546 3,279 39.5 37.7-41.2 6,267 60.5 58.8-62.3
GENDER
Male 3,585 1,195 38.5 35.8-41.3 2,390 61.5 58.7-64.2
Female 5,961 2,084 40.3 38.1-42.5 3,877 59.7 57.5-61.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 118 43 43.4 29.2-58.7 75 56.6 41.3-70.8
Non-Hispanic 9,412 3,233 39.4 37.7-41.2 6,179 60.6 58.8-62.3
AGE
18-24 230 140 64.0 54.9-72.2 90 36.0 27.8-45.1
25-34 780 420 51.6 46.5-56.8 360 48.4 43.2-53.5
35-44 1,353 566 40.6 36.9-44.4 787 59.4 55.6-63.1
45-54 1,826 655 36.8 33.6-40.0 1,171 63.2 60.0-66.4
55-64 2,068 694 33.7 30.8-36.8 1,374 66.3 63.2-69.2
65+ 3,218 784 23.3 21.3-25.4 2,434 76.7 74.6-78.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 990 323 37.7 31.5-44.3 667 62.3 55.7-68.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,724 928 37.9 34.7-41.2 1,796 62.1 58.8-65.3
Some Post-H.S. 2,496 903 44.7 41.0-48.3 1,593 55.3 51.7-59.0
College Graduate 3,328 1,124 37.2 34.7-39.7 2,204 62.8 60.3-65.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 845 296 39.0 33.1-45.2 549 61.0 54.8-66.9
$15,000- 24,999 1,356 483 40.0 35.4-44.9 873 60.0 55.1-64.6
$25,000- 34,999 965 329 38.2 32.5-44.3 636 61.8 55.7-67.5
$35,000-49,999 1,308 484 41.6 37.1-46.2 824 58.4 53.8-62.9
$50,000- 74,999 1,416 526 43.7 39.6-47.9 890 56.3 52.1-60.4
$75,000+ 2,304 792 38.6 35.2-42.1 1,512 61.4 57.9-64.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,289 1,052 36.6 33.4-39.9 2,237 63.4 60.1-66.6
No 6,199 2,212 40.8 38.7-42.9 3,987 59.2 57.1-61.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,291 413 33.9 30.0-38.0 878 66.1 62.0-70.0
Non-Veteran 7,455 2,601 40.8 38.8-42.8 4,854 59.2 57.2-61.2

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*This question was asked of all respondents regardless of smoking status.

^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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