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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^
Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,219 1,774 14.4 13.4-15.5 619 5.9 5.1- 6.8 4,064 26.2 24.9-27.5 6,762 53.5 52.0-55.1
-Piedmont NC 6,761 829 13.4 12.1-14.8 288 5.5 4.5- 6.8 2,028 25.5 23.9-27.2 3,616 55.6 53.5-57.6
GENDER
Male 2,555 359 15.0 12.9-17.4 103 6.3 4.6- 8.7 963 30.4 27.7-33.3 1,130 48.2 45.0-51.5
Female 4,206 470 11.9 10.4-13.6 185 4.8 3.7- 6.2 1,065 20.9 19.1-22.9 2,486 62.4 60.0-64.8
RACE
White 5,440 666 13.9 12.5-15.5 222 4.8 3.9- 6.0 1,714 27.6 25.8-29.4 2,838 53.7 51.5-55.9
African American 929 124 13.3 10.3-17.0 47 5.7 3.5- 9.3 220 18.3 15.1-22.0 538 62.6 57.7-67.3
Other Minorities 338 35 11.2 6.9-17.5 18 10.4 5.1-19.9 72 21.0 14.5-29.3 213 57.5 48.1-66.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 236 15 5.8 3.0-10.7 11 9.3 4.1-19.8 58 28.3 19.5-39.2 152 56.6 45.5-67.0
Non-Hispanic 6,501 812 14.1 12.8-15.6 275 5.2 4.2- 6.4 1,962 25.2 23.6-26.8 3,452 55.5 53.5-57.5
AGE
18-24 185 30 12.2 7.9-18.4 20 10.8 6.1-18.5 18 10.6 6.1-17.7 117 66.4 57.1-74.5
25-34 637 97 15.2 11.6-19.5 45 8.5 5.5-12.9 105 19.5 14.9-25.1 390 56.9 51.0-62.5
35-44 1,092 157 15.4 12.5-18.8 43 3.2 2.2- 4.8 207 19.3 16.3-22.7 685 62.0 57.9-66.0
45-54 1,351 214 14.5 12.1-17.4 60 5.2 3.2- 8.5 334 24.9 21.8-28.3 743 55.3 51.5-59.1
55-64 1,377 190 15.6 12.9-18.7 58 4.3 3.0- 6.1 485 34.8 31.4-38.3 644 45.3 41.7-49.0
65+ 2,052 139 6.6 5.2- 8.5 59 2.4 1.7- 3.3 864 44.5 41.3-47.8 990 46.5 43.3-49.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 830 173 21.0 16.3-26.5 44 10.0 5.6-17.2 266 25.1 19.6-31.5 347 43.9 36.6-51.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,847 301 18.7 15.8-22.0 102 7.1 5.0- 9.9 561 26.9 23.6-30.5 883 47.3 43.2-51.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,635 222 14.0 11.7-16.6 76 5.3 3.6- 7.7 515 27.9 24.6-31.5 822 52.8 48.9-56.7
College Graduate 2,437 133 6.3 4.9- 8.0 65 2.8 2.0- 4.0 684 23.0 20.9-25.3 1,555 67.9 65.2-70.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 609 134 23.0 17.7-29.4 47 9.5 5.1-17.0 155 25.3 18.1-34.0 273 42.2 34.6-50.2
$15,000- 24,999 948 160 15.9 12.4-20.1 62 7.7 4.8-12.1 288 25.6 21.0-30.7 438 50.9 44.8-56.9
$25,000- 34,999 639 102 17.1 12.8-22.5 33 11.5 6.0-20.8 228 28.7 23.6-34.4 276 42.7 36.3-49.5
$35,000- 49,999 845 112 15.4 12.0-19.6 36 4.1 2.6- 6.5 293 33.5 28.3-39.2 404 46.9 41.2-52.8
$50,000-74,999 959 102 12.2 9.2-16.0 35 6.3 3.7-10.5 275 24.7 20.8-29.0 547 56.8 51.7-61.7
$75,000+ 1,706 93 6.4 4.7- 8.7 41 2.4 1.6- 3.8 494 25.9 23.2-28.8 1,078 65.3 62.0-68.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,151 349 20.0 17.2-23.1 121 7.5 5.2-10.7 723 28.9 25.9-32.0 958 43.6 40.0-47.4
No 4,183 432 11.2 9.7-12.8 148 4.9 3.7- 6.5 1,177 24.6 22.5-26.7 2,426 59.3 56.9-61.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 787 91 14.1 10.0-19.4 24 3.3 1.8- 5.8 403 46.5 41.3-51.9 269 36.1 31.2-41.4
Non-Veteran 5,413 665 13.1 11.8-14.6 238 6.0 4.7- 7.5 1,478 23.0 21.3-24.9 3,032 57.8 55.6-60.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

^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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