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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,219 10,826 79.7 78.4-80.9 2,393 20.3 19.1-21.6
-Piedmont NC 6,761 5,644 81.1 79.4-82.7 1,117 18.9 17.3-20.6
GENDER
Male 2,555 2,093 78.7 75.8-81.3 462 21.3 18.7-24.2
Female 4,206 3,551 83.3 81.3-85.2 655 16.7 14.8-18.7
RACE
White 5,440 4,552 81.2 79.4-82.9 888 18.8 17.1-20.6
African American 929 758 80.9 76.5-84.7 171 19.1 15.3-23.5
Other Minorities 338 285 78.5 69.3-85.5 53 21.5 14.5-30.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 236 210 84.9 75.1-91.3 26 15.1 8.7-24.9
Non-Hispanic 6,501 5,414 80.7 79.0-82.3 1,087 19.3 17.7-21.0
AGE
18-24 185 135 77.0 68.6-83.7 50 23.0 16.3-31.4
25-34 637 495 76.4 71.1-81.0 142 23.6 19.0-28.9
35-44 1,092 892 81.4 77.9-84.4 200 18.6 15.6-22.1
45-54 1,351 1,077 80.2 76.6-83.4 274 19.8 16.6-23.4
55-64 1,377 1,129 80.1 76.8-83.1 248 19.9 16.9-23.2
65+ 2,052 1,854 91.0 89.0-92.6 198 9.0 7.4-11.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 830 613 69.0 61.8-75.3 217 31.0 24.7-38.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,847 1,444 74.2 70.4-77.7 403 25.8 22.3-29.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,635 1,337 80.7 77.5-83.6 298 19.3 16.4-22.5
College Graduate 2,437 2,239 90.9 88.9-92.5 198 9.1 7.5-11.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 609 428 67.4 59.7-74.3 181 32.6 25.7-40.3
$15,000- 24,999 948 726 76.4 71.2-81.0 222 23.6 19.0-28.8
$25,000- 34,999 639 504 71.4 63.5-78.2 135 28.6 21.8-36.5
$35,000- 49,999 845 697 80.5 76.0-84.3 148 19.5 15.7-24.0
$50,000-74,999 959 822 81.5 76.7-85.5 137 18.5 14.5-23.3
$75,000+ 1,706 1,572 91.1 88.7-93.1 134 8.9 6.9-11.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,151 1,681 72.5 68.8-75.9 470 27.5 24.1-31.2
No 4,183 3,603 83.9 81.8-85.8 580 16.1 14.2-18.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 787 672 82.7 77.2-87.0 115 17.3 13.0-22.8
Non-Veteran 5,413 4,510 80.9 79.0-82.7 903 19.1 17.3-21.0

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

^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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