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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
North Carolina	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
-Piedmont NC	3,145	829	30.1	27.5-32.9	288	12.4	10.1-15.1	2,028	57.4	54.4-60.4
GENDER
Male	1,425	359	29.0	25.3-33.0	103	12.2	8.9-16.5	963	58.8	54.3-63.1
Female	1,720	470	31.6	28.1-35.4	185	12.7	10.0-16.1	1,065	55.7	51.7-59.6
RACE
White	2,602	666	30.1	27.2-33.0	222	10.4	8.4-12.9	1,714	59.5	56.4-62.6
African American	391	124	35.6	28.5-43.4	47	15.4	9.7-23.6	220	49.0	41.4-56.7
Other Minorities	125	35	26.2	16.3-39.4	18	24.4	12.6-41.9	72	49.4	35.1-63.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	84	15	13.3	6.8-24.2	11	21.5	9.9-40.7	58	65.2	47.9-79.3
Non-Hispanic	3,049	812	31.7	29.0-34.6	275	11.6	9.5-14.1	1,962	56.6	53.7-59.5
AGE
18-24	68	30	36.4	24.1-50.8	20	32.1	19.3-48.4	18	31.5	19.2-47.1
25-34	247	97	35.1	27.1-44.1	45	19.7	12.9-28.8	105	45.2	35.9-54.8
35-44	407	157	40.6	34.1-47.3	43	8.5	5.8-12.4	207	50.9	44.3-57.5
45-54	608	214	32.5	27.3-38.2	60	11.7	7.3-18.3	334	55.8	49.6-61.8
55-64	733	190	28.5	23.9-33.5	58	7.8	5.5-11.1	485	63.7	58.5-68.5
65+	1,062	139	12.4	9.7-15.6	59	4.4	3.2- 6.2	864	83.2	79.7-86.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	483	173	37.4	29.4-46.0	44	17.9	10.4-29.1	266	44.7	35.9-53.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	964	301	35.5	30.5-40.9	102	13.4	9.6-18.4	561	51.1	45.6-56.5
Some Post-H.S.	813	222	29.6	25.0-34.6	76	11.3	7.8-16.0	515	59.1	53.6-64.4
College Graduate	882	133	19.6	15.6-24.2	65	8.8	6.3-12.1	684	71.7	66.8-76.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	336	134	39.8	30.2-50.3	47	16.5	9.0-28.1	155	43.7	32.7-55.3
$15,000- 24,999	510	160	32.4	25.8-39.7	62	15.6	9.9-23.7	288	52.0	44.2-59.8
$25,000- 34,999	363	102	29.9	22.4-38.6	33	20.0	10.9-33.9	228	50.1	40.5-59.7
$35,000- 49,999	441	112	29.1	22.9-36.1	36	7.7	4.8-12.1	293	63.2	55.9-69.9
$50,000-74,999	412	102	28.3	21.7-35.9	35	14.6	8.8-23.1	275	57.2	49.1-64.9
$75,000+	628	93	18.5	13.9-24.1	41	7.0	4.5-10.8	494	74.5	68.6-79.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,193	349	35.5	31.0-40.4	121	13.3	9.3-18.5	723	51.2	46.3-56.1
No	1,757	432	27.5	24.1-31.1	148	12.2	9.3-15.7	1,177	60.4	56.3-64.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	518	91	22.0	15.9-29.6	24	5.1	2.9- 9.0	403	72.9	65.3-79.3
Non-Veteran	2,381	665	31.1	28.2-34.3	238	14.2	11.4-17.5	1,478	54.7	51.2-58.1

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-Piedmont NC

3,145

829

30.1

27.5-32.9

288

12.4

10.1-15.1

2,028

57.4

54.4-60.4

GENDER

Male

1,425

359

29.0

25.3-33.0

103

12.2

8.9-16.5

963

58.8

54.3-63.1

Female

1,720

470

31.6

28.1-35.4

185

12.7

10.0-16.1

1,065

55.7

51.7-59.6

RACE

White

2,602

666

30.1

27.2-33.0

222

10.4

8.4-12.9

1,714

59.5

56.4-62.6

African American

391

124

35.6

28.5-43.4

15.4

9.7-23.6

220

49.0

41.4-56.7

Other Minorities

125

26.2

16.3-39.4

24.4

12.6-41.9

49.4

35.1-63.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

13.3

6.8-24.2

21.5

9.9-40.7

65.2

47.9-79.3

Non-Hispanic

3,049

812

31.7

29.0-34.6

275

11.6

9.5-14.1

1,962

56.6

53.7-59.5

AGE

18-24

36.4

24.1-50.8

32.1

19.3-48.4

31.5

19.2-47.1

25-34

247

35.1

27.1-44.1

19.7

12.9-28.8

105

45.2

35.9-54.8

35-44

407

157

40.6

34.1-47.3

8.5

5.8-12.4

207

50.9

44.3-57.5

45-54

608

214

32.5

27.3-38.2

11.7

7.3-18.3

334

55.8

49.6-61.8

55-64

733

190

28.5

23.9-33.5

7.8

5.5-11.1

485

63.7

58.5-68.5

65+

1,062

139

12.4

9.7-15.6

4.4

3.2- 6.2

864

83.2

79.7-86.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

483

173

37.4

29.4-46.0

17.9

10.4-29.1

266

44.7

35.9-53.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

964

301

35.5

30.5-40.9

102

13.4

9.6-18.4

561

51.1

45.6-56.5

Some Post-H.S.

813

222

29.6

25.0-34.6

11.3

7.8-16.0

515

59.1

53.6-64.4

College Graduate

882

133

19.6

15.6-24.2

8.8

6.3-12.1

684

71.7

66.8-76.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

336

134

39.8

30.2-50.3

16.5

9.0-28.1

155

43.7

32.7-55.3

$15,000- 24,999

510

160

32.4

25.8-39.7

15.6

9.9-23.7

288

52.0

44.2-59.8

$25,000- 34,999

363

102

29.9

22.4-38.6

20.0

10.9-33.9

228

50.1

40.5-59.7

$35,000- 49,999

441

112

29.1

22.9-36.1

7.7

4.8-12.1

293

63.2

55.9-69.9

$50,000-74,999

412

102

28.3

21.7-35.9

14.6

8.8-23.1

275

57.2

49.1-64.9

$75,000+

628

18.5

13.9-24.1

7.0

4.5-10.8

494

74.5

68.6-79.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,193

349

35.5

31.0-40.4

121

13.3

9.3-18.5

723

51.2

46.3-56.1

1,757

432

27.5

24.1-31.1

148

12.2

9.3-15.7

1,177

60.4

56.3-64.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

518

22.0

15.9-29.6

5.1

2.9- 9.0

403

72.9

65.3-79.3

Non-Veteran

2,381

665

31.1

28.2-34.3

238

14.2

11.4-17.5

1,478

54.7

51.2-58.1

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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.

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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