BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

How long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 1 year ago	1 to 5 years ago	5 to 10 years ago	10 or more years ago
North Carolina	3,979	242	10.2	8.0-12.8	537	18.0	15.8-20.5	462	12.6	10.8-14.7	2,738	59.2	56.3-62.0
-Western NC	894	59	11.9	8.1-17.2	115	13.9	11.2-17.2	93	10.4	8.1-13.4	627	63.8	58.8-68.4
GENDER
Male	424	22	11.9	6.2-21.4	42	11.9	8.3-16.6	44	10.6	7.3-15.3	316	65.7	58.0-72.6
Female	470	37	12.0	8.0-17.6	73	16.3	12.4-21.1	49	10.2	7.3-14.1	311	61.5	55.2-67.5
RACE
White	842	54	11.4	7.5-16.9	107	13.9	11.1-17.3	85	10.5	8.0-13.6	596	64.2	59.2-69.0
African American	20	2	15.4	3.1-50.7	4	26.7	9.0-57.3	2	5.9	1.3-23.5	12	52.0	26.6-76.4
Other Minorities	25	3	25.4	5.0-68.9	4	7.5	2.0-24.8	4	7.3	1.8-25.2	14	59.7	26.0-86.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	2	45.7	11.3-84.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.9	0.7-35.9	7	48.4	12.9-85.6
Non-Hispanic	882	57	11.1	7.4-16.4	115	14.3	11.5-17.6	91	10.4	8.0-13.3	619	64.3	59.3-68.9
AGE
18-24	8	4	78.6	42.0-94.9	4	21.4	5.1-58.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	38	10	30.7	16.6-49.6	13	37.7	22.1-56.2	10	23.0	12.0-39.5	5	8.7	3.2-21.4
35-44	66	12	19.0	10.1-32.9	16	23.8	14.4-36.7	7	12.4	5.8-24.4	31	44.8	31.8-58.6
45-54	123	14	11.3	5.2-22.6	18	11.6	6.8-18.9	13	5.8	3.0-11.0	78	71.4	59.8-80.6
55-64	243	10	3.9	2.0- 7.5	36	11.9	8.3-16.8	26	12.0	7.0-19.9	171	72.3	64.7-78.7
65+	411	9	2.1	1.0- 4.3	28	6.1	4.1- 9.2	36	9.2	6.3-13.3	338	82.5	77.8-86.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	128	11	26.7	11.9-49.4	15	7.6	3.8-14.4	18	9.7	5.2-17.4	84	56.1	38.7-72.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	279	21	11.2	6.8-18.0	42	16.9	12.0-23.3	27	12.4	7.7-19.5	189	59.5	51.5-67.0
Some Post-H.S.	239	15	9.3	4.7-17.6	31	14.5	9.6-21.3	28	12.5	8.3-18.4	165	63.7	55.5-71.2
College Graduate	247	12	5.8	2.9-11.4	27	13.9	8.8-21.2	19	6.4	3.6-11.2	189	73.9	66.0-80.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	122	11	30.4	11.4-59.7	21	15.6	7.9-28.3	13	6.9	3.3-13.8	77	47.1	29.3-65.6
$15,000- 24,999	160	10	8.2	4.0-16.2	28	21.8	14.6-31.2	16	8.9	5.2-14.7	106	61.2	51.3-70.2
$25,000- 34,999	126	5	6.8	2.7-16.5	16	15.4	9.0-25.3	15	12.1	6.8-20.8	90	65.6	54.5-75.2
$35,000- 49,999	121	9	12.2	5.1-26.2	15	13.8	7.7-23.4	14	10.1	5.3-18.6	83	64.0	52.0-74.4
$50,000-74,999	97	6	8.3	3.1-20.7	15	16.8	9.0-29.0	8	9.7	4.4-20.0	68	65.2	52.3-76.2
$75,000+	139	7	5.6	2.4-12.5	14	12.1	6.6-21.2	12	9.5	5.1-16.9	106	72.9	63.0-80.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	392	28	10.9	6.7-17.3	55	13.2	9.6-17.8	42	9.6	6.6-13.7	267	66.3	59.5-72.5
No	473	30	12.6	7.2-21.2	53	13.5	9.8-18.3	50	11.4	8.1-15.9	340	62.4	55.4-69.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	191	6	3.8	1.5- 9.6	10	6.4	3.2-12.4	19	8.9	5.4-14.3	156	80.9	73.4-86.7
Non-Veteran	631	46	13.8	8.9-20.8	99	16.5	13.0-20.8	66	11.4	8.4-15.2	420	58.3	52.2-64.1

Total
Respond.^

Less than 1 year ago

1 to 5 years ago

5 to 10 years ago

10 or more years ago

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,979

242

10.2

8.0-12.8

537

18.0

15.8-20.5

462

12.6

10.8-14.7

2,738

59.2

56.3-62.0

-Western NC

894

11.9

8.1-17.2

115

13.9

11.2-17.2

10.4

8.1-13.4

627

63.8

58.8-68.4

GENDER

Male

424

11.9

6.2-21.4

11.9

8.3-16.6

10.6

7.3-15.3

316

65.7

58.0-72.6

Female

470

12.0

8.0-17.6

16.3

12.4-21.1

10.2

7.3-14.1

311

61.5

55.2-67.5

RACE

White

842

11.4

7.5-16.9

107

13.9

11.1-17.3

10.5

8.0-13.6

596

64.2

59.2-69.0

African American

15.4

3.1-50.7

26.7

9.0-57.3

5.9

1.3-23.5

52.0

26.6-76.4

Other Minorities

25.4

5.0-68.9

7.5

2.0-24.8

7.3

1.8-25.2

59.7

26.0-86.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

45.7

11.3-84.7

0.0

. - .

5.9

0.7-35.9

48.4

12.9-85.6

Non-Hispanic

882

11.1

7.4-16.4

115

14.3

11.5-17.6

10.4

8.0-13.3

619

64.3

59.3-68.9

AGE

18-24

78.6

42.0-94.9

21.4

5.1-58.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

30.7

16.6-49.6

37.7

22.1-56.2

23.0

12.0-39.5

8.7

3.2-21.4

35-44

19.0

10.1-32.9

23.8

14.4-36.7

12.4

5.8-24.4

44.8

31.8-58.6

45-54

123

11.3

5.2-22.6

11.6

6.8-18.9

5.8

3.0-11.0

71.4

59.8-80.6

55-64

243

3.9

2.0- 7.5

11.9

8.3-16.8

12.0

7.0-19.9

171

72.3

64.7-78.7

65+

411

2.1

1.0- 4.3

6.1

4.1- 9.2

9.2

6.3-13.3

338

82.5

77.8-86.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

128

26.7

11.9-49.4

7.6

3.8-14.4

9.7

5.2-17.4

56.1

38.7-72.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

279

11.2

6.8-18.0

16.9

12.0-23.3

12.4

7.7-19.5

189

59.5

51.5-67.0

Some Post-H.S.

239

9.3

4.7-17.6

14.5

9.6-21.3

12.5

8.3-18.4

165

63.7

55.5-71.2

College Graduate

247

5.8

2.9-11.4

13.9

8.8-21.2

6.4

3.6-11.2

189

73.9

66.0-80.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

122

30.4

11.4-59.7

15.6

7.9-28.3

6.9

3.3-13.8

47.1

29.3-65.6

$15,000- 24,999

160

8.2

4.0-16.2

21.8

14.6-31.2

8.9

5.2-14.7

106

61.2

51.3-70.2

$25,000- 34,999

126

6.8

2.7-16.5

15.4

9.0-25.3

12.1

6.8-20.8

65.6

54.5-75.2

$35,000- 49,999

121

12.2

5.1-26.2

13.8

7.7-23.4

10.1

5.3-18.6

64.0

52.0-74.4

$50,000-74,999

8.3

3.1-20.7

16.8

9.0-29.0

9.7

4.4-20.0

65.2

52.3-76.2

$75,000+

139

5.6

2.4-12.5

12.1

6.6-21.2

9.5

5.1-16.9

106

72.9

63.0-80.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

392

10.9

6.7-17.3

13.2

9.6-17.8

9.6

6.6-13.7

267

66.3

59.5-72.5

473

12.6

7.2-21.2

13.5

9.8-18.3

11.4

8.1-15.9

340

62.4

55.4-69.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

191

3.8

1.5- 9.6

6.4

3.2-12.4

8.9

5.4-14.3

156

80.9

73.4-86.7

Non-Veteran

631

13.8

8.9-20.8

16.5

13.0-20.8

11.4

8.4-15.2

420

58.3

52.2-64.1

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*This question was asked of those who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes, but no longer smoke.

^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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