BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (Current Smoker*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	13,219	10,826	79.7	78.4-80.9	2,393	20.3	19.1-21.6
-Western NC	2,812	2,264	77.3	74.2-80.0	548	22.7	20.0-25.8
GENDER
Male	1,085	842	73.9	68.6-78.5	243	26.1	21.5-31.4
Female	1,727	1,422	80.4	77.2-83.3	305	19.6	16.7-22.8
RACE
White	2,585	2,104	77.5	74.2-80.4	481	22.5	19.6-25.8
African American	76	50	68.2	52.1-80.9	26	31.8	19.1-47.9
Other Minorities	138	100	79.5	68.2-87.4	38	20.5	12.6-31.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	60	52	89.4	75.7-95.8	8	10.6	4.2-24.3
Non-Hispanic	2,746	2,207	76.8	73.6-79.6	539	23.2	20.4-26.4
AGE
18-24	89	62	67.7	48.7-82.3	27	32.3	17.7-51.3
25-34	193	140	73.0	64.6-80.1	53	27.0	19.9-35.4
35-44	345	259	76.2	70.2-81.3	86	23.8	18.7-29.8
45-54	493	352	71.1	64.8-76.6	141	28.9	23.4-35.2
55-64	648	523	79.6	75.1-83.4	125	20.4	16.6-24.9
65+	1,022	908	88.8	86.2-91.0	114	11.2	9.0-13.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	401	277	59.2	47.3-70.2	124	40.8	29.8-52.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	916	707	73.6	69.1-77.8	209	26.4	22.2-30.9
Some Post-H.S.	690	556	77.3	71.8-81.9	134	22.7	18.1-28.2
College Graduate	801	721	91.2	88.6-93.2	80	8.8	6.8-11.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	368	261	68.5	60.2-75.8	107	31.5	24.2-39.8
$15,000- 24,999	522	375	67.7	61.5-73.3	147	32.3	26.7-38.5
$25,000- 34,999	345	285	76.4	69.3-82.4	60	23.6	17.6-30.7
$35,000- 49,999	372	309	80.5	74.0-85.7	63	19.5	14.3-26.0
$50,000-74,999	360	304	84.9	79.9-88.9	56	15.1	11.1-20.1
$75,000+	407	366	88.4	82.8-92.4	41	11.6	7.6-17.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,069	826	72.4	67.9-76.5	243	27.6	23.5-32.1
No	1,610	1,340	81.8	78.9-84.3	270	18.2	15.7-21.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	358	301	82.4	76.8-86.9	57	17.6	13.1-23.2
Non-Veteran	2,220	1,777	76.9	73.3-80.2	443	23.1	19.8-26.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,219

10,826

79.7

78.4-80.9

2,393

20.3

19.1-21.6

-Western NC

2,812

2,264

77.3

74.2-80.0

548

22.7

20.0-25.8

GENDER

Male

1,085

842

73.9

68.6-78.5

243

26.1

21.5-31.4

Female

1,727

1,422

80.4

77.2-83.3

305

19.6

16.7-22.8

RACE

White

2,585

2,104

77.5

74.2-80.4

481

22.5

19.6-25.8

African American

68.2

52.1-80.9

31.8

19.1-47.9

Other Minorities

138

100

79.5

68.2-87.4

20.5

12.6-31.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

89.4

75.7-95.8

10.6

4.2-24.3

Non-Hispanic

2,746

2,207

76.8

73.6-79.6

539

23.2

20.4-26.4

AGE

18-24

67.7

48.7-82.3

32.3

17.7-51.3

25-34

193

140

73.0

64.6-80.1

27.0

19.9-35.4

35-44

345

259

76.2

70.2-81.3

23.8

18.7-29.8

45-54

493

352

71.1

64.8-76.6

141

28.9

23.4-35.2

55-64

648

523

79.6

75.1-83.4

125

20.4

16.6-24.9

65+

1,022

908

88.8

86.2-91.0

114

11.2

9.0-13.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

401

277

59.2

47.3-70.2

124

40.8

29.8-52.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

916

707

73.6

69.1-77.8

209

26.4

22.2-30.9

Some Post-H.S.

690

556

77.3

71.8-81.9

134

22.7

18.1-28.2

College Graduate

801

721

91.2

88.6-93.2

8.8

6.8-11.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

368

261

68.5

60.2-75.8

107

31.5

24.2-39.8

$15,000- 24,999

522

375

67.7

61.5-73.3

147

32.3

26.7-38.5

$25,000- 34,999

345

285

76.4

69.3-82.4

23.6

17.6-30.7

$35,000- 49,999

372

309

80.5

74.0-85.7

19.5

14.3-26.0

$50,000-74,999

360

304

84.9

79.9-88.9

15.1

11.1-20.1

$75,000+

407

366

88.4

82.8-92.4

11.6

7.6-17.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,069

826

72.4

67.9-76.5

243

27.6

23.5-32.1

1,610

1,340

81.8

78.9-84.3

270

18.2

15.7-21.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

358

301

82.4

76.8-86.9

17.6

13.1-23.2

Non-Veteran

2,220

1,777

76.9

73.3-80.2

443

23.1

19.8-26.7

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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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