BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (Smoking Status*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
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
-Western NC	2,812	396	16.1	13.5-19.0	152	6.7	5.3- 8.4	910	27.5	25.1-30.0	1,354	49.8	46.7-52.9
GENDER
Male	1,085	190	20.4	15.9-25.7	53	5.8	4.1- 8.0	429	30.6	26.8-34.6	413	43.3	38.5-48.2
Female	1,727	206	12.0	9.9-14.5	99	7.5	5.5-10.2	481	24.6	21.8-27.7	941	55.8	52.0-59.6
RACE
White	2,585	355	16.1	13.4-19.2	126	6.5	5.0- 8.3	856	28.4	25.9-31.0	1,248	49.1	45.8-52.3
African American	76	15	20.7	10.7-36.3	11	11.1	5.2-22.0	21	20.9	11.8-34.2	29	47.3	30.4-64.9
Other Minorities	138	25	13.3	7.3-22.9	13	7.3	3.1-16.2	25	15.5	7.9-28.3	75	63.9	50.4-75.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	60	4	2.6	0.7- 9.4	4	8.0	2.6-22.3	10	17.3	7.0-36.7	42	72.1	53.3-85.4
Non-Hispanic	2,746	392	16.6	14.0-19.6	147	6.6	5.2- 8.3	897	27.8	25.4-30.3	1,310	49.0	45.8-52.1
AGE
18-24	89	13	20.4	7.9-43.6	14	11.8	6.3-21.2	9	11.3	4.5-25.3	53	56.5	39.0-72.5
25-34	193	35	17.9	12.1-25.6	18	9.1	5.4-15.0	40	15.6	11.0-21.8	100	57.4	48.3-66.0
35-44	345	66	17.8	13.4-23.2	20	6.0	3.6-10.0	66	19.7	15.1-25.3	193	56.5	49.5-63.2
45-54	493	106	20.7	16.3-26.0	35	8.2	4.6-14.3	125	26.5	21.2-32.7	227	44.5	38.7-50.4
55-64	648	90	15.6	12.1-19.8	35	4.9	3.2- 7.4	246	39.0	34.6-43.6	277	40.6	36.2-45.1
65+	1,022	86	8.2	6.4-10.6	28	3.0	1.9- 4.6	419	42.3	38.6-46.1	489	46.5	42.8-50.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	401	100	34.9	23.9-47.8	24	5.9	3.3-10.3	132	31.3	22.8-41.3	145	27.9	20.7-36.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	916	153	18.0	14.8-21.8	56	8.3	5.6-12.3	281	26.8	23.2-30.7	426	46.8	42.3-51.5
Some Post-H.S.	690	93	14.3	10.7-18.9	41	8.4	5.6-12.4	243	26.7	22.4-31.4	313	50.6	44.0-57.3
College Graduate	801	49	5.1	3.7- 7.1	31	3.7	2.5- 5.6	253	27.2	23.5-31.2	468	64.0	59.5-68.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	368	80	22.3	16.3-29.8	27	9.2	5.4-15.3	122	28.9	20.7-38.8	139	39.6	31.3-48.5
$15,000- 24,999	522	109	23.4	18.4-29.2	38	9.0	5.9-13.3	161	27.3	22.6-32.5	214	40.4	34.1-47.0
$25,000- 34,999	345	46	17.1	12.1-23.5	14	6.5	3.3-12.3	129	32.9	27.2-39.3	156	43.5	37.0-50.3
$35,000- 49,999	372	44	13.4	9.0-19.6	19	6.1	3.6-10.1	123	28.1	22.9-33.9	186	52.4	45.8-58.9
$50,000-74,999	360	35	9.9	6.8-14.3	21	5.1	3.2- 8.3	98	24.3	19.1-30.4	206	60.6	53.3-67.5
$75,000+	407	27	7.4	4.4-12.3	14	4.2	2.1- 8.1	141	25.8	20.6-31.8	225	62.6	55.0-69.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,069	186	19.1	15.9-22.7	57	8.6	5.7-12.7	398	34.8	30.9-39.0	428	37.6	33.6-41.7
No	1,610	183	12.7	10.5-15.2	87	5.6	4.2- 7.3	482	25.2	22.3-28.3	858	56.6	52.8-60.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	358	43	12.4	8.8-17.3	14	5.2	2.7- 9.5	192	51.5	45.3-57.6	109	30.9	25.6-36.8
Non-Veteran	2,220	320	16.5	13.5-19.9	123	6.6	5.1- 8.5	645	24.6	22.0-27.4	1,132	52.3	48.6-55.9

Total
Respond.^

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

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

-Western NC

2,812

396

16.1

13.5-19.0

152

6.7

5.3- 8.4

910

27.5

25.1-30.0

1,354

49.8

46.7-52.9

GENDER

Male

1,085

190

20.4

15.9-25.7

5.8

4.1- 8.0

429

30.6

26.8-34.6

413

43.3

38.5-48.2

Female

1,727

206

12.0

9.9-14.5

7.5

5.5-10.2

481

24.6

21.8-27.7

941

55.8

52.0-59.6

RACE

White

2,585

355

16.1

13.4-19.2

126

6.5

5.0- 8.3

856

28.4

25.9-31.0

1,248

49.1

45.8-52.3

African American

20.7

10.7-36.3

11.1

5.2-22.0

20.9

11.8-34.2

47.3

30.4-64.9

Other Minorities

138

13.3

7.3-22.9

7.3

3.1-16.2

15.5

7.9-28.3

63.9

50.4-75.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.6

0.7- 9.4

8.0

2.6-22.3

17.3

7.0-36.7

72.1

53.3-85.4

Non-Hispanic

2,746

392

16.6

14.0-19.6

147

6.6

5.2- 8.3

897

27.8

25.4-30.3

1,310

49.0

45.8-52.1

AGE

18-24

20.4

7.9-43.6

11.8

6.3-21.2

11.3

4.5-25.3

56.5

39.0-72.5

25-34

193

17.9

12.1-25.6

9.1

5.4-15.0

15.6

11.0-21.8

100

57.4

48.3-66.0

35-44

345

17.8

13.4-23.2

6.0

3.6-10.0

19.7

15.1-25.3

193

56.5

49.5-63.2

45-54

493

106

20.7

16.3-26.0

8.2

4.6-14.3

125

26.5

21.2-32.7

227

44.5

38.7-50.4

55-64

648

15.6

12.1-19.8

4.9

3.2- 7.4

246

39.0

34.6-43.6

277

40.6

36.2-45.1

65+

1,022

8.2

6.4-10.6

3.0

1.9- 4.6

419

42.3

38.6-46.1

489

46.5

42.8-50.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

401

100

34.9

23.9-47.8

5.9

3.3-10.3

132

31.3

22.8-41.3

145

27.9

20.7-36.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

916

153

18.0

14.8-21.8

8.3

5.6-12.3

281

26.8

23.2-30.7

426

46.8

42.3-51.5

Some Post-H.S.

690

14.3

10.7-18.9

8.4

5.6-12.4

243

26.7

22.4-31.4

313

50.6

44.0-57.3

College Graduate

801

5.1

3.7- 7.1

3.7

2.5- 5.6

253

27.2

23.5-31.2

468

64.0

59.5-68.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

368

22.3

16.3-29.8

9.2

5.4-15.3

122

28.9

20.7-38.8

139

39.6

31.3-48.5

$15,000- 24,999

522

109

23.4

18.4-29.2

9.0

5.9-13.3

161

27.3

22.6-32.5

214

40.4

34.1-47.0

$25,000- 34,999

345

17.1

12.1-23.5

6.5

3.3-12.3

129

32.9

27.2-39.3

156

43.5

37.0-50.3

$35,000- 49,999

372

13.4

9.0-19.6

6.1

3.6-10.1

123

28.1

22.9-33.9

186

52.4

45.8-58.9

$50,000-74,999

360

9.9

6.8-14.3

5.1

3.2- 8.3

24.3

19.1-30.4

206

60.6

53.3-67.5

$75,000+

407

7.4

4.4-12.3

4.2

2.1- 8.1

141

25.8

20.6-31.8

225

62.6

55.0-69.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,069

186

19.1

15.9-22.7

8.6

5.7-12.7

398

34.8

30.9-39.0

428

37.6

33.6-41.7

1,610

183

12.7

10.5-15.2

5.6

4.2- 7.3

482

25.2

22.3-28.3

858

56.6

52.8-60.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

358

12.4

8.8-17.3

5.2

2.7- 9.5

192

51.5

45.3-57.6

109

30.9

25.6-36.8

Non-Veteran

2,220

320

16.5

13.5-19.9

123

6.6

5.1- 8.5

645

24.6

22.0-27.4

1,132

52.3

48.6-55.9

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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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