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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	1,458	396	32.0	27.6-36.7	152	13.3	10.7-16.5	910	54.7	50.3-59.1
GENDER
Male	672	190	35.9	29.1-43.4	53	10.2	7.3-14.0	429	53.9	47.1-60.5
Female	786	206	27.3	22.9-32.2	99	17.0	12.8-22.4	481	55.7	50.3-60.9
RACE
White	1,337	355	31.6	26.9-36.6	126	12.7	10.0-16.0	856	55.7	51.0-60.4
African American	47	15	39.3	22.7-58.8	11	21.0	10.3-38.1	21	39.7	24.0-57.7
Other Minorities	63	25	36.8	20.7-56.5	13	20.2	8.7-40.0	25	43.0	24.4-63.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	18	4	9.4	2.3-31.3	4	28.7	9.1-61.7	10	61.9	30.9-85.5
Non-Hispanic	1,436	392	32.5	28.1-37.3	147	13.0	10.3-16.2	897	54.5	50.0-58.9
AGE
18-24	36	13	46.9	21.4-74.1	14	27.2	12.7-49.1	9	25.9	10.0-52.4
25-34	93	35	42.0	30.5-54.4	18	21.3	13.0-32.9	40	36.7	26.5-48.2
35-44	152	66	40.8	32.0-50.2	20	13.9	8.4-22.1	66	45.3	36.2-54.7
45-54	266	106	37.4	29.5-46.0	35	14.8	8.4-24.8	125	47.8	38.9-56.9
55-64	371	90	26.2	20.6-32.6	35	8.2	5.4-12.3	246	65.6	59.2-71.5
65+	533	86	15.4	12.0-19.5	28	5.6	3.6- 8.5	419	79.1	74.5-83.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	256	100	48.4	34.6-62.5	24	8.1	4.5-14.4	132	43.4	30.8-57.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	490	153	34.0	28.3-40.1	56	15.6	10.7-22.4	281	50.4	44.2-56.7
Some Post-H.S.	377	93	29.0	22.7-36.3	41	17.0	11.7-24.1	243	54.0	46.9-60.9
College Graduate	333	49	14.2	10.4-19.2	31	10.3	6.9-15.1	253	75.5	69.6-80.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	229	80	37.0	26.9-48.2	27	15.2	8.9-24.8	122	47.8	36.0-59.9
$15,000- 24,999	308	109	39.2	31.9-47.0	38	15.0	10.1-21.8	161	45.7	38.5-53.1
$25,000- 34,999	189	46	30.2	22.0-40.0	14	11.5	5.9-21.0	129	58.3	48.5-67.5
$35,000- 49,999	186	44	28.2	19.6-38.8	19	12.7	7.6-20.7	123	59.0	49.0-68.4
$50,000-74,999	154	35	25.2	18.0-34.2	21	13.1	8.2-20.2	98	61.7	52.4-70.3
$75,000+	182	27	19.8	12.3-30.2	14	11.2	5.8-20.3	141	69.1	58.5-78.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	641	186	30.5	25.6-36.0	57	13.7	9.2-20.0	398	55.8	49.8-61.5
No	752	183	29.1	24.7-34.0	87	12.9	9.9-16.6	482	58.0	53.0-62.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	249	43	18.0	12.8-24.7	14	7.5	4.0-13.6	192	74.5	67.1-80.8
Non-Veteran	1,088	320	34.5	29.2-40.3	123	13.8	10.7-17.7	645	51.6	46.4-56.8

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

-Western NC

1,458

396

32.0

27.6-36.7

152

13.3

10.7-16.5

910

54.7

50.3-59.1

GENDER

Male

672

190

35.9

29.1-43.4

10.2

7.3-14.0

429

53.9

47.1-60.5

Female

786

206

27.3

22.9-32.2

17.0

12.8-22.4

481

55.7

50.3-60.9

RACE

White

1,337

355

31.6

26.9-36.6

126

12.7

10.0-16.0

856

55.7

51.0-60.4

African American

39.3

22.7-58.8

21.0

10.3-38.1

39.7

24.0-57.7

Other Minorities

36.8

20.7-56.5

20.2

8.7-40.0

43.0

24.4-63.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

9.4

2.3-31.3

28.7

9.1-61.7

61.9

30.9-85.5

Non-Hispanic

1,436

392

32.5

28.1-37.3

147

13.0

10.3-16.2

897

54.5

50.0-58.9

AGE

18-24

46.9

21.4-74.1

27.2

12.7-49.1

25.9

10.0-52.4

25-34

42.0

30.5-54.4

21.3

13.0-32.9

36.7

26.5-48.2

35-44

152

40.8

32.0-50.2

13.9

8.4-22.1

45.3

36.2-54.7

45-54

266

106

37.4

29.5-46.0

14.8

8.4-24.8

125

47.8

38.9-56.9

55-64

371

26.2

20.6-32.6

8.2

5.4-12.3

246

65.6

59.2-71.5

65+

533

15.4

12.0-19.5

5.6

3.6- 8.5

419

79.1

74.5-83.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

256

100

48.4

34.6-62.5

8.1

4.5-14.4

132

43.4

30.8-57.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

490

153

34.0

28.3-40.1

15.6

10.7-22.4

281

50.4

44.2-56.7

Some Post-H.S.

377

29.0

22.7-36.3

17.0

11.7-24.1

243

54.0

46.9-60.9

College Graduate

333

14.2

10.4-19.2

10.3

6.9-15.1

253

75.5

69.6-80.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

229

37.0

26.9-48.2

15.2

8.9-24.8

122

47.8

36.0-59.9

$15,000- 24,999

308

109

39.2

31.9-47.0

15.0

10.1-21.8

161

45.7

38.5-53.1

$25,000- 34,999

189

30.2

22.0-40.0

11.5

5.9-21.0

129

58.3

48.5-67.5

$35,000- 49,999

186

28.2

19.6-38.8

12.7

7.6-20.7

123

59.0

49.0-68.4

$50,000-74,999

154

25.2

18.0-34.2

13.1

8.2-20.2

61.7

52.4-70.3

$75,000+

182

19.8

12.3-30.2

11.2

5.8-20.3

141

69.1

58.5-78.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

641

186

30.5

25.6-36.0

13.7

9.2-20.0

398

55.8

49.8-61.5

752

183

29.1

24.7-34.0

12.9

9.9-16.6

482

58.0

53.0-62.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

249

18.0

12.8-24.7

7.5

4.0-13.6

192

74.5

67.1-80.8

Non-Veteran

1,088

320

34.5

29.2-40.3

123

13.8

10.7-17.7

645

51.6

46.4-56.8

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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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