BRFSS 2010 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 1 year	1 to 5 years	5 to 10 years	10 or more years
North Carolina	3,570	203	9.0	7.3-11.0	479	17.3	15.3-19.4	370	12.7	10.9-14.7	2,518	61.1	58.4-63.6
-Eastern NC	887	52	7.6	5.0-11.3	118	17.2	13.3-22.1	111	14.3	10.8-18.8	606	60.8	55.4-66.0
GENDER
Male	377	19	4.2	2.3- 7.5	56	18.7	12.9-26.3	42	12.9	8.1-20.1	260	64.2	56.0-71.5
Female	510	33	11.6	6.9-18.8	62	15.5	10.9-21.6	69	16.0	11.6-21.6	346	56.9	49.8-63.6
RACE
White	669	34	6.5	4.0-10.4	87	15.0	11.2-19.9	83	14.7	10.6-20.2	465	63.8	57.7-69.4
African American	141	9	5.6	2.4-12.5	20	24.4	15.0-37.1	15	9.8	5.1-18.0	97	60.2	47.9-71.2
Other Minorities	71	9	21.0	7.5-46.5	11	25.3	8.3-56.0	10	14.1	6.1-29.5	41	39.6	22.6-59.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	34	4	21.6	5.8-55.3	6	9.7	3.8-22.6	8	28.8	13.4-51.5	16	39.8	20.6-62.8
Non-Hispanic	850	48	6.7	4.4- 9.9	112	17.8	13.6-22.9	103	13.4	9.9-18.0	587	62.1	56.5-67.3
AGE
18-24	8	5	55.6	19.6-86.5	3	44.4	13.5-80.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	39	7	20.4	8.0-43.0	20	46.4	25.2-69.0	8	23.2	7.8-52.0	4	10.0	3.4-26.0
35-44	78	7	12.9	4.5-31.7	16	24.5	13.1-41.2	15	17.7	9.9-29.7	40	44.9	30.8-59.9
45-54	133	10	5.0	2.5- 9.9	27	20.0	12.6-30.1	17	12.6	6.6-22.8	79	62.4	51.0-72.6
55-64	226	12	4.7	2.2- 9.8	22	9.3	5.0-16.7	36	15.5	9.8-23.6	156	70.5	61.0-78.4
65+	398	11	2.2	0.8- 5.3	29	6.4	3.8-10.6	35	10.6	6.8-16.1	323	80.8	74.6-85.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	116	7	2.9	1.2- 6.8	13	16.1	8.4-28.5	16	15.8	8.4-27.8	80	65.3	51.8-76.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	291	20	12.7	6.8-22.4	41	18.3	11.2-28.6	31	10.1	6.4-15.5	199	59.0	49.1-68.2
Some Post-H.S.	228	15	5.5	3.0- 9.8	31	15.8	9.6-24.8	32	15.0	9.2-23.6	150	63.8	54.0-72.5
College Graduate	251	10	5.6	2.4-12.1	33	17.8	10.9-27.7	32	18.0	10.2-29.8	176	58.6	47.9-68.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	87	8	5.3	2.3-11.8	14	24.9	13.0-42.3	13	18.0	8.6-33.8	52	51.8	36.1-67.2
$15,000- 24,999	145	12	16.8	7.4-33.7	23	16.7	9.6-27.5	19	14.1	7.2-25.9	91	52.4	39.1-65.4
$25,000- 34,999	103	10	11.5	4.2-28.1	14	22.5	12.0-38.2	13	9.9	4.6-19.9	66	56.1	41.3-69.9
$35,000- 49,999	118	2	5.4	1.2-21.7	16	10.2	5.7-17.6	21	15.4	9.2-24.5	79	69.0	56.9-78.9
$50,000-74,999	113	6	3.9	1.5- 9.6	22	19.1	10.8-31.6	13	17.2	9.2-29.9	72	59.8	46.7-71.7
$75,000+	180	9	3.8	1.8- 8.0	21	16.3	9.0-27.6	18	15.1	6.8-30.4	132	64.8	51.7-76.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	398	22	6.3	2.9-12.9	50	18.3	12.0-26.9	51	11.7	8.1-16.5	275	63.8	55.4-71.4
No	451	28	8.8	5.3-14.2	61	16.2	11.4-22.6	55	15.9	10.5-23.2	307	59.2	51.6-66.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	200	11	5.5	2.6-11.2	18	8.9	5.2-15.0	20	9.9	5.8-16.3	151	75.7	67.5-82.4
Non-Veteran	687	41	8.3	5.2-13.1	100	20.2	15.1-26.4	91	15.9	11.5-21.6	455	55.6	49.2-61.8

Total
Respond.^

Less than 1 year

1 to 5 years

5 to 10 years

10 or more years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,570

203

9.0

7.3-11.0

479

17.3

15.3-19.4

370

12.7

10.9-14.7

2,518

61.1

58.4-63.6

-Eastern NC

887

7.6

5.0-11.3

118

17.2

13.3-22.1

111

14.3

10.8-18.8

606

60.8

55.4-66.0

GENDER

Male

377

4.2

2.3- 7.5

18.7

12.9-26.3

12.9

8.1-20.1

260

64.2

56.0-71.5

Female

510

11.6

6.9-18.8

15.5

10.9-21.6

16.0

11.6-21.6

346

56.9

49.8-63.6

RACE

White

669

6.5

4.0-10.4

15.0

11.2-19.9

14.7

10.6-20.2

465

63.8

57.7-69.4

African American

141

5.6

2.4-12.5

24.4

15.0-37.1

9.8

5.1-18.0

60.2

47.9-71.2

Other Minorities

21.0

7.5-46.5

25.3

8.3-56.0

14.1

6.1-29.5

39.6

22.6-59.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

21.6

5.8-55.3

9.7

3.8-22.6

28.8

13.4-51.5

39.8

20.6-62.8

Non-Hispanic

850

6.7

4.4- 9.9

112

17.8

13.6-22.9

103

13.4

9.9-18.0

587

62.1

56.5-67.3

AGE

18-24

55.6

19.6-86.5

44.4

13.5-80.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

20.4

8.0-43.0

46.4

25.2-69.0

23.2

7.8-52.0

10.0

3.4-26.0

35-44

12.9

4.5-31.7

24.5

13.1-41.2

17.7

9.9-29.7

44.9

30.8-59.9

45-54

133

5.0

2.5- 9.9

20.0

12.6-30.1

12.6

6.6-22.8

62.4

51.0-72.6

55-64

226

4.7

2.2- 9.8

9.3

5.0-16.7

15.5

9.8-23.6

156

70.5

61.0-78.4

65+

398

2.2

0.8- 5.3

6.4

3.8-10.6

10.6

6.8-16.1

323

80.8

74.6-85.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

116

2.9

1.2- 6.8

16.1

8.4-28.5

15.8

8.4-27.8

65.3

51.8-76.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

291

12.7

6.8-22.4

18.3

11.2-28.6

10.1

6.4-15.5

199

59.0

49.1-68.2

Some Post-H.S.

228

5.5

3.0- 9.8

15.8

9.6-24.8

15.0

9.2-23.6

150

63.8

54.0-72.5

College Graduate

251

5.6

2.4-12.1

17.8

10.9-27.7

18.0

10.2-29.8

176

58.6

47.9-68.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

5.3

2.3-11.8

24.9

13.0-42.3

18.0

8.6-33.8

51.8

36.1-67.2

$15,000- 24,999

145

16.8

7.4-33.7

16.7

9.6-27.5

14.1

7.2-25.9

52.4

39.1-65.4

$25,000- 34,999

103

11.5

4.2-28.1

22.5

12.0-38.2

9.9

4.6-19.9

56.1

41.3-69.9

$35,000- 49,999

118

5.4

1.2-21.7

10.2

5.7-17.6

15.4

9.2-24.5

69.0

56.9-78.9

$50,000-74,999

113

3.9

1.5- 9.6

19.1

10.8-31.6

17.2

9.2-29.9

59.8

46.7-71.7

$75,000+

180

3.8

1.8- 8.0

16.3

9.0-27.6

15.1

6.8-30.4

132

64.8

51.7-76.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

398

6.3

2.9-12.9

18.3

12.0-26.9

11.7

8.1-16.5

275

63.8

55.4-71.4

451

8.8

5.3-14.2

16.2

11.4-22.6

15.9

10.5-23.2

307

59.2

51.6-66.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

200

5.5

2.6-11.2

8.9

5.2-15.0

9.9

5.8-16.3

151

75.7

67.5-82.4

Non-Veteran

687

8.3

5.2-13.1

100

20.2

15.1-26.4

15.9

11.5-21.6

455

55.6

49.2-61.8

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*Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in their entire lifetime and now smoke not at all (for any length of time).

^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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