BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
TOTAL	5,663	1,475	32.4	30.2-34.7	554	12.3	10.7-14.1	3,634	55.3	53.0-57.5
GENDER
Male	2,539	635	32.7	29.5-36.1	218	12.7	10.3-15.5	1,686	54.6	51.2-57.9
Female	3,124	840	32.0	29.2-34.9	336	11.9	10.2-13.8	1,948	56.2	53.3-59.0
RACE
White	4,559	1,144	31.7	29.3-34.2	363	10.0	8.4-11.9	3,052	58.3	55.8-60.8
African American	779	237	36.6	30.9-42.7	159	21.0	16.4-26.4	383	42.5	37.0-48.1
Asian	27	9	31.9	13.7-58.0	2	27.0	5.9-68.5	16	41.1	18.8-67.8
Native American	148	50	38.7	25.1-54.3	12	11.2	4.2-26.8	86	50.1	34.9-65.3
Other Minorities	119	31	29.3	17.0-45.6	13	14.6	6.8-28.4	75	56.1	40.9-70.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	145	26	14.9	7.4-27.6	18	14.7	7.4-27.3	101	70.4	56.6-81.2
-English Speaking	100	22	15.4	7.9-27.8	13	9.1	4.7-17.1	65	75.5	62.1-85.3
-Spanish Speaking	45	4	14.4	3.9-40.8	5	20.6	7.9-44.0	36	65.1	42.1-82.7
Non-Hispanic	5,502	1,447	33.4	31.2-35.7	535	12.2	10.6-14.0	3,520	54.4	52.1-56.6
AGE
18-24	113	64	62.1	49.7-73.1	24	23.7	14.5-36.1	25	14.3	8.6-22.8
25-34	382	165	40.1	33.6-47.0	55	15.1	10.5-21.2	162	44.8	38.0-51.8
35-44	625	228	35.2	30.4-40.3	101	16.3	12.6-20.8	296	48.5	43.3-53.8
45-54	1,099	387	36.1	32.0-40.4	153	13.2	10.6-16.3	559	50.7	46.5-54.9
55-64	1,403	345	25.1	22.1-28.4	127	7.6	6.1- 9.4	931	67.3	63.9-70.6
65-74	1,249	216	16.6	13.9-19.7	59	5.4	3.6- 8.0	974	78.0	74.5-81.2
75+	743	62	7.7	5.6-10.6	27	4.0	2.5- 6.3	654	88.3	84.9-91.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	884	296	40.3	34.5-46.4	89	16.2	11.8-21.7	499	43.5	38.0-49.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,778	572	40.7	36.6-45.0	198	14.0	10.9-17.8	1,008	45.2	41.3-49.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,512	400	32.3	28.3-36.6	158	11.3	9.0-14.1	954	56.4	52.3-60.4
College Graduate	1,485	207	14.6	12.0-17.7	109	8.2	6.2-10.6	1,169	77.2	73.7-80.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	745	291	42.7	37.2-48.4	110	20.1	15.1-26.3	344	37.2	32.1-42.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,061	349	40.2	35.3-45.3	97	10.0	7.3-13.6	615	49.8	44.9-54.7
$25,000- 34,999	667	184	32.4	26.5-38.8	66	10.3	6.4-16.1	417	57.3	50.6-63.8
$35,000- 49,999	735	190	32.2	26.8-38.2	61	9.7	6.5-14.2	484	58.1	52.2-63.7
$50,000-74,999	682	141	24.4	19.4-30.1	59	11.0	7.7-15.5	482	64.7	58.8-70.1
$75,000+	963	132	20.9	16.4-26.2	84	11.0	8.0-15.0	747	68.1	62.7-73.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,493	688	34.3	30.9-38.0	256	13.0	10.5-16.0	1,549	52.6	49.1-56.1
No	2,959	732	30.9	28.0-34.0	280	11.7	9.7-14.0	1,947	57.4	54.3-60.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,078	224	23.5	19.9-27.5	70	8.4	5.8-12.2	784	68.1	63.6-72.2
Non-Veteran	4,583	1,250	34.2	31.7-36.8	484	13.1	11.3-15.1	2,849	52.7	50.2-55.3

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,663

1,475

32.4

30.2-34.7

554

12.3

10.7-14.1

3,634

55.3

53.0-57.5

GENDER

Male

2,539

635

32.7

29.5-36.1

218

12.7

10.3-15.5

1,686

54.6

51.2-57.9

Female

3,124

840

32.0

29.2-34.9

336

11.9

10.2-13.8

1,948

56.2

53.3-59.0

RACE

White

4,559

1,144

31.7

29.3-34.2

363

10.0

8.4-11.9

3,052

58.3

55.8-60.8

African American

779

237

36.6

30.9-42.7

159

21.0

16.4-26.4

383

42.5

37.0-48.1

Asian

31.9

13.7-58.0

27.0

5.9-68.5

41.1

18.8-67.8

Native American

148

38.7

25.1-54.3

11.2

4.2-26.8

50.1

34.9-65.3

Other Minorities

119

29.3

17.0-45.6

14.6

6.8-28.4

56.1

40.9-70.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

145

14.9

7.4-27.6

14.7

7.4-27.3

101

70.4

56.6-81.2

-English Speaking

100

15.4

7.9-27.8

9.1

4.7-17.1

75.5

62.1-85.3

-Spanish Speaking

14.4

3.9-40.8

20.6

7.9-44.0

65.1

42.1-82.7

Non-Hispanic

5,502

1,447

33.4

31.2-35.7

535

12.2

10.6-14.0

3,520

54.4

52.1-56.6

AGE

18-24

113

62.1

49.7-73.1

23.7

14.5-36.1

14.3

8.6-22.8

25-34

382

165

40.1

33.6-47.0

15.1

10.5-21.2

162

44.8

38.0-51.8

35-44

625

228

35.2

30.4-40.3

101

16.3

12.6-20.8

296

48.5

43.3-53.8

45-54

1,099

387

36.1

32.0-40.4

153

13.2

10.6-16.3

559

50.7

46.5-54.9

55-64

1,403

345

25.1

22.1-28.4

127

7.6

6.1- 9.4

931

67.3

63.9-70.6

65-74

1,249

216

16.6

13.9-19.7

5.4

3.6- 8.0

974

78.0

74.5-81.2

75+

743

7.7

5.6-10.6

4.0

2.5- 6.3

654

88.3

84.9-91.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

884

296

40.3

34.5-46.4

16.2

11.8-21.7

499

43.5

38.0-49.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,778

572

40.7

36.6-45.0

198

14.0

10.9-17.8

1,008

45.2

41.3-49.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,512

400

32.3

28.3-36.6

158

11.3

9.0-14.1

954

56.4

52.3-60.4

College Graduate

1,485

207

14.6

12.0-17.7

109

8.2

6.2-10.6

1,169

77.2

73.7-80.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

745

291

42.7

37.2-48.4

110

20.1

15.1-26.3

344

37.2

32.1-42.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,061

349

40.2

35.3-45.3

10.0

7.3-13.6

615

49.8

44.9-54.7

$25,000- 34,999

667

184

32.4

26.5-38.8

10.3

6.4-16.1

417

57.3

50.6-63.8

$35,000- 49,999

735

190

32.2

26.8-38.2

9.7

6.5-14.2

484

58.1

52.2-63.7

$50,000-74,999

682

141

24.4

19.4-30.1

11.0

7.7-15.5

482

64.7

58.8-70.1

$75,000+

963

132

20.9

16.4-26.2

11.0

8.0-15.0

747

68.1

62.7-73.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,493

688

34.3

30.9-38.0

256

13.0

10.5-16.0

1,549

52.6

49.1-56.1

2,959

732

30.9

28.0-34.0

280

11.7

9.7-14.0

1,947

57.4

54.3-60.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,078

224

23.5

19.9-27.5

8.4

5.8-12.2

784

68.1

63.6-72.2

Non-Veteran

4,583

1,250

34.2

31.7-36.8

484

13.1

11.3-15.1

2,849

52.7

50.2-55.3

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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.

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