BRFSS 2010 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Current Smoker*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	12,085	10,056	80.2	78.9-81.5	2,029	19.8	18.5-21.1
-Piedmont NC	6,988	5,900	81.1	79.3-82.7	1,088	18.9	17.3-20.7
GENDER
Male	2,616	2,153	77.1	74.0-79.9	463	22.9	20.1-26.0
Female	4,372	3,747	84.8	82.9-86.5	625	15.2	13.5-17.1
RACE
White	5,528	4,710	81.6	79.7-83.4	818	18.4	16.6-20.3
African American	1,083	857	77.9	73.3-82.0	226	22.1	18.0-26.7
Other Minorities	335	296	83.2	74.6-89.3	39	16.8	10.7-25.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	242	220	90.8	81.9-95.6	22	9.2	4.4-18.1
Non-Hispanic	6,724	5,660	80.3	78.4-82.0	1,064	19.7	18.0-21.6
AGE
18-24	177	136	73.6	64.1-81.4	41	26.4	18.6-35.9
25-34	531	426	77.6	72.3-82.1	105	22.4	17.9-27.7
35-44	1,042	858	82.0	78.6-85.0	184	18.0	15.0-21.4
45-54	1,388	1,095	78.2	74.8-81.4	293	21.8	18.6-25.2
55-64	1,537	1,292	83.6	81.0-85.8	245	16.4	14.2-19.0
65+	2,242	2,031	90.3	88.3-91.9	211	9.7	8.1-11.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	814	621	66.6	59.8-72.7	193	33.4	27.3-40.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,877	1,459	72.1	67.9-75.9	418	27.9	24.1-32.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,671	1,391	81.0	77.7-83.9	280	19.0	16.1-22.3
College Graduate	2,613	2,416	92.9	91.3-94.2	197	7.1	5.8- 8.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	673	468	63.9	57.8-69.6	205	36.1	30.4-42.2
$15,000- 24,999	991	775	76.8	71.8-81.2	216	23.2	18.8-28.2
$25,000- 34,999	699	572	78.5	73.2-82.9	127	21.5	17.1-26.8
$35,000- 49,999	868	717	79.2	73.9-83.7	151	20.8	16.3-26.1
$50,000-74,999	961	847	86.3	82.4-89.5	114	13.7	10.5-17.6
$75,000+	1,713	1,576	88.7	85.9-91.0	137	11.3	9.0-14.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,453	1,960	73.4	69.7-76.8	493	26.6	23.2-30.3
No	4,239	3,682	84.4	82.4-86.2	557	15.6	13.8-17.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	895	739	79.8	75.4-83.6	156	20.2	16.4-24.6
Non-Veteran	6,089	5,157	81.2	79.3-83.0	932	18.8	17.0-20.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,085

10,056

80.2

78.9-81.5

2,029

19.8

18.5-21.1

-Piedmont NC

6,988

5,900

81.1

79.3-82.7

1,088

18.9

17.3-20.7

GENDER

Male

2,616

2,153

77.1

74.0-79.9

463

22.9

20.1-26.0

Female

4,372

3,747

84.8

82.9-86.5

625

15.2

13.5-17.1

RACE

White

5,528

4,710

81.6

79.7-83.4

818

18.4

16.6-20.3

African American

1,083

857

77.9

73.3-82.0

226

22.1

18.0-26.7

Other Minorities

335

296

83.2

74.6-89.3

16.8

10.7-25.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

242

220

90.8

81.9-95.6

9.2

4.4-18.1

Non-Hispanic

6,724

5,660

80.3

78.4-82.0

1,064

19.7

18.0-21.6

AGE

18-24

177

136

73.6

64.1-81.4

26.4

18.6-35.9

25-34

531

426

77.6

72.3-82.1

105

22.4

17.9-27.7

35-44

1,042

858

82.0

78.6-85.0

184

18.0

15.0-21.4

45-54

1,388

1,095

78.2

74.8-81.4

293

21.8

18.6-25.2

55-64

1,537

1,292

83.6

81.0-85.8

245

16.4

14.2-19.0

65+

2,242

2,031

90.3

88.3-91.9

211

9.7

8.1-11.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

814

621

66.6

59.8-72.7

193

33.4

27.3-40.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,877

1,459

72.1

67.9-75.9

418

27.9

24.1-32.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,671

1,391

81.0

77.7-83.9

280

19.0

16.1-22.3

College Graduate

2,613

2,416

92.9

91.3-94.2

197

7.1

5.8- 8.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

673

468

63.9

57.8-69.6

205

36.1

30.4-42.2

$15,000- 24,999

991

775

76.8

71.8-81.2

216

23.2

18.8-28.2

$25,000- 34,999

699

572

78.5

73.2-82.9

127

21.5

17.1-26.8

$35,000- 49,999

868

717

79.2

73.9-83.7

151

20.8

16.3-26.1

$50,000-74,999

961

847

86.3

82.4-89.5

114

13.7

10.5-17.6

$75,000+

1,713

1,576

88.7

85.9-91.0

137

11.3

9.0-14.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,453

1,960

73.4

69.7-76.8

493

26.6

23.2-30.3

4,239

3,682

84.4

82.4-86.2

557

15.6

13.8-17.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

895

739

79.8

75.4-83.6

156

20.2

16.4-24.6

Non-Veteran

6,089

5,157

81.2

79.3-83.0

932

18.8

17.0-20.7

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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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