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

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	2,020	114	9.5	7.0-12.6	288	18.1	15.5-21.0	204	12.9	10.5-15.7	1,414	59.6	56.0-63.1
GENDER
Male	959	44	10.3	6.7-15.6	130	17.3	13.8-21.4	83	12.5	9.1-16.9	702	59.9	54.6-65.1
Female	1,061	70	8.4	5.9-11.8	158	19.1	15.5-23.3	121	13.3	10.5-16.8	712	59.2	54.6-63.5
RACE
White	1,712	87	6.7	4.9- 9.1	235	18.2	15.4-21.4	172	12.9	10.4-15.8	1,218	62.2	58.6-65.8
African American	225	20	18.3	10.3-30.4	42	19.6	13.0-28.6	23	12.3	6.6-21.8	140	49.8	39.7-59.9
Other Minorities	71	7	21.9	7.9-47.7	9	14.4	6.5-28.9	8	14.1	5.3-32.6	47	49.7	30.8-68.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	50	3	20.2	5.7-51.4	9	12.0	4.9-26.8	11	29.2	13.4-52.5	27	38.6	19.6-61.9
Non-Hispanic	1,961	111	8.7	6.6-11.5	278	18.5	15.8-21.5	193	11.8	9.6-14.3	1,379	61.0	57.6-64.4
AGE
18-24	11	6	73.1	42.4-90.9	4	24.6	7.8-55.6	1	2.3	0.3-16.1	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	99	16	19.5	10.3-33.9	43	40.2	28.7-52.8	27	25.2	16.1-37.2	13	15.1	7.1-29.5
35-44	146	11	6.3	3.2-12.4	31	19.5	12.8-28.6	38	28.1	19.1-39.3	66	46.0	35.9-56.4
45-54	328	29	9.0	5.9-13.6	60	16.3	12.0-21.7	38	13.6	8.8-20.4	201	61.1	54.0-67.9
55-64	531	27	5.1	3.3- 7.8	72	13.1	9.9-17.2	46	6.9	4.8- 9.8	386	74.9	70.0-79.2
65+	886	24	2.6	1.5- 4.4	75	8.4	6.3-11.1	53	4.7	3.4- 6.6	734	84.3	81.0-87.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	266	18	14.4	6.4-29.2	31	12.0	7.1-19.7	31	18.5	10.9-29.6	186	55.1	44.1-65.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	519	34	14.8	9.0-23.4	82	18.3	13.6-24.3	53	12.4	8.5-17.8	350	54.4	47.2-61.4
Some Post-H.S.	520	23	5.9	3.4-10.1	85	21.5	16.7-27.3	52	12.5	8.4-18.1	360	60.1	53.7-66.2
College Graduate	713	39	6.3	4.0- 9.8	90	17.8	13.4-23.2	67	11.4	7.9-16.2	517	64.6	58.6-70.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	169	18	13.6	7.3-24.0	33	22.5	14.3-33.5	15	13.4	5.4-29.4	103	50.4	38.7-62.1
$15,000- 24,999	326	16	6.4	3.5-11.4	52	16.4	11.1-23.7	37	20.4	13.0-30.4	221	56.8	48.0-65.2
$25,000- 34,999	225	13	21.3	9.9-39.9	28	17.7	10.5-28.4	23	6.6	3.9-11.2	161	54.4	41.5-66.8
$35,000- 49,999	266	16	7.2	2.7-18.0	43	23.3	16.1-32.5	28	12.3	7.4-19.6	179	57.2	47.8-66.1
$50,000-74,999	273	14	5.9	3.1-10.7	47	24.5	17.4-33.3	28	13.1	7.3-22.3	184	56.6	47.8-65.0
$75,000+	464	20	7.5	4.3-13.0	55	14.6	10.3-20.3	48	14.3	9.9-20.3	341	63.5	56.7-69.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	812	48	7.4	5.2-10.4	123	19.7	15.3-24.9	70	8.3	5.7-11.8	571	64.7	59.3-69.7
No	1,130	64	11.3	7.7-16.3	154	17.8	14.5-21.6	127	14.8	11.6-18.7	785	56.2	51.3-60.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	422	11	2.2	1.0- 4.5	43	15.5	10.3-22.6	28	6.5	3.8-10.8	340	75.9	68.8-81.8
Non-Veteran	1,597	103	11.1	8.2-14.9	245	18.7	15.8-21.9	176	14.3	11.6-17.6	1,073	55.9	51.8-59.9

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

-Piedmont NC

2,020

114

9.5

7.0-12.6

288

18.1

15.5-21.0

204

12.9

10.5-15.7

1,414

59.6

56.0-63.1

GENDER

Male

959

10.3

6.7-15.6

130

17.3

13.8-21.4

12.5

9.1-16.9

702

59.9

54.6-65.1

Female

1,061

8.4

5.9-11.8

158

19.1

15.5-23.3

121

13.3

10.5-16.8

712

59.2

54.6-63.5

RACE

White

1,712

6.7

4.9- 9.1

235

18.2

15.4-21.4

172

12.9

10.4-15.8

1,218

62.2

58.6-65.8

African American

225

18.3

10.3-30.4

19.6

13.0-28.6

12.3

6.6-21.8

140

49.8

39.7-59.9

Other Minorities

21.9

7.9-47.7

14.4

6.5-28.9

14.1

5.3-32.6

49.7

30.8-68.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

20.2

5.7-51.4

12.0

4.9-26.8

29.2

13.4-52.5

38.6

19.6-61.9

Non-Hispanic

1,961

111

8.7

6.6-11.5

278

18.5

15.8-21.5

193

11.8

9.6-14.3

1,379

61.0

57.6-64.4

AGE

18-24

73.1

42.4-90.9

24.6

7.8-55.6

2.3

0.3-16.1

0.0

. - .

25-34

19.5

10.3-33.9

40.2

28.7-52.8

25.2

16.1-37.2

15.1

7.1-29.5

35-44

146

6.3

3.2-12.4

19.5

12.8-28.6

28.1

19.1-39.3

46.0

35.9-56.4

45-54

328

9.0

5.9-13.6

16.3

12.0-21.7

13.6

8.8-20.4

201

61.1

54.0-67.9

55-64

531

5.1

3.3- 7.8

13.1

9.9-17.2

6.9

4.8- 9.8

386

74.9

70.0-79.2

65+

886

2.6

1.5- 4.4

8.4

6.3-11.1

4.7

3.4- 6.6

734

84.3

81.0-87.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

266

14.4

6.4-29.2

12.0

7.1-19.7

18.5

10.9-29.6

186

55.1

44.1-65.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

519

14.8

9.0-23.4

18.3

13.6-24.3

12.4

8.5-17.8

350

54.4

47.2-61.4

Some Post-H.S.

520

5.9

3.4-10.1

21.5

16.7-27.3

12.5

8.4-18.1

360

60.1

53.7-66.2

College Graduate

713

6.3

4.0- 9.8

17.8

13.4-23.2

11.4

7.9-16.2

517

64.6

58.6-70.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

169

13.6

7.3-24.0

22.5

14.3-33.5

13.4

5.4-29.4

103

50.4

38.7-62.1

$15,000- 24,999

326

6.4

3.5-11.4

16.4

11.1-23.7

20.4

13.0-30.4

221

56.8

48.0-65.2

$25,000- 34,999

225

21.3

9.9-39.9

17.7

10.5-28.4

6.6

3.9-11.2

161

54.4

41.5-66.8

$35,000- 49,999

266

7.2

2.7-18.0

23.3

16.1-32.5

12.3

7.4-19.6

179

57.2

47.8-66.1

$50,000-74,999

273

5.9

3.1-10.7

24.5

17.4-33.3

13.1

7.3-22.3

184

56.6

47.8-65.0

$75,000+

464

7.5

4.3-13.0

14.6

10.3-20.3

14.3

9.9-20.3

341

63.5

56.7-69.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

812

7.4

5.2-10.4

123

19.7

15.3-24.9

8.3

5.7-11.8

571

64.7

59.3-69.7

1,130

11.3

7.7-16.3

154

17.8

14.5-21.6

127

14.8

11.6-18.7

785

56.2

51.3-60.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

422

2.2

1.0- 4.5

15.5

10.3-22.6

6.5

3.8-10.8

340

75.9

68.8-81.8

Non-Veteran

1,597

103

11.1

8.2-14.9

245

18.7

15.8-21.9

176

14.3

11.6-17.6

1,073

55.9

51.8-59.9

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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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