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

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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	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
-Piedmont NC	3,141	771	31.8	28.8-35.0	317	12.9	10.9-15.3	2,053	55.2	52.1-58.3
GENDER
Male	1,440	341	32.6	28.2-37.4	122	13.0	10.0-16.6	977	54.4	49.8-58.9
Female	1,701	430	30.8	27.1-34.8	195	12.8	10.4-15.6	1,076	56.4	52.5-60.2
RACE
White	2,562	609	30.8	27.6-34.2	209	10.4	8.5-12.7	1,744	58.8	55.5-62.0
African American	451	131	37.2	29.6-45.6	95	20.6	14.9-27.9	225	42.1	34.9-49.7
Other Minorities	111	28	30.3	17.3-47.3	11	17.8	8.4-34.0	72	51.9	36.4-67.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	74	10	12.0	3.5-34.0	12	16.3	6.6-34.9	52	71.6	51.3-85.8
Non-Hispanic	3,056	760	33.1	30.0-36.3	304	12.7	10.7-15.1	1,992	54.2	51.1-57.2
AGE
18-24	53	24	56.7	40.1-72.0	17	25.7	14.6-41.3	12	17.6	9.0-31.5
25-34	205	75	36.6	28.4-45.6	30	15.3	9.6-23.3	100	48.1	39.2-57.1
35-44	336	119	36.3	29.7-43.5	65	18.8	13.7-25.4	152	44.8	37.9-52.0
45-54	627	198	33.3	27.9-39.1	95	14.7	11.0-19.3	334	52.0	46.4-57.7
55-64	783	182	26.0	22.1-30.3	63	6.5	4.8- 8.7	538	67.5	63.1-71.7
65+	1,109	170	15.9	13.0-19.3	41	3.4	2.3- 5.0	898	80.7	77.2-83.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	462	146	41.0	32.6-50.0	47	17.5	11.4-26.0	269	41.5	33.8-49.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	942	301	40.7	34.8-46.8	117	15.2	11.3-20.2	524	44.1	38.7-49.7
Some Post-H.S.	815	194	30.9	25.8-36.4	86	12.0	9.1-15.7	535	57.2	51.8-62.4
College Graduate	920	130	15.7	12.2-19.8	67	7.9	5.7-10.8	723	76.4	71.9-80.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	374	143	44.0	36.1-52.1	62	20.6	14.0-29.4	169	35.4	28.5-43.1
$15,000- 24,999	548	167	34.6	28.0-41.9	49	12.0	7.6-18.4	332	53.4	46.3-60.3
$25,000- 34,999	357	97	33.8	26.1-42.4	30	7.2	4.6-11.1	230	59.0	50.4-67.2
$35,000- 49,999	420	117	35.1	27.5-43.5	34	9.3	5.1-16.4	269	55.6	47.4-63.4
$50,000-74,999	395	82	25.1	18.6-33.1	32	9.7	6.1-15.0	281	65.2	57.3-72.3
$75,000+	608	76	20.1	15.2-26.1	61	13.7	9.6-19.1	471	66.2	59.9-72.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,320	351	34.8	29.7-40.3	142	14.2	10.9-18.2	827	51.0	46.0-55.9
No	1,703	393	29.9	26.2-33.9	164	11.8	9.3-14.8	1,146	58.3	54.3-62.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	583	123	23.8	19.2-29.2	33	9.4	5.6-15.5	427	66.8	60.6-72.4
Non-Veteran	2,557	648	33.3	29.9-36.9	284	13.5	11.3-16.2	1,625	53.2	49.7-56.6

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-Piedmont NC

3,141

771

31.8

28.8-35.0

317

12.9

10.9-15.3

2,053

55.2

52.1-58.3

GENDER

Male

1,440

341

32.6

28.2-37.4

122

13.0

10.0-16.6

977

54.4

49.8-58.9

Female

1,701

430

30.8

27.1-34.8

195

12.8

10.4-15.6

1,076

56.4

52.5-60.2

RACE

White

2,562

609

30.8

27.6-34.2

209

10.4

8.5-12.7

1,744

58.8

55.5-62.0

African American

451

131

37.2

29.6-45.6

20.6

14.9-27.9

225

42.1

34.9-49.7

Other Minorities

111

30.3

17.3-47.3

17.8

8.4-34.0

51.9

36.4-67.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

12.0

3.5-34.0

16.3

6.6-34.9

71.6

51.3-85.8

Non-Hispanic

3,056

760

33.1

30.0-36.3

304

12.7

10.7-15.1

1,992

54.2

51.1-57.2

AGE

18-24

56.7

40.1-72.0

25.7

14.6-41.3

17.6

9.0-31.5

25-34

205

36.6

28.4-45.6

15.3

9.6-23.3

100

48.1

39.2-57.1

35-44

336

119

36.3

29.7-43.5

18.8

13.7-25.4

152

44.8

37.9-52.0

45-54

627

198

33.3

27.9-39.1

14.7

11.0-19.3

334

52.0

46.4-57.7

55-64

783

182

26.0

22.1-30.3

6.5

4.8- 8.7

538

67.5

63.1-71.7

65+

1,109

170

15.9

13.0-19.3

3.4

2.3- 5.0

898

80.7

77.2-83.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

462

146

41.0

32.6-50.0

17.5

11.4-26.0

269

41.5

33.8-49.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

942

301

40.7

34.8-46.8

117

15.2

11.3-20.2

524

44.1

38.7-49.7

Some Post-H.S.

815

194

30.9

25.8-36.4

12.0

9.1-15.7

535

57.2

51.8-62.4

College Graduate

920

130

15.7

12.2-19.8

7.9

5.7-10.8

723

76.4

71.9-80.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

374

143

44.0

36.1-52.1

20.6

14.0-29.4

169

35.4

28.5-43.1

$15,000- 24,999

548

167

34.6

28.0-41.9

12.0

7.6-18.4

332

53.4

46.3-60.3

$25,000- 34,999

357

33.8

26.1-42.4

7.2

4.6-11.1

230

59.0

50.4-67.2

$35,000- 49,999

420

117

35.1

27.5-43.5

9.3

5.1-16.4

269

55.6

47.4-63.4

$50,000-74,999

395

25.1

18.6-33.1

9.7

6.1-15.0

281

65.2

57.3-72.3

$75,000+

608

20.1

15.2-26.1

13.7

9.6-19.1

471

66.2

59.9-72.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,320

351

34.8

29.7-40.3

142

14.2

10.9-18.2

827

51.0

46.0-55.9

1,703

393

29.9

26.2-33.9

164

11.8

9.3-14.8

1,146

58.3

54.3-62.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

583

123

23.8

19.2-29.2

9.4

5.6-15.5

427

66.8

60.6-72.4

Non-Veteran

2,557

648

33.3

29.9-36.9

284

13.5

11.3-16.2

1,625

53.2

49.7-56.6

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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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