BRFSS 2010 - Western North Carolina**: (Smoking Status*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
North Carolina	12,085	1,475	14.3	13.2-15.5	554	5.4	4.7- 6.3	3,634	24.5	23.3-25.6	6,422	55.8	54.3-57.2
-Western NC	1,963	279	17.2	14.9-19.9	77	4.3	3.2- 5.8	676	31.1	28.4-33.9	931	47.4	44.2-50.5
GENDER
Male	766	116	19.2	15.3-23.7	29	4.1	2.5- 6.6	324	35.3	30.9-39.9	297	41.5	36.6-46.5
Female	1,197	163	15.4	12.8-18.5	48	4.6	3.1- 6.6	352	27.2	24.0-30.6	634	52.8	48.9-56.6
RACE
White	1,801	250	16.4	14.1-19.0	67	3.9	2.9- 5.3	627	31.4	28.7-34.2	857	48.3	45.2-51.5
African American	49	8	30.0	11.6-58.4	5	8.2	2.6-22.9	15	30.1	15.3-50.6	21	31.7	16.6-51.8
Other Minorities	99	21	28.5	15.4-46.5	4	4.9	0.9-22.2	30	28.8	14.9-48.4	44	37.8	21.8-57.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	7	19.3	7.1-42.8	3	10.6	2.7-34.1	14	36.2	18.3-59.1	19	33.9	18.8-53.1
Non-Hispanic	1,917	272	17.2	14.8-19.9	74	4.1	3.0- 5.5	661	30.8	28.2-33.6	910	47.9	44.8-51.1
AGE
18-24	45	8	21.7	9.6-41.9	1	1.3	0.2- 8.6	5	10.1	3.6-25.5	31	67.0	47.3-82.1
25-34	127	31	28.8	20.0-39.5	6	4.0	1.5-10.5	22	18.3	11.6-27.5	68	48.9	38.6-59.4
35-44	242	50	19.2	14.0-25.6	17	7.5	4.4-12.6	62	26.2	20.0-33.4	113	47.2	40.0-54.5
45-54	317	70	22.8	17.4-29.2	21	5.3	3.2- 8.7	90	26.9	21.5-33.2	136	45.0	38.2-52.0
55-64	461	63	12.8	9.9-16.5	19	3.8	2.1- 6.7	166	39.1	33.9-44.5	213	44.3	39.1-49.6
65+	751	55	7.2	5.3- 9.7	13	1.6	0.9- 3.1	323	46.1	41.9-50.3	360	45.2	41.0-49.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	291	67	28.0	21.2-35.9	14	7.3	4.0-13.0	112	34.8	27.6-42.7	98	29.9	23.1-37.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	604	98	22.5	17.6-28.3	26	4.1	2.5- 6.7	186	27.2	22.7-32.2	294	46.2	40.4-52.2
Some Post-H.S.	510	76	16.1	12.1-21.1	25	5.8	3.2-10.2	186	32.8	27.5-38.5	223	45.3	39.4-51.4
College Graduate	554	38	6.4	4.3- 9.2	12	1.7	0.9- 3.4	192	32.7	27.9-37.8	312	59.3	53.9-64.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	68	30.4	23.3-38.5	10	5.1	2.3-10.9	88	30.0	23.3-37.8	106	34.5	27.3-42.5
$15,000- 24,999	365	76	27.3	20.9-34.9	17	5.1	2.5-10.1	135	33.4	27.0-40.6	137	34.1	27.8-41.1
$25,000- 34,999	244	33	19.7	12.4-29.8	14	6.9	3.5-13.4	79	31.9	24.4-40.5	118	41.5	33.2-50.3
$35,000- 49,999	257	29	16.9	10.4-26.2	10	5.4	2.2-12.4	96	33.2	26.1-41.0	122	44.6	36.6-52.8
$50,000-74,999	253	21	9.9	5.9-16.0	7	2.8	1.2- 6.5	84	28.1	22.1-35.1	141	59.2	51.4-66.5
$75,000+	247	11	3.6	1.8- 7.0	7	2.1	0.9- 4.9	95	35.4	28.4-43.1	134	58.9	51.1-66.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	845	143	21.7	17.8-26.2	37	4.7	3.1- 7.1	317	34.1	30.1-38.5	348	39.4	34.8-44.2
No	1,052	125	14.4	11.5-18.0	38	4.1	2.6- 6.3	340	29.6	26.0-33.5	549	51.8	47.6-56.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	280	29	13.1	7.8-21.1	7	2.2	1.0- 5.0	154	49.3	41.7-57.0	90	35.3	28.0-43.4
Non-Veteran	1,683	250	17.8	15.3-20.7	70	4.6	3.4- 6.3	522	28.4	25.6-31.5	841	49.1	45.7-52.5

Total
Respond.^

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,085

1,475

14.3

13.2-15.5

554

5.4

4.7- 6.3

3,634

24.5

23.3-25.6

6,422

55.8

54.3-57.2

-Western NC

1,963

279

17.2

14.9-19.9

4.3

3.2- 5.8

676

31.1

28.4-33.9

931

47.4

44.2-50.5

GENDER

Male

766

116

19.2

15.3-23.7

4.1

2.5- 6.6

324

35.3

30.9-39.9

297

41.5

36.6-46.5

Female

1,197

163

15.4

12.8-18.5

4.6

3.1- 6.6

352

27.2

24.0-30.6

634

52.8

48.9-56.6

RACE

White

1,801

250

16.4

14.1-19.0

3.9

2.9- 5.3

627

31.4

28.7-34.2

857

48.3

45.2-51.5

African American

30.0

11.6-58.4

8.2

2.6-22.9

30.1

15.3-50.6

31.7

16.6-51.8

Other Minorities

28.5

15.4-46.5

4.9

0.9-22.2

28.8

14.9-48.4

37.8

21.8-57.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

19.3

7.1-42.8

10.6

2.7-34.1

36.2

18.3-59.1

33.9

18.8-53.1

Non-Hispanic

1,917

272

17.2

14.8-19.9

4.1

3.0- 5.5

661

30.8

28.2-33.6

910

47.9

44.8-51.1

AGE

18-24

21.7

9.6-41.9

1.3

0.2- 8.6

10.1

3.6-25.5

67.0

47.3-82.1

25-34

127

28.8

20.0-39.5

4.0

1.5-10.5

18.3

11.6-27.5

48.9

38.6-59.4

35-44

242

19.2

14.0-25.6

7.5

4.4-12.6

26.2

20.0-33.4

113

47.2

40.0-54.5

45-54

317

22.8

17.4-29.2

5.3

3.2- 8.7

26.9

21.5-33.2

136

45.0

38.2-52.0

55-64

461

12.8

9.9-16.5

3.8

2.1- 6.7

166

39.1

33.9-44.5

213

44.3

39.1-49.6

65+

751

7.2

5.3- 9.7

1.6

0.9- 3.1

323

46.1

41.9-50.3

360

45.2

41.0-49.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

291

28.0

21.2-35.9

7.3

4.0-13.0

112

34.8

27.6-42.7

29.9

23.1-37.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

604

22.5

17.6-28.3

4.1

2.5- 6.7

186

27.2

22.7-32.2

294

46.2

40.4-52.2

Some Post-H.S.

510

16.1

12.1-21.1

5.8

3.2-10.2

186

32.8

27.5-38.5

223

45.3

39.4-51.4

College Graduate

554

6.4

4.3- 9.2

1.7

0.9- 3.4

192

32.7

27.9-37.8

312

59.3

53.9-64.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

30.4

23.3-38.5

5.1

2.3-10.9

30.0

23.3-37.8

106

34.5

27.3-42.5

$15,000- 24,999

365

27.3

20.9-34.9

5.1

2.5-10.1

135

33.4

27.0-40.6

137

34.1

27.8-41.1

$25,000- 34,999

244

19.7

12.4-29.8

6.9

3.5-13.4

31.9

24.4-40.5

118

41.5

33.2-50.3

$35,000- 49,999

257

16.9

10.4-26.2

5.4

2.2-12.4

33.2

26.1-41.0

122

44.6

36.6-52.8

$50,000-74,999

253

9.9

5.9-16.0

2.8

1.2- 6.5

28.1

22.1-35.1

141

59.2

51.4-66.5

$75,000+

247

3.6

1.8- 7.0

2.1

0.9- 4.9

35.4

28.4-43.1

134

58.9

51.1-66.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

845

143

21.7

17.8-26.2

4.7

3.1- 7.1

317

34.1

30.1-38.5

348

39.4

34.8-44.2

1,052

125

14.4

11.5-18.0

4.1

2.6- 6.3

340

29.6

26.0-33.5

549

51.8

47.6-56.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

280

13.1

7.8-21.1

2.2

1.0- 5.0

154

49.3

41.7-57.0

35.3

28.0-43.4

Non-Veteran

1,683

250

17.8

15.3-20.7

4.6

3.4- 6.3

522

28.4

25.6-31.5

841

49.1

45.7-52.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

^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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