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

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

How long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	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
-Western NC	663	37	9.6	6.5-13.9	73	14.5	10.8-19.1	55	9.4	6.6-13.2	498	66.5	61.1-71.6
GENDER
Male	321	15	8.0	4.2-14.6	34	13.0	8.4-19.5	23	10.7	6.5-17.1	249	68.3	60.4-75.3
Female	342	22	11.6	7.2-18.1	39	16.3	11.0-23.5	32	7.8	4.9-12.1	249	64.3	56.8-71.3
RACE
White	614	33	9.2	6.0-13.7	65	13.3	10.0-17.4	47	8.8	6.0-12.6	469	68.8	63.4-73.7
African American	15	3	33.5	11.0-67.2	1	2.6	0.3-17.4	3	29.1	7.3-68.2	8	34.9	13.4-64.9
Other Minorities	30	1	3.8	0.5-24.4	7	47.6	17.3-79.7	4	2.6	0.7- 9.4	18	46.0	17.2-77.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	0	0.0	. - .	2	25.6	4.4-72.2	2	3.0	0.6-13.7	10	71.4	27.7-94.2
Non-Hispanic	648	37	10.1	6.9-14.6	71	14.0	10.5-18.3	52	9.4	6.5-13.3	488	66.6	61.2-71.5
AGE
18-24	5	3	68.9	23.9-94.0	2	31.1	6.0-76.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	21	10	51.7	29.3-73.5	9	39.3	19.8-62.9	1	7.0	1.0-36.2	1	2.0	0.3-13.4
35-44	61	9	14.4	7.2-26.9	12	19.4	9.4-35.7	12	20.5	10.9-35.3	28	45.7	31.3-60.8
45-54	87	5	4.2	1.5-10.8	18	24.4	14.8-37.6	7	8.0	3.4-18.0	57	63.4	50.4-74.6
55-64	163	4	2.3	0.8- 6.3	17	8.6	4.8-15.1	11	3.5	1.6- 7.4	131	85.6	78.6-90.6
65+	318	5	1.1	0.4- 3.0	15	4.8	2.7- 8.5	21	6.1	3.8- 9.7	277	88.0	83.4-91.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	111	5	2.5	0.9- 6.8	21	30.8	18.5-46.5	5	3.9	1.6- 9.4	80	62.8	48.1-75.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	179	16	14.2	8.3-23.0	19	15.2	8.6-25.4	17	10.6	5.8-18.7	127	60.0	49.8-69.4
Some Post-H.S.	184	8	10.4	4.6-21.9	20	11.5	6.6-19.2	17	8.4	3.9-17.1	139	69.7	58.7-78.8
College Graduate	189	8	8.1	3.4-17.9	13	7.6	3.9-14.2	16	12.0	6.4-21.2	152	72.4	62.2-80.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	86	7	14.2	5.9-30.2	12	22.6	11.4-39.7	6	5.0	2.0-11.9	61	58.3	43.1-72.1
$15,000- 24,999	135	6	8.8	3.5-20.5	16	17.6	9.4-30.5	11	5.1	2.6-10.0	102	68.4	55.5-79.0
$25,000- 34,999	76	3	6.1	1.9-17.5	13	22.6	10.4-42.5	9	12.9	5.2-28.9	51	58.3	41.8-73.2
$35,000- 49,999	93	8	10.6	4.9-21.7	9	8.0	3.5-17.2	5	7.2	1.7-25.8	71	74.2	59.9-84.7
$50,000-74,999	83	2	3.7	0.9-14.6	6	10.9	4.2-25.6	5	7.0	2.5-18.0	70	78.4	64.1-88.0
$75,000+	94	6	14.3	6.3-29.3	5	3.6	1.2-10.4	7	13.8	6.1-28.3	76	68.3	53.7-80.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	310	15	6.9	3.8-12.2	35	14.6	9.6-21.5	29	10.0	6.1-16.0	231	68.5	60.9-75.3
No	334	21	12.1	7.4-19.2	32	12.0	7.9-17.9	24	9.3	5.6-15.2	257	66.5	58.8-73.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	152	4	4.4	1.4-13.4	5	2.7	1.0- 7.6	10	5.7	2.6-11.8	133	87.1	78.6-92.6
Non-Veteran	511	33	10.9	7.2-16.1	68	17.4	13.0-23.1	45	10.3	7.0-15.0	365	61.4	55.1-67.3

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

-Western NC

663

9.6

6.5-13.9

14.5

10.8-19.1

9.4

6.6-13.2

498

66.5

61.1-71.6

GENDER

Male

321

8.0

4.2-14.6

13.0

8.4-19.5

10.7

6.5-17.1

249

68.3

60.4-75.3

Female

342

11.6

7.2-18.1

16.3

11.0-23.5

7.8

4.9-12.1

249

64.3

56.8-71.3

RACE

White

614

9.2

6.0-13.7

13.3

10.0-17.4

8.8

6.0-12.6

469

68.8

63.4-73.7

African American

33.5

11.0-67.2

2.6

0.3-17.4

29.1

7.3-68.2

34.9

13.4-64.9

Other Minorities

3.8

0.5-24.4

47.6

17.3-79.7

2.6

0.7- 9.4

46.0

17.2-77.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

25.6

4.4-72.2

3.0

0.6-13.7

71.4

27.7-94.2

Non-Hispanic

648

10.1

6.9-14.6

14.0

10.5-18.3

9.4

6.5-13.3

488

66.6

61.2-71.5

AGE

18-24

68.9

23.9-94.0

31.1

6.0-76.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

51.7

29.3-73.5

39.3

19.8-62.9

7.0

1.0-36.2

2.0

0.3-13.4

35-44

14.4

7.2-26.9

19.4

9.4-35.7

20.5

10.9-35.3

45.7

31.3-60.8

45-54

4.2

1.5-10.8

24.4

14.8-37.6

8.0

3.4-18.0

63.4

50.4-74.6

55-64

163

2.3

0.8- 6.3

8.6

4.8-15.1

3.5

1.6- 7.4

131

85.6

78.6-90.6

65+

318

1.1

0.4- 3.0

4.8

2.7- 8.5

6.1

3.8- 9.7

277

88.0

83.4-91.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

111

2.5

0.9- 6.8

30.8

18.5-46.5

3.9

1.6- 9.4

62.8

48.1-75.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

179

14.2

8.3-23.0

15.2

8.6-25.4

10.6

5.8-18.7

127

60.0

49.8-69.4

Some Post-H.S.

184

10.4

4.6-21.9

11.5

6.6-19.2

8.4

3.9-17.1

139

69.7

58.7-78.8

College Graduate

189

8.1

3.4-17.9

7.6

3.9-14.2

12.0

6.4-21.2

152

72.4

62.2-80.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

14.2

5.9-30.2

22.6

11.4-39.7

5.0

2.0-11.9

58.3

43.1-72.1

$15,000- 24,999

135

8.8

3.5-20.5

17.6

9.4-30.5

5.1

2.6-10.0

102

68.4

55.5-79.0

$25,000- 34,999

6.1

1.9-17.5

22.6

10.4-42.5

12.9

5.2-28.9

58.3

41.8-73.2

$35,000- 49,999

10.6

4.9-21.7

8.0

3.5-17.2

7.2

1.7-25.8

74.2

59.9-84.7

$50,000-74,999

3.7

0.9-14.6

10.9

4.2-25.6

7.0

2.5-18.0

78.4

64.1-88.0

$75,000+

14.3

6.3-29.3

3.6

1.2-10.4

13.8

6.1-28.3

68.3

53.7-80.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

310

6.9

3.8-12.2

14.6

9.6-21.5

10.0

6.1-16.0

231

68.5

60.9-75.3

334

12.1

7.4-19.2

12.0

7.9-17.9

9.3

5.6-15.2

257

66.5

58.8-73.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

152

4.4

1.4-13.4

2.7

1.0- 7.6

5.7

2.6-11.8

133

87.1

78.6-92.6

Non-Veteran

511

10.9

7.2-16.1

17.4

13.0-23.1

10.3

7.0-15.0

365

61.4

55.1-67.3

Back to Tobacco Use.

*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.

This page was generated on 25MAY11.