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

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	1,032	279	32.7	28.7-37.0	77	8.2	6.1-11.0	676	59.0	54.7-63.2
GENDER
Male	469	116	32.7	26.8-39.4	29	7.0	4.3-11.1	324	60.3	53.7-66.5
Female	563	163	32.7	27.7-38.2	48	9.7	6.7-13.7	352	57.6	52.0-63.0
RACE
White	944	250	31.7	27.7-36.0	67	7.6	5.6-10.1	627	60.7	56.4-64.9
African American	28	8	43.9	18.4-73.2	5	12.0	3.7-32.9	15	44.1	20.5-70.7
Other Minorities	55	21	45.8	25.3-67.8	4	7.9	1.5-32.6	30	46.3	25.4-68.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	24	7	29.1	10.5-59.1	3	16.1	3.9-47.2	14	54.8	27.6-79.4
Non-Hispanic	1,007	272	33.0	28.9-37.3	74	7.8	5.8-10.4	661	59.2	54.9-63.3
AGE
18-24	14	8	65.6	35.0-87.1	1	3.8	0.5-23.8	5	30.6	10.6-62.0
25-34	59	31	56.4	41.6-70.1	6	7.8	2.8-19.7	22	35.8	23.2-50.7
35-44	129	50	36.3	27.1-46.6	17	14.2	8.4-23.1	62	49.5	39.2-59.8
45-54	181	70	41.4	32.8-50.6	21	9.7	5.8-15.6	90	48.9	40.1-57.8
55-64	248	63	23.0	17.8-29.3	19	6.8	3.8-11.9	166	70.1	63.3-76.2
65+	391	55	13.0	9.6-17.4	13	3.0	1.6- 5.6	323	84.0	79.3-87.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	193	67	39.9	30.8-49.8	14	10.5	5.8-18.3	112	49.6	40.0-59.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	310	98	41.8	34.0-50.0	26	7.7	4.7-12.4	186	50.6	42.8-58.3
Some Post-H.S.	287	76	29.4	22.6-37.4	25	10.6	6.0-18.1	186	60.0	51.6-67.7
College Graduate	242	38	15.6	10.8-22.0	12	4.2	2.1- 8.2	192	80.2	73.5-85.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	166	68	46.4	36.5-56.6	10	7.8	3.5-16.3	88	45.9	36.1-56.0
$15,000- 24,999	228	76	41.5	32.4-51.2	17	7.7	3.8-15.1	135	50.8	41.4-60.2
$25,000- 34,999	126	33	33.6	22.0-47.6	14	11.9	6.0-22.3	79	54.5	41.6-66.8
$35,000- 49,999	135	29	30.5	19.5-44.2	10	9.7	4.1-21.4	96	59.8	46.7-71.6
$50,000-74,999	112	21	24.2	15.1-36.4	7	6.9	2.9-15.4	84	68.9	56.8-78.8
$75,000+	113	11	8.7	4.4-16.5	7	5.2	2.2-11.6	95	86.1	77.4-91.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	497	143	35.8	30.1-42.0	37	7.8	5.2-11.6	317	56.4	50.3-62.2
No	503	125	30.0	24.4-36.2	38	8.5	5.5-12.9	340	61.5	55.2-67.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	190	29	20.3	12.4-31.2	7	3.4	1.5- 7.7	154	76.3	65.6-84.4
Non-Veteran	842	250	35.0	30.5-39.8	70	9.1	6.7-12.3	522	55.9	51.1-60.5

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

-Western NC

1,032

279

32.7

28.7-37.0

8.2

6.1-11.0

676

59.0

54.7-63.2

GENDER

Male

469

116

32.7

26.8-39.4

7.0

4.3-11.1

324

60.3

53.7-66.5

Female

563

163

32.7

27.7-38.2

9.7

6.7-13.7

352

57.6

52.0-63.0

RACE

White

944

250

31.7

27.7-36.0

7.6

5.6-10.1

627

60.7

56.4-64.9

African American

43.9

18.4-73.2

12.0

3.7-32.9

44.1

20.5-70.7

Other Minorities

45.8

25.3-67.8

7.9

1.5-32.6

46.3

25.4-68.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

29.1

10.5-59.1

16.1

3.9-47.2

54.8

27.6-79.4

Non-Hispanic

1,007

272

33.0

28.9-37.3

7.8

5.8-10.4

661

59.2

54.9-63.3

AGE

18-24

65.6

35.0-87.1

3.8

0.5-23.8

30.6

10.6-62.0

25-34

56.4

41.6-70.1

7.8

2.8-19.7

35.8

23.2-50.7

35-44

129

36.3

27.1-46.6

14.2

8.4-23.1

49.5

39.2-59.8

45-54

181

41.4

32.8-50.6

9.7

5.8-15.6

48.9

40.1-57.8

55-64

248

23.0

17.8-29.3

6.8

3.8-11.9

166

70.1

63.3-76.2

65+

391

13.0

9.6-17.4

3.0

1.6- 5.6

323

84.0

79.3-87.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

193

39.9

30.8-49.8

10.5

5.8-18.3

112

49.6

40.0-59.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

310

41.8

34.0-50.0

7.7

4.7-12.4

186

50.6

42.8-58.3

Some Post-H.S.

287

29.4

22.6-37.4

10.6

6.0-18.1

186

60.0

51.6-67.7

College Graduate

242

15.6

10.8-22.0

4.2

2.1- 8.2

192

80.2

73.5-85.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

166

46.4

36.5-56.6

7.8

3.5-16.3

45.9

36.1-56.0

$15,000- 24,999

228

41.5

32.4-51.2

7.7

3.8-15.1

135

50.8

41.4-60.2

$25,000- 34,999

126

33.6

22.0-47.6

11.9

6.0-22.3

54.5

41.6-66.8

$35,000- 49,999

135

30.5

19.5-44.2

9.7

4.1-21.4

59.8

46.7-71.6

$50,000-74,999

112

24.2

15.1-36.4

6.9

2.9-15.4

68.9

56.8-78.8

$75,000+

113

8.7

4.4-16.5

5.2

2.2-11.6

86.1

77.4-91.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

497

143

35.8

30.1-42.0

7.8

5.2-11.6

317

56.4

50.3-62.2

503

125

30.0

24.4-36.2

8.5

5.5-12.9

340

61.5

55.2-67.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

190

20.3

12.4-31.2

3.4

1.5- 7.7

154

76.3

65.6-84.4

Non-Veteran

842

250

35.0

30.5-39.8

9.1

6.7-12.3

522

55.9

51.1-60.5

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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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