BRFSS 2010 - Western North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,026	1,165	60.5	56.8-64.1	861	39.5	35.9-43.2
-Western NC	356	202	61.0	54.0-67.6	154	39.0	32.4-46.0
GENDER
Male	145	81	64.1	53.4-73.5	64	35.9	26.5-46.6
Female	211	121	57.7	48.7-66.2	90	42.3	33.8-51.3
RACE
White	317	179	60.2	53.1-66.9	138	39.8	33.1-46.9
African American	13	9	83.8	53.0-96.0	4	16.2	4.0-47.0
Other Minorities	25	14	63.4	32.7-86.1	11	36.6	13.9-67.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	6	38.4	9.9-78.0	4	61.6	22.0-90.1
Non-Hispanic	346	196	62.3	55.3-68.8	150	37.7	31.2-44.7
AGE
18-24	9	6	68.8	31.8-91.3	3	31.2	8.7-68.2
25-34	37	26	71.4	52.3-85.1	11	28.6	14.9-47.7
35-44	67	43	67.1	52.9-78.7	24	32.9	21.3-47.1
45-54	91	49	49.6	37.0-62.3	42	50.4	37.7-63.0
55-64	82	48	57.5	45.1-69.1	34	42.5	30.9-54.9
65+	68	30	48.9	35.1-62.9	38	51.1	37.1-64.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	81	46	63.3	49.4-75.3	35	36.7	24.7-50.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	124	66	57.8	45.7-69.1	58	42.2	30.9-54.3
Some Post-H.S.	101	62	65.5	51.6-77.2	39	34.5	22.8-48.4
College Graduate	50	28	57.9	41.4-72.7	22	42.1	27.3-58.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	78	47	60.8	46.3-73.6	31	39.2	26.4-53.7
$15,000- 24,999	93	50	59.1	44.8-72.0	43	40.9	28.0-55.2
$25,000- 34,999	47	25	61.6	42.2-77.9	22	38.4	22.1-57.8
$35,000- 49,999	39	20	53.4	31.6-73.9	19	46.6	26.1-68.4
$50,000-74,999	28	19	74.2	53.2-87.9	9	25.8	12.1-46.8
$75,000+	18	11	64.9	38.8-84.4	7	35.1	15.6-61.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	180	114	69.4	60.0-77.3	66	30.6	22.7-40.0
No	163	84	55.9	45.3-66.0	79	44.1	34.0-54.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	36	19	68.5	47.5-83.9	17	31.5	16.1-52.5
Non-Veteran	320	183	60.3	52.8-67.3	137	39.7	32.7-47.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,026

1,165

60.5

56.8-64.1

861

39.5

35.9-43.2

-Western NC

356

202

61.0

54.0-67.6

154

39.0

32.4-46.0

GENDER

Male

145

64.1

53.4-73.5

35.9

26.5-46.6

Female

211

121

57.7

48.7-66.2

42.3

33.8-51.3

RACE

White

317

179

60.2

53.1-66.9

138

39.8

33.1-46.9

African American

83.8

53.0-96.0

16.2

4.0-47.0

Other Minorities

63.4

32.7-86.1

36.6

13.9-67.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

38.4

9.9-78.0

61.6

22.0-90.1

Non-Hispanic

346

196

62.3

55.3-68.8

150

37.7

31.2-44.7

AGE

18-24

68.8

31.8-91.3

31.2

8.7-68.2

25-34

71.4

52.3-85.1

28.6

14.9-47.7

35-44

67.1

52.9-78.7

32.9

21.3-47.1

45-54

49.6

37.0-62.3

50.4

37.7-63.0

55-64

57.5

45.1-69.1

42.5

30.9-54.9

65+

48.9

35.1-62.9

51.1

37.1-64.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

63.3

49.4-75.3

36.7

24.7-50.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

124

57.8

45.7-69.1

42.2

30.9-54.3

Some Post-H.S.

101

65.5

51.6-77.2

34.5

22.8-48.4

College Graduate

57.9

41.4-72.7

42.1

27.3-58.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

60.8

46.3-73.6

39.2

26.4-53.7

$15,000- 24,999

59.1

44.8-72.0

40.9

28.0-55.2

$25,000- 34,999

61.6

42.2-77.9

38.4

22.1-57.8

$35,000- 49,999

53.4

31.6-73.9

46.6

26.1-68.4

$50,000-74,999

74.2

53.2-87.9

25.8

12.1-46.8

$75,000+

64.9

38.8-84.4

35.1

15.6-61.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

180

114

69.4

60.0-77.3

30.6

22.7-40.0

163

55.9

45.3-66.0

44.1

34.0-54.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

68.5

47.5-83.9

31.5

16.1-52.5

Non-Veteran

320

183

60.3

52.8-67.3

137

39.7

32.7-47.2

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently smoking daily or occasionally.

^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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