BRFSS 2011 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Current Smoker*)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	11,501	9,481	78.2	76.9-79.5	2,020	21.8	20.5-23.1
-Eastern NC	3,129	2,530	76.1	73.3-78.6	599	23.9	21.4-26.7
GENDER
Male	1,095	861	72.4	67.8-76.6	234	27.6	23.4-32.2
Female	2,034	1,669	79.4	76.3-82.2	365	20.6	17.8-23.7
RACE
White	2,089	1,689	75.7	72.3-78.8	400	24.3	21.2-27.7
African American	696	564	75.6	69.7-80.6	132	24.4	19.4-30.3
Other minorities	322	258	79.4	71.2-85.8	64	20.6	14.2-28.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	163	139	82.6	71.2-90.1	24	17.4	9.9-28.8
Non-Hispanic	2,955	2,381	75.6	72.8-78.2	574	24.4	21.8-27.2
AGE
18-34	470	333	67.9	61.6-73.6	137	32.1	26.4-38.4
35-54	943	706	73.6	69.0-77.7	237	26.4	22.3-31.0
55-64	689	569	80.8	75.7-85.0	120	19.2	15.0-24.3
65-74	543	468	88.5	84.3-91.7	75	11.5	8.3-15.7
75+	448	424	96.4	94.1-97.8	24	3.6	2.2- 5.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	439	333	72.8	65.7-78.8	106	27.2	21.2-34.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	975	742	68.8	63.6-73.7	233	31.2	26.3-36.4
Some Post-H.S.	845	679	78.9	74.0-83.1	166	21.1	16.9-26.0
College Graduate	865	772	88.2	84.2-91.3	93	11.8	8.7-15.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	430	290	58.5	50.5-66.0	140	41.5	34.0-49.5
$15,000- 24,999	522	400	75.0	68.4-80.7	122	25.0	19.3-31.6
$25,000- 34,999	303	243	76.4	67.6-83.4	60	23.6	16.6-32.4
$35,000- 49,999	428	339	74.6	67.5-80.6	89	25.4	19.4-32.5
$50,000+	883	769	82.2	76.9-86.5	114	17.8	13.5-23.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	973	769	72.8	67.7-77.4	204	27.2	22.6-32.3
No	2,005	1,645	77.8	74.5-80.8	360	22.2	19.2-25.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	506	416	77.3	70.7-82.7	90	22.7	17.3-29.3
Non-Veteran	2,621	2,112	75.8	72.8-78.6	509	24.2	21.4-27.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,501

9,481

78.2

76.9-79.5

2,020

21.8

20.5-23.1

-Eastern NC

3,129

2,530

76.1

73.3-78.6

599

23.9

21.4-26.7

GENDER

Male

1,095

861

72.4

67.8-76.6

234

27.6

23.4-32.2

Female

2,034

1,669

79.4

76.3-82.2

365

20.6

17.8-23.7

RACE

White

2,089

1,689

75.7

72.3-78.8

400

24.3

21.2-27.7

African American

696

564

75.6

69.7-80.6

132

24.4

19.4-30.3

Other minorities

322

258

79.4

71.2-85.8

20.6

14.2-28.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

163

139

82.6

71.2-90.1

17.4

9.9-28.8

Non-Hispanic

2,955

2,381

75.6

72.8-78.2

574

24.4

21.8-27.2

AGE

18-34

470

333

67.9

61.6-73.6

137

32.1

26.4-38.4

35-54

943

706

73.6

69.0-77.7

237

26.4

22.3-31.0

55-64

689

569

80.8

75.7-85.0

120

19.2

15.0-24.3

65-74

543

468

88.5

84.3-91.7

11.5

8.3-15.7

75+

448

424

96.4

94.1-97.8

3.6

2.2- 5.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

439

333

72.8

65.7-78.8

106

27.2

21.2-34.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

975

742

68.8

63.6-73.7

233

31.2

26.3-36.4

Some Post-H.S.

845

679

78.9

74.0-83.1

166

21.1

16.9-26.0

College Graduate

865

772

88.2

84.2-91.3

11.8

8.7-15.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

430

290

58.5

50.5-66.0

140

41.5

34.0-49.5

$15,000- 24,999

522

400

75.0

68.4-80.7

122

25.0

19.3-31.6

$25,000- 34,999

303

243

76.4

67.6-83.4

23.6

16.6-32.4

$35,000- 49,999

428

339

74.6

67.5-80.6

25.4

19.4-32.5

$50,000+

883

769

82.2

76.9-86.5

114

17.8

13.5-23.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

973

769

72.8

67.7-77.4

204

27.2

22.6-32.3

2,005

1,645

77.8

74.5-80.8

360

22.2

19.2-25.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

506

416

77.3

70.7-82.7

22.7

17.3-29.3

Non-Veteran

2,621

2,112

75.8

72.8-78.6

509

24.2

21.4-27.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

**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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