BRFSS 2011 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	5,401	1,457	33.6	31.5-35.7	563	13.2	11.7-14.9	3,381	53.2	51.0-55.4
-Eastern NC	1,490	432	34.6	30.6-38.8	167	14.5	11.6-17.9	891	50.9	46.7-55.1
GENDER
Male	664	178	32.5	27.0-38.6	56	13.5	9.6-18.6	430	54.0	47.9-59.9
Female	826	254	37.6	32.3-43.3	111	15.9	12.0-20.6	461	46.5	41.0-52.1
RACE
White	1,067	295	33.0	28.3-38.0	105	13.5	10.2-17.6	667	53.6	48.6-58.5
African American	280	93	40.4	31.3-50.2	39	18.3	11.7-27.4	148	41.4	32.4-50.9
Other minorities	134	***	***	***	22	11.2	5.9-20.4	***	***	***
HISPANIC
Hispanic	48	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	1,439	419	34.8	30.8-39.2	155	14.0	11.1-17.6	865	51.1	46.8-55.4
AGE
18-34	197	89	43.8	34.6-53.5	48	28.8	21.0-38.2	60	27.3	19.7-36.6
35-54	437	184	42.4	35.5-49.6	53	11.2	7.6-16.3	200	46.3	39.2-53.6
55-64	355	87	28.1	21.4-36.0	33	7.2	4.5-11.5	235	64.6	56.8-71.8
65-74	287	53	15.7	10.7-22.5	22	4.5	2.5- 8.2	212	79.7	72.7-85.4
75+	202	14	3.5	1.8- 6.4	***	***	***	178	92.0	87.0-95.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	223	78	37.9	28.9-47.8	28	13.2	7.9-21.4	117	48.9	39.2-58.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	513	166	39.7	32.8-47.1	67	16.9	11.8-23.6	280	43.4	36.6-50.5
Some Post-H.S.	399	119	33.0	25.8-41.1	47	13.6	8.9-20.1	233	53.4	45.4-61.2
College Graduate	353	68	19.1	13.5-26.4	25	11.6	6.6-19.5	260	69.2	60.9-76.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	235	108	58.6	48.2-68.3	32	12.9	7.3-21.8	95	28.5	20.5-38.2
$15,000- 24,999	266	87	38.8	29.7-48.8	35	11.6	6.4-20.0	144	49.6	39.8-59.5
$25,000- 34,999	154	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	210	69	38.9	29.3-49.3	20	13.3	7.5-22.5	121	47.9	38.2-57.7
$50,000+	393	81	25.6	18.5-34.2	33	9.9	6.0-15.8	279	64.6	56.1-72.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	542	155	35.8	29.2-42.9	49	8.8	5.6-13.5	338	55.4	48.4-62.3
No	873	253	33.7	28.6-39.2	107	16.4	12.6-21.1	513	49.9	44.4-55.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	325	73	25.9	19.3-33.9	17	9.9	5.0-18.7	235	64.2	55.4-72.1
Non-Veteran	1,165	359	36.9	32.2-41.8	150	15.7	12.4-19.6	656	47.4	42.7-52.2

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,401

1,457

33.6

31.5-35.7

563

13.2

11.7-14.9

3,381

53.2

51.0-55.4

-Eastern NC

1,490

432

34.6

30.6-38.8

167

14.5

11.6-17.9

891

50.9

46.7-55.1

GENDER

Male

664

178

32.5

27.0-38.6

13.5

9.6-18.6

430

54.0

47.9-59.9

Female

826

254

37.6

32.3-43.3

111

15.9

12.0-20.6

461

46.5

41.0-52.1

RACE

White

1,067

295

33.0

28.3-38.0

105

13.5

10.2-17.6

667

53.6

48.6-58.5

African American

280

40.4

31.3-50.2

18.3

11.7-27.4

148

41.4

32.4-50.9

Other minorities

134

***

11.2

5.9-20.4

***

HISPANIC

Hispanic

***

Non-Hispanic

1,439

419

34.8

30.8-39.2

155

14.0

11.1-17.6

865

51.1

46.8-55.4

AGE

18-34

197

43.8

34.6-53.5

28.8

21.0-38.2

27.3

19.7-36.6

35-54

437

184

42.4

35.5-49.6

11.2

7.6-16.3

200

46.3

39.2-53.6

55-64

355

28.1

21.4-36.0

7.2

4.5-11.5

235

64.6

56.8-71.8

65-74

287

15.7

10.7-22.5

4.5

2.5- 8.2

212

79.7

72.7-85.4

75+

202

3.5

1.8- 6.4

***

178

92.0

87.0-95.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

223

37.9

28.9-47.8

13.2

7.9-21.4

117

48.9

39.2-58.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

513

166

39.7

32.8-47.1

16.9

11.8-23.6

280

43.4

36.6-50.5

Some Post-H.S.

399

119

33.0

25.8-41.1

13.6

8.9-20.1

233

53.4

45.4-61.2

College Graduate

353

19.1

13.5-26.4

11.6

6.6-19.5

260

69.2

60.9-76.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

235

108

58.6

48.2-68.3

12.9

7.3-21.8

28.5

20.5-38.2

$15,000- 24,999

266

38.8

29.7-48.8

11.6

6.4-20.0

144

49.6

39.8-59.5

$25,000- 34,999

154

***

$35,000- 49,999

210

38.9

29.3-49.3

13.3

7.5-22.5

121

47.9

38.2-57.7

$50,000+

393

25.6

18.5-34.2

9.9

6.0-15.8

279

64.6

56.1-72.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

542

155

35.8

29.2-42.9

8.8

5.6-13.5

338

55.4

48.4-62.3

873

253

33.7

28.6-39.2

107

16.4

12.6-21.1

513

49.9

44.4-55.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

325

25.9

19.3-33.9

9.9

5.0-18.7

235

64.2

55.4-72.1

Non-Veteran

1,165

359

36.9

32.2-41.8

150

15.7

12.4-19.6

656

47.4

42.7-52.2

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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