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Total Respond.^ |
Everyday | Some days | Not at all | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | 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 | 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 |
*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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