BRFSS 2011 - North Carolina: (Current Smoker*)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	11,501	9,481	78.2	76.9-79.5	2,020	21.8	20.5-23.1
GENDER
Male	4,294	3,475	75.5	73.3-77.5	819	24.5	22.5-26.7
Female	7,207	6,006	80.8	79.2-82.3	1,201	19.2	17.7-20.8
RACE
White	8,781	7,277	78.3	76.8-79.8	1,504	21.7	20.2-23.2
African American	1,815	1,460	76.5	73.2-79.5	355	23.5	20.5-26.8
Native American	268	195	73.1	63.9-80.6	73	26.9	19.4-36.1
Other Minorities	553	477	84.2	78.3-88.7	76	15.8	11.3-21.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	527	460	83.4	77.6-87.9	67	16.6	12.1-22.4
-English Speaking	233	194	76.0	65.9-83.8	39	24.0	16.2-34.1
-Spanish Speaking	294	266	87.3	79.8-92.2	28	12.7	7.8-20.2
Non-Hispanic	10,939	8,988	77.8	76.4-79.1	1,951	22.2	20.9-23.6
AGE
18-34	1,428	1,085	74.1	71.0-77.0	343	25.9	23.0-29.0
35-44	1,551	1,241	76.2	72.9-79.3	310	23.8	20.7-27.1
45-54	2,089	1,575	73.9	70.9-76.7	514	26.1	23.3-29.1
55-64	2,469	2,007	79.3	76.7-81.7	462	20.7	18.3-23.3
65-74	2,118	1,848	88.2	85.9-90.1	270	11.8	9.9-14.1
75+	1,708	1,605	94.3	92.4-95.7	103	5.7	4.3- 7.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,455	1,073	67.5	63.4-71.4	382	32.5	28.6-36.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,300	2,571	73.9	71.3-76.3	729	26.1	23.7-28.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,892	2,333	78.5	76.0-80.8	559	21.5	19.2-24.0
College Graduate	3,823	3,475	90.4	88.8-91.8	348	9.6	8.2-11.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,376	929	60.7	56.3-64.9	447	39.3	35.1-43.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,949	1,483	71.7	68.1-75.0	466	28.3	25.0-31.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,119	918	77.3	72.9-81.2	201	22.7	18.8-27.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,408	1,172	81.1	77.7-84.1	236	18.9	15.9-22.3
$50,000-74,999	1,344	1,147	83.3	79.8-86.4	197	16.7	13.6-20.2
$75,000+	2,262	2,051	86.5	83.6-88.9	211	13.5	11.1-16.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,413	2,691	73.4	70.8-75.9	722	26.6	24.1-29.2
No	7,533	6,352	80.4	78.8-81.9	1,181	19.6	18.1-21.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,584	1,325	79.4	75.8-82.5	259	20.6	17.5-24.2
Non-Veteran	9,912	8,151	78.0	76.6-79.4	1,761	22.0	20.6-23.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,501

9,481

78.2

76.9-79.5

2,020

21.8

20.5-23.1

GENDER

Male

4,294

3,475

75.5

73.3-77.5

819

24.5

22.5-26.7

Female

7,207

6,006

80.8

79.2-82.3

1,201

19.2

17.7-20.8

RACE

White

8,781

7,277

78.3

76.8-79.8

1,504

21.7

20.2-23.2

African American

1,815

1,460

76.5

73.2-79.5

355

23.5

20.5-26.8

Native American

268

195

73.1

63.9-80.6

26.9

19.4-36.1

Other Minorities

553

477

84.2

78.3-88.7

15.8

11.3-21.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

527

460

83.4

77.6-87.9

16.6

12.1-22.4

-English Speaking

233

194

76.0

65.9-83.8

24.0

16.2-34.1

-Spanish Speaking

294

266

87.3

79.8-92.2

12.7

7.8-20.2

Non-Hispanic

10,939

8,988

77.8

76.4-79.1

1,951

22.2

20.9-23.6

AGE

18-34

1,428

1,085

74.1

71.0-77.0

343

25.9

23.0-29.0

35-44

1,551

1,241

76.2

72.9-79.3

310

23.8

20.7-27.1

45-54

2,089

1,575

73.9

70.9-76.7

514

26.1

23.3-29.1

55-64

2,469

2,007

79.3

76.7-81.7

462

20.7

18.3-23.3

65-74

2,118

1,848

88.2

85.9-90.1

270

11.8

9.9-14.1

75+

1,708

1,605

94.3

92.4-95.7

103

5.7

4.3- 7.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,455

1,073

67.5

63.4-71.4

382

32.5

28.6-36.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,300

2,571

73.9

71.3-76.3

729

26.1

23.7-28.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,892

2,333

78.5

76.0-80.8

559

21.5

19.2-24.0

College Graduate

3,823

3,475

90.4

88.8-91.8

348

9.6

8.2-11.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,376

929

60.7

56.3-64.9

447

39.3

35.1-43.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,949

1,483

71.7

68.1-75.0

466

28.3

25.0-31.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,119

918

77.3

72.9-81.2

201

22.7

18.8-27.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,408

1,172

81.1

77.7-84.1

236

18.9

15.9-22.3

$50,000-74,999

1,344

1,147

83.3

79.8-86.4

197

16.7

13.6-20.2

$75,000+

2,262

2,051

86.5

83.6-88.9

211

13.5

11.1-16.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,413

2,691

73.4

70.8-75.9

722

26.6

24.1-29.2

7,533

6,352

80.4

78.8-81.9

1,181

19.6

18.1-21.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,584

1,325

79.4

75.8-82.5

259

20.6

17.5-24.2

Non-Veteran

9,912

8,151

78.0

76.6-79.4

1,761

22.0

20.6-23.4

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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).

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