BRFSS 2011 - North Carolina: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,505	5,405	46.6	45.1-48.1	6,100	53.4	51.9-54.9
GENDER
Male	4,296	2,471	54.5	52.1-56.8	1,825	45.5	43.2-47.9
Female	7,209	2,934	39.2	37.4-41.1	4,275	60.8	58.9-62.6
RACE
White	8,785	4,328	49.9	48.2-51.6	4,457	50.1	48.4-51.8
African American	1,815	727	40.1	36.6-43.7	1,088	59.9	56.3-63.4
Native American	268	129	50.2	40.2-60.1	139	49.8	39.9-59.8
Other Minorities	553	187	31.2	25.5-37.5	366	68.8	62.5-74.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	527	165	32.4	26.6-38.9	362	67.6	61.1-73.4
-English Speaking	233	85	41.2	31.3-51.9	148	58.8	48.1-68.7
-Spanish Speaking	294	80	27.8	21.1-35.8	214	72.2	64.2-78.9
Non-Hispanic	10,943	5,227	47.7	46.2-49.2	5,716	52.3	50.8-53.8
AGE
18-34	1,428	525	38.5	35.3-41.9	903	61.5	58.1-64.7
35-44	1,551	588	42.9	39.3-46.6	963	57.1	53.4-60.7
45-54	2,090	1,008	50.7	47.5-54.0	1,082	49.3	46.0-52.5
55-64	2,471	1,273	54.2	51.3-57.1	1,198	45.8	42.9-48.7
65-74	2,119	1,178	59.1	56.0-62.2	941	40.9	37.8-44.0
75+	1,708	785	46.9	43.4-50.5	923	53.1	49.5-56.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,455	840	58.5	54.2-62.6	615	41.5	37.4-45.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,302	1,693	51.2	48.4-54.0	1,609	48.8	46.0-51.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,893	1,438	46.4	43.6-49.3	1,455	53.6	50.7-56.4
College Graduate	3,824	1,424	33.1	31.0-35.3	2,400	66.9	64.7-69.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,377	770	55.9	51.5-60.1	607	44.1	39.9-48.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,949	1,030	52.5	48.8-56.1	919	47.5	43.9-51.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,119	583	49.3	44.5-54.1	536	50.7	45.9-55.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,408	666	43.4	39.5-47.4	742	56.6	52.6-60.5
$50,000-74,999	1,345	645	49.4	45.1-53.7	700	50.6	46.3-54.9
$75,000+	2,262	843	38.4	35.4-41.6	1,419	61.6	58.4-64.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,413	1,898	57.7	54.9-60.4	1,515	42.3	39.6-45.1
No	7,536	3,255	42.8	41.0-44.6	4,281	57.2	55.4-59.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,584	1,058	65.6	61.8-69.3	526	34.4	30.7-38.2
Non-Veteran	9,916	4,346	44.0	42.4-45.6	5,570	56.0	54.4-57.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,505

5,405

46.6

45.1-48.1

6,100

53.4

51.9-54.9

GENDER

Male

4,296

2,471

54.5

52.1-56.8

1,825

45.5

43.2-47.9

Female

7,209

2,934

39.2

37.4-41.1

4,275

60.8

58.9-62.6

RACE

White

8,785

4,328

49.9

48.2-51.6

4,457

50.1

48.4-51.8

African American

1,815

727

40.1

36.6-43.7

1,088

59.9

56.3-63.4

Native American

268

129

50.2

40.2-60.1

139

49.8

39.9-59.8

Other Minorities

553

187

31.2

25.5-37.5

366

68.8

62.5-74.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

527

165

32.4

26.6-38.9

362

67.6

61.1-73.4

-English Speaking

233

41.2

31.3-51.9

148

58.8

48.1-68.7

-Spanish Speaking

294

27.8

21.1-35.8

214

72.2

64.2-78.9

Non-Hispanic

10,943

5,227

47.7

46.2-49.2

5,716

52.3

50.8-53.8

AGE

18-34

1,428

525

38.5

35.3-41.9

903

61.5

58.1-64.7

35-44

1,551

588

42.9

39.3-46.6

963

57.1

53.4-60.7

45-54

2,090

1,008

50.7

47.5-54.0

1,082

49.3

46.0-52.5

55-64

2,471

1,273

54.2

51.3-57.1

1,198

45.8

42.9-48.7

65-74

2,119

1,178

59.1

56.0-62.2

941

40.9

37.8-44.0

75+

1,708

785

46.9

43.4-50.5

923

53.1

49.5-56.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,455

840

58.5

54.2-62.6

615

41.5

37.4-45.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,302

1,693

51.2

48.4-54.0

1,609

48.8

46.0-51.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,893

1,438

46.4

43.6-49.3

1,455

53.6

50.7-56.4

College Graduate

3,824

1,424

33.1

31.0-35.3

2,400

66.9

64.7-69.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,377

770

55.9

51.5-60.1

607

44.1

39.9-48.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,949

1,030

52.5

48.8-56.1

919

47.5

43.9-51.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,119

583

49.3

44.5-54.1

536

50.7

45.9-55.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,408

666

43.4

39.5-47.4

742

56.6

52.6-60.5

$50,000-74,999

1,345

645

49.4

45.1-53.7

700

50.6

46.3-54.9

$75,000+

2,262

843

38.4

35.4-41.6

1,419

61.6

58.4-64.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,413

1,898

57.7

54.9-60.4

1,515

42.3

39.6-45.1

7,536

3,255

42.8

41.0-44.6

4,281

57.2

55.4-59.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,584

1,058

65.6

61.8-69.3

526

34.4

30.7-38.2

Non-Veteran

9,916

4,346

44.0

42.4-45.6

5,570

56.0

54.4-57.6

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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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