BRFSS 2012 - North Carolina: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-FEMALES

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	11,737	5,530	46.5	45.3-47.6	6,207	53.5	52.4-54.7
-FEMALES	7,155	2,963	40.5	39.0-42.0	4,192	59.5	58.0-61.0
RACE
White	4,996	2,234	45.0	43.2-46.8	2,762	55.0	53.2-56.8
African American	1,433	490	33.8	30.6-37.1	943	66.2	62.9-69.4
Other Minorities	662	220	22.7	18.7-27.2	442	77.3	72.8-81.3
AGE
18-34	1,136	380	34.1	30.9-37.5	756	65.9	62.5-69.1
35-44	924	349	38.2	34.5-42.0	575	61.8	58.0-65.5
45-54	1,228	570	47.1	43.6-50.7	658	52.9	49.3-56.4
55-64	1,412	619	44.0	40.8-47.1	793	56.0	52.9-59.2
65-74	1,307	643	49.5	46.2-52.9	664	50.5	47.1-53.8
75+	1,054	370	34.9	31.5-38.6	684	65.1	61.4-68.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	860	371	46.0	41.5-50.5	489	54.0	49.5-58.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,070	898	43.5	40.8-46.3	1,172	56.5	53.7-59.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,029	927	43.2	40.5-46.0	1,102	56.8	54.0-59.5
College Graduate	2,173	759	30.3	28.0-32.7	1,414	69.7	67.3-72.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	938	463	49.7	45.4-54.0	475	50.3	46.0-54.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,274	564	41.6	38.1-45.2	710	58.4	54.8-61.9
$25,000- 34,999	764	327	41.1	36.7-45.6	437	58.9	54.4-63.3
$35,000- 49,999	832	375	45.5	41.2-49.8	457	54.5	50.2-58.8
$50,000- 74,999	796	317	42.5	38.1-47.1	479	57.5	52.9-61.9
$75,000+	1,115	375	31.0	27.8-34.4	740	69.0	65.6-72.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,977	983	52.6	49.6-55.5	994	47.4	44.5-50.4
No	5,146	1,968	37.0	35.3-38.7	3,178	63.0	61.3-64.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	154	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	6,998	2,886	40.3	38.8-41.8	4,112	59.7	58.2-61.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,737

5,530

46.5

45.3-47.6

6,207

53.5

52.4-54.7

-FEMALES

7,155

2,963

40.5

39.0-42.0

4,192

59.5

58.0-61.0

RACE

White

4,996

2,234

45.0

43.2-46.8

2,762

55.0

53.2-56.8

African American

1,433

490

33.8

30.6-37.1

943

66.2

62.9-69.4

Other Minorities

662

220

22.7

18.7-27.2

442

77.3

72.8-81.3

AGE

18-34

1,136

380

34.1

30.9-37.5

756

65.9

62.5-69.1

35-44

924

349

38.2

34.5-42.0

575

61.8

58.0-65.5

45-54

1,228

570

47.1

43.6-50.7

658

52.9

49.3-56.4

55-64

1,412

619

44.0

40.8-47.1

793

56.0

52.9-59.2

65-74

1,307

643

49.5

46.2-52.9

664

50.5

47.1-53.8

75+

1,054

370

34.9

31.5-38.6

684

65.1

61.4-68.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

860

371

46.0

41.5-50.5

489

54.0

49.5-58.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,070

898

43.5

40.8-46.3

1,172

56.5

53.7-59.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,029

927

43.2

40.5-46.0

1,102

56.8

54.0-59.5

College Graduate

2,173

759

30.3

28.0-32.7

1,414

69.7

67.3-72.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

938

463

49.7

45.4-54.0

475

50.3

46.0-54.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,274

564

41.6

38.1-45.2

710

58.4

54.8-61.9

$25,000- 34,999

764

327

41.1

36.7-45.6

437

58.9

54.4-63.3

$35,000- 49,999

832

375

45.5

41.2-49.8

457

54.5

50.2-58.8

$50,000- 74,999

796

317

42.5

38.1-47.1

479

57.5

52.9-61.9

$75,000+

1,115

375

31.0

27.8-34.4

740

69.0

65.6-72.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,977

983

52.6

49.6-55.5

994

47.4

44.5-50.4

5,146

1,968

37.0

35.3-38.7

3,178

63.0

61.3-64.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

154

***

Non-Veteran

6,998

2,886

40.3

38.8-41.8

4,112

59.7

58.2-61.2

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 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).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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