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

2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-WHITES

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
-WHITES	8,280	4,142	49.8	48.4-51.2	4,138	50.2	48.8-51.6
GENDER
Male	3,284	1,908	54.9	52.7-57.1	1,376	45.1	42.9-47.3
Female	4,996	2,234	45.0	43.2-46.8	2,762	55.0	53.2-56.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	168	61	38.9	29.9-48.8	107	61.1	51.2-70.1
Non-Hispanic	8,099	4,074	50.0	48.6-51.4	4,025	50.0	48.6-51.4
AGE
18-34	1,160	504	43.0	39.6-46.4	656	57.0	53.6-60.4
35-44	1,029	492	48.0	44.5-51.6	537	52.0	48.4-55.5
45-54	1,394	717	53.5	50.3-56.6	677	46.5	43.4-49.7
55-64	1,699	869	52.4	49.5-55.3	830	47.6	44.7-50.5
65-74	1,654	943	58.3	55.4-61.2	711	41.7	38.8-44.6
75+	1,286	589	47.9	44.4-51.4	697	52.1	48.6-55.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	766	487	67.1	62.6-71.3	279	32.9	28.7-37.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,347	1,258	54.7	52.0-57.3	1,089	45.3	42.7-48.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,277	1,217	50.5	47.8-53.1	1,060	49.5	46.9-52.2
College Graduate	2,872	1,170	36.4	34.3-38.6	1,702	63.6	61.4-65.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	792	478	61.5	57.0-65.7	314	38.5	34.3-43.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,219	692	59.2	55.5-62.8	527	40.8	37.2-44.5
$25,000- 34,999	848	475	55.0	50.6-59.4	373	45.0	40.6-49.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,063	583	55.5	51.7-59.3	480	44.5	40.7-48.3
$50,000- 74,999	1,081	544	52.4	48.6-56.1	537	47.6	43.9-51.4
$75,000+	1,857	723	36.6	33.9-39.4	1,134	63.4	60.6-66.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,288	1,335	60.5	57.8-63.0	953	39.5	37.0-42.2
No	5,952	2,786	46.5	44.8-48.1	3,166	53.5	51.9-55.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,170	778	64.4	61.0-67.7	392	35.6	32.3-39.0
Non-Veteran	7,109	3,363	47.5	46.0-49.1	3,746	52.5	50.9-54.0

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

-WHITES

8,280

4,142

49.8

48.4-51.2

4,138

50.2

48.8-51.6

GENDER

Male

3,284

1,908

54.9

52.7-57.1

1,376

45.1

42.9-47.3

Female

4,996

2,234

45.0

43.2-46.8

2,762

55.0

53.2-56.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

168

38.9

29.9-48.8

107

61.1

51.2-70.1

Non-Hispanic

8,099

4,074

50.0

48.6-51.4

4,025

50.0

48.6-51.4

AGE

18-34

1,160

504

43.0

39.6-46.4

656

57.0

53.6-60.4

35-44

1,029

492

48.0

44.5-51.6

537

52.0

48.4-55.5

45-54

1,394

717

53.5

50.3-56.6

677

46.5

43.4-49.7

55-64

1,699

869

52.4

49.5-55.3

830

47.6

44.7-50.5

65-74

1,654

943

58.3

55.4-61.2

711

41.7

38.8-44.6

75+

1,286

589

47.9

44.4-51.4

697

52.1

48.6-55.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

766

487

67.1

62.6-71.3

279

32.9

28.7-37.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,347

1,258

54.7

52.0-57.3

1,089

45.3

42.7-48.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,277

1,217

50.5

47.8-53.1

1,060

49.5

46.9-52.2

College Graduate

2,872

1,170

36.4

34.3-38.6

1,702

63.6

61.4-65.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

792

478

61.5

57.0-65.7

314

38.5

34.3-43.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,219

692

59.2

55.5-62.8

527

40.8

37.2-44.5

$25,000- 34,999

848

475

55.0

50.6-59.4

373

45.0

40.6-49.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,063

583

55.5

51.7-59.3

480

44.5

40.7-48.3

$50,000- 74,999

1,081

544

52.4

48.6-56.1

537

47.6

43.9-51.4

$75,000+

1,857

723

36.6

33.9-39.4

1,134

63.4

60.6-66.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,288

1,335

60.5

57.8-63.0

953

39.5

37.0-42.2

5,952

2,786

46.5

44.8-48.1

3,166

53.5

51.9-55.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,170

778

64.4

61.0-67.7

392

35.6

32.3-39.0

Non-Veteran

7,109

3,363

47.5

46.0-49.1

3,746

52.5

50.9-54.0

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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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