BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,504	2,941	44.8	43.3-46.3	3,563	55.2	53.7-56.7
-Piedmont	3,272	1,360	41.7	39.8-43.7	1,912	58.3	56.3-60.2
GENDER
Male	1,392	662	47.5	44.5-50.6	730	52.5	49.4-55.5
Female	1,880	698	36.5	34.0-39.1	1,182	63.5	60.9-66.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	2,115	952	45.8	43.3-48.3	1,163	54.2	51.7-56.7
Non-Hispanic Black	669	261	38.1	33.9-42.5	408	61.9	57.5-66.1
Other	440	136	30.5	25.7-35.7	304	69.5	64.3-74.3
AGE
18-34	666	201	32.1	28.1-36.3	465	67.9	63.7-71.9
35-44	505	187	38.8	34.2-43.7	318	61.2	56.3-65.8
45-54	614	253	43.8	39.4-48.2	361	56.2	51.8-60.6
55-64	602	288	51.2	46.7-55.7	314	48.8	44.3-53.3
65-74	507	264	53.0	47.8-58.1	243	47.0	41.9-52.2
75+	332	157	47.0	40.8-53.3	175	53.0	46.7-59.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	335	177	53.8	47.4-60.1	158	46.2	39.9-52.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	810	402	47.7	43.7-51.7	408	52.3	48.3-56.3
Some Post-H.S.	856	387	42.9	39.2-46.7	469	57.1	53.3-60.8
College Graduate	1,251	384	29.0	26.4-31.9	867	71.0	68.1-73.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	270	148	53.4	46.2-60.4	122	46.6	39.6-53.8
$15,000- 24,999	500	232	46.3	41.2-51.4	268	53.7	48.6-58.8
$25,000- 34,999	276	136	48.0	40.8-55.2	140	52.0	44.8-59.2
$35,000- 49,999	349	148	44.7	38.6-51.0	201	55.3	49.0-61.4
$50,000- 74,999	386	151	39.3	33.8-45.1	235	60.7	54.9-66.2
$75,000+	824	283	34.6	31.0-38.4	541	65.4	61.6-69.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	741	404	55.0	50.7-59.2	337	45.0	40.8-49.3
No	2,518	949	38.1	35.9-40.4	1,569	61.9	59.6-64.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	365	203	52.0	46.1-57.9	162	48.0	42.1-53.9
Non-Veteran	2,895	1,154	40.6	38.5-42.7	1,741	59.4	57.3-61.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	1,757	672	38.3	35.7-41.0	1,085	61.7	59.0-64.3
Regional City or Suburban	870	385	44.0	40.2-47.9	485	56.0	52.1-59.8
Rural	645	303	47.8	43.2-52.5	342	52.2	47.5-56.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,504

2,941

44.8

43.3-46.3

3,563

55.2

53.7-56.7

-Piedmont

3,272

1,360

41.7

39.8-43.7

1,912

58.3

56.3-60.2

GENDER

Male

1,392

662

47.5

44.5-50.6

730

52.5

49.4-55.5

Female

1,880

698

36.5

34.0-39.1

1,182

63.5

60.9-66.0

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

2,115

952

45.8

43.3-48.3

1,163

54.2

51.7-56.7

Non-Hispanic Black

669

261

38.1

33.9-42.5

408

61.9

57.5-66.1

Other

440

136

30.5

25.7-35.7

304

69.5

64.3-74.3

AGE

18-34

666

201

32.1

28.1-36.3

465

67.9

63.7-71.9

35-44

505

187

38.8

34.2-43.7

318

61.2

56.3-65.8

45-54

614

253

43.8

39.4-48.2

361

56.2

51.8-60.6

55-64

602

288

51.2

46.7-55.7

314

48.8

44.3-53.3

65-74

507

264

53.0

47.8-58.1

243

47.0

41.9-52.2

75+

332

157

47.0

40.8-53.3

175

53.0

46.7-59.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

335

177

53.8

47.4-60.1

158

46.2

39.9-52.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

810

402

47.7

43.7-51.7

408

52.3

48.3-56.3

Some Post-H.S.

856

387

42.9

39.2-46.7

469

57.1

53.3-60.8

College Graduate

1,251

384

29.0

26.4-31.9

867

71.0

68.1-73.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

270

148

53.4

46.2-60.4

122

46.6

39.6-53.8

$15,000- 24,999

500

232

46.3

41.2-51.4

268

53.7

48.6-58.8

$25,000- 34,999

276

136

48.0

40.8-55.2

140

52.0

44.8-59.2

$35,000- 49,999

349

148

44.7

38.6-51.0

201

55.3

49.0-61.4

$50,000- 74,999

386

151

39.3

33.8-45.1

235

60.7

54.9-66.2

$75,000+

824

283

34.6

31.0-38.4

541

65.4

61.6-69.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

741

404

55.0

50.7-59.2

337

45.0

40.8-49.3

2,518

949

38.1

35.9-40.4

1,569

61.9

59.6-64.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

365

203

52.0

46.1-57.9

162

48.0

42.1-53.9

Non-Veteran

2,895

1,154

40.6

38.5-42.7

1,741

59.4

57.3-61.5

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

1,757

672

38.3

35.7-41.0

1,085

61.7

59.0-64.3

Regional City or Suburban

870

385

44.0

40.2-47.9

485

56.0

52.1-59.8

Rural

645

303

47.8

43.2-52.5

342

52.2

47.5-56.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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.

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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