BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,088	669	62.8	59.2-66.3	419	37.2	33.7-40.8
-Piedmont	501	316	64.0	59.0-68.7	185	36.0	31.3-41.0
GENDER
Male	255	150	60.9	53.9-67.5	105	39.1	32.5-46.1
Female	246	166	68.0	61.0-74.4	80	32.0	25.6-39.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	320	194	62.3	56.0-68.2	126	37.7	31.8-44.0
Non-Hispanic Black	125	87	67.1	56.8-76.0	38	32.9	24.0-43.2
Other	54	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	113	77	71.4	61.6-79.5	36	28.6	20.5-38.4
35-44	91	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	108	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	112	64	56.8	46.2-66.9	48	43.2	33.1-53.8
65-74	58	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	18	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	88	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	181	118	65.3	57.2-72.7	63	34.7	27.3-42.8
Some Post-H.S.	162	105	65.8	57.1-73.5	57	34.2	26.5-42.9
College Graduate	69	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	82	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	103	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	55	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	49	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	53	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	57	***	***	***	***	***	***
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	160	101	62.9	53.7-71.2	59	37.1	28.8-46.3
No	338	212	64.3	58.2-69.9	126	35.7	30.1-41.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	51	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	450	281	63.7	58.4-68.6	169	36.3	31.4-41.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	226	134	60.5	52.9-67.5	92	39.5	32.5-47.1
Regional City or Suburban	152	105	71.5	62.8-78.9	47	28.5	21.1-37.2
Rural	123	77	61.9	51.3-71.4	46	38.1	28.6-48.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,088

669

62.8

59.2-66.3

419

37.2

33.7-40.8

-Piedmont

501

316

64.0

59.0-68.7

185

36.0

31.3-41.0

GENDER

Male

255

150

60.9

53.9-67.5

105

39.1

32.5-46.1

Female

246

166

68.0

61.0-74.4

32.0

25.6-39.0

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

320

194

62.3

56.0-68.2

126

37.7

31.8-44.0

Non-Hispanic Black

125

67.1

56.8-76.0

32.9

24.0-43.2

Other

***

AGE

18-34

113

71.4

61.6-79.5

28.6

20.5-38.4

35-44

***

45-54

108

***

55-64

112

56.8

46.2-66.9

43.2

33.1-53.8

65-74

***

75+

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

181

118

65.3

57.2-72.7

34.7

27.3-42.8

Some Post-H.S.

162

105

65.8

57.1-73.5

34.2

26.5-42.9

College Graduate

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

103

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

$75,000+

***

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

160

101

62.9

53.7-71.2

37.1

28.8-46.3

338

212

64.3

58.2-69.9

126

35.7

30.1-41.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

450

281

63.7

58.4-68.6

169

36.3

31.4-41.6

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

226

134

60.5

52.9-67.5

39.5

32.5-47.1

Regional City or Suburban

152

105

71.5

62.8-78.9

28.5

21.1-37.2

Rural

123

61.9

51.3-71.4

38.1

28.6-48.7

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life
and currently smoking every day or on some days.

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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