BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (A bidi is a flavored cigarette from India. Have you ever smoked a bidi, even one or two puffs?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,083	113	3.7	2.9- 4.8	2,970	96.3	95.2-97.1
GENDER
Male	1,187	70	4.8	3.5- 6.6	1,117	95.2	93.4-96.5
Female	1,896	43	2.7	1.8- 4.1	1,853	97.3	95.9-98.2
RACE
White	2,321	79	3.5	2.6- 4.6	2,242	96.5	95.4-97.4
African American	566	27	5.5	3.2- 9.2	539	94.5	90.8-96.8
Other Minorities	150	4	1.6	0.5- 4.8	146	98.4	95.2-99.5
HISPANIC
Yes	88	2	2.0	0.5- 8.2	86	98.0	91.8-99.5
No	2,989	110	3.8	2.9- 4.9	2,879	96.2	95.1-97.1
AGE
18-24	282	45	10.9	7.4-15.7	237	89.1	84.3-92.6
25-34	568	32	5.7	3.5- 9.1	536	94.3	90.9-96.5
35-44	650	13	2.7	1.3- 5.3	637	97.3	94.7-98.7
45-54	582	16	3.4	1.5- 7.2	566	96.6	92.8-98.5
55-64	385	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	384	99.8	98.9- 100
65+	588	6	0.5	0.2- 1.4	582	99.5	98.6-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	403	6	1.1	0.4- 3.6	397	98.9	96.4-99.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	888	35	3.9	2.4- 6.3	853	96.1	93.7-97.6
Some Post-H.S.	803	43	5.5	3.7- 8.0	760	94.5	92.0-96.3
College Graduate	979	29	3.5	2.2- 5.6	950	96.5	94.4-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	281	11	3.1	1.6- 6.2	270	96.9	93.8-98.4
$15,000- 24,999	492	31	6.6	3.9-11.1	461	93.4	88.9-96.1
$25,000- 34,999	473	22	4.3	2.4- 7.5	451	95.7	92.5-97.6
$35,000- 49,999	488	21	5.4	3.0- 9.4	467	94.6	90.6-97.0
$50,000+	800	16	2.3	1.2- 4.2	784	97.7	95.8-98.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	212	7	2.8	1.2- 6.5	205	97.2	93.5-98.8
Cumberland	208	17	10.2	6.2-16.4	191	89.8	83.6-93.8
Durham	210	10	5.8	2.9-11.3	200	94.2	88.7-97.1
Forsyth	232	5	1.8	0.7- 4.6	227	98.2	95.4-99.3
Gaston	235	2	1.5	0.4- 5.8	233	98.5	94.2-99.6
Guilford	194	5	3.2	1.3- 7.6	189	96.8	92.4-98.7
Mecklenburg	212	8	4.0	2.0- 8.2	204	96.0	91.8-98.0
New Hanover	195	4	2.1	0.7- 5.8	191	97.9	94.2-99.3
Onslow	216	18	10.1	6.2-16.2	198	89.9	83.8-93.8
Wake	208	8	5.3	2.6-10.4	200	94.7	89.6-97.4
Western NC	311	12	5.3	2.8- 9.8	299	94.7	90.2-97.2
Piedmont NC	324	8	2.3	1.0- 5.3	316	97.7	94.7-99.0
Eastern NC	326	9	3.1	1.5- 6.2	317	96.9	93.8-98.5

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,083

113

3.7

2.9- 4.8

2,970

96.3

95.2-97.1

GENDER

Male

1,187

4.8

3.5- 6.6

1,117

95.2

93.4-96.5

Female

1,896

2.7

1.8- 4.1

1,853

97.3

95.9-98.2

RACE

White

2,321

3.5

2.6- 4.6

2,242

96.5

95.4-97.4

African American

566

5.5

3.2- 9.2

539

94.5

90.8-96.8

Other Minorities

150

1.6

0.5- 4.8

146

98.4

95.2-99.5

HISPANIC

Yes

2.0

0.5- 8.2

98.0

91.8-99.5

2,989

110

3.8

2.9- 4.9

2,879

96.2

95.1-97.1

AGE

18-24

282

10.9

7.4-15.7

237

89.1

84.3-92.6

25-34

568

5.7

3.5- 9.1

536

94.3

90.9-96.5

35-44

650

2.7

1.3- 5.3

637

97.3

94.7-98.7

45-54

582

3.4

1.5- 7.2

566

96.6

92.8-98.5

55-64

385

0.2

0.0- 1.1

384

99.8

98.9- 100

65+

588

0.5

0.2- 1.4

582

99.5

98.6-99.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

403

1.1

0.4- 3.6

397

98.9

96.4-99.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

888

3.9

2.4- 6.3

853

96.1

93.7-97.6

Some Post-H.S.

803

5.5

3.7- 8.0

760

94.5

92.0-96.3

College Graduate

979

3.5

2.2- 5.6

950

96.5

94.4-97.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

281

3.1

1.6- 6.2

270

96.9

93.8-98.4

$15,000- 24,999

492

6.6

3.9-11.1

461

93.4

88.9-96.1

$25,000- 34,999

473

4.3

2.4- 7.5

451

95.7

92.5-97.6

$35,000- 49,999

488

5.4

3.0- 9.4

467

94.6

90.6-97.0

$50,000+

800

2.3

1.2- 4.2

784

97.7

95.8-98.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

212

2.8

1.2- 6.5

205

97.2

93.5-98.8

Cumberland

208

10.2

6.2-16.4

191

89.8

83.6-93.8

Durham

210

5.8

2.9-11.3

200

94.2

88.7-97.1

Forsyth

232

1.8

0.7- 4.6

227

98.2

95.4-99.3

Gaston

235

1.5

0.4- 5.8

233

98.5

94.2-99.6

Guilford

194

3.2

1.3- 7.6

189

96.8

92.4-98.7

Mecklenburg

212

4.0

2.0- 8.2

204

96.0

91.8-98.0

New Hanover

195

2.1

0.7- 5.8

191

97.9

94.2-99.3

Onslow

216

10.1

6.2-16.2

198

89.9

83.8-93.8

Wake

208

5.3

2.6-10.4

200

94.7

89.6-97.4

Western NC

311

5.3

2.8- 9.8

299

94.7

90.2-97.2

Piedmont NC

324

2.3

1.0- 5.3

316

97.7

94.7-99.0

Eastern NC

326

3.1

1.5- 6.2

317

96.9

93.8-98.5

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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