BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,183	3,035	49.6	47.6-51.5	3,148	50.4	48.5-52.4
GENDER
Male	2,370	1,362	56.7	53.7-59.7	1,008	43.3	40.3-46.3
Female	3,813	1,673	43.0	40.5-45.5	2,140	57.0	54.5-59.5
RACE
White	4,687	2,431	52.6	50.4-54.9	2,256	47.4	45.1-49.6
African American	1,134	447	40.3	36.1-44.7	687	59.7	55.3-63.9
Other Minorities	264	122	44.8	35.3-54.7	142	55.2	45.3-64.7
HISPANIC
Yes	173	76	39.2	28.3-51.2	97	60.8	48.8-71.7
No	5,995	2,955	50.0	48.0-52.0	3,040	50.0	48.0-52.0
AGE
18-24	546	232	41.0	34.5-47.9	314	59.0	52.1-65.5
25-34	1,156	470	40.4	36.1-44.8	686	59.6	55.2-63.9
35-44	1,285	619	48.3	44.2-52.4	666	51.7	47.6-55.8
45-54	1,130	623	56.4	51.4-61.2	507	43.6	38.8-48.6
55-64	823	474	58.7	53.8-63.5	349	41.3	36.5-46.2
65+	1,181	597	53.8	49.7-57.9	584	46.2	42.1-50.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	827	496	62.5	57.2-67.6	331	37.5	32.4-42.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,850	984	51.8	48.3-55.3	866	48.2	44.7-51.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,587	805	49.8	46.1-53.4	782	50.2	46.6-53.9
College Graduate	1,887	739	39.1	35.8-42.5	1,148	60.9	57.5-64.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	584	327	51.8	45.5-58.1	257	48.2	41.9-54.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,010	549	53.9	49.1-58.7	461	46.1	41.3-50.9
$25,000- 34,999	882	451	52.2	47.2-57.1	431	47.8	42.9-52.8
$35,000- 49,999	967	486	53.1	48.5-57.6	481	46.9	42.4-51.5
$50,000+	1,586	698	44.7	40.9-48.5	888	55.3	51.5-59.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	422	231	55.9	50.5-61.2	191	44.1	38.8-49.5
Cumberland	428	194	43.1	35.9-50.7	234	56.9	49.3-64.1
Durham	400	158	36.9	31.2-42.9	242	63.1	57.1-68.8
Forsyth	455	224	49.0	43.6-54.5	231	51.0	45.5-56.4
Gaston	466	231	49.4	44.3-54.6	235	50.6	45.4-55.7
Guilford	415	195	45.2	39.8-50.8	220	54.8	49.2-60.2
Mecklenburg	429	193	42.7	37.3-48.2	236	57.3	51.8-62.7
New Hanover	405	227	54.5	47.6-61.3	178	45.5	38.7-52.4
Onslow	435	234	59.8	53.4-65.8	201	40.2	34.2-46.6
Wake	426	192	43.6	38.2-49.1	234	56.4	50.9-61.8
Western NC	616	308	53.0	48.6-57.4	308	47.0	42.6-51.4
Piedmont NC	668	342	52.3	47.6-57.1	326	47.7	42.9-52.4
Eastern NC	618	306	50.7	45.9-55.4	312	49.3	44.6-54.1

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,183

3,035

49.6

47.6-51.5

3,148

50.4

48.5-52.4

GENDER

Male

2,370

1,362

56.7

53.7-59.7

1,008

43.3

40.3-46.3

Female

3,813

1,673

43.0

40.5-45.5

2,140

57.0

54.5-59.5

RACE

White

4,687

2,431

52.6

50.4-54.9

2,256

47.4

45.1-49.6

African American

1,134

447

40.3

36.1-44.7

687

59.7

55.3-63.9

Other Minorities

264

122

44.8

35.3-54.7

142

55.2

45.3-64.7

HISPANIC

Yes

173

39.2

28.3-51.2

60.8

48.8-71.7

5,995

2,955

50.0

48.0-52.0

3,040

50.0

48.0-52.0

AGE

18-24

546

232

41.0

34.5-47.9

314

59.0

52.1-65.5

25-34

1,156

470

40.4

36.1-44.8

686

59.6

55.2-63.9

35-44

1,285

619

48.3

44.2-52.4

666

51.7

47.6-55.8

45-54

1,130

623

56.4

51.4-61.2

507

43.6

38.8-48.6

55-64

823

474

58.7

53.8-63.5

349

41.3

36.5-46.2

65+

1,181

597

53.8

49.7-57.9

584

46.2

42.1-50.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

827

496

62.5

57.2-67.6

331

37.5

32.4-42.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,850

984

51.8

48.3-55.3

866

48.2

44.7-51.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,587

805

49.8

46.1-53.4

782

50.2

46.6-53.9

College Graduate

1,887

739

39.1

35.8-42.5

1,148

60.9

57.5-64.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

584

327

51.8

45.5-58.1

257

48.2

41.9-54.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,010

549

53.9

49.1-58.7

461

46.1

41.3-50.9

$25,000- 34,999

882

451

52.2

47.2-57.1

431

47.8

42.9-52.8

$35,000- 49,999

967

486

53.1

48.5-57.6

481

46.9

42.4-51.5

$50,000+

1,586

698

44.7

40.9-48.5

888

55.3

51.5-59.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

422

231

55.9

50.5-61.2

191

44.1

38.8-49.5

Cumberland

428

194

43.1

35.9-50.7

234

56.9

49.3-64.1

Durham

400

158

36.9

31.2-42.9

242

63.1

57.1-68.8

Forsyth

455

224

49.0

43.6-54.5

231

51.0

45.5-56.4

Gaston

466

231

49.4

44.3-54.6

235

50.6

45.4-55.7

Guilford

415

195

45.2

39.8-50.8

220

54.8

49.2-60.2

Mecklenburg

429

193

42.7

37.3-48.2

236

57.3

51.8-62.7

New Hanover

405

227

54.5

47.6-61.3

178

45.5

38.7-52.4

Onslow

435

234

59.8

53.4-65.8

201

40.2

34.2-46.6

Wake

426

192

43.6

38.2-49.1

234

56.4

50.9-61.8

Western NC

616

308

53.0

48.6-57.4

308

47.0

42.6-51.4

Piedmont NC

668

342

52.3

47.6-57.1

326

47.7

42.9-52.4

Eastern NC

618

306

50.7

45.9-55.4

312

49.3

44.6-54.1

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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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