BRFSS 2001 - New Hanover County: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for New Hanover County

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,183	3,035	49.6	47.6-51.5	3,148	50.4	48.5-52.4
New Hanover County	405	227	54.5	47.6-61.3	178	45.5	38.7-52.4
GENDER
Male	164	109	61.1	49.0-72.1	55	38.9	27.9-51.0
Female	241	118	46.8	39.8-53.9	123	53.2	46.1-60.2
RACE
White	341	206	62.3	56.4-67.9	135	37.7	32.1-43.6
Other	57	19	25.9	13.7-43.5	38	74.1	56.5-86.3
AGE
18-44	186	93	45.8	35.8-56.2	93	54.2	43.8-64.2
45+	212	132	65.3	58.1-71.9	80	34.7	28.1-41.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	132	80	59.7	49.6-69.1	52	40.3	30.9-50.4
Some College +	270	146	52.0	43.1-60.8	124	48.0	39.2-56.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	207	118	51.2	40.7-61.6	89	48.8	38.4-59.3
$50,000+	132	73	59.6	50.2-68.3	59	40.4	31.7-49.8
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
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%)

North Carolina

6,183

3,035

49.6

47.6-51.5

3,148

50.4

48.5-52.4

New Hanover County

405

227

54.5

47.6-61.3

178

45.5

38.7-52.4

GENDER

Male

164

109

61.1

49.0-72.1

38.9

27.9-51.0

Female

241

118

46.8

39.8-53.9

123

53.2

46.1-60.2

RACE

White

341

206

62.3

56.4-67.9

135

37.7

32.1-43.6

Other

25.9

13.7-43.5

74.1

56.5-86.3

AGE

18-44

186

45.8

35.8-56.2

54.2

43.8-64.2

45+

212

132

65.3

58.1-71.9

34.7

28.1-41.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

132

59.7

49.6-69.1

40.3

30.9-50.4

Some College +

270

146

52.0

43.1-60.8

124

48.0

39.2-56.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

207

118

51.2

40.7-61.6

48.8

38.4-59.3

$50,000+

132

59.6

50.2-68.3

40.4

31.7-49.8

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

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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