BRFSS 2002 - Forsyth County: (Smoking Status*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Forsyth County

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.#	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
North Carolina	6,720	1,236	21.2	19.6-22.8	299	5.1	4.2- 6.2	1,736	24.1	22.6-25.6	3,449	49.7	47.8-51.6
Forsyth County	464	96	21.3	16.9-26.4	20	4.4	2.7- 7.2	123	24.6	20.5-29.3	225	49.7	44.3-55.0
GENDER
Male	178	36	21.1	14.4-29.9	10	5.6	2.8-11.0	55	27.1	20.6-34.8	77	46.1	37.9-54.6
Female	286	60	21.4	16.3-27.7	10	3.3	1.7- 6.3	68	22.3	17.3-28.2	148	53.0	46.3-59.6
RACE
White	344	75	23.1	17.8-29.4	11	3.7	1.9- 7.2	96	25.1	20.3-30.5	162	48.1	41.9-54.4
Other	116	21	17.2	10.4-26.9	9	6.6	3.2-13.1	23	20.3	13.1-30.2	63	55.9	45.3-66.0
AGE
18-44	198	44	23.7	16.7-32.4	14	6.0	3.3-10.7	31	14.8	10.2-21.1	109	55.5	47.1-63.6
45+	261	51	19.3	14.3-25.4	6	3.0	1.2- 7.1	91	34.8	28.4-41.7	113	43.0	36.3-50.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	194	53	30.1	22.3-39.3	9	4.8	2.2-10.2	49	22.4	16.4-29.8	83	42.7	34.6-51.2
Some College +	269	43	14.0	10.1-19.1	11	4.2	2.2- 7.6	74	26.6	21.2-32.9	141	55.2	48.5-61.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	221	64	31.2	23.7-39.9	14	6.2	3.3-11.1	50	19.8	14.6-26.2	93	42.8	35.1-51.0
$50,000+	140	20	13.6	8.3-21.5	4	3.1	1.0- 8.6	44	32.4	24.1-42.1	72	50.9	41.5-60.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	412	68	19.4	15.0-24.7	20	4.2	2.6- 6.7	112	25.2	20.6-30.3	212	51.3	45.6-56.9
Guilford	423	70	16.9	12.9-21.9	15	4.0	2.0- 7.9	113	26.2	21.6-31.5	225	52.8	46.9-58.6
Henderson/Transylvania	472	74	16.9	13.2-21.4	24	5.9	3.6- 9.4	146	30.9	25.2-37.2	228	46.3	40.5-52.2
Mecklenburg	447	58	15.4	11.1-21.1	23	4.0	2.5- 6.4	103	20.2	16.1-25.0	263	60.4	54.2-66.3
Orange	441	49	9.3	6.7-12.7	14	3.5	1.9- 6.4	113	20.1	16.1-24.8	265	67.1	61.1-72.6
Pitt	418	76	18.3	14.4-23.0	21	6.1	4.4- 8.4	97	23.0	17.6-29.4	224	52.6	46.6-58.6
Randolph	429	91	23.5	18.5-29.4	22	4.1	2.6- 6.6	100	26.0	20.9-32.0	216	46.3	40.5-52.2
Robeson	444	92	24.8	19.7-30.8	23	5.3	3.4- 8.3	104	19.4	15.7-23.8	225	50.4	44.4-56.4
Wake	431	62	16.3	12.4-21.1	15	4.5	2.4- 8.3	103	22.3	18.1-27.1	251	57.0	51.3-62.4
Western NC	656	150	25.2	21.3-29.6	28	5.1	3.2- 8.1	180	26.2	22.6-30.2	298	43.5	39.0-48.0
Piedmont NC	885	198	24.4	21.0-28.2	35	5.2	3.3- 8.3	221	23.3	20.1-26.9	431	47.0	42.8-51.3
Eastern NC	798	152	21.1	17.8-24.8	39	5.8	4.0- 8.4	221	25.3	22.0-29.0	386	47.7	43.5-52.0

Total
Respond.#

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,720

1,236

21.2

19.6-22.8

299

5.1

4.2- 6.2

1,736

24.1

22.6-25.6

3,449

49.7

47.8-51.6

Forsyth County

464

21.3

16.9-26.4

4.4

2.7- 7.2

123

24.6

20.5-29.3

225

49.7

44.3-55.0

GENDER

Male

178

21.1

14.4-29.9

5.6

2.8-11.0

27.1

20.6-34.8

46.1

37.9-54.6

Female

286

21.4

16.3-27.7

3.3

1.7- 6.3

22.3

17.3-28.2

148

53.0

46.3-59.6

RACE

White

344

23.1

17.8-29.4

3.7

1.9- 7.2

25.1

20.3-30.5

162

48.1

41.9-54.4

Other

116

17.2

10.4-26.9

6.6

3.2-13.1

20.3

13.1-30.2

55.9

45.3-66.0

AGE

18-44

198

23.7

16.7-32.4

6.0

3.3-10.7

14.8

10.2-21.1

109

55.5

47.1-63.6

45+

261

19.3

14.3-25.4

3.0

1.2- 7.1

34.8

28.4-41.7

113

43.0

36.3-50.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

194

30.1

22.3-39.3

4.8

2.2-10.2

22.4

16.4-29.8

42.7

34.6-51.2

Some College +

269

14.0

10.1-19.1

4.2

2.2- 7.6

26.6

21.2-32.9

141

55.2

48.5-61.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

221

31.2

23.7-39.9

6.2

3.3-11.1

19.8

14.6-26.2

42.8

35.1-51.0

$50,000+

140

13.6

8.3-21.5

3.1

1.0- 8.6

32.4

24.1-42.1

50.9

41.5-60.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

412

19.4

15.0-24.7

4.2

2.6- 6.7

112

25.2

20.6-30.3

212

51.3

45.6-56.9

Guilford

423

16.9

12.9-21.9

4.0

2.0- 7.9

113

26.2

21.6-31.5

225

52.8

46.9-58.6

Henderson/Transylvania

472

16.9

13.2-21.4

5.9

3.6- 9.4

146

30.9

25.2-37.2

228

46.3

40.5-52.2

Mecklenburg

447

15.4

11.1-21.1

4.0

2.5- 6.4

103

20.2

16.1-25.0

263

60.4

54.2-66.3

Orange

441

9.3

6.7-12.7

3.5

1.9- 6.4

113

20.1

16.1-24.8

265

67.1

61.1-72.6

Pitt

418

18.3

14.4-23.0

6.1

4.4- 8.4

23.0

17.6-29.4

224

52.6

46.6-58.6

Randolph

429

23.5

18.5-29.4

4.1

2.6- 6.6

100

26.0

20.9-32.0

216

46.3

40.5-52.2

Robeson

444

24.8

19.7-30.8

5.3

3.4- 8.3

104

19.4

15.7-23.8

225

50.4

44.4-56.4

Wake

431

16.3

12.4-21.1

4.5

2.4- 8.3

103

22.3

18.1-27.1

251

57.0

51.3-62.4

Western NC

656

150

25.2

21.3-29.6

5.1

3.2- 8.1

180

26.2

22.6-30.2

298

43.5

39.0-48.0

Piedmont NC

885

198

24.4

21.0-28.2

5.2

3.3- 8.3

221

23.3

20.1-26.9

431

47.0

42.8-51.3

Eastern NC

798

152

21.1

17.8-24.8

5.8

4.0- 8.4

221

25.3

22.0-29.0

386

47.7

43.5-52.0

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* Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

#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, 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, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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