BRFSS 2002 - Guilford County: (Smoking Status*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Guilford 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
Guilford County	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
GENDER
Male	154	33	21.1	14.6-29.5	5	4.5	1.4-13.5	56	32.9	25.1-41.8	60	41.4	32.7-50.7
Female	269	37	12.9	8.7-18.9	10	3.6	1.9- 6.7	57	19.9	15.1-25.8	165	63.6	56.5-70.2
RACE
White	280	48	17.9	13.1-24.0	10	3.1	1.6- 5.7	82	28.6	22.9-35.0	140	50.4	43.6-57.2
Other	139	22	15.5	9.2-25.0	5	5.7	1.7-16.9	30	22.2	14.8-31.9	82	56.6	45.7-66.9
AGE
18-44	180	38	20.5	14.2-28.7	9	5.9	2.5-13.5	21	13.2	8.3-20.4	112	60.4	51.2-68.9
45+	237	32	13.4	9.0-19.4	6	2.1	0.9- 4.7	92	41.1	34.0-48.6	107	43.4	36.4-50.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	173	42	25.5	18.4-34.3	9	6.9	2.8-16.0	44	26.3	18.8-35.5	78	41.3	32.8-50.4
Some College +	250	28	10.7	6.7-16.7	6	2.0	0.9- 4.5	69	26.2	20.5-32.8	147	61.1	53.7-67.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	203	40	19.8	13.9-27.5	11	7.2	3.2-15.2	54	26.5	20.0-34.2	98	46.5	38.4-54.8
$50,000+	126	18	14.3	8.3-23.4	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6	33	25.3	17.6-34.9	74	59.7	49.1-69.5
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
Forsyth	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
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

Guilford County

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

GENDER

Male

154

21.1

14.6-29.5

4.5

1.4-13.5

32.9

25.1-41.8

41.4

32.7-50.7

Female

269

12.9

8.7-18.9

3.6

1.9- 6.7

19.9

15.1-25.8

165

63.6

56.5-70.2

RACE

White

280

17.9

13.1-24.0

3.1

1.6- 5.7

28.6

22.9-35.0

140

50.4

43.6-57.2

Other

139

15.5

9.2-25.0

5.7

1.7-16.9

22.2

14.8-31.9

56.6

45.7-66.9

AGE

18-44

180

20.5

14.2-28.7

5.9

2.5-13.5

13.2

8.3-20.4

112

60.4

51.2-68.9

45+

237

13.4

9.0-19.4

2.1

0.9- 4.7

41.1

34.0-48.6

107

43.4

36.4-50.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

173

25.5

18.4-34.3

6.9

2.8-16.0

26.3

18.8-35.5

41.3

32.8-50.4

Some College +

250

10.7

6.7-16.7

2.0

0.9- 4.5

26.2

20.5-32.8

147

61.1

53.7-67.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

203

19.8

13.9-27.5

7.2

3.2-15.2

26.5

20.0-34.2

46.5

38.4-54.8

$50,000+

126

14.3

8.3-23.4

0.7

0.1- 4.6

25.3

17.6-34.9

59.7

49.1-69.5

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

Forsyth

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

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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