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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,271 1,236 42.0 39.4-44.7 299 10.1 8.4-12.2 1,736 47.8 45.2-50.5
Henderson/ Transylvania 244 74 31.5 24.6-39.3 24 10.9 6.7-17.2 146 57.6 49.2-65.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 200 68 39.8 31.9-48.3 20 8.6 5.4-13.5 112 51.6 43.4-59.7
Forsyth 239 96 42.3 34.7-50.2 20 8.8 5.4-14.1 123 48.9 41.3-56.6
Guilford 198 70 35.9 28.1-44.4 15 8.5 4.3-16.2 113 55.6 47.0-63.9
Mecklenburg 184 58 39.0 29.7-49.2 23 10.1 6.2-16.0 103 50.9 41.4-60.4
Orange 176 49 28.2 21.2-36.4 14 10.6 5.9-18.4 113 61.2 52.5-69.2
Pitt 194 76 38.6 30.6-47.3 21 12.9 9.2-17.8 97 48.5 39.4-57.7
Randolph 213 91 43.8 35.3-52.7 22 7.7 4.8-12.1 100 48.5 39.8-57.2
Robeson 219 92 50.1 41.9-58.2 23 10.8 6.9-16.4 104 39.2 31.9-46.9
Wake 180 62 37.8 29.7-46.7 15 10.4 5.6-18.5 103 51.7 43.0-60.4
Western NC 358 150 44.6 38.6-50.8 28 9.0 5.6-14.1 180 46.4 40.5-52.4
Piedmont NC 454 198 46.1 40.4-51.9 35 9.9 6.2-15.2 221 44.0 38.5-49.7
Eastern NC 412 152 40.4 34.8-46.2 39 11.2 7.8-15.8 221 48.5 42.8-54.2

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Henderson/Transylvania Counties. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life.

#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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