BRFSS 2002 - Mecklenburg County: (Smoking Status*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Mecklenburg 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
Mecklenburg County	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
GENDER
Male	160	32	22.0	14.4-32.2	10	4.9	2.4- 9.6	40	23.5	16.5-32.3	78	49.6	39.7-59.5
Female	287	26	8.9	5.8-13.2	13	3.1	1.7- 5.6	63	16.8	13.0-21.6	185	71.2	65.3-76.5
RACE
White	268	34	18.6	12.1-27.6	15	3.6	2.0- 6.5	76	22.6	17.5-28.8	143	55.1	46.9-63.1
Other	175	24	11.6	7.4-17.7	8	4.5	2.1- 9.5	27	17.3	11.1-26.0	116	66.6	57.6-74.5
AGE
18-44	239	34	16.7	10.7-25.0	13	4.6	2.5- 8.3	37	14.9	10.1-21.5	155	63.9	55.2-71.7
45+	204	24	13.3	8.7-19.8	10	3.0	1.6- 5.6	65	30.1	23.7-37.5	105	53.6	45.9-61.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	143	23	18.2	11.4-27.6	9	4.7	2.1-10.1	41	25.0	17.0-35.2	70	52.1	41.1-62.9
Some College +	303	35	13.9	8.7-21.5	14	3.6	2.0- 6.5	62	17.3	13.1-22.6	192	65.2	57.9-71.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	198	24	14.9	8.2-25.4	14	5.2	2.7-10.0	46	18.3	12.7-25.6	114	61.6	51.7-70.7
$50,000+	148	19	14.6	9.1-22.7	3	2.0	0.6- 6.3	33	18.0	12.4-25.5	93	65.4	56.4-73.4
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
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
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

Mecklenburg County

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

GENDER

Male

160

22.0

14.4-32.2

4.9

2.4- 9.6

23.5

16.5-32.3

49.6

39.7-59.5

Female

287

8.9

5.8-13.2

3.1

1.7- 5.6

16.8

13.0-21.6

185

71.2

65.3-76.5

RACE

White

268

18.6

12.1-27.6

3.6

2.0- 6.5

22.6

17.5-28.8

143

55.1

46.9-63.1

Other

175

11.6

7.4-17.7

4.5

2.1- 9.5

17.3

11.1-26.0

116

66.6

57.6-74.5

AGE

18-44

239

16.7

10.7-25.0

4.6

2.5- 8.3

14.9

10.1-21.5

155

63.9

55.2-71.7

45+

204

13.3

8.7-19.8

3.0

1.6- 5.6

30.1

23.7-37.5

105

53.6

45.9-61.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

143

18.2

11.4-27.6

4.7

2.1-10.1

25.0

17.0-35.2

52.1

41.1-62.9

Some College +

303

13.9

8.7-21.5

3.6

2.0- 6.5

17.3

13.1-22.6

192

65.2

57.9-71.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

198

14.9

8.2-25.4

5.2

2.7-10.0

18.3

12.7-25.6

114

61.6

51.7-70.7

$50,000+

148

14.6

9.1-22.7

2.0

0.6- 6.3

18.0

12.4-25.5

65.4

56.4-73.4

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

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

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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