BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	1,515	567	41.4	37.7-45.2	130	10.6	8.0-13.9	818	47.9	44.2-51.7
Female	1,756	669	42.8	39.3-46.4	169	9.5	7.6-11.7	918	47.7	44.2-51.2
RACE
White	2,588	973	43.3	40.3-46.2	203	8.1	6.3-10.3	1,412	48.7	45.7-51.6
African American	439	172	40.4	33.5-47.6	57	14.9	10.3-21.2	210	44.7	37.9-51.7
Asian	24	8	40.6	17.2-69.2	4	11.1	2.5-38.3	12	48.2	22.5-75.0
Native American	87	37	29.0	17.1-44.7	7	9.2	2.4-29.4	43	61.8	44.3-76.7
Other Minorities	112	41	33.4	22.3-46.8	28	28.8	17.7-43.1	43	37.8	26.5-50.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	112	39	28.4	18.1-41.6	26	32.7	20.0-48.6	47	38.9	26.9-52.4
-English Speaking	62	25	37.0	21.4-56.0	6	23.6	10.4-45.1	31	39.4	24.0-57.2
-Spanish Speaking	50	14	22.5	10.9-40.7	20	39.0	21.0-60.5	16	38.5	22.3-57.8
Non-Hispanic	3,155	1,197	42.8	40.2-45.5	273	8.9	7.3-10.8	1,685	48.3	45.6-50.9
AGE
18-24	201	119	61.5	51.2-70.8	40	19.5	12.2-29.6	42	19.1	12.6-27.8
25-34	449	222	51.8	44.9-58.6	73	15.6	10.7-22.2	154	32.7	26.7-39.2
35-44	607	296	50.0	44.2-55.7	62	10.8	7.7-14.9	249	39.3	33.8-44.9
45-54	708	297	41.9	36.5-47.6	50	5.5	3.6- 8.1	361	52.6	46.9-58.2
55-64	560	177	29.8	24.7-35.4	36	5.8	3.7- 9.0	347	64.5	58.6-69.9
65-74	459	95	25.3	19.5-32.0	20	3.7	2.0- 6.7	344	71.0	64.2-77.0
75+	266	23	10.5	5.7-18.5	16	11.6	4.0-29.2	227	77.9	63.9-87.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	607	251	43.9	37.8-50.1	55	11.4	7.3-17.2	301	44.8	38.8-50.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,077	494	47.6	43.1-52.1	100	9.9	7.0-13.9	483	42.5	38.2-47.0
Some Post-H.S.	774	307	42.4	37.2-47.8	81	11.1	8.1-15.1	386	46.5	41.2-51.8
College Graduate	807	184	28.8	24.1-34.0	61	7.5	5.1-11.0	562	63.6	58.3-68.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	372	167	45.1	36.6-53.9	39	16.5	9.3-27.6	166	38.3	30.6-46.7
$15,000- 24,999	597	275	47.0	40.7-53.4	78	16.1	11.5-22.1	244	36.8	31.1-43.0
$25,000- 34,999	435	186	48.2	41.2-55.3	38	6.3	4.0- 9.7	211	45.5	38.6-52.5
$35,000- 49,999	449	171	45.3	38.3-52.6	45	7.3	4.5-11.6	233	47.3	40.3-54.4
$50,000-74,999	322	110	41.0	33.4-49.0	15	3.9	2.0- 7.8	197	55.1	47.2-62.8
$75,000+	360	97	31.8	25.3-39.1	18	6.7	3.4-12.6	245	61.5	54.0-68.5
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
Henderson/Transylvania	244	74	31.5	24.6-39.3	24	10.9	6.7-17.2	146	57.6	49.2-65.7
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

Total
Respond.#

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

1,515

567

41.4

37.7-45.2

130

10.6

8.0-13.9

818

47.9

44.2-51.7

Female

1,756

669

42.8

39.3-46.4

169

9.5

7.6-11.7

918

47.7

44.2-51.2

RACE

White

2,588

973

43.3

40.3-46.2

203

8.1

6.3-10.3

1,412

48.7

45.7-51.6

African American

439

172

40.4

33.5-47.6

14.9

10.3-21.2

210

44.7

37.9-51.7

Asian

40.6

17.2-69.2

11.1

2.5-38.3

48.2

22.5-75.0

Native American

29.0

17.1-44.7

9.2

2.4-29.4

61.8

44.3-76.7

Other Minorities

112

33.4

22.3-46.8

28.8

17.7-43.1

37.8

26.5-50.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

112

28.4

18.1-41.6

32.7

20.0-48.6

38.9

26.9-52.4

-English Speaking

37.0

21.4-56.0

23.6

10.4-45.1

39.4

24.0-57.2

-Spanish Speaking

22.5

10.9-40.7

39.0

21.0-60.5

38.5

22.3-57.8

Non-Hispanic

3,155

1,197

42.8

40.2-45.5

273

8.9

7.3-10.8

1,685

48.3

45.6-50.9

AGE

18-24

201

119

61.5

51.2-70.8

19.5

12.2-29.6

19.1

12.6-27.8

25-34

449

222

51.8

44.9-58.6

15.6

10.7-22.2

154

32.7

26.7-39.2

35-44

607

296

50.0

44.2-55.7

10.8

7.7-14.9

249

39.3

33.8-44.9

45-54

708

297

41.9

36.5-47.6

5.5

3.6- 8.1

361

52.6

46.9-58.2

55-64

560

177

29.8

24.7-35.4

5.8

3.7- 9.0

347

64.5

58.6-69.9

65-74

459

25.3

19.5-32.0

3.7

2.0- 6.7

344

71.0

64.2-77.0

75+

266

10.5

5.7-18.5

11.6

4.0-29.2

227

77.9

63.9-87.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

607

251

43.9

37.8-50.1

11.4

7.3-17.2

301

44.8

38.8-50.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,077

494

47.6

43.1-52.1

100

9.9

7.0-13.9

483

42.5

38.2-47.0

Some Post-H.S.

774

307

42.4

37.2-47.8

11.1

8.1-15.1

386

46.5

41.2-51.8

College Graduate

807

184

28.8

24.1-34.0

7.5

5.1-11.0

562

63.6

58.3-68.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

372

167

45.1

36.6-53.9

16.5

9.3-27.6

166

38.3

30.6-46.7

$15,000- 24,999

597

275

47.0

40.7-53.4

16.1

11.5-22.1

244

36.8

31.1-43.0

$25,000- 34,999

435

186

48.2

41.2-55.3

6.3

4.0- 9.7

211

45.5

38.6-52.5

$35,000- 49,999

449

171

45.3

38.3-52.6

7.3

4.5-11.6

233

47.3

40.3-54.4

$50,000-74,999

322

110

41.0

33.4-49.0

3.9

2.0- 7.8

197

55.1

47.2-62.8

$75,000+

360

31.8

25.3-39.1

6.7

3.4-12.6

245

61.5

54.0-68.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

200

39.8

31.9-48.3

8.6

5.4-13.5

112

51.6

43.4-59.7

Forsyth

239

42.3

34.7-50.2

8.8

5.4-14.1

123

48.9

41.3-56.6

Guilford

198

35.9

28.1-44.4

8.5

4.3-16.2

113

55.6

47.0-63.9

Henderson/Transylvania

244

31.5

24.6-39.3

10.9

6.7-17.2

146

57.6

49.2-65.7

Mecklenburg

184

39.0

29.7-49.2

10.1

6.2-16.0

103

50.9

41.4-60.4

Orange

176

28.2

21.2-36.4

10.6

5.9-18.4

113

61.2

52.5-69.2

Pitt

194

38.6

30.6-47.3

12.9

9.2-17.8

48.5

39.4-57.7

Randolph

213

43.8

35.3-52.7

7.7

4.8-12.1

100

48.5

39.8-57.2

Robeson

219

50.1

41.9-58.2

10.8

6.9-16.4

104

39.2

31.9-46.9

Wake

180

37.8

29.7-46.7

10.4

5.6-18.5

103

51.7

43.0-60.4

Western NC

358

150

44.6

38.6-50.8

9.0

5.6-14.1

180

46.4

40.5-52.4

Piedmont NC

454

198

46.1

40.4-51.9

9.9

6.2-15.2

221

44.0

38.5-49.7

Eastern NC

412

152

40.4

34.8-46.2

11.2

7.8-15.8

221

48.5

42.8-54.2

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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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