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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--MALE Respondents Only

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.#		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,602 1,905 69.5 66.6-72.2 697 30.5 27.8-33.4
RACE
White 1,962 1,458 70.1 66.8-73.3 504 29.9 26.7-33.2
African American 369 248 63.2 55.5-70.3 121 36.8 29.7-44.5
Asian 36 30 81.6 57.5-93.5 6 18.4 6.5-42.5
Native American 72 55 77.5 59.5-89.0 17 22.5 11.0-40.5
Other Minorities 146 98 70.6 58.8-80.2 48 29.4 19.8-41.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 154 110 72.3 59.9-82.0 44 27.7 18.0-40.1
-English Speaking 55 39 66.6 46.3-82.1 16 33.4 17.9-53.7
-Spanish Speaking 99 71 74.0 58.7-85.0 28 26.0 15.0-41.3
Non-Hispanic 2,443 1,790 69.1 66.2-72.0 653 30.9 28.0-33.8
AGE
18-24 188 116 57.7 46.8-67.9 72 42.3 32.1-53.2
25-34 448 305 63.6 56.8-70.0 143 36.4 30.0-43.2
35-44 559 395 70.7 65.1-75.7 164 29.3 24.3-34.9
45-54 531 366 70.2 64.2-75.6 165 29.8 24.4-35.8
55-64 370 283 75.2 68.6-80.8 87 24.8 19.2-31.4
65-74 296 244 79.3 71.5-85.4 52 20.7 14.6-28.5
75+ 187 174 85.1 66.0-94.4 13 14.9 5.6-34.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 444 295 63.7 56.4-70.4 149 36.3 29.6-43.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 774 497 61.9 56.5-67.0 277 38.1 33.0-43.5
Some Post-H.S. 529 370 67.1 60.5-73.2 159 32.9 26.8-39.5
College Graduate 849 738 84.6 80.5-87.9 111 15.4 12.1-19.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 211 134 55.0 43.1-66.4 77 45.0 33.6-56.9
$15,000- 24,999 406 255 60.5 52.8-67.7 151 39.5 32.3-47.2
$25,000- 34,999 323 215 67.8 59.5-75.1 108 32.2 24.9-40.5
$35,000- 49,999 397 293 65.6 57.9-72.6 104 34.4 27.4-42.1
$50,000-74,999 292 231 78.2 70.5-84.3 61 21.8 15.7-29.5
$75,000+ 432 367 82.0 76.1-86.7 65 18.0 13.3-23.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 158 116 69.9 60.8-77.7 42 30.1 22.3-39.2
Forsyth 178 132 73.2 64.3-80.6 46 26.8 19.4-35.7
Guilford 154 116 74.4 65.2-81.8 38 25.6 18.2-34.8
Henderson/Transylvania 188 141 72.0 63.8-78.9 47 28.0 21.1-36.2
Mecklenburg 160 118 73.1 63.1-81.2 42 26.9 18.8-36.9
Orange 184 152 83.3 76.5-88.4 32 16.7 11.6-23.5
Pitt 158 115 71.6 64.0-78.1 43 28.4 21.9-36.0
Randolph 173 123 67.3 58.0-75.5 50 32.7 24.5-42.0
Robeson 177 119 62.4 52.7-71.2 58 37.6 28.8-47.3
Wake 184 146 74.5 65.8-81.5 38 25.5 18.5-34.2
Western NC 282 192 64.4 57.4-70.9 90 35.6 29.1-42.6
Piedmont NC 322 228 65.7 58.7-72.1 94 34.3 27.9-41.3
Eastern NC 284 207 70.8 64.0-76.8 77 29.2 23.2-36.0

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

#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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