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

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use--MALE Respondents Only

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	1,515	567	41.4	37.7-45.2	130	10.6	8.0-13.9	818	47.9	44.2-51.7
RACE
White	1,162	433	42.1	37.8-46.5	71	7.7	5.0-11.6	658	50.2	45.8-54.6
African American	208	89	47.2	37.3-57.2	32	15.5	9.5-24.3	87	37.3	28.6-46.9
Asian	15	5	44.1	15.4-77.5	1	1.8	0.2-13.2	9	54.0	21.4-83.5
Native American	42	14	24.4	11.1-45.4	3	10.9	2.0-41.9	25	64.7	41.0-82.9
Other Minorities	77	25	27.4	16.2-42.4	23	33.2	19.6-50.2	29	39.4	26.0-54.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	72	22	22.2	12.0-37.2	22	39.7	23.7-58.2	28	38.2	24.0-54.7
-English Speaking	31	11	18.4	7.7-38.1	5	39.4	17.6-66.6	15	42.1	21.1-66.4
-Spanish Speaking	41	11	23.7	11.0-44.0	17	39.7	20.3-63.1	13	36.5	19.7-57.5
Non-Hispanic	1,441	545	42.9	39.1-46.8	108	8.6	6.2-11.7	788	48.5	44.7-52.4
AGE
18-24	91	58	60.4	45.6-73.5	14	24.2	13.2-40.3	19	15.4	8.2-27.0
25-34	213	103	52.2	42.5-61.7	40	17.4	10.5-27.4	70	30.4	22.6-39.5
35-44	266	137	52.4	43.9-60.8	27	7.9	4.7-12.9	102	39.7	31.6-48.4
45-54	338	142	40.8	33.2-48.8	23	5.3	3.1- 9.0	173	53.9	45.9-61.7
55-64	270	71	26.1	19.6-33.8	16	5.8	3.1-10.7	183	68.1	60.1-75.2
65-74	214	47	25.7	17.9-35.4	5	2.8	0.9- 8.0	162	71.5	61.8-79.6
75+	116	8	9.0	3.5-21.3	5	14.1	3.1-46.1	103	76.9	52.7-90.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	305	126	42.1	34.2-50.4	23	11.9	6.3-21.4	156	46.0	38.0-54.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	514	224	45.9	39.5-52.5	53	11.7	7.3-18.3	237	42.4	36.2-48.8
Some Post-H.S.	321	127	43.0	35.0-51.4	32	11.3	6.9-17.9	162	45.7	37.8-53.9
College Graduate	372	90	30.6	24.0-38.1	21	6.0	3.1-11.6	261	63.3	55.7-70.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	139	58	44.6	31.2-58.9	19	24.3	11.8-43.5	62	31.1	21.0-43.4
$15,000- 24,999	270	114	43.2	34.5-52.2	37	19.1	12.1-28.9	119	37.7	29.7-46.4
$25,000- 34,999	208	95	49.8	39.4-60.2	13	4.3	2.1- 8.9	100	45.9	35.7-56.4
$35,000- 49,999	228	85	47.1	37.4-57.0	19	7.7	3.9-14.5	124	45.2	35.8-55.0
$50,000-74,999	154	54	38.8	28.7-49.9	7	2.2	0.8- 6.2	93	59.0	47.9-69.2
$75,000+	201	57	32.9	24.5-42.6	8	7.6	3.2-16.9	136	59.5	49.7-68.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	92	36	48.0	36.6-59.6	6	5.8	2.5-13.0	50	46.1	35.1-57.5
Forsyth	101	36	39.2	28.0-51.8	10	10.5	5.3-19.8	55	50.3	38.6-61.9
Guilford	94	33	36.0	25.5-48.1	5	7.7	2.5-21.8	56	56.2	44.0-67.7
Henderson/Transylvania	119	36	32.6	23.6-43.0	11	11.6	6.0-21.2	72	55.8	45.2-66.0
Mecklenburg	82	32	43.7	30.5-57.9	10	9.6	4.7-18.6	40	46.6	33.6-60.1
Orange	83	25	30.7	20.9-42.5	7	10.6	4.7-22.3	51	58.7	46.6-69.8
Pitt	83	33	38.4	28.2-49.6	10	16.5	11.4-23.4	40	45.1	34.5-56.1
Randolph	96	43	51.9	40.1-63.4	7	6.4	2.9-13.8	46	41.7	31.0-53.2
Robeson	109	45	51.7	40.3-62.9	13	11.4	6.5-19.3	51	36.9	27.3-47.8
Wake	88	30	39.1	27.9-51.6	8	12.3	5.5-25.0	50	48.7	36.8-60.7
Western NC	195	75	43.2	35.1-51.7	15	9.2	4.9-16.6	105	47.6	39.6-55.7
Piedmont NC	201	82	42.7	34.6-51.2	12	10.6	5.2-20.3	107	46.7	38.4-55.1
Eastern NC	172	61	39.4	31.2-48.3	16	11.9	6.7-20.2	95	48.6	40.1-57.3

Total
Respond.#

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,515

567

41.4

37.7-45.2

130

10.6

8.0-13.9

818

47.9

44.2-51.7

RACE

White

1,162

433

42.1

37.8-46.5

7.7

5.0-11.6

658

50.2

45.8-54.6

African American

208

47.2

37.3-57.2

15.5

9.5-24.3

37.3

28.6-46.9

Asian

44.1

15.4-77.5

1.8

0.2-13.2

54.0

21.4-83.5

Native American

24.4

11.1-45.4

10.9

2.0-41.9

64.7

41.0-82.9

Other Minorities

27.4

16.2-42.4

33.2

19.6-50.2

39.4

26.0-54.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

22.2

12.0-37.2

39.7

23.7-58.2

38.2

24.0-54.7

-English Speaking

18.4

7.7-38.1

39.4

17.6-66.6

42.1

21.1-66.4

-Spanish Speaking

23.7

11.0-44.0

39.7

20.3-63.1

36.5

19.7-57.5

Non-Hispanic

1,441

545

42.9

39.1-46.8

108

8.6

6.2-11.7

788

48.5

44.7-52.4

AGE

18-24

60.4

45.6-73.5

24.2

13.2-40.3

15.4

8.2-27.0

25-34

213

103

52.2

42.5-61.7

17.4

10.5-27.4

30.4

22.6-39.5

35-44

266

137

52.4

43.9-60.8

7.9

4.7-12.9

102

39.7

31.6-48.4

45-54

338

142

40.8

33.2-48.8

5.3

3.1- 9.0

173

53.9

45.9-61.7

55-64

270

26.1

19.6-33.8

5.8

3.1-10.7

183

68.1

60.1-75.2

65-74

214

25.7

17.9-35.4

2.8

0.9- 8.0

162

71.5

61.8-79.6

75+

116

9.0

3.5-21.3

14.1

3.1-46.1

103

76.9

52.7-90.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

305

126

42.1

34.2-50.4

11.9

6.3-21.4

156

46.0

38.0-54.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

514

224

45.9

39.5-52.5

11.7

7.3-18.3

237

42.4

36.2-48.8

Some Post-H.S.

321

127

43.0

35.0-51.4

11.3

6.9-17.9

162

45.7

37.8-53.9

College Graduate

372

30.6

24.0-38.1

6.0

3.1-11.6

261

63.3

55.7-70.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

139

44.6

31.2-58.9

24.3

11.8-43.5

31.1

21.0-43.4

$15,000- 24,999

270

114

43.2

34.5-52.2

19.1

12.1-28.9

119

37.7

29.7-46.4

$25,000- 34,999

208

49.8

39.4-60.2

4.3

2.1- 8.9

100

45.9

35.7-56.4

$35,000- 49,999

228

47.1

37.4-57.0

7.7

3.9-14.5

124

45.2

35.8-55.0

$50,000-74,999

154

38.8

28.7-49.9

2.2

0.8- 6.2

59.0

47.9-69.2

$75,000+

201

32.9

24.5-42.6

7.6

3.2-16.9

136

59.5

49.7-68.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

48.0

36.6-59.6

5.8

2.5-13.0

46.1

35.1-57.5

Forsyth

101

39.2

28.0-51.8

10.5

5.3-19.8

50.3

38.6-61.9

Guilford

36.0

25.5-48.1

7.7

2.5-21.8

56.2

44.0-67.7

Henderson/Transylvania

119

32.6

23.6-43.0

11.6

6.0-21.2

55.8

45.2-66.0

Mecklenburg

43.7

30.5-57.9

9.6

4.7-18.6

46.6

33.6-60.1

Orange

30.7

20.9-42.5

10.6

4.7-22.3

58.7

46.6-69.8

Pitt

38.4

28.2-49.6

16.5

11.4-23.4

45.1

34.5-56.1

Randolph

51.9

40.1-63.4

6.4

2.9-13.8

41.7

31.0-53.2

Robeson

109

51.7

40.3-62.9

11.4

6.5-19.3

36.9

27.3-47.8

Wake

39.1

27.9-51.6

12.3

5.5-25.0

48.7

36.8-60.7

Western NC

195

43.2

35.1-51.7

9.2

4.9-16.6

105

47.6

39.6-55.7

Piedmont NC

201

42.7

34.6-51.2

10.6

5.2-20.3

107

46.7

38.4-55.1

Eastern NC

172

39.4

31.2-48.3

11.9

6.7-20.2

48.6

40.1-57.3

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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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