BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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	Total Respond.#	Yes			No
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	6,721	3,272	50.3	48.4-52.2	3,449	49.7	47.8-51.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes	5,743	2,721	48.7	46.7-50.7	3,022	51.3	49.3-53.3
No	959	544	58.8	53.6-63.7	415	41.2	36.3-46.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	132	67	52.0	38.2-65.5	65	48.0	34.5-61.8
Recommended Range	2,567	1,217	48.2	45.1-51.3	1,350	51.8	48.7-54.9
Overweight	2,219	1,169	55.6	52.4-58.7	1,050	44.4	41.3-47.6
Obese	1,366	657	50.5	46.4-54.6	709	49.5	45.4-53.6
Current Smoker
No	5,185	1,736	32.6	30.7-34.6	3,449	67.4	65.4-69.3
Yes	1,535	1,535	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Binge Drinker
No	6,059	2,842	48.2	46.2-50.2	3,217	51.8	49.8-53.8
Yes	576	381	67.0	60.8-72.6	195	33.0	27.4-39.2
Heavy Drinker
No	6,415	3,063	49.3	47.4-51.3	3,352	50.7	48.7-52.6
Yes	230	165	73.4	63.7-81.3	65	26.6	18.7-36.3
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	2,425	1,175	49.6	46.5-52.8	1,250	50.4	47.2-53.5
Some Physical Activity	2,648	1,263	48.5	45.5-51.5	1,385	51.5	48.5-54.5
Physically Inactive	1,274	658	55.0	50.8-59.2	616	45.0	40.8-49.2
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	1,400	812	60.1	56.0-64.1	588	39.9	35.9-44.0
No	5,302	2,450	47.7	45.6-49.8	2,852	52.3	50.2-54.4
Disability Status
Yes	1,604	944	61.5	57.8-65.1	660	38.5	34.9-42.2
No	4,848	2,205	47.2	45.0-49.4	2,643	52.8	50.6-55.0
Current Asthma
Yes	436	247	60.8	53.4-67.8	189	39.2	32.2-46.6
No	6,262	3,019	49.5	47.6-51.5	3,243	50.5	48.5-52.4
Diabetes
Yes	526	287	57.1	51.1-63.0	239	42.9	37.0-48.9
Yes, During Pregnancy	54	27	63.3	46.4-77.4	27	36.7	22.6-53.6
No	6,133	2,954	49.7	47.7-51.6	3,179	50.3	48.4-52.3
Arthritis
Yes	2,139	1,166	57.7	54.5-60.8	973	42.3	39.2-45.5
No	4,435	2,046	47.7	45.4-50.0	2,389	52.3	50.0-54.6

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#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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.