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

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	2,720	921	38.1	35.4-40.9	230	9.3	7.4-11.5	1,569	52.6	49.7-55.5
No	544	312	58.4	51.7-64.8	67	13.5	9.3-19.1	165	28.2	22.7-34.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight	67	38	64.3	43.2-81.0	13	16.1	6.6-34.3	16	19.6	7.2-43.2
Recommended Range	1,217	517	49.4	45.0-53.7	117	9.4	7.2-12.1	583	41.2	37.1-45.5
Overweight	1,169	408	39.1	34.8-43.6	105	11.1	7.9-15.3	656	49.8	45.3-54.3
Obese	657	224	35.8	30.6-41.3	40	6.0	3.9- 9.1	393	58.2	52.6-63.6
Current Smoker
No	1,736	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1,736	100	. - .
Yes	1,535	1,236	80.6	77.0-83.8	299	19.4	16.2-23.0	0	0.0	. - .
Binge Drinker
No	2,841	1,015	40.2	37.4-43.0	229	8.8	7.0-10.9	1,597	51.0	48.2-53.9
Yes	381	203	53.5	45.8-60.9	62	16.4	11.5-23.0	116	30.1	23.6-37.5
Heavy Drinker
No	3,062	1,139	41.6	39.0-44.3	268	9.7	8.0-11.7	1,655	48.7	46.0-51.4
Yes	165	82	52.6	39.7-65.3	22	12.5	6.4-23.1	61	34.8	23.7-47.8
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	1,175	425	41.1	36.8-45.5	110	9.9	7.5-13.0	640	49.0	44.7-53.4
Some Physical Activity	1,263	462	40.9	36.7-45.1	115	10.4	7.6-14.0	686	48.8	44.5-53.0
Physically Inactive	657	276	46.0	40.2-51.9	55	8.3	5.3-12.7	326	45.7	40.0-51.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	811	316	39.6	34.7-44.8	73	12.4	8.5-17.7	422	48.0	42.8-53.3
No	2,450	916	42.9	39.9-46.0	225	9.4	7.6-11.5	1,309	47.7	44.7-50.7
Disability Status
Yes	944	347	41.8	36.9-46.9	80	9.7	6.5-14.3	517	48.5	43.4-53.6
No	2,205	842	42.5	39.3-45.7	208	10.1	8.1-12.6	1,155	47.4	44.3-50.5
Current Asthma
Yes	247	97	40.5	31.1-50.7	33	11.6	7.1-18.2	117	47.9	37.8-58.2
No	3,018	1,138	42.4	39.7-45.1	265	9.6	7.9-11.7	1,615	47.9	45.3-50.6
Diabetes
Yes	287	75	26.3	19.4-34.5	10	4.4	2.0- 9.4	202	69.3	60.9-76.6
Yes, During Pregnancy	27	15	57.6	35.0-77.5	0	0.0	. - .	12	42.4	22.5-65.0
No	2,953	1,145	43.3	40.5-46.1	287	10.7	8.8-12.9	1,521	46.0	43.3-48.8
Arthritis
Yes	1,165	386	38.4	34.0-43.0	82	6.9	4.6-10.3	697	54.7	50.1-59.2
No	2,046	825	43.7	40.4-47.0	210	11.7	9.4-14.4	1,011	44.6	41.4-47.9

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

2,720

921

38.1

35.4-40.9

230

9.3

7.4-11.5

1,569

52.6

49.7-55.5

544

312

58.4

51.7-64.8

13.5

9.3-19.1

165

28.2

22.7-34.3

Body Mass Index

Underweight

64.3

43.2-81.0

16.1

6.6-34.3

19.6

7.2-43.2

Recommended Range

1,217

517

49.4

45.0-53.7

117

9.4

7.2-12.1

583

41.2

37.1-45.5

Overweight

1,169

408

39.1

34.8-43.6

105

11.1

7.9-15.3

656

49.8

45.3-54.3

Obese

657

224

35.8

30.6-41.3

6.0

3.9- 9.1

393

58.2

52.6-63.6

Current Smoker

1,736

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

1,736

100

. - .

Yes

1,535

1,236

80.6

77.0-83.8

299

19.4

16.2-23.0

0.0

. - .

Binge Drinker

2,841

1,015

40.2

37.4-43.0

229

8.8

7.0-10.9

1,597

51.0

48.2-53.9

Yes

381

203

53.5

45.8-60.9

16.4

11.5-23.0

116

30.1

23.6-37.5

Heavy Drinker

3,062

1,139

41.6

39.0-44.3

268

9.7

8.0-11.7

1,655

48.7

46.0-51.4

Yes

165

52.6

39.7-65.3

12.5

6.4-23.1

34.8

23.7-47.8

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

1,175

425

41.1

36.8-45.5

110

9.9

7.5-13.0

640

49.0

44.7-53.4

Some Physical Activity

1,263

462

40.9

36.7-45.1

115

10.4

7.6-14.0

686

48.8

44.5-53.0

Physically Inactive

657

276

46.0

40.2-51.9

8.3

5.3-12.7

326

45.7

40.0-51.5

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

811

316

39.6

34.7-44.8

12.4

8.5-17.7

422

48.0

42.8-53.3

2,450

916

42.9

39.9-46.0

225

9.4

7.6-11.5

1,309

47.7

44.7-50.7

Disability Status

Yes

944

347

41.8

36.9-46.9

9.7

6.5-14.3

517

48.5

43.4-53.6

2,205

842

42.5

39.3-45.7

208

10.1

8.1-12.6

1,155

47.4

44.3-50.5

Current Asthma

Yes

247

40.5

31.1-50.7

11.6

7.1-18.2

117

47.9

37.8-58.2

3,018

1,138

42.4

39.7-45.1

265

9.6

7.9-11.7

1,615

47.9

45.3-50.6

Diabetes

Yes

287

26.3

19.4-34.5

4.4

2.0- 9.4

202

69.3

60.9-76.6

Yes, During Pregnancy

57.6

35.0-77.5

0.0

. - .

42.4

22.5-65.0

2,953

1,145

43.3

40.5-46.1

287

10.7

8.8-12.9

1,521

46.0

43.3-48.8

Arthritis

Yes

1,165

386

38.4

34.0-43.0

6.9

4.6-10.3

697

54.7

50.1-59.2

2,046

825

43.7

40.4-47.0

210

11.7

9.4-14.4

1,011

44.6

41.4-47.9

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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.

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