BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use--WHITE Respondents Only

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,173	619	55.2	50.8-59.5	554	44.8	40.5-49.2
GENDER
Male	502	259	56.5	49.9-62.8	243	43.5	37.2-50.1
Female	671	360	53.7	48.1-59.3	311	46.3	40.7-51.9
AGE
18-24	120	87	77.6	66.6-85.7	33	22.4	14.3-33.4
25-34	217	127	58.4	48.3-67.9	90	41.6	32.1-51.7
35-44	257	123	47.7	39.3-56.2	134	52.3	43.8-60.7
45-54	268	131	42.9	34.2-52.1	137	57.1	47.9-65.8
55-64	168	73	48.0	37.4-58.7	95	52.0	41.3-62.6
65-74	102	56	47.4	34.4-60.8	46	52.6	39.2-65.6
75+	35	20	76.6	51.3-91.0	15	23.4	9.0-48.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	206	101	51.7	40.8-62.4	105	48.3	37.6-59.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	451	226	53.2	46.1-60.1	225	46.8	39.9-53.9
Some Post-H.S.	310	174	57.3	49.2-65.1	136	42.7	34.9-50.8
College Graduate	206	118	61.8	51.6-71.0	88	38.2	29.0-48.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	133	73	58.5	43.6-72.0	60	41.5	28.0-56.4
$15,000- 24,999	238	124	47.7	37.7-57.8	114	52.3	42.2-62.3
$25,000- 34,999	175	83	47.6	36.9-58.5	92	52.4	41.5-63.1
$35,000- 49,999	190	101	49.6	39.0-60.2	89	50.4	39.8-61.0
$50,000-74,999	111	63	59.7	47.0-71.3	48	40.3	28.7-53.0
$75,000+	101	58	66.6	53.7-77.4	43	33.4	22.6-46.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	74	36	49.0	35.8-62.4	38	51.0	37.6-64.2
Forsyth	86	47	58.6	45.3-70.7	39	41.4	29.3-54.7
Guilford	58	33	47.6	33.3-62.2	25	52.4	37.8-66.7
Henderson/Transylvania	88	55	60.9	48.5-72.0	33	39.1	28.0-51.5
Mecklenburg	49	29	67.2	48.8-81.4	20	32.8	18.6-51.2
Orange	49	20	38.3	24.7-54.0	29	61.7	46.0-75.3
Pitt	62	31	50.6	37.0-64.2	31	49.4	35.8-63.0
Randolph	107	52	45.2	33.6-57.4	55	54.8	42.6-66.4
Robeson	50	32	58.4	39.5-75.2	18	41.6	24.8-60.5
Wake	57	35	69.3	54.9-80.7	22	30.7	19.3-45.1
Western NC	164	69	46.2	36.9-55.9	95	53.8	44.1-63.1
Piedmont NC	186	97	54.4	45.5-63.1	89	45.6	36.9-54.5
Eastern NC	143	83	56.8	47.2-65.9	60	43.2	34.1-52.8

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,173

619

55.2

50.8-59.5

554

44.8

40.5-49.2

GENDER

Male

502

259

56.5

49.9-62.8

243

43.5

37.2-50.1

Female

671

360

53.7

48.1-59.3

311

46.3

40.7-51.9

AGE

18-24

120

77.6

66.6-85.7

22.4

14.3-33.4

25-34

217

127

58.4

48.3-67.9

41.6

32.1-51.7

35-44

257

123

47.7

39.3-56.2

134

52.3

43.8-60.7

45-54

268

131

42.9

34.2-52.1

137

57.1

47.9-65.8

55-64

168

48.0

37.4-58.7

52.0

41.3-62.6

65-74

102

47.4

34.4-60.8

52.6

39.2-65.6

75+

76.6

51.3-91.0

23.4

9.0-48.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

206

101

51.7

40.8-62.4

105

48.3

37.6-59.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

451

226

53.2

46.1-60.1

225

46.8

39.9-53.9

Some Post-H.S.

310

174

57.3

49.2-65.1

136

42.7

34.9-50.8

College Graduate

206

118

61.8

51.6-71.0

38.2

29.0-48.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

133

58.5

43.6-72.0

41.5

28.0-56.4

$15,000- 24,999

238

124

47.7

37.7-57.8

114

52.3

42.2-62.3

$25,000- 34,999

175

47.6

36.9-58.5

52.4

41.5-63.1

$35,000- 49,999

190

101

49.6

39.0-60.2

50.4

39.8-61.0

$50,000-74,999

111

59.7

47.0-71.3

40.3

28.7-53.0

$75,000+

101

66.6

53.7-77.4

33.4

22.6-46.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

49.0

35.8-62.4

51.0

37.6-64.2

Forsyth

58.6

45.3-70.7

41.4

29.3-54.7

Guilford

47.6

33.3-62.2

52.4

37.8-66.7

Henderson/Transylvania

60.9

48.5-72.0

39.1

28.0-51.5

Mecklenburg

67.2

48.8-81.4

32.8

18.6-51.2

Orange

38.3

24.7-54.0

61.7

46.0-75.3

Pitt

50.6

37.0-64.2

49.4

35.8-63.0

Randolph

107

45.2

33.6-57.4

54.8

42.6-66.4

Robeson

58.4

39.5-75.2

41.6

24.8-60.5

Wake

69.3

54.9-80.7

30.7

19.3-45.1

Western NC

164

46.2

36.9-55.9

53.8

44.1-63.1

Piedmont NC

186

54.4

45.5-63.1

45.6

36.9-54.5

Eastern NC

143

56.8

47.2-65.9

43.2

34.1-52.8

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently smoking daily or occasionally.

#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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