BRFSS 2002 - Orange County: (Smoking Status*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Orange County

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.#	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
North Carolina	6,720	1,236	21.2	19.6-22.8	299	5.1	4.2- 6.2	1,736	24.1	22.6-25.6	3,449	49.7	47.8-51.6
Orange County	441	49	9.3	6.7-12.7	14	3.5	1.9- 6.4	113	20.1	16.1-24.8	265	67.1	61.1-72.6
GENDER
Male	184	25	12.4	8.2-18.4	7	4.3	1.9- 9.6	51	23.8	17.9-30.8	101	59.5	51.6-66.9
Female	257	24	6.5	4.0-10.5	7	2.8	1.1- 6.6	62	16.9	12.1-23.1	164	73.8	65.8-80.4
RACE
White	358	40	8.9	6.2-12.7	9	2.4	1.2- 4.7	98	22.9	18.0-28.8	211	65.7	58.7-72.1
Other	80	9	11.0	5.3-21.3	5	8.1	2.9-20.8	14	9.4	5.3-16.2	52	71.5	59.0-81.3
AGE
18-44	223	24	8.5	5.3-13.4	10	4.6	2.2- 9.3	32	9.8	6.6-14.4	157	77.1	69.7-83.1
45+	216	25	10.5	6.8-15.9	4	1.9	0.7- 5.3	80	35.8	28.5-43.8	107	51.8	43.5-59.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	86	22	18.8	10.5-31.5	5	6.4	2.3-16.7	17	11.4	5.9-20.9	42	63.4	45.6-78.2
Some College +	354	27	5.9	3.8- 9.1	9	2.5	1.2- 5.2	96	23.3	18.9-28.5	222	68.2	62.6-73.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	182	34	15.8	10.9-22.3	9	7.0	3.4-13.9	38	12.5	8.8-17.5	101	64.7	56.4-72.2
$50,000+	161	7	4.9	2.2-10.7	3	1.5	0.5- 4.7	47	29.0	21.9-37.4	104	64.6	56.0-72.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	412	68	19.4	15.0-24.7	20	4.2	2.6- 6.7	112	25.2	20.6-30.3	212	51.3	45.6-56.9
Forsyth	464	96	21.3	16.9-26.4	20	4.4	2.7- 7.2	123	24.6	20.5-29.3	225	49.7	44.3-55.0
Guilford	423	70	16.9	12.9-21.9	15	4.0	2.0- 7.9	113	26.2	21.6-31.5	225	52.8	46.9-58.6
Henderson/Transylvania	472	74	16.9	13.2-21.4	24	5.9	3.6- 9.4	146	30.9	25.2-37.2	228	46.3	40.5-52.2
Mecklenburg	447	58	15.4	11.1-21.1	23	4.0	2.5- 6.4	103	20.2	16.1-25.0	263	60.4	54.2-66.3
Pitt	418	76	18.3	14.4-23.0	21	6.1	4.4- 8.4	97	23.0	17.6-29.4	224	52.6	46.6-58.6
Randolph	429	91	23.5	18.5-29.4	22	4.1	2.6- 6.6	100	26.0	20.9-32.0	216	46.3	40.5-52.2
Robeson	444	92	24.8	19.7-30.8	23	5.3	3.4- 8.3	104	19.4	15.7-23.8	225	50.4	44.4-56.4
Wake	431	62	16.3	12.4-21.1	15	4.5	2.4- 8.3	103	22.3	18.1-27.1	251	57.0	51.3-62.4
Western NC	656	150	25.2	21.3-29.6	28	5.1	3.2- 8.1	180	26.2	22.6-30.2	298	43.5	39.0-48.0
Piedmont NC	885	198	24.4	21.0-28.2	35	5.2	3.3- 8.3	221	23.3	20.1-26.9	431	47.0	42.8-51.3
Eastern NC	798	152	21.1	17.8-24.8	39	5.8	4.0- 8.4	221	25.3	22.0-29.0	386	47.7	43.5-52.0

Total
Respond.#

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,720

1,236

21.2

19.6-22.8

299

5.1

4.2- 6.2

1,736

24.1

22.6-25.6

3,449

49.7

47.8-51.6

Orange County

441

9.3

6.7-12.7

3.5

1.9- 6.4

113

20.1

16.1-24.8

265

67.1

61.1-72.6

GENDER

Male

184

12.4

8.2-18.4

4.3

1.9- 9.6

23.8

17.9-30.8

101

59.5

51.6-66.9

Female

257

6.5

4.0-10.5

2.8

1.1- 6.6

16.9

12.1-23.1

164

73.8

65.8-80.4

RACE

White

358

8.9

6.2-12.7

2.4

1.2- 4.7

22.9

18.0-28.8

211

65.7

58.7-72.1

Other

11.0

5.3-21.3

8.1

2.9-20.8

9.4

5.3-16.2

71.5

59.0-81.3

AGE

18-44

223

8.5

5.3-13.4

4.6

2.2- 9.3

9.8

6.6-14.4

157

77.1

69.7-83.1

45+

216

10.5

6.8-15.9

1.9

0.7- 5.3

35.8

28.5-43.8

107

51.8

43.5-59.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

18.8

10.5-31.5

6.4

2.3-16.7

11.4

5.9-20.9

63.4

45.6-78.2

Some College +

354

5.9

3.8- 9.1

2.5

1.2- 5.2

23.3

18.9-28.5

222

68.2

62.6-73.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

182

15.8

10.9-22.3

7.0

3.4-13.9

12.5

8.8-17.5

101

64.7

56.4-72.2

$50,000+

161

4.9

2.2-10.7

1.5

0.5- 4.7

29.0

21.9-37.4

104

64.6

56.0-72.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

412

19.4

15.0-24.7

4.2

2.6- 6.7

112

25.2

20.6-30.3

212

51.3

45.6-56.9

Forsyth

464

21.3

16.9-26.4

4.4

2.7- 7.2

123

24.6

20.5-29.3

225

49.7

44.3-55.0

Guilford

423

16.9

12.9-21.9

4.0

2.0- 7.9

113

26.2

21.6-31.5

225

52.8

46.9-58.6

Henderson/Transylvania

472

16.9

13.2-21.4

5.9

3.6- 9.4

146

30.9

25.2-37.2

228

46.3

40.5-52.2

Mecklenburg

447

15.4

11.1-21.1

4.0

2.5- 6.4

103

20.2

16.1-25.0

263

60.4

54.2-66.3

Pitt

418

18.3

14.4-23.0

6.1

4.4- 8.4

23.0

17.6-29.4

224

52.6

46.6-58.6

Randolph

429

23.5

18.5-29.4

4.1

2.6- 6.6

100

26.0

20.9-32.0

216

46.3

40.5-52.2

Robeson

444

24.8

19.7-30.8

5.3

3.4- 8.3

104

19.4

15.7-23.8

225

50.4

44.4-56.4

Wake

431

16.3

12.4-21.1

4.5

2.4- 8.3

103

22.3

18.1-27.1

251

57.0

51.3-62.4

Western NC

656

150

25.2

21.3-29.6

5.1

3.2- 8.1

180

26.2

22.6-30.2

298

43.5

39.0-48.0

Piedmont NC

885

198

24.4

21.0-28.2

5.2

3.3- 8.3

221

23.3

20.1-26.9

431

47.0

42.8-51.3

Eastern NC

798

152

21.1

17.8-24.8

5.8

4.0- 8.4

221

25.3

22.0-29.0

386

47.7

43.5-52.0

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* Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

#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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