BRFSS 2002 - Randolph County: (Smoking Status*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Randolph 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
Randolph County	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
GENDER
Male	173	43	29.1	21.2-38.6	7	3.6	1.6- 7.9	46	23.4	17.4-30.7	77	43.9	35.5-52.7
Female	256	48	18.1	12.8-24.9	15	4.7	2.7- 8.0	54	28.7	20.8-38.0	139	48.6	40.6-56.6
RACE
White	388	89	25.6	20.2-31.9	18	3.7	2.2- 6.2	92	27.0	21.5-33.4	189	43.7	37.7-49.9
Other	39	2	3.2	0.7-13.9	4	8.8	3.1-22.6	7	15.5	6.7-31.9	26	72.4	55.3-84.8
AGE
18-44	179	44	26.3	18.7-35.7	13	5.1	2.8- 9.2	34	22.6	15.0-32.5	88	46.0	37.2-55.2
45+	247	47	20.6	15.0-27.5	9	3.1	1.5- 6.3	64	29.5	23.3-36.5	127	46.8	39.8-54.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	282	71	26.8	20.4-34.2	15	4.6	2.6- 8.0	64	26.9	20.2-34.7	132	41.8	34.9-49.0
Some College +	147	20	16.9	10.0-26.9	7	3.2	1.5- 7.0	36	24.4	17.3-33.2	84	55.5	45.6-65.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	235	62	25.1	19.3-32.0	18	7.0	4.2-11.4	57	24.5	18.7-31.5	98	43.4	36.2-50.9
$50,000+	80	19	31.2	19.8-45.4	2	2.1	0.5- 8.4	17	19.5	11.7-30.6	42	47.2	34.8-60.1
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
Orange	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
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
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

Randolph County

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

GENDER

Male

173

29.1

21.2-38.6

3.6

1.6- 7.9

23.4

17.4-30.7

43.9

35.5-52.7

Female

256

18.1

12.8-24.9

4.7

2.7- 8.0

28.7

20.8-38.0

139

48.6

40.6-56.6

RACE

White

388

25.6

20.2-31.9

3.7

2.2- 6.2

27.0

21.5-33.4

189

43.7

37.7-49.9

Other

3.2

0.7-13.9

8.8

3.1-22.6

15.5

6.7-31.9

72.4

55.3-84.8

AGE

18-44

179

26.3

18.7-35.7

5.1

2.8- 9.2

22.6

15.0-32.5

46.0

37.2-55.2

45+

247

20.6

15.0-27.5

3.1

1.5- 6.3

29.5

23.3-36.5

127

46.8

39.8-54.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

282

26.8

20.4-34.2

4.6

2.6- 8.0

26.9

20.2-34.7

132

41.8

34.9-49.0

Some College +

147

16.9

10.0-26.9

3.2

1.5- 7.0

24.4

17.3-33.2

55.5

45.6-65.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

235

25.1

19.3-32.0

7.0

4.2-11.4

24.5

18.7-31.5

43.4

36.2-50.9

$50,000+

31.2

19.8-45.4

2.1

0.5- 8.4

19.5

11.7-30.6

47.2

34.8-60.1

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

Orange

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

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

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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