BRFSS 2003 - Appalachian/Wilkes Counties: (Have you ever smoked a cigar, even one or two puffs?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Appalachian/Wilkes Counties

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,293	2,920	36.0	34.4-37.7	6,373	64.0	62.3-65.6
-Appalachian/Wilkes	451	159	40.0	33.5-46.8	292	60.0	53.2-66.5
GENDER
Male	165	108	69.3	60.3-77.1	57	30.7	22.9-39.7
Female	286	51	16.8	12.2-22.7	235	83.2	77.3-87.8
RACE
White	430	149	39.2	32.6-46.3	281	60.8	53.7-67.4
Other	21	10	59.1	35.4-79.3	11	40.9	20.7-64.6
AGE
18-44	183	66	40.3	31.0-50.4	117	59.7	49.6-69.0
45+	265	92	39.8	31.0-49.2	173	60.2	50.8-69.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	224	77	43.5	34.1-53.3	147	56.5	46.7-65.9
Some College +	225	82	37.8	29.4-47.1	143	62.2	52.9-70.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	273	99	41.3	32.3-51.0	174	58.7	49.0-67.7
$50,000+	89	34	42.3	30.6-54.9	55	57.7	45.1-69.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	448	166	42.2	36.7-47.9	282	57.8	52.1-63.3
Guilford	443	144	37.7	32.3-43.5	299	62.3	56.5-67.7
Mecklenburg	442	143	34.2	28.6-40.2	299	65.8	59.8-71.4
Orange	449	143	34.5	27.7-42.1	306	65.5	57.9-72.3
Wake	446	141	32.3	27.2-37.8	305	67.7	62.2-72.8
Chatham/Lee	392	111	31.9	25.8-38.6	281	68.1	61.4-74.2
Nash/Wilson	369	99	29.9	24.7-35.8	270	70.1	64.2-75.3
Craven/Pamlico	448	148	34.4	29.3-40.0	300	65.6	60.0-70.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	427	137	35.8	30.4-41.6	290	64.2	58.4-69.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	130	30.8	24.4-37.9	341	69.2	62.1-75.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	422	165	46.5	35.7-57.6	257	53.5	42.4-64.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	468	152	36.4	31.3-41.9	316	63.6	58.1-68.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	410	110	33.9	27.7-40.7	300	66.1	59.3-72.3
Northeast NC I	451	109	25.5	20.7-30.9	342	74.5	69.1-79.3
Northeast NC II	504	143	34.5	29.4-40.1	361	65.5	59.9-70.6
Northeastern Partnership	955	252	31.4	27.6-35.5	703	68.6	64.5-72.4
Mountain AHEC	1,290	471	41.0	36.8-45.3	819	59.0	54.7-63.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,254	947	34.5	31.7-37.5	2,307	65.5	62.5-68.3
Piedmont	3,987	1,245	35.8	33.6-38.1	2,742	64.2	61.9-66.4
Western NC	2,052	728	40.1	36.6-43.7	1,324	59.9	56.3-63.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,293

2,920

36.0

34.4-37.7

6,373

64.0

62.3-65.6

-Appalachian/Wilkes

451

159

40.0

33.5-46.8

292

60.0

53.2-66.5

GENDER

Male

165

108

69.3

60.3-77.1

30.7

22.9-39.7

Female

286

16.8

12.2-22.7

235

83.2

77.3-87.8

RACE

White

430

149

39.2

32.6-46.3

281

60.8

53.7-67.4

Other

59.1

35.4-79.3

40.9

20.7-64.6

AGE

18-44

183

40.3

31.0-50.4

117

59.7

49.6-69.0

45+

265

39.8

31.0-49.2

173

60.2

50.8-69.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

224

43.5

34.1-53.3

147

56.5

46.7-65.9

Some College +

225

37.8

29.4-47.1

143

62.2

52.9-70.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

273

41.3

32.3-51.0

174

58.7

49.0-67.7

$50,000+

42.3

30.6-54.9

57.7

45.1-69.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

448

166

42.2

36.7-47.9

282

57.8

52.1-63.3

Guilford

443

144

37.7

32.3-43.5

299

62.3

56.5-67.7

Mecklenburg

442

143

34.2

28.6-40.2

299

65.8

59.8-71.4

Orange

449

143

34.5

27.7-42.1

306

65.5

57.9-72.3

Wake

446

141

32.3

27.2-37.8

305

67.7

62.2-72.8

Chatham/Lee

392

111

31.9

25.8-38.6

281

68.1

61.4-74.2

Nash/Wilson

369

29.9

24.7-35.8

270

70.1

64.2-75.3

Craven/Pamlico

448

148

34.4

29.3-40.0

300

65.6

60.0-70.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

427

137

35.8

30.4-41.6

290

64.2

58.4-69.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

130

30.8

24.4-37.9

341

69.2

62.1-75.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

422

165

46.5

35.7-57.6

257

53.5

42.4-64.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

468

152

36.4

31.3-41.9

316

63.6

58.1-68.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

410

110

33.9

27.7-40.7

300

66.1

59.3-72.3

Northeast NC I

451

109

25.5

20.7-30.9

342

74.5

69.1-79.3

Northeast NC II

504

143

34.5

29.4-40.1

361

65.5

59.9-70.6

Northeastern Partnership

955

252

31.4

27.6-35.5

703

68.6

64.5-72.4

Mountain AHEC

1,290

471

41.0

36.8-45.3

819

59.0

54.7-63.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,254

947

34.5

31.7-37.5

2,307

65.5

62.5-68.3

Piedmont

3,987

1,245

35.8

33.6-38.1

2,742

64.2

61.9-66.4

Western NC

2,052

728

40.1

36.6-43.7

1,324

59.9

56.3-63.4

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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