BRFSS 2003 - Buncombe County: (Smoking Status*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Buncombe County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
North Carolina	9,412	1,717	18.8	17.5-20.1	440	6.0	5.2- 7.0	2,462	23.2	22.0-24.5	4,793	52.0	50.4-53.6
-Buncombe County	454	91	19.4	15.4-24.0	16	4.5	2.6- 7.8	132	28.3	23.6-33.5	215	47.8	42.4-53.4
GENDER
Male	179	39	21.1	15.0-28.9	5	4.2	1.7- 9.8	67	33.0	25.7-41.3	68	41.7	33.3-50.6
Female	275	52	17.5	13.1-23.1	11	4.9	2.5- 9.5	65	23.4	17.8-30.0	147	54.2	47.3-60.9
RACE
White	402	79	19.5	15.3-24.6	13	4.1	2.2- 7.5	120	30.5	25.3-36.2	190	45.9	40.3-51.7
Other	51	12	18.5	9.8-32.1	3	7.5	2.2-22.6	11	12.8	6.4-24.1	25	61.2	45.1-75.2
AGE
18-44	153	34	21.6	14.8-30.3	8	6.5	3.2-13.0	26	18.8	12.0-28.2	85	53.1	43.5-62.6
45+	296	56	17.1	13.0-22.2	8	3.0	1.3- 6.9	104	35.9	30.0-42.2	128	44.0	37.8-50.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	186	56	29.9	22.8-38.2	7	5.2	2.2-11.7	54	28.8	22.0-36.8	69	36.0	28.2-44.7
Some College +	267	35	11.7	7.9-17.0	9	4.1	2.0- 8.1	78	28.0	21.8-35.2	145	56.2	48.9-63.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	257	62	25.0	19.0-32.0	9	4.2	2.0- 8.7	78	29.9	24.0-36.7	108	40.9	34.0-48.2
$50,000+	94	7	6.1	2.8-12.9	3	4.7	1.4-14.3	27	30.6	19.8-44.2	57	58.6	45.8-70.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	91	19.4	15.4-24.0	16	4.5	2.6- 7.8	132	28.3	23.6-33.5	215	47.8	42.4-53.4
Guilford	446	61	18.2	13.8-23.7	25	5.0	3.2- 7.8	128	27.3	22.7-32.4	232	49.4	43.9-55.0
Mecklenburg	445	65	12.1	9.2-15.8	24	7.7	4.5-12.9	115	26.0	20.9-31.8	241	54.3	48.2-60.2
Orange	450	30	8.6	4.5-15.7	21	6.2	3.2-11.5	139	28.0	21.6-35.4	260	57.3	49.6-64.7
Wake	453	44	9.8	6.6-14.1	25	6.4	4.0- 9.9	104	21.3	17.3-26.0	280	62.5	57.0-67.8
Chatham/Lee	399	77	18.8	14.6-23.9	11	3.0	1.4- 6.3	111	22.6	18.4-27.3	200	55.6	49.4-61.6
Nash/Wilson	378	76	21.4	16.9-26.7	16	7.2	3.8-13.1	84	22.0	17.5-27.3	202	49.5	43.5-55.4
Craven/Pamlico	456	85	18.6	14.8-23.1	18	4.2	2.4- 7.2	147	29.1	24.7-33.9	206	48.1	42.5-53.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	436	112	27.0	22.2-32.3	23	5.7	3.6- 8.9	102	24.6	19.2-30.8	199	42.8	37.2-48.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	81	21.1	15.5-27.9	30	7.2	4.7-11.0	123	22.7	18.5-27.5	218	49.1	42.4-55.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	473	88	18.5	14.0-23.9	19	6.5	3.4-12.0	126	22.1	16.9-28.4	240	53.0	44.9-60.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	80	18.5	13.5-24.8	21	12.8	4.1-33.5	132	26.1	19.8-33.5	193	42.5	32.5-53.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	471	110	25.2	20.8-30.2	22	5.2	3.2- 8.4	114	24.6	20.3-29.4	225	45.0	39.9-50.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	91	25.5	20.5-31.2	16	3.6	2.0- 6.3	97	24.7	19.1-31.2	214	46.2	40.2-52.4
Northeast NC I	458	76	18.1	14.0-23.1	23	4.3	2.7- 6.8	122	26.0	21.3-31.4	237	51.5	45.2-57.7
Northeast NC II	514	98	20.9	16.9-25.7	24	5.8	3.6- 9.3	124	23.9	19.6-28.8	268	49.3	44.1-54.6
Northeastern Partnership	972	174	20.0	16.9-23.4	47	5.3	3.7- 7.6	246	24.7	21.4-28.3	505	50.1	46.0-54.2
Mountain AHEC	1,308	252	21.0	17.0-25.6	51	5.6	3.6- 8.7	395	27.8	24.5-31.4	610	45.6	41.4-49.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,306	647	19.5	17.4-21.8	148	6.3	4.8- 8.2	823	22.6	20.4-25.0	1,688	51.6	48.6-54.5
Piedmont	4,032	652	17.5	15.8-19.3	195	5.9	4.8- 7.2	1,058	23.2	21.4-25.1	2,127	53.4	51.2-55.7
Western NC	2,074	418	22.5	19.3-26.0	97	6.0	4.3- 8.5	581	24.5	21.9-27.2	978	47.0	43.6-50.6

Total
Respond.^

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,412

1,717

18.8

17.5-20.1

440

6.0

5.2- 7.0

2,462

23.2

22.0-24.5

4,793

52.0

50.4-53.6

-Buncombe County

454

19.4

15.4-24.0

4.5

2.6- 7.8

132

28.3

23.6-33.5

215

47.8

42.4-53.4

GENDER

Male

179

21.1

15.0-28.9

4.2

1.7- 9.8

33.0

25.7-41.3

41.7

33.3-50.6

Female

275

17.5

13.1-23.1

4.9

2.5- 9.5

23.4

17.8-30.0

147

54.2

47.3-60.9

RACE

White

402

19.5

15.3-24.6

4.1

2.2- 7.5

120

30.5

25.3-36.2

190

45.9

40.3-51.7

Other

18.5

9.8-32.1

7.5

2.2-22.6

12.8

6.4-24.1

61.2

45.1-75.2

AGE

18-44

153

21.6

14.8-30.3

6.5

3.2-13.0

18.8

12.0-28.2

53.1

43.5-62.6

45+

296

17.1

13.0-22.2

3.0

1.3- 6.9

104

35.9

30.0-42.2

128

44.0

37.8-50.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

186

29.9

22.8-38.2

5.2

2.2-11.7

28.8

22.0-36.8

36.0

28.2-44.7

Some College +

267

11.7

7.9-17.0

4.1

2.0- 8.1

28.0

21.8-35.2

145

56.2

48.9-63.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

257

25.0

19.0-32.0

4.2

2.0- 8.7

29.9

24.0-36.7

108

40.9

34.0-48.2

$50,000+

6.1

2.8-12.9

4.7

1.4-14.3

30.6

19.8-44.2

58.6

45.8-70.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

19.4

15.4-24.0

4.5

2.6- 7.8

132

28.3

23.6-33.5

215

47.8

42.4-53.4

Guilford

446

18.2

13.8-23.7

5.0

3.2- 7.8

128

27.3

22.7-32.4

232

49.4

43.9-55.0

Mecklenburg

445

12.1

9.2-15.8

7.7

4.5-12.9

115

26.0

20.9-31.8

241

54.3

48.2-60.2

Orange

450

8.6

4.5-15.7

6.2

3.2-11.5

139

28.0

21.6-35.4

260

57.3

49.6-64.7

Wake

453

9.8

6.6-14.1

6.4

4.0- 9.9

104

21.3

17.3-26.0

280

62.5

57.0-67.8

Chatham/Lee

399

18.8

14.6-23.9

3.0

1.4- 6.3

111

22.6

18.4-27.3

200

55.6

49.4-61.6

Nash/Wilson

378

21.4

16.9-26.7

7.2

3.8-13.1

22.0

17.5-27.3

202

49.5

43.5-55.4

Craven/Pamlico

456

18.6

14.8-23.1

4.2

2.4- 7.2

147

29.1

24.7-33.9

206

48.1

42.5-53.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

436

112

27.0

22.2-32.3

5.7

3.6- 8.9

102

24.6

19.2-30.8

199

42.8

37.2-48.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

21.1

15.5-27.9

7.2

4.7-11.0

123

22.7

18.5-27.5

218

49.1

42.4-55.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

473

18.5

14.0-23.9

6.5

3.4-12.0

126

22.1

16.9-28.4

240

53.0

44.9-60.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

18.5

13.5-24.8

12.8

4.1-33.5

132

26.1

19.8-33.5

193

42.5

32.5-53.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

471

110

25.2

20.8-30.2

5.2

3.2- 8.4

114

24.6

20.3-29.4

225

45.0

39.9-50.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

25.5

20.5-31.2

3.6

2.0- 6.3

24.7

19.1-31.2

214

46.2

40.2-52.4

Northeast NC I

458

18.1

14.0-23.1

4.3

2.7- 6.8

122

26.0

21.3-31.4

237

51.5

45.2-57.7

Northeast NC II

514

20.9

16.9-25.7

5.8

3.6- 9.3

124

23.9

19.6-28.8

268

49.3

44.1-54.6

Northeastern Partnership

972

174

20.0

16.9-23.4

5.3

3.7- 7.6

246

24.7

21.4-28.3

505

50.1

46.0-54.2

Mountain AHEC

1,308

252

21.0

17.0-25.6

5.6

3.6- 8.7

395

27.8

24.5-31.4

610

45.6

41.4-49.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,306

647

19.5

17.4-21.8

148

6.3

4.8- 8.2

823

22.6

20.4-25.0

1,688

51.6

48.6-54.5

Piedmont

4,032

652

17.5

15.8-19.3

195

5.9

4.8- 7.2

1,058

23.2

21.4-25.1

2,127

53.4

51.2-55.7

Western NC

2,074

418

22.5

19.3-26.0

6.0

4.3- 8.5

581

24.5

21.9-27.2

978

47.0

43.6-50.6

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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 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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