BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever smoked a cigar, even one or two puffs?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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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
-Eastern NC	3,254	947	34.5	31.7-37.5	2,307	65.5	62.5-68.3
GENDER
Male	1,137	679	55.5	50.5-60.4	458	44.5	39.6-49.5
Female	2,117	268	15.5	12.8-18.6	1,849	84.5	81.4-87.2
RACE
White	2,037	650	37.6	34.1-41.2	1,387	62.4	58.8-65.9
African American	958	216	30.2	25.0-35.9	742	69.8	64.1-75.0
Other Minorities	243	78	27.8	19.1-38.6	165	72.2	61.4-80.9
AGE
18-24	197	60	35.4	25.6-46.6	137	64.6	53.4-74.4
25-34	483	127	35.2	28.4-42.5	356	64.8	57.5-71.6
35-44	590	171	33.1	27.1-39.6	419	66.9	60.4-72.9
45-54	636	194	38.5	32.1-45.3	442	61.5	54.7-67.9
55-64	554	171	31.4	26.0-37.5	383	68.6	62.5-74.0
65-74	452	139	37.7	30.9-45.1	313	62.3	54.9-69.1
75+	325	80	29.4	22.2-37.9	245	70.6	62.1-77.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	652	179	29.8	24.1-36.2	473	70.2	63.8-75.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,084	297	33.4	28.7-38.4	787	66.6	61.6-71.3
Some Post-H.S.	835	246	35.3	29.6-41.5	589	64.7	58.5-70.4
College Graduate	679	225	39.4	33.5-45.6	454	60.6	54.4-66.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	462	106	26.0	19.8-33.3	356	74.0	66.7-80.2
$15,000- 24,999	650	179	31.7	25.7-38.4	471	68.3	61.6-74.3
$25,000- 34,999	373	128	45.7	37.4-54.2	245	54.3	45.8-62.6
$35,000- 49,999	418	147	38.5	31.3-46.2	271	61.5	53.8-68.7
$50,000-74,999	331	123	40.8	32.4-49.8	208	59.2	50.2-67.6
$75,000+	289	102	44.8	35.7-54.2	187	55.2	45.8-64.3
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
Appalachian/Wilkes	451	159	40.0	33.5-46.8	292	60.0	53.2-66.5
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***
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

-Eastern NC

3,254

947

34.5

31.7-37.5

2,307

65.5

62.5-68.3

GENDER

Male

1,137

679

55.5

50.5-60.4

458

44.5

39.6-49.5

Female

2,117

268

15.5

12.8-18.6

1,849

84.5

81.4-87.2

RACE

White

2,037

650

37.6

34.1-41.2

1,387

62.4

58.8-65.9

African American

958

216

30.2

25.0-35.9

742

69.8

64.1-75.0

Other Minorities

243

27.8

19.1-38.6

165

72.2

61.4-80.9

AGE

18-24

197

35.4

25.6-46.6

137

64.6

53.4-74.4

25-34

483

127

35.2

28.4-42.5

356

64.8

57.5-71.6

35-44

590

171

33.1

27.1-39.6

419

66.9

60.4-72.9

45-54

636

194

38.5

32.1-45.3

442

61.5

54.7-67.9

55-64

554

171

31.4

26.0-37.5

383

68.6

62.5-74.0

65-74

452

139

37.7

30.9-45.1

313

62.3

54.9-69.1

75+

325

29.4

22.2-37.9

245

70.6

62.1-77.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

652

179

29.8

24.1-36.2

473

70.2

63.8-75.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,084

297

33.4

28.7-38.4

787

66.6

61.6-71.3

Some Post-H.S.

835

246

35.3

29.6-41.5

589

64.7

58.5-70.4

College Graduate

679

225

39.4

33.5-45.6

454

60.6

54.4-66.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

462

106

26.0

19.8-33.3

356

74.0

66.7-80.2

$15,000- 24,999

650

179

31.7

25.7-38.4

471

68.3

61.6-74.3

$25,000- 34,999

373

128

45.7

37.4-54.2

245

54.3

45.8-62.6

$35,000- 49,999

418

147

38.5

31.3-46.2

271

61.5

53.8-68.7

$50,000-74,999

331

123

40.8

32.4-49.8

208

59.2

50.2-67.6

$75,000+

289

102

44.8

35.7-54.2

187

55.2

45.8-64.3

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

Appalachian/Wilkes

451

159

40.0

33.5-46.8

292

60.0

53.2-66.5

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***

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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