BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you now smoke cigars every day, some days, or not at all?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	2,919	39	1.6	1.0- 2.7	303	13.4	11.3-15.7	2,577	85.0	82.6-87.2
-Eastern NC	946	19	2.4	1.1- 4.8	96	11.2	8.4-14.8	831	86.4	82.5-89.6
GENDER
Male	679	17	2.8	1.3- 6.0	87	13.8	10.3-18.4	575	83.4	78.5-87.4
Female	267	2	1.0	0.2- 5.9	9	2.7	0.9- 8.0	256	96.3	90.7-98.6
RACE
White	649	12	2.2	0.9- 5.0	70	12.3	8.8-17.0	567	85.6	80.6-89.4
African American	216	6	3.5	0.9-13.5	16	8.3	4.3-15.5	194	88.1	79.1-93.6
Other Minorities	78	1	0.7	0.1- 5.2	10	9.9	3.7-23.8	67	89.4	75.7-95.8
AGE
18-24	60	0	0.0	. - .	7	8.6	2.7-24.3	53	91.4	75.7-97.3
25-34	126	4	6.9	2.1-20.3	17	11.3	5.5-21.6	105	81.8	69.0-90.1
35-44	171	2	0.7	0.1- 3.1	19	15.5	8.4-26.6	150	83.9	72.8-91.0
45-54	194	5	1.1	0.5- 2.9	24	13.5	7.8-22.4	165	85.4	76.5-91.3
55-64	171	6	3.4	1.1- 9.8	18	10.6	6.2-17.6	147	86.0	78.1-91.4
65-74	139	1	2.7	0.4-16.8	8	7.0	2.4-18.8	130	90.3	77.5-96.2
75+	80	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	3	5.7	1.0-26.2	76	93.9	74.4-98.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	179	6	6.1	1.8-18.6	10	4.5	1.5-12.4	163	89.4	77.8-95.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	296	7	2.7	0.7- 9.4	25	12.3	7.3-20.1	264	85.0	76.7-90.7
Some Post-H.S.	246	4	0.8	0.3- 2.2	28	10.9	6.4-18.0	214	88.3	81.3-92.9
College Graduate	225	2	1.3	0.3- 6.7	33	14.5	8.7-23.2	190	84.2	75.4-90.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	106	3	3.4	0.6-16.2	7	4.2	1.6-10.6	96	92.4	82.2-97.0
$15,000- 24,999	178	3	4.1	0.9-17.3	16	13.5	6.4-26.2	159	82.5	69.0-90.9
$25,000- 34,999	128	0	0.0	. - .	13	12.0	5.8-23.2	115	88.0	76.8-94.2
$35,000- 49,999	147	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8	13	8.4	3.8-17.5	132	91.2	82.2-95.9
$50,000-74,999	123	2	1.0	0.2- 4.5	17	17.9	9.4-31.6	104	81.1	67.6-89.8
$75,000+	102	3	5.0	1.0-21.8	20	18.5	10.1-31.3	79	76.6	62.1-86.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	166	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	19	14.5	8.6-23.3	146	85.3	76.5-91.2
Guilford	144	2	1.3	0.3- 5.0	19	14.1	8.6-22.1	123	84.7	76.6-90.3
Mecklenburg	143	2	0.8	0.2- 3.1	22	23.0	14.2-34.9	119	76.3	64.4-85.1
Orange	143	0	0.0	. - .	17	13.0	7.5-21.6	126	87.0	78.4-92.5
Wake	141	1	3.8	0.6-22.2	14	13.0	7.3-22.3	126	83.1	71.4-90.7
Chatham/Lee	111	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1	8	6.1	2.8-13.1	102	93.0	85.8-96.7
Nash/Wilson	99	2	1.1	0.3- 4.3	7	6.9	2.9-15.5	90	92.0	83.6-96.3
Craven/Pamlico	147	2	2.1	0.5- 8.4	15	11.0	6.4-18.1	130	86.9	79.2-92.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	137	0	0.0	. - .	16	14.4	7.9-24.7	121	85.6	75.3-92.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	159	0	0.0	. - .	14	16.3	7.1-33.3	145	83.7	66.7-92.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	130	4	4.8	1.7-12.7	9	9.7	4.0-21.5	117	85.5	73.8-92.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	165	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	11	5.7	2.7-11.5	153	93.9	88.0-97.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	152	4	3.3	1.1- 9.3	23	15.0	9.6-22.5	125	81.7	73.6-87.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	110	3	2.3	0.7- 7.3	4	6.4	2.2-17.3	103	91.4	81.1-96.3
Northeast NC I	109	3	2.4	0.7- 8.0	5	4.7	1.8-11.7	101	92.9	85.5-96.6
Northeast NC II	143	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	19	13.6	7.8-22.5	123	85.7	76.7-91.6
Northeastern Partnership	252	4	1.2	0.4- 3.6	24	11.1	6.7-17.6	224	87.7	81.2-92.2
Mountain AHEC	471	5	0.8	0.3- 2.3	40	9.8	6.6-14.3	426	89.4	84.9-92.7
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	1,245	15	1.6	0.7- 3.5	140	14.9	11.8-18.6	1,090	83.5	79.7-86.7
Western NC	728	5	0.5	0.2- 1.4	67	11.7	8.4-16.2	656	87.8	83.3-91.2

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,919

1.6

1.0- 2.7

303

13.4

11.3-15.7

2,577

85.0

82.6-87.2

-Eastern NC

946

2.4

1.1- 4.8

11.2

8.4-14.8

831

86.4

82.5-89.6

GENDER

Male

679

2.8

1.3- 6.0

13.8

10.3-18.4

575

83.4

78.5-87.4

Female

267

1.0

0.2- 5.9

2.7

0.9- 8.0

256

96.3

90.7-98.6

RACE

White

649

2.2

0.9- 5.0

12.3

8.8-17.0

567

85.6

80.6-89.4

African American

216

3.5

0.9-13.5

8.3

4.3-15.5

194

88.1

79.1-93.6

Other Minorities

0.7

0.1- 5.2

9.9

3.7-23.8

89.4

75.7-95.8

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

8.6

2.7-24.3

91.4

75.7-97.3

25-34

126

6.9

2.1-20.3

11.3

5.5-21.6

105

81.8

69.0-90.1

35-44

171

0.7

0.1- 3.1

15.5

8.4-26.6

150

83.9

72.8-91.0

45-54

194

1.1

0.5- 2.9

13.5

7.8-22.4

165

85.4

76.5-91.3

55-64

171

3.4

1.1- 9.8

10.6

6.2-17.6

147

86.0

78.1-91.4

65-74

139

2.7

0.4-16.8

7.0

2.4-18.8

130

90.3

77.5-96.2

75+

0.4

0.1- 2.6

5.7

1.0-26.2

93.9

74.4-98.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

179

6.1

1.8-18.6

4.5

1.5-12.4

163

89.4

77.8-95.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

296

2.7

0.7- 9.4

12.3

7.3-20.1

264

85.0

76.7-90.7

Some Post-H.S.

246

0.8

0.3- 2.2

10.9

6.4-18.0

214

88.3

81.3-92.9

College Graduate

225

1.3

0.3- 6.7

14.5

8.7-23.2

190

84.2

75.4-90.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

106

3.4

0.6-16.2

4.2

1.6-10.6

92.4

82.2-97.0

$15,000- 24,999

178

4.1

0.9-17.3

13.5

6.4-26.2

159

82.5

69.0-90.9

$25,000- 34,999

128

0.0

. - .

12.0

5.8-23.2

115

88.0

76.8-94.2

$35,000- 49,999

147

0.4

0.1- 1.8

8.4

3.8-17.5

132

91.2

82.2-95.9

$50,000-74,999

123

1.0

0.2- 4.5

17.9

9.4-31.6

104

81.1

67.6-89.8

$75,000+

102

5.0

1.0-21.8

18.5

10.1-31.3

76.6

62.1-86.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

166

0.3

0.0- 1.9

14.5

8.6-23.3

146

85.3

76.5-91.2

Guilford

144

1.3

0.3- 5.0

14.1

8.6-22.1

123

84.7

76.6-90.3

Mecklenburg

143

0.8

0.2- 3.1

23.0

14.2-34.9

119

76.3

64.4-85.1

Orange

143

0.0

. - .

13.0

7.5-21.6

126

87.0

78.4-92.5

Wake

141

3.8

0.6-22.2

13.0

7.3-22.3

126

83.1

71.4-90.7

Chatham/Lee

111

0.9

0.1- 6.1

6.1

2.8-13.1

102

93.0

85.8-96.7

Nash/Wilson

1.1

0.3- 4.3

6.9

2.9-15.5

92.0

83.6-96.3

Craven/Pamlico

147

2.1

0.5- 8.4

11.0

6.4-18.1

130

86.9

79.2-92.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

137

0.0

. - .

14.4

7.9-24.7

121

85.6

75.3-92.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

159

0.0

. - .

16.3

7.1-33.3

145

83.7

66.7-92.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

130

4.8

1.7-12.7

9.7

4.0-21.5

117

85.5

73.8-92.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

165

0.4

0.1- 2.9

5.7

2.7-11.5

153

93.9

88.0-97.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

152

3.3

1.1- 9.3

15.0

9.6-22.5

125

81.7

73.6-87.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

110

2.3

0.7- 7.3

6.4

2.2-17.3

103

91.4

81.1-96.3

Northeast NC I

109

2.4

0.7- 8.0

4.7

1.8-11.7

101

92.9

85.5-96.6

Northeast NC II

143

0.7

0.1- 4.9

13.6

7.8-22.5

123

85.7

76.7-91.6

Northeastern Partnership

252

1.2

0.4- 3.6

11.1

6.7-17.6

224

87.7

81.2-92.2

Mountain AHEC

471

0.8

0.3- 2.3

9.8

6.6-14.3

426

89.4

84.9-92.7

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

1,245

1.6

0.7- 3.5

140

14.9

11.8-18.6

1,090

83.5

79.7-86.7

Western NC

728

0.5

0.2- 1.4

11.7

8.4-16.2

656

87.8

83.3-91.2

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Eastern North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking cigars.

^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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