BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Indicators

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	Total Respond.^	Within 6 months	Within 1 year	Within 5 years	Within 10 years	More than 10 years ago
North Carolina	2,178	116	7.0	5.1- 9.5	73	4.2	3.0- 5.9	323	16.7	14.3-19.4	215	8.3	6.8-10.0	1,451	63.9	60.6-67.1
-Eastern NC	732	34	5.3	3.1- 9.1	32	4.5	2.6- 7.8	116	21.5	16.3-27.8	78	10.1	7.1-14.3	472	58.5	52.3-64.5
GENDER
Male	342	12	4.1	1.8- 8.8	12	4.5	1.9-10.5	51	20.6	13.5-30.3	32	9.3	5.3-15.9	235	61.5	52.2-70.0
Female	390	22	6.9	3.2-14.1	20	4.5	2.3- 8.5	65	22.7	16.0-31.1	46	11.1	7.1-16.8	237	54.8	46.7-62.7
RACE
White	514	23	5.8	3.0-11.1	20	4.4	2.2- 8.8	82	21.2	15.2-28.8	42	7.0	4.6-10.7	347	61.5	54.0-68.5
African American	172	8	4.9	2.1-10.7	8	4.4	1.2-14.9	23	15.4	7.8-28.2	30	16.7	9.8-27.0	103	58.6	46.3-69.9
Other Minorities	44	3	2.0	0.6- 6.5	4	5.3	1.8-14.8	10	37.4	17.3-62.9	6	21.9	6.3-53.9	21	33.5	16.6-56.1
AGE
18-24	17	4	27.1	7.9-61.7	2	3.5	0.8-14.5	11	69.4	36.5-89.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	56	5	5.6	1.9-15.1	9	14.6	5.0-36.0	20	36.2	18.7-58.5	12	20.2	7.4-44.5	10	23.4	9.4-47.4
35-44	100	6	6.1	1.8-18.9	7	6.5	2.1-18.2	25	34.1	18.6-53.8	12	12.1	5.8-23.4	50	41.3	26.9-57.3
45-54	139	5	1.8	0.7- 4.6	6	2.1	0.7- 5.7	27	21.8	12.5-35.3	21	17.1	9.2-29.5	80	57.2	44.3-69.2
55-64	166	9	4.9	1.9-12.1	4	4.2	1.0-15.2	15	7.3	3.8-13.8	13	7.1	3.1-15.5	125	76.5	65.6-84.7
65-74	152	2	0.7	0.2- 3.1	3	1.2	0.4- 3.8	11	6.9	3.2-14.3	15	6.4	3.2-12.2	121	84.7	76.4-90.5
75+	100	3	3.1	0.7-12.8	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	6	4.2	1.6-10.1	5	3.1	1.1- 8.6	85	89.0	80.1-94.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	148	6	7.5	2.6-19.6	10	4.6	2.2- 9.3	21	16.4	9.4-27.0	13	14.5	5.6-32.7	98	57.0	43.6-69.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	247	13	5.0	2.1-11.1	10	6.7	2.5-16.9	41	23.2	13.7-36.4	30	10.9	6.5-17.6	153	54.3	43.1-65.0
Some Post-H.S.	184	10	7.0	2.1-20.5	7	2.5	1.0- 6.1	32	26.7	16.5-40.1	15	7.1	3.3-15.0	120	56.7	44.4-68.2
College Graduate	151	5	2.5	0.8- 7.5	5	3.7	1.0-12.5	22	17.8	9.3-31.3	20	9.2	4.8-17.0	99	66.8	54.0-77.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	94	5	13.4	4.6-32.9	2	1.3	0.3- 5.1	15	15.3	7.3-29.3	14	9.2	4.3-18.3	58	60.9	44.5-75.1
$15,000- 24,999	124	9	7.5	2.6-19.8	8	7.7	2.8-19.4	23	24.7	13.6-40.4	11	7.8	2.9-19.4	73	52.4	38.8-65.7
$25,000- 34,999	89	4	8.7	1.6-36.1	3	2.4	0.6- 9.3	19	35.2	20.1-54.1	9	7.7	3.4-16.7	54	45.9	30.1-62.6
$35,000- 49,999	106	7	6.9	2.8-15.9	4	2.1	0.6- 7.1	16	18.7	9.5-33.4	14	14.0	6.7-27.0	65	58.3	43.9-71.4
$50,000-74,999	97	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	5	3.7	1.4- 9.4	14	16.3	6.8-34.2	10	6.5	3.2-13.1	67	73.2	57.4-84.7
$75,000+	71	4	1.8	0.5- 5.9	3	9.8	1.9-38.2	10	18.3	7.0-40.2	6	7.3	2.8-17.4	48	62.9	42.6-79.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	122	7	8.2	2.8-21.8	2	0.9	0.2- 3.6	15	12.5	7.2-20.7	14	9.2	5.2-16.0	84	69.1	58.0-78.4
Guilford	118	6	10.9	4.7-23.4	3	4.1	1.2-12.8	17	14.9	8.8-24.0	12	10.7	5.9-18.6	80	59.5	48.3-69.7
Mecklenburg	103	2	8.1	1.5-33.7	4	2.2	0.8- 6.0	15	14.9	8.4-25.1	9	5.0	2.4-10.4	73	69.8	55.2-81.2
Orange	118	7	8.8	3.6-20.3	3	3.2	0.9-10.8	15	14.7	7.8-26.2	7	6.8	3.0-14.4	86	66.4	51.8-78.5
Wake	95	2	1.4	0.3- 5.4	3	6.9	1.9-21.7	12	13.3	7.4-22.7	6	4.8	2.1-10.7	72	73.7	61.6-83.0
Chatham/Lee	90	7	6.7	3.0-14.4	2	1.9	0.4- 8.6	10	9.9	5.2-18.1	7	7.5	3.5-15.2	64	74.0	63.5-82.3
Nash/Wilson	76	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4	0	0.0	. - .	15	24.3	14.6-37.8	8	7.6	3.7-14.9	52	67.6	54.5-78.4
Craven/Pamlico	136	5	3.2	1.2- 7.8	6	5.5	2.3-12.9	19	16.1	10.1-24.6	14	9.7	5.4-16.9	92	65.5	56.0-73.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	87	8	7.5	3.4-15.8	3	6.4	1.8-20.1	13	14.5	7.5-26.2	9	10.6	5.1-20.6	54	61.1	46.2-74.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	114	7	6.9	2.9-15.6	5	5.0	1.7-14.1	19	18.8	11.8-28.7	10	5.4	2.8-10.2	73	63.9	53.3-73.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	106	8	7.8	3.7-15.8	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	21	20.0	12.3-31.0	14	12.5	6.9-21.4	62	58.9	46.8-70.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	113	6	9.3	3.8-21.0	2	4.2	0.9-18.6	12	10.6	5.7-18.8	14	8.5	4.8-14.4	79	67.4	55.6-77.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	100	3	1.9	0.6- 5.9	7	8.6	3.9-17.9	16	17.1	10.5-26.8	13	13.8	7.7-23.6	61	58.6	47.3-69.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	90	5	5.6	1.9-15.7	5	5.0	1.9-12.3	16	18.9	10.4-31.7	11	9.1	4.5-17.5	53	61.4	46.9-74.2
Northeast NC I	101	6	4.7	2.0-10.7	3	3.9	1.2-12.3	13	12.6	7.1-21.5	10	14.3	7.2-26.3	69	64.5	52.8-74.6
Northeast NC II	110	7	6.5	2.9-14.0	6	4.4	1.8-10.2	18	21.6	12.2-35.4	12	11.7	6.3-20.5	67	55.8	43.7-67.2
Northeastern Partnership	211	13	5.9	3.2-10.9	9	4.2	2.1- 8.4	31	18.6	11.7-28.2	22	12.5	7.9-19.2	136	58.7	49.7-67.2
Mountain AHEC	350	19	6.1	3.3-10.9	5	0.8	0.3- 2.2	46	15.9	11.2-22.1	39	9.1	5.9-13.7	241	68.0	61.0-74.4
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	928	54	8.2	5.4-12.4	27	4.5	2.8- 7.3	131	13.6	10.8-16.8	84	7.3	5.5- 9.5	632	66.5	61.8-70.8
Western NC	518	28	5.4	3.3- 8.8	14	2.5	1.3- 5.0	76	18.9	13.9-25.1	53	8.6	5.8-12.5	347	64.6	58.2-70.5

Total
Respond.^

Within 6 months

Within 1 year

Within 5 years

Within 10 years

More than 10 years ago

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,178

116

7.0

5.1- 9.5

4.2

3.0- 5.9

323

16.7

14.3-19.4

215

8.3

6.8-10.0

1,451

63.9

60.6-67.1

-Eastern NC

732

5.3

3.1- 9.1

4.5

2.6- 7.8

116

21.5

16.3-27.8

10.1

7.1-14.3

472

58.5

52.3-64.5

GENDER

Male

342

4.1

1.8- 8.8

4.5

1.9-10.5

20.6

13.5-30.3

9.3

5.3-15.9

235

61.5

52.2-70.0

Female

390

6.9

3.2-14.1

4.5

2.3- 8.5

22.7

16.0-31.1

11.1

7.1-16.8

237

54.8

46.7-62.7

RACE

White

514

5.8

3.0-11.1

4.4

2.2- 8.8

21.2

15.2-28.8

7.0

4.6-10.7

347

61.5

54.0-68.5

African American

172

4.9

2.1-10.7

4.4

1.2-14.9

15.4

7.8-28.2

16.7

9.8-27.0

103

58.6

46.3-69.9

Other Minorities

2.0

0.6- 6.5

5.3

1.8-14.8

37.4

17.3-62.9

21.9

6.3-53.9

33.5

16.6-56.1

AGE

18-24

27.1

7.9-61.7

3.5

0.8-14.5

69.4

36.5-89.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

5.6

1.9-15.1

14.6

5.0-36.0

36.2

18.7-58.5

20.2

7.4-44.5

23.4

9.4-47.4

35-44

100

6.1

1.8-18.9

6.5

2.1-18.2

34.1

18.6-53.8

12.1

5.8-23.4

41.3

26.9-57.3

45-54

139

1.8

0.7- 4.6

2.1

0.7- 5.7

21.8

12.5-35.3

17.1

9.2-29.5

57.2

44.3-69.2

55-64

166

4.9

1.9-12.1

4.2

1.0-15.2

7.3

3.8-13.8

7.1

3.1-15.5

125

76.5

65.6-84.7

65-74

152

0.7

0.2- 3.1

1.2

0.4- 3.8

6.9

3.2-14.3

6.4

3.2-12.2

121

84.7

76.4-90.5

75+

100

3.1

0.7-12.8

0.6

0.1- 4.2

4.2

1.6-10.1

3.1

1.1- 8.6

89.0

80.1-94.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

148

7.5

2.6-19.6

4.6

2.2- 9.3

16.4

9.4-27.0

14.5

5.6-32.7

57.0

43.6-69.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

247

5.0

2.1-11.1

6.7

2.5-16.9

23.2

13.7-36.4

10.9

6.5-17.6

153

54.3

43.1-65.0

Some Post-H.S.

184

7.0

2.1-20.5

2.5

1.0- 6.1

26.7

16.5-40.1

7.1

3.3-15.0

120

56.7

44.4-68.2

College Graduate

151

2.5

0.8- 7.5

3.7

1.0-12.5

17.8

9.3-31.3

9.2

4.8-17.0

66.8

54.0-77.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

13.4

4.6-32.9

1.3

0.3- 5.1

15.3

7.3-29.3

9.2

4.3-18.3

60.9

44.5-75.1

$15,000- 24,999

124

7.5

2.6-19.8

7.7

2.8-19.4

24.7

13.6-40.4

7.8

2.9-19.4

52.4

38.8-65.7

$25,000- 34,999

8.7

1.6-36.1

2.4

0.6- 9.3

35.2

20.1-54.1

7.7

3.4-16.7

45.9

30.1-62.6

$35,000- 49,999

106

6.9

2.8-15.9

2.1

0.6- 7.1

18.7

9.5-33.4

14.0

6.7-27.0

58.3

43.9-71.4

$50,000-74,999

0.3

0.0- 2.2

3.7

1.4- 9.4

16.3

6.8-34.2

6.5

3.2-13.1

73.2

57.4-84.7

$75,000+

1.8

0.5- 5.9

9.8

1.9-38.2

18.3

7.0-40.2

7.3

2.8-17.4

62.9

42.6-79.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

122

8.2

2.8-21.8

0.9

0.2- 3.6

12.5

7.2-20.7

9.2

5.2-16.0

69.1

58.0-78.4

Guilford

118

10.9

4.7-23.4

4.1

1.2-12.8

14.9

8.8-24.0

10.7

5.9-18.6

59.5

48.3-69.7

Mecklenburg

103

8.1

1.5-33.7

2.2

0.8- 6.0

14.9

8.4-25.1

5.0

2.4-10.4

69.8

55.2-81.2

Orange

118

8.8

3.6-20.3

3.2

0.9-10.8

14.7

7.8-26.2

6.8

3.0-14.4

66.4

51.8-78.5

Wake

1.4

0.3- 5.4

6.9

1.9-21.7

13.3

7.4-22.7

4.8

2.1-10.7

73.7

61.6-83.0

Chatham/Lee

6.7

3.0-14.4

1.9

0.4- 8.6

9.9

5.2-18.1

7.5

3.5-15.2

74.0

63.5-82.3

Nash/Wilson

0.5

0.1- 3.4

0.0

. - .

24.3

14.6-37.8

7.6

3.7-14.9

67.6

54.5-78.4

Craven/Pamlico

136

3.2

1.2- 7.8

5.5

2.3-12.9

16.1

10.1-24.6

9.7

5.4-16.9

65.5

56.0-73.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

7.5

3.4-15.8

6.4

1.8-20.1

14.5

7.5-26.2

10.6

5.1-20.6

61.1

46.2-74.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

114

6.9

2.9-15.6

5.0

1.7-14.1

18.8

11.8-28.7

5.4

2.8-10.2

63.9

53.3-73.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

106

7.8

3.7-15.8

0.8

0.1- 5.3

20.0

12.3-31.0

12.5

6.9-21.4

58.9

46.8-70.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

113

9.3

3.8-21.0

4.2

0.9-18.6

10.6

5.7-18.8

8.5

4.8-14.4

67.4

55.6-77.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

100

1.9

0.6- 5.9

8.6

3.9-17.9

17.1

10.5-26.8

13.8

7.7-23.6

58.6

47.3-69.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

5.6

1.9-15.7

5.0

1.9-12.3

18.9

10.4-31.7

9.1

4.5-17.5

61.4

46.9-74.2

Northeast NC I

101

4.7

2.0-10.7

3.9

1.2-12.3

12.6

7.1-21.5

14.3

7.2-26.3

64.5

52.8-74.6

Northeast NC II

110

6.5

2.9-14.0

4.4

1.8-10.2

21.6

12.2-35.4

11.7

6.3-20.5

55.8

43.7-67.2

Northeastern Partnership

211

5.9

3.2-10.9

4.2

2.1- 8.4

18.6

11.7-28.2

12.5

7.9-19.2

136

58.7

49.7-67.2

Mountain AHEC

350

6.1

3.3-10.9

0.8

0.3- 2.2

15.9

11.2-22.1

9.1

5.9-13.7

241

68.0

61.0-74.4

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

928

8.2

5.4-12.4

4.5

2.8- 7.3

131

13.6

10.8-16.8

7.3

5.5- 9.5

632

66.5

61.8-70.8

Western NC

518

5.4

3.3- 8.8

2.5

1.3- 5.0

18.9

13.9-25.1

8.6

5.8-12.5

347

64.6

58.2-70.5

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 were former smokers.

^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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