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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Other Tobacco Products

Have you ever smoked tobacco in a pipe, even one or two puffs?

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,282	1,504	17.2	16.0-18.5	7,778	82.8	81.5-84.0
-Eastern NC	3,249	499	16.5	14.4-18.7	2,750	83.5	81.3-85.6
GENDER
Male	1,134	414	30.4	26.4-34.7	720	69.6	65.3-73.6
Female	2,115	85	3.9	2.7- 5.5	2,030	96.1	94.5-97.3
RACE
White	2,032	354	18.2	15.6-21.1	1,678	81.8	78.9-84.4
African American	958	111	14.8	11.0-19.7	847	85.2	80.3-89.0
Other Minorities	243	33	10.3	6.1-16.8	210	89.7	83.2-93.9
AGE
18-24	197	9	9.0	4.1-18.7	188	91.0	81.3-95.9
25-34	483	30	8.0	4.8-13.2	453	92.0	86.8-95.2
35-44	590	66	13.0	9.0-18.2	524	87.0	81.8-91.0
45-54	635	112	20.1	15.3-25.8	523	79.9	74.2-84.7
55-64	553	129	26.7	21.3-32.8	424	73.3	67.2-78.7
65-74	449	95	26.0	19.9-33.3	354	74.0	66.7-80.1
75+	325	57	23.1	16.4-31.5	268	76.9	68.5-83.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	651	99	15.3	11.4-20.3	552	84.7	79.7-88.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,083	161	16.6	13.1-20.6	922	83.4	79.4-86.9
Some Post-H.S.	834	131	17.3	13.2-22.4	703	82.7	77.6-86.8
College Graduate	677	108	16.3	12.4-21.2	569	83.7	78.8-87.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	461	63	12.8	8.6-18.7	398	87.2	81.3-91.4
$15,000- 24,999	650	90	15.0	10.4-21.2	560	85.0	78.8-89.6
$25,000- 34,999	373	61	19.6	13.5-27.5	312	80.4	72.5-86.5
$35,000- 49,999	418	88	21.9	16.4-28.5	330	78.1	71.5-83.6
$50,000-74,999	330	68	25.1	17.9-34.0	262	74.9	66.0-82.1
$75,000+	289	44	14.6	9.8-21.2	245	85.4	78.8-90.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	448	99	21.9	17.8-26.6	349	78.1	73.4-82.2
Guilford	442	71	19.5	15.1-24.9	371	80.5	75.1-84.9
Mecklenburg	441	59	12.2	9.2-15.9	382	87.8	84.1-90.8
Orange	449	76	16.4	12.5-21.3	373	83.6	78.7-87.5
Wake	445	53	11.8	8.8-15.6	392	88.2	84.4-91.2
Chatham/Lee	392	60	18.4	13.1-25.2	332	81.6	74.8-86.9
Nash/Wilson	369	52	16.1	12.1-21.1	317	83.9	78.9-87.9
Craven/Pamlico	447	88	19.5	15.5-24.3	359	80.5	75.7-84.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	427	73	19.0	15.0-23.8	354	81.0	76.2-85.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	451	92	23.4	17.7-30.2	359	76.6	69.8-82.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	470	55	11.5	8.1-16.1	415	88.5	83.9-91.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	421	76	15.8	11.6-21.2	345	84.2	78.8-88.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	467	77	18.9	14.9-23.6	390	81.1	76.4-85.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	410	66	21.6	15.9-28.5	344	78.4	71.5-84.1
Northeast NC I	449	58	12.3	9.3-16.2	391	87.7	83.8-90.7
Northeast NC II	503	72	15.8	12.1-20.2	431	84.2	79.8-87.9
Northeastern Partnership	952	130	14.6	11.9-17.7	822	85.4	82.3-88.1
Mountain AHEC	1,289	252	20.1	17.1-23.4	1,037	79.9	76.6-82.9
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	3,982	616	16.8	15.2-18.6	3,366	83.2	81.4-84.8
Western NC	2,051	389	20.4	17.7-23.5	1,662	79.6	76.5-82.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,282

1,504

17.2

16.0-18.5

7,778

82.8

81.5-84.0

-Eastern NC

3,249

499

16.5

14.4-18.7

2,750

83.5

81.3-85.6

GENDER

Male

1,134

414

30.4

26.4-34.7

720

69.6

65.3-73.6

Female

2,115

3.9

2.7- 5.5

2,030

96.1

94.5-97.3

RACE

White

2,032

354

18.2

15.6-21.1

1,678

81.8

78.9-84.4

African American

958

111

14.8

11.0-19.7

847

85.2

80.3-89.0

Other Minorities

243

10.3

6.1-16.8

210

89.7

83.2-93.9

AGE

18-24

197

9.0

4.1-18.7

188

91.0

81.3-95.9

25-34

483

8.0

4.8-13.2

453

92.0

86.8-95.2

35-44

590

13.0

9.0-18.2

524

87.0

81.8-91.0

45-54

635

112

20.1

15.3-25.8

523

79.9

74.2-84.7

55-64

553

129

26.7

21.3-32.8

424

73.3

67.2-78.7

65-74

449

26.0

19.9-33.3

354

74.0

66.7-80.1

75+

325

23.1

16.4-31.5

268

76.9

68.5-83.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

651

15.3

11.4-20.3

552

84.7

79.7-88.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,083

161

16.6

13.1-20.6

922

83.4

79.4-86.9

Some Post-H.S.

834

131

17.3

13.2-22.4

703

82.7

77.6-86.8

College Graduate

677

108

16.3

12.4-21.2

569

83.7

78.8-87.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

461

12.8

8.6-18.7

398

87.2

81.3-91.4

$15,000- 24,999

650

15.0

10.4-21.2

560

85.0

78.8-89.6

$25,000- 34,999

373

19.6

13.5-27.5

312

80.4

72.5-86.5

$35,000- 49,999

418

21.9

16.4-28.5

330

78.1

71.5-83.6

$50,000-74,999

330

25.1

17.9-34.0

262

74.9

66.0-82.1

$75,000+

289

14.6

9.8-21.2

245

85.4

78.8-90.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

448

21.9

17.8-26.6

349

78.1

73.4-82.2

Guilford

442

19.5

15.1-24.9

371

80.5

75.1-84.9

Mecklenburg

441

12.2

9.2-15.9

382

87.8

84.1-90.8

Orange

449

16.4

12.5-21.3

373

83.6

78.7-87.5

Wake

445

11.8

8.8-15.6

392

88.2

84.4-91.2

Chatham/Lee

392

18.4

13.1-25.2

332

81.6

74.8-86.9

Nash/Wilson

369

16.1

12.1-21.1

317

83.9

78.9-87.9

Craven/Pamlico

447

19.5

15.5-24.3

359

80.5

75.7-84.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

427

19.0

15.0-23.8

354

81.0

76.2-85.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

451

23.4

17.7-30.2

359

76.6

69.8-82.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

470

11.5

8.1-16.1

415

88.5

83.9-91.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

421

15.8

11.6-21.2

345

84.2

78.8-88.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

467

18.9

14.9-23.6

390

81.1

76.4-85.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

410

21.6

15.9-28.5

344

78.4

71.5-84.1

Northeast NC I

449

12.3

9.3-16.2

391

87.7

83.8-90.7

Northeast NC II

503

15.8

12.1-20.2

431

84.2

79.8-87.9

Northeastern Partnership

952

130

14.6

11.9-17.7

822

85.4

82.3-88.1

Mountain AHEC

1,289

252

20.1

17.1-23.4

1,037

79.9

76.6-82.9

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

3,982

616

16.8

15.2-18.6

3,366

83.2

81.4-84.8

Western NC

2,051

389

20.4

17.7-23.5

1,662

79.6

76.5-82.3

Back to Other Tobacco Products.

^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.

This page was generated on 16JUN04.