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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	4,619	1,717	39.1	36.8-41.4	440	12.5	10.8-14.4	2,462	48.4	46.1-50.7
-Eastern NC	1,618	647	40.3	36.4-44.3	148	12.9	10.0-16.6	823	46.8	42.8-50.8
GENDER
Male	719	275	39.5	33.9-45.4	64	13.6	9.4-19.2	380	46.9	41.1-52.8
Female	899	372	41.3	36.0-46.7	84	12.2	8.4-17.3	443	46.6	41.2-52.0
RACE
White	1,086	421	39.3	34.6-44.2	92	12.2	8.7-16.7	573	48.5	43.6-53.4
African American	409	170	46.9	39.2-54.9	41	11.7	7.6-17.7	198	41.3	34.0-49.0
Other Minorities	117	54	31.2	19.0-46.7	14	22.3	9.7-43.7	49	46.5	30.7-63.0
AGE
18-24	85	47	46.6	31.9-61.9	17	27.8	14.9-45.7	21	25.6	14.6-41.0
25-34	210	112	42.7	33.1-52.8	33	22.0	14.4-32.1	65	35.3	25.6-46.5
35-44	299	162	51.4	42.2-60.6	27	9.2	4.9-16.7	110	39.3	30.5-49.0
45-54	347	156	48.0	39.1-57.1	33	12.9	6.8-23.1	158	39.1	31.2-47.6
55-64	307	104	35.6	27.4-44.8	21	6.4	3.8-10.8	182	57.9	48.9-66.4
65-74	226	44	16.2	10.2-24.8	11	4.2	2.0- 8.4	171	79.6	70.9-86.2
75+	140	21	14.3	7.8-24.6	5	1.3	0.5- 3.8	114	84.4	74.2-91.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	351	148	49.2	40.8-57.7	26	7.6	4.2-13.4	177	43.2	35.2-51.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	571	254	45.9	39.1-53.0	43	11.9	7.4-18.5	274	42.2	35.5-49.2
Some Post-H.S.	415	166	40.5	33.0-48.5	44	14.7	9.1-22.9	205	44.8	37.1-52.7
College Graduate	278	78	19.8	14.2-26.9	35	18.3	10.6-29.5	165	62.0	52.0-71.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	240	114	47.9	37.4-58.5	17	10.6	5.5-19.5	109	41.5	31.7-52.0
$15,000- 24,999	361	178	49.9	41.3-58.5	38	15.5	9.0-25.4	145	34.6	27.3-42.8
$25,000- 34,999	199	83	43.0	32.3-54.4	23	11.0	5.5-20.9	93	46.0	35.1-57.4
$35,000- 49,999	213	83	45.3	34.8-56.2	15	9.4	4.5-18.8	115	45.3	35.2-55.7
$50,000-74,999	169	55	38.2	27.6-50.1	11	7.9	3.3-17.6	103	53.9	42.3-65.0
$75,000+	117	19	16.9	9.2-29.2	16	25.5	12.9-44.1	82	57.6	42.0-71.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	239	91	37.1	30.1-44.7	16	8.7	5.1-14.5	132	54.2	46.6-61.7
Guilford	214	61	36.0	28.2-44.7	25	10.0	6.4-15.3	128	54.0	45.7-62.1
Mecklenburg	204	65	26.5	20.0-34.1	24	16.7	10.0-26.7	115	56.8	47.5-65.6
Orange	190	30	20.0	10.8-34.1	21	14.4	7.6-25.8	139	65.5	52.0-77.0
Wake	173	44	26.1	18.3-35.6	25	17.0	11.0-25.4	104	56.9	47.5-65.9
Chatham/Lee	199	77	42.4	34.5-50.7	11	6.9	3.3-13.7	111	50.8	42.7-58.8
Nash/Wilson	176	76	42.3	33.8-51.2	16	14.2	7.7-24.7	84	43.6	35.1-52.5
Craven/Pamlico	250	85	35.8	29.3-42.9	18	8.2	4.8-13.6	147	56.0	49.0-62.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	237	112	47.2	39.1-55.4	23	9.9	6.2-15.4	102	42.9	34.7-51.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	234	81	41.3	32.3-51.1	30	14.2	9.2-21.1	123	44.5	36.3-53.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	233	88	39.3	30.9-48.4	19	13.7	7.4-24.0	126	47.0	37.8-56.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	233	80	32.2	22.3-44.1	21	22.4	7.8-49.5	132	45.4	32.1-59.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	246	110	45.9	38.6-53.3	22	9.5	5.8-15.1	114	44.7	37.5-52.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	204	91	47.4	38.6-56.4	16	6.7	3.8-11.6	97	45.9	36.9-55.1
Northeast NC I	221	76	37.4	30.0-45.4	23	9.0	5.7-13.9	122	53.7	45.7-61.4
Northeast NC II	246	98	41.3	34.0-49.0	24	11.5	7.2-17.9	124	47.2	39.6-54.9
Northeastern Partnership	467	174	40.0	34.5-45.7	47	10.6	7.4-15.0	246	49.4	43.7-55.1
Mountain AHEC	698	252	38.6	32.2-45.3	51	10.3	6.6-15.7	395	51.2	44.8-57.4
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	1,905	652	37.5	34.3-40.8	195	12.6	10.3-15.3	1,058	49.9	46.6-53.2
Western NC	1,096	418	42.4	37.3-47.7	97	11.4	8.1-15.7	581	46.2	41.4-51.1

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,619

1,717

39.1

36.8-41.4

440

12.5

10.8-14.4

2,462

48.4

46.1-50.7

-Eastern NC

1,618

647

40.3

36.4-44.3

148

12.9

10.0-16.6

823

46.8

42.8-50.8

GENDER

Male

719

275

39.5

33.9-45.4

13.6

9.4-19.2

380

46.9

41.1-52.8

Female

899

372

41.3

36.0-46.7

12.2

8.4-17.3

443

46.6

41.2-52.0

RACE

White

1,086

421

39.3

34.6-44.2

12.2

8.7-16.7

573

48.5

43.6-53.4

African American

409

170

46.9

39.2-54.9

11.7

7.6-17.7

198

41.3

34.0-49.0

Other Minorities

117

31.2

19.0-46.7

22.3

9.7-43.7

46.5

30.7-63.0

AGE

18-24

46.6

31.9-61.9

27.8

14.9-45.7

25.6

14.6-41.0

25-34

210

112

42.7

33.1-52.8

22.0

14.4-32.1

35.3

25.6-46.5

35-44

299

162

51.4

42.2-60.6

9.2

4.9-16.7

110

39.3

30.5-49.0

45-54

347

156

48.0

39.1-57.1

12.9

6.8-23.1

158

39.1

31.2-47.6

55-64

307

104

35.6

27.4-44.8

6.4

3.8-10.8

182

57.9

48.9-66.4

65-74

226

16.2

10.2-24.8

4.2

2.0- 8.4

171

79.6

70.9-86.2

75+

140

14.3

7.8-24.6

1.3

0.5- 3.8

114

84.4

74.2-91.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

351

148

49.2

40.8-57.7

7.6

4.2-13.4

177

43.2

35.2-51.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

571

254

45.9

39.1-53.0

11.9

7.4-18.5

274

42.2

35.5-49.2

Some Post-H.S.

415

166

40.5

33.0-48.5

14.7

9.1-22.9

205

44.8

37.1-52.7

College Graduate

278

19.8

14.2-26.9

18.3

10.6-29.5

165

62.0

52.0-71.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

240

114

47.9

37.4-58.5

10.6

5.5-19.5

109

41.5

31.7-52.0

$15,000- 24,999

361

178

49.9

41.3-58.5

15.5

9.0-25.4

145

34.6

27.3-42.8

$25,000- 34,999

199

43.0

32.3-54.4

11.0

5.5-20.9

46.0

35.1-57.4

$35,000- 49,999

213

45.3

34.8-56.2

9.4

4.5-18.8

115

45.3

35.2-55.7

$50,000-74,999

169

38.2

27.6-50.1

7.9

3.3-17.6

103

53.9

42.3-65.0

$75,000+

117

16.9

9.2-29.2

25.5

12.9-44.1

57.6

42.0-71.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

239

37.1

30.1-44.7

8.7

5.1-14.5

132

54.2

46.6-61.7

Guilford

214

36.0

28.2-44.7

10.0

6.4-15.3

128

54.0

45.7-62.1

Mecklenburg

204

26.5

20.0-34.1

16.7

10.0-26.7

115

56.8

47.5-65.6

Orange

190

20.0

10.8-34.1

14.4

7.6-25.8

139

65.5

52.0-77.0

Wake

173

26.1

18.3-35.6

17.0

11.0-25.4

104

56.9

47.5-65.9

Chatham/Lee

199

42.4

34.5-50.7

6.9

3.3-13.7

111

50.8

42.7-58.8

Nash/Wilson

176

42.3

33.8-51.2

14.2

7.7-24.7

43.6

35.1-52.5

Craven/Pamlico

250

35.8

29.3-42.9

8.2

4.8-13.6

147

56.0

49.0-62.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

237

112

47.2

39.1-55.4

9.9

6.2-15.4

102

42.9

34.7-51.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

234

41.3

32.3-51.1

14.2

9.2-21.1

123

44.5

36.3-53.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

233

39.3

30.9-48.4

13.7

7.4-24.0

126

47.0

37.8-56.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

233

32.2

22.3-44.1

22.4

7.8-49.5

132

45.4

32.1-59.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

246

110

45.9

38.6-53.3

9.5

5.8-15.1

114

44.7

37.5-52.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

204

47.4

38.6-56.4

6.7

3.8-11.6

45.9

36.9-55.1

Northeast NC I

221

37.4

30.0-45.4

9.0

5.7-13.9

122

53.7

45.7-61.4

Northeast NC II

246

41.3

34.0-49.0

11.5

7.2-17.9

124

47.2

39.6-54.9

Northeastern Partnership

467

174

40.0

34.5-45.7

10.6

7.4-15.0

246

49.4

43.7-55.1

Mountain AHEC

698

252

38.6

32.2-45.3

10.3

6.6-15.7

395

51.2

44.8-57.4

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

1,905

652

37.5

34.3-40.8

195

12.6

10.3-15.3

1,058

49.9

46.6-53.2

Western NC

1,096

418

42.4

37.3-47.7

11.4

8.1-15.7

581

46.2

41.4-51.1

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life.

^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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