BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,153	1,108	52.6	49.1-56.0	1,045	47.4	44.0-50.9
-Eastern NC	795	417	49.8	44.0-55.7	378	50.2	44.3-56.0
GENDER
Male	339	170	45.5	37.4-53.9	169	54.5	46.1-62.6
Female	456	247	55.0	47.1-62.6	209	45.0	37.4-52.9
RACE
White	513	246	44.4	37.5-51.6	267	55.6	48.4-62.5
African American	211	132	68.8	58.7-77.3	79	31.2	22.7-41.3
Other Minorities	68	37	39.4	21.5-60.7	31	60.6	39.3-78.5
AGE
18-24	64	40	58.2	39.3-74.9	24	41.8	25.1-60.7
25-34	145	85	57.5	45.2-68.9	60	42.5	31.1-54.8
35-44	189	99	51.0	39.8-62.0	90	49.0	38.0-60.2
45-54	189	89	40.8	29.6-53.1	100	59.2	46.9-70.4
55-64	125	64	44.3	31.4-58.0	61	55.7	42.0-68.6
65-74	55	27	49.0	29.9-68.4	28	51.0	31.6-70.1
75+	26	11	30.6	12.8-56.9	15	69.4	43.1-87.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	174	99	50.7	38.7-62.6	75	49.3	37.4-61.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	297	159	52.5	42.9-61.9	138	47.5	38.1-57.1
Some Post-H.S.	210	98	47.8	36.6-59.2	112	52.2	40.8-63.4
College Graduate	113	60	44.8	29.8-60.7	53	55.2	39.3-70.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	131	80	55.3	40.1-69.6	51	44.7	30.4-59.9
$15,000- 24,999	216	115	50.9	39.6-62.1	101	49.1	37.9-60.4
$25,000- 34,999	106	65	65.6	50.3-78.2	41	34.4	21.8-49.7
$35,000- 49,999	98	45	39.4	26.0-54.5	53	60.6	45.5-74.0
$50,000-74,999	66	23	28.9	16.6-45.3	43	71.1	54.7-83.4
$75,000+	35	14	40.2	19.6-64.8	21	59.8	35.2-80.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	107	57	49.8	38.7-61.0	50	50.2	39.0-61.3
Guilford	86	45	54.2	41.2-66.7	41	45.8	33.3-58.8
Mecklenburg	89	50	54.2	40.2-67.6	39	45.8	32.4-59.8
Orange	51	32	65.1	37.3-85.4	19	34.9	14.6-62.7
Wake	69	39	54.2	39.0-68.7	30	45.8	31.3-61.0
Chatham/Lee	88	46	51.6	39.2-63.9	42	48.4	36.1-60.8
Nash/Wilson	92	47	56.4	44.0-68.1	45	43.6	31.9-56.0
Craven/Pamlico	103	50	48.8	37.8-59.9	53	51.2	40.1-62.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	134	63	45.8	36.3-55.7	71	54.2	44.3-63.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	111	48	38.2	26.7-51.1	63	61.8	48.9-73.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	106	51	42.7	30.9-55.3	55	57.3	44.7-69.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	101	46	60.3	38.2-78.8	55	39.7	21.2-61.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	132	75	57.2	47.1-66.8	57	42.8	33.2-52.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	107	63	61.1	50.2-70.9	44	38.9	29.1-49.8
Northeast NC I	99	52	54.6	42.8-65.9	47	45.4	34.1-57.2
Northeast NC II	122	63	51.5	40.9-62.0	59	48.5	38.0-59.1
Northeastern Partnership	221	115	52.5	44.3-60.6	106	47.5	39.4-55.7
Mountain AHEC	303	145	55.7	45.4-65.5	158	44.3	34.5-54.6
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	843	450	54.8	49.9-59.7	393	45.2	40.3-50.1
Western NC	515	241	50.4	42.4-58.3	274	49.6	41.7-57.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,153

1,108

52.6

49.1-56.0

1,045

47.4

44.0-50.9

-Eastern NC

795

417

49.8

44.0-55.7

378

50.2

44.3-56.0

GENDER

Male

339

170

45.5

37.4-53.9

169

54.5

46.1-62.6

Female

456

247

55.0

47.1-62.6

209

45.0

37.4-52.9

RACE

White

513

246

44.4

37.5-51.6

267

55.6

48.4-62.5

African American

211

132

68.8

58.7-77.3

31.2

22.7-41.3

Other Minorities

39.4

21.5-60.7

60.6

39.3-78.5

AGE

18-24

58.2

39.3-74.9

41.8

25.1-60.7

25-34

145

57.5

45.2-68.9

42.5

31.1-54.8

35-44

189

51.0

39.8-62.0

49.0

38.0-60.2

45-54

189

40.8

29.6-53.1

100

59.2

46.9-70.4

55-64

125

44.3

31.4-58.0

55.7

42.0-68.6

65-74

49.0

29.9-68.4

51.0

31.6-70.1

75+

30.6

12.8-56.9

69.4

43.1-87.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

174

50.7

38.7-62.6

49.3

37.4-61.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

297

159

52.5

42.9-61.9

138

47.5

38.1-57.1

Some Post-H.S.

210

47.8

36.6-59.2

112

52.2

40.8-63.4

College Graduate

113

44.8

29.8-60.7

55.2

39.3-70.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

131

55.3

40.1-69.6

44.7

30.4-59.9

$15,000- 24,999

216

115

50.9

39.6-62.1

101

49.1

37.9-60.4

$25,000- 34,999

106

65.6

50.3-78.2

34.4

21.8-49.7

$35,000- 49,999

39.4

26.0-54.5

60.6

45.5-74.0

$50,000-74,999

28.9

16.6-45.3

71.1

54.7-83.4

$75,000+

40.2

19.6-64.8

59.8

35.2-80.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

107

49.8

38.7-61.0

50.2

39.0-61.3

Guilford

54.2

41.2-66.7

45.8

33.3-58.8

Mecklenburg

54.2

40.2-67.6

45.8

32.4-59.8

Orange

65.1

37.3-85.4

34.9

14.6-62.7

Wake

54.2

39.0-68.7

45.8

31.3-61.0

Chatham/Lee

51.6

39.2-63.9

48.4

36.1-60.8

Nash/Wilson

56.4

44.0-68.1

43.6

31.9-56.0

Craven/Pamlico

103

48.8

37.8-59.9

51.2

40.1-62.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

134

45.8

36.3-55.7

54.2

44.3-63.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

111

38.2

26.7-51.1

61.8

48.9-73.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

106

42.7

30.9-55.3

57.3

44.7-69.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

101

60.3

38.2-78.8

39.7

21.2-61.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

132

57.2

47.1-66.8

42.8

33.2-52.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

107

61.1

50.2-70.9

38.9

29.1-49.8

Northeast NC I

54.6

42.8-65.9

45.4

34.1-57.2

Northeast NC II

122

51.5

40.9-62.0

48.5

38.0-59.1

Northeastern Partnership

221

115

52.5

44.3-60.6

106

47.5

39.4-55.7

Mountain AHEC

303

145

55.7

45.4-65.5

158

44.3

34.5-54.6

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

843

450

54.8

49.9-59.7

393

45.2

40.3-50.1

Western NC

515

241

50.4

42.4-58.3

274

49.6

41.7-57.6

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 smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently smoking daily or occasionally.

^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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