BRFSS 2003 - Graham/Swain/Jackson Counties: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Graham/Swain/Jackson Counties

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,416	4,623	48.0	46.4-49.7	4,793	52.0	50.3-53.6
-Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	233	57.5	46.7-67.5	193	42.5	32.5-53.3
GENDER
Male	162	101	63.2	44.3-78.7	61	36.8	21.3-55.7
Female	264	132	50.2	43.1-57.3	132	49.8	42.7-56.9
RACE
White	367	197	55.6	49.3-61.7	170	44.4	38.3-50.7
Other	58	35	61.6	25.2-88.5	23	38.4	11.5-74.8
AGE
18-44	161	88	57.8	39.7-74.0	73	42.2	26.0-60.3
45+	264	145	57.3	50.4-63.9	119	42.7	36.1-49.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	198	113	61.2	41.9-77.6	85	38.8	22.4-58.1
Some College +	226	118	52.9	44.8-60.8	108	47.1	39.2-55.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	265	155	61.2	45.6-74.8	110	38.8	25.2-54.4
$50,000+	79	35	49.1	36.2-62.1	44	50.9	37.9-63.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	239	52.2	46.6-57.6	215	47.8	42.4-53.4
Guilford	446	214	50.6	45.0-56.1	232	49.4	43.9-55.0
Mecklenburg	446	205	45.9	40.0-52.0	241	54.1	48.0-60.0
Orange	450	190	42.7	35.3-50.4	260	57.3	49.6-64.7
Wake	453	173	37.5	32.2-43.0	280	62.5	57.0-67.8
Chatham/Lee	399	199	44.4	38.4-50.6	200	55.6	49.4-61.6
Nash/Wilson	379	177	50.7	44.8-56.6	202	49.3	43.4-55.2
Craven/Pamlico	456	250	51.9	46.3-57.5	206	48.1	42.5-53.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	436	237	57.2	51.5-62.8	199	42.8	37.2-48.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	234	50.9	44.2-57.6	218	49.1	42.4-55.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	473	233	47.0	39.1-55.1	240	53.0	44.9-60.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	471	246	55.0	49.7-60.1	225	45.0	39.9-50.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	204	53.8	47.6-59.8	214	46.2	40.2-52.4
Northeast NC I	459	222	48.7	42.4-54.9	237	51.3	45.1-57.6
Northeast NC II	514	246	50.7	45.4-55.9	268	49.3	44.1-54.6
Northeastern Partnership	973	468	50.0	45.9-54.0	505	50.0	46.0-54.1
Mountain AHEC	1,308	698	54.4	50.2-58.6	610	45.6	41.4-49.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,309	1,621	48.5	45.6-51.4	1,688	51.5	48.6-54.4
Piedmont	4,033	1,906	46.6	44.3-48.9	2,127	53.4	51.1-55.7
Western NC	2,074	1,096	53.0	49.4-56.4	978	47.0	43.6-50.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,416

4,623

48.0

46.4-49.7

4,793

52.0

50.3-53.6

-Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

233

57.5

46.7-67.5

193

42.5

32.5-53.3

GENDER

Male

162

101

63.2

44.3-78.7

36.8

21.3-55.7

Female

264

132

50.2

43.1-57.3

132

49.8

42.7-56.9

RACE

White

367

197

55.6

49.3-61.7

170

44.4

38.3-50.7

Other

61.6

25.2-88.5

38.4

11.5-74.8

AGE

18-44

161

57.8

39.7-74.0

42.2

26.0-60.3

45+

264

145

57.3

50.4-63.9

119

42.7

36.1-49.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

198

113

61.2

41.9-77.6

38.8

22.4-58.1

Some College +

226

118

52.9

44.8-60.8

108

47.1

39.2-55.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

265

155

61.2

45.6-74.8

110

38.8

25.2-54.4

$50,000+

49.1

36.2-62.1

50.9

37.9-63.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

239

52.2

46.6-57.6

215

47.8

42.4-53.4

Guilford

446

214

50.6

45.0-56.1

232

49.4

43.9-55.0

Mecklenburg

446

205

45.9

40.0-52.0

241

54.1

48.0-60.0

Orange

450

190

42.7

35.3-50.4

260

57.3

49.6-64.7

Wake

453

173

37.5

32.2-43.0

280

62.5

57.0-67.8

Chatham/Lee

399

199

44.4

38.4-50.6

200

55.6

49.4-61.6

Nash/Wilson

379

177

50.7

44.8-56.6

202

49.3

43.4-55.2

Craven/Pamlico

456

250

51.9

46.3-57.5

206

48.1

42.5-53.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

436

237

57.2

51.5-62.8

199

42.8

37.2-48.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

234

50.9

44.2-57.6

218

49.1

42.4-55.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

473

233

47.0

39.1-55.1

240

53.0

44.9-60.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

471

246

55.0

49.7-60.1

225

45.0

39.9-50.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

204

53.8

47.6-59.8

214

46.2

40.2-52.4

Northeast NC I

459

222

48.7

42.4-54.9

237

51.3

45.1-57.6

Northeast NC II

514

246

50.7

45.4-55.9

268

49.3

44.1-54.6

Northeastern Partnership

973

468

50.0

45.9-54.0

505

50.0

46.0-54.1

Mountain AHEC

1,308

698

54.4

50.2-58.6

610

45.6

41.4-49.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,309

1,621

48.5

45.6-51.4

1,688

51.5

48.6-54.4

Piedmont

4,033

1,906

46.6

44.3-48.9

2,127

53.4

51.1-55.7

Western NC

2,074

1,096

53.0

49.4-56.4

978

47.0

43.6-50.6

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^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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