BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Current Smoker*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Current Smoker*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	1,861	1,461	76.1	72.9-79.0	400	23.9	21.0-27.1
GENDER
Male	604	414	68.5	62.7-73.8	190	31.5	26.2-37.3
Female	1,257	1,047	82.0	78.5-85.0	210	18.0	15.0-21.5
AGE
18-24	147	115	78.8	67.4-87.0	32	21.2	13.0-32.6
25-34	285	221	76.5	68.6-82.9	64	23.5	17.1-31.4
35-44	370	282	75.7	68.2-81.8	88	24.3	18.2-31.8
45-54	410	295	67.2	59.8-73.8	115	32.8	26.2-40.2
55-64	285	228	74.1	65.6-81.1	57	25.9	18.9-34.4
65-74	207	176	82.0	71.7-89.1	31	18.0	10.9-28.3
75+	142	132	92.3	84.9-96.2	10	7.7	3.8-15.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	446	337	67.8	60.4-74.5	109	32.2	25.5-39.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	646	490	70.7	64.6-76.2	156	29.3	23.8-35.4
Some Post-H.S.	431	343	82.1	76.1-86.9	88	17.9	13.1-23.9
College Graduate	332	286	87.1	81.6-91.1	46	12.9	8.9-18.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	350	270	75.4	67.8-81.7	80	24.6	18.3-32.2
$15,000- 24,999	433	316	70.2	62.5-76.9	117	29.8	23.1-37.5
$25,000- 34,999	224	168	68.6	58.4-77.2	56	31.4	22.8-41.6
$35,000- 49,999	199	169	85.6	77.2-91.2	30	14.4	8.8-22.8
$50,000-74,999	118	100	82.7	71.6-90.0	18	17.3	10.0-28.4
$75,000+	93	77	79.6	67.3-88.1	16	20.4	11.9-32.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	20	71.4	49.9-86.2	9	28.6	13.8-50.1
Guilford	116	91	74.1	62.4-83.1	25	25.9	16.9-37.6
Mecklenburg	120	92	77.1	67.6-84.5	28	22.9	15.5-32.4
Orange	48	42	86.8	72.3-94.3	6	13.2	5.7-27.7
Wake	86	70	77.1	63.6-86.6	16	22.9	13.4-36.4
Chatham/Lee	70	56	83.1	70.9-90.8	14	16.9	9.2-29.1
Nash/Wilson	124	91	69.5	59.0-78.3	33	30.5	21.7-41.0
Craven/Pamlico	92	76	82.9	72.4-90.0	16	17.1	10.0-27.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	9	66.2	34.7-87.8	7	33.8	12.2-65.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	7	74.6	34.4-94.3	2	25.4	5.7-65.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	163	137	82.0	69.8-90.0	26	18.0	10.0-30.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	8	78.0	39.2-95.1	2	22.0	4.9-60.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	107	65.6	55.1-74.9	35	34.4	25.1-44.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	128	104	81.6	72.0-88.5	24	18.4	11.5-28.0
Northeast NC I	237	191	81.0	74.7-86.1	46	19.0	13.9-25.3
Northeast NC II	148	113	76.0	66.3-83.6	35	24.0	16.4-33.7
Northeastern Partnership	385	304	78.5	72.7-83.2	81	21.5	16.8-27.3
Mountain AHEC	51	38	67.8	47.3-83.1	13	32.2	16.9-52.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	975	764	75.8	70.9-80.0	211	24.2	20.0-29.1
Piedmont	812	644	76.9	72.3-80.8	168	23.1	19.2-27.7
Western NC	74	53	65.4	44.2-81.8	21	34.6	18.2-55.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,861

1,461

76.1

72.9-79.0

400

23.9

21.0-27.1

GENDER

Male

604

414

68.5

62.7-73.8

190

31.5

26.2-37.3

Female

1,257

1,047

82.0

78.5-85.0

210

18.0

15.0-21.5

AGE

18-24

147

115

78.8

67.4-87.0

21.2

13.0-32.6

25-34

285

221

76.5

68.6-82.9

23.5

17.1-31.4

35-44

370

282

75.7

68.2-81.8

24.3

18.2-31.8

45-54

410

295

67.2

59.8-73.8

115

32.8

26.2-40.2

55-64

285

228

74.1

65.6-81.1

25.9

18.9-34.4

65-74

207

176

82.0

71.7-89.1

18.0

10.9-28.3

75+

142

132

92.3

84.9-96.2

7.7

3.8-15.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

446

337

67.8

60.4-74.5

109

32.2

25.5-39.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

646

490

70.7

64.6-76.2

156

29.3

23.8-35.4

Some Post-H.S.

431

343

82.1

76.1-86.9

17.9

13.1-23.9

College Graduate

332

286

87.1

81.6-91.1

12.9

8.9-18.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

350

270

75.4

67.8-81.7

24.6

18.3-32.2

$15,000- 24,999

433

316

70.2

62.5-76.9

117

29.8

23.1-37.5

$25,000- 34,999

224

168

68.6

58.4-77.2

31.4

22.8-41.6

$35,000- 49,999

199

169

85.6

77.2-91.2

14.4

8.8-22.8

$50,000-74,999

118

100

82.7

71.6-90.0

17.3

10.0-28.4

$75,000+

79.6

67.3-88.1

20.4

11.9-32.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

71.4

49.9-86.2

28.6

13.8-50.1

Guilford

116

74.1

62.4-83.1

25.9

16.9-37.6

Mecklenburg

120

77.1

67.6-84.5

22.9

15.5-32.4

Orange

86.8

72.3-94.3

13.2

5.7-27.7

Wake

77.1

63.6-86.6

22.9

13.4-36.4

Chatham/Lee

83.1

70.9-90.8

16.9

9.2-29.1

Nash/Wilson

124

69.5

59.0-78.3

30.5

21.7-41.0

Craven/Pamlico

82.9

72.4-90.0

17.1

10.0-27.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

66.2

34.7-87.8

33.8

12.2-65.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

74.6

34.4-94.3

25.4

5.7-65.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

163

137

82.0

69.8-90.0

18.0

10.0-30.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

78.0

39.2-95.1

22.0

4.9-60.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

107

65.6

55.1-74.9

34.4

25.1-44.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

128

104

81.6

72.0-88.5

18.4

11.5-28.0

Northeast NC I

237

191

81.0

74.7-86.1

19.0

13.9-25.3

Northeast NC II

148

113

76.0

66.3-83.6

24.0

16.4-33.7

Northeastern Partnership

385

304

78.5

72.7-83.2

21.5

16.8-27.3

Mountain AHEC

67.8

47.3-83.1

32.2

16.9-52.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

975

764

75.8

70.9-80.0

211

24.2

20.0-29.1

Piedmont

812

644

76.9

72.3-80.8

168

23.1

19.2-27.7

Western NC

65.4

44.2-81.8

34.6

18.2-55.8

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

^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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