BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Smoking Status*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
TOTAL	1,861	311	18.6	15.9-21.6	89	5.4	4.0- 7.2	367	17.1	14.6-19.9	1,094	59.0	55.4-62.5
GENDER
Male	604	150	24.7	19.9-30.2	40	6.8	4.3-10.4	157	20.9	16.5-26.1	257	47.7	41.6-53.8
Female	1,257	161	13.8	11.1-17.0	49	4.2	2.9- 6.1	210	14.1	11.5-17.2	837	67.9	63.8-71.7
AGE
18-24	147	22	14.0	7.5-24.7	10	7.2	3.0-16.1	9	11.4	5.1-23.6	106	67.4	54.9-77.9
25-34	285	55	19.8	13.9-27.4	9	3.7	1.6- 8.3	14	5.1	2.4-10.6	207	71.4	63.1-78.4
35-44	370	74	21.3	15.4-28.7	14	3.0	1.5- 6.1	46	11.8	7.7-17.8	236	63.9	56.1-71.0
45-54	410	85	24.0	18.1-31.0	30	8.8	5.4-14.0	105	23.7	18.0-30.6	190	43.5	36.4-50.9
55-64	285	40	18.0	12.1-25.9	17	7.9	4.1-14.6	84	26.2	19.5-34.2	144	47.9	39.5-56.5
65-74	207	24	14.2	8.0-23.9	7	3.8	1.1-12.3	65	31.2	22.5-41.4	111	50.8	40.4-61.2
75+	142	9	7.1	3.3-14.4	1	0.7	0.1- 4.8	43	35.7	24.9-48.2	89	56.6	44.4-68.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	446	89	24.9	19.0-31.9	20	7.3	4.0-12.9	121	26.2	20.2-33.4	216	41.6	34.7-48.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	646	125	24.6	19.5-30.5	31	4.7	2.6- 8.2	129	13.9	10.8-17.7	361	56.8	50.7-62.8
Some Post-H.S.	431	71	14.5	10.2-20.2	17	3.4	1.7- 6.7	65	15.8	10.4-23.1	278	66.4	58.7-73.2
College Graduate	332	25	5.7	3.3- 9.6	21	7.2	4.3-12.0	51	15.5	10.8-21.9	235	71.6	64.4-77.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	350	66	18.7	13.3-25.5	14	6.0	2.9-11.8	76	20.3	14.3-28.2	194	55.0	46.6-63.1
$15,000- 24,999	433	96	25.7	19.3-33.4	21	4.1	2.2- 7.3	78	17.6	12.3-24.5	238	52.7	44.7-60.5
$25,000- 34,999	224	44	24.1	16.4-34.0	12	7.3	3.5-14.8	32	13.6	8.2-21.5	136	55.0	45.2-64.4
$35,000- 49,999	199	25	13.1	7.7-21.5	5	1.3	0.5- 3.7	34	18.2	11.4-27.7	135	67.4	57.2-76.1
$50,000-74,999	118	13	12.7	6.5-23.3	5	4.6	1.6-12.4	29	19.4	12.2-29.5	71	63.2	51.1-73.9
$75,000+	93	9	13.4	6.6-25.1	7	7.0	2.9-16.1	20	13.9	8.2-22.8	57	65.7	52.9-76.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	7	20.0	8.6-40.0	2	8.6	1.8-32.6	8	20.0	9.1-38.6	12	51.3	31.3-70.9
Guilford	116	15	18.6	10.7-30.4	10	7.3	3.5-14.5	29	25.5	16.8-36.6	62	48.6	37.6-59.7
Mecklenburg	120	23	17.8	11.5-26.5	5	5.1	1.9-12.9	23	16.5	10.6-24.8	69	60.6	50.6-69.8
Orange	48	3	5.2	1.6-15.5	3	8.0	2.4-23.3	10	20.7	10.6-36.6	32	66.1	49.9-79.2
Wake	86	8	11.5	4.7-25.2	8	11.4	5.4-22.5	9	8.6	4.1-17.0	61	68.5	55.3-79.2
Chatham/Lee	70	10	10.9	5.2-21.2	4	6.1	2.2-15.9	14	14.5	7.6-26.0	42	68.5	53.8-80.3
Nash/Wilson	124	25	21.7	14.3-31.5	8	8.9	4.3-17.4	24	21.7	14.0-32.0	67	47.8	37.7-58.0
Craven/Pamlico	92	15	15.7	9.0-25.9	1	1.4	0.2- 9.4	27	24.7	16.0-36.1	49	58.2	45.6-69.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	5	26.7	8.6-58.8	2	7.1	1.5-27.1	2	15.3	3.3-49.0	7	50.8	20.2-80.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	2	25.4	5.7-65.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	18.0	4.2-52.3	5	56.7	24.0-84.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	163	23	16.3	8.8-28.4	3	1.7	0.5- 5.8	33	13.4	8.1-21.3	104	68.7	54.4-80.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	2	22.0	4.9-60.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	13.3	1.9-55.2	7	64.7	30.5-88.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	27	28.1	19.5-38.8	8	6.2	2.6-14.1	30	17.9	12.1-25.6	77	47.8	38.3-57.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	128	22	17.4	10.7-27.0	2	1.0	0.2- 3.9	31	27.7	15.4-44.6	73	53.9	40.7-66.6
Northeast NC I	237	36	15.0	10.5-20.9	10	4.0	2.0- 7.9	48	22.0	15.9-29.6	143	59.0	51.3-66.4
Northeast NC II	148	25	17.2	10.8-26.2	10	6.8	3.1-14.0	22	16.1	9.4-26.2	91	59.9	49.5-69.5
Northeastern Partnership	385	61	16.1	12.0-21.3	20	5.4	3.1- 9.3	70	19.0	14.1-25.0	234	59.5	53.0-65.7
Mountain AHEC	51	10	22.0	9.3-43.7	3	10.2	3.0-29.6	12	16.6	8.5-29.9	26	51.2	33.7-68.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	975	170	19.4	15.5-24.0	41	4.8	3.1- 7.5	198	17.1	13.8-21.0	566	58.7	53.5-63.7
Piedmont	812	124	17.5	14.0-21.6	44	5.7	3.8- 8.5	155	17.5	13.9-21.7	489	59.4	54.4-64.2
Western NC	74	17	28.4	13.3-50.7	4	6.2	1.9-18.5	14	10.1	5.1-19.1	39	55.3	35.5-73.5

Total
Respond.^

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,861

311

18.6

15.9-21.6

5.4

4.0- 7.2

367

17.1

14.6-19.9

1,094

59.0

55.4-62.5

GENDER

Male

604

150

24.7

19.9-30.2

6.8

4.3-10.4

157

20.9

16.5-26.1

257

47.7

41.6-53.8

Female

1,257

161

13.8

11.1-17.0

4.2

2.9- 6.1

210

14.1

11.5-17.2

837

67.9

63.8-71.7

AGE

18-24

147

14.0

7.5-24.7

7.2

3.0-16.1

11.4

5.1-23.6

106

67.4

54.9-77.9

25-34

285

19.8

13.9-27.4

3.7

1.6- 8.3

5.1

2.4-10.6

207

71.4

63.1-78.4

35-44

370

21.3

15.4-28.7

3.0

1.5- 6.1

11.8

7.7-17.8

236

63.9

56.1-71.0

45-54

410

24.0

18.1-31.0

8.8

5.4-14.0

105

23.7

18.0-30.6

190

43.5

36.4-50.9

55-64

285

18.0

12.1-25.9

7.9

4.1-14.6

26.2

19.5-34.2

144

47.9

39.5-56.5

65-74

207

14.2

8.0-23.9

3.8

1.1-12.3

31.2

22.5-41.4

111

50.8

40.4-61.2

75+

142

7.1

3.3-14.4

0.7

0.1- 4.8

35.7

24.9-48.2

56.6

44.4-68.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

446

24.9

19.0-31.9

7.3

4.0-12.9

121

26.2

20.2-33.4

216

41.6

34.7-48.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

646

125

24.6

19.5-30.5

4.7

2.6- 8.2

129

13.9

10.8-17.7

361

56.8

50.7-62.8

Some Post-H.S.

431

14.5

10.2-20.2

3.4

1.7- 6.7

15.8

10.4-23.1

278

66.4

58.7-73.2

College Graduate

332

5.7

3.3- 9.6

7.2

4.3-12.0

15.5

10.8-21.9

235

71.6

64.4-77.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

350

18.7

13.3-25.5

6.0

2.9-11.8

20.3

14.3-28.2

194

55.0

46.6-63.1

$15,000- 24,999

433

25.7

19.3-33.4

4.1

2.2- 7.3

17.6

12.3-24.5

238

52.7

44.7-60.5

$25,000- 34,999

224

24.1

16.4-34.0

7.3

3.5-14.8

13.6

8.2-21.5

136

55.0

45.2-64.4

$35,000- 49,999

199

13.1

7.7-21.5

1.3

0.5- 3.7

18.2

11.4-27.7

135

67.4

57.2-76.1

$50,000-74,999

118

12.7

6.5-23.3

4.6

1.6-12.4

19.4

12.2-29.5

63.2

51.1-73.9

$75,000+

13.4

6.6-25.1

7.0

2.9-16.1

13.9

8.2-22.8

65.7

52.9-76.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

20.0

8.6-40.0

8.6

1.8-32.6

20.0

9.1-38.6

51.3

31.3-70.9

Guilford

116

18.6

10.7-30.4

7.3

3.5-14.5

25.5

16.8-36.6

48.6

37.6-59.7

Mecklenburg

120

17.8

11.5-26.5

5.1

1.9-12.9

16.5

10.6-24.8

60.6

50.6-69.8

Orange

5.2

1.6-15.5

8.0

2.4-23.3

20.7

10.6-36.6

66.1

49.9-79.2

Wake

11.5

4.7-25.2

11.4

5.4-22.5

8.6

4.1-17.0

68.5

55.3-79.2

Chatham/Lee

10.9

5.2-21.2

6.1

2.2-15.9

14.5

7.6-26.0

68.5

53.8-80.3

Nash/Wilson

124

21.7

14.3-31.5

8.9

4.3-17.4

21.7

14.0-32.0

47.8

37.7-58.0

Craven/Pamlico

15.7

9.0-25.9

1.4

0.2- 9.4

24.7

16.0-36.1

58.2

45.6-69.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

26.7

8.6-58.8

7.1

1.5-27.1

15.3

3.3-49.0

50.8

20.2-80.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

25.4

5.7-65.6

0.0

. - .

18.0

4.2-52.3

56.7

24.0-84.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

163

16.3

8.8-28.4

1.7

0.5- 5.8

13.4

8.1-21.3

104

68.7

54.4-80.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

22.0

4.9-60.8

0.0

. - .

13.3

1.9-55.2

64.7

30.5-88.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

28.1

19.5-38.8

6.2

2.6-14.1

17.9

12.1-25.6

47.8

38.3-57.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

128

17.4

10.7-27.0

1.0

0.2- 3.9

27.7

15.4-44.6

53.9

40.7-66.6

Northeast NC I

237

15.0

10.5-20.9

4.0

2.0- 7.9

22.0

15.9-29.6

143

59.0

51.3-66.4

Northeast NC II

148

17.2

10.8-26.2

6.8

3.1-14.0

16.1

9.4-26.2

59.9

49.5-69.5

Northeastern Partnership

385

16.1

12.0-21.3

5.4

3.1- 9.3

19.0

14.1-25.0

234

59.5

53.0-65.7

Mountain AHEC

22.0

9.3-43.7

10.2

3.0-29.6

16.6

8.5-29.9

51.2

33.7-68.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

975

170

19.4

15.5-24.0

4.8

3.1- 7.5

198

17.1

13.8-21.0

566

58.7

53.5-63.7

Piedmont

812

124

17.5

14.0-21.6

5.7

3.8- 8.5

155

17.5

13.9-21.7

489

59.4

54.4-64.2

Western NC

28.4

13.3-50.7

6.2

1.9-18.5

10.1

5.1-19.1

55.3

35.5-73.5

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* Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

^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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