BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (A bidi is a flavored cigarette from India. Have you ever smoked a bidi, even one or two puffs?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,820	58	5.5	3.8- 7.8	1,762	94.5	92.2-96.2
GENDER
Male	581	33	8.3	5.2-12.9	548	91.7	87.1-94.8
Female	1,239	25	3.3	1.8- 5.9	1,214	96.7	94.1-98.2
AGE
18-24	138	14	14.8	7.5-27.2	124	85.2	72.8-92.5
25-34	279	21	10.7	6.2-17.6	258	89.3	82.4-93.8
35-44	364	9	1.6	0.7- 3.8	355	98.4	96.2-99.3
45-54	406	11	3.7	1.8- 7.8	395	96.3	92.2-98.2
55-64	280	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	279	99.8	98.4- 100
65-74	203	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	202	99.6	96.9-99.9
75+	138	0	0.0	. - .	138	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	433	6	2.7	1.0- 6.6	427	97.3	93.4-99.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	630	20	4.0	2.2- 7.1	610	96.0	92.9-97.8
Some Post-H.S.	425	16	7.8	3.7-15.5	409	92.2	84.5-96.3
College Graduate	327	16	8.1	4.3-14.5	311	91.9	85.5-95.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	345	3	1.0	0.3- 3.1	342	99.0	96.9-99.7
$15,000- 24,999	420	16	9.5	4.7-18.5	404	90.5	81.5-95.3
$25,000- 34,999	222	8	4.9	2.1-10.9	214	95.1	89.1-97.9
$35,000- 49,999	196	10	6.0	2.9-12.0	186	94.0	88.0-97.1
$50,000-74,999	117	6	8.0	3.1-19.0	111	92.0	81.0-96.9
$75,000+	93	2	3.2	0.8-12.0	91	96.8	88.0-99.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	2	6.2	1.4-24.0	27	93.8	76.0-98.6
Guilford	114	5	9.2	3.6-21.6	109	90.8	78.4-96.4
Mecklenburg	118	12	12.8	7.1-21.8	106	87.2	78.2-92.9
Orange	48	0	0.0	. - .	48	100	. - .
Wake	84	3	3.4	1.0-11.2	81	96.6	88.8-99.0
Chatham/Lee	70	3	5.4	1.7-16.0	67	94.6	84.0-98.3
Nash/Wilson	119	4	4.2	1.4-12.2	115	95.8	87.8-98.6
Craven/Pamlico	90	2	2.1	0.5- 8.8	88	97.9	91.2-99.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	2	1.0	0.2- 4.2	159	99.0	95.8-99.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	1	13.3	1.9-55.2	9	86.7	44.8-98.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	140	4	6.9	2.4-18.3	136	93.1	81.7-97.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	3	3.3	0.9-11.0	123	96.7	89.0-99.1
Northeast NC I	233	5	2.7	1.0- 7.4	228	97.3	92.6-99.0
Northeast NC II	143	4	3.9	1.1-12.5	139	96.1	87.5-98.9
Northeastern Partnership	376	9	3.3	1.4- 7.5	367	96.7	92.5-98.6
Mountain AHEC	49	3	4.4	1.1-15.4	46	95.6	84.6-98.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	954	24	4.5	2.2- 9.0	930	95.5	91.0-97.8
Piedmont	795	31	6.3	4.1- 9.5	764	93.7	90.5-95.9
Western NC	71	3	2.6	0.6- 9.6	68	97.4	90.4-99.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,820

5.5

3.8- 7.8

1,762

94.5

92.2-96.2

GENDER

Male

581

8.3

5.2-12.9

548

91.7

87.1-94.8

Female

1,239

3.3

1.8- 5.9

1,214

96.7

94.1-98.2

AGE

18-24

138

14.8

7.5-27.2

124

85.2

72.8-92.5

25-34

279

10.7

6.2-17.6

258

89.3

82.4-93.8

35-44

364

1.6

0.7- 3.8

355

98.4

96.2-99.3

45-54

406

3.7

1.8- 7.8

395

96.3

92.2-98.2

55-64

280

0.2

0.0- 1.6

279

99.8

98.4- 100

65-74

203

0.4

0.1- 3.1

202

99.6

96.9-99.9

75+

138

0.0

. - .

138

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

433

2.7

1.0- 6.6

427

97.3

93.4-99.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

630

4.0

2.2- 7.1

610

96.0

92.9-97.8

Some Post-H.S.

425

7.8

3.7-15.5

409

92.2

84.5-96.3

College Graduate

327

8.1

4.3-14.5

311

91.9

85.5-95.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

345

1.0

0.3- 3.1

342

99.0

96.9-99.7

$15,000- 24,999

420

9.5

4.7-18.5

404

90.5

81.5-95.3

$25,000- 34,999

222

4.9

2.1-10.9

214

95.1

89.1-97.9

$35,000- 49,999

196

6.0

2.9-12.0

186

94.0

88.0-97.1

$50,000-74,999

117

8.0

3.1-19.0

111

92.0

81.0-96.9

$75,000+

3.2

0.8-12.0

96.8

88.0-99.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

6.2

1.4-24.0

93.8

76.0-98.6

Guilford

114

9.2

3.6-21.6

109

90.8

78.4-96.4

Mecklenburg

118

12.8

7.1-21.8

106

87.2

78.2-92.9

Orange

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Wake

3.4

1.0-11.2

96.6

88.8-99.0

Chatham/Lee

5.4

1.7-16.0

94.6

84.0-98.3

Nash/Wilson

119

4.2

1.4-12.2

115

95.8

87.8-98.6

Craven/Pamlico

2.1

0.5- 8.8

97.9

91.2-99.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

1.0

0.2- 4.2

159

99.0

95.8-99.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

13.3

1.9-55.2

86.7

44.8-98.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

140

6.9

2.4-18.3

136

93.1

81.7-97.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

3.3

0.9-11.0

123

96.7

89.0-99.1

Northeast NC I

233

2.7

1.0- 7.4

228

97.3

92.6-99.0

Northeast NC II

143

3.9

1.1-12.5

139

96.1

87.5-98.9

Northeastern Partnership

376

3.3

1.4- 7.5

367

96.7

92.5-98.6

Mountain AHEC

4.4

1.1-15.4

95.6

84.6-98.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

954

4.5

2.2- 9.0

930

95.5

91.0-97.8

Piedmont

795

6.3

4.1- 9.5

764

93.7

90.5-95.9

Western NC

2.6

0.6- 9.6

97.4

90.4-99.4

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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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