BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever smoked a cigar, even one or two puffs?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,827	421	29.8	26.3-33.5	1,406	70.2	66.5-73.7
GENDER
Male	586	308	54.3	48.1-60.4	278	45.7	39.6-51.9
Female	1,241	113	10.9	8.3-14.2	1,128	89.1	85.8-91.7
AGE
18-24	138	24	27.1	16.7-40.8	114	72.9	59.2-83.3
25-34	280	60	32.9	24.6-42.4	220	67.1	57.6-75.4
35-44	364	77	23.3	16.9-31.2	287	76.7	68.8-83.1
45-54	409	113	37.3	30.0-45.1	296	62.7	54.9-70.0
55-64	282	81	34.9	26.8-44.0	201	65.1	56.0-73.2
65-74	202	39	22.7	14.3-34.0	163	77.3	66.0-85.7
75+	140	24	26.4	16.4-39.5	116	73.6	60.5-83.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	436	108	32.5	25.5-40.4	328	67.5	59.6-74.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	633	147	28.2	22.7-34.4	486	71.8	65.6-77.3
Some Post-H.S.	426	99	34.4	26.8-42.8	327	65.6	57.2-73.2
College Graduate	327	66	23.9	17.6-31.7	261	76.1	68.3-82.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	344	61	23.1	15.6-32.7	283	76.9	67.3-84.4
$15,000- 24,999	426	109	34.4	26.8-42.8	317	65.6	57.2-73.2
$25,000- 34,999	222	51	32.4	23.5-42.9	171	67.6	57.1-76.5
$35,000- 49,999	196	52	32.9	23.6-43.7	144	67.1	56.3-76.4
$50,000-74,999	117	37	34.3	23.4-47.1	80	65.7	52.9-76.6
$75,000+	93	24	31.6	19.9-46.1	69	68.4	53.9-80.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	7	34.5	16.9-57.7	22	65.5	42.3-83.1
Guilford	115	28	29.4	19.5-41.8	87	70.6	58.2-80.5
Mecklenburg	118	29	26.9	18.6-37.1	89	73.1	62.9-81.4
Orange	48	9	22.8	11.9-39.3	39	77.2	60.7-88.1
Wake	84	17	23.8	14.6-36.5	67	76.2	63.5-85.4
Chatham/Lee	70	15	31.0	15.0-53.2	55	69.0	46.8-85.0
Nash/Wilson	119	30	27.3	19.0-37.5	89	72.7	62.5-81.0
Craven/Pamlico	90	27	25.6	16.7-37.0	63	74.4	63.0-83.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	6	32.7	11.5-64.4	10	67.3	35.6-88.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	4	60.4	28.4-85.4	5	39.6	14.6-71.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	34	23.2	13.7-36.6	127	76.8	63.4-86.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	2	22.5	5.6-58.8	8	77.5	41.2-94.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	30	26.7	18.4-37.1	112	73.3	62.9-81.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	25	27.5	14.9-45.1	101	72.5	54.9-85.1
Northeast NC I	233	44	21.5	15.9-28.4	189	78.5	71.6-84.1
Northeast NC II	144	29	27.0	18.4-37.8	115	73.0	62.2-81.6
Northeastern Partnership	377	73	24.3	18.9-30.7	304	75.7	69.3-81.1
Mountain AHEC	49	12	34.3	18.3-54.9	37	65.7	45.1-81.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	958	216	30.2	25.0-35.9	742	69.8	64.1-75.0
Piedmont	798	184	28.9	24.3-34.0	614	71.1	66.0-75.7
Western NC	71	21	43.3	24.1-64.8	50	56.7	35.2-75.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,827

421

29.8

26.3-33.5

1,406

70.2

66.5-73.7

GENDER

Male

586

308

54.3

48.1-60.4

278

45.7

39.6-51.9

Female

1,241

113

10.9

8.3-14.2

1,128

89.1

85.8-91.7

AGE

18-24

138

27.1

16.7-40.8

114

72.9

59.2-83.3

25-34

280

32.9

24.6-42.4

220

67.1

57.6-75.4

35-44

364

23.3

16.9-31.2

287

76.7

68.8-83.1

45-54

409

113

37.3

30.0-45.1

296

62.7

54.9-70.0

55-64

282

34.9

26.8-44.0

201

65.1

56.0-73.2

65-74

202

22.7

14.3-34.0

163

77.3

66.0-85.7

75+

140

26.4

16.4-39.5

116

73.6

60.5-83.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

436

108

32.5

25.5-40.4

328

67.5

59.6-74.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

633

147

28.2

22.7-34.4

486

71.8

65.6-77.3

Some Post-H.S.

426

34.4

26.8-42.8

327

65.6

57.2-73.2

College Graduate

327

23.9

17.6-31.7

261

76.1

68.3-82.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

344

23.1

15.6-32.7

283

76.9

67.3-84.4

$15,000- 24,999

426

109

34.4

26.8-42.8

317

65.6

57.2-73.2

$25,000- 34,999

222

32.4

23.5-42.9

171

67.6

57.1-76.5

$35,000- 49,999

196

32.9

23.6-43.7

144

67.1

56.3-76.4

$50,000-74,999

117

34.3

23.4-47.1

65.7

52.9-76.6

$75,000+

31.6

19.9-46.1

68.4

53.9-80.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

34.5

16.9-57.7

65.5

42.3-83.1

Guilford

115

29.4

19.5-41.8

70.6

58.2-80.5

Mecklenburg

118

26.9

18.6-37.1

73.1

62.9-81.4

Orange

22.8

11.9-39.3

77.2

60.7-88.1

Wake

23.8

14.6-36.5

76.2

63.5-85.4

Chatham/Lee

31.0

15.0-53.2

69.0

46.8-85.0

Nash/Wilson

119

27.3

19.0-37.5

72.7

62.5-81.0

Craven/Pamlico

25.6

16.7-37.0

74.4

63.0-83.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

32.7

11.5-64.4

67.3

35.6-88.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

60.4

28.4-85.4

39.6

14.6-71.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

23.2

13.7-36.6

127

76.8

63.4-86.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

22.5

5.6-58.8

77.5

41.2-94.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

26.7

18.4-37.1

112

73.3

62.9-81.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

27.5

14.9-45.1

101

72.5

54.9-85.1

Northeast NC I

233

21.5

15.9-28.4

189

78.5

71.6-84.1

Northeast NC II

144

27.0

18.4-37.8

115

73.0

62.2-81.6

Northeastern Partnership

377

24.3

18.9-30.7

304

75.7

69.3-81.1

Mountain AHEC

34.3

18.3-54.9

65.7

45.1-81.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

958

216

30.2

25.0-35.9

742

69.8

64.1-75.0

Piedmont

798

184

28.9

24.3-34.0

614

71.1

66.0-75.7

Western NC

43.3

24.1-64.8

56.7

35.2-75.9

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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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