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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,827	209	13.5	11.0-16.5	1,618	86.5	83.5-89.0
GENDER
Male	586	174	27.9	22.6-33.9	412	72.1	66.1-77.4
Female	1,241	35	2.4	1.5- 3.9	1,206	97.6	96.1-98.5
AGE
18-24	138	4	9.1	3.2-23.3	134	90.9	76.7-96.8
25-34	280	6	3.2	1.1- 9.3	274	96.8	90.7-98.9
35-44	364	33	9.4	5.5-15.6	331	90.6	84.4-94.5
45-54	409	61	19.1	13.2-26.7	348	80.9	73.3-86.8
55-64	282	56	27.2	19.7-36.3	226	72.8	63.7-80.3
65-74	202	31	21.2	12.7-33.2	171	78.8	66.8-87.3
75+	140	18	20.7	11.7-33.9	122	79.3	66.1-88.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	436	62	22.0	15.7-29.9	374	78.0	70.1-84.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	633	76	13.5	9.6-18.5	557	86.5	81.5-90.4
Some Post-H.S.	426	42	12.6	7.7-20.0	384	87.4	80.0-92.3
College Graduate	327	28	6.0	3.7- 9.4	299	94.0	90.6-96.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	344	41	15.0	9.5-23.0	303	85.0	77.0-90.5
$15,000- 24,999	426	44	13.8	8.6-21.4	382	86.2	78.6-91.4
$25,000- 34,999	222	28	18.6	11.3-29.0	194	81.4	71.0-88.7
$35,000- 49,999	196	22	14.6	7.9-25.6	174	85.4	74.4-92.1
$50,000-74,999	117	22	16.5	9.6-26.9	95	83.5	73.1-90.4
$75,000+	93	11	7.7	3.8-15.0	82	92.3	85.0-96.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	6	24.0	10.2-46.9	23	76.0	53.1-89.8
Guilford	115	13	14.8	7.8-26.4	102	85.2	73.6-92.2
Mecklenburg	118	11	7.9	4.1-14.7	107	92.1	85.3-95.9
Orange	48	4	13.1	5.0-30.1	44	86.9	69.9-95.0
Wake	84	6	6.4	2.4-15.8	78	93.6	84.2-97.6
Chatham/Lee	70	8	21.9	7.5-49.0	62	78.1	51.0-92.5
Nash/Wilson	119	17	14.6	8.7-23.3	102	85.4	76.7-91.3
Craven/Pamlico	90	15	13.0	7.3-22.0	75	87.0	78.0-92.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	5	27.5	8.9-59.4	11	72.5	40.6-91.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	2	35.3	10.0-73.0	7	64.7	27.0-90.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	16	7.9	4.2-14.3	145	92.1	85.7-95.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	1	10.9	1.5-49.4	9	89.1	50.6-98.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	15	14.0	8.2-22.7	127	86.0	77.3-91.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	16	21.1	9.3-41.1	110	78.9	58.9-90.7
Northeast NC I	233	20	9.1	5.7-14.2	213	90.9	85.8-94.3
Northeast NC II	144	14	15.7	8.2-27.9	130	84.3	72.1-91.8
Northeastern Partnership	377	34	12.5	8.0-19.0	343	87.5	81.0-92.0
Mountain AHEC	49	9	26.3	12.1-48.0	40	73.7	52.0-87.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	958	111	14.8	11.0-19.7	847	85.2	80.3-89.0
Piedmont	798	84	11.6	8.6-15.4	714	88.4	84.6-91.4
Western NC	71	14	33.5	15.5-58.1	57	66.5	41.9-84.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,827

209

13.5

11.0-16.5

1,618

86.5

83.5-89.0

GENDER

Male

586

174

27.9

22.6-33.9

412

72.1

66.1-77.4

Female

1,241

2.4

1.5- 3.9

1,206

97.6

96.1-98.5

AGE

18-24

138

9.1

3.2-23.3

134

90.9

76.7-96.8

25-34

280

3.2

1.1- 9.3

274

96.8

90.7-98.9

35-44

364

9.4

5.5-15.6

331

90.6

84.4-94.5

45-54

409

19.1

13.2-26.7

348

80.9

73.3-86.8

55-64

282

27.2

19.7-36.3

226

72.8

63.7-80.3

65-74

202

21.2

12.7-33.2

171

78.8

66.8-87.3

75+

140

20.7

11.7-33.9

122

79.3

66.1-88.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

436

22.0

15.7-29.9

374

78.0

70.1-84.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

633

13.5

9.6-18.5

557

86.5

81.5-90.4

Some Post-H.S.

426

12.6

7.7-20.0

384

87.4

80.0-92.3

College Graduate

327

6.0

3.7- 9.4

299

94.0

90.6-96.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

344

15.0

9.5-23.0

303

85.0

77.0-90.5

$15,000- 24,999

426

13.8

8.6-21.4

382

86.2

78.6-91.4

$25,000- 34,999

222

18.6

11.3-29.0

194

81.4

71.0-88.7

$35,000- 49,999

196

14.6

7.9-25.6

174

85.4

74.4-92.1

$50,000-74,999

117

16.5

9.6-26.9

83.5

73.1-90.4

$75,000+

7.7

3.8-15.0

92.3

85.0-96.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

24.0

10.2-46.9

76.0

53.1-89.8

Guilford

115

14.8

7.8-26.4

102

85.2

73.6-92.2

Mecklenburg

118

7.9

4.1-14.7

107

92.1

85.3-95.9

Orange

13.1

5.0-30.1

86.9

69.9-95.0

Wake

6.4

2.4-15.8

93.6

84.2-97.6

Chatham/Lee

21.9

7.5-49.0

78.1

51.0-92.5

Nash/Wilson

119

14.6

8.7-23.3

102

85.4

76.7-91.3

Craven/Pamlico

13.0

7.3-22.0

87.0

78.0-92.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

27.5

8.9-59.4

72.5

40.6-91.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

35.3

10.0-73.0

64.7

27.0-90.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

7.9

4.2-14.3

145

92.1

85.7-95.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

10.9

1.5-49.4

89.1

50.6-98.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

14.0

8.2-22.7

127

86.0

77.3-91.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

21.1

9.3-41.1

110

78.9

58.9-90.7

Northeast NC I

233

9.1

5.7-14.2

213

90.9

85.8-94.3

Northeast NC II

144

15.7

8.2-27.9

130

84.3

72.1-91.8

Northeastern Partnership

377

12.5

8.0-19.0

343

87.5

81.0-92.0

Mountain AHEC

26.3

12.1-48.0

73.7

52.0-87.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

958

111

14.8

11.0-19.7

847

85.2

80.3-89.0

Piedmont

798

11.6

8.6-15.4

714

88.4

84.6-91.4

Western NC

33.5

15.5-58.1

66.5

41.9-84.5

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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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