BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,862	768	41.0	37.6-44.6	1,094	59.0	55.4-62.4
GENDER
Male	605	348	52.4	46.3-58.4	257	47.6	41.6-53.7
Female	1,257	420	32.1	28.3-36.2	837	67.9	63.8-71.7
AGE
18-24	147	41	32.6	22.1-45.1	106	67.4	54.9-77.9
25-34	285	78	28.6	21.6-36.9	207	71.4	63.1-78.4
35-44	370	134	36.1	29.0-43.9	236	63.9	56.1-71.0
45-54	410	220	56.5	49.1-63.6	190	43.5	36.4-50.9
55-64	286	142	52.3	43.8-60.6	144	47.7	39.4-56.2
65-74	207	96	49.2	38.8-59.6	111	50.8	40.4-61.2
75+	142	53	43.4	32.0-55.6	89	56.6	44.4-68.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	446	230	58.4	51.2-65.3	216	41.6	34.7-48.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	647	286	43.2	37.3-49.4	361	56.8	50.6-62.7
Some Post-H.S.	431	153	33.6	26.8-41.3	278	66.4	58.7-73.2
College Graduate	332	97	28.4	22.2-35.6	235	71.6	64.4-77.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	350	156	45.0	36.9-53.4	194	55.0	46.6-63.1
$15,000- 24,999	433	195	47.3	39.5-55.3	238	52.7	44.7-60.5
$25,000- 34,999	224	88	45.0	35.6-54.8	136	55.0	45.2-64.4
$35,000- 49,999	199	64	32.6	23.9-42.8	135	67.4	57.2-76.1
$50,000-74,999	118	47	36.8	26.1-48.9	71	63.2	51.1-73.9
$75,000+	93	36	34.3	23.5-47.1	57	65.7	52.9-76.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	17	48.7	29.1-68.7	12	51.3	31.3-70.9
Guilford	116	54	51.4	40.3-62.4	62	48.6	37.6-59.7
Mecklenburg	120	51	39.4	30.2-49.4	69	60.6	50.6-69.8
Orange	48	16	33.9	20.8-50.1	32	66.1	49.9-79.2
Wake	86	25	31.5	20.8-44.7	61	68.5	55.3-79.2
Chatham/Lee	70	28	31.5	19.7-46.2	42	68.5	53.8-80.3
Nash/Wilson	125	58	52.8	42.6-62.7	67	47.2	37.3-57.4
Craven/Pamlico	92	43	41.8	30.1-54.4	49	58.2	45.6-69.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	9	49.2	19.1-79.8	7	50.8	20.2-80.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	4	43.3	15.6-76.0	5	56.7	24.0-84.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	163	59	31.3	19.9-45.6	104	68.7	54.4-80.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	3	35.3	11.6-69.5	7	64.7	30.5-88.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	65	52.2	42.6-61.7	77	47.8	38.3-57.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	128	55	46.1	33.4-59.3	73	53.9	40.7-66.6
Northeast NC I	237	94	41.0	33.6-48.7	143	59.0	51.3-66.4
Northeast NC II	148	57	40.1	30.5-50.5	91	59.9	49.5-69.5
Northeastern Partnership	385	151	40.5	34.3-47.0	234	59.5	53.0-65.7
Mountain AHEC	51	25	48.8	31.6-66.3	26	51.2	33.7-68.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	976	410	41.4	36.3-46.6	566	58.6	53.4-63.7
Piedmont	812	323	40.6	35.8-45.6	489	59.4	54.4-64.2
Western NC	74	35	44.7	26.5-64.5	39	55.3	35.5-73.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,862

768

41.0

37.6-44.6

1,094

59.0

55.4-62.4

GENDER

Male

605

348

52.4

46.3-58.4

257

47.6

41.6-53.7

Female

1,257

420

32.1

28.3-36.2

837

67.9

63.8-71.7

AGE

18-24

147

32.6

22.1-45.1

106

67.4

54.9-77.9

25-34

285

28.6

21.6-36.9

207

71.4

63.1-78.4

35-44

370

134

36.1

29.0-43.9

236

63.9

56.1-71.0

45-54

410

220

56.5

49.1-63.6

190

43.5

36.4-50.9

55-64

286

142

52.3

43.8-60.6

144

47.7

39.4-56.2

65-74

207

49.2

38.8-59.6

111

50.8

40.4-61.2

75+

142

43.4

32.0-55.6

56.6

44.4-68.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

446

230

58.4

51.2-65.3

216

41.6

34.7-48.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

647

286

43.2

37.3-49.4

361

56.8

50.6-62.7

Some Post-H.S.

431

153

33.6

26.8-41.3

278

66.4

58.7-73.2

College Graduate

332

28.4

22.2-35.6

235

71.6

64.4-77.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

350

156

45.0

36.9-53.4

194

55.0

46.6-63.1

$15,000- 24,999

433

195

47.3

39.5-55.3

238

52.7

44.7-60.5

$25,000- 34,999

224

45.0

35.6-54.8

136

55.0

45.2-64.4

$35,000- 49,999

199

32.6

23.9-42.8

135

67.4

57.2-76.1

$50,000-74,999

118

36.8

26.1-48.9

63.2

51.1-73.9

$75,000+

34.3

23.5-47.1

65.7

52.9-76.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

48.7

29.1-68.7

51.3

31.3-70.9

Guilford

116

51.4

40.3-62.4

48.6

37.6-59.7

Mecklenburg

120

39.4

30.2-49.4

60.6

50.6-69.8

Orange

33.9

20.8-50.1

66.1

49.9-79.2

Wake

31.5

20.8-44.7

68.5

55.3-79.2

Chatham/Lee

31.5

19.7-46.2

68.5

53.8-80.3

Nash/Wilson

125

52.8

42.6-62.7

47.2

37.3-57.4

Craven/Pamlico

41.8

30.1-54.4

58.2

45.6-69.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

49.2

19.1-79.8

50.8

20.2-80.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

43.3

15.6-76.0

56.7

24.0-84.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

163

31.3

19.9-45.6

104

68.7

54.4-80.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

35.3

11.6-69.5

64.7

30.5-88.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

52.2

42.6-61.7

47.8

38.3-57.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

128

46.1

33.4-59.3

53.9

40.7-66.6

Northeast NC I

237

41.0

33.6-48.7

143

59.0

51.3-66.4

Northeast NC II

148

40.1

30.5-50.5

59.9

49.5-69.5

Northeastern Partnership

385

151

40.5

34.3-47.0

234

59.5

53.0-65.7

Mountain AHEC

48.8

31.6-66.3

51.2

33.7-68.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

976

410

41.4

36.3-46.6

566

58.6

53.4-63.7

Piedmont

812

323

40.6

35.8-45.6

489

59.4

54.4-64.2

Western NC

44.7

26.5-64.5

55.3

35.5-73.5

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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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