BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	767	311	45.3	39.8-50.9	89	13.1	9.8-17.2	367	41.7	36.3-47.2
GENDER
Male	347	150	47.2	39.2-55.3	40	12.9	8.3-19.5	157	39.9	32.3-48.0
Female	420	161	42.9	35.8-50.3	49	13.2	9.2-18.6	210	43.9	36.9-51.2
AGE
18-24	41	22	43.1	23.6-64.9	10	22.0	9.2-43.9	9	35.0	16.6-59.1
25-34	78	55	69.0	53.1-81.4	9	13.0	5.8-26.7	14	17.9	8.6-33.6
35-44	134	74	58.9	45.8-70.9	14	8.4	4.0-16.5	46	32.7	21.8-46.0
45-54	220	85	42.5	32.9-52.6	30	15.6	9.7-24.1	105	42.0	32.5-52.0
55-64	141	40	34.6	24.0-46.9	17	15.2	8.1-26.7	84	50.3	38.4-62.1
65-74	96	24	28.9	16.8-44.9	7	7.7	2.3-23.3	65	63.4	47.4-76.9
75+	53	9	16.2	7.6-31.4	1	1.6	0.2-10.6	43	82.2	66.9-91.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	230	89	42.6	33.0-52.7	20	12.5	6.9-21.5	121	44.9	35.2-55.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	285	125	56.9	48.1-65.4	31	10.9	6.2-18.5	129	32.1	25.1-40.2
Some Post-H.S.	153	71	43.0	30.8-56.2	17	10.1	5.1-19.2	65	46.8	33.7-60.4
College Graduate	97	25	20.0	11.7-32.0	21	25.4	15.4-38.9	51	54.6	41.0-67.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	156	66	41.5	30.3-53.6	14	13.3	6.6-24.8	76	45.2	33.4-57.7
$15,000- 24,999	195	96	54.3	42.8-65.3	21	8.6	4.7-15.2	78	37.1	26.7-48.8
$25,000- 34,999	88	44	53.6	38.5-68.0	12	16.3	7.8-30.8	32	30.1	18.5-45.0
$35,000- 49,999	64	25	40.2	24.5-58.2	5	4.0	1.4-11.1	34	55.8	38.2-72.1
$50,000-74,999	47	13	34.6	19.1-54.3	5	12.5	4.5-30.4	29	52.9	34.8-70.2
$75,000+	36	9	39.0	21.4-60.0	7	20.4	8.6-41.0	20	40.7	24.1-59.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	17	7	41.1	18.5-68.2	2	17.8	3.9-53.5	8	41.2	19.0-67.7
Guilford	54	15	36.2	21.8-53.7	10	14.2	6.8-27.2	29	49.6	33.7-65.5
Mecklenburg	51	23	45.1	30.6-60.5	5	13.0	5.0-29.6	23	41.9	27.9-57.3
Orange	16	3	15.3	4.6-40.2	3	23.6	7.4-54.4	10	61.1	34.0-82.7
Wake	25	8	36.4	16.5-62.5	8	36.3	17.6-60.3	9	27.3	12.7-49.1
Chatham/Lee	28	10	34.5	18.1-55.7	4	19.3	7.3-42.0	14	46.2	27.2-66.5
Nash/Wilson	57	25	41.5	27.9-56.6	8	17.0	8.3-31.5	24	41.5	27.7-56.8
Craven/Pamlico	43	15	37.5	22.8-55.0	1	3.4	0.5-20.4	27	59.1	41.8-74.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	5	54.4	21.0-84.3	2	14.4	3.2-46.2	2	31.2	7.6-71.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	4	2	58.5	15.0-91.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	41.5	8.2-85.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	59	23	52.1	35.5-68.2	3	5.3	1.5-17.0	33	42.6	27.8-58.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	3	2	62.3	11.9-95.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	37.7	4.7-88.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	65	27	53.9	39.7-67.4	8	11.9	5.0-25.6	30	34.2	23.0-47.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	22	37.7	20.8-58.3	2	2.1	0.5- 8.6	31	60.1	39.4-77.8
Northeast NC I	94	36	36.5	26.0-48.4	10	9.8	4.9-18.7	48	53.7	41.6-65.4
Northeast NC II	57	25	42.9	27.7-59.6	10	16.9	7.9-32.5	22	40.2	24.9-57.7
Northeastern Partnership	151	61	39.8	30.2-50.2	20	13.4	7.8-22.1	70	46.8	36.6-57.4
Mountain AHEC	25	10	45.1	21.1-71.6	3	20.9	6.2-51.4	12	34.0	16.1-58.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	409	170	46.9	39.2-54.9	41	11.7	7.6-17.7	198	41.3	34.0-49.0
Piedmont	323	124	43.0	35.4-51.0	44	14.0	9.4-20.4	155	43.0	35.3-51.1
Western NC	35	17	63.5	38.7-82.7	4	13.9	4.1-37.7	14	22.6	10.3-42.5

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

767

311

45.3

39.8-50.9

13.1

9.8-17.2

367

41.7

36.3-47.2

GENDER

Male

347

150

47.2

39.2-55.3

12.9

8.3-19.5

157

39.9

32.3-48.0

Female

420

161

42.9

35.8-50.3

13.2

9.2-18.6

210

43.9

36.9-51.2

AGE

18-24

43.1

23.6-64.9

22.0

9.2-43.9

35.0

16.6-59.1

25-34

69.0

53.1-81.4

13.0

5.8-26.7

17.9

8.6-33.6

35-44

134

58.9

45.8-70.9

8.4

4.0-16.5

32.7

21.8-46.0

45-54

220

42.5

32.9-52.6

15.6

9.7-24.1

105

42.0

32.5-52.0

55-64

141

34.6

24.0-46.9

15.2

8.1-26.7

50.3

38.4-62.1

65-74

28.9

16.8-44.9

7.7

2.3-23.3

63.4

47.4-76.9

75+

16.2

7.6-31.4

1.6

0.2-10.6

82.2

66.9-91.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

230

42.6

33.0-52.7

12.5

6.9-21.5

121

44.9

35.2-55.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

285

125

56.9

48.1-65.4

10.9

6.2-18.5

129

32.1

25.1-40.2

Some Post-H.S.

153

43.0

30.8-56.2

10.1

5.1-19.2

46.8

33.7-60.4

College Graduate

20.0

11.7-32.0

25.4

15.4-38.9

54.6

41.0-67.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

156

41.5

30.3-53.6

13.3

6.6-24.8

45.2

33.4-57.7

$15,000- 24,999

195

54.3

42.8-65.3

8.6

4.7-15.2

37.1

26.7-48.8

$25,000- 34,999

53.6

38.5-68.0

16.3

7.8-30.8

30.1

18.5-45.0

$35,000- 49,999

40.2

24.5-58.2

4.0

1.4-11.1

55.8

38.2-72.1

$50,000-74,999

34.6

19.1-54.3

12.5

4.5-30.4

52.9

34.8-70.2

$75,000+

39.0

21.4-60.0

20.4

8.6-41.0

40.7

24.1-59.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

41.1

18.5-68.2

17.8

3.9-53.5

41.2

19.0-67.7

Guilford

36.2

21.8-53.7

14.2

6.8-27.2

49.6

33.7-65.5

Mecklenburg

45.1

30.6-60.5

13.0

5.0-29.6

41.9

27.9-57.3

Orange

15.3

4.6-40.2

23.6

7.4-54.4

61.1

34.0-82.7

Wake

36.4

16.5-62.5

36.3

17.6-60.3

27.3

12.7-49.1

Chatham/Lee

34.5

18.1-55.7

19.3

7.3-42.0

46.2

27.2-66.5

Nash/Wilson

41.5

27.9-56.6

17.0

8.3-31.5

41.5

27.7-56.8

Craven/Pamlico

37.5

22.8-55.0

3.4

0.5-20.4

59.1

41.8-74.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

54.4

21.0-84.3

14.4

3.2-46.2

31.2

7.6-71.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

58.5

15.0-91.8

0.0

. - .

41.5

8.2-85.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

52.1

35.5-68.2

5.3

1.5-17.0

42.6

27.8-58.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

62.3

11.9-95.3

0.0

. - .

37.7

4.7-88.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

53.9

39.7-67.4

11.9

5.0-25.6

34.2

23.0-47.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

37.7

20.8-58.3

2.1

0.5- 8.6

60.1

39.4-77.8

Northeast NC I

36.5

26.0-48.4

9.8

4.9-18.7

53.7

41.6-65.4

Northeast NC II

42.9

27.7-59.6

16.9

7.9-32.5

40.2

24.9-57.7

Northeastern Partnership

151

39.8

30.2-50.2

13.4

7.8-22.1

46.8

36.6-57.4

Mountain AHEC

45.1

21.1-71.6

20.9

6.2-51.4

34.0

16.1-58.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

409

170

46.9

39.2-54.9

11.7

7.6-17.7

198

41.3

34.0-49.0

Piedmont

323

124

43.0

35.4-51.0

14.0

9.4-20.4

155

43.0

35.3-51.1

Western NC

63.5

38.7-82.7

13.9

4.1-37.7

22.6

10.3-42.5

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life.

^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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