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	1,239	25	3.3	1.8- 5.9	1,214	96.7	94.1-98.2
GENDER
Female	1,239	25	3.3	1.8- 5.9	1,214	96.7	94.1-98.2
RACE
African American	1,239	25	3.3	1.8- 5.9	1,214	96.7	94.1-98.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	0	0.0	. - .	13	100	. - .
-English Speaking	13	0	0.0	. - .	13	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,226	25	3.3	1.8- 5.9	1,201	96.7	94.1-98.2
AGE
18-24	90	6	10.7	3.6-27.7	84	89.3	72.3-96.4
25-34	197	8	4.6	1.9-10.9	189	95.4	89.1-98.1
35-44	259	6	1.8	0.6- 5.2	253	98.2	94.8-99.4
45-54	255	5	3.2	1.0- 9.9	250	96.8	90.1-99.0
55-64	178	0	0.0	. - .	178	100	. - .
65-74	147	0	0.0	. - .	147	100	. - .
75+	102	0	0.0	. - .	102	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	287	3	3.5	1.0-11.1	284	96.5	88.9-99.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	416	9	1.9	0.8- 4.7	407	98.1	95.3-99.2
Some Post-H.S.	298	4	3.5	0.7-15.5	294	96.5	84.5-99.3
College Graduate	235	9	5.4	2.3-12.2	226	94.6	87.8-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	2	0.9	0.2- 3.6	267	99.1	96.4-99.8
$15,000- 24,999	279	4	3.8	0.7-19.2	275	96.2	80.8-99.3
$25,000- 34,999	160	5	4.8	1.6-13.4	155	95.2	86.6-98.4
$35,000- 49,999	113	4	5.1	1.6-15.0	109	94.9	85.0-98.4
$50,000-74,999	64	0	0.0	. - .	64	100	. - .
$75,000+	53	0	0.0	. - .	53	100	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	0	0.0	. - .	16	100	. - .
Guilford	70	2	5.0	1.0-21.8	68	95.0	78.2-99.0
Mecklenburg	81	5	8.5	3.4-20.0	76	91.5	80.0-96.6
Orange	31	0	0.0	. - .	31	100	. - .
Wake	55	1	3.3	0.5-20.2	54	96.7	79.8-99.5
Chatham/Lee	53	2	5.5	1.3-20.2	51	94.5	79.8-98.7
Nash/Wilson	77	0	0.0	. - .	77	100	. - .
Craven/Pamlico	56	2	3.5	0.8-14.3	54	96.5	85.7-99.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	102	98.7	91.2-99.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	1	14.7	2.1-58.4	8	85.3	41.6-97.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	1	2.6	0.4-16.0	93	97.4	84.0-99.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	2	2.5	0.5-11.5	99	97.5	88.5-99.5
Northeast NC I	168	3	1.7	0.5- 5.7	165	98.3	94.3-99.5
Northeast NC II	97	2	1.3	0.3- 5.2	95	98.7	94.8-99.7
Northeastern Partnership	265	5	1.5	0.6- 3.8	260	98.5	96.2-99.4
Mountain AHEC	31	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	30	98.7	91.2-99.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	656	10	1.4	0.6- 3.5	646	98.6	96.5-99.4
Piedmont	538	14	4.8	2.4- 9.3	524	95.2	90.7-97.6
Western NC	45	1	0.7	0.1- 5.2	44	99.3	94.8-99.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,239

3.3

1.8- 5.9

1,214

96.7

94.1-98.2

GENDER

Female

1,239

3.3

1.8- 5.9

1,214

96.7

94.1-98.2

RACE

African American

1,239

3.3

1.8- 5.9

1,214

96.7

94.1-98.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,226

3.3

1.8- 5.9

1,201

96.7

94.1-98.2

AGE

18-24

10.7

3.6-27.7

89.3

72.3-96.4

25-34

197

4.6

1.9-10.9

189

95.4

89.1-98.1

35-44

259

1.8

0.6- 5.2

253

98.2

94.8-99.4

45-54

255

3.2

1.0- 9.9

250

96.8

90.1-99.0

55-64

178

0.0

. - .

178

100

. - .

65-74

147

0.0

. - .

147

100

. - .

75+

102

0.0

. - .

102

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

287

3.5

1.0-11.1

284

96.5

88.9-99.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

416

1.9

0.8- 4.7

407

98.1

95.3-99.2

Some Post-H.S.

298

3.5

0.7-15.5

294

96.5

84.5-99.3

College Graduate

235

5.4

2.3-12.2

226

94.6

87.8-97.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

0.9

0.2- 3.6

267

99.1

96.4-99.8

$15,000- 24,999

279

3.8

0.7-19.2

275

96.2

80.8-99.3

$25,000- 34,999

160

4.8

1.6-13.4

155

95.2

86.6-98.4

$35,000- 49,999

113

5.1

1.6-15.0

109

94.9

85.0-98.4

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Guilford

5.0

1.0-21.8

95.0

78.2-99.0

Mecklenburg

8.5

3.4-20.0

91.5

80.0-96.6

Orange

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Wake

3.3

0.5-20.2

96.7

79.8-99.5

Chatham/Lee

5.5

1.3-20.2

94.5

79.8-98.7

Nash/Wilson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Craven/Pamlico

3.5

0.8-14.3

96.5

85.7-99.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

1.3

0.2- 8.8

102

98.7

91.2-99.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

14.7

2.1-58.4

85.3

41.6-97.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

2.6

0.4-16.0

97.4

84.0-99.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

2.5

0.5-11.5

97.5

88.5-99.5

Northeast NC I

168

1.7

0.5- 5.7

165

98.3

94.3-99.5

Northeast NC II

1.3

0.3- 5.2

98.7

94.8-99.7

Northeastern Partnership

265

1.5

0.6- 3.8

260

98.5

96.2-99.4

Mountain AHEC

1.3

0.2- 8.8

98.7

91.2-99.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

656

1.4

0.6- 3.5

646

98.6

96.5-99.4

Piedmont

538

4.8

2.4- 9.3

524

95.2

90.7-97.6

Western NC

0.7

0.1- 5.2

99.3

94.8-99.9

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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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