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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,257	420	32.1	28.3-36.2	837	67.9	63.8-71.7
GENDER
Female	1,257	420	32.1	28.3-36.2	837	67.9	63.8-71.7
RACE
African American	1,257	420	32.1	28.3-36.2	837	67.9	63.8-71.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	3	9.5	2.1-34.5	10	90.5	65.5-97.9
-English Speaking	13	3	9.5	2.1-34.5	10	90.5	65.5-97.9
Non-Hispanic	1,244	417	32.3	28.5-36.3	827	67.7	63.7-71.5
AGE
18-24	93	22	25.6	14.3-41.4	71	74.4	58.6-85.7
25-34	199	38	18.2	12.0-26.7	161	81.8	73.3-88.0
35-44	260	87	32.8	24.8-41.8	173	67.2	58.2-75.2
45-54	256	116	50.1	41.3-58.8	140	49.9	41.2-58.7
55-64	183	72	38.5	29.3-48.8	111	61.5	51.2-70.7
65-74	148	59	35.8	25.8-47.3	89	64.2	52.7-74.2
75+	105	23	25.2	15.3-38.6	82	74.8	61.4-84.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	293	117	45.0	36.4-53.8	176	55.0	46.2-63.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	425	153	34.0	27.4-41.2	272	66.0	58.8-72.6
Some Post-H.S.	299	87	22.8	16.4-30.8	212	77.2	69.2-83.6
College Graduate	237	62	27.9	20.7-36.4	175	72.1	63.6-79.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	273	103	34.9	27.5-43.2	170	65.1	56.8-72.5
$15,000- 24,999	285	97	32.3	23.9-42.2	188	67.7	57.8-76.1
$25,000- 34,999	160	46	35.3	24.7-47.5	114	64.7	52.5-75.3
$35,000- 49,999	113	34	31.5	20.7-44.8	79	68.5	55.2-79.3
$50,000-74,999	64	15	19.8	10.4-34.6	49	80.2	65.4-89.6
$75,000+	52	19	36.8	22.0-54.6	33	63.2	45.4-78.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	10	56.3	28.8-80.4	6	43.7	19.6-71.2
Guilford	71	29	45.0	31.4-59.4	42	55.0	40.6-68.6
Mecklenburg	82	30	32.8	22.7-44.8	52	67.2	55.2-77.3
Orange	31	7	21.6	10.1-40.5	24	78.4	59.5-89.9
Wake	55	13	24.4	14.0-38.9	42	75.6	61.1-86.0
Chatham/Lee	53	21	33.7	21.3-48.8	32	66.3	51.2-78.7
Nash/Wilson	81	24	31.9	21.4-44.5	57	68.1	55.5-78.6
Craven/Pamlico	57	21	26.8	16.0-41.5	36	73.2	58.5-84.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	3	19.6	4.1-58.1	6	80.4	41.9-95.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	3	44.1	12.9-80.9	3	55.9	19.1-87.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	27	21.9	14.4-31.7	76	78.1	68.3-85.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	3	38.9	12.9-73.3	6	61.1	26.7-87.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	31	29.2	20.1-40.3	63	70.8	59.7-79.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	38	33.8	24.6-44.3	63	66.2	55.7-75.4
Northeast NC I	170	56	33.9	25.9-42.9	114	66.1	57.1-74.1
Northeast NC II	100	27	24.2	16.2-34.6	73	75.8	65.4-83.8
Northeastern Partnership	270	83	29.3	23.4-36.0	187	70.7	64.0-76.6
Mountain AHEC	32	15	41.5	23.0-62.8	17	58.5	37.2-77.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	667	219	30.5	25.3-36.3	448	69.5	63.7-74.7
Piedmont	544	179	32.4	27.2-38.1	365	67.6	61.9-72.8
Western NC	46	22	55.9	31.6-77.7	24	44.1	22.3-68.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,257

420

32.1

28.3-36.2

837

67.9

63.8-71.7

GENDER

Female

1,257

420

32.1

28.3-36.2

837

67.9

63.8-71.7

RACE

African American

1,257

420

32.1

28.3-36.2

837

67.9

63.8-71.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

9.5

2.1-34.5

90.5

65.5-97.9

-English Speaking

9.5

2.1-34.5

90.5

65.5-97.9

Non-Hispanic

1,244

417

32.3

28.5-36.3

827

67.7

63.7-71.5

AGE

18-24

25.6

14.3-41.4

74.4

58.6-85.7

25-34

199

18.2

12.0-26.7

161

81.8

73.3-88.0

35-44

260

32.8

24.8-41.8

173

67.2

58.2-75.2

45-54

256

116

50.1

41.3-58.8

140

49.9

41.2-58.7

55-64

183

38.5

29.3-48.8

111

61.5

51.2-70.7

65-74

148

35.8

25.8-47.3

64.2

52.7-74.2

75+

105

25.2

15.3-38.6

74.8

61.4-84.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

293

117

45.0

36.4-53.8

176

55.0

46.2-63.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

425

153

34.0

27.4-41.2

272

66.0

58.8-72.6

Some Post-H.S.

299

22.8

16.4-30.8

212

77.2

69.2-83.6

College Graduate

237

27.9

20.7-36.4

175

72.1

63.6-79.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

273

103

34.9

27.5-43.2

170

65.1

56.8-72.5

$15,000- 24,999

285

32.3

23.9-42.2

188

67.7

57.8-76.1

$25,000- 34,999

160

35.3

24.7-47.5

114

64.7

52.5-75.3

$35,000- 49,999

113

31.5

20.7-44.8

68.5

55.2-79.3

$50,000-74,999

19.8

10.4-34.6

80.2

65.4-89.6

$75,000+

36.8

22.0-54.6

63.2

45.4-78.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

56.3

28.8-80.4

43.7

19.6-71.2

Guilford

45.0

31.4-59.4

55.0

40.6-68.6

Mecklenburg

32.8

22.7-44.8

67.2

55.2-77.3

Orange

21.6

10.1-40.5

78.4

59.5-89.9

Wake

24.4

14.0-38.9

75.6

61.1-86.0

Chatham/Lee

33.7

21.3-48.8

66.3

51.2-78.7

Nash/Wilson

31.9

21.4-44.5

68.1

55.5-78.6

Craven/Pamlico

26.8

16.0-41.5

73.2

58.5-84.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

19.6

4.1-58.1

80.4

41.9-95.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

44.1

12.9-80.9

55.9

19.1-87.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

21.9

14.4-31.7

78.1

68.3-85.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

38.9

12.9-73.3

61.1

26.7-87.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

29.2

20.1-40.3

70.8

59.7-79.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

33.8

24.6-44.3

66.2

55.7-75.4

Northeast NC I

170

33.9

25.9-42.9

114

66.1

57.1-74.1

Northeast NC II

100

24.2

16.2-34.6

75.8

65.4-83.8

Northeastern Partnership

270

29.3

23.4-36.0

187

70.7

64.0-76.6

Mountain AHEC

41.5

23.0-62.8

58.5

37.2-77.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

667

219

30.5

25.3-36.3

448

69.5

63.7-74.7

Piedmont

544

179

32.4

27.2-38.1

365

67.6

61.9-72.8

Western NC

55.9

31.6-77.7

44.1

22.3-68.4

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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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