BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Smoking Status*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
TOTAL	9,412	1,717	18.8	17.5-20.1	440	6.0	5.2- 7.0	2,462	23.2	22.0-24.5	4,793	52.0	50.4-53.6
GENDER
Male	3,466	734	21.0	19.0-23.3	182	6.9	5.5- 8.6	1,148	27.3	25.1-29.5	1,402	44.8	42.1-47.4
Female	5,946	983	16.6	15.2-18.2	258	5.1	4.3- 6.2	1,314	19.4	18.0-21.0	3,391	58.8	56.8-60.7
RACE
White	6,910	1,298	19.7	18.2-21.2	302	5.7	4.7- 6.8	1,977	25.8	24.3-27.4	3,333	48.9	47.0-50.7
African American	1,861	311	18.6	15.9-21.6	89	5.4	4.0- 7.2	367	17.1	14.6-19.9	1,094	59.0	55.4-62.5
Asian	51	3	4.3	0.9-17.6	2	2.5	0.6- 9.9	5	3.8	1.1-11.8	41	89.5	77.0-95.6
Native American	228	60	31.5	20.0-45.7	13	5.9	2.5-13.4	57	23.7	15.0-35.4	98	38.9	28.8-50.2
Other Minorities	325	42	8.8	5.3-14.2	31	12.5	7.6-19.8	48	14.5	9.6-21.2	204	64.3	55.9-71.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	338	36	7.3	4.0-12.9	27	11.3	6.6-18.4	53	13.9	9.2-20.5	222	67.5	59.2-74.9
-English Speaking	137	24	16.4	8.7-28.7	4	3.9	1.0-14.6	27	18.8	9.9-32.6	82	60.9	46.5-73.6
-Spanish Speaking	201	12	4.2	1.4-11.9	23	13.8	7.9-23.0	26	12.2	7.1-20.2	140	69.8	59.5-78.5
Non-Hispanic	9,064	1,679	19.5	18.2-20.9	413	5.7	4.9- 6.6	2,409	23.9	22.6-25.2	4,563	50.9	49.3-52.6
AGE
18-24	582	122	17.8	13.8-22.8	49	9.9	6.6-14.7	74	12.8	9.2-17.4	337	59.4	53.2-65.4
25-34	1,411	273	17.6	14.7-21.0	96	8.6	6.4-11.4	193	13.9	11.4-16.9	849	59.9	55.9-63.8
35-44	1,785	412	21.1	18.5-24.0	89	5.5	4.0- 7.7	335	18.2	15.7-21.0	949	55.1	51.7-58.6
45-54	1,835	421	24.8	21.7-28.2	99	6.4	4.7- 8.7	501	24.9	22.0-28.0	814	43.9	40.4-47.5
55-64	1,529	293	21.8	18.6-25.4	57	3.8	2.7- 5.4	501	33.7	30.3-37.4	678	40.6	37.1-44.3
65-74	1,270	130	9.8	7.7-12.4	37	3.0	1.9- 4.8	503	38.4	34.6-42.4	600	48.8	44.7-52.8
75+	932	59	8.3	5.9-11.5	11	1.0	0.4- 2.5	339	38.4	33.9-43.1	523	52.3	47.6-57.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,599	380	26.6	22.9-30.6	73	6.0	4.2- 8.5	441	25.3	22.1-28.8	705	42.1	38.1-46.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,822	668	24.7	22.2-27.3	125	6.0	4.5- 8.0	722	21.9	19.6-24.3	1,307	47.4	44.4-50.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,338	440	18.1	15.7-20.7	117	5.9	4.4- 8.0	597	22.6	20.1-25.4	1,184	53.4	50.0-56.7
College Graduate	2,626	225	8.2	6.7- 9.9	125	6.1	4.7- 7.9	694	23.9	21.7-26.3	1,582	61.8	59.0-64.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,104	283	27.5	23.1-32.4	52	4.6	3.1- 6.9	257	20.5	17.1-24.4	512	47.4	42.4-52.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,729	445	27.3	23.9-31.0	106	7.9	5.9-10.6	420	21.0	18.1-24.1	758	43.8	39.9-47.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,034	217	21.9	18.1-26.2	59	6.1	4.0- 9.2	260	21.2	17.6-25.3	498	50.9	45.9-55.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,240	230	18.8	15.7-22.3	51	4.7	3.1- 6.9	340	24.6	21.4-28.2	619	51.9	47.7-56.1
$50,000-74,999	1,009	145	15.5	12.5-19.1	41	4.7	3.1- 7.1	296	24.4	20.9-28.2	527	55.4	50.8-60.0
$75,000+	1,154	88	9.2	7.0-12.0	55	8.5	5.6-12.6	320	25.6	22.3-29.3	691	56.7	52.4-61.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	91	19.4	15.4-24.0	16	4.5	2.6- 7.8	132	28.3	23.6-33.5	215	47.8	42.4-53.4
Guilford	446	61	18.2	13.8-23.7	25	5.0	3.2- 7.8	128	27.3	22.7-32.4	232	49.4	43.9-55.0
Mecklenburg	445	65	12.1	9.2-15.8	24	7.7	4.5-12.9	115	26.0	20.9-31.8	241	54.3	48.2-60.2
Orange	450	30	8.6	4.5-15.7	21	6.2	3.2-11.5	139	28.0	21.6-35.4	260	57.3	49.6-64.7
Wake	453	44	9.8	6.6-14.1	25	6.4	4.0- 9.9	104	21.3	17.3-26.0	280	62.5	57.0-67.8
Chatham/Lee	399	77	18.8	14.6-23.9	11	3.0	1.4- 6.3	111	22.6	18.4-27.3	200	55.6	49.4-61.6
Nash/Wilson	378	76	21.4	16.9-26.7	16	7.2	3.8-13.1	84	22.0	17.5-27.3	202	49.5	43.5-55.4
Craven/Pamlico	456	85	18.6	14.8-23.1	18	4.2	2.4- 7.2	147	29.1	24.7-33.9	206	48.1	42.5-53.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	436	112	27.0	22.2-32.3	23	5.7	3.6- 8.9	102	24.6	19.2-30.8	199	42.8	37.2-48.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	81	21.1	15.5-27.9	30	7.2	4.7-11.0	123	22.7	18.5-27.5	218	49.1	42.4-55.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	473	88	18.5	14.0-23.9	19	6.5	3.4-12.0	126	22.1	16.9-28.4	240	53.0	44.9-60.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	80	18.5	13.5-24.8	21	12.8	4.1-33.5	132	26.1	19.8-33.5	193	42.5	32.5-53.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	471	110	25.2	20.8-30.2	22	5.2	3.2- 8.4	114	24.6	20.3-29.4	225	45.0	39.9-50.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	91	25.5	20.5-31.2	16	3.6	2.0- 6.3	97	24.7	19.1-31.2	214	46.2	40.2-52.4
Northeast NC I	458	76	18.1	14.0-23.1	23	4.3	2.7- 6.8	122	26.0	21.3-31.4	237	51.5	45.2-57.7
Northeast NC II	514	98	20.9	16.9-25.7	24	5.8	3.6- 9.3	124	23.9	19.6-28.8	268	49.3	44.1-54.6
Northeastern Partnership	972	174	20.0	16.9-23.4	47	5.3	3.7- 7.6	246	24.7	21.4-28.3	505	50.1	46.0-54.2
Mountain AHEC	1,308	252	21.0	17.0-25.6	51	5.6	3.6- 8.7	395	27.8	24.5-31.4	610	45.6	41.4-49.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,306	647	19.5	17.4-21.8	148	6.3	4.8- 8.2	823	22.6	20.4-25.0	1,688	51.6	48.6-54.5
Piedmont	4,032	652	17.5	15.8-19.3	195	5.9	4.8- 7.2	1,058	23.2	21.4-25.1	2,127	53.4	51.2-55.7
Western NC	2,074	418	22.5	19.3-26.0	97	6.0	4.3- 8.5	581	24.5	21.9-27.2	978	47.0	43.6-50.6

Total
Respond.^

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,412

1,717

18.8

17.5-20.1

440

6.0

5.2- 7.0

2,462

23.2

22.0-24.5

4,793

52.0

50.4-53.6

GENDER

Male

3,466

734

21.0

19.0-23.3

182

6.9

5.5- 8.6

1,148

27.3

25.1-29.5

1,402

44.8

42.1-47.4

Female

5,946

983

16.6

15.2-18.2

258

5.1

4.3- 6.2

1,314

19.4

18.0-21.0

3,391

58.8

56.8-60.7

RACE

White

6,910

1,298

19.7

18.2-21.2

302

5.7

4.7- 6.8

1,977

25.8

24.3-27.4

3,333

48.9

47.0-50.7

African American

1,861

311

18.6

15.9-21.6

5.4

4.0- 7.2

367

17.1

14.6-19.9

1,094

59.0

55.4-62.5

Asian

4.3

0.9-17.6

2.5

0.6- 9.9

3.8

1.1-11.8

89.5

77.0-95.6

Native American

228

31.5

20.0-45.7

5.9

2.5-13.4

23.7

15.0-35.4

38.9

28.8-50.2

Other Minorities

325

8.8

5.3-14.2

12.5

7.6-19.8

14.5

9.6-21.2

204

64.3

55.9-71.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

338

7.3

4.0-12.9

11.3

6.6-18.4

13.9

9.2-20.5

222

67.5

59.2-74.9

-English Speaking

137

16.4

8.7-28.7

3.9

1.0-14.6

18.8

9.9-32.6

60.9

46.5-73.6

-Spanish Speaking

201

4.2

1.4-11.9

13.8

7.9-23.0

12.2

7.1-20.2

140

69.8

59.5-78.5

Non-Hispanic

9,064

1,679

19.5

18.2-20.9

413

5.7

4.9- 6.6

2,409

23.9

22.6-25.2

4,563

50.9

49.3-52.6

AGE

18-24

582

122

17.8

13.8-22.8

9.9

6.6-14.7

12.8

9.2-17.4

337

59.4

53.2-65.4

25-34

1,411

273

17.6

14.7-21.0

8.6

6.4-11.4

193

13.9

11.4-16.9

849

59.9

55.9-63.8

35-44

1,785

412

21.1

18.5-24.0

5.5

4.0- 7.7

335

18.2

15.7-21.0

949

55.1

51.7-58.6

45-54

1,835

421

24.8

21.7-28.2

6.4

4.7- 8.7

501

24.9

22.0-28.0

814

43.9

40.4-47.5

55-64

1,529

293

21.8

18.6-25.4

3.8

2.7- 5.4

501

33.7

30.3-37.4

678

40.6

37.1-44.3

65-74

1,270

130

9.8

7.7-12.4

3.0

1.9- 4.8

503

38.4

34.6-42.4

600

48.8

44.7-52.8

75+

932

8.3

5.9-11.5

1.0

0.4- 2.5

339

38.4

33.9-43.1

523

52.3

47.6-57.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,599

380

26.6

22.9-30.6

6.0

4.2- 8.5

441

25.3

22.1-28.8

705

42.1

38.1-46.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,822

668

24.7

22.2-27.3

125

6.0

4.5- 8.0

722

21.9

19.6-24.3

1,307

47.4

44.4-50.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,338

440

18.1

15.7-20.7

117

5.9

4.4- 8.0

597

22.6

20.1-25.4

1,184

53.4

50.0-56.7

College Graduate

2,626

225

8.2

6.7- 9.9

125

6.1

4.7- 7.9

694

23.9

21.7-26.3

1,582

61.8

59.0-64.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,104

283

27.5

23.1-32.4

4.6

3.1- 6.9

257

20.5

17.1-24.4

512

47.4

42.4-52.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,729

445

27.3

23.9-31.0

106

7.9

5.9-10.6

420

21.0

18.1-24.1

758

43.8

39.9-47.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,034

217

21.9

18.1-26.2

6.1

4.0- 9.2

260

21.2

17.6-25.3

498

50.9

45.9-55.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,240

230

18.8

15.7-22.3

4.7

3.1- 6.9

340

24.6

21.4-28.2

619

51.9

47.7-56.1

$50,000-74,999

1,009

145

15.5

12.5-19.1

4.7

3.1- 7.1

296

24.4

20.9-28.2

527

55.4

50.8-60.0

$75,000+

1,154

9.2

7.0-12.0

8.5

5.6-12.6

320

25.6

22.3-29.3

691

56.7

52.4-61.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

19.4

15.4-24.0

4.5

2.6- 7.8

132

28.3

23.6-33.5

215

47.8

42.4-53.4

Guilford

446

18.2

13.8-23.7

5.0

3.2- 7.8

128

27.3

22.7-32.4

232

49.4

43.9-55.0

Mecklenburg

445

12.1

9.2-15.8

7.7

4.5-12.9

115

26.0

20.9-31.8

241

54.3

48.2-60.2

Orange

450

8.6

4.5-15.7

6.2

3.2-11.5

139

28.0

21.6-35.4

260

57.3

49.6-64.7

Wake

453

9.8

6.6-14.1

6.4

4.0- 9.9

104

21.3

17.3-26.0

280

62.5

57.0-67.8

Chatham/Lee

399

18.8

14.6-23.9

3.0

1.4- 6.3

111

22.6

18.4-27.3

200

55.6

49.4-61.6

Nash/Wilson

378

21.4

16.9-26.7

7.2

3.8-13.1

22.0

17.5-27.3

202

49.5

43.5-55.4

Craven/Pamlico

456

18.6

14.8-23.1

4.2

2.4- 7.2

147

29.1

24.7-33.9

206

48.1

42.5-53.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

436

112

27.0

22.2-32.3

5.7

3.6- 8.9

102

24.6

19.2-30.8

199

42.8

37.2-48.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

21.1

15.5-27.9

7.2

4.7-11.0

123

22.7

18.5-27.5

218

49.1

42.4-55.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

473

18.5

14.0-23.9

6.5

3.4-12.0

126

22.1

16.9-28.4

240

53.0

44.9-60.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

18.5

13.5-24.8

12.8

4.1-33.5

132

26.1

19.8-33.5

193

42.5

32.5-53.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

471

110

25.2

20.8-30.2

5.2

3.2- 8.4

114

24.6

20.3-29.4

225

45.0

39.9-50.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

25.5

20.5-31.2

3.6

2.0- 6.3

24.7

19.1-31.2

214

46.2

40.2-52.4

Northeast NC I

458

18.1

14.0-23.1

4.3

2.7- 6.8

122

26.0

21.3-31.4

237

51.5

45.2-57.7

Northeast NC II

514

20.9

16.9-25.7

5.8

3.6- 9.3

124

23.9

19.6-28.8

268

49.3

44.1-54.6

Northeastern Partnership

972

174

20.0

16.9-23.4

5.3

3.7- 7.6

246

24.7

21.4-28.3

505

50.1

46.0-54.2

Mountain AHEC

1,308

252

21.0

17.0-25.6

5.6

3.6- 8.7

395

27.8

24.5-31.4

610

45.6

41.4-49.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,306

647

19.5

17.4-21.8

148

6.3

4.8- 8.2

823

22.6

20.4-25.0

1,688

51.6

48.6-54.5

Piedmont

4,032

652

17.5

15.8-19.3

195

5.9

4.8- 7.2

1,058

23.2

21.4-25.1

2,127

53.4

51.2-55.7

Western NC

2,074

418

22.5

19.3-26.0

6.0

4.3- 8.5

581

24.5

21.9-27.2

978

47.0

43.6-50.6

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* Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

^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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