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	9,279	277	4.1	3.4- 4.9	9,002	95.9	95.1-96.6
GENDER
Male	3,392	142	5.6	4.4- 7.2	3,250	94.4	92.8-95.6
Female	5,887	135	2.6	2.0- 3.4	5,752	97.4	96.6-98.0
RACE
White	6,832	193	3.5	2.8- 4.4	6,639	96.5	95.6-97.2
African American	1,820	58	5.5	3.8- 7.8	1,762	94.5	92.2-96.2
Asian	46	2	1.6	0.3- 7.3	44	98.4	92.7-99.7
Native American	225	8	13.3	4.7-32.3	217	86.7	67.7-95.3
Other Minorities	322	15	4.4	2.3- 8.2	307	95.6	91.8-97.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	334	9	2.4	1.0- 6.0	325	97.6	94.0-99.0
-English Speaking	134	8	8.7	3.2-21.4	126	91.3	78.6-96.8
-Spanish Speaking	200	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	199	99.7	97.6- 100
Non-Hispanic	8,935	267	4.1	3.4- 5.0	8,668	95.9	95.0-96.6
AGE
18-24	568	59	11.1	7.7-15.8	509	88.9	84.2-92.3
25-34	1,394	92	6.7	5.1- 9.0	1,302	93.3	91.0-94.9
35-44	1,759	57	2.9	2.0- 4.2	1,702	97.1	95.8-98.0
45-54	1,824	39	2.2	1.2- 4.1	1,785	97.8	95.9-98.8
55-64	1,508	22	2.3	1.3- 4.1	1,486	97.7	95.9-98.7
65-74	1,250	4	0.2	0.1- 0.7	1,246	99.8	99.3-99.9
75+	917	3	0.6	0.1- 2.5	914	99.4	97.5-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,562	18	1.5	0.8- 2.9	1,544	98.5	97.1-99.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,769	55	3.3	2.3- 4.6	2,714	96.7	95.4-97.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,319	86	6.0	4.2- 8.3	2,233	94.0	91.7-95.8
College Graduate	2,604	118	4.7	3.4- 6.2	2,486	95.3	93.8-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,086	32	2.8	1.7- 4.7	1,054	97.2	95.3-98.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,703	54	5.6	3.6- 8.5	1,649	94.4	91.5-96.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,023	30	4.7	2.7- 8.1	993	95.3	91.9-97.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,226	49	4.4	3.0- 6.5	1,177	95.6	93.5-97.0
$50,000-74,999	1,002	27	3.2	1.9- 5.4	975	96.8	94.6-98.1
$75,000+	1,148	36	5.4	3.2- 8.8	1,112	94.6	91.2-96.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	447	26	8.1	5.1-12.7	421	91.9	87.3-94.9
Guilford	442	16	6.0	3.2-10.7	426	94.0	89.3-96.8
Mecklenburg	443	28	7.9	4.8-12.6	415	92.1	87.4-95.2
Orange	449	31	7.6	5.0-11.4	418	92.4	88.6-95.0
Wake	446	12	2.6	1.4- 4.6	434	97.4	95.4-98.6
Chatham/Lee	392	11	2.8	1.4- 5.3	381	97.2	94.7-98.6
Nash/Wilson	369	5	1.7	0.6- 4.5	364	98.3	95.5-99.4
Craven/Pamlico	447	13	3.4	1.7- 6.5	434	96.6	93.5-98.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	427	6	2.4	0.9- 6.5	421	97.6	93.5-99.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	16	4.4	2.4- 8.0	436	95.6	92.0-97.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	470	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4	467	99.3	97.6-99.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	422	13	3.5	1.9- 6.5	409	96.5	93.5-98.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	465	16	4.4	2.4- 7.7	449	95.6	92.3-97.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	409	6	1.9	0.7- 4.7	403	98.1	95.3-99.3
Northeast NC I	450	9	2.8	1.2- 6.1	441	97.2	93.9-98.8
Northeast NC II	503	10	2.2	1.0- 4.7	493	97.8	95.3-99.0
Northeastern Partnership	953	19	2.4	1.4- 4.2	934	97.6	95.8-98.6
Mountain AHEC	1,290	46	3.9	2.7- 5.7	1,244	96.1	94.3-97.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,245	75	3.8	2.6- 5.6	3,170	96.2	94.4-97.4
Piedmont	3,981	130	4.2	3.2- 5.3	3,851	95.8	94.7-96.8
Western NC	2,053	72	4.2	3.1- 5.7	1,981	95.8	94.3-96.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,279

277

4.1

3.4- 4.9

9,002

95.9

95.1-96.6

GENDER

Male

3,392

142

5.6

4.4- 7.2

3,250

94.4

92.8-95.6

Female

5,887

135

2.6

2.0- 3.4

5,752

97.4

96.6-98.0

RACE

White

6,832

193

3.5

2.8- 4.4

6,639

96.5

95.6-97.2

African American

1,820

5.5

3.8- 7.8

1,762

94.5

92.2-96.2

Asian

1.6

0.3- 7.3

98.4

92.7-99.7

Native American

225

13.3

4.7-32.3

217

86.7

67.7-95.3

Other Minorities

322

4.4

2.3- 8.2

307

95.6

91.8-97.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

334

2.4

1.0- 6.0

325

97.6

94.0-99.0

-English Speaking

134

8.7

3.2-21.4

126

91.3

78.6-96.8

-Spanish Speaking

200

0.3

0.0- 2.4

199

99.7

97.6- 100

Non-Hispanic

8,935

267

4.1

3.4- 5.0

8,668

95.9

95.0-96.6

AGE

18-24

568

11.1

7.7-15.8

509

88.9

84.2-92.3

25-34

1,394

6.7

5.1- 9.0

1,302

93.3

91.0-94.9

35-44

1,759

2.9

2.0- 4.2

1,702

97.1

95.8-98.0

45-54

1,824

2.2

1.2- 4.1

1,785

97.8

95.9-98.8

55-64

1,508

2.3

1.3- 4.1

1,486

97.7

95.9-98.7

65-74

1,250

0.2

0.1- 0.7

1,246

99.8

99.3-99.9

75+

917

0.6

0.1- 2.5

914

99.4

97.5-99.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,562

1.5

0.8- 2.9

1,544

98.5

97.1-99.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,769

3.3

2.3- 4.6

2,714

96.7

95.4-97.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,319

6.0

4.2- 8.3

2,233

94.0

91.7-95.8

College Graduate

2,604

118

4.7

3.4- 6.2

2,486

95.3

93.8-96.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,086

2.8

1.7- 4.7

1,054

97.2

95.3-98.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,703

5.6

3.6- 8.5

1,649

94.4

91.5-96.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,023

4.7

2.7- 8.1

993

95.3

91.9-97.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,226

4.4

3.0- 6.5

1,177

95.6

93.5-97.0

$50,000-74,999

1,002

3.2

1.9- 5.4

975

96.8

94.6-98.1

$75,000+

1,148

5.4

3.2- 8.8

1,112

94.6

91.2-96.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

447

8.1

5.1-12.7

421

91.9

87.3-94.9

Guilford

442

6.0

3.2-10.7

426

94.0

89.3-96.8

Mecklenburg

443

7.9

4.8-12.6

415

92.1

87.4-95.2

Orange

449

7.6

5.0-11.4

418

92.4

88.6-95.0

Wake

446

2.6

1.4- 4.6

434

97.4

95.4-98.6

Chatham/Lee

392

2.8

1.4- 5.3

381

97.2

94.7-98.6

Nash/Wilson

369

1.7

0.6- 4.5

364

98.3

95.5-99.4

Craven/Pamlico

447

3.4

1.7- 6.5

434

96.6

93.5-98.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

427

2.4

0.9- 6.5

421

97.6

93.5-99.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

4.4

2.4- 8.0

436

95.6

92.0-97.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

470

0.7

0.2- 2.4

467

99.3

97.6-99.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

422

3.5

1.9- 6.5

409

96.5

93.5-98.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

465

4.4

2.4- 7.7

449

95.6

92.3-97.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

409

1.9

0.7- 4.7

403

98.1

95.3-99.3

Northeast NC I

450

2.8

1.2- 6.1

441

97.2

93.9-98.8

Northeast NC II

503

2.2

1.0- 4.7

493

97.8

95.3-99.0

Northeastern Partnership

953

2.4

1.4- 4.2

934

97.6

95.8-98.6

Mountain AHEC

1,290

3.9

2.7- 5.7

1,244

96.1

94.3-97.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,245

3.8

2.6- 5.6

3,170

96.2

94.4-97.4

Piedmont

3,981

130

4.2

3.2- 5.3

3,851

95.8

94.7-96.8

Western NC

2,053

4.2

3.1- 5.7

1,981

95.8

94.3-96.9

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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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