BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever smoked a cigar, even one or two puffs?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,293	2,920	36.0	34.4-37.7	6,373	64.0	62.3-65.6
GENDER
Male	3,404	2,047	57.4	54.7-60.0	1,357	42.6	40.0-45.3
Female	5,889	873	16.1	14.6-17.6	5,016	83.9	82.4-85.4
RACE
White	6,839	2,337	39.2	37.4-41.1	4,502	60.8	58.9-62.6
African American	1,827	421	29.8	26.3-33.5	1,406	70.2	66.5-73.7
Asian	46	6	13.4	3.9-37.4	40	86.6	62.6-96.1
Native American	226	87	47.3	35.1-59.7	139	52.7	40.3-64.9
Other Minorities	322	61	18.5	12.9-26.0	261	81.5	74.0-87.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	334	56	17.5	11.9-24.9	278	82.5	75.1-88.1
-English Speaking	134	39	35.9	23.6-50.5	95	64.1	49.5-76.4
-Spanish Speaking	200	17	11.3	5.8-20.6	183	88.7	79.4-94.2
Non-Hispanic	8,949	2,862	37.3	35.7-39.0	6,087	62.7	61.0-64.3
AGE
18-24	570	196	37.9	31.8-44.3	374	62.1	55.7-68.2
25-34	1,395	439	35.4	31.6-39.5	956	64.6	60.5-68.4
35-44	1,763	567	35.1	31.8-38.6	1,196	64.9	61.4-68.2
45-54	1,826	612	39.4	35.8-43.1	1,214	60.6	56.9-64.2
55-64	1,511	507	39.4	35.7-43.2	1,004	60.6	56.8-64.3
65-74	1,252	375	34.1	30.2-38.2	877	65.9	61.8-69.8
75+	917	210	27.8	23.6-32.3	707	72.2	67.7-76.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,565	443	32.2	28.4-36.3	1,122	67.8	63.7-71.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,775	805	34.6	31.7-37.6	1,970	65.4	62.4-68.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,322	772	37.9	34.6-41.3	1,550	62.1	58.7-65.4
College Graduate	2,606	895	38.2	35.5-41.1	1,711	61.8	58.9-64.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,088	284	30.4	25.7-35.6	804	69.6	64.4-74.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,710	519	36.7	32.8-40.7	1,191	63.3	59.3-67.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,024	328	36.5	31.8-41.6	696	63.5	58.4-68.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,228	438	38.7	34.6-42.9	790	61.3	57.1-65.4
$50,000-74,999	1,004	386	41.5	36.9-46.3	618	58.5	53.7-63.1
$75,000+	1,147	438	44.6	40.3-49.0	709	55.4	51.0-59.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	448	166	42.2	36.7-47.9	282	57.8	52.1-63.3
Guilford	443	144	37.7	32.3-43.5	299	62.3	56.5-67.7
Mecklenburg	442	143	34.2	28.6-40.2	299	65.8	59.8-71.4
Orange	449	143	34.5	27.7-42.1	306	65.5	57.9-72.3
Wake	446	141	32.3	27.2-37.8	305	67.7	62.2-72.8
Chatham/Lee	392	111	31.9	25.8-38.6	281	68.1	61.4-74.2
Nash/Wilson	369	99	29.9	24.7-35.8	270	70.1	64.2-75.3
Craven/Pamlico	448	148	34.4	29.3-40.0	300	65.6	60.0-70.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	427	137	35.8	30.4-41.6	290	64.2	58.4-69.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	451	159	40.0	33.5-46.8	292	60.0	53.2-66.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	130	30.8	24.4-37.9	341	69.2	62.1-75.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	422	165	46.5	35.7-57.6	257	53.5	42.4-64.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	468	152	36.4	31.3-41.9	316	63.6	58.1-68.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	410	110	33.9	27.7-40.7	300	66.1	59.3-72.3
Northeast NC I	451	109	25.5	20.7-30.9	342	74.5	69.1-79.3
Northeast NC II	504	143	34.5	29.4-40.1	361	65.5	59.9-70.6
Northeastern Partnership	955	252	31.4	27.6-35.5	703	68.6	64.5-72.4
Mountain AHEC	1,290	471	41.0	36.8-45.3	819	59.0	54.7-63.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,254	947	34.5	31.7-37.5	2,307	65.5	62.5-68.3
Piedmont	3,987	1,245	35.8	33.6-38.1	2,742	64.2	61.9-66.4
Western NC	2,052	728	40.1	36.6-43.7	1,324	59.9	56.3-63.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,293

2,920

36.0

34.4-37.7

6,373

64.0

62.3-65.6

GENDER

Male

3,404

2,047

57.4

54.7-60.0

1,357

42.6

40.0-45.3

Female

5,889

873

16.1

14.6-17.6

5,016

83.9

82.4-85.4

RACE

White

6,839

2,337

39.2

37.4-41.1

4,502

60.8

58.9-62.6

African American

1,827

421

29.8

26.3-33.5

1,406

70.2

66.5-73.7

Asian

13.4

3.9-37.4

86.6

62.6-96.1

Native American

226

47.3

35.1-59.7

139

52.7

40.3-64.9

Other Minorities

322

18.5

12.9-26.0

261

81.5

74.0-87.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

334

17.5

11.9-24.9

278

82.5

75.1-88.1

-English Speaking

134

35.9

23.6-50.5

64.1

49.5-76.4

-Spanish Speaking

200

11.3

5.8-20.6

183

88.7

79.4-94.2

Non-Hispanic

8,949

2,862

37.3

35.7-39.0

6,087

62.7

61.0-64.3

AGE

18-24

570

196

37.9

31.8-44.3

374

62.1

55.7-68.2

25-34

1,395

439

35.4

31.6-39.5

956

64.6

60.5-68.4

35-44

1,763

567

35.1

31.8-38.6

1,196

64.9

61.4-68.2

45-54

1,826

612

39.4

35.8-43.1

1,214

60.6

56.9-64.2

55-64

1,511

507

39.4

35.7-43.2

1,004

60.6

56.8-64.3

65-74

1,252

375

34.1

30.2-38.2

877

65.9

61.8-69.8

75+

917

210

27.8

23.6-32.3

707

72.2

67.7-76.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,565

443

32.2

28.4-36.3

1,122

67.8

63.7-71.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,775

805

34.6

31.7-37.6

1,970

65.4

62.4-68.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,322

772

37.9

34.6-41.3

1,550

62.1

58.7-65.4

College Graduate

2,606

895

38.2

35.5-41.1

1,711

61.8

58.9-64.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,088

284

30.4

25.7-35.6

804

69.6

64.4-74.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,710

519

36.7

32.8-40.7

1,191

63.3

59.3-67.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,024

328

36.5

31.8-41.6

696

63.5

58.4-68.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,228

438

38.7

34.6-42.9

790

61.3

57.1-65.4

$50,000-74,999

1,004

386

41.5

36.9-46.3

618

58.5

53.7-63.1

$75,000+

1,147

438

44.6

40.3-49.0

709

55.4

51.0-59.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

448

166

42.2

36.7-47.9

282

57.8

52.1-63.3

Guilford

443

144

37.7

32.3-43.5

299

62.3

56.5-67.7

Mecklenburg

442

143

34.2

28.6-40.2

299

65.8

59.8-71.4

Orange

449

143

34.5

27.7-42.1

306

65.5

57.9-72.3

Wake

446

141

32.3

27.2-37.8

305

67.7

62.2-72.8

Chatham/Lee

392

111

31.9

25.8-38.6

281

68.1

61.4-74.2

Nash/Wilson

369

29.9

24.7-35.8

270

70.1

64.2-75.3

Craven/Pamlico

448

148

34.4

29.3-40.0

300

65.6

60.0-70.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

427

137

35.8

30.4-41.6

290

64.2

58.4-69.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

451

159

40.0

33.5-46.8

292

60.0

53.2-66.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

130

30.8

24.4-37.9

341

69.2

62.1-75.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

422

165

46.5

35.7-57.6

257

53.5

42.4-64.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

468

152

36.4

31.3-41.9

316

63.6

58.1-68.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

410

110

33.9

27.7-40.7

300

66.1

59.3-72.3

Northeast NC I

451

109

25.5

20.7-30.9

342

74.5

69.1-79.3

Northeast NC II

504

143

34.5

29.4-40.1

361

65.5

59.9-70.6

Northeastern Partnership

955

252

31.4

27.6-35.5

703

68.6

64.5-72.4

Mountain AHEC

1,290

471

41.0

36.8-45.3

819

59.0

54.7-63.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,254

947

34.5

31.7-37.5

2,307

65.5

62.5-68.3

Piedmont

3,987

1,245

35.8

33.6-38.1

2,742

64.2

61.9-66.4

Western NC

2,052

728

40.1

36.6-43.7

1,324

59.9

56.3-63.4

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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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