BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you now smoke cigars every day, some days, or not at all?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	2,919	39	1.6	1.0- 2.7	303	13.4	11.3-15.7	2,577	85.0	82.6-87.2
GENDER
Male	2,047	35	2.0	1.1- 3.4	276	16.3	13.8-19.3	1,736	81.7	78.6-84.4
Female	872	4	0.4	0.1- 1.6	27	3.4	2.0- 6.0	841	96.2	93.6-97.7
RACE
White	2,336	26	1.1	0.6- 2.0	237	13.4	11.1-16.1	2,073	85.4	82.7-87.8
African American	421	10	2.5	0.9- 6.4	47	13.5	9.4-18.9	364	84.1	78.2-88.6
Asian	6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
Native American	87	2	2.8	0.6-12.5	12	19.2	5.3-50.4	73	78.0	49.0-92.9
Other Minorities	61	1	9.0	1.3-42.2	7	10.5	4.2-23.9	53	80.5	57.7-92.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	56	1	9.7	1.4-44.1	4	6.2	1.9-18.2	51	84.1	58.2-95.3
-English Speaking	39	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.3	0.7-29.8	38	94.7	70.2-99.3
-Spanish Speaking	17	1	20.1	3.0-66.7	3	7.1	1.7-25.3	13	72.8	33.7-93.4
Non-Hispanic	2,861	38	1.4	0.8- 2.2	298	13.5	11.4-15.9	2,525	85.1	82.7-87.3
AGE
18-24	196	0	0.0	. - .	33	19.3	11.6-30.3	163	80.7	69.7-88.4
25-34	438	5	2.1	0.7- 6.4	54	16.5	11.3-23.4	379	81.3	74.2-86.8
35-44	567	3	0.2	0.0- 0.8	64	13.0	9.4-17.8	500	86.8	82.0-90.4
45-54	612	11	2.6	0.8- 8.2	74	13.7	10.1-18.3	527	83.7	78.2-88.0
55-64	507	9	1.2	0.5- 2.8	55	13.5	9.6-18.7	443	85.3	80.1-89.3
65-74	375	6	3.9	1.3-11.1	15	3.6	1.6- 7.8	354	92.4	85.8-96.1
75+	210	5	3.1	1.0- 8.8	6	2.7	0.8- 8.5	199	94.2	87.7-97.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	443	12	4.8	1.9-11.8	37	10.4	6.4-16.3	394	84.8	77.6-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	804	14	1.9	0.8- 4.4	89	14.5	10.6-19.4	701	83.6	78.6-87.7
Some Post-H.S.	772	7	0.5	0.2- 1.2	78	13.8	9.7-19.4	687	85.6	80.1-89.8
College Graduate	895	6	0.8	0.3- 2.2	99	13.5	10.4-17.4	790	85.7	81.8-88.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	284	9	8.1	2.8-21.5	26	11.9	6.8-19.9	249	80.0	68.6-88.0
$15,000- 24,999	518	7	2.1	0.8- 5.4	54	13.5	9.2-19.4	457	84.4	78.3-89.0
$25,000- 34,999	328	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	33	14.3	8.7-22.5	294	85.6	77.4-91.1
$35,000- 49,999	438	4	1.0	0.3- 3.5	36	7.4	4.7-11.4	398	91.6	87.5-94.5
$50,000-74,999	386	5	0.5	0.2- 1.5	40	14.3	8.6-22.9	341	85.1	76.7-90.9
$75,000+	438	4	1.1	0.2- 5.3	74	22.3	16.2-29.8	360	76.6	69.0-82.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	166	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	19	14.5	8.6-23.3	146	85.3	76.5-91.2
Guilford	144	2	1.3	0.3- 5.0	19	14.1	8.6-22.1	123	84.7	76.6-90.3
Mecklenburg	143	2	0.8	0.2- 3.1	22	23.0	14.2-34.9	119	76.3	64.4-85.1
Orange	143	0	0.0	. - .	17	13.0	7.5-21.6	126	87.0	78.4-92.5
Wake	141	1	3.8	0.6-22.2	14	13.0	7.3-22.3	126	83.1	71.4-90.7
Chatham/Lee	111	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1	8	6.1	2.8-13.1	102	93.0	85.8-96.7
Nash/Wilson	99	2	1.1	0.3- 4.3	7	6.9	2.9-15.5	90	92.0	83.6-96.3
Craven/Pamlico	147	2	2.1	0.5- 8.4	15	11.0	6.4-18.1	130	86.9	79.2-92.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	137	0	0.0	. - .	16	14.4	7.9-24.7	121	85.6	75.3-92.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	159	0	0.0	. - .	14	16.3	7.1-33.3	145	83.7	66.7-92.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	130	4	4.8	1.7-12.7	9	9.7	4.0-21.5	117	85.5	73.8-92.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	165	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	11	5.7	2.7-11.5	153	93.9	88.0-97.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	152	4	3.3	1.1- 9.3	23	15.0	9.6-22.5	125	81.7	73.6-87.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	110	3	2.3	0.7- 7.3	4	6.4	2.2-17.3	103	91.4	81.1-96.3
Northeast NC I	109	3	2.4	0.7- 8.0	5	4.7	1.8-11.7	101	92.9	85.5-96.6
Northeast NC II	143	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	19	13.6	7.8-22.5	123	85.7	76.7-91.6
Northeastern Partnership	252	4	1.2	0.4- 3.6	24	11.1	6.7-17.6	224	87.7	81.2-92.2
Mountain AHEC	471	5	0.8	0.3- 2.3	40	9.8	6.6-14.3	426	89.4	84.9-92.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	946	19	2.4	1.1- 4.8	96	11.2	8.4-14.8	831	86.4	82.5-89.6
Piedmont	1,245	15	1.6	0.7- 3.5	140	14.9	11.8-18.6	1,090	83.5	79.7-86.7
Western NC	728	5	0.5	0.2- 1.4	67	11.7	8.4-16.2	656	87.8	83.3-91.2

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,919

1.6

1.0- 2.7

303

13.4

11.3-15.7

2,577

85.0

82.6-87.2

GENDER

Male

2,047

2.0

1.1- 3.4

276

16.3

13.8-19.3

1,736

81.7

78.6-84.4

Female

872

0.4

0.1- 1.6

3.4

2.0- 6.0

841

96.2

93.6-97.7

RACE

White

2,336

1.1

0.6- 2.0

237

13.4

11.1-16.1

2,073

85.4

82.7-87.8

African American

421

2.5

0.9- 6.4

13.5

9.4-18.9

364

84.1

78.2-88.6

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

2.8

0.6-12.5

19.2

5.3-50.4

78.0

49.0-92.9

Other Minorities

9.0

1.3-42.2

10.5

4.2-23.9

80.5

57.7-92.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

9.7

1.4-44.1

6.2

1.9-18.2

84.1

58.2-95.3

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

5.3

0.7-29.8

94.7

70.2-99.3

-Spanish Speaking

20.1

3.0-66.7

7.1

1.7-25.3

72.8

33.7-93.4

Non-Hispanic

2,861

1.4

0.8- 2.2

298

13.5

11.4-15.9

2,525

85.1

82.7-87.3

AGE

18-24

196

0.0

. - .

19.3

11.6-30.3

163

80.7

69.7-88.4

25-34

438

2.1

0.7- 6.4

16.5

11.3-23.4

379

81.3

74.2-86.8

35-44

567

0.2

0.0- 0.8

13.0

9.4-17.8

500

86.8

82.0-90.4

45-54

612

2.6

0.8- 8.2

13.7

10.1-18.3

527

83.7

78.2-88.0

55-64

507

1.2

0.5- 2.8

13.5

9.6-18.7

443

85.3

80.1-89.3

65-74

375

3.9

1.3-11.1

3.6

1.6- 7.8

354

92.4

85.8-96.1

75+

210

3.1

1.0- 8.8

2.7

0.8- 8.5

199

94.2

87.7-97.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

443

4.8

1.9-11.8

10.4

6.4-16.3

394

84.8

77.6-90.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

804

1.9

0.8- 4.4

14.5

10.6-19.4

701

83.6

78.6-87.7

Some Post-H.S.

772

0.5

0.2- 1.2

13.8

9.7-19.4

687

85.6

80.1-89.8

College Graduate

895

0.8

0.3- 2.2

13.5

10.4-17.4

790

85.7

81.8-88.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

284

8.1

2.8-21.5

11.9

6.8-19.9

249

80.0

68.6-88.0

$15,000- 24,999

518

2.1

0.8- 5.4

13.5

9.2-19.4

457

84.4

78.3-89.0

$25,000- 34,999

328

0.1

0.0- 1.0

14.3

8.7-22.5

294

85.6

77.4-91.1

$35,000- 49,999

438

1.0

0.3- 3.5

7.4

4.7-11.4

398

91.6

87.5-94.5

$50,000-74,999

386

0.5

0.2- 1.5

14.3

8.6-22.9

341

85.1

76.7-90.9

$75,000+

438

1.1

0.2- 5.3

22.3

16.2-29.8

360

76.6

69.0-82.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

166

0.3

0.0- 1.9

14.5

8.6-23.3

146

85.3

76.5-91.2

Guilford

144

1.3

0.3- 5.0

14.1

8.6-22.1

123

84.7

76.6-90.3

Mecklenburg

143

0.8

0.2- 3.1

23.0

14.2-34.9

119

76.3

64.4-85.1

Orange

143

0.0

. - .

13.0

7.5-21.6

126

87.0

78.4-92.5

Wake

141

3.8

0.6-22.2

13.0

7.3-22.3

126

83.1

71.4-90.7

Chatham/Lee

111

0.9

0.1- 6.1

6.1

2.8-13.1

102

93.0

85.8-96.7

Nash/Wilson

1.1

0.3- 4.3

6.9

2.9-15.5

92.0

83.6-96.3

Craven/Pamlico

147

2.1

0.5- 8.4

11.0

6.4-18.1

130

86.9

79.2-92.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

137

0.0

. - .

14.4

7.9-24.7

121

85.6

75.3-92.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

159

0.0

. - .

16.3

7.1-33.3

145

83.7

66.7-92.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

130

4.8

1.7-12.7

9.7

4.0-21.5

117

85.5

73.8-92.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

165

0.4

0.1- 2.9

5.7

2.7-11.5

153

93.9

88.0-97.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

152

3.3

1.1- 9.3

15.0

9.6-22.5

125

81.7

73.6-87.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

110

2.3

0.7- 7.3

6.4

2.2-17.3

103

91.4

81.1-96.3

Northeast NC I

109

2.4

0.7- 8.0

4.7

1.8-11.7

101

92.9

85.5-96.6

Northeast NC II

143

0.7

0.1- 4.9

13.6

7.8-22.5

123

85.7

76.7-91.6

Northeastern Partnership

252

1.2

0.4- 3.6

11.1

6.7-17.6

224

87.7

81.2-92.2

Mountain AHEC

471

0.8

0.3- 2.3

9.8

6.6-14.3

426

89.4

84.9-92.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

946

2.4

1.1- 4.8

11.2

8.4-14.8

831

86.4

82.5-89.6

Piedmont

1,245

1.6

0.7- 3.5

140

14.9

11.8-18.6

1,090

83.5

79.7-86.7

Western NC

728

0.5

0.2- 1.4

11.7

8.4-16.2

656

87.8

83.3-91.2

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking cigars.

^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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