BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you now smoke a pipe 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	1,504	14	1.1	0.5- 2.6	57	5.2	3.6- 7.4	1,433	93.7	91.3-95.5
GENDER
Male	1,250	14	1.2	0.5- 2.9	52	5.6	3.9- 8.1	1,184	93.1	90.4-95.1
Female	254	0	0.0	. - .	5	0.9	0.3- 2.8	249	99.1	97.2-99.7
RACE
White	1,233	12	1.1	0.4- 2.9	43	5.3	3.5- 7.9	1,178	93.6	90.8-95.6
African American	209	2	1.3	0.2- 6.6	7	2.8	1.0- 7.8	200	95.9	90.3-98.3
Native American	41	0	0.0	. - .	3	2.2	0.6- 7.8	38	97.8	92.2-99.4
Other Minorities	18	0	0.0	. - .	4	25.8	7.9-58.6	14	74.2	41.4-92.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	16	100	. - .
-English Speaking	15	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,488	14	1.1	0.5- 2.6	57	5.2	3.6- 7.5	1,417	93.7	91.2-95.4
AGE
18-24	39	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	2	7.7	1.8-27.4	36	91.8	72.8-97.9
25-34	102	1	4.0	0.6-23.4	8	7.3	2.8-17.5	93	88.7	74.5-95.5
35-44	205	1	1.1	0.1- 7.1	6	2.9	0.9- 9.0	198	96.1	89.6-98.6
45-54	347	2	0.2	0.1- 1.0	14	5.2	2.5-10.5	331	94.6	89.3-97.3
55-64	380	4	1.8	0.4- 6.9	17	8.6	4.7-15.2	359	89.6	82.7-94.0
65-74	256	3	0.6	0.2- 2.1	7	1.3	0.5- 3.0	246	98.1	96.2-99.1
75+	168	2	0.4	0.1- 1.9	3	1.8	0.5- 6.6	163	97.9	93.5-99.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	259	6	2.8	0.8-10.0	6	2.8	1.0- 7.9	247	94.4	87.5-97.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	413	3	0.2	0.1- 0.7	19	7.4	4.1-13.2	391	92.4	86.7-95.8
Some Post-H.S.	375	4	1.1	0.3- 3.8	17	5.4	2.6-10.6	354	93.6	88.3-96.6
College Graduate	453	1	1.0	0.1- 6.9	15	4.3	2.1- 8.6	437	94.6	89.7-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	177	5	4.7	1.1-17.8	8	3.5	1.0-11.0	164	91.9	80.3-96.9
$15,000- 24,999	244	2	0.2	0.0- 1.1	16	9.7	5.2-17.4	226	90.1	82.4-94.6
$25,000- 34,999	165	3	2.3	0.6- 9.0	3	1.6	0.4- 6.7	159	96.0	89.5-98.6
$35,000- 49,999	230	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	5	1.8	0.5- 6.4	224	98.0	93.6-99.4
$50,000-74,999	210	2	2.3	0.4-12.9	6	3.5	1.3- 9.4	202	94.2	86.0-97.7
$75,000+	189	0	0.0	. - .	9	8.2	3.6-17.4	180	91.8	82.6-96.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	99	2	1.8	0.4- 7.7	7	6.5	2.9-14.0	90	91.7	83.9-96.0
Guilford	71	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.1	0.8-19.2	69	95.9	80.8-99.2
Mecklenburg	59	1	1.1	0.2- 7.4	2	5.7	1.4-20.2	56	93.2	79.7-98.0
Orange	76	1	2.1	0.3-13.5	2	3.7	0.7-17.0	73	94.2	81.5-98.3
Wake	53	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.6	1.1-11.4	50	96.4	88.6-98.9
Chatham/Lee	60	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	1	1.6	0.2-10.5	58	97.7	90.3-99.5
Nash/Wilson	52	1	1.1	0.2- 7.4	1	1.8	0.3-11.8	50	97.1	88.6-99.3
Craven/Pamlico	88	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.7	0.4- 6.9	86	98.3	93.1-99.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	73	0	0.0	. - .	7	8.8	4.1-18.1	66	91.2	81.9-95.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	92	1	1.1	0.2- 7.7	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	90	98.2	92.7-99.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	55	1	2.6	0.4-16.2	0	0.0	. - .	54	97.4	83.8-99.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	76	0	0.0	. - .	5	5.5	2.1-13.7	71	94.5	86.3-97.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	77	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	2	1.2	0.3- 4.8	74	98.2	94.5-99.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	66	1	1.5	0.2-10.2	0	0.0	. - .	65	98.5	89.8-99.8
Northeast NC I	58	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	58	100	. - .
Northeast NC II	72	1	1.3	0.2- 8.5	1	1.7	0.2-11.3	70	97.0	88.6-99.3
Northeastern Partnership	130	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1	1	1.2	0.2- 8.1	128	97.9	91.8-99.5
Mountain AHEC	252	2	0.6	0.1- 2.7	13	3.6	1.7- 7.3	237	95.8	92.0-97.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	499	5	0.9	0.3- 3.1	12	4.7	2.1-10.1	482	94.4	89.1-97.2
Piedmont	616	6	1.4	0.4- 4.4	27	5.6	3.5- 8.8	583	93.0	89.4-95.5
Western NC	389	3	0.5	0.2- 1.8	18	4.5	1.9-10.3	368	94.9	89.3-97.7

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,504

1.1

0.5- 2.6

5.2

3.6- 7.4

1,433

93.7

91.3-95.5

GENDER

Male

1,250

1.2

0.5- 2.9

5.6

3.9- 8.1

1,184

93.1

90.4-95.1

Female

254

0.0

. - .

0.9

0.3- 2.8

249

99.1

97.2-99.7

RACE

White

1,233

1.1

0.4- 2.9

5.3

3.5- 7.9

1,178

93.6

90.8-95.6

African American

209

1.3

0.2- 6.6

2.8

1.0- 7.8

200

95.9

90.3-98.3

Native American

0.0

. - .

2.2

0.6- 7.8

97.8

92.2-99.4

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

25.8

7.9-58.6

74.2

41.4-92.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,488

1.1

0.5- 2.6

5.2

3.6- 7.5

1,417

93.7

91.2-95.4

AGE

18-24

0.5

0.1- 3.5

7.7

1.8-27.4

91.8

72.8-97.9

25-34

102

4.0

0.6-23.4

7.3

2.8-17.5

88.7

74.5-95.5

35-44

205

1.1

0.1- 7.1

2.9

0.9- 9.0

198

96.1

89.6-98.6

45-54

347

0.2

0.1- 1.0

5.2

2.5-10.5

331

94.6

89.3-97.3

55-64

380

1.8

0.4- 6.9

8.6

4.7-15.2

359

89.6

82.7-94.0

65-74

256

0.6

0.2- 2.1

1.3

0.5- 3.0

246

98.1

96.2-99.1

75+

168

0.4

0.1- 1.9

1.8

0.5- 6.6

163

97.9

93.5-99.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

259

2.8

0.8-10.0

2.8

1.0- 7.9

247

94.4

87.5-97.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

413

0.2

0.1- 0.7

7.4

4.1-13.2

391

92.4

86.7-95.8

Some Post-H.S.

375

1.1

0.3- 3.8

5.4

2.6-10.6

354

93.6

88.3-96.6

College Graduate

453

1.0

0.1- 6.9

4.3

2.1- 8.6

437

94.6

89.7-97.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

177

4.7

1.1-17.8

3.5

1.0-11.0

164

91.9

80.3-96.9

$15,000- 24,999

244

0.2

0.0- 1.1

9.7

5.2-17.4

226

90.1

82.4-94.6

$25,000- 34,999

165

2.3

0.6- 9.0

1.6

0.4- 6.7

159

96.0

89.5-98.6

$35,000- 49,999

230

0.3

0.0- 1.9

1.8

0.5- 6.4

224

98.0

93.6-99.4

$50,000-74,999

210

2.3

0.4-12.9

3.5

1.3- 9.4

202

94.2

86.0-97.7

$75,000+

189

0.0

. - .

8.2

3.6-17.4

180

91.8

82.6-96.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

1.8

0.4- 7.7

6.5

2.9-14.0

91.7

83.9-96.0

Guilford

0.0

. - .

4.1

0.8-19.2

95.9

80.8-99.2

Mecklenburg

1.1

0.2- 7.4

5.7

1.4-20.2

93.2

79.7-98.0

Orange

2.1

0.3-13.5

3.7

0.7-17.0

94.2

81.5-98.3

Wake

0.0

. - .

3.6

1.1-11.4

96.4

88.6-98.9

Chatham/Lee

0.7

0.1- 4.9

1.6

0.2-10.5

97.7

90.3-99.5

Nash/Wilson

1.1

0.2- 7.4

1.8

0.3-11.8

97.1

88.6-99.3

Craven/Pamlico

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.4- 6.9

98.3

93.1-99.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

0.0

. - .

8.8

4.1-18.1

91.2

81.9-95.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

1.1

0.2- 7.7

0.6

0.1- 4.4

98.2

92.7-99.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

2.6

0.4-16.2

0.0

. - .

97.4

83.8-99.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

5.5

2.1-13.7

94.5

86.3-97.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

0.6

0.1- 3.9

1.2

0.3- 4.8

98.2

94.5-99.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

1.5

0.2-10.2

0.0

. - .

98.5

89.8-99.8

Northeast NC I

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Northeast NC II

1.3

0.2- 8.5

1.7

0.2-11.3

97.0

88.6-99.3

Northeastern Partnership

130

0.9

0.1- 6.1

1.2

0.2- 8.1

128

97.9

91.8-99.5

Mountain AHEC

252

0.6

0.1- 2.7

3.6

1.7- 7.3

237

95.8

92.0-97.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

499

0.9

0.3- 3.1

4.7

2.1-10.1

482

94.4

89.1-97.2

Piedmont

616

1.4

0.4- 4.4

5.6

3.5- 8.8

583

93.0

89.4-95.5

Western NC

389

0.5

0.2- 1.8

4.5

1.9-10.3

368

94.9

89.3-97.7

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking tobacco in a pipe.

^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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