BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,416	4,623	48.0	46.4-49.7	4,793	52.0	50.3-53.6
GENDER
Male	3,469	2,067	55.3	52.6-57.9	1,402	44.7	42.1-47.4
Female	5,947	2,556	41.3	39.3-43.2	3,391	58.7	56.8-60.7
RACE
White	6,913	3,580	51.2	49.3-53.0	3,333	48.8	47.0-50.7
African American	1,862	768	41.0	37.6-44.6	1,094	59.0	55.4-62.4
Asian	51	10	10.5	4.4-23.0	41	89.5	77.0-95.6
Native American	228	130	61.1	49.8-71.2	98	38.9	28.8-50.2
Other Minorities	325	121	35.7	28.1-44.1	204	64.3	55.9-71.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	338	116	32.5	25.1-40.8	222	67.5	59.2-74.9
-English Speaking	137	55	39.1	26.4-53.5	82	60.9	46.5-73.6
-Spanish Speaking	201	61	30.2	21.5-40.5	140	69.8	59.5-78.5
Non-Hispanic	9,068	4,505	49.1	47.4-50.7	4,563	50.9	49.3-52.6
AGE
18-24	582	245	40.6	34.6-46.8	337	59.4	53.2-65.4
25-34	1,412	563	40.2	36.3-44.2	849	59.8	55.8-63.7
35-44	1,785	836	44.9	41.4-48.3	949	55.1	51.7-58.6
45-54	1,835	1,021	56.1	52.5-59.6	814	43.9	40.4-47.5
55-64	1,531	853	59.4	55.8-62.9	678	40.6	37.1-44.2
65-74	1,271	671	51.3	47.2-55.4	600	48.7	44.6-52.8
75+	932	409	47.7	43.0-52.4	523	52.3	47.6-57.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,599	894	57.9	53.7-61.9	705	42.1	38.1-46.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,824	1,517	52.6	49.6-55.7	1,307	47.4	44.3-50.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,338	1,154	46.6	43.3-50.0	1,184	53.4	50.0-56.7
College Graduate	2,628	1,046	38.3	35.6-41.0	1,582	61.7	59.0-64.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,104	592	52.6	47.6-57.6	512	47.4	42.4-52.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,729	971	56.2	52.2-60.1	758	43.8	39.9-47.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,035	537	49.2	44.2-54.1	498	50.8	45.9-55.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,240	621	48.1	43.9-52.3	619	51.9	47.7-56.1
$50,000-74,999	1,009	482	44.6	40.0-49.2	527	55.4	50.8-60.0
$75,000+	1,154	463	43.3	39.0-47.6	691	56.7	52.4-61.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	239	52.2	46.6-57.6	215	47.8	42.4-53.4
Guilford	446	214	50.6	45.0-56.1	232	49.4	43.9-55.0
Mecklenburg	446	205	45.9	40.0-52.0	241	54.1	48.0-60.0
Orange	450	190	42.7	35.3-50.4	260	57.3	49.6-64.7
Wake	453	173	37.5	32.2-43.0	280	62.5	57.0-67.8
Chatham/Lee	399	199	44.4	38.4-50.6	200	55.6	49.4-61.6
Nash/Wilson	379	177	50.7	44.8-56.6	202	49.3	43.4-55.2
Craven/Pamlico	456	250	51.9	46.3-57.5	206	48.1	42.5-53.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	436	237	57.2	51.5-62.8	199	42.8	37.2-48.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	234	50.9	44.2-57.6	218	49.1	42.4-55.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	473	233	47.0	39.1-55.1	240	53.0	44.9-60.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	233	57.5	46.7-67.5	193	42.5	32.5-53.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	471	246	55.0	49.7-60.1	225	45.0	39.9-50.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	204	53.8	47.6-59.8	214	46.2	40.2-52.4
Northeast NC I	459	222	48.7	42.4-54.9	237	51.3	45.1-57.6
Northeast NC II	514	246	50.7	45.4-55.9	268	49.3	44.1-54.6
Northeastern Partnership	973	468	50.0	45.9-54.0	505	50.0	46.0-54.1
Mountain AHEC	1,308	698	54.4	50.2-58.6	610	45.6	41.4-49.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,309	1,621	48.5	45.6-51.4	1,688	51.5	48.6-54.4
Piedmont	4,033	1,906	46.6	44.3-48.9	2,127	53.4	51.1-55.7
Western NC	2,074	1,096	53.0	49.4-56.4	978	47.0	43.6-50.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,416

4,623

48.0

46.4-49.7

4,793

52.0

50.3-53.6

GENDER

Male

3,469

2,067

55.3

52.6-57.9

1,402

44.7

42.1-47.4

Female

5,947

2,556

41.3

39.3-43.2

3,391

58.7

56.8-60.7

RACE

White

6,913

3,580

51.2

49.3-53.0

3,333

48.8

47.0-50.7

African American

1,862

768

41.0

37.6-44.6

1,094

59.0

55.4-62.4

Asian

10.5

4.4-23.0

89.5

77.0-95.6

Native American

228

130

61.1

49.8-71.2

38.9

28.8-50.2

Other Minorities

325

121

35.7

28.1-44.1

204

64.3

55.9-71.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

338

116

32.5

25.1-40.8

222

67.5

59.2-74.9

-English Speaking

137

39.1

26.4-53.5

60.9

46.5-73.6

-Spanish Speaking

201

30.2

21.5-40.5

140

69.8

59.5-78.5

Non-Hispanic

9,068

4,505

49.1

47.4-50.7

4,563

50.9

49.3-52.6

AGE

18-24

582

245

40.6

34.6-46.8

337

59.4

53.2-65.4

25-34

1,412

563

40.2

36.3-44.2

849

59.8

55.8-63.7

35-44

1,785

836

44.9

41.4-48.3

949

55.1

51.7-58.6

45-54

1,835

1,021

56.1

52.5-59.6

814

43.9

40.4-47.5

55-64

1,531

853

59.4

55.8-62.9

678

40.6

37.1-44.2

65-74

1,271

671

51.3

47.2-55.4

600

48.7

44.6-52.8

75+

932

409

47.7

43.0-52.4

523

52.3

47.6-57.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,599

894

57.9

53.7-61.9

705

42.1

38.1-46.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,824

1,517

52.6

49.6-55.7

1,307

47.4

44.3-50.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,338

1,154

46.6

43.3-50.0

1,184

53.4

50.0-56.7

College Graduate

2,628

1,046

38.3

35.6-41.0

1,582

61.7

59.0-64.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,104

592

52.6

47.6-57.6

512

47.4

42.4-52.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,729

971

56.2

52.2-60.1

758

43.8

39.9-47.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,035

537

49.2

44.2-54.1

498

50.8

45.9-55.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,240

621

48.1

43.9-52.3

619

51.9

47.7-56.1

$50,000-74,999

1,009

482

44.6

40.0-49.2

527

55.4

50.8-60.0

$75,000+

1,154

463

43.3

39.0-47.6

691

56.7

52.4-61.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

239

52.2

46.6-57.6

215

47.8

42.4-53.4

Guilford

446

214

50.6

45.0-56.1

232

49.4

43.9-55.0

Mecklenburg

446

205

45.9

40.0-52.0

241

54.1

48.0-60.0

Orange

450

190

42.7

35.3-50.4

260

57.3

49.6-64.7

Wake

453

173

37.5

32.2-43.0

280

62.5

57.0-67.8

Chatham/Lee

399

199

44.4

38.4-50.6

200

55.6

49.4-61.6

Nash/Wilson

379

177

50.7

44.8-56.6

202

49.3

43.4-55.2

Craven/Pamlico

456

250

51.9

46.3-57.5

206

48.1

42.5-53.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

436

237

57.2

51.5-62.8

199

42.8

37.2-48.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

234

50.9

44.2-57.6

218

49.1

42.4-55.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

473

233

47.0

39.1-55.1

240

53.0

44.9-60.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

233

57.5

46.7-67.5

193

42.5

32.5-53.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

471

246

55.0

49.7-60.1

225

45.0

39.9-50.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

204

53.8

47.6-59.8

214

46.2

40.2-52.4

Northeast NC I

459

222

48.7

42.4-54.9

237

51.3

45.1-57.6

Northeast NC II

514

246

50.7

45.4-55.9

268

49.3

44.1-54.6

Northeastern Partnership

973

468

50.0

45.9-54.0

505

50.0

46.0-54.1

Mountain AHEC

1,308

698

54.4

50.2-58.6

610

45.6

41.4-49.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,309

1,621

48.5

45.6-51.4

1,688

51.5

48.6-54.4

Piedmont

4,033

1,906

46.6

44.3-48.9

2,127

53.4

51.1-55.7

Western NC

2,074

1,096

53.0

49.4-56.4

978

47.0

43.6-50.6

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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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