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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	4,619	1,717	39.1	36.8-41.4	440	12.5	10.8-14.4	2,462	48.4	46.1-50.7
GENDER
Male	2,064	734	38.1	34.8-41.5	182	12.5	10.1-15.4	1,148	49.4	46.0-52.8
Female	2,555	983	40.4	37.4-43.4	258	12.5	10.4-14.9	1,314	47.1	44.2-50.1
RACE
White	3,577	1,298	38.5	35.9-41.1	302	11.1	9.3-13.2	1,977	50.5	47.9-53.1
African American	767	311	45.3	39.8-50.9	89	13.1	9.8-17.2	367	41.7	36.3-47.2
Asian	10	3	40.6	10.7-79.5	2	23.5	5.3-62.6	5	35.9	10.5-72.9
Native American	130	60	51.5	34.5-68.2	13	9.6	3.9-21.5	57	38.9	24.1-55.9
Other Minorities	121	42	24.6	15.1-37.5	31	34.9	22.5-49.8	48	40.5	27.8-54.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	116	36	22.5	12.7-36.7	27	34.7	21.7-50.5	53	42.8	29.2-57.6
-English Speaking	55	24	41.9	23.0-63.5	4	10.1	2.5-32.8	27	48.0	27.6-69.2
-Spanish Speaking	61	12	13.9	4.7-34.5	23	45.6	27.9-64.6	26	40.5	24.1-59.3
Non-Hispanic	4,501	1,679	39.8	37.5-42.1	413	11.5	9.9-13.4	2,409	48.7	46.4-51.0
AGE
18-24	245	122	44.0	35.0-53.4	49	24.5	16.9-34.2	74	31.5	23.4-40.9
25-34	562	273	43.9	37.5-50.5	96	21.4	16.3-27.6	193	34.7	28.8-41.0
35-44	836	412	47.1	42.0-52.3	89	12.3	8.9-16.7	335	40.6	35.6-45.8
45-54	1,021	421	44.2	39.3-49.2	99	11.4	8.4-15.3	501	44.4	39.6-49.3
55-64	851	293	36.8	31.9-42.0	57	6.4	4.5- 9.0	501	56.8	51.7-61.8
65-74	670	130	19.1	15.2-23.9	37	5.9	3.7- 9.3	503	75.0	69.8-79.5
75+	409	59	17.4	12.6-23.6	11	2.1	0.8- 5.2	339	80.5	74.1-85.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	894	380	46.0	40.5-51.5	73	10.3	7.3-14.5	441	43.7	38.5-49.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,515	668	47.0	42.9-51.0	125	11.5	8.7-15.0	722	41.6	37.7-45.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,154	440	38.8	34.2-43.5	117	12.7	9.5-16.9	597	48.5	43.8-53.2
College Graduate	1,044	225	21.4	17.8-25.4	125	16.0	12.5-20.3	694	62.6	58.0-67.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	592	283	52.2	45.5-58.8	52	8.8	5.9-12.9	257	39.0	32.9-45.5
$15,000- 24,999	971	445	48.6	43.4-53.8	106	14.1	10.6-18.5	420	37.3	32.6-42.3
$25,000- 34,999	536	217	44.5	37.8-51.5	59	12.4	8.3-18.2	260	43.1	36.5-49.9
$35,000- 49,999	621	230	39.1	33.4-45.0	51	9.7	6.6-14.1	340	51.2	45.3-57.0
$50,000-74,999	482	145	34.8	28.8-41.3	41	10.5	6.9-15.7	296	54.7	48.1-61.1
$75,000+	463	88	21.2	16.3-27.2	55	19.6	13.3-27.8	320	59.2	51.8-66.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	239	91	37.1	30.1-44.7	16	8.7	5.1-14.5	132	54.2	46.6-61.7
Guilford	214	61	36.0	28.2-44.7	25	10.0	6.4-15.3	128	54.0	45.7-62.1
Mecklenburg	204	65	26.5	20.0-34.1	24	16.7	10.0-26.7	115	56.8	47.5-65.6
Orange	190	30	20.0	10.8-34.1	21	14.4	7.6-25.8	139	65.5	52.0-77.0
Wake	173	44	26.1	18.3-35.6	25	17.0	11.0-25.4	104	56.9	47.5-65.9
Chatham/Lee	199	77	42.4	34.5-50.7	11	6.9	3.3-13.7	111	50.8	42.7-58.8
Nash/Wilson	176	76	42.3	33.8-51.2	16	14.2	7.7-24.7	84	43.6	35.1-52.5
Craven/Pamlico	250	85	35.8	29.3-42.9	18	8.2	4.8-13.6	147	56.0	49.0-62.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	237	112	47.2	39.1-55.4	23	9.9	6.2-15.4	102	42.9	34.7-51.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	234	81	41.3	32.3-51.1	30	14.2	9.2-21.1	123	44.5	36.3-53.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	233	88	39.3	30.9-48.4	19	13.7	7.4-24.0	126	47.0	37.8-56.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	233	80	32.2	22.3-44.1	21	22.4	7.8-49.5	132	45.4	32.1-59.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	246	110	45.9	38.6-53.3	22	9.5	5.8-15.1	114	44.7	37.5-52.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	204	91	47.4	38.6-56.4	16	6.7	3.8-11.6	97	45.9	36.9-55.1
Northeast NC I	221	76	37.4	30.0-45.4	23	9.0	5.7-13.9	122	53.7	45.7-61.4
Northeast NC II	246	98	41.3	34.0-49.0	24	11.5	7.2-17.9	124	47.2	39.6-54.9
Northeastern Partnership	467	174	40.0	34.5-45.7	47	10.6	7.4-15.0	246	49.4	43.7-55.1
Mountain AHEC	698	252	38.6	32.2-45.3	51	10.3	6.6-15.7	395	51.2	44.8-57.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,618	647	40.3	36.4-44.3	148	12.9	10.0-16.6	823	46.8	42.8-50.8
Piedmont	1,905	652	37.5	34.3-40.8	195	12.6	10.3-15.3	1,058	49.9	46.6-53.2
Western NC	1,096	418	42.4	37.3-47.7	97	11.4	8.1-15.7	581	46.2	41.4-51.1

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,619

1,717

39.1

36.8-41.4

440

12.5

10.8-14.4

2,462

48.4

46.1-50.7

GENDER

Male

2,064

734

38.1

34.8-41.5

182

12.5

10.1-15.4

1,148

49.4

46.0-52.8

Female

2,555

983

40.4

37.4-43.4

258

12.5

10.4-14.9

1,314

47.1

44.2-50.1

RACE

White

3,577

1,298

38.5

35.9-41.1

302

11.1

9.3-13.2

1,977

50.5

47.9-53.1

African American

767

311

45.3

39.8-50.9

13.1

9.8-17.2

367

41.7

36.3-47.2

Asian

40.6

10.7-79.5

23.5

5.3-62.6

35.9

10.5-72.9

Native American

130

51.5

34.5-68.2

9.6

3.9-21.5

38.9

24.1-55.9

Other Minorities

121

24.6

15.1-37.5

34.9

22.5-49.8

40.5

27.8-54.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

116

22.5

12.7-36.7

34.7

21.7-50.5

42.8

29.2-57.6

-English Speaking

41.9

23.0-63.5

10.1

2.5-32.8

48.0

27.6-69.2

-Spanish Speaking

13.9

4.7-34.5

45.6

27.9-64.6

40.5

24.1-59.3

Non-Hispanic

4,501

1,679

39.8

37.5-42.1

413

11.5

9.9-13.4

2,409

48.7

46.4-51.0

AGE

18-24

245

122

44.0

35.0-53.4

24.5

16.9-34.2

31.5

23.4-40.9

25-34

562

273

43.9

37.5-50.5

21.4

16.3-27.6

193

34.7

28.8-41.0

35-44

836

412

47.1

42.0-52.3

12.3

8.9-16.7

335

40.6

35.6-45.8

45-54

1,021

421

44.2

39.3-49.2

11.4

8.4-15.3

501

44.4

39.6-49.3

55-64

851

293

36.8

31.9-42.0

6.4

4.5- 9.0

501

56.8

51.7-61.8

65-74

670

130

19.1

15.2-23.9

5.9

3.7- 9.3

503

75.0

69.8-79.5

75+

409

17.4

12.6-23.6

2.1

0.8- 5.2

339

80.5

74.1-85.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

894

380

46.0

40.5-51.5

10.3

7.3-14.5

441

43.7

38.5-49.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,515

668

47.0

42.9-51.0

125

11.5

8.7-15.0

722

41.6

37.7-45.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,154

440

38.8

34.2-43.5

117

12.7

9.5-16.9

597

48.5

43.8-53.2

College Graduate

1,044

225

21.4

17.8-25.4

125

16.0

12.5-20.3

694

62.6

58.0-67.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

592

283

52.2

45.5-58.8

8.8

5.9-12.9

257

39.0

32.9-45.5

$15,000- 24,999

971

445

48.6

43.4-53.8

106

14.1

10.6-18.5

420

37.3

32.6-42.3

$25,000- 34,999

536

217

44.5

37.8-51.5

12.4

8.3-18.2

260

43.1

36.5-49.9

$35,000- 49,999

621

230

39.1

33.4-45.0

9.7

6.6-14.1

340

51.2

45.3-57.0

$50,000-74,999

482

145

34.8

28.8-41.3

10.5

6.9-15.7

296

54.7

48.1-61.1

$75,000+

463

21.2

16.3-27.2

19.6

13.3-27.8

320

59.2

51.8-66.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

239

37.1

30.1-44.7

8.7

5.1-14.5

132

54.2

46.6-61.7

Guilford

214

36.0

28.2-44.7

10.0

6.4-15.3

128

54.0

45.7-62.1

Mecklenburg

204

26.5

20.0-34.1

16.7

10.0-26.7

115

56.8

47.5-65.6

Orange

190

20.0

10.8-34.1

14.4

7.6-25.8

139

65.5

52.0-77.0

Wake

173

26.1

18.3-35.6

17.0

11.0-25.4

104

56.9

47.5-65.9

Chatham/Lee

199

42.4

34.5-50.7

6.9

3.3-13.7

111

50.8

42.7-58.8

Nash/Wilson

176

42.3

33.8-51.2

14.2

7.7-24.7

43.6

35.1-52.5

Craven/Pamlico

250

35.8

29.3-42.9

8.2

4.8-13.6

147

56.0

49.0-62.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

237

112

47.2

39.1-55.4

9.9

6.2-15.4

102

42.9

34.7-51.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

234

41.3

32.3-51.1

14.2

9.2-21.1

123

44.5

36.3-53.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

233

39.3

30.9-48.4

13.7

7.4-24.0

126

47.0

37.8-56.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

233

32.2

22.3-44.1

22.4

7.8-49.5

132

45.4

32.1-59.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

246

110

45.9

38.6-53.3

9.5

5.8-15.1

114

44.7

37.5-52.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

204

47.4

38.6-56.4

6.7

3.8-11.6

45.9

36.9-55.1

Northeast NC I

221

37.4

30.0-45.4

9.0

5.7-13.9

122

53.7

45.7-61.4

Northeast NC II

246

41.3

34.0-49.0

11.5

7.2-17.9

124

47.2

39.6-54.9

Northeastern Partnership

467

174

40.0

34.5-45.7

10.6

7.4-15.0

246

49.4

43.7-55.1

Mountain AHEC

698

252

38.6

32.2-45.3

10.3

6.6-15.7

395

51.2

44.8-57.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,618

647

40.3

36.4-44.3

148

12.9

10.0-16.6

823

46.8

42.8-50.8

Piedmont

1,905

652

37.5

34.3-40.8

195

12.6

10.3-15.3

1,058

49.9

46.6-53.2

Western NC

1,096

418

42.4

37.3-47.7

11.4

8.1-15.7

581

46.2

41.4-51.1

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life.

^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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