BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,153	1,108	52.6	49.1-56.0	1,045	47.4	44.0-50.9
GENDER
Male	913	441	49.7	44.5-54.9	472	50.3	45.1-55.5
Female	1,240	667	56.0	51.6-60.2	573	44.0	39.8-48.4
RACE
White	1,596	770	49.5	45.5-53.5	826	50.5	46.5-54.5
African American	400	249	62.7	55.5-69.4	151	37.3	30.6-44.5
Asian	5	3	63.3	18.2-93.1	2	36.7	6.9-81.8
Native American	73	38	57.3	33.9-77.9	35	42.7	22.1-66.1
Other Minorities	73	46	59.2	40.0-75.9	27	40.8	24.1-60.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	63	35	53.7	33.8-72.6	28	46.3	27.4-66.2
-English Speaking	28	15	44.7	20.2-72.1	13	55.3	27.9-79.8
-Spanish Speaking	35	20	57.2	31.6-79.5	15	42.8	20.5-68.4
Non-Hispanic	2,088	1,072	52.4	49.0-55.9	1,016	47.6	44.1-51.0
AGE
18-24	171	100	57.7	46.1-68.6	71	42.3	31.4-53.9
25-34	368	214	63.2	55.3-70.5	154	36.8	29.5-44.7
35-44	499	246	47.2	40.6-54.0	253	52.8	46.0-59.4
45-54	520	261	48.2	41.3-55.3	259	51.8	44.7-58.7
55-64	350	172	49.5	41.5-57.6	178	50.5	42.4-58.5
65-74	166	76	47.0	36.1-58.1	90	53.0	41.9-63.9
75+	70	34	50.3	34.4-66.2	36	49.7	33.8-65.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	453	251	58.3	50.6-65.6	202	41.7	34.4-49.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	791	406	53.2	47.7-58.7	385	46.8	41.3-52.3
Some Post-H.S.	555	275	53.1	46.2-59.9	280	46.9	40.1-53.8
College Graduate	350	174	42.7	35.1-50.7	176	57.3	49.3-64.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	335	200	59.1	49.6-68.0	135	40.9	32.0-50.4
$15,000- 24,999	550	290	53.2	46.3-60.0	260	46.8	40.0-53.7
$25,000- 34,999	276	147	59.1	49.8-67.9	129	40.9	32.1-50.2
$35,000- 49,999	280	137	49.6	40.9-58.4	143	50.4	41.6-59.1
$50,000-74,999	185	75	37.7	28.6-47.8	110	62.3	52.2-71.4
$75,000+	142	69	49.3	36.7-62.0	73	50.7	38.0-63.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	107	57	49.8	38.7-61.0	50	50.2	39.0-61.3
Guilford	86	45	54.2	41.2-66.7	41	45.8	33.3-58.8
Mecklenburg	89	50	54.2	40.2-67.6	39	45.8	32.4-59.8
Orange	51	32	65.1	37.3-85.4	19	34.9	14.6-62.7
Wake	69	39	54.2	39.0-68.7	30	45.8	31.3-61.0
Chatham/Lee	88	46	51.6	39.2-63.9	42	48.4	36.1-60.8
Nash/Wilson	92	47	56.4	44.0-68.1	45	43.6	31.9-56.0
Craven/Pamlico	103	50	48.8	37.8-59.9	53	51.2	40.1-62.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	134	63	45.8	36.3-55.7	71	54.2	44.3-63.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	111	48	38.2	26.7-51.1	63	61.8	48.9-73.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	106	51	42.7	30.9-55.3	55	57.3	44.7-69.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	101	46	60.3	38.2-78.8	55	39.7	21.2-61.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	132	75	57.2	47.1-66.8	57	42.8	33.2-52.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	107	63	61.1	50.2-70.9	44	38.9	29.1-49.8
Northeast NC I	99	52	54.6	42.8-65.9	47	45.4	34.1-57.2
Northeast NC II	122	63	51.5	40.9-62.0	59	48.5	38.0-59.1
Northeastern Partnership	221	115	52.5	44.3-60.6	106	47.5	39.4-55.7
Mountain AHEC	303	145	55.7	45.4-65.5	158	44.3	34.5-54.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	795	417	49.8	44.0-55.7	378	50.2	44.3-56.0
Piedmont	843	450	54.8	49.9-59.7	393	45.2	40.3-50.1
Western NC	515	241	50.4	42.4-58.3	274	49.6	41.7-57.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,153

1,108

52.6

49.1-56.0

1,045

47.4

44.0-50.9

GENDER

Male

913

441

49.7

44.5-54.9

472

50.3

45.1-55.5

Female

1,240

667

56.0

51.6-60.2

573

44.0

39.8-48.4

RACE

White

1,596

770

49.5

45.5-53.5

826

50.5

46.5-54.5

African American

400

249

62.7

55.5-69.4

151

37.3

30.6-44.5

Asian

63.3

18.2-93.1

36.7

6.9-81.8

Native American

57.3

33.9-77.9

42.7

22.1-66.1

Other Minorities

59.2

40.0-75.9

40.8

24.1-60.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

53.7

33.8-72.6

46.3

27.4-66.2

-English Speaking

44.7

20.2-72.1

55.3

27.9-79.8

-Spanish Speaking

57.2

31.6-79.5

42.8

20.5-68.4

Non-Hispanic

2,088

1,072

52.4

49.0-55.9

1,016

47.6

44.1-51.0

AGE

18-24

171

100

57.7

46.1-68.6

42.3

31.4-53.9

25-34

368

214

63.2

55.3-70.5

154

36.8

29.5-44.7

35-44

499

246

47.2

40.6-54.0

253

52.8

46.0-59.4

45-54

520

261

48.2

41.3-55.3

259

51.8

44.7-58.7

55-64

350

172

49.5

41.5-57.6

178

50.5

42.4-58.5

65-74

166

47.0

36.1-58.1

53.0

41.9-63.9

75+

50.3

34.4-66.2

49.7

33.8-65.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

453

251

58.3

50.6-65.6

202

41.7

34.4-49.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

791

406

53.2

47.7-58.7

385

46.8

41.3-52.3

Some Post-H.S.

555

275

53.1

46.2-59.9

280

46.9

40.1-53.8

College Graduate

350

174

42.7

35.1-50.7

176

57.3

49.3-64.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

335

200

59.1

49.6-68.0

135

40.9

32.0-50.4

$15,000- 24,999

550

290

53.2

46.3-60.0

260

46.8

40.0-53.7

$25,000- 34,999

276

147

59.1

49.8-67.9

129

40.9

32.1-50.2

$35,000- 49,999

280

137

49.6

40.9-58.4

143

50.4

41.6-59.1

$50,000-74,999

185

37.7

28.6-47.8

110

62.3

52.2-71.4

$75,000+

142

49.3

36.7-62.0

50.7

38.0-63.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

107

49.8

38.7-61.0

50.2

39.0-61.3

Guilford

54.2

41.2-66.7

45.8

33.3-58.8

Mecklenburg

54.2

40.2-67.6

45.8

32.4-59.8

Orange

65.1

37.3-85.4

34.9

14.6-62.7

Wake

54.2

39.0-68.7

45.8

31.3-61.0

Chatham/Lee

51.6

39.2-63.9

48.4

36.1-60.8

Nash/Wilson

56.4

44.0-68.1

43.6

31.9-56.0

Craven/Pamlico

103

48.8

37.8-59.9

51.2

40.1-62.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

134

45.8

36.3-55.7

54.2

44.3-63.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

111

38.2

26.7-51.1

61.8

48.9-73.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

106

42.7

30.9-55.3

57.3

44.7-69.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

101

60.3

38.2-78.8

39.7

21.2-61.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

132

57.2

47.1-66.8

42.8

33.2-52.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

107

61.1

50.2-70.9

38.9

29.1-49.8

Northeast NC I

54.6

42.8-65.9

45.4

34.1-57.2

Northeast NC II

122

51.5

40.9-62.0

48.5

38.0-59.1

Northeastern Partnership

221

115

52.5

44.3-60.6

106

47.5

39.4-55.7

Mountain AHEC

303

145

55.7

45.4-65.5

158

44.3

34.5-54.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

795

417

49.8

44.0-55.7

378

50.2

44.3-56.0

Piedmont

843

450

54.8

49.9-59.7

393

45.2

40.3-50.1

Western NC

515

241

50.4

42.4-58.3

274

49.6

41.7-57.6

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

^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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