BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Smoking Status*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-FEMALES

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
TOTAL	5,946	983	16.6	15.2-18.2	258	5.1	4.3- 6.2	1,314	19.4	18.0-21.0	3,391	58.8	56.8-60.7
RACE
White	4,338	756	17.7	16.0-19.5	192	5.4	4.3- 6.7	1,047	21.6	19.9-23.4	2,343	55.3	53.0-57.5
African American	1,257	161	13.8	11.1-17.0	49	4.2	2.9- 6.1	210	14.1	11.5-17.2	837	67.9	63.8-71.7
Asian	25	1	1.1	0.1- 8.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	10.5	2.8-32.7	20	88.3	66.8-96.6
Native American	145	41	30.5	19.4-44.5	9	8.2	2.7-22.7	32	19.4	9.7-35.1	63	41.8	29.6-55.1
Other Minorities	162	23	11.4	6.4-19.6	7	5.2	1.6-15.4	18	10.7	4.8-21.9	114	72.7	60.8-82.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	168	14	6.8	2.9-15.1	4	2.6	0.6-10.2	21	9.9	4.4-20.8	129	80.7	69.2-88.7
-English Speaking	83	12	19.7	8.2-40.1	2	6.3	1.0-29.9	17	22.0	9.4-43.3	52	52.1	34.5-69.2
-Spanish Speaking	85	2	1.0	0.2- 4.6	2	0.9	0.1- 5.0	4	4.5	0.8-21.3	77	93.6	80.0-98.2
Non-Hispanic	5,771	967	17.1	15.6-18.6	254	5.3	4.4- 6.4	1,293	19.9	18.5-21.5	3,257	57.7	55.8-59.6
AGE
18-24	363	70	15.6	11.2-21.3	24	8.9	5.0-15.5	48	14.9	10.1-21.3	221	60.6	52.8-67.9
25-34	880	164	17.0	13.8-20.8	45	5.9	4.0- 8.7	111	11.6	9.0-14.9	560	65.4	60.8-69.8
35-44	1,096	245	20.5	17.3-24.2	50	5.0	3.2- 7.6	190	16.4	13.6-19.8	611	58.0	53.7-62.3
45-54	1,151	246	21.8	18.5-25.6	68	6.6	4.7- 9.2	274	21.7	18.4-25.3	563	49.9	45.6-54.2
55-64	945	149	17.8	13.9-22.4	36	4.0	2.6- 6.1	246	23.2	19.6-27.3	514	55.0	50.2-59.8
65-74	808	72	8.3	6.1-11.3	26	3.2	1.8- 5.6	255	27.2	23.1-31.6	455	61.3	56.4-66.0
75+	655	32	6.7	4.1-10.8	9	0.9	0.4- 2.1	177	28.6	23.6-34.1	437	63.8	58.1-69.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	992	201	22.6	18.6-27.1	35	3.2	1.9- 5.1	219	22.3	18.4-26.7	537	52.0	46.9-57.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,796	391	23.3	20.3-26.5	64	4.4	3.1- 6.3	385	17.2	14.8-19.8	956	55.1	51.5-58.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,529	254	15.3	12.8-18.1	78	6.0	4.0- 8.8	341	19.9	17.0-23.0	856	58.9	55.0-62.7
College Graduate	1,612	136	7.4	5.7- 9.4	81	6.4	4.7- 8.7	366	19.8	17.2-22.5	1,029	66.5	63.1-69.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	804	199	25.8	21.2-30.9	31	3.5	2.1- 5.6	156	15.6	12.5-19.3	418	55.2	49.8-60.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,114	255	23.0	19.3-27.2	63	6.7	4.7- 9.4	232	19.6	16.1-23.7	564	50.6	45.9-55.3
$25,000- 34,999	668	116	18.7	14.5-23.7	37	4.9	2.7- 8.6	145	19.5	15.0-25.0	370	56.9	50.8-62.9
$35,000- 49,999	714	130	19.2	15.2-24.1	28	4.6	2.7- 7.6	161	18.9	15.2-23.2	395	57.3	51.8-62.7
$50,000-74,999	573	70	14.6	10.7-19.7	25	4.4	2.6- 7.2	131	16.6	13.1-20.7	347	64.4	58.8-69.7
$75,000+	651	38	7.0	4.5-10.9	33	6.7	4.4-10.0	165	24.0	19.9-28.6	415	62.2	57.0-67.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	275	52	17.5	13.1-23.1	11	4.9	2.5- 9.5	65	23.4	17.8-30.0	147	54.2	47.3-60.9
Guilford	281	28	13.3	8.7-19.9	18	6.9	4.0-11.6	72	22.1	17.2-28.0	163	57.7	50.7-64.4
Mecklenburg	278	33	8.9	6.1-12.9	20	8.5	5.4-13.3	61	20.2	15.6-25.7	164	62.4	55.9-68.4
Orange	280	14	8.4	2.8-22.5	10	5.3	1.7-15.8	78	19.7	14.7-26.0	178	66.6	56.1-75.6
Wake	277	29	8.4	5.6-12.2	13	4.5	2.5- 8.0	51	17.1	12.6-22.9	184	70.0	63.5-75.7
Chatham/Lee	248	42	15.4	11.1-20.9	7	2.8	1.3- 6.2	62	21.2	16.3-27.0	137	60.6	53.5-67.2
Nash/Wilson	239	43	20.0	14.6-26.7	5	2.4	1.0- 5.6	43	17.3	12.6-23.4	148	60.3	53.1-67.1
Craven/Pamlico	286	50	18.1	13.5-23.8	13	4.5	2.5- 7.9	82	27.1	21.7-33.2	141	50.3	43.5-57.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	274	66	25.0	19.6-31.3	14	5.1	2.8- 9.1	44	15.0	10.6-20.7	150	54.9	47.9-61.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	283	46	17.3	12.5-23.5	22	8.0	4.9-12.7	70	19.6	14.8-25.5	145	55.1	46.7-63.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	298	42	14.0	10.0-19.4	7	1.5	0.6- 3.4	71	17.7	13.5-22.7	178	66.9	60.3-72.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	264	50	21.5	16.1-28.1	11	4.4	2.3- 8.4	71	24.2	18.3-31.3	132	49.8	42.7-56.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	296	64	22.7	17.7-28.6	11	3.0	1.6- 5.6	59	18.3	14.1-23.5	162	56.0	49.5-62.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	291	50	20.3	15.2-26.6	11	3.4	1.9- 6.2	54	16.2	12.3-21.1	176	60.0	53.5-66.3
Northeast NC I	315	49	16.3	12.1-21.7	16	5.1	2.9- 8.8	65	21.5	16.7-27.4	185	57.0	50.6-63.2
Northeast NC II	328	55	18.7	14.2-24.4	13	4.6	2.4- 8.7	62	18.5	14.2-23.7	198	58.2	51.9-64.2
Northeastern Partnership	643	104	17.8	14.5-21.8	29	4.8	3.1- 7.5	127	19.6	16.3-23.5	383	57.7	53.2-62.2
Mountain AHEC	815	156	19.7	16.3-23.7	30	4.0	2.5- 6.4	208	24.3	20.5-28.6	421	51.9	47.3-56.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,143	372	17.3	14.8-20.1	84	5.1	3.5- 7.4	443	19.6	17.0-22.3	1,244	58.0	54.5-61.4
Piedmont	2,508	356	15.2	13.3-17.3	113	5.3	4.1- 6.8	561	18.9	16.9-21.0	1,478	60.6	57.9-63.3
Western NC	1,295	255	21.0	18.0-24.4	61	4.8	3.3- 6.8	310	21.5	18.5-24.8	669	52.8	48.8-56.8

Total
Respond.^

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,946

983

16.6

15.2-18.2

258

5.1

4.3- 6.2

1,314

19.4

18.0-21.0

3,391

58.8

56.8-60.7

RACE

White

4,338

756

17.7

16.0-19.5

192

5.4

4.3- 6.7

1,047

21.6

19.9-23.4

2,343

55.3

53.0-57.5

African American

1,257

161

13.8

11.1-17.0

4.2

2.9- 6.1

210

14.1

11.5-17.2

837

67.9

63.8-71.7

Asian

1.1

0.1- 8.1

0.0

. - .

10.5

2.8-32.7

88.3

66.8-96.6

Native American

145

30.5

19.4-44.5

8.2

2.7-22.7

19.4

9.7-35.1

41.8

29.6-55.1

Other Minorities

162

11.4

6.4-19.6

5.2

1.6-15.4

10.7

4.8-21.9

114

72.7

60.8-82.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

168

6.8

2.9-15.1

2.6

0.6-10.2

9.9

4.4-20.8

129

80.7

69.2-88.7

-English Speaking

19.7

8.2-40.1

6.3

1.0-29.9

22.0

9.4-43.3

52.1

34.5-69.2

-Spanish Speaking

1.0

0.2- 4.6

0.9

0.1- 5.0

4.5

0.8-21.3

93.6

80.0-98.2

Non-Hispanic

5,771

967

17.1

15.6-18.6

254

5.3

4.4- 6.4

1,293

19.9

18.5-21.5

3,257

57.7

55.8-59.6

AGE

18-24

363

15.6

11.2-21.3

8.9

5.0-15.5

14.9

10.1-21.3

221

60.6

52.8-67.9

25-34

880

164

17.0

13.8-20.8

5.9

4.0- 8.7

111

11.6

9.0-14.9

560

65.4

60.8-69.8

35-44

1,096

245

20.5

17.3-24.2

5.0

3.2- 7.6

190

16.4

13.6-19.8

611

58.0

53.7-62.3

45-54

1,151

246

21.8

18.5-25.6

6.6

4.7- 9.2

274

21.7

18.4-25.3

563

49.9

45.6-54.2

55-64

945

149

17.8

13.9-22.4

4.0

2.6- 6.1

246

23.2

19.6-27.3

514

55.0

50.2-59.8

65-74

808

8.3

6.1-11.3

3.2

1.8- 5.6

255

27.2

23.1-31.6

455

61.3

56.4-66.0

75+

655

6.7

4.1-10.8

0.9

0.4- 2.1

177

28.6

23.6-34.1

437

63.8

58.1-69.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

992

201

22.6

18.6-27.1

3.2

1.9- 5.1

219

22.3

18.4-26.7

537

52.0

46.9-57.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,796

391

23.3

20.3-26.5

4.4

3.1- 6.3

385

17.2

14.8-19.8

956

55.1

51.5-58.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,529

254

15.3

12.8-18.1

6.0

4.0- 8.8

341

19.9

17.0-23.0

856

58.9

55.0-62.7

College Graduate

1,612

136

7.4

5.7- 9.4

6.4

4.7- 8.7

366

19.8

17.2-22.5

1,029

66.5

63.1-69.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

804

199

25.8

21.2-30.9

3.5

2.1- 5.6

156

15.6

12.5-19.3

418

55.2

49.8-60.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,114

255

23.0

19.3-27.2

6.7

4.7- 9.4

232

19.6

16.1-23.7

564

50.6

45.9-55.3

$25,000- 34,999

668

116

18.7

14.5-23.7

4.9

2.7- 8.6

145

19.5

15.0-25.0

370

56.9

50.8-62.9

$35,000- 49,999

714

130

19.2

15.2-24.1

4.6

2.7- 7.6

161

18.9

15.2-23.2

395

57.3

51.8-62.7

$50,000-74,999

573

14.6

10.7-19.7

4.4

2.6- 7.2

131

16.6

13.1-20.7

347

64.4

58.8-69.7

$75,000+

651

7.0

4.5-10.9

6.7

4.4-10.0

165

24.0

19.9-28.6

415

62.2

57.0-67.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

275

17.5

13.1-23.1

4.9

2.5- 9.5

23.4

17.8-30.0

147

54.2

47.3-60.9

Guilford

281

13.3

8.7-19.9

6.9

4.0-11.6

22.1

17.2-28.0

163

57.7

50.7-64.4

Mecklenburg

278

8.9

6.1-12.9

8.5

5.4-13.3

20.2

15.6-25.7

164

62.4

55.9-68.4

Orange

280

8.4

2.8-22.5

5.3

1.7-15.8

19.7

14.7-26.0

178

66.6

56.1-75.6

Wake

277

8.4

5.6-12.2

4.5

2.5- 8.0

17.1

12.6-22.9

184

70.0

63.5-75.7

Chatham/Lee

248

15.4

11.1-20.9

2.8

1.3- 6.2

21.2

16.3-27.0

137

60.6

53.5-67.2

Nash/Wilson

239

20.0

14.6-26.7

2.4

1.0- 5.6

17.3

12.6-23.4

148

60.3

53.1-67.1

Craven/Pamlico

286

18.1

13.5-23.8

4.5

2.5- 7.9

27.1

21.7-33.2

141

50.3

43.5-57.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

274

25.0

19.6-31.3

5.1

2.8- 9.1

15.0

10.6-20.7

150

54.9

47.9-61.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

283

17.3

12.5-23.5

8.0

4.9-12.7

19.6

14.8-25.5

145

55.1

46.7-63.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

298

14.0

10.0-19.4

1.5

0.6- 3.4

17.7

13.5-22.7

178

66.9

60.3-72.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

264

21.5

16.1-28.1

4.4

2.3- 8.4

24.2

18.3-31.3

132

49.8

42.7-56.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

296

22.7

17.7-28.6

3.0

1.6- 5.6

18.3

14.1-23.5

162

56.0

49.5-62.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

291

20.3

15.2-26.6

3.4

1.9- 6.2

16.2

12.3-21.1

176

60.0

53.5-66.3

Northeast NC I

315

16.3

12.1-21.7

5.1

2.9- 8.8

21.5

16.7-27.4

185

57.0

50.6-63.2

Northeast NC II

328

18.7

14.2-24.4

4.6

2.4- 8.7

18.5

14.2-23.7

198

58.2

51.9-64.2

Northeastern Partnership

643

104

17.8

14.5-21.8

4.8

3.1- 7.5

127

19.6

16.3-23.5

383

57.7

53.2-62.2

Mountain AHEC

815

156

19.7

16.3-23.7

4.0

2.5- 6.4

208

24.3

20.5-28.6

421

51.9

47.3-56.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,143

372

17.3

14.8-20.1

5.1

3.5- 7.4

443

19.6

17.0-22.3

1,244

58.0

54.5-61.4

Piedmont

2,508

356

15.2

13.3-17.3

113

5.3

4.1- 6.8

561

18.9

16.9-21.0

1,478

60.6

57.9-63.3

Western NC

1,295

255

21.0

18.0-24.4

4.8

3.3- 6.8

310

21.5

18.5-24.8

669

52.8

48.8-56.8

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* Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

^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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